SOSS #209 - U for Underwater

Hey, chums!  Are you ready for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #209 U for Underwater?!

I immediately thought of one of my snarky shark sets (That's right. I have more than one.  Wanna fight about it?)  The lights trailing from the great white's mouth cracks me up. Maybe a poor fisherman bit it (LOL) while decorating his boat or maybe the shark is getting ready to decorate his own abode. We'll just never know.

• Avery Elle Santa Jaws (SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Snowflakes Let It Shine 6x6 Paper (SBC)

ATCAS #219 - Friendship

Come join us for the latest Addicted to CAS Challenge #219 Friendship. 

I lightly stenciled the corner of the card base, colored up the image with Copics and stamped the sentiment. Voila!

• MFT Santa's Elves (MFT)
• Honey Bee Crystal Kaleidoscope Stencil (SBC | HB)
• Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina

BPD - Nested Mandalas

I hope you'll check out my nested mandalas card on the Birch Press Design blog.  It was a lot of work but I love the results!

ATSM #428 - Birthdays

It's birthday time at Addicted to Stamps and More!  Birthday cards are the ones I make the most after holiday cards. Now if only I would remember to mail them!  LOL.

I used sprays on the background and set that aside to dry. I then took my new Art by Marlene neon paints (LOVE them--fantastic applicator and amazing coverage and more vibrant than the pic!) and added a few lines of paint to scrap cardstock then used my brayer to spread it. It dried pretty fast, just a couple-three minutes.  

I then stamped my images and fussy cut them out and adhered them to the background. I printed the sentiment on my printer and used a Copic Multiliner to outline the words.

• Crafty Individuals The Morning Commute
• Crafty Individuals Shrimping
• Art by Marlene Neon Acrylic Paints (COT)
• Liquitex Basics Light Green Acrylic Paint
• Distress Oxide Mermaid Lagoon, Salvaged Patina, Mowed Lawn, & Mustard Seed Sprays
• Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise Ink Spray
• Glossy Accents

DB - Lift Those Flappies

I'm over on the Doodlebugs WA blog with an ultra cute lift the flap card.  That little doxie is trying so hard to reach that critter!

Winter Sports

I thought about putting the bear on an action wobble then realized that would probably raise the cost of postage due to thickness.  I don't want to price myself out of sending holiday cards!

I'm entering this in Winter Wonderland Winter Sports and Fab 'n' Funky #549 Feature a Creature.

• MFT Skison's Greetings
• Lawn Fawn Simple Wavy Banners
• Lawn Fawn Stitched Mountain Borders
• Sugarpea Designs Log Cabin Mountainscape
• Distress Oxide Pine Needles & Salty Ocean
• Copics

DB - Pop Up Fairy Christmas

I'm over on the Doodlebugs WA blog today sharing an A2 pop up card that lays flat for mailing and is super easy to execute.

SOSS #208 - L for Layers

Oh my goodness, how I love the card I made for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #208 L for Layers.  One of my sistahs said I should have colored his "carrot" blue.  So true!  What a lost opportunity!

My card is full of layers:  multiple layers of gesso, ink, and paint along with paper layers and embossed layers too.

• Visible Image Snowman Jack
• Lawn Fawn Stamptember Snow Bunnies
• Distress Oxide Spray Villanous Potion, Mermaid Lagoon, Mowed Lawn
• Dylusions Spray Bubblegum Pink
• Liquitex Gesso
• Zigs: 010, 037, 040, 052, 065, 084

ATCAS #218 - One Layer Card

The latest Addicted to CAS Challenge is #218 One Layer. I used a Marvy Snow Marker that puffs up when you heat it but I'll still count it as one layer if you will (and even if you don't!).

I used an MFT bird that I've had in my stash a year or two, having purchased this during holiday sales in either 2019 or 2020.  Yikes!

• MFT Tweet Holidays
• Marvy Snow Pen

BPD - Honeycomb Stacks

I'm over on the Birch Press Design blog sharing another floral honeycomb card inspired by the one I posted on Wednesday. Sometimes you just gotta go with an idea!

Blueberry Tart--Yum!

Still absolutely loving the pie sets.  For the first card I made a ooey gooey blueberry tart and paired it with a square doily that was given to me years ago by a friend who I bet had it in her stash for years before that.

I'm entering this in Simon Says Monday Sweet Treats and Shopping Our Stash #468 Sketch.

For the second card I did a similar but simpler treatment of a blueberry pie.  I prefer tarts over pies by a long shot, probably because there's less crust and they're simpler to make irl too.

• Spellbinders Perfect Pie Sentiments & Fillings (SBC | SPB)
• Spellbinders Dish It Up (SBC | SPB)
• Spellbinders Perfect Pies (SBC | SPB)
• Spellbinders Delicious Decorations (SBC | SPB)
• Spellbinders Picnic Checkerboard Stencil (SBC | SPB)
• MFT Tiny Check 6x6 Paper (discontinued)
• Distress Oxide Vintage Photo, Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion, Mustard Seed, Salvaged Patina, (SBC)
• Copic Y13, V05, V09
• Dylusions Black Marble Shimmer Spray

BPD - Honeycomb Floral

I'm over on the Birch Press Design blog today with a watercolored card with a cheater background!

ATSM #427 - Christmas

The prompt this round at the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #427 is Christmas.  Yay--building my Xmas stash!

This pile of cats and dogs--and I see a couple of birds--is so very cute!  I colored them up with Copics, accenting the Scotty with a paper-pieced sweater.

It was great fun too choosing the designer papers for this.  How convenient that my Doodlebugs palette was so matchy with the Sunny Studio ones.

• MFT Paw La La La (MFT)
• Lawn Fawn Everyday Sentiment Banner
• Sunny Studio All is Bright 6x6 Paper (SS | SBC)
• Doodlebug Design Night Before Christmas 6x6 Paper

Season's Tweetings

Not my usual color combo but sometimes you just need to add purple to your life. The triple layer sentiment was a boo boo.  I had intended the aqua on white but decided white would be better so added another layer on top.

I'm entering this in Daring Cardmakers A Little Bird Told Me.

• MFT Season's Tweetings
• Lawn Fawn Let It Snow
• Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders
• Doodlebug Design Polar Pals 6x6 Paper
• Copics

DB - Flat Shaker

Shaker time over on the Doodlebugs WA blog today.  I hope you'll go take a closer look!

Sweetie Pie

OMG, I couldn't believe my crafty eyes when I saw the new Spellbinders pie-related coordinating sets of stamps and dies. Fortunately, there was a sale going on at Scrapbook.com so I felt less guilty about my impulse buy. I know you know what I'm talking about!

I am actually a pie-hater (go ahead, flog me with a wet noodle) except perhaps for cherry pie every few years. Seriously. But that doesn't stop me from enjoying the pie puns in the Perfect Pie Sentiments & Filling stamp set. So fun!

I'm entering this in Just Add Ink #598 Colors, HLS April Anything Goes with Dies, Mod Squad April Anything Goes.

I've listed ingredients (ha!) below as well as the other pie bits I bought but haven't used quite yet.

• Spellbinders Perfect Pie Sentiments & Fillings (SBC | SPB)
• Spellbinders Dish It Up (SBC | SPB)
• Spellbinders Serve a Slice (SBC | SPB)
• Spellbinders Perfect Pies (SBC | SPB)
• Spellbinders Delicious Decorations (SBC | SPB)
• Spellbinders Picnic Checkerboard Stencil (SBC | SPB)
• MFT Tiny Check 6x6 Paper (discontinued)
• Distress Oxide Aged Mahogany, Barn Door, Vintage Photo (SBC)

Sledding Girl

I discovered a stash of images ready to color so have been coloring away as time allows. Also, as energy allows. I'm glad the days are lengthening and I can start to emerge from my hibernation cave mode!

I'm entering this in Just Add Ink #598 Colors.

• MFT Pure Innocence Dashing By
• Newton's Nook Snowfall Stencil
• Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders
• Distress Oxide Antique Linen
• Versafine Clair Twilight
• Copics

HLS Christmas - Glitter

I'm so excited the latest HLS Christmas Challenge optional ingredient is glitter.  Umm, yes, please!

• Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes (SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Snowflake Border (SBC | SBP)
• Honey Bee Winter Die (HB)
• Honey Bee Fall (HB)
• Richard Garay Pine Needles Embossing Folder
• Sizzix Winter Snowflakes 3D Embossing Folder (SBC | SIZ)