Enjoy!

Good mornings friends! There's a new challenge at Drunken Stampers: #139 Place - A campsite. You can use a campsite as your inspiration, or the prompts, in this case woodgrain or wooden elements. You can even go all cray cray and do BOTH!




 It's not my week to play, Team Yellow Canaries is up this week to inspire you, but I still wanted to have some fun with this challenge. I think I pulled it off. What do you think?:

Here's the inside:

Guess who's stamps I used?!! LOL! So, I made a scene. Lots of trees, some rolling hills, a tent in the distance, and a deer roasting marshmallows over a campfire. Hey, it can happen! Lots of fussy cutting on this one. Added some shading to the trees and deer. I just love how this came out!

I'm going to enter this for #116: For the Boys challenge at Shopping Our Stash and also for Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you not only check out the Drunken Stampers Campsite challenge, but play along as well!

Craft on my friends! Happy Labor Day weekend to those celebrating!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Happy Camper, Autumn Groves, Birthday Sampler, Forest Whimsy
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, Gray Flannel
DP: scraps
Card stock: The Paper Co. (blue), scraps
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares; Elmer's extra strength glue stick
Accessories: Spellbinders Grand Calibur, Std. Lg Ovals, Scalloped Circles Sm Nesties; Paper Smooches - Borders 1 dies; Marvy Uchida markers

little gal. little guy.

Good morning friends! TGIF!  I have a card to share that I made based off Wanna Sketch #8, and since I used Unity stamps, I'm going to enter this also in Unity's FWF:

Here's the inside:

and the sketch:

Isn't this a great sketch? Love Lisa's sketches! I was waiting for the right one to use these cute stamps with. My twin grandniece and grandnephew will be turning 1 yrs old in September. OMGee, they are the cutest little babies!



See? Absolutely adorable! I have another photo of them I was sent when they were 9 months. They were wearing turquoise outfits that had bright green accents. That's where I got my color choices from. I stamped, colored and fussy cut the images then popped them up on foam squares. I stamped the inside sentiments then (tried) to stamp just the shoes and bow tie between them. I'm not too happy with how that turned out - they are too far apart, oh well. I don't have a stampamajig and winged it. Hard to do with rubber stamps. Oh, it's kind of hard to see, but I added some diamond Stickles to the center of the flowers on her dress. You know, for a little sparkle! ☺

Well, that's it for now. Colby is telling me he'd like his walk now, so off we go! Have a great day!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: Unity Stamps - August & March 2012 KOM
Ink: Staz On - Jet Black; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Strathmore Water Color Paper
Card stock: Paper Smooches - Frosted Kiwi from the Lily collection
Adhesive: SA by 3L - 3D foam squares
Accessories: Marvy Uchida markers; Fiskars corner rounder

Guess what?

Pssst! Guess what? Paper Smooches has a blog hop going on right now to give sneaky peeks of the new September releases! 4 new stamp sets and 8 new die sets! Color me HAPPY!! So what are you waiting for? Go click on the link and leave some bloggy love - there's goodies up for grabs!

Craft on my friends!
Chris

Happy Birthday.../FMS#100

I love to color. It's therapy for me. Anyone else feel like that? ☺ I won this image from Bugaboo Stamps a while back and thought it was high time I inked her up. I'm trying to get the hang of coloring with alcohol markers. They react differently than my Marvy Uchida water based markers. This is a hybrid of both Marvy Uchida (water based, hair) and Spectrum Noir (alcohol, everything else) markers. I just started accruing the SN markers, but I only have a few sets. (I don't have the browns yet!) I made this card based on Freshly Made Sketch #100:

Here is the inside:

Did you know Freshly Made Sketches is celebrating their 100th sketch? Yep, and there are prizes to be had! But as usual, I'm waiting until the last minute to get my card entered! LOL! 

You still have time to play - it ends today at noon PST. Hope I see your card there! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: Bugaboo digi; Paper Smooches - Birthday Sampler
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Broken China
DP: MME - The Sweetest Thing
Card stock: Bazzill Basics
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares
Accessories: Spellbinders Grand Calibur, Standard Circles Sm & Lg, Labels 14 Nesties; Spectrum Noir markers; Marvy Uchida markers; Creative Charms - pearls; 

Drunken Stampers challenge 138 Person: Party Planner

Good morning peeps! It's time for another fun filled challenge at the Drunken Stampers! This week's challenge is based on a Person - specifically a Party Planner.

If that throws you off your game, never fear. You can create a project that has to do with any celebration, be it a birthday, anniversary, wedding, etc. It's team Tropical Hooter's turn this week to dazzle you! Here's what I came up with:

I tried using some foil paper for the card. I really like how it looks, but it's a b*tch to photograph! LOL! Here are some different angles so you can bask in the reflectiveness! HA!

Here is the finished inside:

Yep, I used my beloved Paper Smooches stamps! It's an obsession that I do not want to be cured of! LOL! So, on to my card. I thought that a little scene depicting a happy little doggie celebrating a birthday would work splendidly for this challenge! I heat embossed him, then colored and fussy cut him out. Even added Glossy Accents to give his eyes some dimension. Here's a tip for adding a custom party hat to an image: on a piece of scrap paper stamp just the top of the head, then draw two lines to make the hat. Cut out using the contour line from the head and you will have a perfect fit for your party hat! I used some glitter glue along the bottom of the hat and added a rhinestone at the tip. Easy peasy! And what's a party without a banner, cake, and presents! To keep with the doggie theme, I used a paw print border punch along the edges of the foil paper. Super cute!

So, what are you waiting for? Go and play along with our new challenge, Party Planner, and have FUN! Don't forget to check out what my Tropical Hooter teammates dreamed up! You won't be disappointed!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have a great day!

Craft on my friends!

Chris 
Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Chubby Chums, Birthday Sampler
Ink: Versa Mark; Clear Snap - Dark Peony
DP: MME - Dolled Up; Recollections foil paper
Card stock: Recollections (white); Bazzill Basics (pink)
Adhesive: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares; Glue Dots
Accessories: Marvy Uchida markers; EK Success - Paw Print Edger; K&Co. stickers; KI Memories - alpha stickers; Doodlebug twine; Glossy Accents; Inkadinkado - black embossing powder; heat gun; rhinestone from my stash; Glitter glue - happy mail from MFW's Cath Edvalson!

Thanks.../PS Sparks Cool Shades challenge

Greetings and happy Friday!! Are you set for a relaxing weekend? I sure am. What with major appliances in the kitchen crapping out on me this week, I need a relaxing weekend! Ok, I'm done whining. (No, I don't mean "wine-ing", besides, it's too early in the day for that! LOL!)

I played along with Paper Smooches Sparks challenge: Cool Shades. These are the colors given to work with:

(Cocoa, Coral, Kraft, and Yellow)

Here is what I came up with:

The inside of my card:

I love these colors! I masked off a section of the white panel then stamped different leaves in Rich Cocoa and Dandelion. (On the stamps using Dandelion, I also edged the leaf tips with Cantaloupe, a darker shade of yellow - to mimic turning leaves in Autumn.) I then stitched with coral floss along the edge of the leaves. I used the Hickory leaf die and cut it out of a scrap of coral paper. As I made this card yesterday, I was pondering what sentiment to use. Then I heard the mailman drop off the mail. (I knew that because Colby started to bark his head off! It's all a show - he was wagging his tail all the while!) Guess what was delivered? Happy Mail from Paper Smooches! WOO HOO!! My order came in the mail! Score!! True story. For Real! I'm so glad, because I really wanted to use the Many Thanks set on this card! I trimmed a piece of kraft paper, using a scalloped scissors on the smaller edges, then inked around all edges. Stamped the sentiment, adhered with foam squares, then added the Hickory leaf with a foam square also. I felt it needed a little bling so I glued a yellow rhinestone on the leaf! Finished the inside and was done!

Well, that's all for now. I'm going to go get some stuff done before the Heavens open up. Have a fantastic day and a fabulous weekend! Stay crafty my friends!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Leafy Greens, Many Thanks
Ink: Memento - Rich Cocos, Dandelion, Cantaloupe; Clear Snap - Chestnut Roan
DP: scrap
Card stock: Recollections
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares; Glue Dots
Accessories: Spellbinders Grand Calibur; Paper Smooches Hickory Leaf Die; WRMK - Sew Easy; DMC floss; Provo Craft - scalloped scissors; Fiskars - corner rounder; rhinestone from my stash

Thanks.../FMS#99/Simon Says Monochromatic/JUGS#202

Good Morning all! Hope you are enjoying your weekend so far. It was another gorgeous day, so we took our fur baby on a 5 mile hike around the reservoir yesterday. There's a bunch of trails and we enjoy hiking there. Colby was one tired but happy doggy by the time we got back home. (So was I! LOL!) I'm sooo out of shape! ☺

Later on, I went up to my craft cave to make another card. This one is based on the sketch from Freshly Made Sketch #99, Simon Says Stamp - Monochromatic, and Just Us Girls #202:

the inside:

I followed the sketch pretty closely, just tipped it on it's side:

Love it when multiple challenge blogs have the same type of challenge going on at the same time. ☺ I used different shades of blue paper, be it card stock or patterned. I stamped the light blue paper using the largest paislies, then second generation stamped some of the smaller images around them. For the inside sentiment, I did a little masking. I masked out the 'happy' from the happy everything stamp, and also 'a gift' and 'you' from the A gift for you stamp. Easy peasy!

Well, that's it for now. I hope that you find time today to get crafty! Thanks for stopping by!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Daisies & Paislies, Birthday Sampler, Simply Said
Ink: Memento - Paris Dusk
DP: MME - Everyday Tango
Card stock: Recollections
Adhesive: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares
Accessories: Spellbinders Grand Calibur & Std. small circle Nesties; Bazzill Basics gems

Trick or Treat.../MojoMondays#306/Unity FWF

Hello and happy Friday! It's been so beautiful these last few days that I haven't really done much in the way of housework. (It's over rated anyway. Besides, it's not going anywhere!) But I have been enjoying sitting out on the deck and reading. When I'd take a break from that, I'd go to my craft cave and make awesome sh*t! For real. See?:

Anyone else get this sign from Unity? It spoke to me, so I had to get it! LOL! Some quick work with a picture frame hanger on the back and it's proudly hanging in my craft cave! Woo Hoo!

Anyhooo, my evil doublemint twin Jessi sent me some kick-ass goodies, one of them being these crocheted mats that she makes herself! Super cool, right?!! She is so talented! After a couple days of admiring them, I felt I needed to actually USE them! So here is what I came up with:

Here's the inside...

I based my card from the Mojo Mondays #306 sketch:

I'm also going to enter this for Unity Stamp's Friends With Flair. The jack-o-lantern was stamped, colored, fussy cut and adhered with foam squares. I die cut the banner then stamped trick or treat and that was adhered with foam squares as well. The spider sticker was clear, but I rubbed some powder on the back to get rid of the stickiness. It made it look like vellum, pretty cool! It's also adhered with a foam square.

Hey, if you like these crocheted mats, Jessi has them for sale on her blog: OneCraftyMama, in different sizes, shapes and colors! Go check it out! Thanks again Jessi! Love ya girl! MUAH!

Thanks for stopping by! Now go get your craft on! (or your drink on. It IS Friday, after all!) LOL!

Chris
Supplies:
Crocheted Mats made by Her Most Supreme Awesomeness, Jessi Fogan!
Stamps: Unity - October 2012 KOTM; Hero Arts - Celebrate Everyday
Ink: Staz On - Jet Black; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Clear Snap - Charcoal
DP: Authentique - Enchanted
Card stock: Recollections
Adhesive: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares
Accessories: Spellbinders Grand Calibur & Lg Standard Circle Nesties; Paper Smooches Streamer Die; Marvy Uchida markers; Anna Griffin border sticker; Martha Stewart spider stickers

When Pigs Fly..../PS Sparks-Aug. Designer Draft

Guess what? I made a card and am entering it a couple days before it's due. Instead of the hour before on the day it's due. Please don't fall off your chair. ☺ This is for the current Paper Smooches Sparks - Designer Drafts challenge:

Here's the inspiration sketch:

Look! Pigs CAN fly!!! With the help of a kite! LOL! I stamped, colored and fussy cut that cute little piggy. She's adhered with foam squares, as well as the kite. I carefully cut around the pig's mouth with an X-Acto knife so I could fit the twine under it. It sort of worked. Like she's holding onto the kite tail with her mouth. But just in case she wants to squeal in joy, she's also holding on to the it with her front hoof!

You may have noticed that there's not a picture of the inside. That's because I didn't finish it yet. (Gasp!) I couldn't decide if this was going to be a birthday card or a congrats card, so I left it blank. I'll stamp the inside when I send the card out. Easily done!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Chris
Supplies: Paper Smooches - Green Acres, Sunny Side Up, Chubby Chums
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: Graphic 45 - Bohemian Bazaar
Card stock: Recollections
Adhesive: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares; Helmar 450 glue
Accessories: Spellbinders Grand Calibur; Paper Smooches Cloud Dies; Cuttlebug EF- lines from the James' set; Doodlebug twine; Marvy Uchida markers; Fiskars corner rounder

Frazzled?.../CTS#40 & CFC#111

I don't know where you live in your neck of the woods, but here in my corner of the country, it is beautiful outside!! A cold front moved in overnight, and it's in the low 60's, a sunny, gorgeous morning! I have a feeling that I'll be outside on the deck most of the day today. ☺

Well, now that you have the weather report (grin), let me share with you a card I made for both CAS(E) this Sketch #40 and CAS-ual Fridays #111:

Here's the inside:

And the challenges:

Isn't she cute? This Itty Bitty is called Frazzled, so that became my sentiment. She's colored with Marvy Uchida markers, fussy cut and adhered with foam squares on the main panel. I picked that patterned paper because I thought it added to the frazzled theme! I also added Glossy Accents to her button eyes. A couple more stamps to the inside and I was done!

Thanks for stopping by! Keep on crafting and have a great day!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Unity - Frazzled Itty Bitty, that stinks from Ah Crap set; Studio G - alphas; Hero Arts - Everyday Sayings
Ink: Staz On - Jet Black; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Strathmore water color paper
DP: Basic Grey - Persimmon
Card stock: DCWV
Adhesive: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares; Glue Dots
Accessories: Marvy Uchida markers; Glossy Accents; Fiskars pinking shears; DMC floss; button from my stash