Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Lettuce Celebrate!

 Hello friends, and welcome!
Here's a cute, punny card using
a new stamp/die set I recently purchased:


Adorable mouse wearing overalls? Yes please!!
I'm actually a bit jealous of this wee mouse, because I'm
just itching to get my vegetable garden started, but I know
it's still too soon to do so. LOL!


I chose green cardstock as my "ground" for this little
gardening scene. The yellow/orange die cut circle I like to
think of as the sun. 🌞
Another sentiment from the set is used on the inside:


Well, that's it for now. I really need to get my butt in
gear and make some Easter cards now. No pressure! LOL!
Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a wonderful day!



I'd like to enter this at:




Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Veggie Happy & dies
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: Lawn Fawn - Perfectly Plaid; Sunny Studio - Polka Dot Parade
CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; scraps
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Sunny Studio - stitched circle dies; MISTI
Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares






Sunday, March 10, 2024

Irish you a Hoppy Birthday

 Hello and welcome!
Anybody else dragging from losing an hour of sleep? 😴
It probably didn't help that I stayed up late reading a book. LOL!
Anyway, I'm here to share a card I made for 
a few challenges.


Gotta love a beer themed punny sentiment!
Here's the inside:


I have a friend whose birthday is March 17th, so I challenge
myself to send her a card that gives a nod to that holiday.
That's it for now. Have a great day and thanks for visiting!



I'd like to enter this at:







Supplies:
Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Hoppy Days & dies; Simon Says Stamp - Wooly Lucky
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Cantaloupe; Staz On - White Cotton
CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Thunderbolt
Accessories: Nicole - scalloped square die; Paper Rose - stitched square die; Spellbinders - standard & scalloped circle dies; DecoArt - Snow Writer; MISTI
Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares



Saturday, March 2, 2024

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #248 - S is for Snarky

 
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and also, shameless self-promotion)

Hey there snarky peeps!
The latest challenge at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS
starts today, and the theme is one near and dear to our hearts: SNARK!
Let your freak flag fly and show us your sarcastic creations!
Here's what I created:


My design is based off of The Paper Players sketch #678.
(And because I didn't pay attention, the challenge ended yesterday. DOH!)
I stamped and colored the coffee lady with Prismacolor pencils, then
stamped the sentiment from my very own stamp set: Hot Mess


I hope that you'll find some time this month to play along in our
snarky challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!
For more amazing snarkiness, please do yourself a favor and
visit the blogs of my Sisters and our reigning Queen, Karen, and leave
some bloggy love!
Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a fabulous day!



Supplies:
Stamps: STAMPlorations/Chris Dring Designs - Hot Mess; Riley & Co. - Coffee Lady
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart
CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils; MISTI
Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares





Friday, March 1, 2024

Noel

 Hello there! I'm back with my second post today.
This time around, I have a Christmas card to share:


The current challenge at Just Us Girls prompts us to CASE
one of the amazing projects created by the design team.
As soon as I saw Carol Mayne's card, I knew I had to
create my own spin on it using these NBUS layering stencils.
I loved the pink die cut HB2U on her card and the stenciling
in the background. The layering stencil I used
made it easy to mesh those together.


Here's the finished inside:


This was a fun challenge, and it allowed me to use a new-to-me
stencil set that I pulled from the NBUS pile on my floor.
(Come on, we all have those piles somewhere! LOL!)
That's all for now. Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!



I'd like to enter this at:

Here's Carol's card:





Supplies:
Stamps: Taylored Expressions - In and Out Christmas
Ink: Taylored Expressions - Lime Zest, Cilantro; Altenew - Puffy Heart, Purple Wine, Hunter Green
CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions
Accessories: TE - Noel Layering stencil/stamp combo; blender brushes; MISTI; Nuvo Glitter Drops - White Blizzard; MFT - blueprints 27 scalloped rectangle die
Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares









Beary HB Wishes

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!
Happy Friday and happy first day of March.
Bring on Spring!!
(Of course, we had sleet mixed with some snow this morning. Sigh.)
To combat the winter blues, here's a
cute critter card:


Love this new bear image stamp! So cute! The sentiment
probably took longest to stamp, as I "Frankensteined" three
different stamps together to create it.


Here's the finished inside:


It's been a minute since I've made a slimline card. I really
should make more of this size. 😊
That's it for this post, but I'll be back in a bit
with another one soon.
Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!



I'd like to enter this at Try a Sketch on Tuesday #641



Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches/Queen & Co - Forest Family; Paper Smooches - Birthday Sampler, Hullabaloo, Chubby Chum Pals
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: Recollections - Simply Autumn
CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Sunny Studio - slimline border basics dies; Paper Rose - stitched square die; Nuvo Glitter Drops - White Blizzard
Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares






Thursday, February 29, 2024

Here's another birthday card

 Greetings friends, and welcome!
I'm still working on replenishing my
stash of birthday cards. Here's one
I just created:


I went a little more dramatic and used black cardstock with this
cool faux holographic paper. I had this image already colored,
just waiting to be used. Today was the day!


Here's the finished inside, using another
sentiment from the set:


These gnomes are just so cute!
Thanks for visiting, and happy Leap Day!



I'd like to enter this at My Favorite Things WSC #687



Supplies:
Stamps: MFT - Happy Birthday to my Favorite Gnomie (and dies)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: Honey Bee Stamps freebie paper
CS: Spectrum Noir; Cardstock Warehouse; scraps
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MFT - Stitched Oval Frames dies, banner from Blueprints 27, Open Simply Scallops Trio border die; Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots EF; MISTI
Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM




Sunday, February 25, 2024

I moose wish you a Happy Birthday!

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!
I'm back with a cute card that features
this adorable moose:


Squeeee! Just look at how cute he is!!!


He's colored with Spectrum Noir markers, and I used cardstock and some
green/blue papers from an older paper collection to die cut the
grass and one of the trees.
A simple sentiment on the inside finishes my card.


Thank you for stopping by and visiting! I hope you have
a great rest of your day.


I'd like to enter this at Freshly Made Sketches #624



Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches/Queen & Co. - Forest Family; Paper Smooches - Digits
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa
DP: American Crafts - Color Crush
CS: Spectrum Noir; Thunderbolt; Bazzill
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Paper Smooches - Forest Family & Forest dies; Lawn Fawn - Grass Border die; MISTI
Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares





Friday, February 9, 2024

Flowery heart birthday card

 Hello and happy Friday to you!
I have a card to share today.
I caved and created something with
a heart on it.
I do not do Valentine's Day, so
this is a birthday card.


When I cut the heart out at first, it didn't cut all the
way through the cardstock, so I cut it again using a shim.
I used a few Distress Oxides to color the heart, then
glued it to the first heart. (I didn't want to waste it!)
Some paper scraps, rhinestones and a die cut sentiment
finish the front.


I really need to use this heart die more. It's fun to blend
colors on it, and I can see so many color combos to try. 😊
That's it for now. Thanks for visiting, and I hope 
that you have a great day!



I'd like to enter this at:





Supplies:
Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday Sentiments
Ink: Ranger DOX - Seedless Preserves, Twisted Citron, Picked Raspberry; Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: Lawn Fawn - Perfectly Plaid; Core-Dinations - Light pink large dot
CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah
Accessories: Simon Says Stamp - Heart of Roses die; Colorbok & Momenta rhinestones; MISTI
Adhesives: SA - tape runner, 3d foam squares; Ranger - MMM




Sunday, February 4, 2024

It's time to shell-ebrate!

 Hi there! I'm back with another post today. 😊
There's been some really great card sketches
in blogland recently, and I wanted to 
play along with some of them.
Here's a tropical inspired card:


I adore this seashell image and had to color it up again. I used kraft ink
to blend over the nautilus stencil on the back panel, and a blue tone on 
tone wave stencil on the smaller panel. 
All it needed were a few pearls to complete.


Here's the finished inside:


Well, the fur baby is letting me know he wants a walk, so I shall be off.
Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!



I'd like to enter this at:
Seize the Birthday - ATG (since I have a few other colors on my image, just ATG this time)






Supplies:
Stamps: Pink & Main - Floral Shells; Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Teal Zeal; Gina K. - Kraft
CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions
Accessories: Spectrum Noir Markers; Pink & Main - Floral Shells dies, Nautilus stencil; Simon Says Stamp - Waves stencil; Kaisercraft - pearls
Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM 




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