Ingenious Inkling

Z is for Zombie

After my recent crowning as the Queen of Snark at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, I was invited to Guest Design for their Z is for Zombie Challenge.

 

Only one problem -  I have absolutely nothing zombie-like in my crafty stash, so had to get creative.  My husband suggested I turn one of my people stamps into a Zombie ... only one problem there, I don't really have people stamps.  Then I remembered a Paper Nest Dolls Doll Detectives set I recently purchased, and the birth of my Mystery Machine Velma Zombie card began (Velma was always my favorite ... I wanted to be her).

I stamped her in black ink (which for some reason decided to not cooperate with my alcohol markers) and colored her with colored pencils.  After that, I did some detail cutting and zombie-fying to put my card together.

 

 

I added a big more blood to the kraft background and a pair of spooky Doodlebug eyes peering out of the Mystery Machine.

I decided on a P!nk Song Lyric Sticker for my sentiment ... at least Velma has some shoes that are good for hopping around.

Here Comes Santa Claus

We're still creating with Santa Claus at Jingle Belles.  

I decided to start with this Vintage Santa journaling card from Prima.  The room at the top was the perfect space to stamp a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Handlettered Holiday 2.

 

 

I cut a texty strip from color coordinated designer paper and then found a candy cane striped paper that works with Santa's red coat.  I finished with a few sticker sentiments & some enamel dots.

 

 

Remember, if you link-up your Santa card by 6pm EST on Wednesday, you'll have a chance to win Gina K. Designs Christmas Magic Stamps & Coordinating Die Cuts.

Thursday Link Love

Another week of skipping through blogland:

• Sheet Pan Pancakes
• Things You Might Say Instead
• Crackle Top Fudge Brownies
• I feel like I should give improving Lymphatic Drainage a try
• Strawberry Doughnut Muffins
• photos of 90’s Malls
• Strawberry Broccoli Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
• homemade Chocolate Frosty
• The potential of Paper Art (one shown)
• Coconut Chicken
• Space Saving Kitchen Racks
• Pineapple Lime Virgin Margaritas

Have a tremendous Thursday!

There's Gnome One Like You

The newest challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Gnomes.

 

 

I started with the fun little Gnome & House Stamps from Reverse Confetti Holiday Gnomes.  I paired them with scraps of paper from Reverse Confetti Winter Wonder (and a bit of blue Gel Press Print on a map index) using the Layout from Sketch Saturday.

 

 

The sentiment is from Reverse Confetti OMG for the Reverse Confetti June Stock Your Stash Challenge to create a Hello / Just Because Card. 

 

 

I added an enamel star to the top of my Gnomies hat and a few more enamel dots for accents.

 

 

Go Shop Your Stash for your Gnomes and come join the fun.

You Goat This

I intended to make a Beaver card with a Wood joke on it (Wood is the last name of several family members, so that was the intended recipient), but instead I managed to drop my Poppy Stamps Whittle Beaver Die somewhere in my studio (I heard it hit the floor), and despite both me and my husband crawling around on the floor and using flashlights, we had no luck locating it (I know you feel my pain).

 

 

So instead for Poppy Stamps My Guy! card, I moved on to the Whittle Goat.  I die cut him three times from grey cardstock, stacked them, and then used a little grey ink for some shading.

 

 

I stamped the sentiment from Poppy Stamps Whittle Wild Animal Sentiments.

Laugh Till You Leak

I was feeling like a little CAS cardmaking this morning, so I decided to start with the CAS Mix Up Challenge to use a Stencil and Pastes or Gels.  I was thrilled that when I opened my jar of Fern Green Picket Fence Studios Paper Glaze, it was just as mixable as when it was new. 

 

 

I paired it with a Dina Wakley Dot Stencil for the Addicted to CAS Dots Challenge.

 

 

I stuck with Dina adding the Essentials Silhouette image.  I paired it with a sentiment from Dylusions Quote bubbles for a card that makes me snicker.  Taylored Expressions Cilantro Ink paired nicely with the Fern Green Glaze on a kraft cardstock base..

 

 

I'm also joining the Creatalicious Challenge where the theme is Anything Goes with an Option of using a Stencil.

Hope you laugh till you leak this week.

Christmas Cheer

The current theme at Jingle Belles is The Man with the Bag - creating cards that feature Old Saint Nick.

My background is some Santa Claus designer paper from Echo Park Jingle All the Way building on the Sketch from Try Stampin' (or Not) on Tuesday.

 

 

I used papers from the Carta Bella Christmas Cheer collection to build the rest of the Sketch Layout including some Plaid for the Double Trouble Challenge for my Masculine holiday card design.

 

 

I added some enamel dots and Carta Bella Christmas Cheer Stickers to finish my design.    I went with a Hot Cocoa theme since the Caffeinated Christmas Chard Challenge is also a Masculine theme.

 

 

I decided the card needed a bit more to tie in the kraft color, so I added a wrap of kraft twine around the left border element of the sketch.

 

 

We hope you'll break out your favorite Santa products and come join us at Jingle Belles.

Thursday Link Love

Another week of blogland shenanigans:

• Cherry Hand Pies you can cook in your Air Fryer
• Productivity Tips
• Red, White & Blue Poke Cake
• Italian Green Bean Salad
• my Grandma always had Drop Leaf Tables
• homemade Ice Cream Cones ... yum
• fun DIY Bird Bath
• Summer Corn & Cucumber Salad (I've already started taking an ear of corn to work for lunch ... everyone in the kitchen is jealous when they smell it).
• Online Sound Generation
• Frozen Mojito looks refreshing
• Aesthetically Pleasing Movies (one of my favorites shown)

Have a tremendous Thursday!

Foiled String Lights

The current Challenge at Seize the Birthday is to use your favorite technique.  Seriously, how can I possibly pick just one ... so I went with my current favorite technique that I'm enjoying and trying to master - hot foiling.  

 

 

I foiled the Spellbinders Tis the Season String Lights background (I didn't even realize this was supposed to be a Christmas design ... I think it looks like lights or banners at any fun birthday party) with gold foil on navy cardstock ... I absolutely love the effect of foiling on colored cardstock.

 

I added a strip of gold glitter paper along the top and bottom and then attached my panel with foam tape.  I combined a Taylored Expressions Simple Strips sentiment in navy ink with a sticker sentiment at the bottom.

Be You, Bravely

I broke out my patriotic paper collection for this week's color challenge at The Paper Players.

 

 

I loved these fun little inchies from the Doodlebug Land that I Love Collection, so I mounted them with foam tape on silver metallic cardstock for contrast with the background paper from the same collection.

 

 

I finished with a sticker sentiment that was perfect for the recipient.