SHOPPING OUR STASH #429 - Make A Mess

Hello and welcome crafty friends!

This fortnight at SHOPPING OUR STASH,

we want you to get messy!

Think glitter, powder inks, paint, etc.

I broke out my sadly neglected gel press, some paints and

stencils and made some prints. I quartered one of them to

create four cards!

Here are some close ups:

#1

#2

#3

#4

This is my favorite one from the bunch. I love this technique!

I hope that you find some time to join in our Make A Mess challenge

at Shopping Our Stash! We can wait to see what you come up with.

Need more ideas? Simply visit the blogs of my teammies to see

their projects.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies for all cards:

DecoArt Americana Acrylic paint - berry red, winter blue, coral blush, tangerine, white

Gel Press

brayer 

copy paper

Stencils: Dylusions - Arrows; ARTplorations - Confetti Circles

Imagine ink blushers

Card #1:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Gone Postal

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: GC: CUTplorations - Cheers word die; MISTI; Spectrum Noir markers; Sizzix - Dots EF; WOS pen

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM

Card #2:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Sentiment Builder-Celebrate

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: GC; CUTplorations - Happy word die; MISTI; Avery Elle - Citrus Blend sequins

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM & Glossy Accents

Card #3:

Stamps: Winnie & Walter - Big Bold & Party

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: GC; W&W - big bold & party dies; MISTI; Nuvo Glitter Drops - Summer Sunrise

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - MMM

Card #4:

Stamps: Simon says stamp - Messages for Everyday

Ink: Versamark

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: GC; Taylored Expressions - Sweet & Simple Upper Alpha dies; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - MMM

Hues of color...

Good morning crafty peeps!

I hope that those who are celebrating this Labor Day

weekend are having fun (while maintaining your

social distancing, of course. 😉)

I'm popping in with a card I made for a brand spanking new

challenge - Color Hues #1!

These are the colors to use:

As some of the design team had, I also thought 'sunflowers'

immediately when the hues were revealed.

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

I gathered my much neglected Distress Inks in all the greens and yellows I had,

then took an agonizingly long time trying to figure out which colors to

use for these color layering stamps. Once I had that hurdle behind me,

I set about stamping the NBUS flowers and leaves.

I chose kraft for my card base and also cut out a herringbone die

for some added texture. The 'Happy' die cut and birthday sentiment

are from the same stamp & die set, (also NBUS).

The centers of the sunflowers got Winked, then I added a smattering

of rhinestones for some extra shiny bling.

Congrats to Nancy for starting up this fun new challenge! I'll definitely

be playing in future challenges!

That's all for now. It's a glorious day out,

and I want to be out in it. 😎

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

I'd also like to enter this at:

NBUS Challenge #18 

Seize the Birthday #198  - no toppings, unless you count the sunflower as golden...?!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Sunflower Fields; Hero Arts - Happy stamp & cut; Taylored Expressions - In & Out Birthday

Ink: Ranger DI - squeezed lemonade, mustard seed, scattered straw, fossilized amber, shabby shutters, mowed lawn, pine needles; Memento - rich cocoa

CS: Thunderbolt; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: GC; Sunny Studio - Frilly Frames Herringbone die; Hero Arts - Happy die; Recollections & Hampton Arts - Rhinestones; MISTI

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #168 - F is for Friend

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

For the next two weeks, we want to see your projects that

focus on Friends!

Here's the card I made:

This stamp set was part of a package that I won last year (or two years

ago, I can't recall), but it's the first time I've inked this up.

No snark this time around, but here are a couple of Oompa Loompas.

And hey, a punny sentiment!

Now it's your turn! Edna, my Sisters, and our reigning Queen Bev look forward to seeing 

what you create for this challenge! 

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful day!

I'd like to enter this at NBUS Challenge #18

Supplies:

Stamps: Kindred Stamps - Candy Man

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug, Dandelion, Tangelo, Cottage Ivy, Bahama Blue, Grape Jelly; VersaMark

DP: Sunny Studio - Polka Dot Parade

CS: Spectrum Noir; TE; Darice

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Gemini; Sunny Studio - Stitched Semi Circle die; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen; Prismacolor Sepia pencil

Adhesive: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D & thin 3D foam squares; Score Tape

SHOPPING OUR STASH #428 - A Color Challenge

Hello crafty friends and welcome!

Can you believe it's the first day of September already?!

To me it felt like February thru May took all year to get through, then,

WHOOSH! June thru August sped right on by! 

To help ease into this new month, the new challenge starts at

SHOPPING OUR STASH! This fortnight brings you a color challenge:

We'd like for you to use at least three of these colors: Mustard, Orange, Purple, Dark Green, Pale Green and Gray. Neutrals are OK to use (white, black, brown, kraft, beige). 

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

I loved the rich, vibrant colors in the inspiration photo, and originally

thought to use flowers. But, I picked this photo at least a month ago, and

completely forgot which flower stamp I wanted to use for it. (typical)

So instead, I used all the colors to create my Halloween card.

I hope that you find some time to play along in our color challenge at 

Shopping Our Stash! We'd love to see your take on the colors.

Looking for more ideas? Simply visit the blogs of my teammies where

they will delight you with their projects!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Falling For You, Halloweenies; Taylored Expressions - Mini Strips Halloween; Hampton Arts - Beware

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Black Soot

DP: American Crafts - Haunted

CS: Spectrum Noir; Darice; Bazzill

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; GC; Taylored Expressions - Frayed Edge die, Mini Strips dies; Lawn Fawn - grassy border die; Ranger - Glossy Accents & Diamond Stickles

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; TE - foam sticky strips

Put a bird on it

Hey all! I'm just popping in with a quick post

to share a card I made for the almost over

Christmas Kickstart challenge #36.

I got out my cardinal die and went to work making this card:

This is the inside:

 

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

A couple branch dies, (which I went over with a white pen

to make it look like there was snow on them), and a simple

sentiment was all I needed to finish this card.

That's it for now. I'm off to enter this one.

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Color Layering Christmas Trees, Merry Christmas Message

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa

DP: Creative Imaginations - Winter Woodland

CS: Thunderbolt; scraps

Accessories: GC; Poppystamps - Shasta Twigs dies; Taylored Expressions - Layer It Cardinal die; MISTI; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen; WOS pen

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares, adhesive sheets; Ranger - MMM

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #167 - O is for Ocean

Hello snarky peeps! It's time again for another challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight it's all about the OCEAN!

One of my favorite places, the ocean, so I was inspired

to paint an underwater scene on canvas:

Get your favorite beverage, here come the process pics:

 Started by doodling a mermaid then re-drawing onto my canvas.

Everything is painted except the added metallic markers

doodled on the fish, lashes and the Stickles/Nuvo Glitter Drops:

 

 

I added dots and highlights to her body/tail using green metallic paint:

  

At this point, I forgot to continue to take process pictures. LOL!

I added rose gold metallic highlights to her hair, stenciled the

fish, used white paint to add the sentiment, doodled the fish with

metallic markers, added Stardust Stickles to her top and Nuvo Glitter

Drops for the air bubbles. There is two coats of DuraClear satin varnish

to seal my painting.

 

This came out so much better than I thought it would.

(even though the lettering is on a slight slant. Not

too shabby, considering I totally free styled it. LOL!)

One thing that I added a week or two after making this
(last month) was this tiny flower sticker to her hair.

Not so much snark on this, but perhaps a bit of sass!
I hope that you'll join us for our Ocean challenge at the
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! I look forward to seeing
your make on this in our gallery. For more fun ideas, simply
visit the blogs of my Sisters to see what they came up with,
and leave some commenting love while there. :)
 Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at More Mixed Media Challege - ATG + optional brights

Supplies:

Substrate: 9" x 12" Premiere' by Nicole canvas

DecoArt Media Gesso

Loew Cornell paint brushes

General's Pastel Chalk pencil - beige

DecoArt Americana Acrylic paints: black, white, natural buff, warm beige, cotton candy, coral blush, Irish moss, holly green, tangerine, dragon fruit, cadmium yellow, citron green, sour apple, kelly green, bluegrass green, desert turquoise, sapphire, ultra blue deep

DecoArt Dazzling Metallics: festive green, rose gold

StencilGirl: Mermaid stencil

foam applicator

Ranger: Stardust Stickles

Nuvo Glitter Drops: white blizzard

Spectrum Noir Metallic markers: jade green, blue topaz, green citrine, aged copper

DecoArt DuraClear satin varnish
Sandylion - dimensional flower sticker

SHOPPING OUR STASH #427 - Pile It On

Hello and welcome crafty friends!

The new challenge has started at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

This fortnight we are doing a complete reversal of our

previous challenge, and want you to pile it on!

Think lots of layers, embellishments, flowers, stickers, twine,

buttons, etc. You get the drift. The more

stuff, the better!

Here's my take on the challenge:

and the inside:

I have many layers on this card, as each element also has a matte

under it. Then I added rhinestones for more stuff, and 

because, sparkly!

I hope that you find some time to play along in our

Pile It On challenge at Shopping Our Stash! We'd love to

see your creations in our gallery. For more fabulous

projects, do check out what my teammies have

made for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Mojo Monday #543 

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - A Snarky Birthday to You

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Echo Park - Happy Days & Dots and Stripes

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Gemini; Honey Bee - Deckle Edge die; SB - Sm standard circle nestie; Nicole - rhinestones

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #166 V is for Vulgarity

Welcome snarky peeps!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS! 

I'm your hostess this month, (totally random) and this fortnight's

challenge is V for Vulgarity.

Now, if you are not up for some swear words, or if the

kids are around, you might not want to go any further.

You've been warned.

Here's my card:

As if I wouldn't use my favorite swear word for this challenge. LOL!

This was a labor of love, as the F U words are two separate stamps.

That I stamped repeatedly. A lot. Then to glam it up, I did a bit

of Frantage heat embossing around the edges.

Shiny!

I hope that you'll play along in our vulgarity challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. There are some very diverse ways my Sisters

interpreted this challenge, so do yourself a favor and

visit them to see their amazing creations!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Issues - Oh Hell No sentiments & Ahh Real Birthday sentiments; So Suzy Stamps - More Fingers

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark; Brilliance - Galaxy Gold

CS: Taylored Expressions; Darice

Accessories: MISTI; Gemini; TE - Frayed Edge dies; Stampendous - champagne EP; heat gun

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #426 KISS/CAS

Good morning and happy Tuesday to you!

There's a fun new challenge starting today at 

SHOPPING OUR STASH:  KISS/CAS,

which stands for "Keep It Simple Sister/Clean And Simple".

You know me, I like my layers, so this is about as CAS

as I can get:

 

 

This came together within 10 minutes, after first sitting at my desk for

at least an hour, trying to figure out what I should do. (some straightening

up in my craft room, and the guest bedroom, may have happened

whilst pondering this challenge. LOL!)

Luckily, I had colored this image last year and so that was my

jumping off point. A couple shades of pink card stock and a

simple sentiment, and this card was done.

I hope that you find some time in the next two weeks to link up

your CAS creations in the Shopping Our Stash gallery. We'd

love to see them! Need more ideas? Simply visit the blogs of my

teammies to see their amazing creations!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamp Co. - flower from the December 2012 KOM; Hero Arts - Wish Big Peek-A-Boo Parts

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt; scrap

Accessories: PrismaColor pencils; Gemini; MFT - zig zag square dies; WOS pen; MISTI

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