The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers are guest elves at Christmas Kickstart!

 

 Hello friends! I'm back with a special post today!

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is Guest Elving

at Christmas Kickstart Challenge!

The prompt for the new challenge is to use the color GREEN

predominately on your card.

 It's no secret that I have a bizarre sense of humor, and

so does my family. LOL! So I made this

card with them in mind:

 

A strange family calls for strange images. LOL!

I colored them with Prismacolor pencils using various hues of green,

 along with a bit of red accents. Of course, I had to

add a snarky sentiment!

For the inside, a simple stamped sentiment finishes my card:

I hope that you'll play along in the Green Christmas challenge

 

the Christmas Kickstart Challenge! 

 

Thank you, Jo, for letting the Sisterhood crash your

 

Christmas party! Let the shenanigans begin!

 

 

My card uses Mojo Monday #554

Supplies:

Stamps: Viva Las Vegas stamps - images from plates 1474 & 1503; Riley & Co - Deck the Halls; Taylored Expressions - Hand lettered Holidays 2

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Bamboo Leaves

DP: Recollections - Believe

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: Prismacolor pencils; GC; SB - Std Lg Circle die; Nicole - stitched square die; Sizzix/TH stencil; PFS - blending brush; MISTI

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

 

 

Using pink and red in February to make....

 ....a Christmas card, of course!

and the inside:

I did throw in some gray to break up all that pink and red though.

I used a snippet of ancient pink woodgrain paper, and found a 

red-with-pink-dots paper that were the perfect color match to the

woodgrain paper! The white strip was stenciled in gray ink and the

last layer has a diamond pattern on it. I recently rediscovered my

jars of micro beads, so I used some on the center of the flower,

then gave it and the pink berries a good coating of Wink of Stella

for even more shimmer.

(close up of the micro beads:)

I really love how this card turned out, and it has many of my

beloved layers on it! LOL!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great weekend!

I'd like to enter this at:

Color Hues #11

Mojo Monday #552

ABC Christmas Challenge - D is for Diamond

Spectrum Noir markers used:

Flower: AP1, DR5, DR7

Leaves: IG1,4,7

Berries: PP1,3,5

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Classy Christmas; Picket Fence Studios - Inside Quotes: Christmas

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel, Rhubarb Stalk

DP: MME - Alphabet Soup; Craft Perfect - Merry & Bright

CS: Neenah; Spectrum Noir; Darice

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Gemini; Sunny Studio - coordinating dies; The Crafts Outlet - micro beads; WOS pen; Taylored Expressions - Poinsettia & Pine stencil; PFS - blending brush

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D & thin 3D foam squares; DecoArt Media - Liquid Glass

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #172 - X is for fauX

 

(For an alphabet challenge, X is getting harder to figure out, so we have to get creative. LOL!)

Hello and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

It's my all time favorite holiday. And you would think that I'd have

made a Halloween card for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS,

but alas, no. We want to see what you create using

faux...whatever! LOL! This is what I came up with:

My faux item? It's the faux tin tile I created using this tutorial.

 I may have made a couple...

This card may look elegant, but you know me,

can't resist a bit of snark:

For more fabulous faux creations, do yourself a favor and check out

what my Sistahs and our returning Queen Beverly have created for

your viewing pleasure. 

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Mojo Monday #548

Seize the Birthday #202 - texture

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous - Party Invite; Crackerbox/So Suzy Stamps - Naked and Screaming

Ink: Gina K - kraft

DP: 49 and Market - Sky; Recollections - vellum

CS: Thunderbolt; Bazzill

Accessories: recycled cardboard; tinfoil; GC; Darice - Damask Background EF; Sizzix - Christmas

Elegance EF; DecoArt Americana - bleached sand acrylic paint; foam brush; brayer; May Arts - ribbon;

 rubbing alcohol; rag; DecoArt - gold rush Metallic Lustre; Poppy Stamps - Olivia Blossoms die; Hero

 Arts - rectangle die; Tim Holtz - distress tool; MISTI

Adhesives: Liquitex gel medium; SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D & thin 3D foam squares; Recollections - 

tacky tape

Pink poinsettias

 Hello crafty peeps! This is my second post today. A Two-For!

I have another card to share with you:

 

 

and the inside:

 

 

The poinsettia/leaves stamps are NBUS items. I think I bought them

 

about a year ago, and this was the first time they saw ink.

 

I'm getting better at lining up these layered stamps. Only took me

 

three tries this time before getting a decent stamped flower! Yay me!

 

 

It's really hard to tell, but that (ancient) green paper has a very subtle metallic sheen to it,

 

and the holly leaves are all glittered up. I did add some gold Stickles to the

 

center of the flower for a bit more sparkle.

 

I'm entering this card at:

Mojo Monday #547 

Jingle Belles - I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

Christmas Kickstart #40 - Pink Christmas 

NBUS #19

 

 

 

 

 

That's it for now. Thanks for visiting. I hope that you have

 

a wonderful day!

 

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Studio Light - layering Poinsettia; Sunny Studio - Petite Poinsettia

Ink: Memento - new sprout, bamboo leaves, cottage ivy, angel pink, lady bug; Colorbox/Susan K.

Weckeser - Kiss

DP: Lawn Fawn - Snow Day Remix; Heidi Grace Designs

CS: TE; Bazzill

Accessories: MISTI; Ranger - gold Stickles

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #427 - Pile It On

Hello and welcome crafty friends!

The new challenge has started at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

This fortnight we are doing a complete reversal of our

previous challenge, and want you to pile it on!

Think lots of layers, embellishments, flowers, stickers, twine,

buttons, etc. You get the drift. The more

stuff, the better!

Here's my take on the challenge:

and the inside:

I have many layers on this card, as each element also has a matte

under it. Then I added rhinestones for more stuff, and 

because, sparkly!

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

Pile It On challenge at Shopping Our Stash! We'd love to

see your creations in our gallery. For more fabulous

projects, do check out what my teammies have

made for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Mojo Monday #543 

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - A Snarky Birthday to You

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Echo Park - Happy Days & Dots and Stripes

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Gemini; Honey Bee - Deckle Edge die; SB - Sm standard circle nestie; Nicole - rhinestones

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #157 - R is for Retro

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

We have a fun new challenge starting today at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS,

R is for RETRO!

I went old school with the images on my card. Millennials

might not even know what some of them are. LOL! Check it:

and of course, the snark on the inside:

Thanks to the hubs for coming up with the sentiment, as I couldn't

think of anything. I printed it out using a

vintage looking computer font.

We hope that you'll find your mojo and play along with our

Retro challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. We'd love to

see your take on it. For more ideas, check out what my Sisters and our

reigning Queen Mimi have created to inspire you.

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this Mojo Monday #535

Supplies:

DP & sticker: October Afternoon - 9 to 5

CS: Thunderbolt

Accessories: computer and printer

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

Always pick naughty

Hello and happy Sunday to you!

I've been getting back to making cards again after a couple busy

months. (working ahead for my DT duties, beach vacation, making

70 wedding shower invites for my soon to be niece, a suprise

trip to Illinois to visit family and friends) Plus something

else in the works that I'll blog about soon....!!

I was able to combine several challenges to make this cute Christmas card:

and the inside:

 I bought this stamp set when Unity had a big sale around the end of last year/beginning of

this year. (along with other stamps. *cough*) I thought this Santa image

was adorable, plus the snarky sentiment spoke to me. LOL!

After I colored him, I added DecoArt glistening Snow-Tex to his hat and trim around 

his belly. I also added some Diamond Stickles to the bell on his hat as well as the

snowflake stickers.

Lots of shparkle!!

That's one more Christmas card done! Woo hoo!

Well, time to go do some housework.

Just kidding, I'm going to my craft room.

Thanks for visiting, have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Mojo Monday #519

Jingle Belles - Tic Tac Toe (middle column: Glitter/Red or Green/Santa)

Happy Little Stampers Christmas - Sparkle

Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamps - Always Pick Naughty

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Antique Linen

DP: Carta Bella - A very Merry Christmas

CS: Thunderbolt; Crafter's Companion

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; DecoArt - Glistening Snow-Tex; Ranger - Diamond Stickles; Creatology - foam stickers

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

Ahh, a sketch challenge with lots of layers!

Hey all, I'm popping in with a card I've made based on the

newly resurrected Mojo Monday #502! I'm so

happy that Julee brought it back, because

sketches with lots of layers are my thing,

and there doesn't seem to be many left out there in blogland.

I may have basically cased her card, (thank you for the inspiration Julee!),

 but I've put my own spin on it. Check it:

and the inside:

 

Lots of stash shopping with this one. And can you believe that

poinsettia stamp was just inked for the first time? (since 2012!)

Really, the only thing newish on this card is the twig dies, which I 

purchased at the beginning of the year. (or the end of last year).

That's it for now. I'm going to go get my jammies on

and relax with my hubby and fur baby now.

Have a good evening!

I'd like to enter this card at:

Mojo Monday #502

The Flower challenge #26 - special occasion

Jingle Belles - Mele Kalikimaka

Retro Rubber challenge #99 - ATG

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamps - poinsettia from the August 2012 KOM; Hero Arts  - Merry Christmas Message; Stampendous - music score

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Grey Flannel

DP: Creative Imaginations - Winter Woodland

CS: Thunderbolt; Bazzill

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; Poppstamps - Shasta Twigs dies; SB - standard circles lg & sm Nesties; MISTI; Wink of Stella pen; Martha Stewart - Arch Lattice border punch

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D & Thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte