SOS 426: KISS (Keep It Simple, Sister!)

Hello!  

Teammate Donna has cooked up the perfect challenge for us: Keep It Simple, Sister!

The world is so crazy,  a nice simple challenge was what I needed... thanks, Donna!

Here's my simple card:

Supplies:

• Rubbernecker Stamps owl "Preston" bought in 2018 at the stamp expo in Sacramento, CA... never been inked.  Hard to believe because he is so cute!
• Sentiment from a Richard Garay pack that had a beard... I bought it last year from Tuesday Morning. 
• I used Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers with a waterbrush (because the markers leak now...) in Reef and Sand
• I also used Tombow markers from my only Tombow set: the pastels! (I almost bought more Tombows Saturday but told myself NO since I don't use the ones I have enough... now can I???)
• Also used a couple Spectrum Noir pens for the steam and the shadowing to balance Preston.  I love the grey set of Spectrum Noirs, and recommend them to everyone.   I purchased mine years ago from JoAnn's (I think) but saw some sets at Tuesday  Morning recently for $5.99... good buy!
• Glossy Accents for the eyes
• Fiskars clipper for the corners

Thanks for visiting! 

Go check out my teammates at Shopping Our Stash, and join us for this simple challenge!  

SOS 425: Black and white

Hi, folks!

The current challenge at SOS is to use black and white.   Simple!  I definitely have stash!

Came up with some simple cards to use up some old papers. Here is my favorite:

Materials:

• Paper from the individual sheet-racks at Hobby Lobby (I think...)
• Sentiment was one of the first things cut wet my Cricut Explore Air a couple years ago.   I was experimenting with writing on the screen then cutting. 
• Tarnished Brass Distress Glitter applied with Glossy Accents

Thanks for visiting,  check in 26th my teammates for highly inspiring work!

Cheers!

SOS 422: UFOs

The challenge at Shopping Our Stash this week is to use UFOs... not like spaceships... but...

Un
Finished
Objects!
UFOs... get it?!

I have plenty.  Like, an embarrassing amount of UFOs.

Here are the three cards produced by using UFOs from a few months ago:

This is what I started with (my UFOs):

Supplies:

• The mermaid is a Jane Davenport stamp... one of the last stamp sets I purchased.  Now that I carve stamps, I don't buy as much... but I couldn't resist her.
• I colored her with Jane Davenport aquapastels.  They are not soft and smooth like oil pastels-- they are more like a hard chalk stick, but they blend beautifully with water.  I bought these probably a year or two ago.
• Glossy Accents by Ranger added as water droplets.
• Patterend paper by who-knows.  I've had it for a few years.  I want to say Graphic 45, but not sure.  My teammate Chana may know-- she loves Graphic 45.
• I added Teresa Collins modelling paste through a Hero Arts stencil.  I blended the modeling paste with Tiffanylou's Blue Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals for the cool color.  The paste I bought years ago, the Magicals are also from years ago, and the stencil is from around 2 years ago.  It was one of my most recent stencil purchases.
• The blue background paper was from a bulk purchase in 2019.
• I used Tim Holtz Mini Greenery dies for the seaweed, cut in the past from Tim Holtz metallic kraft-core.
• The pearls were from the Michael's dollar bins in 2016
• The flowers are by Prima from like 5 years ago.  I rubbed them with DecoArt Metallic Lustre in Gold Rush. (I love that stuff-- highly recommend picking some up if you like to add some cool vintage accents to your pieces.  FYI, I keep a folded up baby wipe in my can of it to keep it from firming up too much.)
• I used silver Stickles on the kraft-based card
• Tim Holtz metallic quotations (the white/silver)
• Gold quotations from the dollar store about two years ago

Thanks for visiting.  Go see my teammates for further inspiration!

XO Stay safe and keep it real.

SOS 421: Stuck on you!

This challenge at Shopping Our Stash is hosted by yours truly... I just have a stash of stickers that I can't seem to part with,  yet I don't use them! It's time!!!

My creation:

Supplies:

• Amy Tangerine stickers from 2017
• Rhinestones from a Michael's bin back in 2013
• Jane Davenport watercolors for the red sentiment on the front.

Tons of stickers used up! Woohoo!

Go visit my homies at Shopping Our Stash and see their sticker-stash usage!  Then link up your own project!

SOS 420: Oh, the places you'll go!

Hola!

Oh, the places you'll go!

This fortnight's theme, brought to you by Donna, can be interpreted multiple ways,  and I took it literally... Maryland!  (I was born in Maryland and have lots of family there... would love to be quarantined on my aunt and uncle's vineyard right about now!)

Here is my card for your viewing pleasure:

Supplies and notes:

• Maryland paper from Echo Park 2016
• Yellow and red and black cardstock from my stash... years old
• Checkered paper from Creative Imaginations... has to be at least 5 years old
• Ranger Princess Gold embossing Powder used with a Ranger Perfect Medium brush pen that I've had for a few years-- I don't usually use it, though, because the brush tip is hard to control.
• Rhinestones from Michael's dollar bins from at least 3 years ago.
• Pumice Stone DI dabbed around my cut heart.  It didn't show up super well so I added the ink and used a double layer of 3M dimensional tape.

Thank you for visiting! We look forward to seeing what y'all come up with!  Link up over at SOS and visit with my teammates!

SOS 418: Happy Spring

Happy Spring, everyone (at least in the northern hemisphere!)!

Here is my creation for the current challenge celebrating spring, Easter, or seasonal love:

Supplies: 

• Rainbow from a diecut set by American Crafts put out in 2017 
• Scrap of typewriter paper for cloud using a Jane Davenport Mermaid Marker that is officially out of ink: mt Byron Bay turquoise marker
• Spectrum Noir pens from years ago used to accent the cloud (IG1, IG2)
• The floral background paper was from my scrap bin and I do not know who made it.  My guess is Authentique because of the good quality of the paper but I am not sure.
• Teresa Collins modeling paste over the background paper through a Tim Holtz Roses stencil... both long since used,  I added some Distress Glitter Dust to the wet paste.
• The turquoise paper was bought in bulk over the past couple years.  Unknown brand.
• Liquid pearls from 2010 in Petal Pink... from the first pack I got, I believe.

Thanks for visiting, and please visit my teammates at Shopping Our Stash, where we love when you use your stashy stuff!

SOS 417: Under the sun, moon, and stars

Wow, been a while!

This fortnight, I am the host for our Shopping Our Stash challenge and I've selected the theme "Under the sun, moon, and stars."  Just include any or all of these astronomical things on your creation and share it at the SOS page!

These are my creations:

Supplies and notes:

• Tags made by sprinkling Color Burst powders through a Martha Stewart stencil from 2012, then spritzing, and then with the inky stencil I pressed it onto another sheet of watercolor paper.
• I splattered some watered-down Liquitex gesso across the page to add more "stars"
• The transparency is by Teresa Collins from 2010
• The fiber is from Andrea Ockey-Parr from years ago
• Tim Holtz found relatives from a couple years ago
• The snarky Small Talk by Tim Holtz is probably my newest stash item, bought within the past 6 months
• The Found Relatives were accented with Star Dust Stickles

Stay healthy and safe out there... and stay creative!