Addicted to Stamps and More #495

 Hello and welcome friends!

I absolutely LOVE this card that

I'm about to share. It was a major

labor of love because of all

the tiny die cut pieces.

Here, check this out:

I think each flower has 7 parts and the hummingbird

has 11 parts. Even better, I started with white

die cut pieces and blended each one. 

My eyesight is clearly as blurry as my pictures. LOL!

This fits the Addicted to Stamps and More #495 challenge

of die cuts and/or dies, so I'm entering this in their gallery.

Thanks for visiting. I hope that you are staying cool from this

heatwave we are experiencing!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday & dies, Mini Messages: Birthday

Ink: Altenew - Puffy Heart, Purple Wine, Rose Quartz; Taylored Expressions - Bubblegum, Lime Zest, Peapod, Jalapeno, Tropical Punch, Poblano Pepper; Memento - Angle Pink, Dandelion, Tangelo, Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Birch Press Design - Block Print Hummingbird dies; Memory Box - Little Fuchsia Flower Trio & Branch dies; Penny Black - Elegant Rectangle die; MISTI

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

Joy and Cheer

 Hello and welcome!

Here's a card that I've been working on for a couple days

and finally finished:

I love all the die cuts and how this came out.

But wow, that was a lot of die cutting! LOL!

The reason it took me so long to make this?

I made four of them!

Did I mention it was a lot of die cutting? 😉

I'm again squeaking in at the last minute with an entry at

Freshly Made Sketches #660

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!

Supplies:

DP: Honey Bee Stamps - Holiday Wishes; DCWV - gold glitter; Bazzill - vellum

CS: Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Memory Box - Joy and Cheer dies; Sunny Studio - stitched oval & scalloped oval dies; Poppy Stamps - Shasta Twigs and small wispy pine needles dies

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner

Thinking of you

 Hello and welcome!

I'm popping in to share a card

I made for my SIL, who

recently had heart surgery.

She's doing great and we are very happy about that!

Close up of the floral spray, using

die cuts in kraft and vellum:

A simple sentiment finishes the inside:

That's it for now. It's a gorgeous day out, so I'm

getting off my computer and am going to enjoy it.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Color Hues #61 - Peach & Kraft

Atlantic Hearts #520

Supplies:

Stamps: Fiskars

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa

DP: Photo Scraps custom paper - peach gingham; Bazill - vellum

CS: Thunderbolt; Neenah; WRMK

Accessories: GC; Spellbinders - std. sm. round and classic scalloped dies; Gina K - small square die; Penny Black - Bountiful Berries die; Memory Box - Lavender stems, Daisy stems, Wildflower stems; MISTI

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #229 I is for Ink

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time for the new challenge starting at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

As those fabulously amazing sleeves on Edna suggests,

we want you to get INKY! Blending, stenciling, smooshing,

splattering. How ever you want to use your inks,

we want to see it!

I decided to so a bit of smooshing with Distress Oxides,

and created a couple panels to work from:

I came across a card that I saw, liked it a lot, so I cased it,

 putting my own spin on it. (Thank you for the inspiration, Bobbi Smith!)

I didn't smoosh the flower panel, but I did sponge around

the edges with Antique Linen DI to age it a bit. I used

Small Talk stickers for the sentiment. The inside

was simply stamped with Happy Birthday to finish.

Not super snarky, but just a bit of sass. LOL!

I hope that you'll get inky with us at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! 

Need more inspiration? Simply check the inky projects my

Sisters and our reigning Queen, Sanna, have created!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee - Inside Birthday

Ink: Ranger DOX - Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed; Ranger DI - Antique Linen; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: GC; Memory Box - Daisy Stems die; Tim Holtz - Small Talk Occasions stickers; MISTI; water spritzer

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #226 G is for Glitter

 

Hello snarky pals and happy Saturday to you all!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight, we want to see GLITTER on your projects!

I went the safe route and used Glitz Glitter Gel through a stencil:

Lots of NBUS (never before used stuff) on this card: that stencil,

the Let it snow die, and also that adorable snowman die. No

snark this time. This was just too cute to add snark. LOL! A 

simple sentiment finishes the inside:

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

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

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

reigning Queen, Michelle, have created for your viewing pleasure!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #70 - stencils and masks

NBUS Challenge #46

Supplies:

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios - Inside Quotes Christmas

Ink: Memento - Teal Zeal

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; scraps

Accessories: GC; Lawn Fawn - Build a Snowman dies; Memory Box - Let it snow dies; Taylored Expressions - Build a Scene rolling hills die; Echo Park - Seasonal Swirl stencil; Gina K. - Turquoise Glitz Glitter Gel; palette knife; MISTI; Recollections - vellum

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares; Scor Tape; Ranger - MMM

A TINY CRAFT (ATC) JULY CHALLENGE - Dogs or Cats

 Hello and welcome!

The new monthly challenge starts today at

A Tiny Craft (ATC) Challenge!

This month's theme is Dogs or Cats.

Artist trading cards or coins are welcome.

Here's what I created:

I had this idea stuck in my head to use these fun Katzelkraft dog stamps

and make them look like they were standing under the mistletoe,

waiting to be kissed. LOL! Since the paper I used was very busy,

I decided to just stamp the dogs and mistletoe and leave uncolored.

I could have sworn I had some small Santa hat stickers in

my stash, but couldn't find them. I did find these fun

winter hats and antler stickers, which were even better!

I just printed out the sentiments, and colored the 

paper with different Spectrum Noir markers before adhering

to my ATC's.

Here are some close ups:

These were so much fun to make! I hope that you'll

join us for our Dogs or Cats challenge this month at

A Tiny Craft (ATC) Challenge.

Need some more inspiration? Simply check out what my

teammates created to wow you!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Katzelkraft - Les Cheins; Memory Box - Mistletoe Bundle

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Sunny Studio - All is Bright

Accessories: recycled cardboard; MISTI; Jolee's - antler sticker; Craft for Christmas - winter hat stickers; Spectrum Noir markers LG3 & AB2; computer & printer

Adhesives: Elmer's extra strength glue stick; Ranger - MMM; SA by 3L - thin 3D foam squares

Sunset scene

 Hello and welcome!

I'm popping in with a card I made over the weekend.

There's a bit of snark on the inside:

I blended various DOX inks for my sunset background, then

simply die cut the woodland oval die and the deer die in black

card stock. After adhering, I stamped the sentiment, then adhered

to a black card stock base with foam squares.

I'm digging the dramatic look of this card. 😊

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

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #226 - Make a sunset scene

Memory Box Challenge - Circles and Ovals

AAA Birthday #31 - Animals

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Wish Big peek-a-boo parts

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DOX - Spiced Marmalade, Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans, Seedless Preserves

CS: Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: GC; Memory Box - Woodland Oval die; Poppy Stamps - Regal Deer die; MISTI; TE- blending brushes

Adhesives: Scor Tape; SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #196 - E is for Everything Pink

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time again for the next challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

Since it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month,

we'd like to see your predominately PINK projects.

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

The background paper was created with a gel press, a few different

pink acrylic paints, and some bubble wrap. Some die cut flowers, pearls and

a simple sentiment to finish. I did add some Star Dust Stickles to

the center of the daisy. No snark this time, none needed!

I'd love to see what you make for our Everything Pink challenge at the

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

what my Sisters and our reigning Queen, Jane, have created 

for your viewing pleasure! 

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; TE

Accessories: Gel Press; DecoArt Americana acrylic paints - Cotton Candy, Electric Pink, Dragon 

Fruit; brayer, bubble wrap; GC; Memory Box - Gerber Stems & Daisy Stems dies; Star Dust Stickles; Kaisercraft - pearls

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #187 - T is for Texture

 

 

 Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time once again for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight is brought to you by the letter T:

as in TEXTURE!

 I dug out the only 3D embossing folder I own to make

this very pretty, non snarky card:

 

 

 (Yes, Jennifer McGuire had a major influence on this! Thank you!)

I used some teal mirror paper with the EF for the background. The

solid die cut of the butterfly received a thin coating of crackle paste, the 

intricate die cut was cut from black card stock then coated with White

Blizzard Nuvo Glitter Drops, which picked up the teal card

brilliantly IRL! I used a Tim Holtz Small Talk sticker for the sentiment.

I did manage to stamp a sentiment on the inside and added a

snippet of the teal paper to finish it off.

See? Snark isn't mandatory at the Sisterhood,

(but you know we LOVE it!)

I hope that you find some time to play along in our Texture challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more inspiration, do check out what

my Sistahs and our reigning Queen, Tristan, have created to wow you!

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Mixed Media

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Bazzill - teal foil paper; Best Creations - brushed silver

CS: Neenah; Nicole

Accessories: Gemini; Crafter's Companion - Ornate Lace EF; Memory Box - Vivienne & Darla butterfly dies; DecoArt Media - Crackle Paste; pallet knife; Tim Holtz - Small Talk Occasions sticker; Nuvo - white blizzard Glitter Drops

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #177 - G is for Glitter

 

Happy Saturday, snarky peeps!

The SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

is back with their next challenge: G is for GLITTER! 

Be it the get-everywhere-and-stay-forever kind, some

version of glitter glue, or perhaps glitter paper,

 we want to see what you make with it!

 I played it safe and used some glitter paper: 

As a card maker, I'm not really big on Valentine cards. (gasp!)

But, I get around it by adding a snarky sentiment. LOL!

I hope that you get the chance to link up to our glitter challenge

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Looking for more ideas?  Simply check out what my Sisters, and our

reigning Queen, Michelle, have come up with.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Studio G - Alphas

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Thunderbolt; scraps

DP: Core'dinations - red glitter

Accessories: GC; Pinkfresh Studio - Ornate Banner die; Memory Box - Leafy Heart die

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM