Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #278

 

Well, I'm back a week and I've already dropped the ball on my Sisterhood duties.  *sigh*  It's a darned good thing this is a month long challenge.

Marching Onward.....

Today I'm sharing my card for the September Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers blog challenge.  The prompt for the month is Leaves.  Autumn cards are going to be so much more fun now that I'm no longer living in the tropics.

I bought myself a new Cricut Joy almost a year ago but with all of the moving commotion it didn't see the light of day until yesterday.  My sole reason for the purchase was the ability to print custom texts on my card panels and I am not disappointed.  It was extremely easy to do and I'm going to have a lot of fun with my new tool.  

I die cut, embossed and assembled my cocoa/coffee mug, added some fall foliage, triple stacked my die cut sentiment and printed the sub-sentiment using the Cricut.  The panel is popped up with foam tape onto a brown card base.  

Supplies:

MFT - Hot Cocoa dies

Spellbinders - Envelope of Wonder dies

The Greetery - Slim Alphabet dies

Altenew - Deck Planks embossing folder

Cricut Joy - sentiment printing

I invite you to vist our blog for more snarky fall inspiration.  We would love to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

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

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

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers # 273

 

The Sisterhood is bringing you the most basic of monthly prompts.  We are looking for Snarky Birthday cards.  That's it.  No special techniques/themes/colors.  Just a the good old fashioned "Damn, You're Old" kinda cards.

Today I combined a fabulous Art Impressions image with a greeting from the Pissy Kitty line over at Unity.  

Meet Maude!

I stamped a very unpleasant Maude onto a light beige piece of designer paper before coloring her with Copics.  I fussy cut out her bunny slippers so that I could slip a slightly darker piece of paper beneath her to mimic a floor.  This was adhered to yet another piece of designer paper before adhering it to gray card base.  The sentiment was stamped along the bottom and I added a bunch of tiny stars to the background to jazz it up just a bit.

Supplies:

Art Impressions - Super Maude

Unity Stamps - Snarky Cat Thoughts stamp set

Miscellaneous designer papers

Honeybee Stamps - Tiny Stars

The winner of our last challenge, Anne, is joining us today.  If you haven't yet played along with us,  this is the perfect time!  Snarky birthday cards are the best, in my opinion.  Come play along in the gallery!  (Make sure it's a birthday card!)

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #272

 

Another month, another fabulous snarky challenge prompt!  While March is traditionally very warm here in Florida I am well aware of how downright freezing in can be in other parts of the world.  The Sisterhood would love to see your snarky cards with a COLD theme this month.    

Is there any one of us that cannot relate to this poor Art Impressions patient?  

We've all been there, right?  

I included an inside sentiment on this one to make it a true Get Well card.

I stamped, colored and fussy cut out the image before adhering it to the patterned paper framed panel.  (I adhered the two patterns together before die cutting.  The frame is actually pieced four high for a bit of dimension.)  I stamped the sentiment and adhered the focal panel to a kraft cardbase.  The inside panel was stamped onto a coordinating panel of designer paper as well. 

Art Impressions - Get Well stamp set

Hero Arts - Irreverent Elf Messages stamp set

Avery Elle - Postage Stamp die set  

I invite you to play along with us!  I am truly looking forward to seeing your snarky interpretation of cold in our gallery.  

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #271

 

The Sisterhood has the perfect February challenge for us, combining both Valentine's Day and Snark.  We're calling it Black, Black Heart...aka, the anti-Valentine.  Here's my take on the challenge.

I combined a simple cat die with a snarky sentiment for the perfect off beat Valentine's Day card.  I added some dry embossing to the heart as well as the white background panel to give this card a bit more interest and popped on a few gold pearls to finish it off.  

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Kitty Cats die set

Unity Stamps - Snarky Cat Thoughts stamp set

FSJ - Inspire EF

Hero Arts - Infinity Hearts die set

I invite you to visit our blog for more snarky Valentine inspiration.  Upload your card to our gallery and join the fun!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #269

 

Hello my Crafty Friends!  This Sistahs are winding down 2025 with a holiday challenge.  It's time to make and share your Cheeky Christmas themed cards!

  

Are you ready for the most awesome Edna Graphic ever?  

Quite Excellent, Lee!

I just fell in love with this little guy.  He comes with three sentiments but this is my favorite.  It's going to my (grown) nephew as he appreciates my humor. 

This was pretty simple to create.  I stamped the bird and sentiment onto kraft cardstock using a crisp black pigment ink.  (Altenew's Obsidian Black is my favorite.)   I used some colored pencils for the shading and then die cut it with a rectangle panel die.  I popped it up onto a green card base using fun foam.

Supplies:

Unity - Hold On Santa stamp set

Spellbinders - older rectangular emboss/die cut 

I invite you to visit our gallery and hope you find time during this busy holiday season to play along.  We will be back on January 3rd to ring in the new year.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #268

For a year in which each day feels to be four years in length it's difficult to fathom that it's already November.  (Please assure me that I'm not alone.)  On the bright side we have a new fun and festive challenge for you at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.  Show us your snarky beverage themed cards!  

After a bit of thought I opted to create a Christmas themed design.

I chose a red/orange/yellow color scheme for my holiday design.  I layered my cocktail in these colors and created a design to have it resting in a hand.  I grounded the focal point onto a scalloped panel dissected in two colors.  The upper portion was run through an embossing folder for texture.  The bottom portion was stamped with the sentiment.  The bracelet beads were created from the fingernail dies.  As finishing touches I added some clear gems and used a white gel pen to draw some faux stitches.  

Supplies:

The Greetery - Holding Hands die set

Paper Trey Ink - Scalloped Layers die set

Altenew - Masonry Wall embossing folder

MFT Stamps - Sassy Pants Holidayt Too stamp set

Honeybee Stamps - Raise a Glass die set

I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration and hope to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #267

Hello Snarky Friends!

I'm still waiting for both fall to arrive and my mojo to return so if any of you are hoarding either or both, please return them to me ASAP.  As you read this I am in Central Illinois where it is in the upper 80s/low 90s.  C'mon!  This Florida girl wants to sit outside, see some red leaves and not sweat.  One would think traveling 1250 miles north IN OCTOBER would get me that.  *sigh*  

To quote one of my favorite movies...

You're Killin' Me Smalls!

Today I am sharing a very simple mojo-less card I created for our October Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge.  This month we are looking for Spooky themes.  Because it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month I went with a bright pink background.

I apologize for more of a cute than spooky vibe but ghosts are spooks, right?  And because I'm still struggling this is a really simple card.  The ghosts were leftovers from last year.  The background is designer paper.  And I combined two stamp sets for the sentiment, spider and cobwebs.  My only real detail is the thin white border that I added for some interest.

Supplies:

Miss Ink Stamps - Boo Sheet stamp set

Art Impressions - Fright Night stamp set

I do hope a bit of fall is heading your way by now.  If not, don't invite me to visit.  Apparently I'm an Autumn Kill Joy.  

I invite you to visit our blog for some wonderful inspiration from my teammates. (Some are downright creepy!)  We would love for you to play along!

Thanks so much for visiting and sorry/not sorry for the rant.

Jules

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?

If you use my Spellbinders Affiliate Links to make any purchase it earns 

me a bit  of crafting cash at no additional expense to you. TIA! 

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 

If you use my Spellbinders Affiliate Links to make any purchase it earns me a bit of crafting cash at no additional expense to you. TIA!

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