Irish Eyes

At the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers the theme is

 And here is my entry-

 I'm sending this to my brother for St. Patrick's Day-I hope he gets a kick out of it! I used some scrap green and gold cardstock, scrap gold cardstock, and computer generated sentiments. The image is one from the Graphics Fairy from a long time ago. I'll look up some more challenges to enter this in, maybe.

Also entering at-

If you give a Crafter a Cookie  Lucky in Green

The Sisterhood of Crafters Shades of Green

Prison Orange

 I am entering this card at

SoSS #259 - L is for Love 

  I just got this stamp set from Unity Stamp Co.(Pissy Kitty) and it's going to be a Valentine for my brother! I love my brother, and we both love coffee! I am so in love with the Pissy Kitties! The papers used are from my scrap stash. The heart was punched from yellow paper and covered with Sakura Stardust pen. Antique Frames from Penny Black (sentiment) & MFT Stitched Squares for the image were the dies I used. I used Tea Dye Distress Oxide Ink for the edges.

 

 

 

Wag for Swag

 For the beginning of 2025 over at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, the challenge is-

SoSS #258 - N is for NBUS (Never Been Used Stuff)

 

And here is my project-

Can you believe I've had this stamp and die set since 2016 and never used it? This is from Papertrey Ink and it's called Come all ye Faithful and the companion add-ons. And boy, did I struggle with the dies. They are solid, no open space to help position them, or holes to get the cardstock released! The die for the big dogs sweater didn't fit very well either. But there are work around for the problems I encountered. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! I used up a bit of ribbon from my "I can use that on a card" stash, old paper I've had forever, and I used L'il Inkers Designs dies for the sentiment.

Have a great day!

H is for Ho Ho No

 At the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, this months challenge is-

H is for Ho Ho Ho

So here is my Queens project-

 and on the inside it says-"No one told me I had to be nice"

Cat cards are always great for my brother, who has a big, fat (25 lbs) orange cat named Grady.

Here is a list of materials-

1. Stamps: Ho Ho No Pissy Kitty (Unity Stamp Co,).
2. Paper: printed holly, green, black cardstock (stash).
3. Ribbon: red with white diagonal lines (American Crafts). 

What will you make? 

 

Its behind me

SoSS #255 H is for Halloween

 Boy, it's been a while since I joined a challenge-frankly, its been a shit show around here. But, things are starting to look up, and back to creating cards. Here is my project-

I went with a Distress Oxide pink blended background (Picked Raspberry, Saltwater Taffy, and Kitsch Flamingo-edged with Black Soot). The cute little feller is from Taylored Expressions Calendar Grumplings, and I used a Copic marker to color the white edge. The "ghoul" is from a Picket Fence set called Not Scared? You Should Be. The sentiment is from Halloween Cats from Tim Holtz.

Challenges I am entering (so far)-

SoSS #255 H is for Halloween

 

 

 

Grad card

SoSS #249 - F is for Fold It

 The Sisterhoods new challenge is Folds! And here is my project to enter the challenge-

 This is a graduation card I made last year for a nephew. The card itself is CREAlies - Dies - On The Move #15 Design N. It has so many dies, it is a snap to put together. The letters and numbers were cut with my Cricut, and the stickers are some really old ones I found in my stash. I really like how well it stands up for display purposes!

Besides the SoSS, I would like to enter the following challenges-

Little Red Wagon  fun folds 

Moving Along with the Times  fancy folds

I suck at apologizing...

 

SoSS #248 - S is for Snarky

 

 Another fun challenge from the Sisterhood, and here is my entry-

 

 

and if you don't like profanity, don't go any further!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the inside-

 

 

 

I wish I had made this earlier-I had the perfect person (and situation) for it!

The background is a water color panel that has been languishing in my oopsie pile for a long time. The panel is from Altenew (Striped Leaf Cover Die), image is from Stamplorations (Retro People), and the sentiment is computer generated.

I'm entering this at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers S is for Snark.

 

Happy Winter, y'all!

SoSS #247 - W is for Winter

 Another fun challenge at the Sisterhood! Here is my project-

I swear, if it wasn't for the last minute, nothing would get done.

This card all originated from the sentiment set Freezin' My Snowballs by Unity Stamp Co. The cute pups are by Mama Elephant (Yappy Woofmas). I may send this to my brother in Reno, NV as the Cascades and Sierra Nevada mountians are getting hit with a big snowstorm right now.

I am entering this at SoSS W is for Winter.

 

 

 

Yay! The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers are back!

 I'm really thrilled that the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers are back! And that they are choosing their challenge to honor Jessi.

Here is my project-

Jessi loved googly eyes! If you go to her blog here, you can see what a sense of humor she had, and how many times she added googly eyes to her creations! 

I'm also entering this at:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #82 - The Midas Touch The dog tag is in gold mirror card stock. I hope that is enough gold!

SoSS #235 - S is for Steampunk

SoSS #235 - S is for Steampunk

 

 What a neat challenge! I'm not real comfortable with Steampunk, so here it goes-

 

 

What's better than cars and gears for a gearhead? The embossing folder is Steampunk by Tim Holtz, which I colored with Tie Dye, Evergreen Bough, Rusty Hinge Distress Inks, then added Memento Cocoa Brown. The gears are by Spellbinders, and the car is from Stampers Journey Mr. Classy set. Added the sentiment cut with a MFT banner die, and voila! My attempt at Steampunk.

 

I'm entering this at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Steampunk challenge!

Y is for Yuck

SOSS #230 - Y for Yuck

 And I have a card today that represents Yuck twice!

Is there anything worse than crap? Or feeling like crap? I dunno. But this is great for the males to receive because I swear, they have a fascination with crap. This was made with Unity Stamp Co. Stinkin' Cute stamps set.

Have a great day!

I is for Inky

 

SoSS #229 - I is for Ink

 And here is my project-

I used the Alcohol Ink Lift Pad (Tim Holtz), and Paper Smooches stamp set Feline Friends. When used together it lifts the ink off the paper! The alcohol ink panel was one of my first ones I ever made, and the Alcohol Ink Lift Pad worked like a charm. Added some butterfly brads and embossed a sentiment on vellum and came up with a cute cat card.

 

E is for Expletives

SoSS Challenge #228 - E is for Expletives

 Well, here I am entering another challenge at SoSS! Love these themes!

Here is my project-

The image is a new one for me (clearance rack, 1/2 off!), and I mean how could I resist? Colored with Copics, she's really a pretty lady. She's from Artistic Impression (The Queen Set).  The sentiment is from Unity Stamp Co. (sadly, discontinued), and the die tag is from Spellbinders Fancy Tags 2. The brick wall is an embossing folder from Darice, using Fired Brick Distress Oxides. The window is from Poppy Stamps (Large Window Die).

I hope you like!

S0SS V is for Vintage

 Another great challenge from the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! It's...

SoSS Challenge #227 - V is for Vintage

 

And here is my card-

and a 2nd card because I couldn't make up my mind-

The card bases are some Theresa Collins pre-made ones I've had forever. Just found them and thought I would give a go at making something with them! The vintage prints & sentiments are from Stamplorations (Retro Fashionistas and Hot Mess). The dies for the sentiments are from Cuttlebug (Labels and Such), colored with Copics and an air compressor. I also added pearls to the Half Empty card and holographic sequins to the Hot & Steamy card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G is for Glitter

 Today I am the Guest Designer at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, and the challenge is-

And here is my project-

 

And on the inside-

 This card was put together using an alcohol ink background, and the Cas-ual Fridays items called Pop Fizz Clink Stamp Set and Champagne Flute Dies. I used gold mirror cardstock for the flutes and gold glitter cardstock for the bubbles. The gold glitter tends to cling to the plastic, but I think it looks like bubble trails!

Join in the challenge and have fun with glitter!

Christmas Cat

 Today I'm joining the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers for-

 

 

And here is my project-

 The older I get, the more I feel like this.

Here is the material list-

1. Stamps: cat (Snarky Cats by Tim Holtz), sentiment (My Favorite Things-Sassy Pants Holidays).
2. Paper: red plaid, white cardstock.
3. Other: Versamark ink, white embossing powder.
   

 

Gobble, Gobble!

 Today I'm entering this card at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

 

 

and the inside-

The turkey card I cut with my Cricut from an SVG file from Dreaming Tree, and the inside sentiment is from Two Lips Stamps.

H is for Halloween

Today I'm joining the H is for Halloween challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, and here is my project-

I made this for my niece for this year, but forgot to post it in a challenge! This was made with my Cricut. The clouds I made with my Copics and a cloud stencil, the sentiment (both inside and out) were written by my Cricut. The inside sentiments says-

I love you so much that there's almost no chance I'd use you as bait during the Zombie Apocalypse.

Another drunk card

oSS #219 - D is for Drunk

 What a fun challenge at the Sisterhood!

 

 

Here is my project-

 

Well, I got one more card for the nieces done-I'm going to ask my sister which one should get this card. The paper is out of my stash, so it's unknown. The image is Riley & Co.s  Helen & Alice (Love how versatile this image is!). Can't wait until the party!

 

D is for Drunk

 

SoSS #219 - D is for Drunk

 What a fun challenge at the Sisterhood!

 

 

Here is my project-

Truer sentiments were never typed. Yeah, I like to have fun. The image is from Unity Stamps (She used to Care), colored with Prismacolor pencils. The paper is out of my scrap stash, and the sentiment computer generated. I'm going to TRY to put together a half dozen or so cards for my nieces birthdays, as they are snarky in their own right and might need appropriate cards to remind friends of the drinking games they play!