JUST US GIRLS #380 - Trend Week

Hello and welcome crafty friends! It's Trend Week at JUST US GIRLS! Vicki is your hostess this week and she's picked HEARTS for you to get creative with. 

Here's what I came up with:

 Here's the inside:

Most people would have gone with the obvious Valentine's Day card, but me? I made a birthday card for my Mom. Her birthday is Monday, so I hope that she'll have received this by then. (I mailed it out on Tuesday, but for whatever reason, sending snail mail from Maryland to Illinois seems to take 4-5 days instead of 2-3. Go figure) I did break out my one and only Valentine themed paper pad to make this card. (It makes an appearance one or twice this time of year. Ha!) I even remembered that I have a heart border die and used that also. Score! 

I hope that you find some time this week to play along at Just Us Girls! We'd love to see what you come up with. For more inspiration, check out what the Design Team and our Guest Designer, Michele have created and leave them some bloggy love.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Mojo Monday #483

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Kinfolk; STAMPlorations - Funny Kinda Love; Hero Arts - Happy Mom's Day; MFT - More Essential Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Angel Pink, Paris Dusk, Teal Zeal

DP: Glitz Design - Love You Madly

CS: TE, Darice

Accessories: GC; SB - Lacey Circle & Std Sm Circle Nesties; MFT - heart border die

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #289 - Winter Blues

Welcome friends and happy Tuesday to you!

This week's challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH is called

Winter Blues. We want to see you use the color BLUE

predominately on your cards or projects,

but not Winter themed!

(You read that right, NOT a Winter themed card)

Here's my take on the challenge:

 and a little snark on the inside:

I love to use memes for card inspiration. That's where I got this idea from:

After I die cut the gray panels, I stamped the guy at the bottom in blue ink, then went to my computer and created, then printed out the sentiments. I added a black panel and adhered the panels all wonky.

A fun and snarky CAS card, gotta love that! LOL!

I hope that you find some time this week to enter our blue challenge at Shopping Our Stash!

We have our newest Guest Designer joining us this month.

Welcome INA, of Little Bits of Craft! I'm looking forward to

crafting with you this month!

For more inspiration, do check out what my lovely teammates created and leave them 

some bloggy lovin.

Just a reminder: We are looking for Guest Designers! If you would like to be

considered for March, simply leave a "DT" after your name when you link up!

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a lovely day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Riley & Co - Walter

Ink: Memento - Nautical Blue

CS: Bazzill, Darice

Accessories: GC; Avery Elle - Pierced Rect dies; Computer & printer - sentiment is computer generated

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #77 O is for Outrageous

Get your favorite bevy and dig in, this is gonna be a photo heavy post.

This fortnight at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS, we want to see how

outrageous you can get! That's right: O is for Outrageous is our newest challenge!

It's taken me a two weeks to get this completed, and I'm not 100% satisfied

with it, but here is my mixed media canvas:

I'm not going to go into detail, but let me just tell you that I've repainted the canvas at least three times from screwing up, and after applying all that fricking glitter, almost threw the damn thing out. Oh, and those flowers took forever to glue down. After trying 3 different adhesives because the flowers weren't sticking. I finally got results with Glossy Accents, but had to do 2 or 3 at a time, and apply pressure with my fingers for at least 15 minutes each time, in order for these f*ckers to stick. 

 There's a lot going on here: gesso, acrylic paints, embossing paste and stencils, images and Spectrum Noir markers, two types of glitter, mica flakes, insanely tiny beads, velvet flowers, Stickles, ink and tissue paper from a shoe box.

Here are some more pics for your viewing pleasure:

So, ready to play in our Outrageous challenge? This is the time for you to let your

freak flag fly and go all out!! We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Just link up at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers so we can see it!

If you need more inspiration, just visit the blogs of my Sisters, and our newest

Guest Designer, Michelle, and leave them some bloggy lovin!

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a fantabulous day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamps - WTF Fairy

Ink: Staz On - Jet Black; Memento - Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel

CS: Crafter's Companion

Accessories: AC Moore - canvas; Spectrum Noir markers; Golden - Gesso & Matte Medium; Deco Arts - Primary Magenta & Titanium White Acrylic paints; Ranger - Adirondack Stream & Cloudy Blue Acrylic paint; Dreamweaver - embossing paste; Plaid - Swirl stencil; STAMPlorations - Retro Circles stencil; The Crafts Outlet - insanely tiny gold beads; Stampendous - Halo Gold mix & Champagne Glass glitters, Gilded Mica flakes; Tissue paper from a shoe box; various paint brushes; paint sponge; Maya Road - flowers; Ranger - Gold & Crystal Stickles; Faber-Castell - black Pitt Artist Pen

Adhesives: Ranger - Multi Medium Matte, Glossy Accents

JUST US GIRLS #379 - Word Week

Hello crafty peeps and welcome! It's Word Week at JUST US GIRLS! Lisa is your

hostess and she would like to see DOGS on your cards or projects.

Here is my contribution:

 and the inside:

A bit of coloring, a bit of masking, a bit of fussy cutting. Can you believe I've had this stamp set for at least two years and this is the first time I've inked up anything from it? So so sad. I colored this cute chihuahua with Spectrum Noir markers, then added 'fur' with a Prisma Color pencil (Goldenrod).  

I hope you have a chance to play along with our Word Week challenge! Just link up your card or project at Just Us Girls so we can see it! For more ideas, check out what my teammies, and our Guest Designer, Michele, have come up with to inspire you!

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

I'd like to enter this at:

Just Add Ink #345

The Male Room #53

Cardz 4 Guyz #155 - something beginning with C (chihuahua, circles, coloring)

 


Supplies:
Stamps: Some Odd Girl - Hipster Pets, Balloon Kaylee
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa; Ranger DI - Antique Linen
DP: Graphic 45 - Typography
CS: Crafter's Companion; TE; Darice
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; SB - Std Lg & Sm Circle Nesties; Recollections - ribbon; Prisma Color pencil - Goldenrod; Inkadinkado - masking paper
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - Matte Multi Medium

STAMPlorations February Theme & Sketch Challenge

Hello crafty peeps and welcome!

It's a new month and so a new 

Theme & Sketch Challenge at STAMPlorations!

As always, you can just go with the theme, or just the sketch, or combine both!

I went with both theme and sketch. Here are my cards:

 and the inside:

 I went ahead and made another similar card:

 and the inside:

I started by cutting the main panels from STAMPlorations CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rect Nesting dies. I used some retro looking DP for both cards. I die cut the CUTplorations Awesome word die multiple times from scrap cardstock and glued 3 of them together, offsetting them. After they dried, I traced around it on another color of cardstock and fussy cut, and glued the stack onto the outline. I used stamps from the It's All About YOU boxed stamp set to complete my sentiment on the front, fussy cutting them and popping everything on thin foam squares. For the inside of my cards, I cut another panel and used stamps from the Blossom Overture stamp set.

Ready to get your retro on? Of course you are! I hope that you find some time this month to link up your creation at STAMPlorations February Theme & Sketch Challenge! I'd love to see it!

Just a reminder, thru the end of March, you can use my special discount code:

STAMPGIRLCHRIS
for a 20% discount!

(This is not case sensitive, and cannot be used with other discounts)

Thanks for visiting! Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - It's All About YOU, Blossom Overture

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Staz On - Cotton White

DP: October Afternoon - 9 to 5

CS: TE; Darice

Accessories: GC; MISTI; CUTplorations - Crazy Double Running Stitch Rect Nesting dies, Awesome die

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #288 - Days of Yore

Good Tuesday morning to you, friends! I'm your hostess this week at SHOPPING OUR STASH! For our challenge, we want to see your cards or projects that have an old world/vintage/distressed/shabby chic look to them. Here's what I came up with:

 and a bit of snark on the inside!

I bet you thought this was going to be one of those mushy Valentine cards. HA! Fooled you!

Much of what I've used on my card is at least 7 years old. The DP, the rhinestones, the pearl flowers, all from 2008 or 2009! I think the stamp set I used is from 2010. Score! All the DP paper have the edges inked and distressed. The rhinestone flower stems and pearl flowers were frankensteined together from two different packages. (And I still have leftovers of both!) The sentiments were both on one line each, but I cut them in half-ish (Gasp!) and used my MISTI to line up the two parts.

So, ready to get your vintage on? I hope so, we'd love to see what you create at Shopping Our Stash!

This is Marina's last day as our Guest Designer. I'd like to say a BIG THANK YOU for joining us this month. Your creations are amazing and I hope to see more of them in our gallery!

I'd also like to welcome Ina, of Little Bits of Craft as our February Guest Designer! I am looking forward to working with you (more!) and seeing what you create with the SOS Crew! 

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a very enjoyable day!

I'd like to enter this at Case this Sketch #206

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT - Twisted Threesome

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

DP: Graphic 45 - Le Romantique

CS: TE; Darice

Accessories: Prima - rhinestone & pearl flourishes; MISTI; Simplicity - lace; Fray Check; Tonic - distressing tool; Ranger - sponging tool

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

JUST US GIRLS #378 - Photo Week

Happy Saturday crafty peeps! Today starts Photo Week at JUST US GIRLS! Nancy is your hostess and she's picked this adorable photo as your inspiration! Here's what I came up with:

 and the inside:

I created my flower cluster by first stamping and fussy cutting the daisy and ladybug onto masking paper.Then it was just of matter of stamping, masking, coloring and fussy cutting. Once I had the frame, doily and strip of black cardstock adhered, I used my MISTI to stamp happy birthday onto the card. The daisies are adhered with some thin foam squares. For a little sparkle, I added a few rhinestones.

I hope you get a chance to play along this week at Just Us Girls! We'd love to see how you interpret the inspiration photo. For more ideas, please check out what my teammies, and our Guest Designer, Shawna, have created and leave them some bloggy lovin!

Just a reminder: If you are picked as Chic of the Week for any of our January challenges, you'll be in

the running to be our Guest Designer for the month of March!

Have fun and thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at: 

Freshly Made Sketches #272

Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge - ATG

 


Supplies:
Stamps: Winnie & Walter - In Bloom Addie's Garden, Big Bold & Party; Simon Says Stamp - Birthday Celebration; Rubber Stampede - ladybug; Stampendous - Birthday Wish
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa
DP: Pebbles - Garden Party
CS: Bazzill; Darice; Crafter's Companion
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MFT - Stitched Rectangle Frame, Dainty Doily Duo die; Avery Elle - Pierced Rectangle die; Hampton Arts - rhinestones; Inkadinkado - masking paper; MISTI
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte

SHOPPING OUR STASH #287 - All That Glitters is Gold

Hello crafty peeps! It's time for a new challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH! For this week's prompt, we want to see GOLD on your cards or projects.

Here is what I came up with:

 and the inside:

I bought this stamp set last year and this is the first time I inked her up. NBUS! She's stamped directly to the front of my kraft card base, and colored with Prisma Color pencils. I accented the image by adding gold dots with a gold Gelly Roll pen. I then die cut that gorgeous flower frame from gold foil paper and glued it around the image. I sponged brown ink around the edges. On the inside, I cut a panel from kraft, stamped the sentiment, and sponged more brown ink around the edges, then dragged a gold ink pad along the edges also.

Now it's your turn to play along! Just link up your card or project at Shopping Our Stash so we can admire it! For more inspiration, check out what my teammates and our Guest Designer, Marina, created for your viewing pleasure.

Just a reminder: We are looking for Guest Designers! If you'd like to be considered for February, simply leave a 'DT' after your name when you link up. Easy peasy!

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

I'd like to enter this at The Paper Players #328 - CAS with flowers

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamps - Faceless Beauty

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa; Colorbox/Susan K. Weckesser - Shimmer

DP: Bazzill - gold foil

CS: Darice

Accessories: Prisma Color pencils; GC; Memory Box - Fairytale Flower Frame; Sakura - gold Gelly Roll pen; sponging tool

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Scotch - scrapbooker's glue

JUST US GIRLS #377 Color Week

Hello and welcome! It's my week to host over at JUST US GIRLS. It's Color Week, and I've chosen Pink, Navy, and Gray as your color palette. Here's the card I made:

 and the inside:

I started by embossing a pattern onto my gray card base. I die cut the scalloped layer from white glitter paper. (which is really hard to see in my picture, but trust me, this card sparkles!) The navy panel was heat embossed with the sentiment in silver before adhering to the glitter paper with foam tape. I die cut the blossoms, left the cut out in the die, and sponged over it with pink ink, adhered to the card, then dotted the centers with silver Stickles. On the inside, I cut another panel from the gray cardstock, stamped the sentiment, and edged the sides with blue ink before adhering.

I hope that you can play along in our color challenge at Just Us Girls! We'd love to see your take on these colors. For more inspiration, check out what the Design Team and our Guest Designer, Shawna, came up with. You won't be disappointed! 

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

I'd like to enter this at Freshly Made Sketches #271

Supplies:
Stamps: Avery Elle - Merriest; So Suzy Stamps - inside sentiment
Ink: VersaMark; Memento - Angel Pink, Paris Dusk
DP: American Crafts - glitter paper
CS: TE; Bazzill
Accessories: GC; Poppy Stamps - Olivia Blossom die; SB - scalloped Edgeabilities die; Cuttlebug EF; MISTI; Whispers - silver EP; heat gun; Ranger - silver Stickles
Adhesives: Scotch - foam tape, scrapbooker's glue