It's Ombre' time at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!!!

Welcome to the new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.......O is for Ombre'. I checked out Jennifer Maguire's video on backgrounds with distress oxide inks and took a few pointers from her.  I also took a few pointers from Edna as you will see soon.

Isn't Edna fancy shmancy in her ombre' dress....thank you Lee you are a jewel.

First I stamped Filigree background stamp (long retired from Stampin'up) with versamark watermark ink and embossed it in white embossing powder. Using TH distress oxide peacock feathers I covered the background in a an ombre' fashion then taking a soft cloth cleaned off any ink that was on the white embossing.  Then added the SMILE die cut. My inspiration for my card was both the sketch and the "Mint" colour from the current Fusion challenge.

Close up of the sentiment

Well I did have to add a smidgen of snark with a sentiment from Printworks

I am entering this in:

Fusion Card Challenges ~~ Used both the sketch and the photo colours

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check out the rest of the Design Team's projects they are awesome and will give you the inspiration to try this awesome technique.

V is for Valentine

I'm still having issues with getting things "together" since before Christmas. Besides having trouble crafting (when will my mojo return?)  hubby needs a lot of attention since coming home from the hospital. Food and meds and of course I'm also doing everything he always did around the house, boy I'll be so happy when he can take over again, This is the Valentine I made for him using a House Mouse stamp and following a sketch from Fusion Card Challenges. It seems like it's been so long since I've followed a sketch, but this one was perfect. Here is my dt card for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, a little late.

The patterned paper is from a Martha Stewart paper pad I bought last year at Dollarama, I used both sides of the one piece. 

I carried the banner theme to the inside and the sentiment is from Stampendous 

I am enter this in:

Fusion Card Challenges ~~  just the sketch

Allsorts Challenge ~~ Week 505 ~~ Love

Just Us Girls ~~ Week 473 ~~ Love 

Cardz 4 Galz ~~ Challenge #89 ~~ Hearts (red/pink/white)

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~ #283 ~~ Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting today and if you find any extra mojo send it my way I need to make more cards.

Frosty the Snowman ~~ Take 2

It's going to be another hot one today so I decided another snowman card to cool you down. I've used a second image from the set of 4 cute snowmen set from Sunshine Designs. I also used the same Fusion Card Challenge Sketch, it's a really great one!!!  I've also paired it with Winter Wonderland Christmas Card challenge as it has a snowman on it. So here is take 2.

Imagine my surprise when I found stars and stripes in the same Christmas pad so I figured a way to use them on the same card!!!

Close up of the snowman and the cute square dies.

There is no inside picture but it was decorated similar to yesterdays card with the same sentiment. It was just too out of focus to use.

Challenges I am entering this in are/

Fusion Card Challenge ~~ Sketch

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Stars and /or Stripes

Winter Wonderland Card Challenge ~~ Simply Snowmen

Thanks again for stopping by.

Frosty the Snowman....

Just in case you need something to cool you down here is my first snowman card of the season. I have a set of 4 Sunshine Designs snowmen and I have used them so much they are perfect for sketches like the Fusion one this week.  The Jingle Belles challenge this time is Stars and/or Stripes, here is my offering for the challenge.

These little snowman are so much fun and I do them in many different colours. the striped paper is from Bo Bunny pack, the embossing folder is Sequins folder from Stampin' up.

I had this white snowflake in a discard bin, it hadn't cut properly so the center was missing but it sure works for the back drop for Mr. Frosty.

Love my vertical sentiment for the tall cards. I carried the stripes to the inside as well.

Challenges I'm entering this in:

 The Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Stars and/or Stripes. 

Winter wonderland ~~ Simply Snowmen

Fusion Card Challenge ~~ just the sketch (awesome sketch)

thanks for visiting today and if you feel cooler ~~ you're welcome.

Jingle Belles Rock Pink Christmas for the Cure ~~ Take #3

This is my third card for the Jingle Belles Rock Pink Christmas for the cure!!! I love this challenge and I love making pink Christmas cards!!! I also love snowmen and snowladies so this card has a snowman on it. The image is a digital image from Stamp Art by Katheryne sold through Whimsy stamps.

I like pairing pink with lime green and I have used the sketch portion of Fusion Card challenge

Snowflake embossed background and one of my very favourite Warm Winter Wishes stamps. 

Finished inside with the rest of the patterned paper and a scrap of pink..

I am entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Pink Christmas

Fusion Card Challenge ~~ Used the sketch

Thanks for visiting today and stay tuned there are more to come.......

Shopping Our Stash #250 ~~ Pink UFOs..........

Shopping Our Stash decided to do something  special for Challenge #250, we are always thinking of Leslie and how she made us giggle and of course stressing us out over a challenge, she always came up with doozies, she also didn't care much for pink I remember her saying on my blog once how great my card was even with the pink on it, lol, she was also big on UFOs, un-finished objects. So Leslie this one is for you!!! We want you to use your UFOs, un-finished objects, you know something you planned for a card and it didn't work but please add some pink to your card as well.  I always have lots of UFOs, images coloured that never made it to a card, extra butterflies just in case you mess one up or die cuts that just didn't work.....you know that "stuff". Well use some on your card.

There are a few UFOs on this card, the flowers I have no idea how long I've had these as I made a card last year with the flowers and of course stamped way too many, the house mouse image also was coloured in my image pile so there wasn't much to do but die cut the image and scalloped border and fussy cut the flowers.  The butterfly was cut from a scrap of shiny paper that was left over too. The sentiment was computer generated.

Finished the inside with a sentiment from Impression Obsession 

I would like to enter this in:
Fusion Card Challenge  Sweet Orange Blossoms, I used the sketch but flipped it horizontal, I used a hummingbird and flowers I think I covered all bases.

Thanks for visiting today and I hope you have time to join our special challenge #250.

Loving You ~~~ is the Theme at Clear it Out Tuesday

Challenge #103 at Clear it Out Tuesday is Loving You and the stash item is red & white twine or ribbon. The Sponsors for this challenge are Robyn's Fetish Digital store and Crafty Sentiments.
Well after a comedy of errors but a lot of laughs here is my Loving You card.

I saw this sketch at Fusion Card Challenge blog and deemed it perfect for my image although I flipped it. You can use the inspiration picture or the sketch or be brave and do both. I just used the sketch.

Close up of the adorable lovey couple sharing a lemonade.

Simple sentiment for the inside

Challenges I would like to enter:

Hiding in my Craft Room  Challenge #235 Any Holiday ~~  I did Valentine's day.

Robyn's Fetish  ~~ Pink, Yellow, Blue and Green

Fusion Card Challenge blog ~~ Fusion Neutral ends Feb. 2

Thanks for stopping by today and dig out those Valentine stamps/digis and join the Loving You challenge at Clear it Out.