Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers O is for Ombre. Since I've been working my way through a package of ombre card bases in my Alterna-Studio, I knew I was ready to go.
I turned to Ink Road Stamps for my source of Snark ... in this case Golden Friends ... because they are the Snarky best. This sentiment pretty much described me today after trying to deal with some of the shoddy workmanship on getting our home repairs completed ... and for the record, I settled on a chocolate milk shake and spending some time in my girlfriend's studio (FYI ... my Golden Girl was always Dorothy).
The sketch layout is from Just Add Ink.
I'm also joining Watercooler Wednesday for the Anything Goes Feminine Challenge.
I trimmed my first stamped sentiment to close to use with the sketch, but I couldn't throw it away ... so I paired it with a sassy Unicorn Kawaii Sticker.
For today's non-traditional *valentine* card I went with one of my favorite stamp companies ... Ink Road Stamps ... and their new stamp set Dark & Twisty ... because today can be a hard day for a lot of people ... for a lot of reasons.
So this quote sort of sums it up ... it's okay to feel unhappy ... and even embrace it. Brown & Red ink on a beautifully flecked kraft card base.
When I saw the current CAS(E) this Sketch!, I thought about a variety of options to go down the side of a card.
I decided I wanted to try my new Lace Doily Stencil from A Wonderful Life (which you can buy in the Technique Junkie store with my 10% off code TJ10Stephanie).
I like using my MISTI when I stencil to help hold everything in place. Since i wanted this on the right side of the card, I taped my stencil in place and then put my card upside down in the corner of the MISTI to get the position I wanted. I used my magic make-up brushes to apply two different shades of orange ink to the stencil.
I need a thinking of you card, so I used a quote from the The Upside Down stamp set by Ink Road Stamps.
I used my score board to create my own banner fold before attaching the sentiment with foam tape for dimension.
Saturday night seems like the right time to hang out with Ink Road Stamps (well, really there's no wrong time). I used their Are You Serious Clark? stamps for the current Color Throwdown and this week's Freshly Made Sketch.
I combined three different washi tapes for the elements in the sketch.
I'm also joining the January Christmas Card Challenge at Happy Little Stampers.
Yes ... that's the theme at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers ... so if rude is not your thing ... please move right along.
I've got lots of new Ink Road Stamps in the house ... including Are You Serious, Clark? so I had to ink it up. It's not quite the same green as the Griswold Family Truckster, but I think you get the picture.
And while I was at it, I made a second card using The Ink Road Stamps Happy Holla Days ... I used a little cotton ball for the pom pom on his hat.
The design team at the CASology Challenge this week was super-creative in interpreting this week's Cue Card.
I had lots of ideas (the first one I had to trash because I couldn't find the stamp set I was looking for ... don't you hate when that happens. I'm sure I will find it next week when I'm looking for something completely different). Finally I went with a Glass Coffee Pot ... the epitome of The Office (and my Office).
I paired it with the final line from the TV Show The Office ... which is so true. And sometimes the most beautiful things is that first taste of morning caffeine.
Both Stamps are from The Ink Road Scranton, PA.
I also took my inspiration from the glass of wine at the Fusion Card Challenge (and used the Fusion Sketch too for my CAS Design).
I looked down at the Pitch, Please Stamp Set (love me some Pitch Perfect) from Ink Road Stamps on my desk ... and knew I had to make this card ... some days, Fat Amy is my spirit animal.
The hearts seemed like the perfect background for this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch (keepin' it CAS).
The theme at Just Us Girls this week is MUSIC ... so I couldn't resist pulling out a little Pitch Perfect Pitch Please fun from The Ink Road.
I took my inspiration from the Elemental Inspiration Photo at Daring Cardmakers ... while the inspiration was Christmas, I took it a different direction with a black, white & kraft Color Palette with pops of Green, a wrap of twine (with metallic thread), and tag ... just so much to love.
Aca-Awesome for sure ... drop the mike.