Snarky and Funny Valentine's Day Card

When it comes to Valentine's Day, we all know I'm a huge fan. First of all - glitter can be strewn about with abundance and second of all, I get to use all the heart-shaped, kissy image things I want with no repercussions. 

That's why I'm thrilled to be hopping along in STAMPlorations Love Hop and Linky Party. 

 

Rather than getting all mushy gushy, I decided to go with a very non-traditional snark to my card. Last year, I designed this A Funny Kinda Love stamp set for STAMPlorations. Yes it's got all the options to make a cheesy, eye-watering lovey dovey card - but it's also got all the elements and sentiments to add a little cheek to the undertones of amore. 

You're not going to want to miss out on all the fun at STAMPlorations Love Hop & Linky Party. There's three FREE digi stamps for anyone who wants to snag them, and there's a ton of fun prizes! Go leave some comments and get some inspiration as you start your V-day preparations! 

PSSsSSsst - If you're looking to add to your love-themed stamp sets, make sure to use code STAMPGIRLBECCA at checkout for 20% off your whole order in the STAMPstore. 

Funny Valentine's Day Card

You guys. It's January already. That means my annual goal of actually mailing out Christmas cards has waaaay passed and I've failed like usual and now there is only one hope for redemption: Valentine's Day. 

If you're no stranger to my blog, you'll already know that my love of all things heart-shaped, red, and glittery PAIRED with my love of all things punny make Valentine's cards the perfect outlet for my slightly twisted brain. 


Also - a whole new year means a whole new opportunity to rock the socks of the STAMPlorations Theme & Sketch challenge. Here's what we've got going on this month: 

I chose to work on with the sketch for my card and came up with a slightly snarky card. 

If you don't have any slightly silly, yet still kinda lovey dovey stamp sets in your collection, you NEED to go check out Funny Kinda Love. I promise you'll laugh and so will the recipients of your cards. 

I'm going to play along with Addicted to Stamps and More's Holiday challenge. 

I hope you'll come play along in the theme & sketch challenge this month because we've got some awesome prizes to give away! 

STAMPlorations Birthday Hop! + PRIZES!

Who is ready to PAAAARTAAAAAAY?! If you raised your hands in the air and waved them like you just don't care, then this blog posting is for you. If you didn't... well LAME! But you can still read on. ;)

Some of you regulars may know that STAMPlorations stamps are my jam. I love their designs. I design stamps for their company. I think the owner is incredibly rad and sweet and lovely (seriously the kindest).

Well today, I'm ready to party hearty because STAMPlorations is celebrating it's 4th birthday in a wicked awesome way! A crazy ton of new releases are in the shop, we're giving away over $200 worth of prizes, and there's tons of crafty inspiration! 

Here are the cards I designed using some of the new products:

Check out that adorable new cupcake from the Cupcake Builder #1 CUTplorations set. I used the sketch from Stella Says Sketch challenge and paired it with the colors from the Sunday Stamps challenge. I matched that sweet cupcake with a snarky sentiment from the A Snarky Birthday to You stamp set.

The second card I made demanded some mixed media action. In the new release there are some AAaammaaaaaazing new scrawly sentiment stamps and matching dies. I embossed the Bold Sentiments: Gorgeous stamp repeatedly on a background, doused it with a healthy dose of purple ColorBurst crystals and - voila! - drama. 

I used the You Word Die set and some pop dots to finish my look. I'm going to link this up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes

So let's talk deets about this party! 

Just this week, we added over 50 new stamps and dies to the store. If you've got your eye on several stamps, stencils, and dies, add them to your wishlist because you could be one of two winners who will win products (up to $50 MSRP) in their wishlist! You may enter only once but you can get an extra entry (and increase your chances of winning) by sharing your STAMPlorations wishlist link in a post on your blog (where you share any type of project you've created) and displaying our birthday graphic above then linking to this post. The linky is open until July 3.

 Make sure to hop along today, and check out the other days because there will be prizes for commenters, too!

Oh and before I forget - EVERYTHING in the STAMPlorations store is 15% off! If you use my discount code STAMPGIRLBECCA at checkout, you can get an additional 20% off! Whaaaat?

Happy Hopping!

Guest Designer - Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

Have you all played along in the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenges? They're a challenge blog that focuses on both the sweet and snarky side of things. I love looking through their design team's makes each week because the gallery just cracks me up as I scroll through.

This week, they invited me to be a guest designer for their latest challenge: Y is for Yippee. 

I watercolored a sweet image from The Bee's Knees for STAMPlorations: Two of Us stamp set and paired it with a snarky sentiment from Big Grins by Becca Cruger for STAMPlorations Funny Kinda Love stamp set. 

I definitely brought the snark this week and hope you all will visit and play along with all those hilarious Sistahs at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

Mixed Media Funny Birthday Card

The theme and sketch challenge at STAMPlorations is still going strong, and for our mid-month reminder I decided to tackle the sketch. 

I love working with lots of layers, so I was excited to take on this particular sketch. 

To play along in the STAMPlorations challenge, you can use either the theme or the sketch OR both. Options! You could also win lots of prizes! 

I had this piece of cardstock that I'd mopped up some extra Distress Spray Stains with, and I slathered some texture paste through the Dots All Over ARTplorations stencil. 

After the texture paste dried, I spritzed it with Distress Spray Stain in Mermaid Lagoon. I love how splashy the backgrounds turn out when you spritz the stains directly to page. 

As you can see, I used some patterned paper for the center panel, and then stamped a funny sentiment from my A Snarky Birthday to You stamp set, as well as a star from the same set. 

So there you go, a fab-o funny mixed media card, which could be used for a boy OR a girl! Blam! 

I'm going to play along at the following challenges:
Crafting by Designs - For A Man
Dream Valley Challenges - Lots of Layers
The Crazy Challenge - Masculine
Pile It On - Humor/Puns

I hope you'll come play along in our Theme & Sketch Challenge. 

By the way, if you like any of the STAMPlorations products here,  my bloggy subscribers can take 20% regular & sale priced items in the STAMPshop using the discount code STAMPGIRLBECCA!