SoSS #260 - G is for Green

 

Greetings and salutations snarky friends!

Thanks for stopping by to check out the latest challenge from Edna and the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Before we roll on to the challenge, is Edna not giving you total Wicked & Elphaba vibes??

I am a huge fan of the book series and play (haven't seen the movie...yet)

Our challenge theme for the month is G is for Green

My go to for green this time of year is usually a combo anniversary and St Patrick's Day (we got married on March 17). 

Not sure if the Kevinator will get this one as an anniversary card or not??

I haven't been overly snarky the last few challenges, so I broke into my Tim Holtz snarky sentiment stickers to make my gnome a little naughtier.

Here's what I made for the challenge using the Tulla and Norbert's Lucky Charm collection from PhotoPlay.

This fun fold is a direct CASE of a super cool birthday card I received from my crafty friend Donna

(fun fact, we both call each other the "other Donna" lol).

Here is the card she made for me

Yep, mine was pretty much a directly copy of hers with different papers and a snarkier gnome, so thanks Donna for the inspiration!!

As always we would love for you to join the sisterhood and get your green on!

You can find all the details for the challenge on the SoSS Blog.

While you are there please share some crafty love and comments with our reigning Queen of Snark and the rest of the sisterhood.

Until next time...best wishes, warmest regards!

Going Green with Shopping Our Stash

 

Best wishes and warmest regards crafty friends!

Up WAY too early with the time change this morning (weird) and thought I would make a few cards.

Made a few (ok 5) cards for Shopping Our Stash #516 - It's Not Easy Being Green.

I do send out some St. Patrick's Day cards, I married into an Irish family and I got married on St. Patrick's Day - so Kevinator always gets a card with some lucky sharmocks!

I used the Tulla & Norbert's Lucky Charm collection by PhotoPlay for these cards. 

Shopping Our Stash #294 - Luck O' The Irish

Top o' the mornin' to ya crafty pals!

Thanks for stoppin' by to check out the latest SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge!!

With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, this week's theme is Luck O' The Irish we want to see lots of green on your project...if it's a St. Patrick's Day project...all the better...but it doesn't have to be.

St. Patrick's Day is doubly special for me, not only do I massively enjoy a pint or two of Guinness but I also got married on St. Patrick's Day...and I married into an Irish / Dutch family.

Sometimes I think I make more St. Patrick's Day cards than Christmas cards, probably not...but I do like making St. Patrick's Day cards!!

On all three of my projects I used the LUCKY DAY digital stamp set from VERVE STAMPS and you know what???? This awesome set is free until St. Patrick's day!! You should totally go check it out!!

The digital stamp set may not be from my stash, but everything else is. I can't even remember how long I've had the Pinch Proof stamp set and the design paper is from the pack I bought last year for my Christmas cards.

Here's what I made for the Luck O' The Irish challenge:

Shite I used to make these cards:

• White cardstock (Fireworx)
• Lucky Day digital stamp set (Verve Stamps)
• Pinch Proof stamp set (SU)
• Lucky Clover distress ink (Tim Holtz)
• Tuxedo Black ink (Memento)
• Sugar Plum design paper (Recollections)
• Water brush (Tim Holtz)
• Gold bling (ummmmmmm lol long story where that came from)
• 1 1/4" circle punch (SU)

As always, we would love for you to play along! You can find all the details for the challenge on the SHOPPING OUR STASH BLOG.

While you are there please share some crafty loves with the rest of the crew.

I am entering these cards into the Verve Stamps challenge to use the Lucky Day digital stamp set.

Sketch Saturday #454

Hello friends!!

Can I just tell you how much I am lovin' being part of the SKETCH SATURDAY design team!!

This week we are comin' back at ya with this fun sketch by Gloria.

This challenge is sponsored by SAMI STAMPS and I chose the super cute LUCKY LEPRECHAUN image for my card.

Here's what I made for the challenge:

My wee lucky leprechaun looks like he has been caught out in a rain storm...well he has.

Never content to leave well enough alone, I feel the need to distress things until they hardly look like what they were when they started.

This poor fella (and the other images on the card) were spritzed repeatedly with water, dried and then givena  good going over with a sanding block.

And look, he's still holding his lucky shamrock thinking that good things are going to happen!!

If you think the layer looks slightly askew...you would be correct! That's just how I roll! I need things to be just a little off centre LOL

Shite I used to make this card:

• Lucky Leprechaun image (Sami Stamps)
• White cardstock (Fireworx)
• Sugar Plums paper pack (Recollections)
• Pinch Proof stamp set (SU)
• Green Mark It marker (Bic)
• Gold Stampin Dazzle marker (SU)
• Black Soot distress marker (Tim Holtz)
• Close to Cocoa, Blush Blossum & Marina Mist markers (SU)
• 2 1/2", 1 3/4", 1 3/8" circle punches (SU)
• Water spritzer (SU)
• Water brush (Tim Holtz)
• Heat gun (Marvy)
• Sanding Block (SU)
• Sharpie
• Fishtail & Banner die set (Your Next Stamp)
• Sentiment sticker (Tim Holtz)

As always we would LOVE for you to play along with us!

The winner of the challenge will receive a $12 gift certificate from SAMI STAMPS!!

You can find all the details for the challenge on the SATURDAY SKETCH BLOG.

While you are there please share some love with the rest of the design team!

St. Patrick's Day Anniversary

Nine years ago today...sometimes it feels like a lifetime ago, other times it feels like yesterday.

I am biased because it was my wedding, but I think ours was one of the best weddings I have ever been to! How could it not be?? We got married on St. Patrick's Day!!

I knew right away when I saw the Tim Holtz burlap kits at Michael's that I wanted to use our wedding picture.

SHITE I USED TO MAKE THIS:

• Authentic Moments burlap kit (Tim Holtz)
• Ephemera Pack (Tim Holtz)
• Frayed Burlap distress ink (Tim Holtz)
• Mini ink blending tool (Tim Holtz)
• Glossy Accents (Ranger)
• Metal flower embellishment (my stash)

Shopping Our Stash # 243 - Oh My Lucky Charms!!

Happy Tuesday crafty friends! Thanks for popping by me wee blog today to check out the latest SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge.

This week, in honour of St. Patrick's Day, the SOS crew would like to see St. Patrick's Day theme on your project, or if that's not your thing, you can use a charm(s), or use the color green predominately.

I used the large heart punch (SU) to make my shamrock mask (I just hand cut the stem) and used a pencil eraser in Peeled Paint distress ink to create my shamrock.

Initially I stamped the sentiment right onto the shamrock and thought "UGH that looks awful" so I made the banner across the centre to cover it up LOL

I added the washi tape just for a splash of colour.

SHITE I USED TO MAKE THIS CARD:

• White cardstock (Fireworx)
• Peeled Paint distress ink (Tim Holtz)
• Large heart punch (SU)
• Happy Everything stamp set (Lawn Fawn)
• Pencil with eraser
• Washi tape

As always, we'd love for you to play along with us. Visit the SOS BLOG for all the details on the challenge and while you are there please share some crafty lovin' with the rest of the crew!

SoSS 29 - L is for Leprechaun

Top o' the mornin' to you me snarky friends!! Edna and the sisters are getting an early start to our St. Patrick's Day shenanigans and invite you to play along!!

Check out the SoSS BLOG for all the details on the L is for Leprechaun challenge and while you are there show my sisters some crafty lovin!

Here's what I made for the challenge - how is it that the clean and simple cards take me the longest to make????

Shite I used to make this card:

• White cardstock (Firworx)
• Paper piercer and mat (SU)
• Dude stamp set (SU)
• Happy Everything stamp set (Lawn Fawn)
• Tuxedo Black ink (Memento)
• Gumball Green ink (SU)
• Sharpie
• Gold sequins (Joanns)

Then, I also made this ATC...because you know...three of my favourite things (Star Wars, Guinness and St. Patrick's Day) all on one little ATC was just too hard to resist!

I found the image online and used pixlr.com to add the sentiment using the Distant Galaxy font.

Shite I used to make this ATC:

• Black cardstock (Recollections)
• White cardstock (Fireworx)
• Image (Google search)

What are you waiting for??? Head over to the SoSS BLOG and join in the shenanigans!! Maybe you will be our next Queen or Princess of Snark!!
 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Challenge #3 - P is for Paddy

That's right snarky sisters, St. Patrick's Day (and my 7th wedding anniversary) will soon be upon us. To celebrate (we like to start early) our third SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS challenge will honour all things Irish, green or St. Patrick's Day related.

As you read this post I will be somewhere in the southern US heading to Florida. We are taking a 5 day cruise from Ft Lauderdale on Monday and for some reason decided to drive from Southern Ontario to Florida...ROAD TRIP!!!!!

I'd also like to send out a great big green shout out to my snarky sister CHRIS for managing all the SoSS stuff while I get my toes in the water and ass in the sand.

Yeah, so...St. Patrick's Day is also our wedding anniversary, every year I make my hubby some kind of weird combination anniversary and St. Patrick's Day card...and as you may recall from our Anti Valentine challenge...I am not the world's most lovey dovey romantic kinda chick...so here's this year's card:

Remember those 6800 sequins I bought not so long ago??? I used a few more on this card...yay me!!! I think I had the most fun making the pot with punches (1 3/8" circle punch &large oval punch) and sticking on all the sequins. Although long nails, glue dots and sequins popping like freakin' tiddly winks gets a wee bit frustrating!!

SUPPLIES:

Gumball Green & Whisper White cardstock (SU)

Pinch Proof stamp set (SU)

Tuxedo Black ink (Momento)

Gold marker (SU)

Gumball Green and Blossom Blush markers (SU)

Shamrock punch (Michaels)

1 3/8" circle & large oval punch (SU)

Gold sequins (Joanns)

Computer generated sentiment

Happy St Patrick's Day!!

Top o' the mornin' to ya! Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
I made two cards for today, this first one is for my in-laws, we'll be having dinner with them tonight, traditional St. Patrick's Day corned beef and cabbage (something veggie for me).

 

supplies:

white cardstock (gift from my friend Georgina) gumball green and old olive cardstock (SU), gumball green ink (SU), square lattice embossing folder (SU), shamrock punch, happy everything stamp set (lawn fawn),  fishtail banner die set (your next stamp)

March 17th is also my wedding anniversary. Every year I make the husband a St. Patrick's Day themed anniversary card. You may recall I got him the Dude You're Welcome set from SU and ended up with a Happy #%&@! Birthday card...so I thought...pffffft...my turn!

Here's the outside of the card...super cute right??

Riley the moose is enjoying his St. Patrick's Day pint of Guinness...not sure if you can see it in the picture, but I did the foam on the beer with champagne mist glitter paint.

AND...here's the inside of the card...

 

Happy #%&@! Anniversary...hahahahaha...don't worry, the husband has a good sense of humour, I won't be heading to divorce court the day after our anniversary :)

supplies:

white cardstock (gift from my friend Georgina), gumball green cardstock (SU), gumball green ink (SU), hexagon embossing folder (SU), shamrock punch, happy everything stamp set (lawn fawn), dude you're welcome stamp set (SU), fishtail banner die set (your next stamp), Riley moose stamp (not sure if I borrowed this from Niblet and then never gave it back????), antique linen and peeled paint distress markers (Tim Holtz), close to cocoa and garden green markers (SU), tuxedo black ink (momento), champagne mist glimmer paint (SU)

Thanks for lookin!! 

  

Heart Punch Shamrock

As St Patrick's Day (and my wedding anniversary) approach, I try to make DH an anniversary card with a shamrock on it every year....so shhhhhh this will probably be his anniversary card this year.

OK...so this isn't really Sale a Bration or Mini Occasion related, but I liked it and thought it would be quick and fun to make

To make the shamrock I punched 6 hearts from with the SU large heart punch, scored and folded them in 1/2. The stem of the shamrock is made from the branch of the SU bird punch. The sentiment is from the SU "Pinch Proof" stamp set.

Thanks for lookin!!

Shamrock ATC

I joined another ATC swap on Swap-Bot...this one is a Shamrock swap.

As soon as I joined I knew what I wanted to make...I have a bunch of Shamrock shaped confetti, and green and silver glitter.

Here's my Shamrock shaker ATC, thanks for lookin'

St Patrick's Day Cards

These St Patrick's Day cards were inspired by the most recent issue of Stampin' Success. The shamrock is made with the new full heart punch and the sentiments are from the Pinch Proof set.
Yes, it's true, I will make cards for any occasion possible!