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The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is hosting a "Cats Challenge".  This is sooo right up my alley! I have two very sassy kitties that love to "help" craft. I swear I hear them say this EVERY time something hits the floor.

Club Scrap papers, sentiment and charm. Lawn Fawn oval die. Paper Smooches cat stamp and die. Darice embossing folder. 

 Roxy

Ava

You're Sweet

Happy Thursday, my crafty friends!  We're in the first week of June and it's already approaching 100 degrees here in Cali.  What a perfect time to make a few summer cards.  

Just for Fun stamp. Cuttlebug embossing folder. Lawn Fawn die cut title. Nuvo drops. Club Scrap papers. 

I found a color burst art orphan in my stash that would make a perfect background for ice cream sandwiches.  Stamp the yummy ice cream on the background panel and fussy cut.  I cut off the sticks and used wood grained paper for a more realistic look.  Add Nuvo to image dots for dimension.  Die cut title, adhere to embossed card panel and cover with glitter Nuvo drops for sparkle.  

Don't forget to join us in this month's stencil challenge! Link up your projects for a chance to win a gift certificate to the Just for Fun stamp store. 

Birdie Love

Hello my crafty friends!  It's Lisa here to bring you some springtime smiles.  

Nothing like birds to say Spring is here.  

Just for Fun rubber stamps. Club Scrap papers, wood charm. Darice embossing folder. Recollections feather. 

Just for Fun Sentiment 3

Just for Fun Bird House

Simple easy steps to create this card: Stamp and fussy cut bird house. Emboss aqua panel. Thread wood bird button with twine and tie a bow. Layer elements.

Thank you for stopping by today and don't forget to join us and link up your cards for our Lace Challenge.

Fintastic

Paper Smooches is hosting an Anything Goes Challenge.  I love when they have this type of challenge.  The possibilities are endless. 

Julie over at Club Scrap challenged us to use embossing folders with our stamps.  I embossed a scrap of paper, stamped the whale image onto the embossed paper and then stamped again.  The resulting image will keep the design from the embossed paper.  How adorable did that make these whales?! 

Paper Smooches stamps and dies. Ranger Distress Oxide inks. Club Scrap papers. Tonic Nuvo drops. 

Briny Blue Stamps

Briny Blue 1 Dies

Civilized Wine

Happy First Thursday of the New Year!

Thank you for stopping by today.  I'm sharing my love for wine this month. I'm sure you'll notice a theme as time goes on :)  I have a "two-fer" today.  My original experiment didn't work out as well as I wanted so I created a second panel. 

This background was created with Distress Oxide inks and water.  I then spritzed the Wine Background collage stamp with water and applied it to the background panel. I was hoping for a more dramatic impression. The wine bottle is a die cut that was embossed in sections. During my Intro to Winemaking class we learned about the history of wine and this Hemingway Wine Sentiment really is fitting.

Just for Fun stamps. Club Scrap papers, waxed linen and charm. Melissa Francis die. Cuttlebug embossing folder. 

This second background is the same distress oxide ink and water technique but I stamped the wine background stamp in brown after the panel dried. I added ribbon and a die cut sentiment. 

Just for Fun stamp. Club Scrap papers and ribbon. Nuvo drops. Spellbinders die. 

Don't forget to join us over at Just for Fun Rubber stamps for our Blue & Silver Challenge.

You could win a JFF gift certificate just for entering.

Flyin' By

Happy New Year!

May you all be blessed with a fabulous new start this year.

We're starting a new Blue & Silver challenge over at Just for Fun Rubber Stamps. We would love for you to share the beautiful cards you create with this classy color combination. You could even win a gift certificate to the Just for Fun store. 

Just for Fun stamps. Cuttlebug and Sizzix embossing folders. Club Scrap papers and ribbon. Lawn Fawn bird die. 

Bird House stamp

Sentiments 3 

Winter Pinecone

Can you believe it's almost Christmas!? I hope this has been a wonderful holiday season for you all. 

I love pine cones!  I usually buy bags full of cinnamon scented pine cones to fill my house for the holidays. I remember collecting cones as a kid up at our cabin. 

Just for Fun Rubber Stamps have several pine cone stamp images with this large ornament stamp being one of my favorite. I stamped it in brown ink, colored the top with a silver metallic pen and then fussy cut. By using white stipple mist I added a touch of snow. 

Just for Fun stamp. Martha Stewart punch. Tim Holtz die cuts. Echo Park embossing folder. Club Scrap papers and Stipple Mist. 

Let's Toast

I hope you are all having an amazing holiday season!

Ribbon is one of my favorite embellishments for cards. It's flat, easy to adhere, relatively inexpensive and I have TONS of it. 

Club Scrap papers and ribbon. Cuttlebug embossing folder. Pretty Pink Posh sequins. Copic Markers.
My Favorite Things sketch.

Paper Smooches Wine Sampler

Paper Smooches Free Spirit stamps

Paper Smooches Free Spirit dies

Paper Smooches is hosting a Ribbon Challenge for December. 

Cupcake Inspirations is hosting the CIC460 challenge: green, red and white challenge.

No One Listens

Happy Thursday!

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is hosting another fun challenge: H is for Home.  I had an idea for this challenge but that got derailed when I stumbled across this gorgeous, neglected collage stamp from Club Scrap's 2003 Hearth & Home collection. 

Birthday by the Sea

Just for Fun Rubber Stamps has a new series of beautiful lighthouse stamps. I have a great love for lighthouses so I was excited to receive these. 

The background panel was created by rubbing distress oxide ink in the embossing folder and embossing the panel. I then took a water brush and moved the ink around to give the appearance of water. Distressing the panel edges adds a little fun dimension. 

Just for Fun stamps. Club Scrap papers. Darice embossing folder. Copic markers. Tim Holtz die. Unknown brad. 

Beach Scenes

Need ideas for creating beach scenes?  Club Scrap is hosting a Beachy Background challenge. Link up your ideas and projects for a chance to win a Club Scrap gift certificate. 

With this background I inked the flat surface of an embossing folder with distress oxide inks before embossing the white panel.  I then used a water brush to blend the ink.  The "sand" is stamped but the ink slowly disappeared as it dried. 

The bottle is stamped onto clear acetate with Staz-On ink. Add a green tint to the bottle with a Copic marker.  Wrap the neck of the bottle with brown twine. Stamp the message, tear and adhere so the bottle will be resting on top. Adhere the bottle with bookbinding glue. 

Stamp the starfish on turquoise paper, fussy cut and add Nuvo Crystal drops to add depth and glitter. 

Club Scrap papers, stamps and charm. Cuttlebug embossing folder. Copics marker. 

Have a fabulous weekend! 

Have a Nice Birthday

This month's Past & Present challenge for Club Scrap is to complete projects, cards or layouts using supplies from Passage of Time (01/2001), Time and Space (12/2004) or  Lock and Key (10/2013).  I chose Lock & Key because it combines well with this month's Steamworks collection. I even had the gold embossed key die cut out on my desk.  It was just meant to be.

Club Scrap papers, tag, die cut, small ribbon and sequins. American Craft wide ribbon. Nuvo drops.

Fun Surprise Sketch

January's card sketch challenge threw me for a bit.  It was something about the orientation of the sketch that I just couldn't make anything happen for me.  So when other posters rotated the sketch, it totally clicked for me. I love getting inspiration from other crafters, even as simple as a rotating twist.

Club Scrap papers, tag, sequins and stamp. Cuttlebug embossing folder.

 

 

Hot Chick

I've been honored by the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers and named the newest Queen of Snark (which is shocking for some of you).  This title comes with the honor of being the guest designer for the new Farm challenge.

I wanted to create a farm feel to the whole card right down to the embellishments.  I think chicken wire, feathers and twine should do it:)

Club Scrap papers, ribbon and stamps. Impression Obsession background stamp. Darice embossing folder. Recollections feathers.



Inside of card: A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you're half cracked.

I hope you join us over at the Sisterhood and share your farm creations.

Sparkle & Shine Christmas

You might have gathered that I love to visit some of my local thrift shops.  You can find such great items for more than half the cost.  I like to look for things I can use in my paper crafting projects.  I came across these luscious red velvet poinsettias for $1. I pulled out the plastic center and separated the flowers layers making them easier to use.

 

I knew right away they would be a perfect match with the silver matted cards from the Night at the Met's Greeting to Go collection. I embossed the beautiful silver paper with an Echo Park embossing folder for added Christmas interest.

Club Scrap papers, ribbon. Me and My Big Ideas tag. Echo Park embossing folder. Thrift flower. 

Club Scrap papers, ribbon. Me and My Big Ideas tag. Echo Park embossing folder. Thrift flower.

Club Scrap papers and stamp. Echo Park embossing folder. Dazzles stickers. Thrift flower.

Club Scrap papers. Echo Park embossing folder. Kaiser Craft stamp. Thrift flower.

Old World Christmas

I recently scored an old World Christmas kit by Club Scrap.  It became available through their Grab & Go promotions.  You have to be quick when vintage collections hit the store, they seriously can go before you even put it in your shopping cart!

 

I was delighted to see these three wise men cut aparts in the collection.  They came in handy when I had to quickly make 12 cards for hubby's work. Using the sketch from Club Scrap's November sketch challenge these cards came together rather nicely.

 

Club Scrap papers and tag. Cuttlebug embossing folder. Misc threads.



Be Original

October's Idea Deck challenge was to use the 10 of diamonds from any Idea Deck.  I chose to use the Card Making Idea Deck Vol. II. (This happens to be the only Idea Deck left for sale of the five decks.) These decks sell out quickly! The Idea Decks provide you with sketches and cutting instructions for a multitude of layouts, cards and projects. They're great for when you lose your crafting mojo.

 

Usually I shy away from these little squares but the stamp images from the Scandinavia collection are perfect for decorating them.

Feeling Foxy

October's Tool & Stash challenge over at Club Scrap is to use your paper piercing tool (without drawing blood). This tool is essential for placing brads. However, the ladies on the forum have come up with some very creative ways to use the piercer. 

 

Here I used the piercer to hang my charm with wire and to create a pierced border.

Club Scrap papers, ribbon, tag and charm. Pretty Posh Pink sequins. Recollections feather. Stickles.

Halloween Blueprint Stamps

You know what Halloween means to me?  It's not about costumes and candy...it's about cooler weather on the way! No better reason than that to stamp with my Tim Holtz's Blueprint stamps. I can't get enough of these stamps. Pair them up with a washi tape...easy peasy creations.

Club Scrap papers and enamel dots. Tim Holtz stamps. Cuttlebug embossing folder. American Crafts twine. Washi tape.

 Club Scrap papers and enamel dots. Tim Holtz stamps. Cuttlebug embossing folder. American Crafts twine. Washi tape.

 Club Scrap papers. Tim Holtz stamps. Washi tape. American Crafts twine. Washi tape. Stickles.

Word Finders and Stickers

Have you ever played Words with Friends? Did you cheat? Did you use an on-line resource to help you find words with your letter combinations?  I do use these sites to help me create words with my left over alphabet sticker sheets.  Look at all these words I got from one incomplete sheet.  Most of these would eventually be for cards but a few I can save for fall layouts.

 Club Scrap Farmer's Market alphabet stickers.

 

Club Scrap paper, felt leaves and stickers. Darice embossing folder. 

Club Scrap papers, stickers, stamp and acrylic dots. Sizzix embossing folder. Fiskars leaf punch. Impression Obsession stamp.

Club Scrap papers and stickers. Tim Holtz Oxide inks. Fiskars leaf punch. Elizabeth Craft Design circle die. Queen & Co. pearls.

 

Here's a few word finder sites:

Word Find

Word with Friends Word Finder

Word Plays