January 13, 2014

Freshly Made Sketches #118 – Penguin with cupcake for you!

By Yvonne

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  • Stamps – Inky Antics “Baking Penguins” and Northwoods “Capital For You”
  • Patterned papers – from Echo Park “For the Record 2” 6 X 6” paper pad
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

I used Freshly Made Sketches #118 for this card. It is another penguin card for Operation Penguin at Operation Write Home. I have a lot of penguin stamps, as you may have guessed, so I am taking advantage of this event to use some of my penguins for the greater good! I colored this little guy with Copics and fussy cut him and popped him up. Enjoy! And thanks for visiting.

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January 10, 2014

Penguin Birthday – Unscripted Sketches #238

By Yvonne

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  • Stamp – The Cat’s Pajamas “Smells Like Cake”
  • Patterned papers – Echo Park “For the Record” 6 X 6″ pad
  • Corner punch – Fiskars 4-1 Embossing Corner Punch – “Spiral”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

Today’s card is a clean and simple one. I used Sketch #238 from Unscripted Sketches. It features a lively group of penguins, courtesy of The Cat’s Pajamas, which I colored with Copics. Many of us are making penguin cards for Operation Write Home for a special card drive for a penguin-loving unit overseas! I’m all over it! Thanks for visiting today.

 

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January 7, 2014

OWH Sketch #206 – You are my sunshine

By Yvonne

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  • Stamps – Darcie’s “Here Comes the Sun”
  • Die cuts made with Spellbinders Nestabilities “Standard Circles Large”
  • Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye “Come Away with Me” 6 X 6″ paper pad
  • Bronze Pearl Pen – Viva Decor
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

We need a sunny card during these cold Winter days! For this one, I used the OWH Sketch #206 at the Stars and Stamps blog and some paper from a My Mind’s Eye 6 X 6″ paper pad. The colors make the card appropriate for a recipient of either gender. Thanks for visiting today.

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January 2, 2014

Unscripted Sketches #237 – Sent with Love

By Yvonne

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  • Stamps – from Simon Says Stamp “Square Sayings” clear set
  • Dies – Simon Says Stamp/Memory Box “Tri Squares”
  • Cardstock – BoBunny and Bazzill
  • Corner punch – Fiskars “Romantique”

Here is a new card using the current sketch at Unscripted Sketches #237. I stamped the top three squares with matching ink. The three matching polka-dot squares look like shadows in my interpretation. I popped up the sentiment square with dimensional adhesive just for a little more emphasis. This will be a nice Operation Write Home card . Thanks for visiting.

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January 2, 2014

Freshly Made Sketches #117 – Celebrate!

By Yvonne

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  • Stamps – Penny Black “Sweet Wishes”
  • Patterned papers – BoBunny “Key Lime Collection”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

Here is my first card for 2014! I used the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches: Sketch #117 and kept it very clean and simple. I will have it be the first card in my Operation Write Home box, since I shipped off all of my cards at the end of 2013. Thanks for visiting today!

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January 1, 2014

OWH Top 13 Cards of 2013 (+ a Bonus!)

By Yvonne

Welcome and Happy New Year! I’m featuring the group of cards that I’ve chosen as my top 13 of 2013. Each card links back to the original post, so if you’d like to know more, please click on the card images.  I’ve added a surprise bonus at the end–just something else that I did for fun this year. Thanks for indulging me, and enjoy your visit.

#13 – Die-cut Dynamo Valentine

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#12 – Winter Penguin

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#11 – Snowman

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#10 – Lily of the Valley for World Cardmaking Day Bloghop

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#9 – Wishing You Weren’t So Far Away

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#8 – Steampunk Birthday

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#7 – Autumn Blessings

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#6 – Robot and Robo-kitty – Are those googly eyes??

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#5 – Father’s Day Tuxedo Card

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#4 – Tags and Twine

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#3 – Mother’s Day

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#2 – President’s Day Weekend Virtual Cardmaking Party – Things with Wings

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#1 – Just Saying Hello

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BONUS Entry!

Last school year, my son was in a production of Once Upon A Mattress. Afterward, for the kids’ cast party, his Drama coach asked for a cake for the occasion. I made a cake that looked like the bed in the play. This was the furthest I could be from cardmaking!

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Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your 2014!

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December 30, 2013

Hedgehog Love

By Yvonne

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  • Stamps – from Penny Black “Loads of Love” set and Simon Says Stamp “Tag Sayings”
  • Patterned papers – Echo Park “Yours Truly” and American Crafts “Smitten”
  • Die – Spellbinders/Just Rite “Nested Oval Medallion Labels”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

Here is another late-to-my-blog card–it is already on the way to OWH! And it is another kids’ love card for the OWH Midweek Throwdown from two weeks ago. I really enjoy making kids cards and I know it must be fun for our heroes to send cards home to their kids and young friends and relatives. I colored this hedgehog stamped image with Copic markers and layered it up with some nice contrasting colors. Thanks for stopping by.

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December 30, 2013

Squirrely! Squirrely! Shake your bushy tail!

By Yvonne

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  • Digital image – Bugaboo Digi Stamps “Squirrel”
  • Stamp – Simon Says Stamp “Tag Sayings”
  • Die – Memory Box “Nutty Acorn”
  • Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Woodgrain”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill and BoBunny

Squirrely! Squirrely! Shake your bushy tail! So this is a camp song that my son taught me. He’s pretty crazy for squirrels. This past summer, his first as a counselor, he chose his camp name to be “Chipmunk.” I colored this image with Copic markers and created a nice woodgrain textured background. The Memory Box acorn just seemed like a natural accessory for Squirrely. I created this card for my latest Operation Write Home (OWH) boxes, and I’m a little late (read: a LOT late!), but this is a card fitting for the OWH Midweek Throwdown Challenge from the week before last: Love Cards for Kids. Thanks for visiting.

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December 30, 2013

OWH Sketch #205 – Hello!

By Yvonne

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  • Stamps – from Lawn Fawn “Into the Woods” set
  • Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye “Happy Day”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

I created this cheery card with Sketch #205 at Operation Write Home (OWH) Stars & Stamps. This would be a nice card for a child to receive from a hero, with the cute animal and bright colors! I still haven’t figured out if this is a raccoon, skunk or maybe a chipmunk! I’m thinking chipmunk! Any help there would be appreciated! Thanks for stopping by today.

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December 28, 2013

OWH Midweek Throwdown: Green & White

By Yvonne

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Dies – Just Rite Custom Dies (by Spellbinders) “Vintage Labels Two,” Penny Black “Love and Joy” and Spellbinders Edgeabilities “Classic Decorative Inserts Three”

Cardstock – Bazzill and BoBunny Dots

Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Holly Ribbons”

Rhinestones – KaiserCraft

This card involves embossing and die cutting, with no stamping. This week’s Midweek Throwdown challenge at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps blog was to create cards with green and white (or red and white) color schemes. I selected green and white for my card and sort of made up the design as I went along.  “Love” cards are pretty popular in the OWH boxes, so I’m trying to send a number of them this time around. Thanks for stopping by.

 

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