- Digital image – Pattie’s Creations – (Crafter’s Digital Art Center Freebie Challenges)
- Patterned papers – Die cuts with a View “Far East Mat Stack”
- Die cut – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Labels Seventeen”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Sakura Glaze Pens and Copic Markers
- Ranger Distress Inks: Tea Dye, Bundled Sage and Wild Honey (used at edges of image and sentiment)
Here is another Mother’s Day card for Operation Write Home. I still need to step it up and make a few more before our deadline that is fast approaching. We want to make sure that our heroes have plenty of cards to send home to their moms. I used one of the current images at Crafter’s Digital Art Center provided by Pattie’s Creations, and colored it with Copics and Glaze pens. The Glaze pens give the petals some shine and dimension that is really nice.
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- Stamps – All Hero Arts: “Real Fuchsia,” “Real Field Wildflower” and “Mother’s Day Message”
- BoBunny Back to Backs “Chiffon Dot” cardstock
- Ranger Distress Stains and Inks: Peeled Paint, Dusty Concord, Fired Brick, Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold
- Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist – Biscotti
- Watercolor paper
- Twine
I used a watercolor technique for this floral card, applying Ranger Distress stains and inks direct to rubber on two different stamps, then spraying them with Perfect Pearls Mist before stamping them. I like the way the inks blend, but don’t mix or produce muddy colors. And the mist gives the image a very subtle sparkle that binds to the ink (so it doesn’t rub off).
The sketch is the current FTL 180 at Clean & Simple Stamping. It works perfectly for the featured flowers, which are perfect for another OWH Mother’s Day card! Hurray! We are currently trying to make lots of Mother’s Day cards for the troops to send home to their moms, and that is our goal for this week’s Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown. Thanks for stopping by today.
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- Stamp – Hero Arts “Card Art Flower Tapestry”
- Patterned paper – KaiserCraft “Hunt & Gather”
- Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Foliage”
- Border punch – Stampin’ Up “Scallop Edge”
- Rhinestones – KaiserCraft “Lime”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I used Mojo Monday Sketch #230 when I made this card. Unfortunately, I missed the deadline for the challenge, but I’m still posting the card! I accented the stamped image with Ranger Distress Inks. This is a square card, which is always a fun orientation for me. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – Stampington & Company “Mother’s Love” and Wordsworth (Rubber Soul) “Happy Mother’s Day”
- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Little Black Dress: Charisma”
- Ribbon – American Crafts
- Rhinestones – Queen & Co. – Irridescent
I made this card using Sketch #110 at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps. I’ve had the penguin stamp for quite some time, being a penguin afficionado and all! This was a fun sketch to feature the stamped image; I added a little color with gel pens. Thanks for visiting today!
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- Digital image – Bugaboo Digi Stamps (colored with Copics and Gelly Roll pens)
- Die cut frame – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Fleur de Lis Rectangles”
- Patterned cardstock – BoBunny “Raspberry Dot”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I made this card for the OWH Midweek Throwdown Digital Images challenge. The sponsor of the challenge is Bugaboo Digi Stamps, and I used one of their images for my card. I thought it was a good one for another Mother’s Day card for Operation Write Home. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Digital image – Crafting with Jack (colored with Copic markers)
- Die cuts – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Lacey Ovals”
- Patterned papers – Graphics 45 “Tropical Travelogue Collection: Island Jewel” and BoBunny Back to Basics “Clover Dot”
- Border punch – EK Success “Open Scallop” edger punch
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Stickles – Lime Green and Rock Candy Distress Stickles
I made this card for the current Crafter’s Digital Art Center Progressive Freebie Challenge. I colored the digital image from Crafting with Jack with Copic markers and accented it with Stickles. I’m not used to using glitter, since many of my cards are for Operation Write Home! So this was a little stretch for me! This card will go to an Irish friend. Thanks for visiting today.
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- Stamps – Kodomo Inc. “Lily Pad” and Inkadinkado “Happy Birthday”
- Patterned papers – Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash “Retro Grunge”
- Letters – American Crafts “Nutmeg” glossy letter stickers
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I used CPS Sketch #254 to make this card, which is for a friend and co-worker whose birthday falls on Leap Day. He was born in 1956, and is celebrating his 14th birthday this year! The inside sentiment says “May 14 candles leap onto your cake!” It was a fun card to make with all of the layers in the sketch. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – Inkadinkado “Peony Print” and Hero Arts “Mother’s Day Message”
- Die cut – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Labels Seventeen”
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Tiny Bubbles”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- ColorBox Chalk inks and ribbon from stash
I made this card in response to a challenge from a group of cardmaking friends. The technique involves stamping an image on a die cut label and then running the shape through an embossing folder. I want to play with this some more–you learn things by making the first one! This will go with my Mother’s Day shipment to OWH. Thanks for visiting.
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- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Perhaps” 6X6″ paper pad
- Stamp – Hero Arts “Mother’s Day Message”
- Tag die – Spellbinder’s Shapeabilities “Fancy Tags”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Ribbon – American Crafts “Taffy”
This is a very simple Mother’s Day card in response to a Midweek Throwdown challenge currently at Operation Write Home. We are trying to make a lot of Mom-related and Mother’s Day cards for the troops to send home. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamp – PSX “Botanical Sunflower Collage”
- Cardstock – Bazzill Basics and BoBunny
- Flowers – KaiserCraft Flowers “Cumquat”
- Brad – Recollections
- Colored with Prismacolor pencils
This card was inspired by the current sketch at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps. For Sketch Challenge #109, I chose to make a card for one of our heroes to mail to his/her mom, since that is a big focus for us right now. We need lots of Mother’s Day and cards for Mom right now. Thanks for visiting today.
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