SOS 442: Here comes Peter Cottontail...

...hopping down the bunny trail!

The current challenge at Shopping Our Stash has to do with spring and bunnies :)  

Here's the card I'll mail to my niece:

                                        

Supplies:

• Paper by Heidi Swapp from 2015 back distressed with a Making Memories distress tool from a decade ago.
• Letters cut using Tim Holtz dies purchased recently
• Brad by Basic Gray from 2012--the pack had never been opened.
• The leaves were cut long ago using a Tim Holtz die ("Laurels")
• The gold key and fluer-de-lis and the white stickers are from a little diecut pack by EK Success ("Parisian Florals") from 2015
• That fantastic trim is by K & Co. from at least 10 years ago-- did not realize it has an adhesive backing!!!  It's like pockets in a dress!
• Nuvo drops in Ivory Seashell
• Bunny sticker from a sheet from years ago.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a happy spring and Easter if you celebrate it.

SOS 441: The rainbow connection

Awww, I just think of sweet little Kermit singing that song.  This fortnight at Shopping Our Stash, the team is encouraging you to dig into your stash to create a rainbow-inspired feast for the eyes.

Here's my birthday card:

Supplies:

• Artist's Loft watercolor paper (it's great for stamping because it is inexpensive and therefore thinner and it is also smooth.)
• Ken Oliver Color Bursts in a rainbow of colors!  I've had these for a few years.
• Rubbernecker Mini Distressed Squares Background stamp purchased 3 years ago at the Sacramento Stamp Expo.
• Above-said stamp inked with Ranger Letter It embossing ink and embossed with a pearly EP from a Recollections, both from over three years ago.
• Thickers from 2015.  I used a ruler taped to my craft mat to have even angles for the words-- I did it just right but in these pictures look not so  
• Iridescent red gem stickers by DCWV from 2013... never used this pack!
• Turquoise card cut from some bulk Bazzill paper I need to use up! I cut it to fit a yellow envelope I  have had since I started cardmaking.  I need to do this more often because I think it is fun to send colorful envelopes-- I usually do white or kraft.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a bright week!

SOS 440: Oh, the places we'll go (after the pandemic!)

Who is ready to GET OUT OF TOWN?  What a crazy year it's been!  The current challenge at Shopping Our Stash focuses on the the future!  Where you wanna go?

I know many people camped this past year, but we just got a new-used trailer and want to go visit places... but not if they are all shut!

Supplies and notes:

• Photo Play paper from years ago... I love this paper and tried not to cover it up.
• Stampendous stamps from 2016 inked with Ranger Archival Ink and colored with DI in Chipped Sapphire and Aged Mahogany. I wish this turned out a little more vivid.  I may go over the ink on the trailer with stickles or Nuvo Drops.
• Viva Pearl Pen in Anthracite from many years ago used for the tire
• MME enamel dots from 2014

Thanks for virtually visiting!  So curious where everyone else wants to go!

*Okay, I REALLY miss Disneyland... who knows if it will ever open in California again.  What a crying shame.

SOS 439: All about family

The latest challenge at SOS is ALL ABOUT FAMILY!

In spite of all of the hilarious snarky statements about family, I actually love my fam, LOL, and of course ended up with a cute card... not snarky at all!  These are my girls:

Supplies and notes:

• Starry paper by Pink Paislee 2016
• The wooden stars are from Studio Calico from years ago.  These ones were actually pulled from a project I apparently didn't like... no recollection of what it even was.
• Stamp carved by Yours Truly based on a picture of my girls in Tahoe at the end of 2019. I used Speedycarve rubber and I think Flexcut tools... can't remember.
• Ranger EP in Princess Gold (I already have a replacement jar but I'm finishing up my original jar.  Funny how long a product lasts when you are at the tail end!)
• Ranger Letter It embossing ink
• Vellum "moon" cut from some packaging
• Glossy Accents and Tombow adhesive
• Park Lane gold paper (This came in a little 6x6" pad from Joann's and it is sooo nice... it's such a nice matte gold, it matches the Princess Gold perfectly!  Recommend!)
• Tim Holtz Metallic Quotations

Thank you for visiting, folks! Look forward to seeing what you make for this challenge!

Tahoe, 11/2019

SOS 438: Love is in the air...

 Hello, and happy February!  So 2021 *DOES* have other months!

This fortnight at Shopping Our Stash, LOVE IS IN THE AIR!  Here's my heart-inspired card using stash from years past:

Supplies:

• Distress Oxide in Seedless Preserves and Picked Raspberry
• Distress Oxide spray (new... just trying for the first time on this project) in Wilted Violet
• Distress crayon in Seedless Preserves
• Fiber from Andrea at Snapping Monsters a few years back
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology Quotations from 2017
• Thickers from 2012
• Stickles ice
• Nuvo Drops in Ivory Seashell
• Stamplorations stencil from many years ago

Thanks for visiting! Head on over to SOS to see what my awesome crafty teammates made!

SOS 436: What's NEW with you?

Hello!  Bet you can tell that at Shopping Our Stash our hostess Chris is asking us to use our new stuff! 

Here are my offerings:

Supplies:

• Paper from a brand new Park Lane pad 
• Studs by Recollections, 2015
• Rose dimensional stickers by Jolee's Boutique years ago
• Pearl Nuvo drops from a few years ago
• Making Memories paper distresser, probably 10 years old
• Red fringe from Recollections (I think) from several years ago

Thanks for visiting! Be sure to visit my teammates' pages, and playalong!

SOS 433: Tic-tac-toe

Hi, guys!  

This fortnight at Shopping Our Stash we have a fun Tic-tac-toe for you!!! I love Tic-tac-toe challenges-- really gets my mind going. 

Here's the board:

I primarily went with PLAID/TWINE/NEUTRALS plus I added kraft and die-cuts.

(...and a bonus picture of Maude and Millie... I guess I accidentally tapped it with the upload!)

This is the second project I made for this challenge*:

Supplies and notes:

• Perfect Medium pen, have had it for years, still works great.
• Recollections embossing powder in Snow (a.k.a. white) from 2015, still pretty clean!
• Kraft scrap from the making of the kraft card
• Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Stripes stencil.  I have had this for years, probably one of my first stencils. 2013 maybe?  Anybody know?  I used it to make a plaid background.  I want to say I first saw this technique from Autumn at SewPaperPaint like a lifetime ago.
• Stencil was inked in the following DOx: Iced Spruce (which is more grey than green), Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
• Leaves cut using a Tim Holtz die long ago.  I cut things with my dies and store them for future use in empty CD cases on a CD rack. It's a good system for someone like me who doesn't often want to get my BigShot out...
• Twine from a package, stashed in my fiber jar.
• Ancient button added at the last minute using Glossing Accents.
• Hard to tell from the picture but the whole panel is popped up, as is the sentiment.

Thanks for visiting,  and I hope you are planning to play along!

*I was WAY into my first project, all the way through... I was totally digging it.  Somehow, I didn't execute on the finished product.  I think I will change the yarn and the sentiment.