Did you get it?

...a sail boat on the water, a cassette tape, and a rocking horse all, well, rock! (patting myself on the back for my cleverness *koff*) So, since these images are nice sized, I made a 5" x 7" card so they'd all fit. All three are paper pieced and fussy cut. Here, maybe I should show you what I'm talking about:

 and here's the inside:

I need to work up my stash of thank you cards, and now I have one to send to a guy if need be. (Although it would still work for a gal too!) I'm using sketch #5 over at The Crooked Stamper Sketch challenge, and since it's been ages for me to use more than just a Paper Smooches sentiment stamp on a card, I am entering this over at the current PS Sparks challenge - Anything Goes. ☺

 

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you get some crafty time in this weekend!

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - BeBoppin, Wicked Nauticool, Knick Knacks, Many Thanks
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rhubarb Stalk; Memento Luxe - Wedding Dress
DP: Echo Park - Happy Days
CS: Darice; scraps
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Elmer's extra strength glue stick; Ranger - Glossy Accents

...had a shiny nose

Hello there. It's been what seems like a long time since I've made a card for challenges other than my DT duties. Life has finally slowed down some, so it was high time to get crafty. Here's a card I made this afternoon:

 Here's the inside:

I usually cut all my square/rectangle panels with a paper trimmer. I splurged and recently bought the pierced rectangle dies and the zig zag stitch square dies. I'm loving them! 

You can see the stitches better here.

I really like how this card came out, and I have yet another Christmas card done! Woo hoo! 

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

I'd like to enter this card at:

CAS(e) this Sketch #127

Color Throwdown #346

AAA Cards #41 - Woodland animals

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - And A Partridge; Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message

Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel

DP: MME - Ooh La La

CS: Darice; Recollections

Accessories: GC; Taylored Expressions - birch tree accessories (deer); Avery Elle - Double Pierced Rectangle dies; MFT - Zig Zag Stitched Squares Die-Namics; Hampton Arts - rhinestones; Spectrum Noir BP7 &  DR2 markers

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #205 - Cute Critter Alert

Hello and happy Tuesday to you all! Our new challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH starts today, and we'd like to see cute critters on your card or project! Here's what I came up with:

 Here's the inside:

I really had intentions to make this a one layer card...but I just couldn't do it! I had to have at least one layer. So I did a lot of stuff to the main panel, and that's one layer!

(gratuitous shot of technique heavy layer)

First, I die cut the oval from some scrap paper, and used the negative as my mask. I stamped Snoopy first on the panel, then again on scrap, fussy cutting that one out to use as another mask. With my masks in place, I sponged three different distress inks over the oval, spritzed a bit with water to blend and add some water splotches and dried it with my heat gun. Then I stamped the celebrate stamp over that in grey flannel ink. I removed the masks, trimmed the panel to size and realized there was an awful amount of white space, and it was making me itchy. So out came the swiss dot EF along with an oval folder frame, and I ran that through my Grand Calibur. Soooo much better! For the inside, I took word stamps from a few different stamp sets to make my sentiment. I figured since the celebrate stamp on the front utilizes different fonts, then I could carry that over to the inside too. ☺ I am so proud of this card, with all the different things I did to achieve that image. Of course, when I showed it to my husband, explaining all the things I did, his eyes just started to glaze over and he said, "that's nice".  Brainiacs - they just don't get it! LOL!

 You know you have a gazillion critter stamps, why not ink one up and enter our Critter challenge at Shopping Our Stash? When there, please check out the incredible things that my teammates created, and leave them some blog love! Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampabilities - Snoopy; Momenta - Celebrate; Paper Issues - Ahh Real Birthday & Freaking stamp sets

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel; Ranger DI - Cracked Pistachio, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers

CS: Recollection (white); Paper Smooches (turquoise)

Accessories: GC; Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF; Darice folder frame; Classic Lg Oval Nestie

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Tombow -  repositional tape runner 

JUST US GIRLS #296 - Word Week

Happy Saturday crafty peeps! It's Word Week at JUST US GIRLS, and Nancy is your hostess this week. She's picked the word SUMMER, and a fabulous word it is! I think it's safe to say that all of us are sooooooo ready for summer! Here's the card I made:

 Here is the inside:

Ok, so I suck at water coloring. Luckily, I didn't have to use many colors. My 'water colors' are actually distress ink and I painted the scene with a water brush. Ah, a sunset sailboat ride. I miss them. Way back in the Dark Ages when I was in high school, my best friend's Dad was part owner of a sailboat, that they raced on Lake Michigan. I never went on a race, but I did go with to take the boat out of winter storage to sail it up the Chicago river to the marina. Of course, we'd take it out on the lake for a little excursion sail! Fun Times!

(pay no attention to my 80's big hair! LOL!)

Ok, so back to the present. ☺ We hope that you get the chance to play along with our Summer challenge this week at Just Us Girls! Please check out what the other gals, and our June Guest Designer - Ros Crawford - have made and leave them some bloggy love! Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Northwoods Rubber Stamps; Unity Stamps; Stampendous Stamps

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Nautical Blue; Ranger DI - Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Black Soot

CS: Strathmore water color paper; Darice

Accessories: water pen; Fiskars corner rounder; May Arts ribbon

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #204 - Red, Red Wine

Hey there! Happy Tuesday to you all. We've a new challenge starting today at SHOPPING OUR STASH! This week, it's all about the color red, or wine, or both! (a liquid refreshment near and dear to my heart! LOL!) Here's the card I made:

A wine themed shaker card? Yes please!! I looked on the Google for wine bottle clip art, Once I found a simple outline, I printed it out, fussy cut it, and used that as a template to trace around on the back side of the main panel. Then I cut it out with an X-Acto knife. (I suppose I could have just printed it directly onto my paper panel, but that would have been way too easy!) I went around the edge with a black marker to make the shape stand out a bit more. Then I went in search of red and silver sequins to fill the shaker with. I love that sentiment and knew I was using it for the inside of the shaker. I forgot to take a picture on the inside, but it say "Seriously." (Insert Dr. Evil laugh here) ☺

So, ready to play along? Sure you are! We'd love to see what you come up with, so be sure to link up your card or project at Shopping Our Stash! Please do check out what the other lovely ladies came up with for this challenge and leave them some love on their blogs! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: Laugh Out Loud - Wine on; Paper Smooches - Slang Gang
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: Theresa Collins; scrap
CS: Bazzill
Accessories: wine bottle clip art from internet; X-Acto knife; black marker; sequins from my stash
Adhesive: SA by 3L - tape runner; Recollections - foam strips

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #35 V is for Vellum!

No, your eyes are not going fuzzy. Our mascot, Edna is just showing you our new challenge at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS - V is for Vellum! We all have it. Now it's time to use it in some way on your card or project! Here's the card I made:

 Here's the inside:

close-up of the pretty flower

My first attempt at using vellum for this challenge was a failure. I made pretty trash. So, after finding a great sketch, I set to work. I found a big-ish flower stamp that had never before seen ink. (NBUS!) I stamped the flower in VersaMark onto vellum three times, and heat embossed in white. I fussy cut them out, first the entire stamp, then the petals, then the inner petals. They are all layered on thin foam squares. On the top layer, I went over it with Diamond Stickles, then glued seed beads in the center. The sentiment was heat embossed in silver, cut with decorative scissors, adhered, then the flower over that. Some additional pearls scattered finishes the front. I'm sending this to my parents for their 58th (that's right - 58th!!) wedding anniversary that's next week! (That's why there is no snark. I just couldn't do it on this pretty card. ☺)

I hope you get the chance to play along in our vellum challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. Please be sure to stop by the blog to see what my Sisters, and our guest designer Jane, have come up with to inspire you, and leave them some love on their blogs! Thanks for stopping by and now go forth and get your craft on! ☺

I'd like to enter this at Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday challenge; Anything Goes
and Tuesday Morning Sketches #302 - (that is, if it was still open. DOH!)

Supplies:
Stamps: Unity - Quiet Essence; Hero Arts - Everyday Sayings, Wishing You
Ink: VersaMark; Colorbox - Silver; Brilliance - Silver
DP: Carta Bella - Sew Lovely
CS: Recollections
Accessories: Stampendous - white EP; Whispers - silver EP; heat gun; Ranger - Diamond Stickles; tiny beads from my stash; Provo Craft - decorative scissors; Creative Charms - pearls
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - Glossy Accents

JUST US GIRLS #295 - Wild Card!

Hey all! There's a new challenge starting today at JUST US GIRLS! It's Wild Card Week, and the lovely Sharyn is your Hostess! She's chosen Paper Piecing as the challenge. Easy. Simple, Fun! Here's the card I came up with:

 Here's the inside:

So, being the oddball that I am, instead of stamping an image and paper piecing that, I decided to die cut the word, birthday, and paper piece that. Using mostly scraps (woo hoo!) I cut two in dark brown card stock, and the rest from 8 different scraps of patterned paper. I glued the two pieces of brown together, because I wanted a bit of dimension when finished. Then each letter next. (and now I have 7 more cards I can do like this! LOL!) Before adhering everything down, I embossed the front of the card, lightly inked the raised pattern, and stamped Happy and Dad. For the inside, I cut another panel to size, embossed, inked and stamped the sentiment before adhering to the base. (I just can't seem to do a one layered card. They seem so flimsy to me! LOL!) 

I hope you get the chance to play along this week at Just Us Girls! I'd love to see what you came up with! Please be sure to check out the fantastic creations that the other ladies, and our May Guest Designer, Tenia Nelson, have come up with! This is Tenias' last week joining us. Thank you so much for hanging out with us this month Tenia, and I hope to see your fabulous creations in our future challenges! 

Remember that if you are picked as Chic of the Week for any of our May challenges, you'll be in the running to be our Guest Designer for the month of July! Good luck, and now go get your craft on! LOL!

I'd like to enter this at Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Birthday Buddies, Kinfolk, Happy Birthday
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Vintage Photo
DP: scraps
CS: Bazzill
Accessories: GC; Cuttlebug EF from the Heritage Set; Slice die cutter/Words & Expressions Family cartridge
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - Glossy Accents

SHOPPING OUR STASH! #203 - Play Misty For Me

Good Morning all! It's time for a new challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH! This week we'd like you to break out your spray mists! Don't have any? No problem - just make your own! That's what I did:

 here's the inside:

I do have about 12 bottles of spray mist, but not in the colors I wanted to use. I took a couple Distress Inks and, one at a time, smooshed them on my craft mat, sprayed water over the ink and sucked up the mess with a paint brush. Then I just randomly flicked the brush to get the splotches on the card stock. Once dry, I assembled my card. (And covering up the panel I just made.) *facepalm* No worries, I had extra left so I used it on the inside of my card. You can see it much better there. 

Want to play along? Of course you do! Just link up your card or project at Shopping Our Stash so we can see it! While there, please check out the amazing things my talented teammates created for your viewing pleasure and leave them some bloggy love! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

Supplies:
Stamps: Aurora Wings - Hydrangea Sprite Digi; MFT - More Essential Sentiments
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger Distress Inks - Peeped Paint, Picked Raspberry
DP: scraps
CS: Recollections
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Ranger - Diamond Stickles; Hampton Arts - rhinestones
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares

JUST US GIRLS! #294 - Photo Week

Hello and good morning crafty peeps! Lisa is our hostess for Photo Week at JUST US GIRLS! Just look at that gorgeous photo she found to inspire you! Here's my take on it:

 here's the inside:

I drew my inspiration from so much in that photo: the white space, the pops of teal and orange, the wood floor, that cut out design in the window on the right hand side. (I even had an EF similar to the design! Woo Hoo!) My card is based on the now extinct Case this Sketch #122. (Yep, working ahead still and this post was scheduled a while ago!)

I hope you get the chance to play along for our Photo Week at Just Us Girls! I'd love to see what you create! Please be sure to check out what the other gals, and our current GD, Tenia Nelson, have created for your viewing pleasure. ☺ Remember that if you are picked as Chic of the Week for any of the May challenges, you'll be in the running for Guest Designer for the month of July. Good luck and have fun!

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT - More Essential Sentiments
Ink: VersaMark; Memento - Teal Zeal
DP: MME - Dolled Up
CS: Recollections
Accessories: GC; Cuttlebug EF from the James Set; WOW! - white EP; heat gun; flowers and black metal dots from my stash; Hampton Arts - rhinestones; Marvy Uchida - orange marker
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger Glossy Accents

SHOPPING OUR STASH #202 - Silver & Gold

Hello all, and welcome to another fun challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH! This is another milestone challenge for us, because May 24th marks our 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!! Woo Hoo! To celebrate, we'd like you to use both Silver and Gold on your card or project. Here's what I came up with:

 Here's the inside:

As I was stalking Pinterest, I came across this card by Cornelia, and decided I had to CASE it. (Thanks Cornelia for the inspiration!) This is also an almost one layer card - a rarity for me as I LOVE layers on my cards. I die cut the wreath and bow out of silver glitter paper, heat embossed the sentiment in champagne EP and added tiny pearls to the wreath and a larger one to the bow. (In hindsight, I should have cut the bow from gold glitter paper. Duh. Oh well) The inside is stamped in Brilliance Galaxy Gold, then I underlined it with a silver pen (you might be able to see it if you enlarge the picture, but trust me, it's there.) ☺

So, break out your gold and silver embossing powders, your glitter/foil papers, and use them to make a card or project! Be sure to link it up at Shopping Our Stash so we can Ooh and Aah over it! While there, check out what my teammies created and leave them some bloggy love! Thanks for hanging out with me, I hope you have a great day!

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message
Ink: VersaMark; Brilliance - Galaxy Gold
DP: AC - Silver glitter paper
CS: Darice
Accessories: GC; Poppy Stamps - Breezy Wreath die; Slice die cutter & Noel cartridge; Creative Charms pearls; Stampendous - Champagne EP; heat gun; Sakura - silver Gelly Roll pen
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Scotch Scrapbooker's glue