Shopping Our Stash #433 is Tic Tac Toe

 Another two weeks has rolled by, we have had Halloween, a time change, a taste of winter and now it's Summer again!!! Great weather for getting yard work done and putting up the Christmas lights   The  challenge host is Mimi and she has made up a great Tic Tac Toe board.

So many choices to play so hope you will join us.

For my card I chose the diagonal line from upper left to bottom right. 

My stamp is from House Mouse Designs and dated 2007 and I found some tiny brads and of course some plaid paper. Merry Christmas is a Hero Arts stamp. 

Green is not one of my go to colours so I took myself out of my comfort zone. 

Close up, the lights were coloured with spica glitter pens and the mouse with copics.

Finished the inside with a couple of scraps of leftover paper and a Hero Arts sentiment.

I'm entering this in:

 

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~ Anything goes option punches or dies.

Thanks for stopping by today and head over to the MAIN BLOG to see which line the rest of the design team have made..

the 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2020 ~~ Day 4

 My plan (which got derailed today) is to make the current day and one I haven't done, the day isn't done yet my inspiration has been picked so hopefully it will be done later. The weather is so nice 22 degrees Celcius. so I planned on doing some leaf raking (if my legs/body will let me)  Anyway for Day 4 I picked Samantha Mann's tag. I used a Bugaboo digital image and sentiment is computer generated.

I am not sure what my problem with the pictures is, they are all dark, part of this was my shadow but it doesn't look this dark on the camera but when I put it in the Microsoft Photo program it is dark, I have tried to lighten it but to no avail.  Next one I will try the other Ott lamp to see if it's better. 

As I said it's a bugaboo image I coloured and fussy cut it and  blended some oxide inks for the background.

I am entering this in:

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2020 ~~ Day 4

Samantha's tag is below.

Thanks for checking in today and I will catch up eventually.

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2020 ~~ Day 2

 It was tough to choose one tag for inspiration, so many really lovely ones, but I zoned in on Joyce's tag with the three furry creatures. For my tag I used a Bugaboo digital image I had printed and saved although it has three critters they are all kitties.  The sponsor for day 2 is Simon Says Stamp.

I have to figure out some other way of taking pictures, what I'm doing is not working the pictures are all so dark, and I tried to lighten them in a program but it just didn't work. the tag was made with a scalloped square spellbinder and part of a circle punch. The sentiment was computer generated. The red/white bakers twine I found at Dollarama today (I had every colour but red) it's a bit stiffer than the regular baker's twine but it works. 

Here is Joyce's Super cute furry critter tag.

I'm entering this in:

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2020 ~~ Day 2

Thanks for stopping by today and seeing my tags, 

The 25 days of Christmas Tags 2020 ~~ Day 3

 I haven't missed day 2 and yes I'm still trying to catch up but Day 2 is on the craft table waiting to be put together. I have checked Day 4 but haven't made a decision on a tag to use for my inspiration. On to Day 3's inspiration Ardyth's beautiful poinsettia on a white tag just drew me in. For Day 3 the sponsor is Altenew. 

Nothing more frustrating that trying to photograph shiny paper  Since the two pieces of red and green metallic posterboard were on the table with my cutter I decided to make use of them and cut the petals and leave from them with a Boss Cut poinsettia die. The tag is made with a Gina Marie snowflake die cut glued to another piece of white to replicate Ardyth's  tag. 

Here is Ardyth's tag I used for my inspiration

I'm entering tis in:

the 25 days of Christmas tags 2020 ~~ Day 3

Thanks for stopping by today and check out the challenge. 

The 25 days of Christmas Tags 2020 ~~ Day 1

 As you see I have had a slow start but I'm hoping to get caught up quickly. Sunday I had to go to finish up at the Cottage, a few things left to do, it was a really wet day but everything is home but not put away yet.  My crafting supplies are still not in their place but so far I have found everything I need to make a couple of cards and a tag. I love the 25 days of Christmas tags and even though I don't need them for presents I found they fit in a letter envelope and are nice to give to my lunch date friends, the retirees and the bowling ladies, I think they enjoyed receiving them last year. The sponsor for Day` is Sunny Studio and the tag I chose is Lindsey's because she had the cutest penguin on her tag.

I really need to find a better way to photograph these tags, and cards for tat matter, I use an ott lamp and a photo booth I made but they look so dark.  This is the cutest set with a penguin and all kinds of accessories, but it doesn't come with dies so everything was fussy cut. I wasn't sure what she meant by "swink" but I masked the top part of the tag and blended some oxide ink and faded it to the bottom. The sentiment was with set. The tiny snowflake were in my parts bin. I'm not sure what die they are from but I'm going to be on the look out for it as they work perfect for tags.

Here is Lindsey's Tag.

I'm entering tis in:

25 days of Christmas Tags 2020 ~~ Day 1

Thanks for stopping by now on to day 2. 

It's a Christmas Platypus!!

 It's a Critter challenge at the Jingle Belles!!! And I picked an unusual critter for my card, a Platypus and a Christmas one too. The image is a digital image from Mel Jen's Designs and they are not long in business, I received a lot of awesome images from them when they sponsored "Clear it Out Tuesday". 

Now isn't he just the most adorable Platypus you ever saw, he is sure not letting his candy cane get out of his sight. Shiny red posterboard scrap used for the scalloped oval and layer. Punches are from Stampin''up. Merry Christmas is from Hero Arts. Patterned paper have no idea just one I saw some where and of course bought 2, always good to have a spare. 

Close up of the critter, his hat fur has a wind of stella on it, a well as the swirls and holly.

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Finished the inside with a favourite sentiment that was a prize from the Jingle Belles last yeaer, I added a scrap of patterned paper and the red mirror paper too.

I'm entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~  Not a Creature was Stirring

Merry Little Christmas Challenge ~~ #28 Anything Goes 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge ~~ Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas Optional theme something that starts with H (holly)

Thanks for stopping by today and time to step up the holiday card making.

X is for fauX at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

 Good Saturday morning!! It's time for a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers X  is for fauX. Interpret as you will,  So many Faux techniques out there or you could go literal as some of the team have. Take a look at Edna in her Faux fox stole. 

I decided to go with a Faux Technique my go to one is Faux Silk but I wanted to try something different this time so I did Faux Mother of Pearl, I found a video  HERE but used Blueprint Sketch distress oxide ink I made the faux mother of pearl with Frost White all purpose ink I bought years ago from Stampin'up.

This is my attempt at Faux Mother of Pearl. and now the finished card.

Once my background was dry I was having trouble decided what I could do as not to "hide" the mother of pearl background and I saw CAS(E) this Sketch prompt and I knew what I wanted to do. I entered their last challenge I don't normally do CAS but I'm very happy with this and nothing is taking away from the technique. 

Finished the inside with an Impression Obsession stamp.  Perfect for almost any occasion .

I'm entering this in:

Rudolph Days ~~ October 

CAS(E) this Sketch ~~ #396 because of the size of my Large Sentiment I turned the sketch.

Just Us Girls ~~ #560 Wild Card Week Word Die-cuts

Thanks for stopping by today and although I didn't have any snark on my card today check out the rest of the Sister's projects on the MAIN BLOG you will find snark there.