JUST US GIRLS #389 Color Week

Good morning to you, friends!

It's Color Week at JUST US GIRLS, and Ina has picked three

gorgeous colors for you to play with: Peach, Lemon, and Pink!

I saw this card by Stempelmessi, and knew right away I was going 

to be casing it. (Thank you!!) This is so incredibly CAS for me.

All that white space makes me itchy. LOL! 

So, how would you use these colors? We'd love to see what you do, just

link up at Just Us Girls so we can admire it! For more ideas and

inspiration, do check out what my teammates and our guest

designer, Laurie Unger, have created and leave them some love!

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a great Easter weekend!

Hugs,

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT - Essential Sentiments

Ink: Ranger DI - Abandoned Coral

CS: Taylored Expressions; scraps

Accessories: GC; MFT - Zig Zag Stitched square dies; Paper Smooches - Flower die; MISTI; Nicole-

rhinestones

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #298 Momma Said Knock You Out!

Hello and happy Tuesday!

This week at SHOPPING OUR STASH, we challenge you to use

punches and/or dies on your projects!

Here is my offering:

 Here's the inside:

I was gifted with these super cute poop emoji dies from my

teammie and snarky sister, Donna, so instead of hoarding them,

as is my M.O., I actually used one!

 Then I went ahead and made another card, using another of the poop emoji dies:

(By now you are either grossed out, or laughing your butt off.)

I hope the latter, but if the former, well, you just never

know what I might post on here. Heh heh.

I hope that you come and join the fun at Shopping Our Stash this week! Need more

inspiration? Then please check out what my teammates created for your viewing pleasure!

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Happy Little Stampers - ATG with Dies

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Issues; STAMPlorations; Stampendous

Ink: Ranger DI - Ground Espresso; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: scrap

CS: Thunderbolt paper

Accessories: GC; poop emoji dies gifted to me from Donna; Paper Smooches - Bam Bubble dies; Ranger sponging tool; Nicole - googly eyes; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte; Glue Dots

Sketch Saturday #458

Hello and welcome crafty peeps!
I'm back Guest Designing at
SKETCH SATURDAY!
This week's sponsor is
Drawn with Character, who is gifting
three digis as our prize to the lucky winner!

Here is the sketch, and my take on it:

 and the inside:

I hope that you find some time this week to play along at Sketch Saturday and link

up with us! We'd love to see what you come up with using the sketch!

Thanks for visiting, and have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Winnie & Walter - The big bold and Party

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Angel Pink

DP: Pebbles - Garden Party

CS: TE; scraps

Accessories: GC; Winnie & Walter - big bold and party cutaways, In Bloom Maggie's Roses cutaways; Cuttlebug - musical flourish EF; Hampton Art - rhinestone; MISTI

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

JUST US GIRLS #388 Trend Week

Hello and welcome crafty friends!

It's Trend Week at JUST US GIRLS, and Sue has picked the popular trend -

Multi-Step Stamping!

Here's my take on the challenge:

and the inside:

When I first saw this multi layering peacock stamp set that Hero Arts released earlier this year, 

I knew that it would be coming home to live with me. I just love this stamp! They do

have a 4 pack ink cube set to go along with this set, but of course I don't have it. (not for

lack of trying. It seems to be out of stock everywhere I checked.) So 

I just used inks I already had, and I don't think it turned out too bad. ☺

On the card base, I used one of the feather stamps from the set and stamped it randomly, then heat embossed it using some holographic embossing powder that 

Lindsey gifted me. (thanks again!)

So, have you caved and bought one of the many new layering stamps that 

seem to have exploded onto the craft scene? Now's your chance to ink them

up and make something pretty! Just link up at Just Us Girls so we can

admire it. Need more inspiration? Well then, please go and visit the blogs of 

my teammies, and our guest designer Laurie Unger to see what they created.

Remember, if you are picked as Chic of the Week for any of our April challenges,

you'll be in the running to be our Guest Designer for the month of June!

Have fun and thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

ATSAM - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Happy Birthday

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Color Layering Peacock set; Stampendous - Party Invite

Ink: Memento - Paris Dusk, Nautical Blue, Bamboo Leaves, Cantaloupe; VersaMark

CS: TE; Darice

Accessories: GC: Hero Arts - Peacock dies; SB - Oval Bliss nesties, Std. Sm. Circle nesties; Holographic EP gifted to my by Lindsey; heat gun; MISTI; Ranger - Crystal Stickles

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

STAMPlorations March Theme & Sketch Challenge

Hello crafty peeps and welcome!

I'm so happy to say that Shery, owner of  STAMPlorations,

has asked me back as a Guest Designer for the Theme & Sketch challenge

for another month! Woo Hoo!!

Here are the Theme & Sketch for April:

As always, you can use just the theme, just the sketch, or both!

For my card, I've used both theme and sketch:

and the inside:

My focal image is the new Flutter Zen 1 layering dies. Look at the amazing detail on that

intricate top layer!! I heat embossed in black the word happy from the Blossom Overture stamp set. The Birthday word die was cut 3 times and stacked. On the inside of my card, I used a

sentiment from the Fond Expressions 2 stamp set.

Now it's your turn to make something fun with wings and link up at the

STAMPlorations Theme & Sketch Challenge! For more amazing inspiration,

please check out what the Design Team have created and leave some love!

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Blossom Overture, Fond Expressions 2

Ink: VersaMark; Ranger DI - Peacock Feathers

DP: Pebbles - Garden Party

CS: Darice; scraps

Accessories: GC; CUTplorations - Flutter Zen 1 layering dies, Birthday word die; MFT - stitched line frame die; Inkadinkado - black EP; heat gun; MISTI; Recollections - vellum; Ranger - Crystal Stickles

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte; Recollections - tacky tape

STAMPlorations Things with Wings Blog Hop & Linky Party!!

Hello and welcome friends!

Today starts the

STAMPlorations Things with Wings blog hop and Linky party!

Enter your project and comment along the way for a chance

at winning some great prizes!

Here is the card I made:

I'm not sure what it is, but lately I've been on a rainbow kick, and this card is

no exception. I stamped and heat embossed the Flutter Zen Row Artsy Border stamp 

then used my Magenta Nuance powder dyes to water color the splashy rainbow around it. I 

splattered watered down gold ink after that, and once that dried, I heat embossed one of the sentiments from the Trendy Butterflies 2 stamp set.

Ready to make something with wings? Of course you are! Just be sure

to link up at STAMPlorations for a chance at winning some fun prizes!

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Crazy 4 Challenges #379 - rainbow card

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - make a rainbow

HLS - Water color challenge - rainbow

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Flutter Zen Row Artsy Border, Trendy Butterflies 2

Ink: VersaMark; Colorbox/Susan K. Weckesser - shimmer

DP: DCWV - The Stack 4

CS: Strathmore water color paper; Bazzill

Accessories: Magenta - Nuance powder dyes; pallet; paint brush; MISTI; Inkadinkado - black EP;

heat gun; Fiskars - corner rounder

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #297 Tie One On

Hiya crafty peeps and welcome!

This week at SHOPPING OUR STASH, for our new challenge: Tie One On,

we'd like to see ribbon, twine, cord, seam binding, floss, etc. on

your cards or projects.

Here's what I made for the challenge:

 and the inside:

Using ornaments I made back from this post, I made a very colorful Christmas card. (I think this may be the 3rd one so far this year. I'm sooooo far behind!) I used silver floss to hang my ornaments from.

I hope you find some time this week to play along at Shopping Our Stash! I'd love to see your

take on the challenge. Need more ideas? Then do yourself a favor and visit the blogs of

my talented teammates, and please leave them some bloggy love!

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Jingle Belles - sketch

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - rainbow

Happy Little Stampers April Water Color Challenge -  rainbow

 

Supplies:

Stamps: So Suzy Stamps - ornaments; Taylored Expressions - In and Out Christmas

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Canson Bristol paper; TE; scrap

Accessories: Magenta - Nuance powder dyes; water spritzer; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; GC;

Sizzix - EF; American Crafts - word stickers; Ranger - Crystal Stickles; DMC - silver floss; MISTI

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #81- S is for Silly

Welcome snarky peeps! We have a new challenge starting today at the
SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!
Your letter for this fortnight is S for Silly!

That could mean an April Fools card, using a funny or punny sentiment/image, or

whatever snarky idea you can dream up.

Here's my take on the challenge:

In real life, this card is much more vibrant, but with my crack photography

skillz, it looks kinda washed out. Ugh. 

I used NBUS for the main panel, mainly some Dylusions spray inks. I used a stencil over that

and spritzed water, waited a few seconds and blotted up. You can just barely see it if you turn your head sideways and squint out of your left eye. Over that, another stencil, this time spritzing one of the Dylusions inks already used. I sponged black soot DI around the edges. heat embossed the sentiment,  and added the frame and Einstein. I felt it still needed more, so I broke out some grungy stamps and added some here and there. 

I can totally see Einstein saying Whassup? like in that beer commercial some years back. LOL!

Now's your turn to create something silly and link up at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! 

Be sure to check out what my Sisters in Snark dreamed up, and also our 

Queen and Guest Designer, Margo!

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Viva Las Vegas Stamps; STAMPlorations

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; VersaMark; Staz On - Jet Black; Ranger DI - Black Soot, Vintage

Photo

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Thunderbolt paper; scraps

Accessories: Dylusions ink spray; STAMPlorations - Merry Go Round & Confetti Circles stencils; 

water mister; GC; SB - Deckled Rectangles Nesties; Inkadinkado - black EP; heat gun; MISTI

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

I'm Guest Designing this month at Sketch Saturday!!

Welcome crafty peeps!

I've got some exciting news: I'm guest designing this month at

SKETCH SATURDAY!!

Kel was kind enough to ask if I'd be interested, and of course I said YES!!

Thank you so much for inviting me! I hope I do you and the ladies proud!

This week's challenge is sponsored by

MMedel Illustrations,

who has some really adorable images!

Here's this weeks sketch and my take on it:

and the inside:

For my card, I've used the Singing Bear digi stamp set. That face! So adorable!

I've colored the bear with Prisma Color pencils and added some Crystal Stickles here and

there on it's hat for a little sparkle. I used the sentiment from the set on the inside.

Now it's your turn! Come and join the fun at Sketch Saturday! I look forward to

seeing how you use this week's sketch!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: MMedel Illustrations - Singing Bear digi

DP: American Crafts - Jack Frost

CS: Crafter's Companion; TE; Darice; scraps

Accessories: Prisma Color pencils; computer & printer; GC; SB - standard lg oval Nesties; Ranger-

Crystal Stickles; Darice - sequins

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

JUST US GIRLS #387 - Word Week

Good morning and welcome crafty peeps! I'm back from my little vacation. 

(I know, you didn't even know I left! LOL!) I flew back to Illinois for a week

to hand deliver the bridal shower invites I made for my niece, and to visit

with family and friends. I was constantly on the go, didn't sleep too well, and

as a result, came down with a sinus infection. Let me tell ya, flying with

one of those is no fun at all. I'm grateful for Urgent Care and the

 amoxicillin that I was prescribed. 

So let's get on with why you're really here: the Word Week challenge at

JUST US GIRLS!

Nancy is hosting this week, and she's apparently ready for summer, (aren't we all?!) as she's

picked the word "SEA" as your inspiration.

Here's my take on it:

I haven't played with my Paper Smooches stamps and dies in a while, so I thought I'd make

a little underwater scene with some fish and that cool die. It reminds me of water bubbles.

Now it's your turn! I hope that you link up at Just Us Girls with your sea themed card or project. I'd love to see what you made! For more ideas, please check out what the Design Team came up with. I'd also like to welcome our new Guest Designer, Laurie Unger, who will be crafting with the JUGS Crew this month!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Briny Blue, Surf and Turf, Dude Block

Ink: Memento - Tangelo, Lady Bug; Gina K - Kraft

CS: Taylored Expressions, scraps

Accessories; GC; Darice - swirl background EF and frames; Paper Smooches - Briny Blue 2, Frame 2, Chains dies; Spectrum Noir markers - FL3, PP2, IB1; Marvy Uchida Tan marker

Adhesives: SA by 3L - Thin 3D foam squares; Scotch - scrapbooker's glue