Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Guest Gig

My third entry to the recent Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge to make a b00b-related card won me a guest gig. Whoot!

This fortnight's challenge is to use cat images, with optional snark.

I have a vast cat image collection, so this was actually a tough choice for me. I decided to go through my older images and show one of them some love. Plus, most of my snark is in the form of wooden stamps (I've been collecting snark for a loooong time), so the cats and snark live in the same neighborhood.

Here's my card:

I thought I was being quite clever with the sentiment, since I successfully masked it and stamped it in two parts. I only forgot to remove the inky mask once. But I think it would look better without that busy background paper. I also added the strip of orange & green at the bottom to make it even busier. (In real life, the green in the paper matches the Sage Shadow layer.) I am not in love with this card.

So I made another one:

I went overboard in the other direction, and I think he's a bit boring. The cat here is stamped on a piece of Authentique paper and has a vintage-y pattern to it. I did this so I didn't have to color him. I also covered his shades with Glossy Accents. And I do believe in that sentiment.

So, two cards I don't love, but they both have cute cats and snark, so it was a good day. :)

Thanks, again, to the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers for selecting my b00b card. It's an honor to play with such snarky women.

And make sure to stop by the Snarky Stampers blog and play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

Edited to add: The Cat Lover's Blog Hop has been extended through the weekend, so I'm entering one of my cards.

Some of the stuff I used: "Get a Cat" sentiment from River City Rubber Works, "Gag" sentiment from Viva Las Vegas Stamps, mad-looking cat from Penny Black (1999), Shades Cat from Eureka Stamps, paper from Basic Grey Max & Whiskers.

Note: No, I don't shop at all these stores. My LSS back in VA had the best collection of stamps I've ever seen in one place. I would go in, stop just inside the door, pick up a basket for my goodies, and work my way around the store. I almost always found new snark. I miss them so.

Be Naughty

Hi, there! I recently won the P is for Profanity challenge over at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, and as my prize I get a guest gig on their blog. Guess what this week's theme is?

I love it! I knew immediately which stamp set I'd use! I made this:

Yay, Stella!!!!! She is a woman of fine attitude. I'd be her friend if she were real.

I had such fun making this card. I played around with the "night sky" by inking up the white panel with Shaded Lilac, Stormy Sky, and Chipped Sapphire. After a few false starts with masking, I gave up and colored right over Stella. The Stella you see here was stamped separately, colored, fussy-cut, and then glued over the stamped Stella. It was the only way.

Then I went to town with details. Here's a close-up of Stella:

(Those bits of white showing on the top of her sled? I declare them to be snow.)

Sorry for the blur, but photography is not my strong suit. :( She is wearing blue glittery eye shadow, has Glossy Accented glasses, and her hat trim is covered with white flock. By the way, I love saying that word in the presence of non-stampers.

Also, the edge of her sled is silvery and glittery, and the whole sled was covered with Glossy Accents:

It took a while to dry, and the card is pretty hefty, too. There's also flocking under her sled for snow, and it hides the silvery glittery sled ... thing. That thing at the bottom. The glider?

ANYway, this was fun! Thanks to the gals at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers for selecting my profane card and allowing me the chance to use my naughty Stella stamp set. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Stuff I used: Totally Stampalicious (no longer in business) Stella set (closest digital image I could find at the Bugaboo shop), and the following:

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