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

Color Hues #109

 

Hello Crafty Friends!

I must have a thing for chickens nowadays.  I recently shared hens from Spellbinders (a felt plushie and a card) and in a couple of days there will be a rooster showcased here on my blog.  (I can tell you're on the edge of your seats.  ROFL!) But today I am sharing with you a very nearsighted, bandana wearing Mother Hen all decked out in this week's Color Hues, courtesy of Marcia.  

Why be normal, right?

I fell in love with this Mother Hen last fall when one of my Snarky Sisters sent me the most hilarious birthday card with her on the front.  I HAD to have the set but of course it's been sitting in my NBUS bin for months.  My card is far different from hers because...well, for one thing I needed to make her Blue and Yellow.  And for another thing...this isn't that kind of challenge so I swapped out the sentiment.  *wink*  :-)  She reminds me of a Rosie the Riveter type of Mama Hen.  

I stamped, colored and fussy cut out Mama Hen.  I added polka dots to her bandana and some glossy accents to the inside of her glasses.  I found some barn like yellow designer paper and some chicken coop like blue designer paper and took it from there.  I matted her using my favorite oval die set, heat embossed the sentiment in white onto navy cardstock and added in some loose feathers rather than my traditional gems.  

Supplies:

Crackerbox Stamps - Miss Prissy

Honeybee Stamps - 6x6 paper

Spellbinders - Modern Oval die set

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 invite you to visit our blog and play along in the gallery!  

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

JUGS #772

 

I recently treated myself to some new cardstocks and have spent the week organizing, swatching and labeling.  I will post my opinions in a future post but I have to say, I am loving them all.

I had a few minutes to spare this afternoon so I wandered over to the Just Us Girls challenge site to check out this week's prompt.  I was honestly flabbergasted to see that my beach card was chosen as last week's Top Pick.  Totally made my day!!  Thanks to everyone there.  

This week is JUGS Stencil Week.  I had one lone NBUS stencil left in the bin so I opted to work with it.  I also have some new cute Easter die sets so I decided to get a head start on next year.  (Truth be told, I really don't make Easter cards but thought this chick would be cute for baby gift tags.)

I began my card by stenciling a trio of pale pastel Distress Oxides onto a panel of smooth white cardstock.  I die cut the cute chick using colored cardstocks (many of them new) and assembled it as per the package instructions.  I used the coordinating stamp set for the greeting and the honeycomb ball instructions.

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!

Supplies:

The Greetery - Hey Honeycomb Chick die set

The Greetery - Hey Honeycomb Spring stamp set

The Greetery - Honeycomb Balls Spring Chick mix

Spellbinders - Layered Geometric Diamond stencil (not available)

Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstocks 

                   Blush Pink

                      Windy 

                   Saffron

Hero Arts - Canary cardstock

Distress Oxides - Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, Squeezed Lemonade

Thanks so much for visiting!!!  Your time and comments are always appreciated.

Jules

Seize the Birthday #304

I don't know about you but I think this month has flown by!  Today's card share is for our newest Seize the Birthday challenge where Shirley is our host.  She has chosen Stenciling as her Topping.

 

The stencil I chose today has been in my NBUS bin for quite some time and there's a reason for that.  It's actually a full 8.5"x11" in size which is quite intimidating.  For that reason today's card is actually an A7 (or 5"x7") so I could utilize as much of the stencil as possible. 

I did my stenciling with dye inks this time around using a selection from Catherine Pooler.  I stenciled the bottom right corner first and then flipped the panel to create the identical image in the top left corner.  I then embossed the panel with a 3D folder.  With this larger card size I needed a big sentiment to span the center. I chose the word Celebrate which I adhered to a double mat and added some gems for additional interest. I popped the panel up with fun foam and adhered it to a white card base.

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!

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Hello Blooms stencil set (NBUS)

Spellbinders - Diamond Plaid embossing folder

Spellbinders - Modern Ovals die set

MFT - Celebrate word die

Honeybee Stamps - gems

I'm a permanent fixture in Darnell's gallery now.

I invite you to play along with us in the gallery.  If stenciling isn't your cup of tea then any birthday card qualifies.  Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Floral Cards with Extra Bits

 

Today is a rather random post.  I don't know about you but I tend to die cut far more elements than I typically need to create a card.  Most of the time I will put them all to good use in one sitting, either in additional cards or tags/bookmarks however sometimes the leftovers get filed away in clear baggies for the future.  Well I've had several of these baggies shaming me for months now so I decided it was time to clear them out.  I created three very different cards mixing and matching up the elements from several Spellbinders sets.  

I want to keep this post simple so I won't go into any design details.  If you have any questions please ask away in the comments and I'll be happy to answer them.  I will say though that all of these elements were cut from white cardstock and then colored with inks.

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!

Spellbinders - Fresh Picked Trumpet Flowers

Spellbinders - Sentiments of Wonder Better Press Plates

Spellbinders - Rain Boot Bouquet
Spellbinders - Stylized Lattice embossing folder

Spellbinders - Sweet and Savory stamp set (no longer available)

Assorted gems

Whew!!!  I am feeling quite accomplished...she says as she pats herself on her back.  No more shame and more cards for the stash.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jules

Just Us Girls Challenge #771

 

I had some free time on Friday so I popped in to the Just Us Girls challenge to see what their prompt was for the week.  It turns out it's Mood Board Week, which is definitely my favorite.  Other than for my grandson, I don't make Easter cards so I went with the soft colors as my inspiration.

I had two pockets full of white die cuts that I created whilst visiting crafty friends last year.  I chose a couple of elements from both packets to create a peaceful beach themed card using the Mood Board colors for those two pieces of layer cake. 

All elements were colored with Distress Oxide inks.  The chair has two layers, the top one popped up with foam tape for a bit of added interest.  I did the same with the starfish.  It's a very simple card but one I know will come in handy.

Food for thought.... Can one count six month old dusty borrowed die cuts as NBUS????  What's your opinion?  LOL!

Supplies:

MFT - Snow Swirls cover plate

Simon Says Stamp - Adirondack chair die

Concord & 9th - Seaside Postage stamp and die set

WPlus9 - Sunshine Layers background die 

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

Jules

Color Hues #108

 

I'm here today to share my card for the newest Color Hues challenge.  Nancy is our host and I must be on her bad side because she's chosen a shade of purple once again. *wink*  I chose my least offense shades to add to the other hue, which I happen to love. The official hues for this fortnight are Lilac and Aqua.

My card panel is white but the lighting is skewing it a bit blueish.

I dove back into my NBUS (yes, it seems bottomless, doesn't it?) and pulled out this floral set from Spellbinders.  It was designed to work with the Modern Oval die set however I chose to slap them onto a rectangular panel.

I die cut the florals and vase in shades of lilac and aqua.  I die cut some of the centers from silver metallics.  The aqua border fits snugly around the white card base.  I die cut the sentiment in aqua and added some gems as a finishing touch.

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!

Supplies

Spellbinders - Ceramic Vases (NBUS) 

Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Craft Frames 

Spellbinders - Stylish Oval Hello You Floral die set

Tired of me yet, Darnell?

I invite you to visit our blog and play along with the gallery.  Remember: do not add any colors other than neutrals as it disqualifies it from being chosen as a winner.  

Thanks so much for visiting!  Your time is appreciated.

Jules