- Patterned papers – SEI “Bright Blossoms” pad
- Buttons – The Cats Pajamas “Great Outdoors Buttons”
- Die – Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Blossom Tags and Accents”
- Stamp – from The Cat’s Pajamas “Smells Like Cake” set
This card was totally CASED* from the Stamper’s Sampler cover (Jun/Jul/Aug 2012 issue). I made a couple of variations, but was definitely inspired by it! When I shared my copy of the magazine with one of Trenton’s teachers on our recent field trip, she admired it. I joked that her birthday was coming up, so I’d keep it in mind! Wonder if she’ll recognize it? The paper I used that is framing the images has some copper foil, which you can sort of see in the photo (upper left), making some of the flowers shine nicely. I just drew the stems and leaves below the buttons for the flowers with Ranger Distress markers. I cut the die cut in half to emulate the sun. Enjoy your day and please visit again soon.
*meaning borrowed design from another designer
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- Die cuts made with:
- Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Twenty”
- Memory Box “Darla Butterfly” and “Vivienne Butterfly”
- Cardstock – BoBunny patterned cardstock and Bazzill solid and textured cardstock
For finishing touches, I drew dotted line around the perimeter of the navy blue layer. The two butterfly die cuts, made with dies from Memory Box, fit together. I used the more detailed die cut as the top layer that looks like it is resting on the card and preparing to fly away.
This was an unusual stretch for me. The challenge was to make a non-standard, shaped card: one that isn’t a rectangle or square. I used die cuts for almost all aspects of this card, which I ended up really liking! For every 25 cards made for this challenge over at OWH, Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) will pay for shipping of one box of cards to the troops. This is a huge help to OWH, as shipping can really add up. The OWH – ODBD June challenge continues through the end of the month. Thanks for visiting today.
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- Stamp – Stampington & Company “Printed Butterfly”
- Patterned papers – Heidi Grace Designs Only Time collection: “Mini Floral” and “London Eye”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Fiber – Creative Impressions “Summer Textures”
I took the latest sketch challenge at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps to make this card: Sketch Challenge #124. I’ve had the patterned paper collection for some time, so it was nice to use a couple of the patterns for this. Thanks for stopping by today.
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- 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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- Stamp – Inkdadinkado “The Aviary Assortment”
- Edger punch – EK Success “Dotted Scallop”
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Victoria”
- Die cuts made from Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Fifteen”
- Cardstock – Bazzill and WorldWin
I made this background by following a tutorial at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps: Scrappy Backgrounds Tutorial. It is a good way to use up scraps of cardstock since it is made up of thin strips of paper. The texture added by running it through an embossing folder makes it a really rich background. This is my first one, so hopefully my next one will be a little more polished, but it was fun and a different kind of background for me. Special thanks to Cara who put the tutorial together! Thanks for visiting today.
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