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 hello again krafty stampers! (see what I did there?)

I'm back making cards - after a hiatus due to an injured finger. Thank you for all the well wishes, it is much improved (although I still only have 9 working fingers which plays havoc with touch typing...)

Today I made a kraft card for the sisterhood of snarky stampers challenge #186 K is for Kraft-y

I found I don't often make kraft cards but the distress oxide inks look fabulous on the kraft. I will have to make more of these.

I started by stencilling the lightest blue around the perimeter, then stamped the texture stamp and another leaf stamp with darker blues over the top.  Then I stamped the birds - they are the exact same image just mirrored. The sentiment is from the Tim Holtz Big Talk sticker book, lightly blended with distress oxide ink. The panel was mounted on a dark blue card then onto more kraft. I think the blues just pop!

Such a funny sentiment when they're talking to their twin. Who doesn't love irony?

Come join the sisters, make a snarky card, and have some fun! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

stamps: darkroom door garden birds, darkroom door flourish texture stamp

stencil: scrapmatts stones

ink: distress oxides tumbled glass, salty ocean, chipped sapphire

Edit:  Thank you so much to the snarky sisters for the Princess award for this card.  I am thrilled!

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 hello crafty stampers!

I am thrilled to be the guest designer this week at the Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers after being chosen as queen in their M is for Monochromatic challenge! As guest designer I made a card for this fortnight's challenge SOSS #185 A is for Animal.

 

Autumn is in full swing here and the windy days and blowing leaves are in abundance, so I decided I had to find some snark with this theme. I actually accidentally sliced my finger a couple days ago so was stamping left handed - no mean feat, but I wasn't going to let a little thing like 5 stitches and a bandage slow me down. Luckily I had started on the card background but still had to simplify the design a bit.

I started by blending distress oxides over the whole card panel background. The deer was stamped along with the leaves and windy swirls using my MISTI. The sentiment was put together using alphabet letters and a sentiment strip, edges inked, then adhered to the card front. 

Dasher is actually the very first stamp I bought, and second hand. Such a beautiful deer - I hope I am forgiven for the snark. lol  Some days just feel snarky, so come join the Sisterhood challenge and have some fun! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

inks: distress oxides

stamps: Stampin Up Dasher, Altenew sentiment strips, Darkroom Door alphabet medley