SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #273 H is for Happy Birthday

 

Hello and welcome, snarky peeps!

This month's challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS is

a no brainer: Birthdays!

Here's what I created:

This card may look innocent on the front,

but have a look at the inside:

This card has already been sent to one of my BIL's. I'm not

worried. He has a great sense of humor!

I hope that you find some time this month to play

 along in our Birthday challenge at the 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - All the Best Birthday; Honey Bee Stamps - Mini Messages: Sassy Birthday, Inside Snarky Birthday

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Lime Zest, Cookie Monster, Concord Grape, Candy Corn, Mange; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Taylored Expressions - Birthday Blowout layering stencils, Frayed Edge rectangle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - Tape runner & foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #272 C is for Cold

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time for our newest challenge at the 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

C is for Cold: You could take that literally, or like me

and a few of my sisters, go a bit cold-hearted!

Ok, so besides that awesome sticker sentiment, the only other

thing that's cold on my card is the milk carton. 😄

Here's the finished inside:

I hope that you will join us this month for our Cold challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more ideas, 

do check out what my sisters and our reigning Queen, Stephanie, have 

created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Let's Celebrate

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Tim Holtz - Big Talk Snarky stickers; Taylored Expressions - Diagonal Stitch Rectangle Stacklet; milk carton - free clip art; Computer & printer; Teal Prisma Color pencil; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Celebrating you

 Hello there and welcome!

I'm still in a birthday card making frenzy,

so here is another one:

I was gifted a bunch of dimensional stickers from my friend Jill,

and so I thought it was high time I used some. The sticker package

I used is full of different hydrangea images and are so pretty.

Here's how I finished the inside:

I'm playing along at Freshly Made Sketches #722.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you have a

wonderful rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - All the Best Birthday, Big Birthday Hugs

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Macaron

DP: Basic Grey (?) unmarked scrap

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Slimline Basic Borders; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle die; Crafters Square - dimensional flower stickers; Cuttlebug - Oxford EF; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner; Bearly Art glue

Beer is good

 Hello friends and welcome!

I had been making cards featuring birds

lately, but I needed to build up my

stash of guy cards, so I switched

from birds to beer:

Beer mugs, weathered wood paper, and a diamond plate embossing

folder certainly fit the bill for a guy card, IMHO.

A couple more sentiments finish the inside:

My card is based on Atlantic Hearts sketch #667.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope that you 

have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Hoppy Days & dies

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Pineapple, Sweet Potato Pie; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Elizabeth Craft Designs - Worn Wood

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Cuttlebug - diamond plate EF; MISTI; IG1 Spectrum Noir marker

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

Happy Bird-day to you

 Hello there and welcome!

It's been a bit since I've blogged. I recently

took a trip home to Illinois to visit

family and now I'm back ready to

get creating again. (It snowed there. A few times. I shoveled.

I'm not a fan.) 😜

Here's a card I made using

Atlantic Hearts sketch #665:

Admittedly, I swapped the bird and rhinestone placements

because of the direction the bird was looking, but both

elements in the sketch are there.

Another simple sentiment finishes the inside:

I'm not sure about all that pink, but it's starting to grow

on me. LOL! 

Thanks for visiting. I hope you

have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday Sentiments (and dies)

Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel, Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Candy Corn, Bubblegum, Guava, Confetti Cake, Blue Raspberry, Granny Smith, Dill Pickle

DP: Lawn Fawn - Bitsy Blooms

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Birch Press Design - Block Print Perched Bird dies; Pinkfresh Studio - Ornate Banner die; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle die; Pink & Main - Zig Zag circle die; Cuttlebug - Musical Flourish EF; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

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

Put on your party hats!

 Hello and welcome!

Do you, like me, have an ever-growing stash

of crafty supplies? I am really trying to

use them. This card uses

stamps, dies, and an embossing folder

fresh out of their packaging:

This party hat die cuts all the swirly pieces at once,

so I cut it from two shades of pink cardstock. It

comes with a solid hat die to glue all the smaller bits

onto. (Genius!), and also two different 'poof' toppings,

the bottom band, not to mention two more hat designs.

Such a versatile set!

It's hard to make out, but the white cardstock I used has

some built in glitter on it for some added sparkle.

Lots of brand new products used for the first time here, so

I'm adding this to the August NBUS Challenge #77.

My colors are based on the current Color Hues Challenge #115.

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

rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Big Birthday Hugs

Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; American Crafts

Accessories: Taylored Expressions - Hooray Hats dies and Garden Trellis EF; MISTI

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

Paper Players #748, Seize the Birthday #310, Just Us Girls #785

 Hello and welcome!

I just realized I haven't posted here in almost a month.

July was a busy month for us, what with everyday life, 

the constant battle of weeding this lovely 

bermuda grass out of the flower beds and veggie garden, (and with

the intense heat wave it's been slow going), and

one of my sisters flew out to visit us for 10 days.

We even took a mini trip to the beach!

First time in two years. It was heavenly!

So now I am back in my craft room, trying to

get the mojo going again. I combined a

few challenges to make this card:

I love aqua/teal/turquoise colors so that's what I

used on my card.

Seize the Birthday #310 challenges us to use our favorite

color, and I paired that with the sketch at 

The Paper Players #748. Since I used a stencil on

the card base, I'm also linking this up

at Just Us Girls #785.

That's all I got for now. Thank you so much for visiting!

I hope you have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Inside Birthday Greetings

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Blue Raspberry

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Taylored Expressions - Flickering stencil; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle die; Pink & Main - zig zag circle die; Cuttlebug - Divine Swirls EF; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner; Bearly Art glue

The Color Hues Challenge #112

 Hello and Happy Summer Solstice to you!

Woot Woot! I've made a card every day this week, but I'm

only just now getting around to blogging about them.

This one I made on Wednesday using

colors from The Color Hues Challenge #112,

peach and cobalt:

I've owned this stamp and stencil combo from Taylored

Expressions for a while now, and I honestly can't

remember if I've ever used it before. This

may be the first time. How tragic!

In an effort to make the wings look iridescent, I covered

all of them with glitter glue, 

My eyes are still cross eyed from doing it. LOL!

Another sentiment finishes the inside.

That's all for now. Thanks for visiting. Have

a wonderful weekend!

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Dragonflies stamp/stencil combo, Sundry Sentiments, The Inside Scoop: Birthday

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Peaches 'n Cream; Memento - Paris Dusk, Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: MFT - stitched scalloped rectangle die; MISTI; Nuvo white blizzard Glitter Drops

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares