SHOPPING OUR STASH #354 - For the Kids

Happy Tuesday and welcome!

We have a fun new challenge starting today at

SHOPPING OUR STASH:

For the Kids!!

Let's see your projects for the kids in your life.

Here's what I made:

and the inside:

I decided to use primary colors for my little dude card.

I had stamped a few of these cute penguins last year, and only used one

of them, so I colored another one. I thought at the time I'd fussy cut them but

this one needed a frame. Since I stamped the images pretty close together, I had

to cut this out in wonky angles. Turns out, I love how it came out!

I'm linking this up at:

Stella Says Sketch #610

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - for the boys

But wait, there's more!

I also made a card for a little miss:

and the inside:

Yet another image I stamped a couple years ago, and never colored until now.

I'd like to enter this at:

Catch the Bug Theme challenge - say it with flowers

Seize the Birthday - ATG - no topper this time

Ready to play along? Of course you are! Just be sure to link up your

kid themed creations at Shopping Our Stash so we can admire them!

For even more amazing ideas, please do check out what the rest of

the ladies created for your viewing pleasure.

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

Supplies for the boy card:

Stamps: Totally Stampalicious/Bugaboo - Birthday penguin cake & gift; Paper Smooches - Hullabaloo; Hero Arts - Good Things Message

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: scraps (I think HOTP)

CS: TE; Bazzill; Crafter's Companion

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI

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

Supplies for the girl card:

Stamps: Totally Stampalicious/Bugaboo - Ava Flower Patch; Stampendous - Birthday Wish

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Studio Calico - Snippets; DCWV - The Spring Mix Stack

CS: Crafter's Companion; Neenah; Darice; DCWV (glitter card stock)

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; SB - Labels One Nesties; MISTI; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen; EK Success - scallop edger punch

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

I have a Spotlight Project featured at STAMPlorations!

Hi crafty peeps!

Just wanted to give you a heads up that I have my very first

Spotlight Project feature over on the 

STAMPlorations blog today!

Here's a little sneaky peeky!

I'd be thrilled if you'd pop over to the  STAMPlorations blog to

check out what I made!

I hope you like it.

Thanks!

And now for a little subversive cross stitching...

Hello crafty friends!

I broke out my neglected embroidery floss to

work on an idea for a card I had rolling around in my head.

I've been working on this card for a couple days,

and I'm finally finished with it.

Check it out:

and the inside:

 

I used some ancient floss for this project. I think I've had this floss for at least 20 years,

from back when I was doing a lot of cross stitching projects.

I have a booklet of different cross stitch alphabets and I picked 

this one to use, mostly because it fit. LOL!

I used the stitched circle die along with the embroidery hoop die. The embroidery 

hoop was cut 4 times, stacked, and glued.

The patterned papers I used are from the same collection. (2012)

I cut flowers and leaves from the flower dies set (2015) and added them to the hoop.

My sentiment is stamped on the inside using the Happy Birthday set (2014).

I gotta say, this is probably one of my favorite cards to date. I'm sure

happy that my family shares the same sarcastic sense of humor I have because

some lucky member will get this in the future. LOL!

That's all I have for now. Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Sunday Stamps challenge #178

Happy Littel Stampers - ATG with Dies

Retro Rubber challenge #86

Paper Smooches May Fun challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Happy Birthday (2014)

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: My Mind's Eye - The Sweetest Thing (2012)

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; scraps

Accessories: GC; Paper Smooches dies - embroidery hoop, stitched circle, flowers (2015); DMC floss; needle; STAMPlorations - Art Edges die; MISTI; Goodnatured Girls - Alphabet Order cross stitch pattern booklet

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #353 - Chanson Papillon

Hello and welcome crafty peeps!

It's Tuesday and so a new challenge starts at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

This week, we want to see butterflies on your projects!

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

I love it when the paper does all the work! LOL!

The only thing I added was some sponging around all the paper edges,

and I fussy cut another butterfly to pop onto my sentiment banner.

Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

I hope you can join us this week for our Butterfly challenge at

Shopping Our Stash! We'd love to see your creations in the gallery!

For even more stunning ideas, do check out what my lovely design team ladies

have come up with to wow you!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Gina K - Sweet Thing; Stampendous - Sending Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Vintage Photo

DP: DCWV - the Mariposa Stack

CS: Thunderbolt

Accessories: blending tool; MISTI

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

A courageous art journal page

Hello peeps! Happy Sunday!

Just popping in with another art journal page

from my One Badass Art Journal.

This is week 5, (yes, I know we are on week 13 now. I work at my

own pace. Snail pace.), taught by Kara Bullock. I've got to say,

this is my favorite page so far. LOVED doing the collage on this!

Here, check it out:

Here are a few process pictures:

The finished page again:

And that, my friends, is my Queen of Courage.

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

Supplies:

various scraps of paper

butterfly- DCWV Mariposa stack

lady image - G45 Hollywood Vogue

castle, sentiments, clock, crown/bee - printed from computer

DecoArt Media - matte medium

various paint brushes

DecoArt Americana acrylic paints - Napa Red, Warm Beige, Lamp Black, Marigold

DecoArt Media fluid acrylic paint - Titanium White

Sakura Gelly Roll pens - white, gold

Faber Castell Artist PITT pens - small black

Stabilo All black pencil

VLVS - eye stamp

Staz On ink - Timber Brown, Pacific Blue

sponge tool

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #109 - E is for Engineering

Hello and welcome back snarky peeps!

It's time again for one of our favorite challenges at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS: 

E is for Engineering! 

(otherwise known as our STEAMPUNK CHALLENGE!)

I made not one, but 4 Steampunk Halloween cards: 

 

It's pretty easy to make multiple cards if you use designer paper that mostly 

does all the work for you. (Like this paper from Graphic 45)

Here are the individual cards:

They all look the same on the inside:

 

I could have made these a lot quicker by using the people cut outs as they were printed, but I wanted 

to pop them up for some dimension. That meant I fussy cut them out, die cut the beige panels (sponging vintage photo DI on them then stamping a grungy stamp for more interest. You can

see this better on the inside panel), and die cutting the smaller panel and rounding out the corners.

Yeah, could have made this easier, but why would I do that?! LOL!

I cut 4 panels from black card and used a couple embossing folders (cogs and pocket watches), and

even used some Halloween sticker sentiments (I sponged over them also with the vintage photo DI)

I hope you find some time to join in on our Engineering (Steampunk) challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! You know we love to see what fabulous creations you

come up with. For more inspiration, do check out what my Sisters created along with our

newest Guest Designer, Sharon, and leave some bloggy lovin!

Thanks for popping in! Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Simone Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Time Out

Supplies:

Stamps: IndigoBlu - Tasty Textures; Inkadinkado - All Hallow's Eve

Ink: Ranger DI - Vintage Photo; Memento - Rich Cocoa

DP: Graphic 45 - Steampunk Spells

CS: TE; Nicole

Accessories: GC; Tim Holtz/Sizzix - Steampunk & Pocket Watches EF; Tim Holtz - small talk stickers; blending tool; MFT - zig zag stitched sq dies; Lifestyle Crafts - inverted scallops sq dies;

Fiskars - corner rounder; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; American Crafts - tacky tape

 

STAMPlorations May Theme & Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome crafty friends!

It's the month of May, and that means it's time for

STAMPlorations Theme & Sketch Challenge!

We are starting back with the 5 separate challenges...sort of!

All challenges have the same theme: Winged Things. Simply make

something incorporating something with wings for any (or all!)

of the challenges for a chance at winning some goodies!

This month's Theme & Sketch has no sketch, just the theme,

so anything goes with wings on it!

Here's the card I made:

and the inside:

I started by adding red, yellow, and blue inks directly onto the 

Showers of Flutters ARTplorations mask,

spritzing with water, and laying some white card stock over it, lightly pressing

around the mask. The water let's the inks blend with each other. 

I lifted the card off and splattered some watered down red and yellow inks.

Once dry, I cut the panel to size, then stamped over some of the butterfly shapes

using the Trendy Butterflies set using the same blue ink. The sentiment was

stamped using the Trendy Butterflies 2 set. The inside panel was stamped using

the Blossom Overture set, then both panels were adhered to a navy blue card base.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you all create with wings! Don't forget

to link up at the STAMPlorations Theme & Sketch Challenge for a chance

at winning some awesome prizes!

Need any of the products I've used (or any other products!) in your

craft arsenal? Want a discount?

Simply use STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for 20% off!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Trendy Butterflies, Trendy Butterflies 2, Blossom Overture

Ink: Memento - Paris Dusk, Lady Bug, Dandelion

CS: Neenah; TE

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Shower of Flutters mask; GC; Avery Elle - pierced rectangle die; water mister; toothbrush; MISTI

Adhesive: SA by 3L - tape runner

SHOPPING OUR STASH #352 - Mother's Day

Hello and welcome back!

This week at

SHOPPING OUR STASH

we are celebrating all the Mom's out there!

We want to see your Mother's Day creations this time around!

Here's the card I made:

and the inside:

I really had some fun shopping my stash for this card.

Everything I've used, but for the brick embossing folder, is at

least 5 or more years old! 

Dimensional stickers and flowers, a die that I won years ago and this

may be the first time using it! A scrap piece of corrugated cardboard.

It all came together for this sweet card!

I just love this butterfly sticker!

Now it's your turn. Show us your Mother's Day projects and link up at

Shopping Our Stash! I look forward to seeing what you create! For even

more ideas, do check out what the design team have come up with, and 

leave them some bloggy love while there!

Thanks for visiting. Enjoy your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Just Add Ink #406

The Butterfly Challenge #99

(I have everything but the digi image. My 'dirt' is the corrugated strip)
(Oops. Thought it was extended later than I thought. LOL!)
 

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Kinfolk; Hero Arts - Happy Mom's Day

Ink: Ranger DI - Faded Jeans; Gina K. - Kraft

CS: Nicole

Accessories: corrugated cardboard; GC; Taylored Expressions - brick EF; SB - corner flourishes die;

K & Co. - butterfly sticker; Webster's Pages - flower; Recollections - vellum; Spectrum Noir markers;

MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Glue Dots