A little hello

 Hello and welcome!

It's been a while since I've been on here, other than

scheduled posts. My fur baby had an

eye procedure done a couple weeks ago and we've

been on monitor duty, making sure he's comfortable and that

 he doesn't try rubbing his eye. He is wearing

the 'cone of shame' until his follow up on Tuesday.

It doesn't stop him from trying every so often. Sigh.

He is doing a lot better, though, so

we hope he won't have to keep wearing the

cone after Tuesday. 🤞

So, onto my post. Here's a CAS card I put together.

CAS cards are not my strength. All that white space!

I love my layers. LOL!

I stamped and colored the image, adding some

glitter glue onto that tiny heart. Once dry, I 

die cut it using a square die that had stitches incorporated.

I did some creative masking to get just the 'hello' from

the whole sentiment stamp.

Along with the heart and stitches, which are my 'Pick Two' at 

Time Out Challenges #281, I could say I've added a layer,

but since it's only 1-1/4" square, does it even count? LOL!

Also, Addicted to CAS #275 calls for a center focused card

so I'm entering this card there.

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a great rest of your day.

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Feb. 2024 Pretty Postage, Motivational Monday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Paper Rose - stitched square die; MISTI; Nuvo - white blizzard glitter drops

Adhesives: SA - foam squares

Tropical hello

 Hello and welcome crafty friends.

I've got a card to share:

I die cut the flamingo from a fushia panel I made with Magenta

Nuance powder dye spritzed with water. I found that snippet of

pretty yellow-green/blue paper in my stash and thought it

would make a nice contrast for my flamingo. I was thrilled to find

that pink strip of paper matched the pink of the bird. 😊

I used a few markers to color the beak for a more realistic look.

I'm really liking how this one came out!

That's it for now. Thank you very much for visiting!

I hope that you have a great rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Just Us Girls #683

Try Stampin' on Tuesday #610

Supplies:

Stamps: Waffle Flower - Sweet Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: mystery green/blue snippet; DCWV - Summer Magic

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Spellbinders - Flamingo die; Sunny Studio - Slimline basic borders die; Magenta Nuance powder dye; white Gelly Roll pen; black Faber-Castell PITT Artist pen; Smooch Sundance ink; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Bearly Art glue

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #160 - Y is for Yellow

 

Good morning snarky peeps and welcome!

Doesn't Edna look divine in that (possibly borrowed) yellow ball gown?!

Yellow being the key word here, as that is our new challenge

at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS! 

 I must admit, it's not a color I wear a lot of. In fact, I think the only yellow

article of clothing I own is a t-shirt. But I persevered and came up

with this little gem of a card:

I don't know why I picked that particular embossing folder except

for thinking yellow=bees=honeycomb. This was an entirely different

design than first thought. The white panel was die cut from a 

rectangle die and originally was going to be centered on the base.

 I put it down, and it landed in about the same position as you see now, 

and I thought, hmmmm, I kinda like that.

So I lightly pencil marked where I needed to trim it,

stamped the image then cut it.

I couldn't think of anything snarky to go with this, so I made

up for the lack of snark with a couple swear words. LOL!

All the little dots around this chic have been dotted with some Nuvo Glitter Drops.

but even trying an angle shot specifically to see that, it still doesn't

show up at all. Again, crack photography skillz! 

I hope that you find some time to play along in our YELLOW challenge

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more ideas, do check out what my sisters and our reigning

Queen, Rosmarie, have created to enthrall you.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps - Unity - Celebrate the New, Keep That Shit Up

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: SN; TE

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; Avery Elle - Pierced rectangle die; Sizzix - Honeycomb EF; homemade folder frame; MISTI; Nuvo Glitter Drops - White Blizzard

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares

STAMPlorations April Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge

Good morning and welcome friends!

It's time for the April addition of

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge!

I went with just the theme, stamps & flight, for my card:

I just adore dragonflies and butterflies, so of course I had to

use the Winged Things stamp set and the accompanying 

Dragonfly Layering dies. I found a previously ink smooshed background in

my stash, and die cut a panel using the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting die. 

I stamped all the images from the stamp set all around the panel using purple ink.

For the die cut dragonfly, I again used a found snippet of inked up paper and also

some purple card stock. The solid part was given a coating of Crystal Stickles, and

the parts glued together once dried. The sentiment is one from the

Just Everyday Greetings clear sticker pack.

So sparkly!

I hope that you join the STAMPgirls and play along this

month at STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge.

Be sure to visit my teammates blogs to see what amazing 

projects they created! If you feel the need to shop the 

STAMPlorations store,  you can use my personal discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off your order! 

Thanks for visiting. Stay safe and have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Winged Things

Ink: Memento - Grape Jelly; Ranger DI - Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch

CS: Neenah; Strathmore Mixed Media paper; scraps

Accessories: Gemini; CUTplorations - Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting dies, Dragonfly Layering dies; STAMPlorations - Just Everyday Greetings clear stickers; Ranger - Crystal Stickles; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - multi medium matte

Aloha!

Hello and happy Fri-Yay!

I hope you all enjoyed your Independence Day to those who were

celebrating yesterday. We had storms roll through, but they held off

just long enough for our community to enjoy the fireworks display.

While it rained earlier, I decided to have some fun in the craft room,

and created a card:

This came together rather quickly for me. A rarity! LOL!

I used snippets from a paper collection, triple cut and stacked the aloha

sentiment, and even found a hibiscus image that I colored up last year!

The letters received a generous dose of my Wink of Stella pen.

 (Ooohh! Shimmery!)

That's it for now. I'm off to enjoy the day.

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Case this Sketch! #329

Double D challenge - Tropical

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Get Outta Town

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Basic Grey - South Pacific

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: GC; STAMPlorations - Aloha die; Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; WOS pen; Ranger - Diamond Stickles

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Ranger - multi medium matte

JUST US GIRLS #387 - Word Week

Good morning and welcome crafty peeps! I'm back from my little vacation. 

(I know, you didn't even know I left! LOL!) I flew back to Illinois for a week

to hand deliver the bridal shower invites I made for my niece, and to visit

with family and friends. I was constantly on the go, didn't sleep too well, and

as a result, came down with a sinus infection. Let me tell ya, flying with

one of those is no fun at all. I'm grateful for Urgent Care and the

 amoxicillin that I was prescribed. 

So let's get on with why you're really here: the Word Week challenge at

JUST US GIRLS!

Nancy is hosting this week, and she's apparently ready for summer, (aren't we all?!) as she's

picked the word "SEA" as your inspiration.

Here's my take on it:

I haven't played with my Paper Smooches stamps and dies in a while, so I thought I'd make

a little underwater scene with some fish and that cool die. It reminds me of water bubbles.

Now it's your turn! I hope that you link up at Just Us Girls with your sea themed card or project. I'd love to see what you made! For more ideas, please check out what the Design Team came up with. I'd also like to welcome our new Guest Designer, Laurie Unger, who will be crafting with the JUGS Crew this month!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Briny Blue, Surf and Turf, Dude Block

Ink: Memento - Tangelo, Lady Bug; Gina K - Kraft

CS: Taylored Expressions, scraps

Accessories; GC; Darice - swirl background EF and frames; Paper Smooches - Briny Blue 2, Frame 2, Chains dies; Spectrum Noir markers - FL3, PP2, IB1; Marvy Uchida Tan marker

Adhesives: SA by 3L - Thin 3D foam squares; Scotch - scrapbooker's glue

SHOPPING OUR STASH #237 - Dreaming of something Warm

Hello friends and welcome! We have a fun (we think!) challenge starting at SHOPPING OUR STASH: Dreaming of something Warm! Whether it be the beach, a steaming cup of tea or coffee, the sun, and with Valentine's Day approaching, warm hugs, we challenge you to create something with a warm theme. I, of course, went with a beach scene. Here's the card I made:

 Here is the inside:

I've discovered that I'm sort of a perfectionist when coloring images. Because of that, I think it took me at least 6 hours to color this one. Sheesh! I swear I used half of my SN markers. LOL! I'm still not happy with the purple bathing suit, but after I re-did it the second time, I told myself to just let it be. (We are our own worst critics)  I added Glossy Accents to the sun glasses and drink glasses, plus Diamond Stickles to the earrings and flower centers. You can see that a bit better in this next pic:

Ready to play along? Of course you are! Simple create a project that has a warm theme to it and link it up at Shopping Our Stash so we can admire it! While there, please do check out the amazing creations of the other ladies, and leave them some bloggy love. Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:
CAS: Colours & Sketches #158
Let's Color Linky Party #3 - ATG with something colored

Supplies:
Stamps: AI - Beach Babes; Paper Smooches - Happy Birthday, Streamers; Avery Elle - Cheers
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: #Summer
CS: Crafter's Companion; Darice
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers: GC; Avery Elle - Pierced Rectangle die; Paper Smooches - Streamers die; Ranger - Diamond Stickles & Glossy Accents
Adhesives: SA by 3L - 3D & Thin 3D foam squares

JUST US GIRLS #299 - Photo Week

Hello and welcome to the weekend! Woot Woot! Today starts Photo Week over at JUST US GIRLS! Maria is your hostess this week and she's picked this fun summery scene as your inspiration! Here's how I interpreted it:

As you can see, the gingham print and watermelon caught my eye and that's what I went with. My watermelon slice was made from die cutting 3 circles, adhering them together and cutting in half. Then I took a small wonky flower die to the edge and die cut to make it look like the slice had a bite in it! I hand drew the seeds with a black marker.

So how does this picture inspire you? We'd love to see - just link up your card or project at Just Us Girls. While there, please check out what the girls and our June GD, Ros Crawford, have come up with! Fabulous creations, seriously! Remember, if you are picked as Chic of the Week for any of our June challenges, you'll be in the running for our Guest Designer for the month of August! Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to enter this card at:
CAS-Colours & Sketches #130
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT - Essential Sentiments
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
CS: scraps
Accessories: GC; Cuttlebug - musical flourish EF; Sm & Lg Circle Nesties; Paper Smooches - flowers dies; ribbon from my stash; black marker; Fray Check
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Recollections - red tape