SHOPPING OUR STASH #438 - Love is in the Air

 

Hello and happy Tuesday to you!

We have a new challenge starting at

SHOPPING OUR STASH.

Mimi is your hostess this fortnight, and she challenges you

to add a heart (or hearts) on your projects! 

Here's what I came up with:

I did a little masking with the heart shaped balloons, and drew

strings with a marker and ruler to have that cute racoon

hold them.

Why not join the fun and link up your heart themed project at

Shopping Our Stash?

We'd love to see what you've created! Need more ideas? Simply visit my

teammies blogs to see what they've made!

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

 

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Woodland Friends,  Balloons and Banners 

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: My Mind's Eye - Lucky in Love

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; scraps

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; SB - Std. Lg Oval Die, Lacey Scalloped Oval die; Sunny Studio - Slimline Basic Borders die; Penny Black - Swirly Stitches die; MISTI; Sakura - White Gelly Roll marker; Faber Castell - fine black Artist PITT pen

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

STAMPlorations Hey Love Hop & Linky Party!

Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I'm participating in STAMPlorations Hey Love hop & linky party!

Shery knocked it out of the park again with two new fabulous

love themed digital stamps!! You can color them up and link up and 

link up to the linky party for a chance at some great prizes!

I couldn't choose which digi to use, so I made cards using both. LOL!

Here's the first one:

For this card, I printed out two images. The first one I colored, fussy cut,

 added Nuvo Glitter Drops to the letters and let dry.

The second one I just colored around the edges of the flowers/leaves and

outlined around the image with a gray marker. The fussy cut image was

adhered over that with foam squares. It looks really cool IRL!

 

For my second card, I again printed the image twice, randomly

coloring one with pink/purple/teal markers, leaving some areas uncolored.

I colored the big heart on the second print then stamped the sentiment from

the Funny Kinda Love stamp set. I traced around it onto black card stock.

slightly larger, to create a matte for it. That was adhered with

foam squares also.

Now it's your turn! Just link up and/or leave a comment on all the

participating blogs for a chance at winning some great prizes!

Details are all on the STAMPlorations blog.

What's a blog hop without a sale?! From January 22 thru February 10,

products in the LOVE/SPRING section are 20% off -- no coupon needed...the discount is automatically applied in the shopping cart. You can also get an extra

20% off if you use my personal discount code:

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

 Now off you go, to continue your hop! Thanks for visiting.

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Love Doodled A2 card front digis; Funny Kinda Love

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: SN; SSS; Neenah; Darice

Accessories: computer & printer; Spectrum Noir markers; Nuvo Glitter Drops - white blizzard; WOS pen; MISTI; Faber Castell - bold black Artist PITT pen

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

STAMPlorations January Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge reminder

Hi all! Just popping in with a reminder about the January

Theme & Photo Prompt challenge at STAMPlorations.

I went with just the theme for this card, keeping it mostly CAS.

I started by splattering a few different colors of Glimmer Mist onto

the main panel. Using the big heart stamp from the Romantic Expressions 2

stamp set, I heat embossed three of them along the edge with some

glittery red embossing powder. The sentiment is from the same set.

So sparkly!

I finished the inside using the other heart stamp in the set, and a

sentiment from the Funny Kinda Love set.

There's so much more inspiration from my fellow design teammies

on the STAMPlorations blog! And of course, if you link up there's

a chance at winning some fabulous prizes!

If you shop at the STAMPlorations store, 

feel free to use my personal discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off! 

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'm entering this at Time Out Challenge #152

 

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Romantic Expressions 2, Funny Kinda Love

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug

CS: Strathmore Mixed Media paper; Neenah; Darice

Accessories: Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists - candy apple, cherub pink, strawberry cream;  MISTI; toothbrush; Whispers - red glitter EP; heat gun

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

Hey Love Hop and Linky Party at STAMPlorations

The STAMPgirls are still having fun coloring up these free digi images for the

STAMPlorations Hey Love Hop & Linky Party! 

To get these images, please visit the main blog for details.

I've colored up the Framed Love Always free digi stamp using Prismacolor pencils.

These are some amazingly stunning images! Wow!

Now it's your turn to get coloring. Oh, and if you link up, you'll be

in the running to win some awesome prizes. For all the details,

head over to the STAMPlorations blog.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations Framed Love Always digi

CS: Crafter's Companion; TE; Bazzill

Accessories: Prismacolor pencils; BP6 Spectrum Noir marker; GC; Lawn Fawn - scalloped rectangle die; Wink of Stella pen; computer & printer

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #127 - V is for Valentine

Aww, Edna is in the mood for love. (Yeah right. LOL!)

This fortnight at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS is,

you guessed it, V for Valentine.

As always, snark is not mandatory, but you know I couldn't resist...

I used Nuance powder dyes to start my panel.

I even made my own stencil specifically to create a Bokeh effect background.

Once the white ink was heat set, I stamped my sweet sentiment and image in

black ink, stamped over it again in Versamark, and heat set in clear EP.

It was only after I finished my card that I realized the two challenges I was going

to enter this at ended two days ago.GRRRR!

Oh well, maybe next month. LOL!

Since V-Day is upon us, I hope you'll join my Sisters and our

newest Queen & GD Kylie, as we celebrate the holiday at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! Thanks for

visiting, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Addicted to Stamps and More #325 -Photo Inspiration

Simon Says Stamp Wed challenge - Have a Heart

HLS Mixed Media challenge - Layers

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Funny Kinda Love

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark; Memento Luxe - Wedding Dress

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: Magenta - Red Nuance Powder Dye; home made stencil; MISTI; WOW! - clear EP;

heat gun; sponge dauber; water mister

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

SHOPPING OUR STASH #386 - Hearts on Fire

Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I'm your hostess this week at SHOPPING OUR STASH,

and the challenge is to use a heart or hearts on your project!

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

I've definitely shopped my stash for this card, as the stamps and DP used are

both from 2013! I colored up that cute tea cup with my Spectrum Noir markers, and

Winked the heart and steam for a bit of shimmery goodness.

I went all out with the hearts and sponged grey ink over a heart stencil for the

top layer. The sentiment was heat embossed in white on a navy strip which

matches the card base. Love me some layers on a card! LOL!

So now it's your turn to grab your heart supplies and create something

with them. We would love to see your link at Shopping Our Stash so we can admire it!

For even more fabulous ideas, do check out what the other DT ladies have

come up with to wow you! 

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at TGIF Challenge #194

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamp Co - January 2013 KOM

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Gray Flannel

DP: Glitz Design - Love You Madly

CS: TE; Crafter's Companion; Darice

Accessories: GC; SB - std lg circle die & lacey circle die; Spectrum Noir markers; STAMPlorations - Hearts All Over stencil; sponge dauber; Stampendous - detail white EP; heat gun; MME - twine; WOS pen; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Scotch - foam tape; Ranger - multi medium matte; Recollections - tacky tape

Twofer challenge #2

Hello crafty friends!

I'm popping in at pretty much the last minute

because I told myself that I needed to play

along at the Twofer #2 challenge this month.

(since I didn't last month)

And me having the superpower of procrastination,

today is the last day to link up.

Here are the two cards I've made using the same die cut:

The first, a sympathy card.

(These are the absolute worst cards to make)

 the inside:

Using the little heart pieces from the first card,

I made a Valentine's Day card:

 and the inside:

That's it for now.

If you're looking for my Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers card,

just click here for it.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Care and Comfort; Paper Smooches - I Heart Art; Hero Arts - Celebrate Everyday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug, Tangelo, Dandelion, Bamboo Leaves, Paris Dusk, Elderberry; Gray Flannel

CS: Neenah classic crest

Accessories: GC; MFT - heart border die; MISTI; Fiskars - corner rounder

Adhesives: Ranger - Multi Medium Matte

SHOPPING OUR STASH #339 - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Part 2!

Hello crafty friends!

I'm popping in with part 2

of my Valentine's Day cards

for the new challenge that started today at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

You can see my first card here.

Since I had the leftover pieces from die cutting,

I whipped up another card,

but, not so lovey dovey this time.

Perhaps even a bit disturbing...

 and to continue the snark on the inside:

Ugh, don't you hate it when you use your MISTI to stamp, and you

STILL wind up stamping crooked?! Oh well, I'm just going to 

own it and say I totally meant to do that! LOL!

I just received that chloroform stamp as part of my winnings at VLVS.

I thought it went perfectly with the stamp from So Suzy Stamps.!

I just looked back at what I posted for January, and I've only really used

snark once at the very beginning of the month.

I had to fix that!!

LOL!

I hope that you'll join us this week at Shopping Our Stash 

for our Valentine's Day challenge!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: So Suzy Stamps - Weird Stalker; VLVS - from October 2017 winnings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: DCWV - Black Currant, Summer Magic Stacks

CS: TE; Recollections

Accessories: GC; Poppystamps - Heart String die; STAMPlorations - crazy double running stitch rectangle nesting die; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte

SHOPPING OUR STASH #339 - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Hello and welcome back crafty peeps!

This week at

SHOPPING OUR STASH,

we are getting all lovey dovey!

Yep, in case you weren't sick of Valentine's Day yet,

we are jumping on the band wagon 

and challenge you

to make a Valentine's Day card or project!

 Here is my card:

 Here's the inside:

Did a little die cut inlay for this.

The papers I used on the front either are shimmery or have foil accents,

thus the reason for the weird photos.

(Soooo hard to photograph those types of papers!)

Here you can see the shimmer of the bottom part and

the foil dots in the hearts. 

The heart die I just bought a month ago (year end sales ROCK!), but 

the stamps and papers are probably at least 8 years old.

I hope you find some time to crank out a V-Day card or project

and link up with us at Shopping Our Stash! We'd love to see

what you made! For more ideas, simply visits the blogs of

the SOS CREW and leave some love while there!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Happy Little Stampers - ATG with Dies challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT - You Make My Day; Hero Arts - Celebrate Everyday

Ink: VersaMark; Memento - Elderberry

DP: DCWV - Black Currant

CS: Neenah; Recollections

Accessories: GC; Poppystamps - Heart String die; STAMPlorations - Crazy Double Running Stitch Nesting die; Stampendous - detail White EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #52 K is for Kiss....

Welcome welcome! It's time for another fun challenge at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS! K is for KISS: whether you finish that with 'Me" or "My A$$" is entirely up to you! LOL! I actually went the sweet route this time around. (Shocking, I know. My apologies for making you fall out of your chair. Now sit back in it. *wink*) I think I redeemed myself with googly eyes. I hope. Here, check it:

 Here's the inside:

I own exactly one stamp that says Happy V-day, so you'll be seeing this often on my cards this time of year. The back panel was made by inking up an embossing folder with Spun Sugar & Worn Lipstick DI, spritzed with water, and then the die cut panel layed down in the mess. It came out pretty cool, I think. My frog prince is paper pieced, and I used some Spectrum Noir markers to add shading on his body and crown, as well as coloring the mouth. The crown has Diamond Stickles on it, but again with my crack photography skillz, it doesn't show up. And there they are, the googly eyes. I stamped the hearts with Spun Sugar DI, then doodled around them so they showed up better. 

Ready to play along? Of course you are! Just link up your card or project at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers so we can admire your genius! While there, please do check out what my Sistahs, and our newest Guest Designer - Dotty Jo - have created for your viewing pleasure, and leave them some bloggy love! Thanks for visiting. Now go forth and get your craft on!

I'd like to enter this at:
Just Add Ink #297
Happy Little Stampers Feb. 2016 CAS challenge - embossing folder stamping
Paper Smooches Feb 2016 challenge - Fun & Cute

 

 


Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Royal Cuteness, A Little Lovin; Hero Arts - Celebrate Everyday
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick
DP: scrap (I think MME)
CS: Darice; Bazzill
Accessories: GC; Paper Smooches - Flag Tag die; Simon Says Stamp - Frames die; Cuttlebug - Oxford EF; Ranger - Diamond Stickles; Spectrum Noir markers; Bel-Tree Corp - googly eyes
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Elmer's glue stick; Ranger - Glossy Accents