Shopping Our Stash #405 - Dream the Embossible Dream

Greetings and salutations crafty pals!

Thanks for stopping by to check out the latest challenge from the crew at SHOPPING OUR STASH.

The lovely and punny Chris is our challenge host and our theme is:

Dream the Embossible Dream

That means we want to see some sort of embossing (heat, dry, embossing folder or any combination thereof) on your project.

I am trying to build my stash of Christmas cards, this is what I made for the challenge:

I used the SU "Woodland" embossing folder on vellum and then used the tip of a stylus to add the falling snow.

I used a layer of Smoky Slate cardstock under the vellum

Shite I used to make this card:

• White cardstock (Paper Studio)
• Smoky Slate cardstock (SU)
• Black and red cardstock (Recollections)
• Woodland embossing folder (SU)
• Small Talk Occasions sticker (Tim Holtz)
• Fishtail Banner die set (Your Next Stamp)
• Stylus

As always, we would love for you to join our crew and play along.

You can find all the details for the challenge on the SHOPPING OUR STASH BLOG.

While you are there, please leave some crafty love and comments for the rest of the crew!

SoSS #144 - G is for Gross

Greetings and salutations snarky pals!

Thanks for joining Edna and the sisterhood of snarky stampers for our latest challenge.

Sister Majo is our lovely and talented host this time around and our theme is:

G is for Gross

Seems kind of fitting for the challenge after L is for Liquor right??

I am pretty good with gross, you name it, blood, poop, barf...I am on it, no issue...but snot???? 

Nope, that is absolutely where I draw my "too gross for me" line. So of course, that's where I went with my project.

Shite I used to make this card:

• White cardstock (Paper Studio)
• Black Soot & Twisted Citron distress inks (Tim Holtz)
• Gorgeous Grunge stamp set (SU)
• Healthy Vibes stamp set and dies (Paper Smooches)
• Googly eyes
• Sentiment made with my handy P-touch 1290 label maker

As always, we would love you to share your grossness with the sisterhood and play along!

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

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

Now, go get a Kleenex and wipe your nose!!!

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #19 - Scandinavian Christmas

Greetings crafty pals!

Back today to share a card I made for the latest CHRISTMAS KICKSTART CHALLENGE.

The theme for challenge #19 is Scandinavian Christmas...well...I had NO idea what that meant.

So I checked out the cards made by Jo, guest elf Michele and came up with this (which I hope fits the theme):

Shite I used to make this card:

• Kraft cardstock (Recollections)
• Cherry Cobbler cardstock (SU)
• Kringle & Co design paper (American Crafts)
• Kringle & Co die cut shapes (American Crafts)

As mentioned at the top of the post, I would like to enter this card for Scandinavian Christmas at Christmas Kickstart Challenge.

Happy Little Stampers ATC Challenge - Ocean / Sea

I was super excited to see the new Happy Little Stampers ATC Challenge for September.

The theme is Ocean / Sea and maybe I just got a whole mermaid themed paper kit!!

Some things are just meant to be!

ATC's for the challenge could be cards or coins, so I made one of each.

OK, really I made 4 cards and 1 coin, but these 2 are my favourites of the bunch.

Shite I used to make these ATCs:

• Cardboard ATC bases from a frozen pizza box (re-purpose!!!)
• Mermaid Dreams 6x6 paper pad (Echo Park)
• Mermaid Dreams Ephemera (Echo Park)
• Pearl stickers (Recollections)
• Jute String (Tim Holtz)
• Bling stickers (Recollections)
• Small Talk Snarky stickers (Tim Holtz)

As mentioned above, I would like to enter these into the Happy Little Stampers ATC Challenge for September - Ocean / Sea

OK changed my mind (LOL), here are the other three mermaid ATC's I made:

Shopping Our Stash #404 - Dog Days of Summer

Greetings & salutations crafty friends!

Thanks for stopping by to check out the latest challenge from the crew at SHOPPING OUR STASH.

Yours truly is hosting and our theme is Dog Days of Summer.

That means we want to see a dog or something dog related somewhere on your project.

My kid is started 12th grade this past week and in our house, back to school always means a return to an onslaught of teenage slang...fun times my friends...fun times...

Shite I used to make this card:

• White cardstock (Paper Studio)
• Chubby Chums stamp set (Paper Smooches)
• Slang Gang stamp set (Paper Smooches)
• My Friend stamp set (SU)
• Black Soot, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Peacock Feathers, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron & Wilted Violet distress inks (Tim Holtz)

As always, we would love for you to join our crew and 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 love and comments with the rest of the crew!

It's Starting To Look A Lot Like....

I have been having perhaps a bit too much fun and getting a bit too far into the Christmas spirit this week.

BUT - I have been having soooooo much fun digging into my stash to make these uber cute Christmas cards for the 12 Days of Christmas challenge with Jingle Belles!

Not to mention I am getting a good head start on my Christmas cards!

Here are two more I made for the challenge using a kit that I think dates back at least to 2014.

(we can pretend these are two turtle doves right??)

Shite I used to make these cards:

• White cardstock (Paper Studio)
• Cheerfully Christmas ICONS and DOUBLE TAKES cardstock stickers (Doodlebug Designs Inc.)
• Christmas TAGS and TABS cardstock stickers (Doodlebug Designs Inc.)
• Santa's Workshop FANCY FRILLS cardstock stickers (Doodlebug Designs Inc.)
• Santa's Workshop design paper (Doodlebug Designs Inc.)
• Happy Holidays Boutique Buttons (Doodlebug Designs Inc.)
• Random green enamel dot I found in a drawer and stuck on because the label wouldn't stay stuck
• Small Talk Occasions stickers (Tim Holtz)

As mentioned, I would like to enter these cards into the 12 Days of Christmas challenge with Jingle Belles.

SoSS #143 - L is for Liquor

It truly is the most wonderful time of the year!!

The kiddos have gone back to school (hooorah!!) and Edna and the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers are celebrating with a wee bevvie or two or three or four...

SISTER TONI is our host this week, and we are all hoping you will join the L is for Liquor party!

I went for a combo of Star Trek, punny and beer...pretty sure I will use this as #1 phew's birthday card next month. 

Of anyone I know, he us sure to appreciate a good Shatner / Captain Kirk joke (and he likes beer!).

And don't worry, I did double stamp the background beer mugs to make it feel like you might be a bit of a drunkie. So, no, you are not having double vision LOL

I showed this card to the hubby and he (quite insightfully) said, the black strip and circle look like the starship Enterprise...well what do you know, it kinda does...a BONUS Star Trek reference....yaaaaaaa...I totally meant to do that!

Shite I used to make this card:

• White cardstock (Paper Studio)
• Crushed Curry cardstock (SU)
• Black cardstock (Recollections)
• Mustard Seed and Black Soot distress inks (Tim Holtz)
• Cheers to You stamp set (SU)
• Icicle and Golden Rod stickles (Ranger)
• 2" circle punch (Marvy)
• 2 1/2" circle punch (SU)
• Sentiment made with my handy dandy P-touch 1290 label maker

As always, we would love for you to join the sisterhood and play along.

You can find all the details 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!

Cheers!!

Christmas Kickstart Challenge - Get a Head-er Start

Two Christmas card posts in one day....I am on a roll!!

I made this card for the Christmas Kickstart Challenge blog, which is hosted by my lovely Snarky Sister Jo.

Their new challenge is "Get a Head-er Start" which means they want to see a project inspired by their header photo which looks like this:

Super cute right??!!??

Here's what I made using that as my inspiration:

It also works for the 12 Days of Christmas challenge at Jingle Belles...so it's a twofer!

Shite I used to make this card:

• White cardstock (Hollos)
• Cheerfully Christmas ICONS and DOUBLE TAKES cardstock stickers (Doodlebug Designs Inc.)
• Christmas TAGS and TABS cardstock stickers (Doodlebug Designs Inc.)
• Santa's Workshop FANCY FRILLS cardstock stickers (Doodlebug Designs Inc.)
• Santa's Workshop design paper (Doodlebug Designs Inc.)
• Happy Holidays Boutique Buttons (Doodlebug Designs Inc.)

As noted above, I would like to enter this card for the Get a Head-er Start challenge at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge blog.

I would also like to enter it for the 12 Days of Christmas challenge at Jingle Belles.

Jingle Belles - 12 Days of Christmas

It's the first day of September...you know what that means!!

Time to get crack a lackin on CHRISTMAS cards...he he he

Mostly I made this card to play along with the 12 Days of Christmas Challenge with the Jingle Belles

I dug back into my stash for a 2014 kit that featured the "Jingle All The Way" collection from Echo Park.

Shite I used to make this card:

• White cardstock (Hollos)
• Jingle All The Way design paper (Echo Park)
• Jingle All The Way element stickers (Echo Park)
• Doily piece

As noted above, I would like to enter this card into the 12 Days of Christmas challenge with Jingle Belles.

Now....off to make more Christmas cards!!!! Muahhhhhhhhh ha ha ha ha!!!!!