Put Your Best Face Forward!!

 Happy Galentines day to my female followers!!

No I don't have a Galentines or Valentines card to show you (never thought about making one of them) but I do have one for our NEWd challenge at Shopping Our Stash, put your best face forward and what that means is put a HUMAN face on your project. 

Well the AI Girlfriends faces are the most recognizable I have in my stash, and I have lots and love them all. Now I started out with colouring my image and when done I was sorting through some scraps of cardstock and well what did I spy but a 3D embossed floral background and in the same pile was the Happy Birthday to You die cut, BONUS!! don't you love it when the universe aligns things for you?

I added the perfect sentiment to go with the image on the front and layered it on, Yes, another scrap of turquoise cardstock from that pile, I cut it with the postage stamp die to use on the front but saw the embossed piece, well wasn't going to put it back into the "pile" so I used it on the inside. 

I am adding this to:

Snippits Playground ~~ Challenge 473

Seize the Birthday ~~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check out the Main Blog and see what the rest of the team have made for the challenge. 

Q is for Queen!!!

 Hello everyone!! it's a brand new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers ~~ Q is for Queen!!

Edna our Queen

To tell the truth I really stretched the theme this time I have only one digi stamp related to a Queen and I'm sure I've used it multitude of times for the Q prompt. So while searching my many, many digi folders I came across an image that I thought would work so at last minute I decided to make it into an Artist Trading Card (hindsight I should have made a set, but there is still time)

I fussy cut the image and flat attached it the sentiment also came with it, which was the reason I chose the image. I also had the perfect paper from "Simple Stories". Found some teal rhinestones for the "crown and earring".

Close up of the card, check out the crowns on the paper, and of course the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by today and check out the much better representation of the theme at the Main Blog. 

B is for Birthday

Summer is winding down and my time at the lake will be put on hold for the winter, it's nice to have a change of scenery for the summer and I love taking the pictures down at the break wall. Well this week I didn't get done in time to use the lake as a backdrop, in fact I think I left my camera there and I have no recollection of packing or not packing it. I have been toting a bag of things back and forth so when the end of September (I have to close early this year) comes I won't have 5 boxes of supplies there. I still haven't managed to make up kits to take so I have everything I need as this past trip I took Christmas patterned paper pads but nothing to make the birthday card with. Without further adieu here is the challenge graphic.

Edna is celebrating a birthday and I'm sure the ginger kitty has been licking the icing.

It's a rather busy background but taking pictures with my camera and then sending them to myself was very stressful, by the time I saw the picture I just couldn't do it over for a third time. Of course I used my AI girlfriends and a sentiment from a set of snarky birthday sentiments which has no label. Patterned paper is from Dollarama as well as the floor planks, I added a white strip to look like a baseboard. 

Finished the inside with scraps of leftover papers and a sentiment.

I'm adding this to:

Seize the Birthday ~~ Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and head over to the MAIN BLOG to check the rules for entering and to see what projects the rest of the team have made. 

B is for Birthday at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!!

 The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is hosting a new challenge.

Doesn't Edna look festive in her "cake" hat and what a yummy looking cupcake, even the kitty is wanting a bite. Hope you will join us for the Birthday celebration

Again I use an Art Impressions stamp, first time inking it too, the image comes with three sentiments too. I had to bring it home from the cottage I just couldn't get to it there, but should have planned on bringing some of my dies home with me. I tried ever set I had here and none fit except the Elizabeth Craft Designs stitched circles. 

Closer look at the sentment.

And a closer look at the happy trio. 

The inside is finished but waiting for the sentiment, didn't have a suitable one, good job I will soon be closing the cottage for the winter, and all my equipment will be in one place. 

I am entering this in:

Seize the Birthday ~~ Cakes

NBUS Challenge ~~ #31

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to head over to the MAIN BLOG and see what the rest of the Sistahs have made.

U is for Ugly at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

 Hello friends, family and followers, it's time for a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Thanks Lee for the great graphic. 

My crafting for this challenge was a major challenge, I could just write up a post on everything that went wrong and how ugly it was and how ugly I got about it, but putting that aside here is my card.

Most everyone knows my least favourite colours are the ones in the paper of the background/wallpaper, I know I used them on my Fall/Autumn ATCs but there was lots of red. So for my "ugly" card I used what I thought was the ugliest paper I could find in my stash. Of course I had to use my wine drinking Art Impressions girlfriend, all my AI stamps get lots of mileage on the SoSS blog. I stamped a scrap of kraft cardstock with a woodgrain stamp and added a white baseboard. The sentiment is computer generated. I fussy cut (don't look close) the image and popped it up on the background.

Close up of the sentiment, I must have really been in a hurry to get these pictures over, couldn't even get it centered LOL.

Well there you are my project for the U is for Ugly challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers and don't forget to head over to the Main Blog and check out the rest of the ugly cards. 

H is for Hormonal

 Welcome to a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers and it's a doozy, I'm guessing a lot  can relate to.

For this challenge I (again) dug into the drawer of Art Impressions stamps. and a sentiment too. You can never go wrong with any of the AI girlfriends, Golden Oldies or just the original stamps.

Since summer is so short I decided on a summer pool get together, and picked the summery colour of Yellow, so bright and it matched the patterned paper. I added paper glaze to the glasses and the icecubes as well and earrings. after I stamped the sentiment it was too large to use it together so I carefully separated it to add it two spots. Looks good to me. 

Took a close up but you can't really see the glaze on the glasses, icecubes or earrings. 

Finished the inside with scraps of patterned paper and a Stampendous sentiment, it's Fran's Climg Stamp. I hope the recipient doesn't take offence at it, I love it. 

I am entering this in;

Seize the Birtday ~~ Anything Goes 

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity ~~ #128 Face On

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to stop over at the MAIN BLOG and check out the super creative hormonal cards the rest of the team has made BONUS Lindsey has given a rundown of some ideas for the challenge,

C is for Colourful!!!

 A new challenge is on at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers 

What an awesome graphic Lee did for Edna for Colourful, and she sure is colourful don't you think?

Of course when an awesome challenge comes up what do I do, pull out my AI Golden Oldies stamps and hope for the best. I made my own "colourful" background and I will have instructions at the end. 

Before I send this card I must fix the whte spits behind her head with a bit of pale blue or pink, Just like another time I only see mistakes when I have a picture and it's THERE.  Colured and fussy cut flat attached to the background with red line tape as it is a very shiny background. 

Oveiously when I did some editing I missed lightening this picture, but you can see it clear enough, It's an AI sentiment which of course goes with the AI Girlfriend, I added a timy off cut from the background panel. 

And now for the way I did the background. (btw it was my practice piece)

Using an extra large ziplock back you put a piece of paper or cardstock the size you want inside the back, this is your guide. then with the copic or other alcohol ink markers just scribble I did find the chisel end gave more coverage, then filled in with the point.

Next spritz with rubbing alcohol and immediately add your shiny cardstock down on it and lift up. 

Voila here it is.

I could suggest gloves but I know they are hard to work with, the ink wears off eventually.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to head over to the MAIN BLOG and check out what colourful projects the rest of the design team have done, Check out the fabulously colourful background our Queen Stephanie has made for her card.

X is for X-posed at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

 Hello family, friends and followers, welcome to te new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. 

Hubba Hubba look what Edna has xposed.

Since I'm doing most of my crafting when I'm at the cottage I had planned on making something with a die cut, well do you think I can find it, no, so thought it was at home, not there either, now that I have done plan "B" I will find it. 

Well no pretty scenery today, it's been raining and very dull to be taking pictures  I used an Art Impressions "girlfriends" stamp and sentiment, I think it works well for Xposed. The sentiment is elevated with some fun foam.

Close up of the card and I seek I have some finishing touches (was in a hurry to finish it I guess) she need lipstick and her earring coloured. Funny you don't notice things until you have it in a large picture in front of you. 

Thanks for visiting today and I hope you stop by the MAIN BLOG and see the awesome projects the rest of the Sistahs have made. 

Challenge #187 T is for Texture

 Hi!! thanks for tuning in to the latest challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers and for your viewing pleasure here is Edna all texturized via Sistah Lee.

I only wish I was this good. 

Here is my offering.

First what a comedy of errors, I had everything almost done when I was at the cottage last Monday, I didn't have skin tone copics with me, so when I got home to finish the card all was good, until I found out I had no camera with me,  so got ready to use my phone and found out, even though I kept telling myself to glue the embossed panel the right way I didn't, so fortunately I had a second one I really deemed a fail but had to use it anyway, This was a Jennifer Maguire technique to sand the matte metallic paper but I got carried away with this one which is why I said fail. At least it had Texture. 

I used my favourite AI girlfriends and the sentient too, which is why it looks better with water drops instead of balloons lol.

Finished the inside with a scrap of the metallic paper and a sentiment from the snarky set.

Thanks for visiting today and don't forget to check out the MAIN BLOG and see what the rest of the Sistahs made. 

Zoom Meeting?

 Hello and welcome to a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.....Z is for Zoom Meeting, since zoom meetings seem to be the on trend thing these days we decided to jump on the pandemic bandwagon and highlight them. 

I picked a favouite snarky AI girlfriend for my image as she looked like she had lots to say at a Zoom Meeting. I see I missed a spot of "hair colour" must fix that before it goes in the mail.

Now for the TIP

I can thank Pinterest for the sentiment and then I computer generated it. 

I am adding this to:

Color Hues ~~ Challenge #13 Blue and Yellow (I like this combo)

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to head over to the MAIN BLOG and check out the hilarious zoom meeting cards.

A is for ATC (artist trading card/coin) is the New Challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

 Welcome back to my blog after a Holiday hiatus, it was a nice rest and good to get back into doing some crafting. So for the first challenge of 2021 it's A is for ATC. Which is for either cards 2 1/2 X 3 1/2 inches or coins which are a 2 1/2 inch circle, it's amazing how much detail can be put on these tiny "canvases"  Look at the Graphic that Lee made for us this vhallenge.

Now are these not the most fabulous graphic you have ever seen. 

I had some ideas but nothing I thought of  fit on the measurements but I adapted one  to fit. 

Here is what I have come up  with.

Santa's Helper from Artistic Impressions "golden oldies"  section is the stamp I used and of course it is a NBUS, there were plans for it but the holidays sure did sneak up fast.  

I added Plaid paper glaze to her glasses as well as gold on the frames, the fur on the hat is white Nuvo drops. Joy is from a set of mini stamps that are self inking, they are so old I have no idea of the company they were from. 

Lee's graphics inspired me to make a coin as well as a card

I used the same image (as lee did with Edna) and Nuvo drops on the hat as well as Plaid paperglaze on the glasses. and of course JOY.

Since I was playing around with images to see which would fit better on a 2 1/2 X 3  1/2 inch card I finished a bonus ATCard.

This card I used

 another Art Impressions stamp (girfriends) and borrowing a sentiment from another stamp set (see had many images chosen) 

I'm entering this in:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge ~~ use a new/unused product (both images were unused)

Now that you checked out my artist trading cards and coin I hope you find time to join us in the challenge.  Don't forget to stop by the Main Blog and see the awesome Artist Trading cards the restof the design team have made.

Thank for stopping by today and I am hoping to keep up a bit better in 2021 than I managed the later part of 2020. 

F is for Friends at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

This fortnight at the Sisterhood of Snarky stampers we are celebrating Friends we all have one that is there with you through thick and thin, available to cry on their shoulder when something goes wrong. How many still have a friend that you went to school with and you are still friends?  I do and I have my snarky sisters that even though we don't live close they have come to my rescue many times.

Well the only way to go is with one of my Art Impressions Girlfriends 

Love this stamp it just reminded me of what friends do (besides enable with wine) giggle and have fun. I added the friend stamp tediously added the s (took a lot of practice runs)  Kept the design feminine and simple with Elizabeth Craft Designs Dies.

A close up of the image.

Of course I had to use one of my sort of snarky sentiments. I will probably add Happy Birthday sne send it to one of my "friends".

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check out the Main Blog and see what the rest of the design team have made.

V ia is for Vularity at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

Time for a new Challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, 

 There are lot's of interpretation of being vulgar, you don't have to be gutter bound, now if I can't find my die at the cottage all you get is SNARK so you will find out soon.

Well you know when I want Snark I head for the AI girlfriends or Stella  Well decided the AI girlfriend her facial expression works so well with snark.

Close up of the image. 

Well I'm back at the cottage and so far I haven't found the die, now I must say I brought the items to the lake a few weeks ago and knowing me I've probably had it in my hand and didn't see it, So unfortuatly there is no vularity only snark (on the front)

Thanks for visiting today and lets see what you can come up with for the challenge.