Stupid Face & RIP

 Morning!  Woke up to snow - they actually called most of the local schools off last night for today, which blows my mind. LOL  I'm going to see Theresa Caputo (remember the Long Island Medium?!?) tonight with my friend An.  I'm super excited!

I have 2 cards to share today.  First up is a snarky Valentine that I'd like to enter into the following challenges:

Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers - Love

Try it on Tuesday - Romance

Double D Challenge - Hearts

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Love is in the Air

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Love is in the Air

Stencil Fun - Anything Goes with a Stencil

I created my background by painting with Lindy's Magicals all over watercolor paper.  I let that dry completely and then used a sponge to apply Oxide Ink through my Stupid Face stencil (heart & text) from A Colorful Life Designs (use code JennFan10 for 10% off).  I sponged the edges in black - voila.  Simple but effective - and nice and shimmery, too! 

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I'd like to enter the next card into the following challenges:

Die-Cut Divas - Shaker Cards

A Cut Above - Anything Goes with Die Cuts

Halloween Crafts All Year Round

Two Old Bats - Anything Goes Halloween

I had an absolute ball making this card. LOL  I almost always stamp, whether it's a digi or traditional stamp, but this card was made completely with die-cuts and rub-ons.  I also have really struggled with shaker cards in the past, but I found this tutorial on Stamptastic Design's Youtube channel that really helped me pull this one off successfully!  I used the Spooky Forest Backdrop die set from Lawn Fawn.  My background is just a piece of watercolor paper that I blended Black Soot Oxide ink on and then sprayed with water and blotted with a paper towel.  I used some rub-ons from Tim Holtz for the gravestones.  My shaker star pieces are from the Card Bling section at A Colorful Life Designs. I'm so pleased with how this one came out! Peace.

Friendship - Bottled Posies Stencil: A Colorful Life Designs

 Good morning!  I was supposed to watch the kids today but ended up with the day off, so I'm going to get some work done this morning and have some unexpected time to spend in my craft room.  Yay!

The new stencils from A Colorful Life Designs for February are just fantastic.  If you use code JennFan10 at check-out, you will receive 10% off your order.  I used the Bottled Posies, my favorite from this release, for the card below.  I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Bright & Cheerful

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Stencil Fun - Anything Goes (optional pink/red)

Fab 'n' Funky - Include a Stamped Image

I had so much fun with this stencil.  For this card, I used Lindy's Magicals to paint through the stencil.  I love the grungy look the not-so-perfect coloring makes.  I then flicked some gold Mica Spray over the images, sponged the edges with some black ink, and finished it off with a text sticker from a Tim Holtz sticker book. Peace.

Out of Chaos Comes Creativity - Purple

 Good morning! I'd like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Color Dare Challenge #637 (use at least 3)

Triple B - Anything with Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Inspire. Create. #105 - Clean and Simple

Dragonfly Dreams - Clean and Simple

Just Us Girls #760 - CASE a DT

I CASEd Ina's card here:

I used Distress Oxide Inks in Villainous Potion, Dusty Concord, and Seedless Preserves blended on watercolor paper. I then stamped the sentiment & the butterfly (all stamps from Visible Image) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I stamped the texture stamps on a white cardstock base and attached the butterfly with a silver eyelet.  I sponged the edges with the same inks to finish it off. Peace.

Thanks a Bunch!

 Back to Monday! I had a fun weekend, I've stopped watching the news and instead have been visiting independent news organizations web sites to get any news I feel the need to see.  I don't feel the need to share any political opinions on my blog, but I am absolutely 100% independent and I think the state of all of it is just atrocious.  There are no good candidates.  There are very few good people/humans in politics.  It's extremely disheartening to me and I just wish we could have a complete do-over. I don't even know what that means.  I'm just tired of it all.  I think humans have lost their... humanity.  *sigh*

Anyway - back to the point of this blog.  I would like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Make My Monday #244 - Gnomes

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Sketch

Fab 'n' Funky - Include a Stamped Image

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Tic Tac Toe #263 (I used Designer Paper, Red, Free)

OK so fun fact - I have always loved gnomes, and my mom knows that.  She buys me gnome stuff all the time.  One time, I was out shopping with her and we saw some gnomes and she says to me "Oh I think of you every time I see the GA-Nomes" - she literally said it like that, pronounced the G.  I almost peed my pants and I told my daughter about it and now we call them GA-Nomes. hee hee  

I used papers from Doodlebug Designs. Stamps are from CC Designs, stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I colored with alcohol markers, fussy cut and attached with foam dimensional tape. Peace.

I'm So Happy

 I love Sundays. I try not to make any plans on Sundays if I can avoid it, it's my day to do whatever I want (which is usually crafting - LOL). Today I want to spend trying to use up some of my paper strips that are leftover from cutting my cards down to size. I'm sure I'll be sharing some projects later in the week with whatever I come up with!

I'd like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

My Favorite Things - Sketch

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Have a Heart

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

If You Give a Crafter a Coookie - Hearts Galore

Festive Friday (Use at least 3 - I used red, heat embossing, hearts, cute animals)

I created my background by blending Distress Oxide Inks on watercolor paper and spraying with water.  I printed the heart out and then blended Candied Apple Distress Ink on it, and sprayed with water then fussy-cut. I stamped the dragon & heart (YUZU Darling Dragons set from My Favorite Things) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I colored with alcohol markers and fussy-cut them, then attached with foam dimensional tape.  Peace.

Party Like a Flock Star

 Popping in quick - I'd like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Triple B - Birds/Blooms/Butterflies (check Feb challenge theme)

Addicted to Stamps & More - Die Cuts/Stencils

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Ellibelle's I Spy With My Little Eye - Something with Feathers or Fur

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #455- Sketch

My designer paper is from Crafter's Companion, The Tropical Collection.  I die-cut the leaves from the same paper pad. The stamp set I used is from Clearly Besotted, called Ring Around Summer (no longer available).  I colored with alcohol markers & white pen, fussy-cut, and attached with foam dimensional tape on top of the die-cut leaves. Peace.

Love - Polkadoodles Cutiepie Lil Miss Sugarpops

Hello friends!  We have some more inspiration for you at our current challenge at:

I used Cutiepie digi stamp - Lil Miss Sugarpops

I colored her with alcohol markers and used a little heart die-cut to replace the flower she's holding. I tend to hoard all of my scraps, so I had a plethora of strips of paper from which to choose for my paper weaving.  I used pieces of previously distressed cardstock with different colored inks blended all over them, and added some more die-cut hearts.  I like the "quilt" look of the mismatched papers!  I fussy-cut her out and attached her to a die-cut circle with foam dimensional tape then added some gemstone stickers and a sentiment sticker.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More #485 - Die Cuts/Stencils

Fab 'n' Funky #609 - Include a Stamped Image (real or digi)

Little Red Wagon - A is for Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Time Out Challenge #281 - Pick 2 (Love, Heart)

Thanks for visiting! Peace.