SHOPPING OUR STASH #268 - Mary Had a Little Lamb

Hello crafty peeps and welcome! This week at SHOPPING OUR STASH, we'd like to see farm animals on your cards or projects! Here's my card:

and the inside:

In another attempt to use my NBUS, I unearthed a stamp that I won at Kraftin Kimmie stamps in 2013, and yes, this is the first time it's been inked. (Can I tell you that coloring pig tails is very hard to do? This image was my 3rd attempt.) Here's a tip: if you screw up coloring an image, keep it, and use it to practice on for future color combos. 

Ok, so it's your turn. Just create a card or project using a farm animal and link it up at Shopping Our Stash!  For more inspiration, please check out what the Design Team have created for your viewing pleasure, and please leave them some bloggy lovin! And 'hay'! We have a Guest Designer joining us this month! Please also welcome Jennifer Fahnestock and check out the adorable card she made!

Remember that we are looking for Guest Designers now! If you wish to be considered as GD for October, simply add "DT" after your name when linking up! 

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

The Challenge #76

Retro Rubber Challenge #46 - critter time

Ellibelle's Let's Color linky party #12

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie - Down on the Farm 2013; Stampendous - Birthday Wish 2012
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: DCWV - The Spring Mix stack
CS: Crafter's Companion; Darice; scrap
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; SB - Deckled Rectangle die; Martha Stewart - loop punch; Rhinestones - a gift two years ago from my Snarky Sister Barbara Godden; MISTI
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares

Shopping Our Stash #135 - Winter Blues - use the color blue as your primary color

Hello and good morning friends! It's Tuesday and that means it's another fun challenge at Shopping Our Stash! This week it's to use the color blue as your primary color. It doesn't have to be winter themed, whatever floats your boat works for us! Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

I gotta say, I LOVE how this card came out! Love it I tell ya! It's all girly and pretty and blingy and sparkly! The stamp is one I purchased last year when it was released, but as usual, it didn't see ink until now. The papers are all very old. The only one I know the manufacture of is the floral one (HOTP - from 2003!!) The light blue polka dot and the dark blue with that fabulous texture I've no idea who they are from, but they are at least 6 yrs old if not older. I even broke out the Stickles and used it on her wings, feather choker (?), and her 'crown' and antennae.  As if that wasn't enough sparkle, I added pieces of rhinestone/pearl swirls. (You know those big swirls that Prima makes? Well, I tend to cut pieces of them and use here and there, instead of the whole swirl. Why? I'm not sure. Why not?)  Here's a close up of Ivy showing off her sparkle:

On the inside, I used more of the blue papers. I stamped Happy Birthday, then did a little masking with another sentiment so that I stamped only the word beautiful from it. And that is that! As much as I want to keep petting this card, it's going in the mail to one of my nieces for her birthday.

So, your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to make a card or project using blue as your main color. Don't forget to link it up at the Shopping Our Stash blog, and while there, be sure to check out the fabulous designs that my teammates came up with! They will knock your socks off!

Thanks for stopping by, now go forth and get your craft on! :)

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie - Ivy; MFT - More Essential Sentiments, Sunflower WTG
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Broken China
DP: HOTP (floral); Dots and textured paper - not a clue
CS: The Paper Co. (blue); Darice (white); Copic X-Press It
Accessories: Grand Calibur; Std. Circles Lg & Lacey Circles Nesties; Spectrum Noir markers; Ranger - Stickles; Prima - Rhinestone/pearl swirls
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent, 3D foam squares

Nancy Drew.../MM#300

Good Morning my peeps! Hope you are all having a relaxing day so far. I have a card I'd like to share with you all. I made it using the Mojo Monday's sketch #300:

Here is the inside:

and the sketch:

While I'm at it, I'm also going to enter this at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Mojo Monday celebration.

Yep, went with a sassy inside sentiment! LOL! I printed that from the computer. It's been a while since I've made a card with so many layers. I'm more of a CAS or, as Savannah O'Gwynn coined, a CAKS (clean and kind of simple - LOVE THAT!) card maker. This card has 11 layers! (13 if you include the button and string!) Holy Crow! All the panel edges except the main one were inked with Vintage Photo DI before I backed them on black card stock. And did you catch that I used a button?! I have a mason jar full of them, and I barely use them. Note to self: start using your stash!!!

Well, I think the Hubs and I are going to go see the movie Despicable Me 2 today. I loved the first one and can't wait to see this sequel! I hope that you have a fantastic day in what ever you decide to do! Have fun!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Nancy Drew
Ink: Staz On - Jet Black; Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: October Afternoon - 9 to 5
Card stock: Recollections (kraft, black); Bazzill Basics (black)
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares; Glue Dots
Accessories: Marvy Uchida markers; Grand Calibur; Sm. & Lg. Standard Circle Nesties; Strathmore Water Color Paper, October Afternoon - button; string from my stash; inside sentiment printed from Microsoft Office