bad hair day

 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

make a wish

Hello fellow stampers!

Surprised myself by managing to make a card today after just finishing one yesterday. Obviously my priorities are all straight...

The Paper Players presented a lovely challenge this week Color Challenge PP#521.  Silver, black and white were the colours and wow, do they bring the drama. Love it.

I think this is the last Christmas season card I'll most likely be making this year, given it's only 11 days to Christmas, but I do love any opportunity to use the Dasher stamp. He loves the drama too. 

I decided on a snowy white scene, set off by black night sky and a bright silver moon. Simple and elegant. I did cut a few layers of windswept snowdrifts to add a little interest, but the focus is squarely on Dasher.

A world away from me with our hot summer days at the moment, and I can only dream of snowdrifts and a bright silver moon. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

cardstock: basic black, whisper white

ink: Memento tuxedo black

stamps: Stampin' Up! Dasher, Altenew sentiment strips