Butterfly wishes

Hello and welcome friends!

Just popping in with a quick card that I made for a few challenges:

 and the inside:

 Trying to capture the shimmer on the butterfly:

I'm hoping that the purples I chose were close to the damson color and of course my vertical

element was the pearls with the butterfly! The butterfly and sentiments were stamped using

Elderberry ink by Memento. (sometimes purple on purple shows up as more black. Just sayin)

Well, that's it for now. Come back tomorrow for my Shopping Our Stash post!

You won't want to miss it! Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this card at:

Case This Sketch #243

Butterfly Challenge #87 - Vertical & Damson

Seize the Birthday - ATG

STAMPlorations - Neverending ATG

 

 

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Trendy Butterflies 1 & 2, A snarky Birthday to you

Ink: Memento - Elderberry

DP: American Crafts - glitter paper

CS: Recollections; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Prima pearl swirl; MISTI; Wink of Stella pen

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

Spooky....but oh so cute!

* For my SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS post, click HERE, or simply keep scrolling! 


Hello peeps! I have a card to share with you all that I made using sketch #27, the last one (*sniff, sniff*) from Seize the Sketch. Lesley, the creator of the challenge blog, has decided to discontinue the blog. I haz a sad. But not to worry, she has her crafty irons in other fires, so to speak, so you will see her around the blogosphere. ☺  So, onto my card:

 the inside:

I decided to do the faux cracked glass technique on these images. I've done it only once before, and ironically, I used this same Frankie stamp to make it. I literally had just enough clear embossing powder to put 4 coats on each picture. (There's a shopping trip in my near future!)

 (Frankie and his bride are so stinkin' cute!)

(Ooh, shiny!)

For the star element on the sketch, I used a pompom spider sticker. I broke out the ol' Slice machine for the orange label, punched holes in each side, and strung baker's twine through them, taping the ends on the back side of the panel. Both 'picture frames' and the label are popped up using thin 3D foam squares. (They are half the thickness of the regular foam squares, and give just a hint of elevation off the top of the card. Love 'em!)

I hope you get the chance to play along with this last challenge. It's a great sketch!

Ok, that's all for now. Time to start my day, since I finished my tea. ☺ I hope you have a great day today, and thanks for stopping by!

Chris

Supplies:

Stamps: Craft Smart - Frankie and Bride; Cloud 9 Designs - Halloween

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Vintage Photo

DP: G45 - An Eerie Tale

CS: Recollections; Copic X-Press It

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Grand Calibur, Deckled Rectangle Nesties; Stampendous - clear EP; Slice die cutting machine & Vintage Findings cartridge; Doodlebug twine; Jolee's Boutique - spider embellie; heat gun

Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent, 3D foam squares; Recollections - red tape

Sleigh bells ring, are ya listening?

Ok, so it's not Christmas in July, but in August! I made a card for two challenges: Merry Monday #120 (use a sled, skis, or skates) and Seize the Sketch #26. Here's what I came up with:

 here's the inside:

Sometimes, you just have to let the paper do all the work for you! This is a great example. :) I can't tell you how quick it was to put this card together. (Normally, it takes at least 2 hours!) This card was probably done within a half hours time. (A personal record for me!) I think the most time consuming part was tying on the bells! LOL! I couldn't decide to go with red or gold floss....so I used both! I like how it turned out. LOL!

That's all for now. I'm going to sit and relax with a nice glass of wine on the deck, and maybe eat something too. (It could happen!) I hope your weekend is a great one! Thanks for stopping by!

BTW, here are the graphics for the challenge:

 

Chris

Supplies:

DP: Graphic 45 - Christmas Emporium

CS: Recollections

Accessories: DMC - floss; Darice - bells; Ranger DI - Walnut Stain; Tonic/TH - distressing tool

Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent, 3D foam squares; Glue Dots

I'm back!

Yep, I had two vacations scheduled pretty much back to back starting mid June thru last Sunday. I went to visit my sister in NC for a long weekend. Then a few days later, my husband, fur baby and I drove home for two weeks for our annual Illinois/Wisconsin trip. (We are both from Illinois, but most of his family have since moved to WI.) Because of that, I made cards only for my DT responsibilities and scheduled all my blog posts for, like, the last month! But THIS post is happening right now! LOL!

While visiting with my in-laws, there were days that all it did was rain. Not a problem - I came prepared with my Spectrum Noir markers and a bunch of stamped images to color! This was one of the images I colored while there, and now it's made it onto a card:

 Here is the inside:

I just love Eunice! Look at all that attitude! LOL! My favorite things about this image are her smirk, that big hair, and the sneakers! The inside sentiment was printed from my computer. I've used the sketch from STS#24 for my inspiration.

Well, that's it for now. I'll leave you with some pictures from our vacation. Enjoy and have a great day!

Colby LOVES to swim in the lake!

....it's a BIG lake!

The LOML - Andy!

My best friend since Jr. High, Laura and her adorable son, Emmet!

Two very important men in my life - my little brother Jimmy and big brother Steve!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Art Impressions - Eunice; Bugaboo - Gus Tidbits: At My Age
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: Basic Grey - Persimmon
CS: Copic - X-Press It; Bazzill
Accessories: GC, Sm & Lg Std Circles Nesties; Spectrum Noir markers; Faber-Castell - Silver Pitt Artist pen; Inside sentiment computer generated
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent; 3D foam squares

O Holy Night

Hi there and good morning to you all! I made this card using the current Seize the Sketch #20 sketch, and also for Merry Monday #108 (to use a star(s)), but missed the cut off time for MM. But I still wanted to play along. So I did! ☺ Here it is:

and the inside:

I think the card pretty much speaks for itself - the real reason for the season. ☺

Challenges:

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get some crafty time in!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Inkadinkado - Warm Holiday Wishes
Ink: Versa Mark; Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: HOTP; American Crafts - gold glitter
CS: Recollections (kraft); scraps
Accessories: Grand Calibur; Sm. & Lg. standard Ovals, Lacey Ovals Nesties; Paper Smooches - Cardbooking dies (star); Stampendous EP; Spectrum Noir CT2 yellow marker; heat gun
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent, 3D foam squares

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #6 - E is for Embellishment

What up, peeps! To those of you celebrating, I wish you a very Happy Easter tomorrow!

Now, onto the fun stuff! The SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS has a brand new challenge starting today! The next two weeks is brought to you by the letter E, as in Embellishment!

Doesn't Edna look fabulous all decked out in her bits and bobbles?! LOL! 

This challenge is sooooo easy, so there is no excuse for you not to play along! HA! Just use at least 2 embellies. They can be two of the same, different, or a gazillion things! Here's the card I made:

Here's the inside:

Ok, not only did I make a Christmas card, but it's not even snarky - just cute and punny! (Our motto: Snark if necessary, but not necessarily snarky!) So, my embellishments? I've used lace, ribbon, floss, and a jingle bell. Except for the card base, all papers are scraps from the scrap pile. YAY! The stamps are new, but the ribbon, twine, lace and bell are all from my stash. (Love to be able to chip away at the stash!) 

So, if you are making a card or project with embellies on it, why not link it up at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers embellishment challenge?! You just might be crowned our Queen or Princesses of Snark! Don't forget to check out what my teammies and our guest designer, Princess Queen Judy, came up with to WOW and inspire you! Thanks for stopping by and stay crafty my friends!

Chris

Challenge hook ups:

Merry Monday #104: use slate, kraft, white or cream.

Seize the Sketch #18.

Some Odd Girl - April Linky Party.

Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday challenge - Animal Antics

Supplies:

Stamps: Some Odd Girl - Holideer

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Gray Flannel; Clear Snap - Frost White

DP: DCWV

CS: Darice (white); scraps

Accessories: Grand Calibur; Lacey Ovals, Std. Sm. Ovals, Scalloped Circles, Std. Sm. Circles Nesties; Spectrum Noir - gray marker; Simplicity - lace; May Arts ribbon; DMC floss; Cuttlebug EF; bell from stash

Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent, 3D foam squares; Ranger - Glossy Accents; Recollections - red tape