M is for Masculine

 Hello friends and followers, it's been a terrible start to 2025 I managed to catch a bug that was going around and I was down with a bronchial virus for 8 weeks, I have not kept up with my design team duties. on the up side I lost 10 pounds, now I need to build up my strenth. 

The new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is M is for  Masculine and it  came at the right time as I needed a card for my youngest son's birthday on March 31st, I don't worry about him seeing it before that day he doesn't have any social media. 

Of course I had to bring out the snarky cats, I pondered which to use and planned on a B&W card until I found out I had no shiny black cardstock so used the holographic paper pad I picked up at Dollarama eons ago. I love how the big birthday die cut stands out. I finished it with some tiny black pearls from the Eyelet Outlet that I had in my stash.

Side view which shows I popped the snarky cat up and the die cut is layered 3 black and the holographic die cut on top.

Finished the inside with a scrap of holographic paper and a sentiment. (sorry no snark today)

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to head over and see the really great masculine cards the rest of the team have made. (now they have snark)

Fun Folds

Welcome back to a NEW challenge at Shopping Our Stash and its a fun challenge, something other than a regular card. I love making fun fold cards and there are so many to choose from. I follow Creating with Kristina on You Tube and she makes a fun fold every Friday. I missed a few DT challenges as I was down and out with a bronchial virus for 8 weeks and I'm so happy to be feeling good, able to craft and make a Fun Fold card for the challenge.

This is a Bay Window Card and of course I used one of my favourite House Mouse designs, such fun images and great for all ages. I found the tutorial on Delight of my Art  You Tube you can find it HERE

Here is the inside of the card using a sentiment to follow through with the cup "cake" thee. 

        

A picture that shows the card folds flat for mailing. 

I will be adding this to:

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~ Anything Goes.

Seize the Birthday ~~ Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by today and head over to the SOS blog and check out the fun folds the rest of the design team have made. Then make one and add it to our gallery. 

Remnants of a Missed Challenge

 Hello and welcome to a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash~~Crafty Remnants. What a great challenge as we all have extras on our desk and sometimes they are enough to make a full card. Going back to the first challenge of 2025 at the Jingle Belles to use something new and old I picked a new die I had just received when the PO strike was over and I decided to take it for a spin on the big shot, once done I cut the rest of the layers then life got in the way and when I checked the challenge was over. The only new items were Peace cut from glitter cardstock to match the sky and the white base. 

I have so many new ideas for this die, it makes a quick CAS card, Woah I made a CAS card. I think it would work as a shaker card and a great mini slimline. 

Close up of the scene sadly the colours on the Peace die cut don't show well.

Well now you have seen what I found on my desk it's time for you to do a January clean and show us your crafty remnants. Check out the great cards the design team  have made with their crafty stash.

Glitter Me Happy!!

 Hello and welcome to the first Shopping Our Stash challenge of 2025....Glitter me happy. Glitter makes me smile but only if I'm not using loose glitter. My first idea was a technique using tombow glue with a bit of water with glitter to look like snow/ice but neither of the two glitter containers were on the shelf, so Stardust stickles was my glitter of choice for my snow scene. 

I used one of my Gruffies (he was on my desk)  and a rectangle of smooshed watercolour paper (also found on my desk) to make a holiday card (it's never too soon to start) I coloured and fussy cut the sled and snowbank, flat attached the snow but popped up the gruffie and toque. The stardust stickles was liberally applied (maybe a tad too much) to the snow bank and the toque. Sentiment was on the desk from where I stamped holiday envelopes after the PO strike was over.

Flags made from leftover scraps and a favourite sentiment were added to the inside. 

This is my first card for my 2025  holiday stash.

I am adding this to:

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~ Anything Goes 

Thanks for stopping by today and head over to the SOS blog and see the glittery inspiration the design team have made. 

Stars

 Happy New Years Eve Day!! It's my last blog post of 2024 and I'm still in Holiday mode, it is always nice to have Winter cards available. I didn't get many cards mailed as Canada Post was on strike so Winter cards it is. Shopping Our Stash is celebrating Stars, we want to see stars on your project.

Who can resist a super cute gnome? I stamped and coloured him and even though I have the dies I fussy cut him out. My stars are not huge but there are quite a few in this piece of 6 x 6 Christmas paper pad from Dollarama.

Second card I made with the gnome set and again I fussy cute her out and coloured in my favourite colour, there are stars in this patterned paper as well. The size of the paper pad works well for mini slimline cards.

Both cards have the same inside sentiment by Hero Arts (one of my first I bought) and a piece of patterned paper. 

Thanks for closing out the 2024 SOS season with me. Head over to the SOS blog and check out the inspiration cards the rest of the team has made.

My Precious

 The challenge for this fortnight at Shopping Our Stash is to use something on your project you have been hoarding. Could it be the last piece of a favourite paper, perhaps a piece of vintage lace or a fancy embellishment well we want you to be strong and give it the starring role on your project.  Although I'm sure I have other items this last piece of 12 X 12 patterned paper from Echo Park kept getting back in the drawer I just couldn't bear to make that first cut. 

I made another mini slimline card as I need a couple of "money" holders for gifts,  I assure you the sentiment looks much better IRL. The cute penguin was a stamp and die set, normally I would fussy cute the image but decided to go the quicker route. The fur on his had and coat is liquid pearls. (hadn't used it since last year or maybe longer. 

As you see by the side view I popped Mr. Penguin up grounding him with the sentiment that was in my "parts box" and matched perfectly.

Inside was finished with a very ancient Hero Arts sentiment.

I'm adding this to:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ Challenge 93

Jingle Belles Challenge ~~ 2024 Wrap up

Thanks for stopping by and in case I don't see you again have a wonderful season. 

Ho, Ho, Ho

 

Merry Christmas from Edna and the designers at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Challenge #257 is H is for Ho, Ho, Ho and is our last challenge of 2024 but we will be back in 2025 for more fun, frivolity and snark.

Yes it's another mini  slimline and another snarky cat, cat and presents were fussy cut. I found a smooshed background in my parts box it was A2 size so added the snow hill to the bottom. The presents were flat attached but the cat is popped up. I dug out my liquid pearls had to de-clog it and warm it up then I added it to his hat.

Close up, I do need to finish the inside as I ran out of time on Friday.

I am adding this to:

Jingle Belles Challenge ~~ 2024 Wrap Up

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ If it's Christmassy link it up

Thanks for stopping by and check out the fabulous Ho, Ho, Ho cards the design team have made.