SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #223 - Q is for Queen

Hello snarky peeps and welcome back! It's time for the next challenge

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

This fortnight, it's all about Her Royal Highness, the Queen!

Here's what I came up with:

I love a bit of play on words! Yes, Her Majesty is

wearing a teacup. LOL!

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

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

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

 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS - #222 - J is for Juvenile

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight's challenge is J for Juvenile.

I found the perfect stamp that I'm sure many of us

 sang at Halloween when we were kids. LOL!

Here's the finished inside of my card:

I hope that you find some time to join my Sisters and I, and our

newly crowned Queen, Tristan, for our J for Juvenile challenge

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous - Tricky Words

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Photo Play - Gnome for the holidays Halloween; DCWV - black glitter

CS: Taylored Expressions

Accessories: GC; Taylored Expressions - Tangled Webs EF; brayer; CR3 Spectrum Noir marker; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

Christmas Kickstart #68 - Trees, trees, trees - with the Snarky Sisters helping out!

 Hello and welcome friends!

I'm back, don't fall off your chairs. LOL!

I took a bit of a break because we bought a house and are

taking our time moving in. Slowly. Really slow.

That being said, I'm here to join (belatedly) with my

Snarky Sisters in the current challenge at

Christmas Kickstart. The theme is TREES.

Here's my take on the challenge:

I used some ancient glittery tree stickers and framed them using

green mirror paper. A simple gold embossed sentiment finishes the front.

Here's the finished inside:

Looking for more inspiration? Simply visit the

Christmas Kickstart blog for all the details, and

while you're there, leave some bloggy love for my teammies!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Simple Strips Christmas, In and Out Christmas

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Bazzill - green mirror

CS: Bazzill; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: GC; Simon Says Stamp - Frames die; Taylored Expressions - Simple Strips dies; Creatology by Michael's - tree stickers; Stampendous - gold EP; Heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - MMM; Taylored Expressions - foam strips

A Tiny Craft (ATC) August Challenge - An Ode to Lindsey

 Hello and welcome friends!

As you may have already heard, the crafting community lost a

creative soul the end of last month. Our very own

Lindsey, lost her courageous battle with cancer.

In honor of our friend and teammate, we at

A Tiny Craft (ATC) Challenge invite you to

visit Lindsey's blog and create an Artist Trading Card or Coin, 

inspired by a project that Lindsey made.

When looking back over her blog, I immediately knew that

I was going to CASE these artist trading cards that she made back

in February. Here is a photo of Lindsey's ATC's:

Here are the ATC's I created:

I had this cactus plant stamp set that was the perfect size for my ATC's.

Lindsey had a die that she cut the notebook page from, using watercolor paper. 

She then water colored her images. I used a border punch then used a stitched border die

 along the edge. I stamped and colored the images with my Spectrum Noir markers,

then die cut them and adhered with foam squares.

I shopped my stash for various bling to finish the cards.

Lindsey was a master at the CAS style (clean and simple), so this was

kind of hard for me to recreate, as I love to throw almost 

everything but the kitchen sink onto my projects.

Here are some close ups:

I do hope that you find some time to peruse Lindsey's blog

and create something that was inspired by one for her

amazing projects. We'd love to see what you create

linked up at A Tiny Craft (ATC) Challenge.

Thank you for visiting. I hope that you have a good day.

Supplies:

Stamps: Hampton Art - Plant Life

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: DCWV - The Soring Stack

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: MISTI; Spectrum Noir markers; EK Success - Binding Edge punch; GC; Sunny Studio - slimline basic border die; mystery flower sticker; MME- Enamel Dots & rhinestones; Recollection - star rhinestones

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

L is for Lindsey - A special tribute at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

 Hello friends and welcome.

This fortnight at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

we come together to celebrate the life of our dear friend and one of our own,

Lindsey, who lost her courageous battle with cancer.

Those who were fortunate to know her knew she was a great lover

of cats, books, Star Trek, Dr. Who, wine and snark. Also, she was an absolute

master of CAS cards!

For this challenge, Edna and my Sisters invite you to create a project

that is inspired by our sister, Lindsey. Whether that be an image of cats,

books, alcohol (because she loved a good cocktail too!), the color purple,

(a favorite of hers!), or perhaps to case one of her many brilliant cards,

we'd love to see how she inspired you and touched your life.

For my card, I went the CAS route (very hard for me, as I love my layers!)

and also featured this adorable kitty sitting in a box full of hearts:

Here's a close up:

The kitty and cardboard box were colored in neutral shades of gray and

brown, respectively, and the hearts in a few shades of both blue and purple.

A blue mat, a purple card base, and since Lindsey loved a good pun,

 a punny sentiment finishes my card.

I am missing my friend. Our private messages, talking about anything and

everything. I never had the opportunity to meet her in person. I actually had

 made plans in January 2020 to drive up to Canada to 

finally meet Lindsey, Donna and Barbara, 

but then Covid took over the world and screwed up those plans.

I still have every intention to make a trip up there.

(Perhaps next year ladies? If the border is open, that is!)

Please join Edna and my sisters to celebrate the life of Lindsey, and

link up your projects at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Hugs,

Joining in at Color Hues #46, who are also celebrating Lindsey.

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Meow & Furever; For the Love of Stamps - Purrfect Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; scrap

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; GC; Penny Black - Swirly Stitches die; 

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #215 - M is for Masculine

 ETA:

Hello and welcome friends. 

Before we get to the challenge, some devastating news. 

It's with an incredibly heavy heart that I let you know of the

passing of our friend and Sister Lindsey earlier this week.

She was an amazing woman, friend, and one heck of a master

at the CAS card, not to mention having a fabulous snarky sense of humor.

The world lost a great woman, but I know Heaven has gained an

amazing angel. She will be so very missed.

******

Hello snarky peeps and welcome!

This fortnight's challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

is one of those sometimes-difficult themes:

M for MASCULINE.

Luckily for me, I have a few beer mug stamps to create a guy card:

Here's the inside:

Beer and birthdays - always a good choice for a guy card

(21 years and older, of course!)

I hope that you'll join us for our Masculine challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. For more ideas, do check out 

what my Sistahs and our reigning Queen, Gail, 

have created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Tim Holtz - Beer; MFT - Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Photoplay - Our Friendship thru the Years

CS: Spectrum Noir: Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers: MISTI; GC; Hero Arts - Wood Frames, Party Confetti Fancy die; Sunny Studio - Stitched Ovals 2; STAMPlorations - Cheers word die

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

A TINY CRAFT (ATC) JULY CHALLENGE - Dogs or Cats

 Hello and welcome!

The new monthly challenge starts today at

A Tiny Craft (ATC) Challenge!

This month's theme is Dogs or Cats.

Artist trading cards or coins are welcome.

Here's what I created:

I had this idea stuck in my head to use these fun Katzelkraft dog stamps

and make them look like they were standing under the mistletoe,

waiting to be kissed. LOL! Since the paper I used was very busy,

I decided to just stamp the dogs and mistletoe and leave uncolored.

I could have sworn I had some small Santa hat stickers in

my stash, but couldn't find them. I did find these fun

winter hats and antler stickers, which were even better!

I just printed out the sentiments, and colored the 

paper with different Spectrum Noir markers before adhering

to my ATC's.

Here are some close ups:

These were so much fun to make! I hope that you'll

join us for our Dogs or Cats challenge this month at

A Tiny Craft (ATC) Challenge.

Need some more inspiration? Simply check out what my

teammates created to wow you!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Katzelkraft - Les Cheins; Memory Box - Mistletoe Bundle

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Sunny Studio - All is Bright

Accessories: recycled cardboard; MISTI; Jolee's - antler sticker; Craft for Christmas - winter hat stickers; Spectrum Noir markers LG3 & AB2; computer & printer

Adhesives: Elmer's extra strength glue stick; Ranger - MMM; SA by 3L - thin 3D foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #214 - C is for Christmas (in July)

 

Hello and welcome back!

We have a very popular challenge this fortnight at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS:

Christmas in July!

Here's what I made:

This little guy is so cute, I just couldn't snark him up. LOL!

I colored him with Spectrum Noir markers using coordinating colors

from the patterned paper. I added shading to his beard and mustache with

a gray Prismacolor pencil.

A simple sentiment finishes the inside:

I hope that you'll join us for our Christmas in July challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

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

reigning Queen, Beverly, have created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Gnome for the Holidays; Taylored Expressions - Handlettered Holiday 2

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Doodlebug - Let It Snow

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Prismacolor Pencil; MISTI; GC; Penny Black - Elegant Rectangle die; Nuvo Glitter Drops - White Blizzard

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #213 - Z is for Zombie

 

Hello snarky peeps and welcome!

We have a fun challenge starting today at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS:

Z for ZOMBIE!

Here's what I came up with:

Nothing like a gruesome yet comical looking trio of zombies. I added

a snarky sentiment to finish it off. So fun!

Here are some close ups:

I hope that you'll join us for our Zombie challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more fun ideas, do yourself a favor

and check out what my Sistahs, and our reigning Queen, Stephanie, have 

created to inspire you!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous - Zombies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Spectrum Noir; Cardstock Warehouese; Darice

DP: Echo Park - Hocus Pocus

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; GC; MFT - zig zag square die; Stampendous - Champagne EP; heat gun

Adhesives: 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Scor Tape

Demo Day to Go at Photo Scraps!

 

Hi all! Just wanted to pop in to let you know that I will have two

card kits available for purchase tomorrow at Photo Scraps in

Eldersburg, Maryland!

Here are the cards I've made:

The brick layer uses a stencil from My Favorite Things, along

with the showstopper mug of beer. I've used a

DecoArt Snow Writer to create the foam. So fun!

That background paper is custom paper by Tracy. She has created

some amazing papers for sale in the store. Go see for yourself!

Everything is stamped, ink blended, and cut to size. All you

have to do is assemble yourself using your 

choice of adhesives.

This is a very versatile card. You can use it for a birthday,

congratulations, Father's Day. It's all up to you!

Here's my second card:

Just look at that bear! So adorable!

You can color the image however you like, but these are

the Spectrum Noir markers I've used for this card:

If you are in the MD, DC, VA, PA area, why not make a trip to check out

these and all the other amazing kits available for sale at 

Photo Scraps! Help support a local small business!

Thanks for visiting. I hope that you have a great day!

Supplies used on the beer mug card:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Happy Hour (retired)

Ink: Ranger DI - Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge; Versamark

DP: custom beer bottle paper by Tracy Beck

Accessories: MFT - Frosty Beer Mug die, Small Brick Wall stencil; DecoArt - Snow Writer

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

Supplies used on the wheelie bear card:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Critters On the Go

DP: Photo Play Snail Mail: Mahalo #SML2865; Lawn Fawn Knock on Wood: Dining Chair #LF1508

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Stitched Semi Circle die; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped Rectangle die

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner