Something Different

Happy Thursday! I thought I'd pop in and share something I recently crafted... but not from paper: 

Yes, it's a SPOCK monkey! Oops, is my nerdy side showing? ;) Yep, Star Trek fan here. And with my nephew's firstborn arriving a few months ago, I had to make this. I saw one in a store, but where's the fun in that? And then I wouldn't have discovered there's an entire book dedicated to Star Trek crafts. In case you are starting to worry, I didn't actually run out and buy it; just borrowed a copy from the library. At the beginning, it's just like making a regular sock monkey, not that I'd ever made one before:

That's an ear sitting beside him. :D The ears aren't quite shaped the way I would have liked them, but I think they get the idea across. I also didn't want Spock to be scary, so kept the classic eyebrows thin and short, hoping he wouldn't look too angry. 
I'm not abandoning paper for socks anytime soon, but making my Spock Monkey was a lot of fun! 

P.S. There's a day and a bit to go in the current Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge. If you have Mother's Day cards still to post, or want to really get a jump on next year, please join us! Saturday sees the start of our next challenge... and it's a good one. ;) 

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A Classy and Fabulous Birthday

Happy Friday! It's a beautiful and warm one here (at least so far; thunderstorms are forecast), and I hope it's nice wherever you are, too. It's been too long since I've linked up with Unity's Friends with Flair, so I'm glad to have a birthday card to share today.

I do love this set. I also love that you can design your own dress with it... funny how mine always end up with some red in them. The colours were also inspired by this month's Unity colour challenge. I masked the sentiment so I could stamp it in two colours and use the two halves to frame the main image. Inside the card, I matched the two fonts as best I could on my computer so I could write "Have a fabulous birthday". 
Have a great weekend!

Supplies: white & Stampin' Up pear pizzazz cardstock, Basic Grey True Love patterned paper, Unity Undeniably You stamps, Memento tuxedo black, Brilliance graphite black & Versamark inks, Zing clear and Ranger rich red embossing powders, Spellbinders circle & scalloped oval dies, pop-dot tape

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Who's Your Mama?

The Alphabet Soup challenges continue at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers... today we present Y IS FOR YOUR MAMA! It's time to make Mother's Day cards! 

I just need the one Mother's Day card, and that is for my mother-in-law, so there is a definite lack of snark here today. ;) 

Since she is a former piano teacher and choir member, I think this card should be just about perfect for her. ;) I'm adding this card to the Clear it Out purple challenge (the punched mauve bird & purple cardstock), the Card Concept's monochromatic purple challenge (in the clean and layered style) and Simon Says Stamp's anything goes challenge.
Check out what the rest of the Snarky Sisters have come up with for this challenge -- and don't worry, one or two of the design team did manage some snark. We are also highlighting our guest designer and recent challenge winner Shari! And then, what are you waiting for? Time to finish those Mother's Day projects and join us! 

Supplies: white, mauve & purple cardstock, milled lavender and dusty concord distress inks, Radiant Rain shimmering ice mist, Memory Box woodland branch and virtuoso music dies, Stampin' Up bird punch, Spellbinders music embossing folder

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Embellish It!

Happy Saturday! I hope you are enjoying a spring-like long weekend. Saturday means it is time for a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Continuing with our alphabet soup theme, this week is E is for Embellishment. Two or more embellishments, please, whether they are the same or different. I don't tend to do a lot of card embellishment, so mine is, no surprise, subtle...

This card will be for my husband's aunt, who turns 92 next week, and is the youngest senior I've ever known. Since she both five-pin and lawn bowls, this image from The Graphics Fairy seemed made for a card for her. None of my woodgrain papers seemed right, but the gold striped paper gives the suggestion of a bowling lane. And the black pearls in opposite corners worked to tie the entire scene together. 
Check out the rest of the Snarky Sisters' embellished offerings, including this week's guest designer, Princess Judy! Enjoy the rest of your weekend. :)

Supplies: white and tan textured DCWV cardstock, Basic Grey Hey You!, Creative Imaginations Signature Collection Dots and Stripes Warm & My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Hattie patterned papers, A Muse Studio Birthday Greetings, Graphics Fairy digital image, Versamark & broken china distress inks, clear embossing powder, distress markers, Wink of Stella clear glitter marker, Glossy Accents, Recollections black half-pearls, pop-dot tape 


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Significant Numbers

The latest challenge theme at Shopping our Stash (where a bunch of my Snarky Sisters are on the DT) is Tax Man: use numbers on your project. Since I needed a birthday card, this seemed a perfect opportunity to join in. 

Lots of numbers here, on both the patterned paper and the clock stamp that I embossed in gold before sponging the background with distress inks. I didn't have quite the sentiment I wanted in stamp form, so turned to the computer to make my own. And it all seems very pleasant until you get to the inside sentiment...

I was nice enough not to specify the actual number. ;) To limit the number of layers on the inside, I edged the patterned paper with marker instead of matting it with black, as I did on the front.
Did you notice how I mentioned The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers back at the beginning of this post? The current challenge, Q is for Queen, ends tomorrow at midnight -- why not join us? All you need is a project that has a crown or bling. Our next challenge starts bright and early on Saturday!

Supplies: white, black & Stampin' Up Naturals ivory cardstock, Echo Park Lime Twist Fly a Kite patterned paper, Hero Arts Time to Stamp, Versamark, bundled sage & peeled paint inks, pirate's gold embossing powder, Spellbinders Page Maps Potpourri die, black Sharpie, pop dot tape

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Tea with the Queen?

The Snarky Sisters and I are back for our latest challenge! 

Q is for Queen! We are looking for a crown or bling on your project. I managed to use one of each:

I had so much fun with this card! I started with a Mad Hatter graphic from The Graphics Fairy. I reduced it in size, recoloured it, copied and then hit paste repeatedly until I had my background pattern. I stamped and embossed the teacups on top. The washi tape is homemade -- if I ever find Union Jack washi, I'm buying it! This is the second time I've made my own. Both the blue and the red elements are from tea boxes -- and fit perfectly with the challenge theme. To finish off, I stamped and embossed the sentiment and popped a rhinestone on top of the crown. Fit for a queen, don't you think? 
My sisters of snark have come up with some majestic ideas as always -- as has this week's guest designer, Katie Melhus! Be sure to check them out, then make sure your tiara is on and join us! 

Supplies: white and royal blue cardstock, tissue paper, Unity The Little things teacups and Viva Las VegaStamps sentiment stamps, Brilliance Mediterranean blue & Versamark inks, clear and Ranger real red embossing powder, Spellbinders labels four die, Stampin' Up basic rhinestone, pop-dot tape

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