Sunshine and Rainbows

 Hello and welcome!

The other day was a very exciting one for me.

I met Jules, one of my fellow design team sisters face to face

for the first time from the

 Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

We had a nice visit, getting to know each other better,

and having a good time.

(Don't mind the mess. We recently moved and we are still 

trying to figure out where things go!)

Jules made quite the impression on Colby. We tried to

get him in the picture with us, but all he wanted to do

was play tug-of-war with her!

We look forward to getting together when she's in town again. 😊

Yesterday was a sunny, but another very cold day here, so

I spent some time making some bright, cheerful cards.

here's the inside:

I played with the color arrangement and created

some more cards:

and the inside:

I've had this stamp set for a few years and I think only

used it once, so it was time for it to see some ink again.

I love how you get a different look to the rainbow

simply by changing which color you start with!

Well, that's it for now. Colby is in my face telling me

he wants to go out. LOL! Thanks for visiting,

and I hope you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Just Us Girls #670

Shopping Our Stash #492 - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Supplies:

Stamps: Dare2BArtzy - Sunshine and Rainbows; Hero Arts - Let's Celebrate

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

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: MISTI; GC; Penny Black - Elegant Stitching rectangle die

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

Think Spring

 Hello friends and welcome!

Recently, I had some fun in my craft room

making a rainbow of background

panels using Magenta Nuance powder dyes.

I could have sworn I took a picture of them before I cut into 

some of them, but no, so I took a quick picture

 to show the fun panels I made:

Using the three shades of purple and some designer paper,

I made pretty coneflowers using some new dies I recently purchased:

Here's the finished inside of my card:

Since I know the recipient of this card received it,

I felt it safe to blog about her card! 😊

I just adore these coneflower dies, and will be making more

flowers with them soon!

Thanks for visiting. Enjoy your day!

I'm entering this card at:

The Flower Challenge #78

NBUS Challenge #48

Happy Little Stamper - ATG with Dies

Supplies:

Honey Bee Stamps - Inside birthday sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Craft Consortium - Ink Drops: Vivid; Mintay - Shabby Book

CS: Neenah; Strathmore mixed media paper; scraps

Accessories: GC; Honey Bee Stamps - Lovely Layers Coneflower and Inside birthday sentiment dies; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle die; Magenta Nuance powder dyes; water mister; Nuvo Crystal Drops - Crushed Grape; MISTI

Adhesives: Ranger - Multi Medium Matte; SA by 3L - tape runner and thin 3D foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #229 I is for Ink

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time for the new challenge starting at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

As those fabulously amazing sleeves on Edna suggests,

we want you to get INKY! Blending, stenciling, smooshing,

splattering. How ever you want to use your inks,

we want to see it!

I decided to so a bit of smooshing with Distress Oxides,

and created a couple panels to work from:

I came across a card that I saw, liked it a lot, so I cased it,

 putting my own spin on it. (Thank you for the inspiration, Bobbi Smith!)

I didn't smoosh the flower panel, but I did sponge around

the edges with Antique Linen DI to age it a bit. I used

Small Talk stickers for the sentiment. The inside

was simply stamped with Happy Birthday to finish.

Not super snarky, but just a bit of sass. LOL!

I hope that you'll get inky with us at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! 

Need more inspiration? Simply check the inky projects my

Sisters and our reigning Queen, Sanna, have created!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee - Inside Birthday

Ink: Ranger DOX - Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed; Ranger DI - Antique Linen; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: GC; Memory Box - Daisy Stems die; Tim Holtz - Small Talk Occasions stickers; MISTI; water spritzer

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

Happy Birthday balloons

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I've been a bit MIA here on my blog lately,

except for the scheduled posts. I took

a trip home to Illinois for a bit of a visit,

and more importantly, to join my family in

celebrating my Mom's 90th birthday.

She's so cute...and keeps shrinking! LOL!

So, now that I'm back home, I thought it was time to

kickstart my crafty mojo by making this card:

Here's the inside:

I spent way too much time trying to find some red striped paper

in my stash, with no luck, so I made my own:

I mixed the red Magenta Nuance powder dye with water and painted 

some stripes on my paper. I wound up reapplying a couple more

times to get a deeper red.

This turned out pretty good, and so perhaps I'll be

revisiting the 'paint my own paper' thing again. 😉

That's all I got for now. I hope that you

have a great day. Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #256

Try Stampin' On Tuesday #595

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings Birthday

Ink: Altenew - Lagoon

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: Magenta Nuance Red powder dye; paint brush; GC; Avery Elle - double pierced rect. dies; Paper Smooches - Balloon dies; MISTI; white Gelly Roll pen; Faber Castell - black PITT Artist pen

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS 228 - E is for Expletives

 

Hello and welcome, snarky peeps!

It's time for one of my favorite challenges at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS:

E for Expletives!

Let's see you use those swear words in all their glory!

Here's a little somethin' I came up with:

I had the brilliant idea (I thought) to use the wreath builder template

with a bunch of swear word stamps. LOL!

How glorious! 😂😂😂

I hope that you'll join us in our expletives challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

For more ideas, do check out what my Sisters and our

reigning Queen, ___, have created.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Issues - Oh Hell No sentiments; Gina K. - Mini wreath builder 

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Pear Tart, Cottage Ivy, Teal Zeal, Nautical Blue

CS: Neenah, Taylored Expressions

Accessories: MISTI; Gina K. - Wreath Builder template; GC; Sunny Studio - Stitched circle die

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #227 - V is for Vintage

 

Happy Saturday to you, snarky friends, and welcome!

It's the start of our new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS,

and this fortnight we would like to see your vintage projects!

Here's what I came up with:

Some vintage looking papers, an ornate picture frame sticker, and of course,

a handlebar mustache to top it all off.

Here's the inside:

 

I hope that you'll have some fun and play along in our vintage challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, check out what my Sisters and our newest

Queen, Faith, have created for your viewing pleasure!

Thanks for visiting, and have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Issues - Oh Hell No, and Ahh Real Birthday sentiments; Unity Stamps - February 2012 KOTM (Consider yourself vintage)

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Staz On - Jet Black; Ranger DI - Vintage Photo

DP: Echo Park - Times & Seasons

CS: Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: MISTI; Picket Fence Studio - blending brush; stickers from the same paper collection

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #226 G is for Glitter

 

Hello snarky pals and happy Saturday to you all!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight, we want to see GLITTER on your projects!

I went the safe route and used Glitz Glitter Gel through a stencil:

Lots of NBUS (never before used stuff) on this card: that stencil,

the Let it snow die, and also that adorable snowman die. No

snark this time. This was just too cute to add snark. LOL! A 

simple sentiment finishes the inside:

I hope that you'll join us in our glitter challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, do check out what my sisters and our

reigning Queen, Michelle, have created for your viewing pleasure!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #70 - stencils and masks

NBUS Challenge #46

Supplies:

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios - Inside Quotes Christmas

Ink: Memento - Teal Zeal

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; scraps

Accessories: GC; Lawn Fawn - Build a Snowman dies; Memory Box - Let it snow dies; Taylored Expressions - Build a Scene rolling hills die; Echo Park - Seasonal Swirl stencil; Gina K. - Turquoise Glitz Glitter Gel; palette knife; MISTI; Recollections - vellum

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

Birthday balloons

 

Hello and happy Friday!

I have a card to share with you, using

the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

and the inside:

Broke out a cute balloon die and paired it

with some fun confetti paper. I did a bit of shading

on the balloons to give them a little depth. With

my crack photography skills, it's hard to see. LOL!

I hope that you have a great rest of your day. Thanks

for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Digits, Happy Birthday

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Pink Paislee - Birthday Bash

CS: Taylored Expressions

Accessories: GC; Paper Smooches - Balloon die; MISTI; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun

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

A wintery birthday

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I'm popping in with a card I made last night

and am finally getting around to blogging about it.

Here's the inside:

I shopped my stash for this birch tree die cut. No new items

used. We just moved and right now I'm spending money on

the house. It was soooo hard not to take advantage of all

the end of year sales like I usually do. LOL!

I sponged a couple shades of blue Distress Inks for my background,

then misted it with white shimmer spray. I inked a scrap of white card stock

with the lighter ink pad, directly to the paper, then stamped my

birthday sentiment. I really like the simplicity of the design.

That's it for now. Thanks for visiting, and I hope you enjoy

the rest of your day!

I'm entering this at Just Us Girls #661

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Let's Celebrate

Ink: Memento - Teal Zeal; Ranger DI - Broken China, Faded Jeans

CS: Neenah

Accessories: GC; Poppy Stamps - Birch Collage die; DecoArt Media - white Shimmer Mister; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Taylored Expressions - foam sticky strips; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte