Happy New Year!

Greetings, salutations and happy new year crafty friends!

Hoping that your holiday season has been enjoyable so far and that the new year is happy, healthy, safe and crafty!

I found some crafty mojo yesterday and today (not sure where THAT came from??) but I made a few ATCs for a new ATC swap I joined as well as a matching card and ATC to send some happy mail.


Here's a closer look at the ATCs:


Shite I used to make this card and ATCs:
  • White cardstock (Recollections)
  • Cardboard ATC base
  • Picked Raspberry distress ink (Tim Holtz)
  • Mini ink blender (Tim Holtz)
  • Belle Fleur design paper (PhotoPlay)
  • Paper dolls (Tim Holtz)
  • Film strip ribbon (Tim Holtz)
  • Sentiment sticker (Tim Holtz)
  • Doily
Happy new year! Looking forward to crafting with you in 2022!!

A Tiny Craft Challenge #5 - Happy Holidays

Holiday greetings & salutations crafty friends!

Thanks for stopping by to check out the latest challenge from the A Tiny Craft (ATC) design team.

We are wishing you Happy Holidays and want you to show us what you celebrate this time of year.

My family celebrates Christmas and my house really looks like Christmas threw up in here, it's my second favourite decorating holiday after Halloween.

I made a trio of ATCs using the Fa La La collection from Bella Blvd. The little characters are just so freaking cute!



Shite I used to make these ATCs:
  • Cardboard ATC bases (upcycled cereal and snack boxes)
  • Fa La La design paper, cardstock stickers and Ephemera (Bella Blvd.)
  • Small Talk Occasions sentiment sticker (Tim Holtz)
  • 2.5" circle punch (SU)
  • Rocket Red ink (Tsukneko)
We are going to take a nice long break over the holidays so you have LOTS of time to join the fun and play along. Our next challenge will start on February 15th.

You can find all the details for the challenge on the A Tiny Craft Blog.

While you are there please share some crafty love and comments with the rest of the design team.

Whatever you celebrate this time of year, we hope it is happy and safe. See ya in 2022!

SoSS #200 - S is for Snarky


Greetings and salutations snarky pals!

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

Lots to celebrate this time of year, and our little design team is no exception...can you believe that we are celebrating our 200th challenge?

Of course, Edna wants you to break out your snark and celebrate with us...be sure to check out the challenge details on the SoSS BLOG...there **might** even be a giveaway!

I don't know about you, but snarky Christmas cards are always in high demand, and I had a particular request to remake this card that I had made for a craft show fundraiser and it is perfect for this challenge as well.


Shite I used to make this card:
  • White cardstock (Recollections)
  • Pondering Midge stamp (Riley & Co.)
  • Christmas Words stamp set (Dylusions)
  • Candy Cane Lane paper pack (Recollections)
  • Tuxedo Black ink (Memento)
  • Paper piercer and mat (SU)
  • Fine tip Sharpie
  • Bling (Dollarama)
As always, we would LOVE for you to join the sisterhood and play along with our 200th challenge!

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 the rest of the sisterhood and our reigning Queen of Snark.

We will also be taking a break for the holidays and will be back at ya with a new challenge on January 8...so until then....Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Shopping Our Stash #460 - Do You Want To Build A Snowman


Greetings and salutations crafty friends!

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

Our challenge theme is Would You Like to Build a Snowman...that means (obviously) we want to see a snowman (or more than one) on your project.

I went WAYYYYYYYY back to a 2016 card kit for these cards.
Basically 2 variations of the same card.
I even used a fancy (lol) blue background in my photobox to take the pictures!



Shite I used to make these cards:
  • White cardstock (Recollections)
  • Hello Winter cardstock (Echo Park)
  • Hello Winter chipboard accents (Echo Park)
  • Hello Winter die cuts (Echo Park)
  • Blue cardstock (Bazzil)
  • Large snowflake punch (SU)
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.

This will be my final challenge with the SHOPPING OUR STASH design team. 
After a few years, much hmmmmming and hahhhhhhhing, sadly lacking crafty mojo...I finally decided that  I am going leave it up to the other members of the design team to take up the reigns. I hope that you will continue to visit the blog and play along with the very awesome design team!