Cherry Blossom blooms

 Hello there and welcome.

I seem not to be on my blog much, but

I am making cards again now that my

fur baby is feeling better.

Here's one that I had fun making:

Here's the inside:

I am entering this at Freshly Made Sketches #674 and also

The Flower Challenge #99.

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Happy Holidays poinsettia

 Hello and good Monday to you all!

I'm popping in with a card I'd like to share:

I made a bunch of these poinsettias last December and had

this one left to use, so, here it is! LOL!

Here's the finished inside:

This post is short and sweet, as one of the challenges I want

to add this to is about to end. 😄

Thank you for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

:

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshly Made Sketches #644

Addicted to Stamps and More #472

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Home for the Holidays

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Carta Bella - Farmhouse Christmas

CS: Thunderbolt; Recollections; scraps

Accessories: MFT - Winter Poinsettias dies, scalloped rectangle die from Blueprints 27; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle dies; Ranger - gold Stickles: Nuvo glitter drops - white blizzard; Stampendous - Champagne EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner; Bearly Arts glue

Have a fruitful birthday

 Hello friends and welcome!

I have a fun card to share with you today:

This stamp from Lawn Fawn had little stick arms and legs

on it, but I only wanted to use the banana. So, after stamping

and coloring, I fussy cut them out and arranged them as a bunch.

For a bit of texture, I used a bit of corrugated paper I found in my stash.

I did some careful masking to turn the sentiment into a birthday theme.

Here's the finished inside:

This one came out better than I had imagined. 😄😄😄

I never think about using fruit in my card designs.

Guess I should do this more often. LOL!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Tuesday Morning Sketches #764

Seize the Birthday #287

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Fruitful Friends, Veggie Happy; Honey Bee Stamps - Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP - freebie from Lawn Fawn; mystery corrugated scrap

CS: Spectrum Noir; Thunderbolt; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Lawn Fawn - Spring Flowers Backdrop; Sunny Studio - stitched circle dies; MFT - scalloped rectangle die from Blueprints 27; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Ranger - mmm

Happy Cake Day

 Hello and welcome!

I created this cute shaker card using

the just about to end Freshly Made Sketch #620,

but I was experiencing problems with downloading pictures

from my camera to my computer. By the time my husband

was able to figure out what was wrong, (he's my IT Guy), the 

challenge ended. Grrrr! Oh well.

Anyway, here it is:

These wee gnomes are just the cutest! This little guy

is colored with Spectrum Noir markers. I haven't made a

shaker card in ages. This was a lot of fun to put together. 😊

I need to get into the habit of creating cards when the challenge

opens, and not at the last minute, like I usually do. LOL!

Anyway, thanks for visiting. I hope you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshly Made Sketches #620 - Opps, missed it!

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Happy Birthday to my Favorite Gnomie

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Pink Paislee - Birthday Bash

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Sunny Studio - stitched circle dies; MFT - stitched circle frame die; STAMPlorations - Color Confetti ShakerBlends; MISTI; Grafix acetate

Adhesives: Scotch foam tape; SA - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #246 - N is for New

 

(Edna in Barbie packaging! Sister Lee is brilliant!)

Hello and Happy New Year snarky peeps!

Can you believe that this is our 10th year at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS?

We'd like to thank everyone who has supported us by playing

along all these years!

You will notice that our format has changed this year from every two

 weeks to once a month. That gives you more time to join in the fun!

Also, we have a new Sister! Please welcome

Deena! You may recognize her from Shopping Our Stash

and also a designer for the Ink Road Stamps.

Welcome aboard Deena!

For our first challenge of 2024, we want you to use something new

on your projects. Maybe you received some new crafty goodies

over the holidays. Or perhaps you have something brand

spanking new in your crafty stash that you've yet to use.

Well, now's your chance!

I took advantage of one (*cough, or four, cough*), crafty sales

over the holidays and purchased this 'Sign of the Times'

die from My Favorite Things. In my usual demented way,

I used it in a very unwholesome way:

I sent this to my sister, Laura.

Believe it or not, this is our term of endearment between

my sisters and myself! 😂  

I couldn't send a card to one sister and not the other, so...

This one went to my sister Sandy. Like me, the word

fuck is widely used in her vocabulary. 😆

After I took these pictures, I thought that the cards were missing

 something, so I added a bit of shading on the hands/arms, and added hearts. LOL!

So much more meaningful with the hearts!

I hope that you'll join us in our NEW challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, please do visit the blogs of my sisters

and leave them some love!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: VLVS - Fuck Head

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Sunny Studio - Polka Dot Parade; Mystery green paper

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah; scraps

Accessories: My Favorite Things - Sign of the Times Die; MISTI; Colorbok - alpha stickers

Adhesives: 3L - tape runner; Ranger - MMM

It's Christmas card making mode now!

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

Look at that, it's already almost halfway through

November, and I'm way behind making

my Christmas cards. My crafty mojo has

been MIA for the last 4 months or so,

and it finally reappeared at the end of October.

I did finally start on cards last month, and will

be posting about them soon. In the

meantime, here's a little something

that I came up with:

I'm finally playing with the Christmas Poinsettias card kit from

My Favorite Things, that I purchased in September. A lot

of die cutting, a snowflake embossing folder, a snippet of

paper, and some gold Stickles. Plus, the sentiment was

first stamped in black ink, then I heat embossed it with

clear embossing powder before die cutting it. 

I used another stamp from the same set to finish the inside:

I'm glad that I saved the cardstock that came with the kit, and

used what I already had on hand, because, you know, I 

really want to make those cards! LOL!

That's it for now. I appreciate that you stopped by for a visit!

Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshley Made Sketches #611

Shopping Our Stash #509 - Emboss Like a Boss

NBUS #56

Happy Little Stampers November ATG w/dies

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT - Christmas Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Carta Bella - Home for Christmas

CS: Thunderbolt; Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Recollections

Accessories: MFT - Winter Poinsettias & Christmas Wishes dies; Lawn Fawn - scalloped rectangle die; Nicole - scalloped square die; Darice - Snowflake Background EF; Fiskars - corner rounder; WOW! - clear EP; heat gun; MISTI; Ranger - gold Stickles

Adhesives: 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #236 C is for Critters

 

Hello snarky peeps and welcome!

We have a new challenge starting at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS -

C for Critters!

I had a idea of what I wanted to do for this challenge,

and I love how it turned out, but in hindsight,

I'm not sure if sea turtles are considered 'critters'.

Oh well, I'm sticking with it:

Not so much in snark, but punny is just fine too!

I hope that you'll join us in our Critter challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, do yourself a favor and check out

what my sisters and our reigning Queen, Deanne have

created for you!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Courteous Cuties

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Strathmore mixed media; Neenah; Spectrum Noir; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Paper Smooches - Courteous Cuties dies; MFT - Single Stitch Line Oval Frame; Taylored Expressions - Frayed Edge die; Magenta Nuance powder dye turquoise; mister; MISTI; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #215 - M is for Masculine

 ETA:

Hello and welcome friends. 

Before we get to the challenge, some devastating news. 

It's with an incredibly heavy heart that I let you know of the

passing of our friend and Sister Lindsey earlier this week.

She was an amazing woman, friend, and one heck of a master

at the CAS card, not to mention having a fabulous snarky sense of humor.

The world lost a great woman, but I know Heaven has gained an

amazing angel. She will be so very missed.

******

Hello snarky peeps and welcome!

This fortnight's challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

is one of those sometimes-difficult themes:

M for MASCULINE.

Luckily for me, I have a few beer mug stamps to create a guy card:

Here's the inside:

Beer and birthdays - always a good choice for a guy card

(21 years and older, of course!)

I hope that you'll join us for our Masculine challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. For more ideas, do check out 

what my Sistahs and our reigning Queen, Gail, 

have created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Tim Holtz - Beer; MFT - Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Photoplay - Our Friendship thru the Years

CS: Spectrum Noir: Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers: MISTI; GC; Hero Arts - Wood Frames, Party Confetti Fancy die; Sunny Studio - Stitched Ovals 2; STAMPlorations - Cheers word die

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Scotch foam tape; Ranger - MMM

Demo Day to Go at Photo Scraps!

 

Hi all! Just wanted to pop in to let you know that I will have two

card kits available for purchase tomorrow at Photo Scraps in

Eldersburg, Maryland!

Here are the cards I've made:

The brick layer uses a stencil from My Favorite Things, along

with the showstopper mug of beer. I've used a

DecoArt Snow Writer to create the foam. So fun!

That background paper is custom paper by Tracy. She has created

some amazing papers for sale in the store. Go see for yourself!

Everything is stamped, ink blended, and cut to size. All you

have to do is assemble yourself using your 

choice of adhesives.

This is a very versatile card. You can use it for a birthday,

congratulations, Father's Day. It's all up to you!

Here's my second card:

Just look at that bear! So adorable!

You can color the image however you like, but these are

the Spectrum Noir markers I've used for this card:

If you are in the MD, DC, VA, PA area, why not make a trip to check out

these and all the other amazing kits available for sale at 

Photo Scraps! Help support a local small business!

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

Supplies used on the beer mug card:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Happy Hour (retired)

Ink: Ranger DI - Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge; Versamark

DP: custom beer bottle paper by Tracy Beck

Accessories: MFT - Frosty Beer Mug die, Small Brick Wall stencil; DecoArt - Snow Writer

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

Supplies used on the wheelie bear card:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Critters On the Go

DP: Photo Play Snail Mail: Mahalo #SML2865; Lawn Fawn Knock on Wood: Dining Chair #LF1508

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Stitched Semi Circle die; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped Rectangle die

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner