SOS 195 - No Foolin'

It's Tuesday!! Time for a shiny new SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge!! 

This week's challenge is No Foolin'...that means the SOS CREW would like to see a faux technique on your project....anyone you like!!

I used masking tape, distress ink and clear embossing powder (and some black powder that got mixed in accidentally) to create faux leather, hoping it might look a bit like an old weathered road map. I also did some faux stitching around the layers of the card.

SHITE I USED TO MAKE THIS CARD:

• Kraft and white cardstock (Joanns)
• Expressions washi tape (Scotch)
• Masking tape
• Versamark
• Clear and black embossing powder
• Heat gun
• Paper piercer and mat
• Black Soot distress marker (Tim Holtz)
• Chit Chat stickers (Tim Holtz)
• Frayed Burlap distress ink (Tim Holtz)
• Mini ink blending tool (Tim Holtz)
• The Journey stamp set (Tim Holtz)

Check out the SOS BLOG for all the details on this challenge and while you are there be sure to show the other members of the SOS crew some crafty love!

Scraptures Wild Card Wednesday - March 25, 2015

Did I miscount the number of Wednesdays in March??? 

OR

Did I like the papers in the kit so much I wanted to make an extra card???

Maybe a bit of both!!

Remember....the challenge this month is to make cards with NO STAMPS...just the embellishments that came with the kit.

Here are the last two SCRAPTURES Wild Card Wednesday projects I made using the "I AM" collection by Simple Stories.

Shite I used to make these cards:

• Thankful design paper (Simple Stories – I AM collection)
• Fundamental Stickers (Simple Stories – I AM collection)
• White cardstock (Fireworx – not in kit)

SOS 194 - Neon Rainbow

Hidee ho crafty friends!! Happy Tuesday and welcome to a new SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge.

This week's theme is Neon Rainbow - here are your options for the challenge - use a rainbow -- rainbow image or rainbow colors --- OR --- use Neon

Not sure about you....but this challenge has had me singing this song all day long...(yes, you are welcome for the ear worm!!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCPpOba2O4g

OK, so here's what I came up with for the challenge - I call it my slightly off take on a rainbow:

Shite I used to make this card:

• White cardstock (Fireworx)
• #hashtag stamp set (Tim Holtz)
• Tuxedo blank ink (Memento)
• Star punch (Michael's)
• Miscellaneous scraps of coloured paper
• Fishtail / Banner die set (Your Next Stamp)

Check out the SHOPPING OUR STASH BLOG for all the details on the challenge and while you are there show the crew some crafty love!!  We'd be ever so pleased if you played along with us!!

SoSS 30 - E is for Easter

Ha! Bet you thought we'd make E for Edna...nahhhhh...that would be too easy!!!! (or maybe we didn't think of that...mental note for next year)

Edna and the snarky sisters are back atchya with a fun new challenge...yep...E is for Easter, so grab your bunny ears, or tail, if that's how you roll, and play along won't you??

Visit the SoSS BLOG for all the details on the challenge and while you are there be sure to show my sisters some crafty lovin!!

Here's what I came up with for the challenge:

Not sure if you can read the chit chat stickers, but it say's "happy easter my love bunny"

Shite I used to make this tag:

• Kraft tag (recollections)
• Scrap of flowery / texty design paper, no idea where I got it from
• Lace ribbon (Scraptures February 2015 kit)
• Burlap (older Scraptures kit)
• Frayed burlap distress ink (Tim Holtz)
• Mini ink blending tool (Tim Holtz)
• Chit Chat Seasonal stickers (Tim Holtz)
• Pink pleated ribbon (SU)
• Bunny die (Impression Obsession)
• Stapler & staples
• Bakers twine
• Cotton ball for the bunny tail

Scraptures Wild Card Wednesday - March 18, 2015

I am having loads of fun this month making super cute cards with the March SCRAPTURES kit which features the "I AM" collection by Simple Stories.

Remember, the challenge for the month is to make cards with no stamps...just the embellishments that came with the kit!!

Here's what I came up with for this week's challenge:

Shite I used to make this card:

• Brave design paper (Simple Stories – I AM collection)
• Bits and Pieces (Simple Stories – I AM collection)
• White cardstock (Fireworx – not in kit)

SOS 193 - I Made This

Time for a new SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge!! Are you ready???

This week's theme is "I Made This"  

The SOS crew want you to make your own background, (not just stamping a background stamp) - could be collage, paint, tape, stamp, stencil, or even to alter patterned paper with doodles...fun right???

I made a 5x7 canvas for the challenge. I painted this canvas with chalkboard paint MONTHS ago...I don't even remember if I had a plan for it at the time...so there is sat on my desk.

To create my background I used that painted canvas, some texture paste over a stencil and finally some distress paints. The ridges in the texture paste were unintentional, they must be from the plastic knife I used to spread it over the stencil...but what the heck...it gives it more texture (even after I used a sanding block to try and get rid of them LOL)

For the record, texture paste smells really awful when you dry it with a heat gun and then sand it...take that as a lesson kids, learn from my mistake!! 

Shite I used to make this canvas:

• Canvas (Dollarama)
• Chalkboard paint (Michael's)
• Hexagon stencil
• Texture paste (Ranger)
• Seedless Preserves & Spun Sugar distress paints (Tim Holtz)
• Petite Diction "Durable" sentiment stickers (Authentique Papers)
• Vintage chipboard pops (Pink Paislee)
• Compostion & Colour cardstock stickers (Websters Pages)
• Pink sequins (Joanns)
• Sanding block (SU)

Check out the SOS BLOG for all the details on the challenge and while you are there show my teammies some crafty lovin!! We'd love you to play along with us!

Scraptures Wild Card Wednesday - March 11, 2015

Week two of Wild Card Wednesday challenges using the March kit from SCRAPTURES. 

This month's kit features the "I AM" collection by Simple Stories.

Remember, the challenge for this month is to make cards with NO STAMPS, just the embellishments that came with the kit...you can do it...I know you can!!!

I thought the gold embellishments in the kit were so pretty with some of the brighter colours. I added a few pieces of pink washi tape to add a little additional colour.

Here's what I made this week:

Shite I used to make this card:

• Turquoise cardstock (Hollo’s Papercraft)
• 4x4 elements (Simple Stories – I AM collection)
• Gold photo stickers (Simple Stories – I AM collection)
• Fundamental stickers (Simple Stories – I AM collection)
• Sentiment stickers (Simple Stories – I AM collection)
• White cardstock (Fireworx – not in kit)
• Pink washi tape (Elmer’s – not in kit)

SOS 192 - Counting on You

It's Tuesday!! You know that that means!! Time for a new SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge. This week's theme is Counting on You...the crew would like to see you use numbers somewhere on your project.

I knew I had a stash of retired SU design paper somewhere in my craft room that had numbers all over it...bright colourful numbers...sadly it took me longer to find the paper than it did to make the card...nonetheless...here's what I came up with for the challenge:

Shite I used to make this card:

• White cardstock (Fireworx)
• Design paper (SU)
• Twine (The Twinery)
• Tuxedo Black ink (Memento)
• # hashtags stamp set (Tim Holtz)
• Bulldog clip (Staples)
• Fishtail / Banner die set (Your Next Stamp)

Visit the SHOPPING OUR STASH BLOG for all the details on the challenge and while you are there show the rest of the SOS crew some crafty lovin!!

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!!
 

Scraptures Wild Card Wednesday - March 4, 2015

This month's kit from SCRAPTURES has some fabulous papers and embellishments in it!! I was super excited when Christa asked me to do the Wild Card Wednesday challenges for this month.

So here we go...this month's challenge is to make a card a week using NO STAMPS...that's right...all of my Wild Card Wednesday cards for the month of March will use only the embellishments that came with the kit...no stamping...let's get started shall we?

Here is what I came up with for this week:

Shite I used to make this card:

• Brave design paper (Simple Stories – I AM collection)
• 4x4 elements (Simple Stories – I AM collection)
• Ribbon (May Art)
• White cardstock (Fireworx – not in kit)
• Peacock Feathers distress ink (Tim Holtz – not in kit)
• Mini ink blending tool (Tim Holtz – not in kit)
• Stapler & staples (not in kit)

SOS 191 - Not So Heavy Metal

Happy Tuesday crafty friends! Thanks for coming back to join the SHOPPING OUR STASH crew for another fun challenge!!! 

This week's challenge theme is Not So Heavy Metal...we'd like you to use your oldest hardware - so break out your favourite metal goodies and let's see them on your project.

Here's what I made for the challenge:

Shite I used to make this card:

• Kraft cardstock (Recollections)
• Kraft doily (Recollections)
• Flax twine (The Twinery)
• Ladies and Gents Trendsetter paper pack (Petite Papers)
• Metal embellishments - word band & butterfly (Tim Holtz)
• Green bling trim (Michaels)

Visit the SHOPPING OUR STASH BLOG for all the details on the challenge and be sure to show my teammies some crafty lovin!!