A little birdie told me...

 ...that it's your birthday!

Hello and welcome, crafty friends.

Here's another card I'd like to share with you:

I love the versatility of this bird die. I used a few shades

of teal ink to blend all the bits then assembled them.

Admittedly, this is a recent purchase, but I've paired it

with items in my stash, ranging from a few years ago

 (the sentiments and stitched circle die)

 to 2012 (the paper and lacey circle die).

Anther sentiment on the inside finishes this card:

There are a few challenges I'd like to enter this at:

The Paper Players #713

Seize the Birthday #294

Shopping Our Stash #533 - Birds of a Feather

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday Sentiments

Ink: Altenew - Mountain Mist, Volcano Lake, Lagoon; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: American Crafts - Color Crush

CS: Neenah; scrap

Accessories: Poppy Stamps - Nordic Plumed Bird die; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle die; Spellbinders - Lacey Circle die; MISTI

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

Coastal Chic Birthday Wishes

 Hello and welcome!

It's been a minute since I've been here.

Mr. Mojo was apparently on vacation for over a week,

but he's back and so here is a card I created over

the weekend:

I'm digging this color combination of red, pink and craft!

Here is the finished inside:

Not too blingy. I've added some glitter drops to the

berries and the centers of the flowers for

a bit of sparkle. 😊

That's all for now. Thanks for visiting, and I

hope you have a great rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshly Made Sketches #649

Shopping Our Stash #528

Supplies:

Stamps: Pink & Main - Floral Shells & dies; Honey Bee - Inside Snarky birthday sentiments & dies, Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Spectrum Noir; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Spectrum Noir & Copic markers; MISTI; Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots Embossing folder; Nuvo - white blizzard Glitter Drops

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares; Bearly Arts glue

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #252 - L is for Sister Lindsey

Hello and welcome snarky friends!

This month the Sisterhood is paying tribute to our dear friend and

snarky sister, Lindsey Martin-Penny, who lost her battle

to a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer on July 21, 2022.

It's been two years and the Sisters still and always will

miss her terribly. As an homage to her, the 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

 invite you to create 

something that was inspired by Lindsey.

You can visit her blog for all kinds of inspiration.

(Just be sure to let us know what it was that inspired you,

as it may not be obvious.)

Those who knew her knew of her great love of cats, and punny

sentiments. I've combined both using

a never before used stamp set that I bought two years ago:

This is my artistic take on Lindsey's cat, Duncan. He looks

very dashing in his party hat. (Even though it's pink!)

A simple sentiment finishes the inside:

We hope that you find some time this month to help the sisters

celebrate our sister Lindsey at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Please do yourself a favor and visit the blogs of my sisters

and our reigning Queen, Rosi, to see their projects.

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

I'd like to enter this at:

Addicted to Stamps and More #471 - Make Your Mark

Shopping Our Stash #525 - NBUS

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Photoplay - Meow; Honey Bee Stamps - Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: DCWV - Playful Pets

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Recollections

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Pinkfresh Studio - Ornate Banner die; MISTI

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

Peace

 Good morning and welcome!

My goal is to make more Christmas cards throughout 

the year, so I've created this pretty one:

Very white on white, sparkly goodness.

(Although the white glittery cardstock used on the three panels

looks more gray than white. Who knew that there were sooo

many different shades of white cardstock?)

You'd think stamping the one-word sentiment would have been

a piece of cake, but no. I found out that my silver ink pad was

dried up. I stamped it in platinum ink, but it had more of a golden

tint than silver. So I stamped over it in gray ink. Much better.

Then, I was afraid it would smudge, so I stamped over it again

in versamark and clear heat embossed it.

(over thinking much?)

Another sentiment finishes the inside:

That's one more holiday card in the books. Yay!

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

I'd like to enter this at:

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #639

Shopping Our Stash - Winter Wonderland

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Joyful Greetings

Ink: Brilliance - Platinum Planet; Memento - Gray Flannel; Versamark

DP: Michael's & American Crafts glitter papers

CS: Neenah

Accessories: Paper Smooches - Snowflake dies; Altenew - Angled Mosaic 3D EF; WOW! - clear EP; heat gun;  Recollections - rhinestones; MISTI

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

A tropical hello

 Hello and happy Fri-YAY!

I made another card to share:

I'm already dreaming of sandy beaches and warm weather!

I bought this stamp set last year at my LSS before they

sadly closed, and it's the first time using it.

(Buying stamps and using them are two different animals!)

I extended the water lines a bit more with a black marker to make sure 

the chair was within the die cut oval I used. Of course, that meant

the palm trees were almost completely cut out, and I thought

it was missing more leaves on that side. So I stamped, colored,

fussy cut and glued that one tree to the side, and ran

it again through the die cut, so that the stitch marks  showed.

Crazy? Yes. even more crazy, I used a white Gelly Roll marker to

dot the water along the horizon to mimic sparkle on water.

If you turn your head sideways and squint, you

may see it here:

I left it blank on the inside, as I'm not sure if I want to

make this into a birthday card, or just a thinking of you card.

Time will decide. 

Another non-holiday card in the books! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful

rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Shopping Our Stash #511 - Whatever the Weather

NBUS Challenge #57

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Ocean View, Radiant Plumeria

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lulu Lavender, Lilac Posies, Cantaloupe, Tangelo, Pear Tart, Bamboo Leaves; Simon Says Stamp - Lemon Chiffon

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Sunny Studio - Stitched Oval die & Scalloped Oval mat 2

Adhesives: 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; 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 #231 - B is for Bunny

 

Well hubba hubba Edna! LOL!

Thank you, Sister Lee, for yet another fabulous graphic!

Hello and welcome snarky peeps! Yes, it's time for the

new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight, we want to see a bunny or more on

your projects! Here's my offering:

I've had this stamp for at least 3 years and I think I've only used

it once, so I felt compelled to break it out again. 😁

I found the perfect paper to use as my background,

just covered in bunnies. (Well, you know what they

say about bunnies! LOL!)

What did one chocolate bunny say to the other?

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

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more ideas, please do yourself

a favor and visit the blogs of my sisters and our reigning Queen,

Darnell, to see what fabulous projects they came up with!

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

I'd like to enter this at Shopping Our Stash #493 - sketch

Supplies:

Stamps: Crackerbox Stamps - Bunny butt and ears; Paper Smooches - A magical spring

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: DCWV - Playful Pets (2017); My Mind's Eye - Oh La La (2009)

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; scraps

Accessories: GC; Sunny Studio - Frilly Frames Herringbone; EK Success - Deco Scalloped punch; MISTI; SN MB3 marker

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

Sunshine and Rainbows

 Hello and welcome!

The other day was a very exciting one for me.

I met Jules, one of my fellow design team sisters face to face

for the first time from the

 Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

We had a nice visit, getting to know each other better,

and having a good time.

(Don't mind the mess. We recently moved and we are still 

trying to figure out where things go!)

Jules made quite the impression on Colby. We tried to

get him in the picture with us, but all he wanted to do

was play tug-of-war with her!

We look forward to getting together when she's in town again. 😊

Yesterday was a sunny, but another very cold day here, so

I spent some time making some bright, cheerful cards.

here's the inside:

I played with the color arrangement and created

some more cards:

and the inside:

I've had this stamp set for a few years and I think only

used it once, so it was time for it to see some ink again.

I love how you get a different look to the rainbow

simply by changing which color you start with!

Well, that's it for now. Colby is in my face telling me

he wants to go out. LOL! Thanks for visiting,

and I hope you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Just Us Girls #670

Shopping Our Stash #492 - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Supplies:

Stamps: Dare2BArtzy - Sunshine and Rainbows; Hero Arts - Let's Celebrate

Ink: Memento - Lady Bug, Tangelo, Dandelion, Cottage Ivy, Bahama Blue, Paris Dusk, Grape Jelly, Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: MISTI; GC; Penny Black - Elegant Stitching rectangle die

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner