Birthday Butterflies

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I'm popping in (at the last minute) with

a card I made for a couple challenges:

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I used the Shower of Flutters stencil and blended three shades of

magenta from bottom left to almost top right, leaving some

white space at the corner. Using images from the

Trendy Butterflies stamp set, I randomly stamped over the

outlines of some of the butterflies. I placed the stencil back over

the images and splattered (too much!) black paint over the panel.

I trimmed the panel using the Crazy Double Running Stitch die

in the largest size. I then die cut twice, the Happy Birthday from

the Everyday Sentiments die set, stacked and glued to the card.

This card is much more vibrant in real life, but the day I

took the pictures, it was very overcast. Ugh!

Well, that's it for now. Thank you for

visiting, and I hope that you have a great

rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Addicted to Stamps and More #450

AAA Birthday #51

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Trundy Butterflies

Ink: Altenew - Purple Wine, Puffy Heart, Rose Quartz; Memento - Gray Flannel

CS: Neenah; scrap

Accessories: ARTplorations - Shower of Flutters stencil; CUTplorations - Crazy double running stitch die, Everyday Sentiments die; DecoArt Americana - black acryllic paint; tooth brush

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; 3L - tape runner

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #238 - L is for Lindsey

 

Hello and welcome crafty peeps.

On July 21, 2022, we lost our dear sister Lindsey.

To say that we miss her tremendously, not to mention her fun, 

snarky sense of humor would be an understatement.

In her honor, for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS,

we invite you to create a project that was inspired

by Lindsey.

Some of you may have known that Lindsey and I shared a love

for the show, Dr. Who, especially the 10th Doctor, played by David Tennant.

For my card, I used papers with a galaxy/star theme. I printed

the TARDIS (free clipart) and colored it with spectrum noir markers.

The sentiment is a quote by the 10th Doctor, also printed out.

 I thought it also tied in with Lindsey's love of reading.

In her honor, we'd love to see 

your projects that were inspired by Lindsey. 

(Please make sure that you let us know what it is, as it

may not be obvious).  Clicking on her name above will take you

to her blog, where you can view it for inspiration.

Edna and the Sisterhood send our love to her family, friends,

and crafty friends worldwide.

💗💗💗

Supplies:

DP: Basic Grey - Aurora

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah

Accessories: TARDIS free clipart; Spectrum Noir markers; computer & printer; GC; Spellbinders - Standard Small circle Nestie; Recollections - star rhinestones; Sketch is Atlantic Hearts #533

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #237 O is for Ombre

 Hello snarky peeps and welcome!

It's time once again for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight is brought to you by the letter O:

as in OMBRE!

Here's the card I created:

The main panel was water colored using turquoise Magenta

Nuance powder dye. That stuff is so versatile to use!

Stella's wings received a coating of crystal Stickles and her

glasses a coating of DecoArt Media liquid glass.

The sentiment was computer generated.

and the inside:

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

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

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

reigning Queen, Beverly, have created for your enjoyment.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Bugaboo digi stamps - Stella Fairyvisit; Stampendous - Gnome Sayings

Ink: Memento - tuxedo black

DP: Craft Consortium - Ink Drops Vivid

CS: Spectrum Noir; Strathmore water color paper; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; computer & printer; Sunny Studio - Fancy Frames Rectangles; Ranger - Crystal Stickles; DecoArt Media - Liquid Glass; Magenta Nuance turquoise powder dye; paintbrush & water 

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares

Tropical hello

 Hello and welcome crafty friends.

I've got a card to share:

I die cut the flamingo from a fushia panel I made with Magenta

Nuance powder dye spritzed with water. I found that snippet of

pretty yellow-green/blue paper in my stash and thought it

would make a nice contrast for my flamingo. I was thrilled to find

that pink strip of paper matched the pink of the bird. 😊

I used a few markers to color the beak for a more realistic look.

I'm really liking how this one came out!

That's it for now. Thank you very much for visiting!

I hope that you have a great rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Just Us Girls #683

Try Stampin' on Tuesday #610

Supplies:

Stamps: Waffle Flower - Sweet Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: mystery green/blue snippet; DCWV - Summer Magic

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Spellbinders - Flamingo die; Sunny Studio - Slimline basic borders die; Magenta Nuance powder dye; white Gelly Roll pen; black Faber-Castell PITT Artist pen; Smooch Sundance ink; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Bearly Art glue

Making Spirits Bright

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I have a card to share with you

that I was going to link up

at Christmas Kickstart #74. It was

a color challenge, but of course,

I didn't pay attention to when it

ended, so I missed it. Grrrr!

Anyhoo, here's what I came up with:

I even tried making a bokeh backgroud to mimic the graphic.

IRL, the circles don't look so undefined, but that's

just my crack photography skills at work here. LOL!

Here's the inside of my card:

One more Christmas card made for the year. Yay!

That's all for now. Thank you for stopping by!

Have a good day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Addicted to Stamps and More #447

Happy Little Stampers June Christmas challenge ATG (no twist)

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Snowball Fight, Ho Ho Holidays; Stampers Anonymous/TH - Bold Tidings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark; Colorbox/Susan K. Weckesser - Snow

CS: Spectrum Noir; Recollections; Neenah

Accessories: MISTI; Spectrum Noir markers; handmade circle stencil; Sunny Studio - Slimline basic border die; Lawn Fawn - Snowball Fight dies; Inkadinkado - black EP; heat gun; Nuvo - white blizzard Glitter Drops

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #236 C is for Critters

 

Hello snarky peeps and welcome!

We have a new challenge starting at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS -

C for Critters!

I had a idea of what I wanted to do for this challenge,

and I love how it turned out, but in hindsight,

I'm not sure if sea turtles are considered 'critters'.

Oh well, I'm sticking with it:

Not so much in snark, but punny is just fine too!

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

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, do yourself a favor and check out

what my sisters and our reigning Queen, Deanne have

created for you!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Courteous Cuties

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Strathmore mixed media; Neenah; Spectrum Noir; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Paper Smooches - Courteous Cuties dies; MFT - Single Stitch Line Oval Frame; Taylored Expressions - Frayed Edge die; Magenta Nuance powder dye turquoise; mister; MISTI; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Bearly Art glue

Let's Shell-ebrate!

 Hello and welcome, crafty friends!

I took some time to do some organizing in

my craft room. Mostly, reorganizing my 

extensive collection of die cuts. I store mine in ArtBins.

I'm now up to 9 bins, and mostly already full of dies.

I may have a hoarding problem. LOL!

While putting things away and straightening up,

one of the new-to-me stamp and die sets,

Floral Shells by Pink & Main,

bellowed to me to be used for the first time.

These are some gorgeous images of shells

that have various flowers in and around them.

I experimented with only using two colors of markers

and the colorless blender to color them.

I love how they look like they are glowing!

Here are two cards I made with two of the images:

Here's the finished inside:

The nautilus stencil is new and also the first time used.

I just stacked both panels, cut on an angle and had four

half pieces to work with.

Here's the other card I made with the two other panels:

The finishing touch was to add some glitter glue to

the flowers for a bit of sparkle.

Now, to create cards using the last two images!

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

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshly Made Sketches #588

NBUS Challenge #51

Supplies

Stamps: Pink & Main - Floral Shells; Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Altenew - Blush

DP: Basic Grey - South Pacific

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Pink & Main - Floral Shells dies, Nautilus stencil; Penny Black - Elegant Stitching rectangle die; MISTI; Taylored Expressions - blending brush; Nuvo Glitter Drops - White Blizzard

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

Happy Beeday to you

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I'm popping in with a card

I made over the last couple of days.

(Crafting and carpel tunnel is not a good mix.)

I made a shaker card!

I've had these adorable bee shaker bits for at least a year

and finally decided to crack open the package.

(Yes, I'm a hoarder of craft supplies. No judging. LOL!)

The first thing I did was blend a darker shade of 

yellow ink in the bottom corner of my

card base using a hexagon stencil.

I die cut the main panel using a

hexagon die, along with two smaller

ones from some paper scraps.

After I glued acetate behind the

large die cut, I added foam strips on

the back of the panel, sprinkled some of

the shaker bits in the space, and carefully

adhered the main panel onto the card base.

The sentiment and bee images were stamped, colored and cut,

then I adhered everything else.

I gave the bees a coating of glitter drops for some sparkle.

A simple sentiment finishes the inside of my card.

That's it for now. Thank you for visiting, and I

hope you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Freshly Made Sketches #587

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Just Beecause, Inside Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Cantaloupe

DP: Pebbles - Garden Party

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Crafter's Companion - Hexagon dies; Honey Bee Stamps - Just Beecause dies; Dina Wakely - Essential Silhouettes stencil; TE - blending brush; MISTI; Sprinkletz - Bumble Bee; Nuvo - white blizzard Glitter Drops

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Bearly Art glue

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS - S is for Steampunk

 

Hello and welcome back, snarky friends!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

Time to break out those gears, cogs, and Victorian leather and lace

clothing. That's right, it's a STEAMPUNK challenge!

I relied heavily on the designer paper I used on my card:

Here's the inside:

I love it when the paper does all the heavy lifting! 😄

A clockwork owl? Yes please!

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

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

sisters and our reigning Queen, Fran, have created to inspire you!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Two Old Bats May 2023 challenge.

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Simply Fall Sentiments

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

DP: Graphic 45 - Steampunk Spells

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Darice

Accessories: MISTI; BO3 Spectrum Noir marker; April 2023 Card Maps sketch

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