SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #249 F is for Fold It (Fancy Fold)

 

Hello and welcome!

It's time again for a new challenge at the 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, we'd like to see your FANCY FOLD creations!

I tried making a shutter card for the first time:

Wow, this was definitely a labor of love. I bought this shutter card die 

set a few years ago from Crafter's Companion, 

and it's the first time using it. Lots of die cutting, coloring, and gluing

later, and this is how it turned out!

I hope that you'll find time this month to play along in our fancy fold

challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! If you need more 

ideas, do yourself a favor and check out what my sisters,

 and our reigning Queen, Fran, have created.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Inkspirational Challenge #313

Addicted to Stamps & More #465

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Just Beecause & dies; Stampendous - Birthday Wish

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Toffee Crunch, Rich Cocoa; Taylored Expressions - Cilantro, Jalapeno

DP: My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart

CS: Spectrum Noir; Thunderbolt; Recollections

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; free beehive clip art; Computer & printer; MISTI; Nuvo Glitter Drops - white blizzard; Die'Sire by Crafter's Companion - Shutter Card dies; Paper Smooches/Queen & Co. - Forest dies

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

A Springy Happy Birthday

 Hello crafty peeps and welcome!

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted anything.

My husband gave me a series of books

for Christmas, and I've only started reading them

the end of February. They are so good, I can't put them down!

(The Cormoran Strike series of books by Robert Galbraith,

a.k.a J.K. Rowling)

But, I have made myself get into the craft room and

do some more card making. I've used a NBUS stamp/stencil combo

that I've had for a couple months now. Thought it

was time to break it in. LOL!

The stamp is actually the negative areas, and the stencils

are for the leaves, berries, and centers of the daisy flowers.

It's rather brilliant, and the color combos are endless!

Both the outside and inside sentiments are also NBUS,

(Never Before Used Stuff)

I die cut a few daisy flowers and colored in the centers to match

the background, and used foam squares to adhere them

and the sentiment on the front.

Here is the finished inside:

I laughed out loud when I first read this, because

it's starting to happen to me. LOL!

That's it for now. I hope that you have a wonderful day.

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #280 - Spring Floral

NBUS Challenge #61

Supplies: 

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Flower Fields stamp/stencil combo, The Inside Scoop - Birthday & Snarky Birthday

Ink: Memento - Lulu Lavender, Nautical Blue, Gray Flannel, Elderberry; Taylored Expressions - Guava; Versamark

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: TE - blending brushes; Nuvo Glitter Drops - white blizzard; MISTI; STAMPlorations - Trendy Spring Blooms dies; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

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:

Atlantic Hearts #568

NBUS Challenge #60

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

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:

Just Us Girls #717

Freshly Made Sketches #626

Addicted to Stamps and More #463

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #248 - S is for Snarky

 

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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

from STAMPlorations.

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

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:

Just Us Girls #716

Addicted to Stamps and More #462 - Christmas

NBUS Challenge #60

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

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

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