SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #275 R is for Rainbow

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps! It's time for this

month's challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, we'd love to see a rainbow on your projects,

or use the colors of the rainbow. That works too!

Here's what I created:

I went with using rainbow colors for this whimsical card.

Also, no snark this time. 😲

Here's the inside:

I hope that you'll join us this month for the Rainbow challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

For more inspiration, check out what my sisters created!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Inside Birthday Greetings

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Taylored Expressions; Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Spellbinder - Tropical Friends dies and Scattered Tropics EF; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

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

Big Birthday Wishes

 Hello there!

I am back from my trip home to Illinois and

have a card to share. I made this right before

I left but didn't have time to blog about

it until now.

This is about as CAS as I get. I love layers too much on my cards. LOL!

The butterflies were die cut out of white cardstock then color blended.

Since the die debossed the bigger areas, I had the idea to very carefully

swipe my black ink pad over the pieces. I did get some ink on some

of the colorful areas but decided that I liked the grungy look. I used

a white Gelly Roll pen to color in the white spots.

I used a linen background stamp for the main panel before adhering

the butterflies and die cut stamped sentiment.

Another sentiment finishes the inside.

I have just enough time to enter this at Seize the Birthday #320.

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp/CZ Designs - Big Old Birthday & dies; Spellbinders - Confetti Wishes; Taylored Expressions - Linen Background

Ink: Hero Arts - Butter Bar, Orange Soda; Memento - Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel; Gina K. - Kraft

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Honey Bee Stamps - Lovely Layers: Butterflies dies; MISTI; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen

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

Happiest of Birthday Wishes

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

It's been slow going trying to chip away at

the two inches of solid ice covering our driveway,

but we've been making great headway every day.

I actually got out and did some much needed

grocery shopping today. Good thing too,

as there's another storm that's going to

hit us on Saturday.

Luckily, my mojo has been present this week,

so, I've been making cards.

Here's just one of them:

I unearthed an older die set for the fancy rectangle elements.

I even embossed the smallest die in the set instead 

of die cutting a frame, because they are so ornate and

look so pretty together.

The sentiment and flowers are NBUS that I finally

cracked the packaging on.

Here's the inside:

The sketch I've used is curtesy of Atlantic Hearts Challenge #666, 

and the color theme is from Color Hues Challenge #125.

Addicted to Stamps & More #509 has an any occasion

challenge, so I'll link up there also.

Thank you for visiting. I hope that you are all

surviving this stretch of bitter cold weather

we've had lately. Take care!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Big Bold Birthday & dies, Birthday Wishes

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Blueberry

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spellbinders - Resplendent Rectangle dies; Honey Bee Stamps - Tropical Bouquet dies  (flowers); MISTI; Nuvo white blizzard Glitter Drops

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

Not a day over fabulous

 Hello and happy Friday to you all!

Here's a festive card I'd like to share:

I used markers that matched as close as possible to the colors

of that background panel. For some sparkle,

I dotted the centers of all the stars with some Nuvo Glitter Drops.

Of course, with my crack photography skills,

you can't see that. LOL!

I liked this so much, that I made a couple

more cards with the same design,

I just changed either the sentiment or the

background paper:

The new challenge at Seize the Birthday #311 prompts us to NOT use

any flowers on your card, so I'll be linking up there.

Also, Just Us Girls #788 has a birthday challenge this week.

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

Take care.

Supplies:

Stamps: Spellbinders - Awesome Birthday; Avery Elle - Inside Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Dandelion

DP: Doodlebug Designs - Lot's O' Luck; Simple Stories - Hello Summer

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; LDR Design- Arched & Scalloped Arched dies; Queen & Co. - Stitched Rectangle die; MISTI; Nuvo Glitter Drops - white blizzard

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Let's Shell-abrate!

 Hello and welcome!

I'm still plugging away trying to

use my new (or new to me)

stash of crafty goodies.

(Buying craft supplies and using them are two different things.)

This card combines items from

a bunch of different companies:

The stencil, sand dollar/seahorse dies, and sentiment are all new

items. I masked around the different shells to blend

different inks for different shells. Time consuming, but

I love how it looks! For the seahorse and sand dollars,

I blended the same inks onto the same cardstock, (a beige

color, because it looks like sand! LOL!) I die cut,

then left the die cut pieces in the die to blend in the darker

colors. This reminds me of looking for shells at

my favorite happy place, Topsail Island, NC.

We just came back from a little mini vacation there,

and I'm ready to go back!

Paper Players #749 has a By the Water challenge going on, so

I'm linking up there. My card is based off the current 

sketch at Atlantic Hearts Challenge #641.

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Magic Messages; Avery Elle - Inside Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Summer Sky, Teal Zeal, New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves, Cantaloupe, Lu Lu Lavender, Grape Jelly; Altenew - Blush, Pink Pearl, Puffy Heart

CS: Taylored Expressions - Thunderbolt

Accessories: Pretty Pink Posh - Layered Seashells stencils; Spellbinders - Seahorse and Sand Dollar dies; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle dies; Paper Roses - stitched square dies; MISTI; Prismacolor pencil

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

Have a fruitful birthday!

 Hello crafty peeps and welcome!

I'm back with another card using

more 'new to me' stuff.

Last month, my snarky sister, Jules, was

in town so we met up and took a trip to

Enchanted Cottage in Lewisville, NC.

This is one of the die sets that 

I purchased there:

Admittedly, I pretty much copied the picture on the

packaging, with a few tweaks and additions.

I had the background panel sitting on my desk

leftover from this card, so I decided to use it.

I love the dramatic effect of the dark blue background.

It really makes the die cuts pop!

Addicted to Stamps and More #498 has a birthday challenge,

so I'm linking up there. Also, I'm linking up at

Seize the Birthday #296. No toppings this time, just ATG.

And of course, I used new stuff so also at NBUS Challenge #77.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Signature Sentiments & dies

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Blue Corn

DP: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Spellbinders - Citrus Spritz die set; Pink & Main - Reversed Scalloped Rectangle die; MISTI

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

Hiking through the snow

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

Today I'd like to share a winter

themed birthday card:

As usual, this is a mixture of old and new products. The new products are

the boot dies. Also, the grass die cuts were a gift from my friend, Jules,

who was just in town, so we were able to meet and catch up.

I love it when crafty friends can actually meet face to face! 😊

Here's the inside:

There are a few challenges I'd like to enter this at. First is the current

sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. Second, Just Us Girls has a die cut challenge.

Lastly, AAA Birthday calls for a winter themed birthday card.

We are supposedly getting some snow within the next hour. It's a rare

occurrence where I live, so I'm kind of excited to see it.

(I just don't want so much of it I have to shovel! LOL!)

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee - Inside Birthday (and dies)

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill; Thunderbolt

Accessories: Spellbinders - Wander Boots dies, Sm & Lg Standard Circle dies; Picket Fence Studios - Scene building grass tufts dies; Darice - Snowflake Background EF; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

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

'Tis the season

 Hello and welcome!

In my last post, I used this

adorable sweater wearing moose.

I had so much fun with it that

I made a couple more cards using it:

This time, I grunged it up some. Once I blended the stenciled

backgrounds, I added some Vintage Photo Distress Ink around the edges

then splattered both black and white paint on them.

Here's the inside:

Both cards are very similar. I just flipped the colors and

used two different die cut sentiments.

There's a few challenges out there that I'd like to enter:

Jingle Belles - While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - animals

Just Us Girls #750 - stencil week

Just Add Ink #725 - stencils

That's all I have for now. I'm still in Christmas card

making mode, so you'll probably be seeing more of

those here. LOL!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios - Inside Quotes Christmas

Ink: Altenew - Hunter Green, Crimson; Ranger DI - Vintage Photo; Memento - Toffee Crunch, Rich Cocoa, Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Poppy Stamps - Nordic Moose die and Nordic Motif stencil; My Favorite Things - scalloped rectangle die; Spellbinders - Make It Merry dies; DecoArt Americana acrylic paint - white & black; MISTI

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