Category Archives: Holiday Cards
- Image – from patterned paper – Reminisce “Christmas Collage”
- Patterned paper – Reminisce “The Magic of Christmas”
- Cardstock – BoBunny “Evergreen Dot” and WorldWin
- Flowers – BoBunny “Rejoice Petals”
- Flower center – Hero Arts “Foliage Dots”
Welcome to the 2012 World Cardmaking Day blog hop at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps! We are sharing Winter and Winter holiday cards featuring an OWH sketch at every stop.
I used OWH Sketch #123 for this card, which is one of my favorites! This card has a vintage look with an old fashioned Santa. Enjoy yourself this weekend hopping from blog-to-blog for inspiration and maybe a chance for some goodies. Speaking of which, I will be randomly drawing the name of one lucky person who leaves a comment this weekend. Because I do love the dots, I will be sending a 6 X 6″ BoBunny Double Dot Designs Bold and Bright paper pad! Here’s what it looks like:
Please leave a comment for a chance to win this paper pad. Thanks for visiting today and enjoy the hop! Click on the blog hop image below to get back to the master list o’ links for the blog hop.
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- Digital Image – Crafter’s Digital Art Center #20, by Priscilla Styles
- Patterned paper – SEI “Bronze Chevron”
- Sticker – Little Yellow Bicycle “Trick or Treat” Clear Stickers
- Cardstock – Bazzill
Here is a Halloween kitty for you. This image is featured at CDAC and is the current image provided for the CDAC 20th Progressive Freebie Challenge. It was created by Priscilla Styles. I colored it with Copic markers and layered it on some Halloween-y colored papers. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – Lawn Fawn “Critters in the Snow” clear set and EK Success “Christmas” multi-stamp
- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Figgy Pudding”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I used Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps sketch #138 for this card. It features a polar bear and snowflake from the Lawn Fawn “Critters in the Snow” clear stamp set. I colored the bear with Copic markers and layered the stamped elements with cardstock, popping up the polar bear. This is a very simple card that shows off the cute little bear.This will be a nice Christmas card to ship to OWH. It may be my first Christmas card of the season! Thanks for visiting today.
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- Stamp – Penny Black “Christmas Text”
- Patterned papers – Melissa Frances “Kisses Under the Holly” and Basic Grey “Jovial: Crushed Velvet”
- Gems – Memory Box “Berry Pearls”
- Distress Inks
- Border punch – Martha Stewart “Garden Rail”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I created this card with the central focus being on the Christmas greens featured on this Penny Black stamp. I applied Distress inks in greens and reds to the edge of the stamped image and added the pearls as accents. This card won second place at the Oregon State Fair this summer. Thanks for stopping by.
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Here is a group of Origami Necktie cards that Trenton and I made again this year. I used scraps of cardstock for all of the shirts, and brads, buttons and Origami paper from my stash to create the cards. I will be shipping them off to Operation Write Home for Father’s Day cards. Trenton always folds the neckties for me and I create the shirts. We’re a good team! These are really fun cards. If you’d like to make some yourself, there here is a tutorial link for you to follow. It is a great way to use up your extra scraps of paper! Thanks for visiting.
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- Patterned papers – Canvas Corp “Black on Kraft Damask” and “White on Kraft Damask”
- Alphabet – American Crafts Thickers, “Delight” foam stickers
- Die cut made with Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Lacey Circles”
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Polka Dots”
This was a really fun sketch to use. It is Sketch #117 at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps, and the current sketch challenge. You can use a variety of papers together (which can be dangerous!) and it is symmetrical, which keeps a little formality to the design. I added some texture with the polka dot embossing folder and popped up the circle containing the sentiment to add to the dimension. I will add this to my Father’s Day/Dad cards for Operation Write Home. Thanks for your visit today.
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- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Hello Luscious: Honeyed”
- Patterned cardstock: BoBunny “DoubleDot: Chiffon Journal and Coffee Journal”
- Stickers – Pebbles “ABC Stickers”
I used Sketch #153 at Unscripted Sketches as inspiration for this clean and simple card. This sketch is part of the Third Blogiversary celebration at Unscripted Sketches, where there is a different sketch every week. I made a “Dad” card for my shipment to Operation Write Home, since we are trying to make a lot of Father’s Day and Dad cards this month for the troops to use to send home. I added faux stitching to the edges of all the elements to add a little more detail. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Image – Lisa Vollrath & Ten Two Studios
- Patterned paper – KaiserCraft “Hunt and Gather” 6 X 6″ pad
- Die cut made from Spellbinders Nestabilities “Standard Circles Large”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Crafter’s Cord – Hemptique “Vintage”
I made this card using the current sketch: #152 at Unscripted Sketches. The colors are quite muted, but kind of pleasant that way. This card will go in my next box for Operation Write Home (OWH), since we are trying to make lots of Father’s Day cards for the heroes to send home. The Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Challenge on OWH Stars and Stamps for April is to feature an animal on a card. I have a collection of fish images from Lisa Vollrath and Ten Two Studios that I though work well for Father’s Day cards. So that was my animal of choice! The really cool thing about this challenge is that for every 25 cards we make, ODBD pays for the shipping of a box of cards to our deployed troops. We have been making at least 50 every month that ODBD has sponsored this challenge. That is a big help! Thanks for visiting today.
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- Stamps – Paperbag Studios “The View” and Hero Arts “Father’s Day Message”
- Die cut – made from Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Labels Seventeen”
- Patterned cardstock – BoBunny “Chocolate Flourish”
- Solid cardstock – WorldWin Treasures “Deep Brown”
- Metal stickers – Mark Richards Enterprises – Nailheads
This background was featured in a tutorial at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps this week. I made the faux leather background with overlapped masking tape rubbed with Distress Ink and heat set with clear matte embossing powder. It has an interesting texture and mine sort of resembles leather. It was fun to try it out and is always gratifying to make my own backgrounds. Thanks for checking-in with me.
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- Patterned papers – Graphic45 “Old Curiosity Shoppe Collection: Exquisite Motif” (both sides used)
- Die cut – Spellbinder’s Shapeabilities “Fancy Tags”
- Brads – Lush – My Mind’s Eye – Decorative Turquoise Brads
- Gemstones – Hero Arts crystal stickers
- Cardstock – Bazzill
This was the last Mom card I put in the box I shipped off to Operation Write Home today! Our deadline is next week so that the troops will receive Mother’s Day cards in plenty of time. This is another beautiful sheet of paper produced by Graphic45. Both patterns are from the same piece, since it is double-sided. Thanks for visiting today.
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