Category Archives: Challenges
- Stamp – Impression Obsession “Rhododendron” cling stamp (G12008)
- Paper – SEI “White Elegance: Diamond” (chalk inks applied)
- Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Inks (Orchid Pastel and Rouge)
- Ribbon – from stash
- Cardstock – WorldWin Colormates
- Stickers – EK Success Sticko “Pink Diamonds”
For this birthday card, I used the current sketch over at Card Patterns: Sketch 168 for this card (flipped on its side) AND I got to use my new rhododendron cling stamp from Impression Obsession. I colored the image with Copic markers and layered it with some dark green to bring out the greens of the leaves for contrast. The SEI patterned paper is white on white paper–the pattern is printed with a kind of “pearl” ink. So when I applied Colorbox Chalk inks to it, the “pearly” part acted as a resist and the uncoated portion picked up the ink color. So you can make the paper any color you want! Thanks for stopping by.
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- Digital images – Pattie’s Creations (from CDAC)
- Stamp – Penny Black “Sweet Wishes”
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug
- Cardstock – BoBunny and Bazzill
The ice cream cone digital stamp is from Pattie’s Creations, via Crafter’s Digital Art Center’s Progressive Freebie Challenge. I printed and colored three of them with Copic markers and popped them up at different levels. Just a very simple card today. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamp – Stampin’ Up “Elegant Thank You”
- Patterned papers – BoBunny “Enchanted”
- Die cuts made with Spellbineders Nestabilities “Fleur de Lis Rctangles”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I used the OWH bonus sketch that was presented along with Sketch #123 this week. Lots of flourishes here, with the papers, die cuts and stamp! As it turned out, it was perfect for the OWH Midweek Throwdown challenge for thank you cards. The troops always request lots of thank you cards to send home, so this challenge will hopefully inspire folks to make a good amount to ship out. Thanks for stopping by!
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- Sentiment stamp – Printworks
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Hello Luscious”
- Corner punch – Marvy Uchida
- Cardstock – Bazzill
Hi there. This is just a fun, simple card using a bonus sketch that came along with OWH Sketch #123 this week. Thanks for visiting. I’m hoping to get more Operation Write Home cards done this week!
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Welcome! Just a quick “hello” to the OWH Bloghoppers today!
- Digital image – Bugaboo Digi Stamps
- Patterned papers – Scenic Route – “Surprise” (double-sided)
- Cardstock – Bazzill
We are all about sketches today for our hop. There are over 100 different OWH sketches to choose from and I used OWH Sketch #33 for this card. I colored the digital image with Copic markers and repeated the birthday hat motif from the penguin to the patterned paper in the background. Lots of polka dots for a festive birthday card! I popped up the image with dimensional adhesive for a little visual interest and there you have it!
Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy the rest of the hop and be inspired to make some cards using the great sketches available here! Try out a sketch or two (or more) and make some cards to ship out to some of our troops so that they can use them to send to their loved ones. Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!
Return to the Main Bloghop Page here or by clicking on the OWH Bloghop image above.
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- Digital image – Odds and Soxlets (provided by CDAC Progressive Challenges)
- Patterned cardstock – BoBunny Back to Basics
- Border punch – Stampin’ Up “Scallop Edge”
- Die cuts made with Spellbinders Nestabilities “Deckled Rectangles Large”
- Ribbon – American Crafts
- Flower – Hero Arts with an EK Success sticker in the center
I used Card Patterns Sketch #165 as inspiration to design this card. The digital stamp came to me by way of the Crafters Digital Art Center’s Progressive Freebie Challenge. I colored it with Copic markers with bright and pastel colors. Thanks for visiting today. It is such a busy time right now, my posts have been few and far between!
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It is time for another chance to make a card in the OWH Be A Rebel – Virtual Cardmaking Party!
This challenge is to make a card using Bright Colors!
We’re having fun making cards on National Scrapbook weekend! How rebellious of us! This is your chance to be challenged to make nine different cards (or more!) by visiting the honorary OWH Rebels. For links to all of the challenges, click the banner above.
- Patterned papers – BoBunny “Sun Kissed Stripe” and “Sun Kissed Party”
- Stamp – Hero Arts “Everyday Sayings”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Border punch – EK Success “Double Embossed Dotted Lace Edger Punch”
This is a pretty simple card where I let the patterned paper do the talking! This is fun BoBunny paper that has lots of different images featured in small squares. I just cut some of them out and layered them with bright colors over black cardstock. Then I popped up the sentiment for a little dimension.
And for another…
- Stamps – Hero Arts “Year Round Sentiments”
- Cardstock – Bazzill Basics “Pink Glazed Dots” and WorldWin “Caribbean Colors: Kiwi”
- Ribbon – Maya Road Journey Ribbon “Cool Ribbon Belts Collection”
- Border Punch – Fiskars “Upper Crest”
This is another card featuring bright colors. I used the Mojo Monday Sketch #239 for this one–or at least my interpretation. All of the paper pieces are edged in blue ColorBox Chalk Ink and the stars are colored with Copic markers. Thanks for stopping in and enjoy the Party!
I’d love to see your cards featuring bright colors! Please link your card below!
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- Stamp – 100 Proof Press “Hello Mouse”
- Die cut made with Spellbinders Nestabilities “Lacey Circles”
- Patterned papers – from Basic Grey “Eva” 6 X 6″ pad
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Rhinestones – Mark Richards “Crystal Stickers: Lavendar”
- Border punch – Stampin’ Up “Scallop”
I love this mouse image! I colored him with colored pencil (Prismacolors) after I stamped him and popped it up for a little added dimension. I used the current sketch over at OWH Stars & Stamps: OWH Sketch #119. Just a fun card for a note for any occasion. Perfect for Operation Write Home! Thanks for visiting!
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- Digital Image – Just Some Lines (made available at Crafter’s Digital Art Center).
- Patterned paper – My Mind’s Eye “Stella Rose: Hazel”
- Ribbon – American Crafts
I based this card design on the current sketch at CPS (Card Positioning System): Sketch #263. This image is from Crafter’s Digital Art Center Progressive Freebies Challenge #16 and the image is from Just Some Lines. I colored it with Copics in a Siamese-y sort of way! This will be my first card for my next box to go to Operation Write Home. I just shipped 25 cards to OWH on Friday. Thanks for visiting.
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- Die cut – SEI “Field Notes: The Sample Box”
- Stamp – Hero Arts “Everyday Sayings”
- Cardstock – BoBunny dots (scraps!)
- Trim from stash
This was a very simple card that I made from some of my many scrap pieces of cardstock and a few little extras! Over at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps, we are challenging ourselves to use up some of our extra scraps and put them to good use on cards. There is a OWH tutorial to give you a little direction along these lines as well! So let this be a challenge to you: go forth and use up some of those precious scraps! I will post more cards using up left-overs here as well. Thanks for stopping by today!
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