SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #276 X is for Xmas in July

 

Hello snarky friends and Happy July 4th to those 

who celebrate! (Although with how this current

administration is destroying the country, I

sure don't feel like celebrating all that much. 😦)

Anyhoo, it's time for the July challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, it is Christmas in July!

Here's what I came up with:

My card design is based off of the now ended

Freshly Made Sketch #741. These sweet little mice

are colored with Spectrum Noir markers and popped up 

on foam squares for a bit of dimension.

No snark this time, I just couldn't do that to

these wee cuties. LOL!

Here's the finished inside:

I hope that you find some time this month to

play along in the Christmas in July challenge at the 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more fabulous

inspiration, please do check out what my teammies and

our reigning Queen, Joanne, have made to wow you.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Sweet Christmas Mice, Merry Messages

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Lawn Fawn - Candy Cane Lane

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped rectangle dies; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #274 G is for Gnome

 

Hello and welcome, snarky peeps!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, we'd like to see a gnome or gnomes on your projects.

I dug through my arsenal of stamps and found a set that

 I only used once. I had only colored up one of the 

cute images in it, so I came up with this little gem.

You know, since it's almost that time of year!

(IYKYK!) 

OB1 is colored with Spectrum Noir markers and fussy cut.

I found some star themed paper for my background.

The sentiment came with the stamp set, and I LOVE it!

And the message...?

I hope that you find some time this month to play along in our

Gnome Challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, do check out what our reigning

Queen, Jenn and my sisters have created.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous - Gnome Sayings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Lawn Fawn - Let It Shine: Starry Skies

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Avery Elle - Double pierced rectangle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #271 B is for Black Black Heart

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps! It's time for

the next challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS,

which is Black Black Heart!

If you are like the Sisterhood, and are soooo over

Valentine's Day, then this is the challenge for you!

We would like to see hearts or black featured on your projects,

Perhaps even something anti-Valentine's! Of course,

you can go the traditional route, but you may be mocked. LOL!

Here's what I came up with:

Once again, I've defiled a perfectly pretty die set with

a snarky sentiment. Digging in my NBUS pile,

I uncovered these tulip/bouquet dies and 

immediately Miley Cyrus' song, Flowers, jumped

into my head. I just printed out the sentiment

and glued it all onto a black card base with a

black postage stamp panel. Easy peasy!

I even unearthed some ancient heart shaped

rhinestones in my stash. Bonus!

Now it's your turn! I hope that you find some time this month

to play along with our Black Black Heart challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! If you're looking for more

ideas, simply visit my sister's blogs and our reigning Queen,

Bonnie, to see the amazing projects they made!

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a terrific day!

Supplies:

CS: Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah

Accessories: Lawn Fawn - Flower Bouquet Wrap & Terrific Tulips dies; Taylored Expressions - Postage Stamp die; computer & printer; Recollections - heart rhinestones

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Have a seed-sational Birthday!

 Hello and welcome!

In an attempt at ignoring the

winter storm that will hit us tomorrow,

I've created yet another bird card.

(I'm doing my part to manifest Spring!)

I purchased this stamp and die set last year when it was

released in April...and am only now using it.

(I'm sure I'm not the only one who buys crafty stuff

but takes forever to use them. Right? 

Anyone? *Crickets chirping*)

Anyway, my card is loosely based off the current

Freshly Made Sketches #720. (The smaller circle element

being the two flying birds) The branch was added because, well,

I needed it to hang the birdfeeder. 😄

I'll add this to the NBUS #82 challenge since I

just cracked the packaging open on the stamp set.

That's it for now. Back to making birthday cards. LOL!

Thanks for visiting. Please stay safe, especially if you're

in the path of this winter storm!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Backyard Bird Feeder and dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Lawn Fawn - Let It Shine Starry Skies

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped rectangle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner and foam squares; Bearly Art glue

Happy Bird-day to you

 Hello there and welcome!

It's been a bit since I've blogged. I recently

took a trip home to Illinois to visit

family and now I'm back ready to

get creating again. (It snowed there. A few times. I shoveled.

I'm not a fan.) 😜

Here's a card I made using

Atlantic Hearts sketch #665:

Admittedly, I swapped the bird and rhinestone placements

because of the direction the bird was looking, but both

elements in the sketch are there.

Another simple sentiment finishes the inside:

I'm not sure about all that pink, but it's starting to grow

on me. LOL! 

Thanks for visiting. I hope you

have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday Sentiments (and dies)

Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel, Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Candy Corn, Bubblegum, Guava, Confetti Cake, Blue Raspberry, Granny Smith, Dill Pickle

DP: Lawn Fawn - Bitsy Blooms

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Birch Press Design - Block Print Perched Bird dies; Pinkfresh Studio - Ornate Banner die; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle die; Pink & Main - Zig Zag circle die; Cuttlebug - Musical Flourish EF; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #266 F is for Finally Fall

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

Isn't this graphic by Sister Lee absolutely amazing?!!!

It's time for another fun challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, we'd like to see your Fall themed projects!

Here's what I came up with:

No snark this time, but I did add a punny sentiment. 😁

I tried that technique that I keep seeing on Simon Says Stamp,

where you blend color on the debossed side of cardstock embossed

with an embossing folder, then swipe a black ink pad over the whole

panel to fill in the background.

This is what it looked like before swiping the black ink pad over it:

That adorable mouse was hard to see with the busy background,

so I used a strip of the same green cardstock as my card base,

and embossed it (debossed?), lining it up with the colored panel

to keep the design flowing. Make sense?

Another sentiment finishes the inside:

I hope that you find some time this month to play along in

our Fall challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

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

reigning Queen, Michelle, have created!

Thanks for visiting. Have a fabulous day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - You Autumn Know & dies, Offset Sayings: Birthday

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Pineapple, Granny Smith, Sweet Potato Pie, Guava, Gumball: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Spectrum Noir

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Darice - Fall Leaves Swirl Embossing Folder; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Let's Shell-abrate!

 Hello and welcome!

I'm still plugging away trying to

use my new (or new to me)

stash of crafty goodies.

(Buying craft supplies and using them are two different things.)

This card combines items from

a bunch of different companies:

The stencil, sand dollar/seahorse dies, and sentiment are all new

items. I masked around the different shells to blend

different inks for different shells. Time consuming, but

I love how it looks! For the seahorse and sand dollars,

I blended the same inks onto the same cardstock, (a beige

color, because it looks like sand! LOL!) I die cut,

then left the die cut pieces in the die to blend in the darker

colors. This reminds me of looking for shells at

my favorite happy place, Topsail Island, NC.

We just came back from a little mini vacation there,

and I'm ready to go back!

Paper Players #749 has a By the Water challenge going on, so

I'm linking up there. My card is based off the current 

sketch at Atlantic Hearts Challenge #641.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Magic Messages; Avery Elle - Inside Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Summer Sky, Teal Zeal, New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves, Cantaloupe, Lu Lu Lavender, Grape Jelly; Altenew - Blush, Pink Pearl, Puffy Heart

CS: Taylored Expressions - Thunderbolt

Accessories: Pretty Pink Posh - Layered Seashells stencils; Spellbinders - Seahorse and Sand Dollar dies; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle dies; Paper Roses - stitched square dies; MISTI; Prismacolor pencil

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares; Bearly Art glue

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #265 A is for Alien (or outerspace)

 

Yet another stellar graphic by Sister Lee!

(See what I did there?!)

Hey there and welcome snarky peeps!

It's a new month (HOW is it August???!), and

that means a new challenge at the

This month we want to see your ALIEN or OUTERSPACE themed projects!

Here's my take on the challenge:

It's a valid question. Am I right?! 😉

I hope that you find some time this month to play along

in our Alien/Outerspace challenge at the

For more inspiration, do check out what my sisters and

our reigning Queen, Anne, have created for

your viewing pleasure!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Supplies:

DP: Lawn Fawn - Let it Shine Starry Skies

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Pink & Main - reversed scalloped rectangle die; computer & printer

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner, foam squares; Bearly Art glue

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #264 H is for Hot Hot Hot! (Summer)

 

Hello and welcome snarky friends!

It's time for this month's challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, since most of the country, if not

the world, has recently reached the 7th level of Hades,

we'd like to see your Summer themed projects!

Here's my take:

Once again, I saw a meme online and immediately knew

that I had to use it on my card. LOL!

After I had made my card, I thought it needed some

faux water droplets on the veggies, so I dotted them

with some Nuvo Crystal Drops.

Happy little veggies! 😊

I hope that you'll be able to play along this month

in our summer challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day and stay cool!

Supplies:

Stamps - Lawn Fawn - Veggie Friends; Sunny Studio - Critters on the go (rain)

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Thunderbolt; Spectrum Noir; scraps

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Lawn Fawn - Reverse stitched scalloped square window die & Grass border die; MISTI; computer & printer; Nuvo - Morning Dew Crystal Drops

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #263 P is for Pride (rainbow)

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time for the new challenge at the 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

In honor of Pride Month, we'd like to see a RAINBOW or

rainbow colors on your projects!

Here's what I made:

Of course, there is snark on the inside:

We hope that you'll join us in our Rainbow challenge this month at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! If you need more inspiration, do check 

out what my sisters and our reigning Queen, Beverly, have created for 

your viewing pleasure. Thanks for visiting! Have a fantastic day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Really High Five; Honey Bee Stamps - Mini Messages; Sassy Birthday

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Photo Play - Tula's Birthday Party

CS: Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Lawn Fawn - Butterfly Border dies; Spectrum Noir markers; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner, foam squares

Have a fangtastic day!

 Hello friends and welcome!

This is my second post today. A rarity!

I've opened up a brand-new stamp set

(that I purchased at least two years ago *cough*)

for the first time and created this card:

These bats are just too cute! I've colored them with Spectrum Noir

markers, and die cut a simple circle in yellow cardstock for

my moon. The sentiment was white heat embossed on the same

dark blue cardstock as the base.

Here's the inside:

This could have easily been a card for someone

who has a birthday in October simply by changing

up the inside sentiment. My design is based on 

the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

Also, Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge has an Anything Goes challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Fangtastic Friends & dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Lawn Fawn - Let It Shine Starry Skies

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Spellbinders - Standard Sm Circle die; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares