- Stamps – Darcie’s “Beach Bums” cling set (crab, beach sign and rope)
- Die cuts – Made with Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Labels Twenty Two”
- Crystal stickers – Mark Richards “Mosaic” 5 mm white
- Cardstock – WorldWin and Bazzill
- Heavyweight Kraft paper (for card base)
We landlubbers are in the midst of a virtual cardmaking party (VCMP) while some of the other OWHers are on a cardmaking cruise. This challenge is one of the first of many: OWH VCMP Challenge #2: Nautical Masculine Card Challenge. I’ve had this stamp set for a while and hadn’t had an opportunity to use it! For some reason I had a thing for that crab! This card can be used for any occasion or just for a note home. Thanks for checking in!
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Congratulations to Misty, who blogs at http://deliteful-gifts.blogspot.com. She won blog candy here in the random drawing from the OWH Clean & Simple Blog Skip. She will be receiving a little kit for trying out the Distress Ink technique I posted for the Skip. Thanks to everyone who made the Skip such a success! I hope you have a chance to try out some of the clean and simple techniques.
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- Die cuts – Made from Memory Box “Valerian Flourish” and “Sofia Heart” steel craft dies
- Stamp – Hero Arts “Live Life” clear set
- Patterned papers – K&Company “Classic K Bailey Mat Pad
I made this card as a sample card for the February 1st Midweek Throwdown at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps. I love the Memory Box dies that have come on the market in recent times; these have such intricate detail! The diecuts are really the centerpiece and I popped-up the sentiment and added some faux stitching around the edges to finish it off. Thanks for visiting and be sure to participate in the challenge.
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I used the Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps Sketch #106 to create this card. It features a digital image that is part of the current Crafter’s Digital Art Center Progressive Freebie Challenge. This particular image is from Digis by Phooka. I’ve been just waiting to use the twine on a card that I got fairly recently from the Cat’s Pajamas. Thanks for visiting!
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- Patterned paper – Graphic 45, “Tropical Travelogue Colllection: Rainforest”
- Stamps – Northwood Stamps “Capital For You” and Hero Arts “Everyday Sayings” (little sprig)
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Die cut – Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Fancy Tags”
- Ribbon – Offray
This is a very simple sketch a group of us challenged ourselves to use. Sometimes the simpler the sketch, the more challenging it is! The tropical patterned paper here is the star, to be sure. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – Hero Arts “Scattered Leaves” clear set
- Cardstock – Bazzill Basics, Bazzill Dots and Worldwin
- ColorBox Chalk Ink: Charcoal
I made a simple, color-blocked card with this fun sketch from Mojo Monday this week: Mojo Monday Sketch #225. The images in the Hero Arts set lended themselves well to the design and once I stamped each piece, I simply edged them with ColorBox Chalk charcoal ink. I popped each piece up with double-sided tape and Voila! Thanks for visiting.
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- Die cut – Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Ironwork Motifs”
- Stamp – Kodomo, Inc. “Thank You”
- Patterned papers – K & Company “Verbena & Peabody” Paper Pad
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I was inspired by the current sketch over at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps: Sketch #105, when I made this card. This is a very simple design that showcases the pretty die cut. I was able to use some paper I’ve had for quite awhile, which is always a good thing. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Die cuts – made from Memory Box “Vivienne Butterfly”
- Stamp – Hero Arts “Everyday Sayings”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
This is a very simple card. I layered two butterflies cut from the same cardstock as the base card and glued them together. I also did the same with a strip of cardstock that ran vertically along the right-hand side. Then I heat embossed the sentiment at the bottom. These lacey die cuts make the effect of the monocromatic card work really well. Thanks for visiting today.
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- Stamps – Inkadinkado “Upsy Daisy” and Hero Arts “Everyday Sayings” clear set
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Little Black Dress” collection
- Flower brad – Chatterbox “Artsy.Licious Fabulour Brads”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I made this card for the OWH Color Challenge: Black and White with a splash of another color. I used a bright pink accent with the black and white papers for lots of contrast. I really like the formula of black and white plus one–it always looks very elegant. Thanks for visiting.
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