Shopping our Stash #255 - Tea for Two!

Good morning! This week at Shopping our Stash we're hosting Tea for Two - and we'd like to see you use either tea OR coffee in your projects. I went with a punny Father's Day card (since every dad I know is a BIG fan of the dad joke):

Supplies: background made with Gathered Twigs & Scattered Straw distress inks; stamping done with those two & Walnut Stain; stamps from Reverse Confetti; The Alley Way Stamps, and Avery Elle

And just because I loves ya, I'm going to tell you my husband's latest dad joke  that has everyone laughing as soon as they hear it.

Why don't you ever see elephants hiding in trees?

BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY GOOD AT IT.

(ba dum ching)

Check out what the rest of my awesome teammates made!

Alica

Deena

Lauren

Donna (off this week)

Chris 

Barb

Chana 

Stacey

Cyndi

Mimi

Maria

And you have until Monday June 13 to come play!

xoxo,

Jessi

Tuesday Morning Sketches #355 - All Dressed Up!

Good morning! This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches All Dressed Up is our sponsor - you know they have a great selection of cute images, and winning them would make them even better :) I got to work with the sweet Love to Craft :

Supplies: Love to Craft digi stamp from All Dressed Up; Spectrum Noir markers; papers from American Crafts; Lil Inkers stitched rectangle dies; unknown banner die; classic small circle Nesties

I printed out two copies of the image so I could fussy-cut and pop up her head (that sounds wrong lol) for some added interest. 

Here's the sketch:

This challenge will be open until next Sunday, June 12 - 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

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - N is for...

...not a card! I know, two non-card projects in a row on my blog...I can't believe it either! The Snarky Sisters would like to see any project that isn't a card - the sky's the limit! I've been saving this palette since January. I picked up some paint brushes at the dollar store simply because they were packaged with it :) It was a definite challenge to photograph:

There are so many supplies involved that I'm not going to list them all. because I'll miss most of them. Crackle paints and crackle embossing paste, stencils, stamps, chipboard, tissue, distress stains, etc etc etc.

I consider this a work in progress, so you will probably see it again with more details :)

Check out the amazing Sisterhood's creations -

Majo

Dotty Jo

Peggy

Barb

Chris

Lee

Lindsey

Lynne 

Michelle

You have until June 10 to come play along! 

xoxo,

Jessi

Shopping our Stash #253 - Anything but a Card!

This week at Shopping our Stash we've got a challenge outside my comfort zone - anything but a card! I'm not a total stranger to creating little pieces of home decor, but it's definitely not my go-to. This little piece has sparked some creativity though, and I'm working on a few other pieces!

Supplies: literally everything from stash - the canvas board is 4" square for reference

This little canvas board has been kicking around for ages waiting for me to have an idea - tada! I stitched the buttons to the rosette, and then used super sticky glue dots to adhere  it all to the canvas board. Still need to figure out how to hang it up, but for now it's tucked into my craft shelves :)

Check out what the rest of my awesome teammates made!

Alica

Deena

Lauren

Donna (off this week)

Chris 

Barb

Chana 

And you have until Monday May 30 to come play!

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 #352 - Crafty Sentiments!

Good morning! Our sponsor this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches is Crafty Sentiments, which has all sorts of different things to spark your creativity!

Supplies: Stamps from Clearly Besotted; distress inks in Bundled Sage & Shabby Shutters; papers & buttons from stash; Cuttlebug embossing folder

I used both inks to get a better match for the papers I'd chosen to work with :)

Here's the sketch:

This challenge will be open until next Sunday, May 22 - 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 - F is for...

FUGLY! A favourite word of the Snarky Sisters, it's a combination of F***ing and Ugly. You know, that piece of paper in an otherwise cute stack that's just hideous? Or an image that's just....no. I went with a stamp from a set that drives me batsh** - love your muffin top? Really? 

I had it out because I do like the other 2 sentiments, and my friend said um, that looks like poop. Fun grad card was born! 

Supplies: Neat & tangled poop frosting stamp; Paper Smooches fly stamp; Spectrum Noir markers; computer generated sentiment; grad cap confetti & googly eyes; Lil Inkers stitched rectangle die

Since technically this is a cupcake stamp, I'm going to enter in Naughty or Nice's Hello Cupcake challenge...kinda up their alley ;) 

Check out the amazing Sisterhood's creations -

Majo

Dotty Jo

Peggy

Barb

Chris

Lee

Lindsey

Lynne 

Michelle

And this week's guest designer, Creepy Glowbugg!

You have until May 20 to come play along! 

xoxo,

Jessi

Shopping our Stash #251 - April Showers bring May flowers

Good morning! This week at Shopping our Stash we have a nice broad challenge for you -  This week, as the challenge title suggests, we challenge you to use umbrellas, rain, or flowers, OR make a wedding/baby shower card or project. See? Lots of options!! I decided to do some quilling, since I haven't done any since Christmas, and used a rainbow spectrum:

Supplies: quilling paper; MME enamel dots; bling from stash; unknown sentiment stamp; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Sakura Stardust glitter pen

I took a wild leap of faith and after adding the quilling I stamped the sentiment (whew!) and then traced over it with the glitter pen.

Check out what the rest of my awesome teammates made!

Alica

Deena

Lauren

Donna (off this week)

Chris 

Barb

Chana 

And you have until Monday May 16 to come play!

xoxo,

Jessi