Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers # 275

 

Hello my Snarky Friends!  Our June challenge is now up and we've chosen a  Rainbow Theme in honor of Pride Month.  I thought this sentiment was perfect for my design so no snark from me this month.

I die cut six birds from white cardstock.  I die cut the six wings from six different colors of the rainbow, adhered them to the birds and then lined them up on a "wire."  The sentiment was heat embossed in white onto a panel of black cardstock which was then adhered to an embossed card base.  

Supplies:

Fun Stampers Journey - Peaceful Birds die set

Altenew - Angled Mosaics embossing folder

MFT - Friends Like Us stamp set

I invite you to visit our blog for more colorful ideas from my fellow Sisters.  I hope we inspire you to play along.  Snark is preferred however any rainbow themed card works.  

My craft room is still in boxes after our out of state move so I am taking a hiatus from all of my design teams.  I'll see you later this summer.  Until then, thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #327

Hello Crafty Friends.  I'm here to share my latest card for our Seize the Birthday challenge, hosted by Shirley.  Her chosen Topping is Sweet Treats.

As many of you may know, we recently moved from Florida to North Carolina and all of my cards were created in January before I packed up my craft room. My list of supplies is buried at the moment so forgive me for not providing the product names.  

In a nutshell I chose turquoise cardstock for the base, the panel (embossed) and the hot chocolate cup.  I'm fairly certain that the cocoa cup is from MFT.  The embossing folder is one from Spellbinders and the heat embossed text is from Ellen Hutson.  The assembly can easily be figured out from the design.

I will be taking a hiatus while I wade through my housefull of boxes.  Unfortunately my craft room set up is way down on the list so I'll most likely disappear until at least mid summer.  Until then, thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues # 133

Hello Crafty Friends!  If you visited my blog a few days ago you will know that we are finally in North Carolina.  (Cue the Happy Dance!)  So while the Florida chaos is mostly over (still have to get the house on the market) the North Carolina chaos is just beginning.  There is far less stress on this end though, thank goodness.

Today I'm sharing a card I created for this challenge way back in January.  Tracey is our Color Hues host this time around and she's chosen Lime Green and (cough, cough, cough) Violet.  While this may seem like Christmas in May it was actually Christmas in January when I create it.  LOL!

I die cut the trees in variations of lime, violet and white and then clustered them onto an embossed die cut arch.  The arch and the card base were created with watercolor paper.  I stamped the greeting and added a few matte enamel dots for interest.

Supplies:

The Stamp Market - Merry Little Tree dies

Simon Says Stamp - Gifts of Love stamp set

A Jillian Vance Design - Stitched Dot Oval Backdrop die

Spellbinders - Diamond Plaid embossing folder

I invite you to visit our blog and join in on the gallery fun.  Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday # 326

Hello from North Carolina, my Crafty Friends! After five months of planning, remodeling, packing, etc, etc, etc we are finally here.  I still have a few challenge cards to share before I go on a temporary leave.  It's going to take some time getting this house (and my craft room) up and ready.  

Nancy S. is our host this fortnight and she's chosen Focal Animal as her Topping.  I pulled out a really old die from PaperTrey Ink for my simple card.

The kitty was die cut in pink, white and designer textured black cardstocks.  I added three narrow strips of the black to ground the kitty, added a few flowers and a stamped sentiment.  The card base is watercolor paper.  

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink - Kay's Cat die set

MFT - Housecats stamp set

I invite you to join us on our blog and in the gallery.  Animals are optional however birthday greetings are not.

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #274

 

Hello Crafty Friends!  It's the first Saturday of the month which can only mean it's time for a new Snarky prompt at the Sisterhood.  Drum Roll Please....

Our prompt for May is Gnome.

 

I pulled out my favorite Gnome die for this one.  He doesn't get a lot of use but he's sometimes the perfect supply for a card.  Besides that, he's cute.  

I die cut him from some coral and green designer papers, adhered him to an embossed die cut circle and matted it in another designer paper.  The card base is watercolor paper.  The sentiment is tiny so I've enlarged it below.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp - Gnome for the Holiday set

Simon Says Stamp - Sassy Flaps stamp set

Spellbinders - Plaid Company embossing folder

Honeybee Stamps - designer paper pad

I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration and hope to see your card in our gallery.  It's a month long challenge so give it some thought and join in!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #132

 

Happy May 1st to all of my Crafty Friends!  As the time this posts we hope to be moved into our new home in North Carolina.  After over forty years in Florida we're ready for a change of scenery however the main incentive for moving is to be closer to our kids.  The past few months have been extremely hectic but hopefully we're on the home stretch now.

Enough of that.  Let's get to my Color Hues challenge card for this fortnight.  Stef is our host and she's chosen Yellow and Blue as her pairing.  Here's my card....

I felt like creating something whimsical this time around so I chose this fun fish as my starting point.  My focal grounding is a circle in a circle with some stamped waves and a few gems.  My fish was die cut in challenge colors and the same blue hue was chosen as my card base.  I thought this cute sentiment was a perfect one for my design.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp - Picture Book Fish die

Ellen Hutson - S'Whale stamp set (waves)

MFT - Cooler with You stamp set

I invite you to visit our blog.  We have a variety of blue and yellow examples to show you and hope you're inspired to play along!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday # 325

 

Hello again my Crafty Friends!  I'm here today to share my card for our latest Seize the Birthday challenge.  Our fearless leader Nancy is the host and she's chosen "Primarily Pink" as our Topping.  As you will see below, I went all in.

This is an example of how a very simple design packs a lot of punch.  The background was created with one die, an embossing folder and a white pigment ink pad.  The sentiment is a stacked die cut.  Finally a few white gems for interest.  So easy!

Supplies:

The Greetery - Capsule Basics die set

The Greetery - Rosemal Reflections embossing folder

Memory Box - Happy Birthday Script die set

Honeybee Stamps - white gem stickers

I invite you all to visit the our blog for more pretty pink inspo.  We look forward to seeing your contribution to the gallery.  Just make sure it's a birthday card!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules