October 14, 2011

Card Patterns Sketch #136

By Yvonne

  • Bat image – Cosmo Cricket “Haunted” cardstock stickers
  • Candy accents – K&Company Spooktacular collection
  • Patterned papers – Rusty Pickle “Addams Family: Wednesday” and spiderweb paper from my stash (unknown)
  • Cardstock – Bazzill
  • Cuttlebug embossing folder – “Dots”
  • Raffia

Time to make Halloween cards! I used the Card Patterns Sketch #136 for this one. I was able to use a lot of bits and pieces, since I have so many for Halloween, to paper piece this card. Thanks for the visit and I’ll see you soon.

 

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October 13, 2011

CDAC Progressive Challenge #4

By Yvonne

  • CDAC Digital Stamp – by Daisy Doodles – colored with Copic markers
  • Sentiment stamp – Inkadinado “Greetings: Follow your dreams”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill
  • Die cuts – Spellbinders Nestabilities – “Standard Circles, Large” and “Lacey Circles”

This was one of the images from the Crafters Digital Art Challenges current progressive challenge I’m participating in. It was hand drawn by Julie Ball at Daisy Doodles and I colored it with Copic markers. There are a lot of different things you can do with this image and it is fun to color. Thanks for stopping by.

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October 8, 2011

Operation Write Home – Christmas Card Challenge

By Yvonne

  • Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas “Candyland Christmas”
  • Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Jovial: Pomegranate” (red) and Echo Park Paper Company “Garland” (green)
  • Cardstock – WorldWin

I made this card for the Operation Write Home Christmas Card Challenge. I colored the penguins with Copic markers and inked the edges of the green and red pieces with Charcoal ColorBox Chalk ink. Thanks for stopping by.

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October 6, 2011

Card Patterns Sketch #135

By Yvonne

 

  • Patterned Paper – Authentique “Diffused”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill
  • Border Punch – EK Success
  • Stamp – Kodomo, Inc. – “Best Wishes”
  • Musical Note Brads – Accent Depot
  • Die cuts – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Deckled Rectangles Large” and “Standard Circles Large”

I used the Card Patterns Sketch #135 to make this card. It is a birthday card for Trenton’s music teacher, Mr. Friesen. It was fun to use the musical note brads on this one. Thanks for the visit!

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October 3, 2011

CPS Sketch #238

By Yvonne

 

  • Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas “TuTu Much” clear set
  • Patterned papers – Paper Salon “Sorbet: Tangerine” and BoBunny “Turquoise Flourish”
  • Die cut – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Labels Seventeen”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

I made this card using the current sketch at Card Positioning System: CPS Sketch #238. I used the great bunny set from The Cat’s Pajamas (and they aren’t even penguins!). The image is colored with Copic markers. Thanks for your visit and I’ll see you soon.

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October 2, 2011

Operation Write Home – Sketch #88

By Yvonne

  • Stamps – Inkadinkado “Borders Mini” set (pumpkin border) and Memory Box “Fall Combo” (sentiment)
  • Patterned papers – American Crafts “Autumn Hollow” and “Autumn Harvest”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

I made this Fall card using the OWH Sketch #88. This is a great sketch for creating cards quickly and featuring matching patterned papers. I added the sentiment on a separate little piece so I could feature the pumpkin stamp in the center. Thanks for visiting.

 

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October 1, 2011

OWH – World Cardmaking Day Bloghop

By Yvonne

Welcome and Happy World Cardmaking Day! I hope you’ve been enjoying the bloghop so far, if you are participating. There are lots of cards to see! I’ve made a snowy, penguin Christmas card for your viewing pleasure today. The stamped image is colored with Copic markers in some pretty untraditional Christmas colors. Kind of fun and I felt compelled to use some of my penguin stamps! If you’d like to see more snow cards, visit my previous posts from this week (scroll down). I’ve kind of been on a roll!

  • Stamps – Art Impressions “Sledding Penguins” and The Cat’s Pajamas “Penguin Christmas” (sentiment)
  • Patterned paper – My Mind’s Eye “Colorful Christmas Snowflake Stripes” (both sides of single sheet)
  • Snowflake embellishments – Dress It Up “Itty Bitty Snowflakes”
  • Ribbon – American Crafts

I used a Card Positioning Systems sketch from the book, Cardmaker’s Sketchbook: Ideas to Inspire Creative Card Design. Thanks for stopping by, and please hop on to the numerous other blogs by clicking on the Blog Hop graphic at the top of this post.

To learn more about Operation Write Home, please check out their blog. There are thousands of cardmakers across the nation who create quality cards and OWH shippers send them overseas–to all branches of the military who are deployed outside of the United States. You can find guidelines, inspiration, card challenges, and much more at the Stars and Stamps Blog at OWH. If you would like to help with the shipping costs for this effort, please click here to submit donations or mail donations to:

Operation Write Home
35205 13th Pl SW
Federal Way, WA 98023

Please include your email address with your check so that you will receive a receipt.

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September 30, 2011

Clean & Simple Sketch #159

By Yvonne

  • Epoxy Eyelet Charms – Making Memories “Snowflakes”
  • Stamp – Inkadinkado “Silhouettes: Holiday Greetings”
  • Patterned paper – BoBunny “Snowy Serenade Sparkles”
  • Ribbon – May Arts
  • Embossing Folder – Cuttlebug “Snowflakes”

I used the current sketch: Sketch 159 at Clean and Simple Stamping to design this card. I used the snowflake charms with the textured paper created with the embossing folder. The real experiment was stamping directly on the ribbon. The ink bled a little bit, but it wasn’t an entirely failed science experiment! I like the simplicity of the design, yet there is a lot going on with all of the snowflake elements. Thanks for visiting.

 

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September 29, 2011

Card Patterns Sketch #134

By Yvonne

  • Stamps – Studio G “Snowflakes” and The Cat’s Pajamas “Penguin Christmas” (snow days)
  • Patterned papers – BoBunny Back to Backs “Dots” papers
  • Cardstock – Bazzill
  • Cuttlebug embossing folder – “Textile”
  • Border punch – EK Success “Open Scallop”
  • Pearls – KaiserCraft
  • Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Classic Scallop Rectangles”

This card was made based on the Card Patterns Sketch #134, the current sketch there. I’m going through a little snow phase this week (more to come), so forgive me! It is a little early, but since many of my cards go to the troops via Operation Write Home, I have to ship them off pretty early. Thanks for the visit.

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September 24, 2011

OWH Birthday Bash – Anything Goes!

By Yvonne

  • Image – Apple Bowl – Glitterbabes c/o CDAC Progressive Freebie Challenge
  • Patterned papers –  Paper Pizzazz (Hot Off the Press) “Crackle” and Imaginisce “Moroccan Chic”
  • Die Cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Nine”
  • Hemp cord – Darice

This is a digital image colored with Copic markers. The image is from Glitterbabes and I received it via the CDAC website (see above) from the CDAC Progressive Freebie Challenge. I am also showing this as part of the OWH Birthday Bash Anything Goes, sponsored by Michelle’s Scrapbooking and More. I’ve been working on these challenges simultaneously. Thanks for stopping by.

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