Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #266

Happy September Fellow Crafters!  It's the first Saturday of this glorious month and the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers would like to celebrate the coming of fall.  My example isn't snarky but it is punny so I thought it would work.  Thoughts?

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I just used this scarecrow for my Color Hues card earlier this week and he was just too cute to put away.  Besides, I don't get much chance to create fall themed cards here in South Florida.  For something a bit different today I used a combination of patterned papers and cardstock as my die cutting materials.  After that it was just a matter of assembling and stamping.  Love my scarecrow paper doll.  

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Autumn Scarecrow die set 

Spellbinders - Dancin' Halloween sentiments (appears to be sold out)

I invite you to visit our blog for more autumnal inspiration.  We would love to see your cards in our gallery...the snarkier the better but not a requirement.  

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #265

 

It's a new month which means a new challenge from the Snarky Sisterhood.  For the month of August we'd like to see your creativity of the Alien sort.  (Not the political kind...we love everyone here.  But rather the Extraterrestrial type.)  Today I've combined several stamp sets to create my Out of This World Birthday Card.

I began by stamping, coloring and die cutting my images.  I did some masking on the panel before stamping and ink blending the background. I adhered my cute little non-earthlings, matted the panel in yellow and adhered it to a black cardbase.  It's just too bad Edna didn't grab her a cocktail before being beamed off to an unknown world.

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn - Beam Me Up stamp set

MFT - On Solid Ground stamp set

MFT - Sassy Birthday 2 stamp set

Pretty Pink Posh - Summer Drinks stamp set

I invite you to visit our blog for more Out of This World inspiration.  We would love for you to play along.  Snark is most encouraged but not mandatory to play.  

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #264

 

Today I'm sharing a card made for July's Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge.  It is officially summer in the northern hemisphere so Edna has chosen Hot, Hot, Hot as her theme.  I've made several beach themed cards recently so I chose another route for the prompt.

The card isn't snarky but I'm guessing I previously said something out of line to the recipient.  That counts, right?  LOL!

I first stamped and heat embossed the sentiment in white onto a teal cardstock panel.  I masked the sentiment and stamped the background using Versamark ink.  I added the die cut Cup 'O Joe and popped the panel up on the same color cardbase for a monotone look.

Supplies:

MFT - Hot Cocoa die set

Simon Says Stamp - Crackle Background

MFT - Coffee and Conversation sentiment stamp set

We invite you to play along with us this month.  Snark isn't a requirement but it is highly appreciated.

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #263

 

Hello Crafty Friends!  The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is here once again to bring you another month long challenge.  For the month of June we are looking for cards related to Pride.  (You can interpret that however you choose.)  I opted to go all in celebrating the Pride Rainbow.

I cut scrap pieces of cardstocks to create a horizontal design, in rainbow order of course.  I stamped my puffy bird onto a white tag so it didn't get lost in the design.  And because I couldn't help myself, I colored it in vertical rainbow stripes using Copic markers.  I added a few colorful pearls as embellishments.

Supplies:

Unity - Flock Talk stamp (NBUS)

Sunny Studio - Build a Tag 1 die set

I encourage you to check out our blog for more proud and colorful inspiration from our team.  We would love to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #262

 

Hello my crafty friends!  Another month, another Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge.  Ever want to just be downright rude but stop yourself?  Well this month you can put those feelings down in a greeting card.  :-)

Our prompt this month is RUDE and here's my card.  I took it literally.

My card began with the rooster.  I had no idea what sentiment I was going to use until the card was almost complete but as it turns out, I had the perfect one.

I cut the rooster from a mixture of white (body) and colored cardstocks (tail, feet and crown.)  You can't tell from the photo but the black background is a specialty paper so it has some pretty sheen to it.  I white heat embossed the stamped sentiment and positioned the cock (eh, hem, rooster) onto the center of the black panel that was adorned with a postage edge.  The entire panel was popped up onto a red card base.

Supplies:

Erin Lee Creative - Winter Chicken die set

Unity Stamps - Postage Edge die set

Unity Stamps - Rude that you're Younger than me Stamp (yep, that's what they call it.  LOL!)

Spellbinders - Brushed Black cardstock 

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I'm back Darnell!

You have all month to play along and I do hope to see you in our gallery.  Snark is encouraged but not mandatory.  

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #261

It's the first Saturday of the month which means we have a new challenge up for you over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers blog.  Our newest theme is Masculine.  I opted for a two-fer featuring bourbon on the rocks.  That in and of itself is not necessarily manly because this happens to also be one of my favorite adult beverages.  Whether it's straight up with ice or in a Manhattan (my personal fav) or perhaps an Old Fashioned, bourbon obviously isn't just for men.  I'm hoping that my choice of kraft and plaid papers gives these cards a more masculine feel.

With Snark

Love her!

Sans Snark

I used a slightly textured kraft cardstock from Neenah as the card bases.  The lined kraft paper is from a really old pad of 6x6 papers and as you can see, I positioned it on an angle.  The orange plaid/tweed papers are from a purchase made last fall.  I opted to position these vertically.  I stamped, colored and die cut the cocktail, also positioned vertically.  I adore these stamp sets from Unity.  Their designers have been speaking my language in recent years.  

Supplies:

Unity Stamps - If You Were Whiskey stamp set

Brutus Monroe - Autumn Tweed 6x6 paper pad

7 Gypsies - Postal 6x6 paper pad (this is ANCIENT)

Basic Grey - Basic Kraft 6x6 paper pad (EVEN MORE ANCIENT)

More for Darnell's viewing pleasure.  

Sorry, not sorry.  

I invite you all to visit our blog for additional Manly Snark.  Snark is optional however the masculine theme is not.  

Thanks so much for visiting me.  Much Appreciated!

Jules

 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #260

Hello my fellow crafters!  As St. Patrick's Day approaches, Edna and the Sisterhood are requesting that you use the color GREEN on this month's cards. 

Since I seem to only send out belated birthday wishes I opted not to create a St. Patty's Day design but rather looked to my NBUS bin for inspiration.  Today I'm sharing two WTF (for a lack of better words) cards using green balloons.  

 I definitely feel like the world has gone to shit.  

Strike that.  The United States has gone to shit.  

My sincerest apologies to all of my friends outside of the our nuthouse.

Even Edna can't bear to face the world.

My backgrounds were created using a cloud stencil, white pigment ink and soft blue cardstock.  The penguin and balloons were die cut from colored cardstocks.  I thought this sentiment fit the bill nicely.  The inside panel (not shown) reads "Control/Alt/Delete".  

Supplies:

Sizzix - Festive Sky Party die set

CAS - Shit Happens stamp set 

Kelly Purkey - Hot Mess stamp set (inside sentiment)

FT - Cloud stencil

Whether you go "full on St. Patty's Day" or choose to be a bit of a rebel like me, we would love to see your cards created with the color green.  Snark is not a requirement but it is much appreciated.  I invite you to visit our blog and upload your qualifying cards into our gallery.  Remember, our challenges are now month long.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #259

  

Today marks the first of February which can only mean that it's time for Valentines.  The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers takes this opportunity to create Anti-Valentines as it's the perfect time for some passive-aggressive love.

The glasses were die cut from white cardstock to which I then blended on some Delicata gold pigment ink.  The wine was cut from two shades of red cardstock.  The background panels are both from pattern paper pads.  The sentiment is from a snarky cat set but I thought it worked really well here.  LOL!

Spellbinders - Cheers to Us die set (NBUS)

Spellbinders - Notched Corner Frames

Unity Stamps - Snarky Cat Thought stamp set

Honeybee and Memory Box - 6x6 paper pads

Delicata gold ink

We hope you'll join our month long challenge!  Snark is not required to play but it is most highly encouraged.  Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #258

 

I hope the new year is treating everyone well so far.  The Sistahs are back with our first challenge of 2025.  We are encouraging you to use some of your Virgin Supplies.  Aka, NBUS.  Aka, NEW STUFF....or at least new to you.  I have a whole bin that fits that bill but today I chose this trio of nutcrackers.  (Don't you wish crafty goodies had that fresh new smell like opening up a new jar of peanut butter or brick of coffee?)

This die set is from Cottage Cutz and if you're familiar with this company you know that the dies are formed from a single piece of metal.  I love this because nothing gets lost but it can be tedious if cutting from various colors of cardstock.  For this reason I have found it easiest to cut from white cardstock and then color each element using either alcohol markers or inks.  I used dye inks from Catherine Pooler on these cuties.

I cannot lie.  These tiny nutcrackers are extremely fiddly but I enjoy the process.  I chose this sentiment from another company which I thought fit our snarky theme wonderfully.   I heat embossed it in white onto blue cardstock before dry embossing.  I also embossed the kraft cardstock and used a strip of red in between the two.  To keep my trio from floating I added a die cut platform/shadow.  I'm pretty in love with these guys and already know who the recipient will be.  I'll have to send it a few days late to make it look good.  Ha!

Supplies:

Cottage Cutz - Nutcracker die set

MFT - Squirrel! stamp set

Pink & Main - brick embossing folder

MFT - oval shadow die set

Simon Says Stamp - kaleidoscope embossing folder

We hope you'll join our month long challenge!  Snark is not required to play but it is most highly encouraged.  Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #257

 

Merry December to all of my Snarky Friends!  The year 2024 has been a rather tumultuous one but thankfully we have the Snarky Sisterhood to provide us with a bit of humor.  Our final challenge for 2024 is Naughty Ho Ho Ho.  I thought this stamp set perfectly fit the bill.

 

I thought this Pissy Kitty stamp looked fab in black and white so all I did was color the eyes a spooky green and add some sparkly glitter glue to the hat.  I die cut the panel with a decorative die, shaded in the edges very lightly and then matted it onto a slightly larger black panel.  I felt kitty needed some grounding so I colored in the slightest of green shadows underneath.  The background paper is from my stash, manufacturer unknown.  This would be a great design to mass produce, don't you think?

Supplies:

Unity Stamps - Ho Ho No Pissy Kitty stamp set

LDRS - Hand Torn Arches die set

Distress Oxide - Lost Shadow for the vintage look edging

designer paper - really old 6x6 paper pad

I invite you to visit our blog for more seasonal snark and hope to see your holiday sass in our gallery!  See you all back here in 2025!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #256

Wow!  Can you believe another month has gone by? Hubby and I were fortunate enough to spend ten days in Western North Carolina where we could almost see the leaves turning before our very eyes.  Seriously.  The difference in our lakeside view between our arrival and departure was amazing.  We also spent time with family that included four soccer games where my grandson scored in each one.  I'm a pretty proud Grandma. 

I was also fortunate enough to spend an afternoon with The Sisterhood's own Chris Dring.  We traveled east for a visit to The Enchanted Cottage Papercrafting Boutique in Lewisville, NC.  It was FABULOUS and let's just say that we both did our part to support the local economy. *wink*  It goes without saying that I will most likely make this a regular stop during my quarterly visits to NC.

Now on to our Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers monthly challenge details!  Our prompt for November is Critters and I took the opportunity to create a holiday card.

                                                                                   

I used colored cardstock scraps to die cut all of my elements.  If you glance down to my supply list you will see that I was an Equal Opportunity Manufacturer crafter for this one.  (I love when a mix of manufacturer's product, both old and new, play so well with one another.)  I think this is pretty straightforward in completion but I should say that I stamped the sentiment before embossing the arched panel.  This seems to work pretty well for me.

Supplies:

Cottage Cutz - Santa and Reindeer

Hero Arts - Off Beat Holiday

Simon Says Stamp - Swirling Snowflakes embossing folder

Pinkfresh Studio - Braided Tag die set

Honeybee Stamps - tiny gold stars

I invite you to visit our blog where you'll see some fantastic card designs created by my fellow Sisters.  Pick a favorite critter and come play along!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #255

 

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is starting out October with a fan favorite.  We are looking for creations with a Halloween theme.  Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month is appreciated however it's totally optional.  Me, being the overachiever that I am, *wink* I went all in for Halloween Pink.

As usual, I pulled out all of my elements but began work on the background first since it needed some dry time.  I used a combination of Black Soot and Raspberry Preserve Distress Oxide inks for my blending.  Once it had dried back just a bit I added the black and white splatters.  I die cut the ghost and trick or treat bag in white and shaded them very sparsely.  The kitty was die cut in black.  (She's almost a mirage in the background.)  The sentiment was heat embossed in white once the panel had fully dried.

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Dancing Ghost die set

Spellbinders - Kitty Cats die set

Art Impressions - Fright Night stamp set

Distress Oxides

I invite you to visit our blog where our challenges are now one month in length.  I think most of you prefer that as we have seen an uptick in our entries.  Thank you all for that!!!  I'd love for you to leave some comments for my teammates and I hope to see your creations in the gallery.  Snark is much appreciated but not required. 

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #254

 

If it's the first Saturday of the month then it's time for the start of a new challenge over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers blog.  And being early September we're challenging you to create Autumnal themed cards....preferably (but optional) with a bit of humor or snark.  Rather than go the pretty fall leaves route I opted for a Halloween themed card.

Somebody's sure got a lotta raking to do.  Not it!

I began my card with the blending out of the panel.  I like to do this first when possible so it has time to dry before adhering my elements.  And speaking of elements, I stamped, colored (Copics) and fussy cut the images.  I am giving myself a pat on the back for my patience however you can see that I opted to stamp the spider and web 'cause "ain't nobody got time for that!"  I die cut the fence, assembled my elements and finished with the heat embossed sentiment.  

Supplies:

Art Impressions - Fright Night stamp set

MFT - Animal Farm Fence

I invite you to visit our blog for my autumnal inspiration where Leslie is our Reigning Queen.  You could be next!  

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #253

 

It's the first Saturday of a new month which means Edna has a new challenge for you to try.  The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is looking for Summer themed cards.  

Yeah, I know scuba diving isn't solely a summer activity but I've been waiting for an opportunity to use this gal and today was the day.  She'd be too cold to do this in winter.  *wink*

My biggest obstacle with this card was finding a suitable sentiment.  After many hours of searching my stamps (a slight exaggeration but not by much) I came across a set by CathyZ.  I thought it fit the mood perfectly.

I began by coloring in the images with Copic markers.  To create the undersea background I simply did some Distress Oxide ink blending onto a white panel of cardstock.  She needed some grounding (and I needed a spot for a sentiment) so I chose to die cut an oval sentiment strip for her to stand on.  (Sentiment is heat embossed in white.)  I added the clear droplets to simulate air bubbles.  Isn't she quite the adventurer?  

Supplies:

AALL & Create - Scuba stamp set 

Simon Says Stamp/CZ Designs - Sassy Insides 2 stamp set

clear droplets

We would love for you to join in on our challenge which runs all month long.  Snark is our passion but not a requirement to play.  I hope to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #251

 

Salutations to all on this first Saturday of June!  Not only is today June 1st but it's also the day we release a new prompt for you over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.  This one is easy peasy so I hope you'll consider joining us.

A die cut and some snark.  That's all we need.  

(Actually the snark is optional but always appreciated.

This is a super simple card to recreate.  I did some partial embossing along the lower third of the red card panel, reserving room for my heat embossed white sentiment.  I die cut and assembled Santa, adding in white gems for eyes.  I popped the panel onto a heavy weight white card panel and called this one DONE.

Supplies:

MFT Stamps - Sassy Pants Holiday Too stamp set

Paper Players - Christmas Gnome Layered die set

Fun Stampers Journey - Diamond Netting embossing folder

Honeybee Stamps - white gem stickers

We would love for you to play along with us in our gallery!  As the winner of our May challenge we have Gail, aka Ionabunny, joining us this month.  

Thanks so much for visiting.  Your time is much appreciated!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #250

 

Happy Saturday Snarky Friends!  A new month is upon us and The Sisterhood is celebrating with a new prompt. My card could fit many catagories but the one we're looking for is Outdoors. 

I want to go where she is!

I chose one of my favorite flamingo images which I colored in with Copic markers.  I added a stamp from a very old Kelly Purkey set as I thought this sentiment would make a great encouragement card.  I die cut an arch using a tag die into a piece of bright coral cardstock, embossed it with a folder and then popped it up over the colored image.  I felt like it needed a bit more sumthin' sumthin' so I added the simple florals at opposite edges adding in some matte enamel dots as centers.  

Supplies:

WPlus 9 - Summer Time stamp set

Kelly Purkey - Hot Mess stamp set

Spellbinders - Blossom Field embossing folder

Lil Inkers - Anytime Tag die set

MFT - Creature Comforts dies

We would love for you to come join us!  Our challenges are now a month long so there's plenty of time to ponder and play.  I invite you to check out our blog for some more Outdoorsy inspiration!

Thanks for spending a part of your day with me.

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #249

Hello my Snarky Friends!  The Sisterhood is back this month with another fun prompt.  In April we are looking for cards with a bit of a twist on their fold designs.  I will admit I spent far more time on this than warranted but I'm just not a fancy fold kinda person.

For that reason I ended up using the traditional gatefold design.

I almost said the other F word.  LOL!

The inside...

I scored a half sheet of navy cardstock at 2.25" from each side and creased them to get two folds that meet in the middle.  I used a postage die set to cut a panel from both white cardstock as well as designer paper, cutting each in the center so as to fit on both sides of the opening. (The right side mirrors the left sans the diamond die cut) I die cut large decreasing sized diamonds from navy, white and red cardstocks which I layered and adhered to the left side of the card base and then adhered a white sailboat die cut to the center.  I used the same postage die to cut an interior panel and stamped my sentiment near the top.  It should not have taken me an entire day to create this and boy am I ever happy that this challenge is behind me.  That said, I have an awesome masculine card for my stash.  Living in a beach town, this one will definitely come in handy.

Supplies:

Altenew - Fine Frames die

Simply Graphic - designer paper

Ellen Hutson - Stay Salty stamp set

Mama Elephant - Peek a Frame die set

sailboat die - unknown

I hope you'll visit our blog for more fancy inspiration.  I am looking forward to seeing your ideas as I apparently have none of my own.  *sigh*  (Help a girl out for next time, would ya?)

Thanks so much for visiting my little corner of the blogosphere.  Your time and comments are greatly appreciated.

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers # 248

 

Hello my Snarky friends.  It's time for Edna and the Sisters to present you with a new prompt.  As many of you know, we provide general prompts each month and love when you create snarky cards using said prompts.  Well this time the prompt itself is S is for SNARKY.

And you know how sometimes even the young wonder when they became adults?  Well, I created a card for them too.  (I am an equal opportunity crafter that way, you know.)

Both cards were created similarly.  After stamping the focal image(s) I loosely colored them with Karin Brush Markers.  I really love the artsy fartsy look and this makes coloring so very easy.  I added some black and white striped patterned paper to the bottom of each panel along with a narrow red strip of cardstock as a border.  The finished panels were adhered to a heavyweight black card base.

Supplies:

Penny Black - Hats Off stamp set

Art Impressions - UMT2782

Unity Stamps - Snarky Birthday Greetings

MFT - diagonal striped paper

Karin Brush Markers

I invite you to visit our blog where you'll find snark from the Sistahs as well as our special guest Queen Karen.  We'd love to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks so much for visiting!  I appreciate your time and interest.

Jules