Different Day.../CTS#39 and FWF

Hello and happy Friday to you all! Only one more sleep until the new challenges at Drunken Stampers start! I can tell you, the challenges this term are fresh and funky and fabulous! You're gonna wanna play along!!

In the mean time, I made a card using CTS#39 as well for Unity's FWF (well, I'll edit this post if/when the challenge is posted!)

The inside:

Here's the sketch:

Yep, it's been awhile since I made an off color card. Last night I succumbed to temptation! LOL! Who doesn't like bathroom humor?! Stamped the image directly onto the patterned paper panel and added a little shading. I inked and distressed the edges and adhered with foam squares. Did the same with the sentiment except for the distressing. The inside sentiment? Well, I did it again: used a stamp as a double entendre! The first time I did that was here. (Sorry Angela! But considering you make a plaque that says "Make Awesome Shit", a plaque that I proudly have hanging in my craft room, I didn't think you'd mind! LOL!) Aaaannndd with that we come full circle! Buahahahahaa!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you all have a great weekend!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Unity Stamps - Ah Crap set; February 2012 KOM
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Clear Snap - Chestnut Roan
DP: Echo Park - This & That Charming
CS: Recollections
Adhesive: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares
Accessories: Fiskars corner rounder; Marvy Uchida marker; Tonic distressing tool

Sup?...CTS#38 & PS Sparks - Anything Goes

Quick post. I've got less than an hour to get this posted! (I'll never learn!) Finally was able to start making cards again. (story in a later post) Here's what I came up with for CAS(E) This Sketch #38 and also for Paper Smooches Sparks - Anything Goes:

The inside:

Here are the challenges:

This just screamed skyscraper to me...with Superman flying over it....saying "Sup?" LOL!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Slang Gang, Studio G - alphas
Ink: Staz On - Jet Black
CS: Darice
DP: DCWV - Mariposa
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares
Accessories: Grand Calibur; Paper Smooches - Hexilongs Dies

We are back!!!

Yep, that's right! The Drunken Stampers are back! This Saturday is the start of the Fall term, and we have LOTS of fun challenges in store for you!! Also, we have some new lushes, I mean, members who have joined us! You can read all about them here! We are also spotlighting the newbies every day this week leading up to the first challenge. You can read about Jacki and Wendy here, and Lindsey and Lee here.

I hope that you can get crafty with us starting on Saturday! Woot Woot!!

Cheers!
Chris

Oh Crab!...PS Sparks Cool Shades/MFW Birthday Card Challenge

Holy crow! This is my third post today! I have a quick card to share for the Paper Smooches Cool Shades challenge and the Moxie Fab World's Birthday Card challenge:

the inside:

Here's the colors from the Sparks challenge:

This was pretty quick to put together. I stamped the crab (thanks Barb!) in red ink on red paper then added googly eyes. (He looks so cute!) I notched the corners of the kraft panel with decorative scissors in a scalloped design, inked the edges then embossed. Die cut the streamer, and stamped it. Adhered everything with foam squares. Finished the inside and that's all she wrote.

Ok, I'm really done for tonight! Have a great evening!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Chubby Chum Pals, Streamers, Birthday Sampler
Ink: Memento - Rhubarb Stalk, Nautical Blue; Clear Snap - Chestnut Roan
DP: Echo Park - Metropolitan Dots & Stripes
Card stock: Recollections
Adhesives: SA by 3L - 3D foam squares, MyStik
Accessories: Grand Calibur, Paper Smooches - Streamers die; Cuttlebug EF - James Set; Provo Craft scalloped scissors; Googly eyes from stash

MFW- Birthday sketch challenge

To stamp or not to stamp. That is the question. Well, that's the challenge, anyway, that goes along with this sketch for the Moxie Fab World's Birthday sketch challenge:

To make a card using stamps only, or make a card that doesn't use any stamps. Me? I love a good challenge, so I did both! Here's what I came up with:

Here's the no stamp card:

and the inside

A little card stock, some patterned paper, and stickers. Woo Hoo!

Here's my stamping only card:

the inside

Sorry for the wonky picture of the inside. When I flipped it over, it just kept falling flat. Grrrrr! Anyway, I stamped 3 beer mugs, colored and fussy cut. The white panel was stamped with a diamond background stamp. I didn't ink it up good since I wanted a grungy look to it. Stamped Happy Birthday, and adhered the panel and mugs with foam squares. The inside was stamped in Versa Mark and embossed in white.

That's all I have for now. Have a great day!

Chris
Supplies - bee birthday card
DP: MME - Follow Your Heart
Card stock: WRMK
Adhesives: SA by 3L - 3D foam squares
Accessories: Slice die cutting machine & Basics 1 cartridge (hexigons); Jolee's Boutique - bee stickers; SRM stickers - sentiments, dots

Supplies - beer mugs birthday card
Stamps: Paper Smooches - A Magical Spring, Birthday Sampler, Graffiti; Inkadinkado - diamonds background
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel, Tangelo; Versa Mark; Staz On - Jet Black
Card stock: Recollections
Adhesive: SA by 3L - 3D foam squares
Accessories: Marvy Uchida markers; Fiskars corner rounder; Stampendous white EP; heat gun

MFW-Tuesday Trigger - A little romance

Good morning all! I have a card to share. Something I made that's so, vintage. So girly. So not me! LOL! This is my take on Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger: A Little Romance.

The inside:

Here's the inspiration picture:

Gorgeous, isn't it? Very Victorian and girly girly! I went shopping in my stash and came across this printed vellum from Webster's Pages. The lace was originally white, but I sponged Antique Linen distress ink on it - worked like a charm! I die cut two flowers from pink felt and cream card stock. I edged the card stock flower with rose chalk ink and glued pearls to the inside of both. The gray flower bud was cut from a sprig. The leaves were cut free hand then bent slightly for dimension. Shopping my stash again found me that cool pearl/rhinestone swirl. Score! Die cut and stamped the streamer, then adhered everything together. A bit more vellum, lace and stamping and the inside was done also!

Well, I guess it's time to get some more yard work done. We are finally getting some cooler weather. I had to put it on hold because of the Africa hot weather we've been getting. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have an enjoyable day!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Kinfolk, Streamers, Woofers & Tweeters (heart), Pretty Momma, Digits (Happy B-day)
Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa; Ranger DI - Fired Brick, Antique Linen; Clear Snap - Rose
DP: Webster's Pages vellum - Country Estate
Card stock: DCWV - frosted white; Recollections - white, cream; green scrap
Adhesives: SA by 3L - Crafty Power Tape; Helmar 450 adhesive; American Crafts - foam dots
Accessories: Simplicity lace; Grand Calibur; MFT - Rolled Rose Die-Namics; Paper Smooches - streamers die; Prima - pearl/rhinestone swirl; Studio 112 - lg pearl; Creative Charms - sm pearl; Webster's Pages - gray flower; felt from stash

Deepest Sympathy...MM#302 & CTD#251

Hello! I'm back with my second post today! I'm using the sketch from Mojo Mondays #302 and the colors from Color Throwdown #251:

Here's another angle:

...and the inside:

The inspiration:

I made the main panel by smearing broken china and peeled paint DI on my craft mat, spritzing some water, then laying the panel in the mess. Once dry, I tore the edge of some scrap paper, covered most of the panel with it and dabbed rich cocoa on the edge to make the 'land'. Then I stamped the trees. Instead of ribbon, I broke out my Sew Easy to make that border. (Love it!) I added the eagle sticker, then I adhered all the panels, using foam squares under the brown panel. I decided that this was going to be a sympathy card (yeah, we all need them) so I used this beautiful sentiment and finished with Deepest Sympathy under it.

So that's all for now. The fur baby wants a walk now, and I can't deny him that. (or anything!) LOL! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fantastic day! TGIF!!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Inkadinkado (trees); Unity Stamps July 2012 KOM (Anyone can...); Hero Arts - Everyday Sayings (Deepest Sympathy)
Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa; Ranger DI - Peeled Paint, Broken China
DP: MME - Everyday Tango
Card stock: Bazzill Basics (brown, dark blue); Recollections (light blue, white)
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares
Accessories: WRMK - Sew Easy; DMC floss; Imagine Crafts sponge dauber; Momenta - Eagle sticker

Hello...

...and good morning to you all! I made this card a few days ago, but am just getting to posting it.

Here is the inside:

So, this started out as CAS(E) this Sketch #36, but after I made that window of rhinestones, I just couldn't make myself cover it up! This was a labor of love, as I have a mason jar full of rhinestones, which I dumped out and fished for the three colors I needed to make this card! I glued them down on a scrap of card stock then adhered to the card base. After die cutting the window, I traced around the frame with a marker, stamped hello then adhered with foam dots. (rounding one corner first!) Stamped the inside and I was done!

I have one more post so I hope you hang out until I get it typed! LOL! Thanks for stopping by!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Flap Happy; Hero Arts - Everyday Sayings
Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel
Card stock: The Paper Co. (plum); Recollection (white)
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik; Helmar 450 adhesive; American Crafts foam dots
Accessories: Grand Calibur; Labels 16 Nesties; rhinestones from my stash; Marvy Uchida Plum marker; Fiskars corner rounder

Happy Birthday.../CTD#250

I excel at procrastination! Got 1-1/2 hours to get this entered for Color Throwdown #250. Nothing like waiting until the 11th hour to get 'r done! LOL!

the inside:

Here is the inspiration:

Ok, this is a super CAS card. But I like it. And that's all that matters! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great evening....what's left of it! :)

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Digits, Daisies & Paisleys, Hullabaloo
Ink: Memento - Cantaloupe, Teal Zeal; Ranger DI - Antique Linen
Card stock: Paper Smooches (melon); Recollections (white)
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares
Accessories: Fiskars corner rounder; Rhinestones from my stash

It's a Paper Smooch-Off!!!

Hi all! I have a fun post today. My Evil Doublemint twin, Jessi Fogan, of OneCraftyMama and I were talking one day and decided that since we both are obsessed, I mean, love Paper Smooches stamps, that we should do a Paper Smooch-Off! So, having figured out which sets we both own, we decided the only rule would be to use one stamp from two different, pre-determined sets. Free reign on anything else. No time limit, just to let each other know when they were ready to post. (to make sure any DT duties were taken care of first) Her son Connor, decreed that Zoo Crew and Green Acres should be used.

Holy moly! I swear I sat for a few days, starring at these sets side by side, thinking what the heck am I going to do with them!? They're soooo different! Finally inspiration struck when I glanced at the Slang Gang set and saw the "Sup?". My thought process went like this: Sup? up. height. What's tall. The giraffe!! Ok, one down. What's short? The hen? Nope. The chick! The chick could be saying 'Sup?' to the giraffe! Ok, going with that!

Since the chick talks on the front of my card, it went without saying that the giraffe should talk back on the inside:

My only problem was that the chick stamp faces the opposite direction. I fixed that by kissing it to another rubber stamp, using a marker to go over the image then stamping again on my water color paper. (I still had to go over it again with the marker) After stamping, I colored and fussy cut the chick and giraffe. After adhering the panels on my card base, they were adhered with foam dots. I die cut the word bubble, stamped "Sup?" and adhered with foam dots. In keeping with the height theme, I die cut a couple clouds, adhering one of them slightly off the card. (I just liked how it looked!) Stamped the inside and wham bam thank you ma'am! Done!

Ok, so if you haven't already done so, please go check out Jessi's card and leave us comments to let us know what you think! Thanks for stopping by!

Edited: Ok, Jessi totally rocked this challenge! How can one ever compare to hippo birdie two ewe?!!

Chris
Supplies: 
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Green Acres, Zoo Crew, Slang Gang, He Said She Said
PS Dies: Word Bubbles, Clouds
DP: DCWV - Green Stack; scrap (blue)
Card stock: Bazzill Basics
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik; Elmer's extra strength glue stick; American Crafts Dots
Accessories: Grand Calibur; Marvy Uchida markers; Strathmore water color paper; Fiskars corner rounder