SHOPPING OUR STASH #403 - It's A Charmed Life

Good morning and welcome crafty friends!

I'm your hostess this fortnight at 

SHOPPING OUR STASH,

and as the title hints to, we'd like to see you incorporate a charm

on your project! Here's what I came up with:

It's hard to see in the above photo, but the charm on the butterfly

finishes the sentiment:

On the inside, I stamped Happy Birthday.

(Guess I forgot to take a pic of the inside.)

I hope you play along in our Charm challenge at Shopping Our Stash!

I can't wait to see what you come up with. For more 

fabulous ways of using charms, you need to check out 

what my dear teammies have created!

Thanks for visiting, have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Seize the Birthday #172 - butterflies

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous - Party Invite; STAMPlorations - A snarky birthday to you

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Nautical Blue

DP: Teresa Colins - Sweetest Afternoon; scraps

CS: Neenah; Darice

Accessories: GC; CUTplorations - Flutter Zen 1 layering dies; Tim Holtz - typed tokens; Provo Craft - Victorian scissors; DMC floss; MISTI; Recollections - rhinestones

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner 3D foam squares; Ranger - multi medium matte

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #122 - F is for Fantasy

Hi there snarky peeps!

It's time for a new challenge at the 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

F is for Fantasy: this could be anything related to mythical/magical

creatures, or you can go the way a few of the Sisters did, just as I did:

And just because I wanted to, here is

my second card:

Chris Hemsworth. Yummy!

So now it's your turn to play along. We'd love to see your take

on the Fantasy challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

Need more inspirations? Do check out what my Sisters and our new

Guest Designer, Helen, have created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

1st card:

Stamps: Riley & Co. - winking Midge

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Teresa Collins - Fabrications

CS: Thunderbolt; TE; Darice

Accessories: computer & printer (sentiment); MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

2nd card:

Stamps: Studio G - alpha stamps

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Teresa Collins - Fabrications

CS: TE; Neenah

Accessories: computer & printer (that 6-pack!)

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #111 Y is for Yummy

Hello snarky ones!

It's time again for a new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight's theme is all things Yummy! Be that cake, burgers, donuts, etc,

we want to see your yummy creations!

Here's my take on it:

 and the inside:

 

Such a pretty image...and then I went and added a snarky sentiment. (grin!)

I grabbed an ancient paper collection, and that was my inspiration for the colors I

chose to use. Her party dress and bits of the cake are winked by Stella,

but of course, you can't see it in this pic.

Now it's your turn to show us what is yummy to you, make something and link

up at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more idea, do yourself a

favor and check out what my Sisters have created!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Seize the Birthday - patterened paper

Supplies:
Stamps: Unity - Fashionista Sabrina; Taylored Expressions - Another year older
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
CS: Neenah; Darice; Crafter's Companion
DP: Teresa Collins - Tell your story (2012)
Accessories - Spectrum Noir markers; GC; Lawn Fawn - scalloped rectangle dies; Wink of Stella pen; MISTI
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; 3D & thin 3D foam squares

JUST US GIRLS #382 - Photo Week

Welcome friends, and happy Saturday to you!

It's Photo Week at JUST US GIRLS! Sue is your hostess and she's chosen

this gorgeous picture to inspire you. Like her, I'm sooooo ready

for Spring, warm weather, and flowers blooming!

Here's what I came up with:

 Here is the inside:

My image was created by using 6 individual stamps, a little masking, and a lot of

swearing. LOL! I colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers and fussy cut. It's adhered with

thin foam squares. The sentiment is heat embossed in white onto black cardstock. I added some rhinestones for a little sparkle, and another sentiment finishes the inside.

I hope you get a chance to play along this week at Just Us Girls for our Photo Week. If you

need more inspiration, then do check out what my teammates, and our Guest Designer, Michele Greenwood, have come up with to dazzle you! Sadly, this is Michele's last time guesting with us

this month. I'd like to say THANK YOU for lending your amazing talent to us, 

and hope to see more of your fabulous creations in our gallery in the future!

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshly Made Sketches #276

Spectrum Noir Monthly Challenge - ATG

Supplies:

Stamps: Winnie & Walter - In Bloom Addie's Garden; Recollections - sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; VersaMark

DP: Teresa Collins - Sweet Afternoon

CS: Crafter's Companion; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers - LG3, LG5, JG5, CR7, DR4, DR7; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; Hampton Arts - rhinestones

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

Shopping Our Stash #150 - An Inspiration Picture!

Hello and good Tuesday morning to you all! We have a new challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH, and this week it's an inspiration picture:

source: http://pinterest.com/pin/47498971044269957/

Here is what I came up with:

and the inside:

I loved the colors so that was what I used as my inspiration. You might have noticed that the front is slightly different than what is posted at Shopping Our Stash. I tried to make a really simple card and let the paper be the focus. I really did. But I kept looking at this and thinking it needed something more! So, I added the rhinestones at the very last second, and retook the picture. I like it sooooo much better! (Surprise, teammies!) LOL!

So, ready to get those creative juices flowing and play along? Of course you are! Just remember to link up your card or project at Shopping Our Stash so we can check you out! While there, make sure you visit the blogs of my teammies. It's amazing how we all pulled from different things about the inspiration picture and created such different cards! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get the chance to play along!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts - Celebrate Everyday; MFT - More Essential Sentiments
Ink: Memento - tuxedo black
DP: Teresa Collins - Tell Your Story
CS: Darice
Accessories: Hampton Arts rhinestones
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent, 3D foam squares

2.14 - Deep Sympathy

So, we were 'blessed' with at least 14" of snow Wednesday night and into Thursday. Then it changed to rain. Then to freezing rain. Then back to snow. Then we had a few hours of zero precipitation before getting another couple of inches of snow last night. My muscles and carpal tunnel are protesting today from shoveling yesterday and again today. Oh, yeah, and we are getting another 2" to 4" inches again tonight. Is anyone else SICK of WINTER?!!!! Ugh!!

Ok, I'm done ranting. For now. ;) Onto my card. I had to make another sympathy card. I found out that my best friend's grandfather passed earlier this week, so I wanted to get a card out to them.

Here is the inside:

This is pretty self explanatory. The pink DP was first cut in a rectangle then cut on a diagonal. I used the left over piece on the inside to mimic the front. The colors were based on Color Throwdown #279

and the design based on Retro Sketches #101

Well, I have more blog posts, so hopefully I'll see you back soon! Thanks for stopping by!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: MFT - Essential Sentiments; Inkadinkado - inside sentiment
Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel
DP: Teresa Collins - Sweet Afternoon
CS: Darice (white); scrap
Accessories: Martha Stewart - border punch; JoAnn Crafts - flower brad; MME - twine; Recollections - red rhinestones
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik  permanent, 3D foam squares; Glossy Accents
 

Shopping Our Stash #133 - Use something new

Good Morning and Happy New Year my friends! Today marks the beginning of my new term with the Shopping Our Stash crew! I'm so excited to have been invited to be on this design team! Since it's the start of a new year, our first challenge is about using something new on your project! Perhaps you received some crafty goodness from Santa - now is your chance to stop admiring and petting the pretty packages and actually USE what's inside! LOL!  Here's what I came up with:

the finished inside:

My new supplies (new to me, at least ☺) are the stamps and the bling. I covered the card base with some DP from my stash. I took some white card stock and stamped the word bubble repeatedly in gray and once in purple then added the additional sentiment. I lined both sides with the bling strips and adhered the panel with foam squares. It still needed something to me, so I stamped another word bubble in purple, fussy cut and adhered it over the original one with more foam squares. Me likey much better! LOL! A bit more DP and another sentiment on the inside, some corner rounding, and I was done.

I hope you get the chance to play along this week at Shopping Our Stash and use some of the new goodies you have! Please be sure to also stop by my teammates blogs to see what crafty deliciousness they came up with!

Thanks for dropping in, now go forth and get your craft on!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps Mama Elephant - Hello 
Ink: Ranger DI - Dusty Concord; Memento - Gray Flannel
DP: Teresa Collins - Sweet Afternoon
CS: Darice
Accessories: Recollections - rhinestone strips; Fiskars corner rounder
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent, 3D foam squares

Wine improves with age....

Hello! I'd like to share a card I made for the current Catch the Bug Bingo Challenge. I went with the left column: 2 designer papers, bling, and a punch.

Here is the inside:

...and the bingo card challenge:

Ok, so I was on my second glass of wine while making this, I was jamming to an awesome music mix, and only then realized I used a die cut instead of a punch on the front of the card. No problem. I redeemed myself by using a punch on the inside (the center square was punched. Obviously. It looks like crap! LOL!) Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking with it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo - Stella Wine, Stella One More Candle
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Clear Snap - Charcoal
DP: Teresa Collins - Fabrications
Card stock: Recollections (kraft); Copic X-Press It; DCWV (shimmery red)
Accessories: Grand Calibur; Spellbinders - Edgebilities Mix & Match Classic Edges; Spectrum Noir markers; Recollections 0 Rhinestones; EK Success - Deco Scallop Edger; Sakura - White Gelly Roll pen
Adhesives: SA by 3L - EZ Runner, foam squares