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- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Hello Luscious”
- Border punch – Martha Stewart “French Scroll”
- Stamp – Live Life set
- Buttons – Bazzill
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Ribbon – Offray
This card was an interpretation of the current sketch at Card Patterns: Sketch #120. I will be sending it in my next shipment of Operation Write Home cards. Right now, as we work toward sending a second million cards to the troops, there is a demand for “Miss You” and “Love” cards, so that has been my focus the last couple of weeks. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – “Rosette” by Inkadinkado and “Thinking of You” by Kodomo, Inc.
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Lacey Circles”
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Green at Heart” collection: Oscar and Moss
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Pearls – KaiserCraft
This card was designed using the Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps Sketch #74. This is a very simple card to put together with a nice design. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Boxer” collection (5 different patterns, including the flower)
- Die cuts – Flower made with “Easy Rosette 017” by The Cat’s Pajamas. After I cut them out (you use two rosettes to make one flower), I accordian folded them and adhered the two pieces to make the flower. Thanks is stamped on a Spellbinder’s Nestabilities die from the “Curved Rectangles” set.
- Stamp – Lockhard Stamp Company
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Brad – American Crafts
- Edges inked with ColorBox Chalk inks.
I followed the tutorial on Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps to make this Starburst card. I enjoy paper piecing and had never made a starburst pattern before. This is really good for using up paper scraps as well!
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- Patterned papers – Cosmo Cricket “Circa 1934” collection
- Silk flower – Creating Keepsakes
- Rhinestone brad – SEI
- Black trim – American Crafts
- Edges inked with ColorBox Chalk Ink
This card was made using the current sketch at Operation Write Home – Sketch challenge #73. Very simple, but works well with different patterned papers. This card can be used for a variety of occasions–the sender can decide! Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – All of the stamps are from The Cats Pajamas “Gobble it up” set
- Patterned papers – Kaisercraft Elegance collection “Catherine” and “Elizabeth”
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Twenty”
- Border punch – Martha Stewart embossed Zig Zag edge punch
- Cardstock – Bazzill
The card is my first for Thanksgiving for Operation Write Home. I’m making it as part of their current challenge: OWH Thanksgiving theme. I’ve been waiting to use this stamp set–I got it right after last Thanksgiving. And, there are penguins in the set as well! Hurray! Thanks for visiting.
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- Floral stamp – Crafty Individuals – both flower panels are on this stamp (like a diptych) and I just cut them apart for this sketch.
- Sentiment stamp – Kodomo, Inc. – “Thinking of You”
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey – “Basics: Lineup” and “Cappella: Libretto”
- Cardstock – Bazzill and WorldWin
This was very simple and the design was very pleasing. I based it on the sketch at Operation Write Home: Sketch Challenge #72. I just colored the stamped image with Copic markers. I tried to choose cardstock for the sentiment that matches some of the colors in the flowers. Thanks for checking-in.
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- Patterned papers – from the Rusty Pickle “Guenivere” collection: Lancelot and Camelot
- Flower – Petaloo
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four
- Sentiment stamp – Inkadinkado “Greetings/Salutations”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I made this for the Operation Write Home Color Challenge: to use the colors green and purple together. These papers were in a set, but when I put them altogether they seemed a little funky! Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – deer and tree from Stampendous “Birch Buddies”; Sentiment from Inkadinkado “Expressions/Salutations.” Images colored with Copic markers.
- Die cuts made from Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Fifteen”
- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “hello lucious: raspberry syrup” and BoBunny dots
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Ribbon from stash
I made this card with the current sketch at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps (Sketch #71). This card will be shipped to the troops as part of the second million that OWH will be sending.
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- Dragonfly Stamp – Stampendous
- Swirl Stamp – Penny Black “Scroll Strip”
- Sentiment Stamp – Hero Arts “Thinking of You”
- Patterned paper – We R MemoryKeepers
- Square Scalloped Punch – Marvy Uchida
- Cuttlebug embossing folder – Polka Dots
- Background – Dryer sheet adhered to cardstock, then run through the Cuttlebug.
This card was made as part of the Operation Write Home “Try a New Technique” Challenge. I decided to try the dryer sheet technique and had mediocre results! The background with the dryer sheet definitely adds a different texture and stamping on it gives you a soft image (I only stamped the scroll stamp on the dryer sheet). It was fun to try something new.
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- Image – Sticker King – Victorian Cat Collection
- Patterned paper – sei “Claire: Delightful”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Brads – American Crafts
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Seventeen”
I made this card for the Operation Write Home Summer Fun Challenge. Two cats jumping rope in summer attire seemed pretty much the epitome of Summer fun! Since I just shipped off some cards to OWH this week, this will be the start of my next shipment.
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