This month's challenge at the Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers is C is for Cold.  I chose a "cold one" with ice to chill away this month.  Play along with us, will you

 This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is called "the golden years" and as the name implies we are to use gold on our projects .  I foiled this lovely lady and threw in a sassy stamp from Ink Road Stamps for fun.  Play along with us, will you?

 This month's challenge at Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers is anti-valentines or black heart.  I'm not much of one to make Valentine's day cards but I'm also not against them...I just don't really use them so I don't make them. Instead I went for the black heart part of the challenge and took it literally.  Play along with us, will you?

 This week's challenge is all about love this week at Shopping our Stash. We are looking for a love themed project from you.  I chose to use these darling little otters - because who doesn't love an otter - especially a set of otters in love?? I used the spellbinders kit of the month for December for this as I am trying to make use out of all of my products that haven't touched paper yet this year.  Play along with us, will you?

 This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is out with the old and in with the new and I am back to participating and using up my stuff.  These last few months have been insane and I haven't been feeling too crafty, but now that Christmas is done and the new year is under way I am back into it full swing.  We had travelled in September/October and I came home with some sort of wicked virus and ended up with pneumonia.  It was no fun and then I felt "behind" all the way through to Christmas even though I was feeling better after about 5 weeks of being sick...the shopping wasn't done, the baking wasn't done, my cards weren't in the mail and the decorations were still in the basement.  You know how it goes.  I received my Crop and Create box the week before we left for our two week vacation.  I had every intention of getting it done as soon as I got home and was looking so forward to it...well pneumonia had other ideas for me so I am starting it now to make sure I use up everything in the box.  This is my take of the Taylored Expressions class. Play along with us, will you?

 This month's challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is to use something that you have never used before or something that is new.  I treated myself to this stencil from Michael's crafts as I have never seen a layering stencil in their stores and it was on sale so I thought I might have to give it a go.  Not the best stencil I have ever used, not the worst either.  It lined up nicely but it moved a lot while blending over top.  Even with tape.  Not one I will reach for often....but who knows?  Play along, will you?

 This week's challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stamper's is to do a snarky Christmas project.  This card totally speaks to my mood this year in my fall behind and never catch up Grinch feeling Christmas attempt.  I have nothing done - cards aren't mailed, trees aren't up, gifts aren't purchased and only some of the Christmas baking has been started.  But Oh Well....What can I do?  Take it one job at a time and hope to have it all done by the 20th ish...I can do it...I know I can!

 This month's challenge for The Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers is S for all things Spooky....October is the month of ghouls and goblins and I chose to use a fun zombie with so many layers of ink and spray and embossing the shine and look in real life is out of this world. Play along with is, will you?

 This month's challenge at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is fall theme projects...pumpkin spice, warm fall sweaters, colourful leaves etc.  Play along with us, will you?

 This month's challenge for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers  is to use an alien on your project...I thought it would be fun for my alien to beam up an astronaut to get the full space theme in.  Play along with us, will you?

 This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to eat your fruit and veggies....or at least use them to make a card. I chose to use a lemony goodness on mine from the supplies from a Spellbinders weekend event. Play along with us, will you?

 This week's challenge at Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers is called H is for hot, hot, hot and with summer in full swing here, it's been hot and sweaty...so why not make a hot and flashy card.  Play along with us this week, will you?

 This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is called a Stitch in Time and as the name implies there should be some type of stitching on your project.  I chose the cross stitch look for my project with this super cute set from Spellbinders.  Play along with us, will you?

 This week's challenge at The Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers is all about pride and rainbows.  I thought I would use the snarkiness of Taylor Swift and make a card using her lyrics.  Play along with us this week, will you?

 This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is called "you are so sweet" and the idea is to use something sweet on your project like fruit, ice cream, treats and cakes etc.  I chose a bit of all of the above in my card.  Play along will you?

 This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is "by the numbers" - use a number in your project.  I was tasked to make a 16th birthday card for a family member and this is what I cam up with. I thought it captured their sense of adventure perfectly.  I hope they like it.  Play along with us, will you?

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is called hippity hop - make an Easter card or use a rabbit or a chick.  In my opinion you can never have too many rabbits on a card so I did triple the bunnies.  Play along with us, will you?

 This week's challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is to make a masculine card.  I always find masculine looking cards the hardest to make and I end up making them look feminine or feel that they are missing something.  I think this one makes the masculine grade though - hopefully??