Oh look, another bird card

 Hello there and welcome!

I've been on a card making roll this week.

Here's another one I made:

This is another mix of old and new items. The two new items are

the bird die and the embossing folder, both of which I bought

last year and have only just now opened the packaging.

(The pile of so far untouched items is slowly 

being whittled down.)

The bird is die cut from white cardstock, then blended with

a few ink colors. I added some gold Stickles to the wing edge

for some sparkle. 😊

Another sentiment finishes the inside:

I'm playing along at Freshly Made Sketches #721

and at Can You Handle the Pressure 1/2026 ATG. 

(no twist this time.)

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Versamark; Taylored Expressions - Honey, Pumpkin, Guava; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart; Michael's vellum

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt

Accessories: Memory Box - Gypsy Swallow-Tail die; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle die; Taylored Expressions - Mini Meadow EF; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI; Ranger - gold Stickles

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #269 C is for Cheeky Christmas

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time for one of our most favorite challenges at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS:

 

CHEEKY CHRISTMAS!

That's right, time to see those raunchy, racy holiday projects!

(Or for the faint of heart, perhaps just a snarkier project. LOL!)

Here's what I made:

Yes, I did find a meme (again) as inspiration for this card.

I can't help it; there's some outstanding ones floating around 

all the time! I started by unearthing an ancient stamp that

is wood block mounted, stamped and colored up with

Spectrum Noir markers. To make it more festive, I printed out

a couple of free clip art Santa hats. Again colored, fussy cut and 

glued to the ladies' heads. My sentiment is also

computer generated. I used a white Posca marker to add the 

'special words' onto the ladies' tops. I finished with gold Stickles

for their earrings, bracelets and belt buckles.

Another stamped sentiment finishes the inside:

I hope that you'll play along with our Cheeky Christmas

challenge at the 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more hysterical inspiration, please check out what

 my sisters have created to make you laugh!

I wish you all a happy holiday season, whichever one

you happen to celebrate!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Make Your Own; Sunny Studio - Petite Poinsettias

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Sunny Studio - Rounded Rectangle Mat dies; free clip art - Santa hats; computer & printer; sentiment computer generated; MISTI; white Posca marker; Ranger - gold Stickles

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

A musical birthday card

 Hello and happy Friday to you!

I'm back with another birthday card.

Earlier this year I made at least 5 panels

using this technique by Gina K. This is the

last panel to be used.

I cut the guitar from red cardstock and used a black marker

to color the neck, bridge and bolts. The pickguard was cut

from black cardstock with a shimmer to it.

The sentiment was white heat embossed onto black cardstock.

And now I have a dude card for my stash!

AAA Birthday challenge #79 is a music themed challenge, so

I am entering this card there.

That's it for now. Thank you so much for visiting.

I hope that you have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Versamark; Ranger DI - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah; Bazzill; Thunderbolt

Accessories: MFT - Rock and Roll dies; Darice - sheet music EF; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI; Faber Castell black Artist Pitt Pen

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares: Bearly Art Glue

An outdoorsy themed birthday card

 Hello and happy Friday!

Here's a fun guy card I came up with:

The woodgrain embossing folder I used is a great

backdrop for the tree and deer silhouettes, I think, IMHO.

Some snippets of paper and a sentiment

is all that was needed to finish my card.

Sorry for the weird lighting in my photos.

I just bought a light box and am still

trying to figure it out. LOL!

My card uses the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #697,

and since it's a birthday card, I'm also entering this at

Addicted to Stamps and More #498.

That's all for now. I hope that you have a great weekend.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Hooked On You & dies

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa

DP: KaiserCraft - Mountain Air

CS: Thunderbolt; Bazzill

Accessories: Impression Obsession - 3 Pine Trees die; Taylored Expressions - deer die from Birch Tree Accessories set; Sunny Studio - woodgrain EF; MISTI

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

FMS #691 & JUGS #780

Hello and happy Sunday to you all!

I have one more card that I made last week to share.

Combining the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #691 and

the mood board from Just Us Girls #780, 

I came up with this:

I love the contrast of the beach scene and those gorgeous orange

flowers! I don't know what type of flowers they are in the

photo, but they reminded me of poppies, so that's 

what I used. I also liked that the photo is darker in the 

lower left and upper right, so after I stenciled

my waves, I blended those corners on the panel to

mimic it.

Another simple sentiment on the inside finishes my card.

I think what took the most time for this card was trying to mix

the different orange inks I have. I have some from various companies

but no full sets, so maybe I should make swatches. It could happen. LOL!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Poppy Fields & dies, Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Memento - Cantaloupe, Tangelo, London Fog, Northern Pine, Bamboo Leaves, Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Pumpkin, Cotton Candy; Altenew - Peach Perfect; Versamark

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill

Accessories: MISTI; Avery Elle - Double Pierced Rectangle die; Echo Park - Catching Waves stencil; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun

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

 

Atlantic Hearts #634

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I've been busy in my craft room making

cards again. It's good to

have Mr. Mojo back in town. 😊

I made this card on Tuesday, but I'm only

getting around to posting about it:

I only just noticed that one of the design team members had the

same idea I did! GMTA! Wouldn't it have been bizarre

if we used the same exact piece of paper?!

Being Pride Month, I wanted to use some fun designer paper

that had rainbow colors in it. On the back side of the paper, I hand

sketched the design but mirrored it, then used scissors to cut

the pieces out. I didn't mind that they were wonky, I'm really

liking that look on this card! A white heat embossed sentiment

and some rhinestones finishes the card front.

Since I'm notorious for sending out birthday cards after

the birthday, I figured I'd own that with this

sentiment on the inside:

This card is based on the current challenge at Atlantic Hearts.

Thank for visiting and happy first day of Summer!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Craft Consortium - Ink Drops: Vivid

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah

Accessories: MISTI; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; Nicole - rhinestones

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

Seize the Birthday #307 Surprise Party Guest!

 

Hello and welcome crafty peeps! I'm thrilled to be a

Surprise Party Guest for the new challenge at

Seize the Birthday!

For this challenge, the STB design team want to see your take

 on a Fancy Fold card!

Here's what I came up with:

This is deceptively simple to make. I used

this tutorial to make my Z-fold card.

Of course, I couldn't resist a bit of snark on the inside! LOL!

I'd like to thank again the crew at Seize the Birthday

for the honor of guest designing along with them!

I can't wait to see your creations in the gallery!

Thanks for visiting, and I wish you a fabulous day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Mini Messages Birthday & Sassy Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Queen & Co. - Bring on Spring

CS: Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Stitched Qvals 1 & Spring Greenery dies; Nicole - rhinestones; MISTI

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

Green metallic HB

 Happy Saturday friends and welcome!

I'd like to share a card, the kind that are

really hard to photograph: using metallic paper.

I've used a green mirrored paper and die cut the leaf frame. It's backed

with a very light green cardstock. I was happy to find a snippet of stiped

 paper in my stash to matte the die cut birthday greeting.

I'm playing along at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #265.

I'm using Metallic/Green/Die Cuts, but can

also use Stripes/Green/Foliage. A Two-For!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great rest of your weekend!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Altenew - Just Green

DP: My Minds's Eye - Everyday Tango; Bazzill - green mirror

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Blooming Frame dies; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner

Beary Happy Birthday

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I'm sharing a card I made over the weekend for

a couple of challenges.

The current challenge at Just Us Girls #760 is to CASE a DT 

member's project. All of them are amazing, but I kept on 

returning to Bobby's adorable card. I switched out the heart

embossing folder she used for a quilted heart cover plate.

I also had the bear she used but made a birthday card instead,

my bear is holding a balloon instead of a heart.

Here is the inside:

Since I used Kraft and Red on my card, I'm also linking this

up at Seize the Birthday #298.

Thanks for visiting! I hope you have a good day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Catherine Pooler - Over Coffee

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Honey Bee Stamps - Heart Hugs dies; Sunny Studio - Quilted Hearts Landscape cover plate; Poppy Stamps - HBD die; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner

Gold Glitzy Snowflake

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

In my effort to crank out Christmas cards,

here's yet another card that I've made:

I die cut the snowflake from some holographic gold

paper that I've had forever. It looks really cool when you

move the card around. I kept the snowflake theme by

using a snowflake cover plate on the back panel.

I even rummaged in my stash for some blue 

rhinestones to glue to the center. 😊 

I heat embossed the sentiment in gold, die cut it, and

glued to the panel. Another sentiment finishes the inside.

Because I had all the materials out, I made a few more:

I'm playing along with the current challenge at Just Us Girls, 

which is a color challenge this week: gold, white & blue.

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

Supplies:

Stamps & dies: My Favorite Things - Christmas Wishes

Ink: Versamark; Taylored Expressions - Blueberry

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions:

DP: mystery gold holographic paper

Accessories: Gina K. - Snowflake die; Honey Bee Stamps - snowflake cover plate; Sunny Studio - slimline basic borders die; MISTI; WOW! - gold EP; heat gun; Darice - rhinestones

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner; Glue Dots