- Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas set N-7475
- Die cuts – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Lacey Circles” and “Standard Circles Large”
- Border punch – Martha Stewart
- Embossing Folder – from the Cuttlebug “Christmas Set”
- Cardstock – Bazzill and BoBunny
- Ribbon – JoAnn
It has been a long time since I’ve posted with all of the holiday preparations and all! This is one of the cards I made to send from our family. Unfortunately I didn’t make as many as I would have liked to get in the mail. I do love all of the penguins that The Cat’s Pajamas has in their sets! These guys are doing the “See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil” thing! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!
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- Stamps –
- Large heart – Inkadinkado
- Small heart – My Sentiments Exactly
- Sentiment – A Muse Artstamps
- Die Cuts – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Eyelet Circles” (two sizes) and “Labels Seventeen” for the card base
- Cardstock – Bazzill Basics and BoBunny Back-to-Back Dots
- Ranger Distress Ink in Fired Brick for distressing at the edges
I made this card after visiting the Operation Write Home Happy Hour Blog Skip that showcased the Hero Arts newly released stamps. There was lots of inspiration as I hopped through the different blogs. I was particularly intrigued by the shape of card base of the card created by Julie at “Handmade by Julie.” Her card inspired me to make this Valentine to ship off someone overseas so that they can send it home to a loved one. Thanks for stopping by!
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- Die cuts – Spellbinders Poseabilities “Snowflake Wonder”
- Patterned papers – BoBunny St. Nick Sugar Plum (green polka dot) and Heidi Grace Shimmer Flocked paper “Jolly & Bright” (words)
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Brads – Recollections Round Brads
This is my interpretation of the current CPS Sketch #248. The snowflake die cuts are both cut and embossed, which provides a nice texture as does the flocked “fuzzy” paper in the background. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – Stampendous “Eiffel Tower” set
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Seventeen”
- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Picadilly”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Punch – Marvy Uchida postage stamp
I used the current OWH Sketch #99 as my point of departure for this card design. I used three stamps from the Stampendous “Eiffel Tower” clear stamp set, using three different colors of Ranger Distress Ink. I popped up the stamp layers to add a bit of dimension and interest. Thanks for stopping by!
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- Stamps – Hero Arts “Swirl Christmas” set
- Star on top – Recollections adhesive glitter shapes
- Metal stickers – Mark Richards Cranberry metal
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Four”
- Cardstock – Bazzill Basics and B0Bunny Clover Dots
- Patterned paper – Melissa Frances “Kisses Under the Holly”
This is a simple card that shows off the swirly tree. That’s it! Thanks for the visit!
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- Stamps – Stampers anonymous Tim Holtz “Grunge Flakes” and Printworks “Happy Holidays”
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Fancy Tags Two”
- Snowflake embellishments – Creative Impressions “Large Shimmer Snowflakes”
- Brad – Making Memories “Black and White Shimmer Brads”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I used Ranger Distress inks for the background of this card, both for stamping the snowflakes and for coloring the cardstock/distressing the edges. It is always nice to get good and inky while making holiday cards! Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamp – Penny Black “Christmas Text”
- Border punch – Fiskars “Upper Crest”
- Corner punch – EK Success
- Patterned papers – BoBunny “Clover Dot” (left) and Basic Grey “Jovial: Crushed Velvet” (right)
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I did some distressing with Ranger Distress Inks on the border of the stamped image. The card design is simple to show off the fir bough image which can nearly stand alone. Thanks for visiting.
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- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Jovial: Flannel Pajamas”
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Christmas set”
- Sentiment sticker – Starform Stickers
- Star embellishment – Recollections
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I learned how to make this Origami tree on Operation Write Home a couple of months ago. I used Sketch #169 at Clean & Simple Stamping. This is a pretty sparkly card between the irredescent paper and the glittery star on top of the tree. Thanks for your visit.
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I’m excited because today I’m the featured cardmaker on the Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps Blog! Every Friday they select a different card-inclined person and show some of the cards they have made that have been shipped to the troops. It is always fun to see the different cardmaking styles and techniques we have in our community. I hope to share a card here later tonight, but I have to work late so I’m not sure if it will really happen! Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamp – Inkadinkado “Big Pattern Heart”
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Musical Flourish”
- Die cut – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Lacey Circles”
- Patterned paper – GCD Studios “Chianti Collection: Small Dots”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I was inspired by the current sketch at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps Sketch #98 and made this card as a result. I popped up the image and the die cut for a little dimension and inked all of the edges. This is a great sketch–I really like the potential for color-blocking with it. Thanks for stopping by!
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