Shopping our Stash #262 - A Stitch in Time...

Good morning! This week's Shopping our Stash challenge is right up my alley - stitching! Woot! I went with my recent obsession with random cross-stitching:

Supplies: From the Heart image & sentiment; Bo Bunny paper; Spectrum Noir markers; classic small oval Nesties; googly eyes; buttons from stash; Tim Holtz design ruler & embroidery supplies

Now usually I wouldn't put googly eyes on this birdie - his expression is just too perfect to cover up. However, I coloured his eyelids orange...and boo-booed onto his eyeball. At the end of colouring. Googly eyes to the rescue :)

Don't forget to check out what my talented team mates have created: 

Alica

Deena

Lauren

Donna (off this week)

Chris 

Barb

Chana 

Stacey

Cyndi

Mimi

Maria

Come link up by Monday, August 1st!

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #362 - A Day for Daisies!

Good morning! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we're sponsored by the lovely A Day for Daisies - be sure to check out the lovely images the design team featured.

Last week I went looking for a stamp set I KNEW WAS HERE SOMEWHERE and ended up finding a bunch of older paper pads while I was at it - mostly scraps but still "might come in handy/too pretty to recycle." You know the kind I mean. Since this week's sketch has a variety of layers and elements I decided to use only scraps to create - yes, even the large chevron pattern had the corner cut off!

Supplies: Papers all from Fancy Pants; Wplus9 banner die; unknown banner die; 1.5" circle punch; Neat & Tangled sentiment; Versamark & white EP; MME enamel dots

Here's the sketch - I adapted it to a vertical card, rather than rotating it - the chevron paper looked funny sideways :)

This challenge will be open until next Sunday,July 31 - hop on over & see what the rest of the team has made! 

Debbie

Jenee 

Melissa 

Patti

Wanda

xoxo,
Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #361 - Di's Digis!

Good morning! Di's Digis is our sponsor this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches - there's a $12 voucher up for grabs to one of our players!

Supplies: Peacock Feathers distress ink; Flourishes cake stamp; sentiment from Reverse Confetti; papers from MME; button from stash

Debbie's designed a fabulous classic sketch for us this week - 

This challenge will be open until next Sunday,July 24 - hop on over & see what the rest of the team has made! 

Debbie

Jenee 

Melissa 

Patti

Wanda

xoxo,
Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #360 - Sami Stamps!

Good morning! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches our sponsor is Sami Stamps, home to some incredibly sweet illustrations. And since the sketch was my design, of course I struggled with using it...always the way!

Supplies: Covered in Kitties digi from Sami Stamps; Spectrum Noir markers; unknown sentiment; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Tim Holtz design ruler; WRMK embossing folder; buttons from stash; embroidery supplies

A close up of the embossing & vellum layer.

Here's the sketch:

This challenge will be open until next Sunday,July 17 - hop on over & see what the rest of the team has made! 

Debbie

Jenee 

Melissa 

Patti

Wanda

xoxo,
Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #358 - DRS Designs!

Good morning! Our sponsor at Tuesday Morning Sketches this week is the ever-generous DRS Designs, and I'm excited to work with this cutie patootie:

Supplies: Leonard Pig Blowing Bubbles from DRS Designs; Spectrum Noir markers; scraps of ink-dipped backgrounds; sentiment stamp from Flourishes; Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Here's the sketch Debbie designed for us this week - I rotated it and replaced the button/bow with the sentiment. 

This challenge will be open until next Sunday,July 3- hop on over & see what the rest of the team has made! 

Debbie

Jenee 

Kris

Melissa 

Patti

Wanda

xoxo,
Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #356 - Bugaboo Stamps!

Good morning! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we have returning sponsor Bugaboo Stamps joining us - and you know how much I love their fun (and funny!) images. Choosing one to work with is getting harder all the time :)

Supplies: a little sketchy - izzy balloon digi from Bugaboo; Spectrum Noir markers; sentiment stamp from Stamplorations; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Cuttlebug embossing folder; backgrounds made with distress inks and shimmer spray

I'm sure you've noticed I'm addicted to ink dipped backgrounds lately - what can I say, they are just so fun!

Here's the sketch:

This challenge will be open until next Sunday, June 19 - hop on over & see what the rest of the team has made! 

Debbie

Jenee 

Kris

Melissa 

Patti

Wanda

xoxo,
Jessi

Shopping our Stash #254 - The Four Elements!

Good morning! At Shopping our Stash we'd like to see your projects featuring one (or more) of  the  4 elements - Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire. I've gone with Water for mine, using an image that's been kicking around on my desk for *koff* I dunno how long.

Supplies: Koi pre-coloured digi from Doodle Pantry; sentiment from Reverse Confetti; Sakura Stardust glitter pen; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; Ripe Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade distress inks; Yellow Daisy tattered angels glimmer mist; bling from stash

I added some glitter details to the fish, then coated it with a thick layer of Dimensional Magic before fussy-cutting it and crackling it in a few places. 

Did you catch our new design team announcement on Saturday? Stacey, Maria, Mimi, and Cyndi will be joining us over the next few challenges, and we're so glad to have them with us!

Check out what the rest of my awesome teammates made!

Alica

Deena

Lauren

Donna (off this week)

Chris 

Barb

Chana (off this week)

Stacey

Cyndi

And you have until Monday June 6 to come play!

I also realized I haven't shared a picture of my crafty canine in ages - so here's a shot of Miss Abby hanging out while I create:

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #354 - Pink & Main!

Good morning! Pink & Main is our sponsor this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches - who will be the lucky random winner of a $15 store credit? I'd had this image coloured for a few weeks just waiting for the right card, and I think this is it!

Supplies: Dream of Iris image by Ching Chou Kuik; Spectrum Noir markers; Lil Inkers stitched rectangle dies; medallion & sentiment stamps from Annabelle Stamps; Wilted Violet distress ink; Sakura Stardust glitter pen; twine & vellum from stash

The second tilted rectangle is very difficult to make out in the photograph since the vellum matches the cream card stock nearly perfectly. 

Here's the sketch:

This challenge will be open until next Sunday, June 5 - hop on over & see what the rest of the team has made! 

Debbie

Jenee 

Kris

Melissa 

Patti

Wanda

xoxo,
Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #353 - our own Melissa!

Good morning! I'm the sketcher at Tuesday Morning Sketches this week, and Melissa is our sponsor - she's got a little prize pack full of things that remind her of her daughter, who's graduating this week :)

Supplies: stamps from Unity; classic small circle Nesties; unknown speech bubble die; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Sharpies; Over the Hill confetti (lol) and sequins

My card is incredibly similar to the one that inspired the sketch - when I started working I thought hey, I found the Over the Hill confetti, lemme try that again :)

This challenge will be open until next Sunday, May 29 - hop on over & see what the rest of the team has made! This is sadly Lee's last week with us as she's preparing to move home to the US - we'll miss her on the team!

Debbie

Jenee 

Kris

Lee

Melissa 

Patti

Wanda

xoxo,
Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #351 - our own Patti!

Good morning! Patti is our sponsor this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches, and she's offering up a stamp set and a fun package of embellies to this week's lucky random winner!

Supplies: Paper Smooches stamps; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir markers; Stampin Up clouds embossing folder; Lil Inker cloud & sun dies; googly eyes; action wobbler

The sheep is on an action wobbler - and tell me this sketch isn't perfect for a little scene!

This challenge will be open until next Sunday, May 15 - hop on over & see what the rest of the team has made! 

Debbie

Jenee 

Kris

Lee

Melissa 

Patti

Wanda

xoxo,
Jessi

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Q is for...

Quilts! (Also known as Jessi cheating to find something for the letter Q, and intending that you actually do paper piecing on your project, not make a quilt lol) The Sisterhood has some awesome stuff to share with you once again - here's my uber-simple take:

Supplies: Sentiment from From the Heart; cat stamp from Paper Smooches; scraps of cardstock; googly eyes

I'd printed out this sentiment rather larger than I'd intended, and that limited what I could do with it. Finally after a couple months lingering in my UFO pile I got around to an idea. 

Check out the amazing Sisterhood's creations - and extend a warm welcome to our three newly adopted designers:

Majo

Dotty Jo

Peggy

 

Barb

Chris

Donna 

Karen 

Lee

Lindsey

Lynne 

Michelle

And this week's guest designer, ABZAPPEL!

You have until May 7 to come play along! 

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #349 - Our own Melissa!

Good morning! I'm the sketcher this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches, and right away I knew I wanted to make a cheery birthday card! Melissa is our sponsor this week, and an embellishment pouch from Freckled Fawn is up for grabs :)

Supplies: Precoloured image from Doodle Pantry; Doodlebug papers; classic small circle Nesties & paper punches; Liquid Applique, microbeads, googly eyes

Here's the sketch:

This challenge will be open until next Sunday, May 1 - hop on over & see what the rest of the team has made! 

Debbie

Jenee 

Kris

Lee

Melissa 

Patti

Wanda

xoxo,
Jessi

My apologies!

I'm so sorry for my late posting for TMS & SOS - I have been sick as a dog this week & only now managing to sit at the computer. Popping them both in the same post to save my bones a little :)

Tuesday Morning Sketches is being sponsored by Di's Digis this week - you don't want to miss out on a chance to win some cute images!

Supplies: Bunny from Paper Smooches; sentiment from TAWS; WRMK embossing folder; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir markers; dipped papers made with various distress inks

Here's the sketch: 

This challenge will be open until next Sunday, March 27 - hop on over & see what the rest of the team has made! 

Debbie

Jenee 

Kris

Lee

Melissa 

Patti

Wanda

And at Shopping our Stash this week, we're going cuckoo - cuckoo for you! We want to see clocks in your designs :)

Supplies: Unknown stamp set; Versamark; Pirate Gold EP; Antique Linen & Brushed Corduroy distress inks; Dreamweaver embossing paste; unknown stencil

I've had this stamp set a while and not used it, so bonus for NBUS! 

Check out what the rest of my awesome teammates made!

Alica

Deena

Lauren

Donna

Chris

Barb

Chana

And you have until Monday March 28 to come play!

xoxo,

Jessi

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - L is for...

Legend! Fairies, nymphs, dragons, all the creatures of myth & legend this fortnight at the Sisterhood! I decided to go with flower fairies:

Supplies: hmmmm.....everything is kinda from my stash. I think the embossing folder is from Sizzix :)

This card will be going to my dear friend (belatedly) for her birthday :)

So what magical creatures would you like to play with? 

Check out the amazing Sisterhood's creations: 

Barb

Chris

Donna 

Karen 

Lee

Lindsey

Lynne 

Michelle

And this week's guest designer, SHARON!

You have until April 1st to come play along! 

xoxo,

Bright & Cheery Shaker!

Being up at oh dark thirty has its perks, I guess...it means I was quick on the draw to combine a few challenges and actually *gasp* link up in time!

Supplies: Image from Bugaboo; papers from Doodlebug; Sharpie & Copic markers; classic small circle Nesties

Bugaboo has a Bright & Cheery challenge this week, and Just Us Girls wants us  to make shaker cards - I'm currently addicted so you might see more from me this week :)

xoxo,

Jessi

Shopping our Stash #242 - In a Galaxy Far, Far Away....

Ohhhhh how I love this week's challenge at Shopping our Stash! Inspired by outer space - Star Wars, aliens, the night sky....you get the idea :)

Supplies: Space ship, alien, and stars from Jane's Doodles; sentiment from Stampendous; Spectrum Noir markers; Diamond stickles; Dreamweaver stencil paste & unknown stencil; home made pearl shimmer spray; Distress inks in Wilted Violet, Chipped Sapphire, and Mermaid Lagoon; Mod Podge Dimensional Magic; googly eye

I began with a dipped ink background, which I then sponged over with the same inks and added the stencil paste, and then stamped the stars once that had dried. Since the stencil was smaller than the card front you can see how it got a little messy - but that works for me :) Once everything was dry I spritzed with shimmer. 

Check out what the rest of my awesome teammates made!

Alica

Deena

Lauren

Donna

Chris

Barb

Chana

And you have until Monday March 14 to come play!

xoxo,

Jessi

Catch the Bug Colour Challenge

As soon as I saw the colour palette for this week's Catch the Bug challenge I knew I wanted to colour this Chibi with Balloons!

Supplies: Digi image from Bugaboo; Spectrum Noir & Sharpie markers; Cuttlebug embossing folder; unknown sentiment stamp; Wplus9 banner die; Distress inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Picked Raspberry, Broken China, Spiced Marmalade; 4 colours of embroidery floss; Tim Holtz design ruler 

I randomly mixed up the colours of floss while cross-stitching - which I love how it looks, but do not advise unless you are well absorbed in a show on Netflix and not paying attention to how much longer it takes, lol. (Season 3 of Wentworth.....whoa!!!)

Here's the colour palette:



xoxo,
Jessi