These cards were made using the Origami necktie tutorial at Operation Write Home Stars & Stripes blog. There is a shortage of Father’s Day cards going over to the troops, so the challenge is to make at least 5 necktie cards and send them off to the shippers. My son, Trenton, is a master at Origami, so he made all of the ties and I made the shirts and put them together! Teamwork! Here is a closer look at a couple of them:
- Origami paper – Aitoh rice paper
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Brads – star and screw brads by Creative Impressions, Inc., mini-buttons by Making Memories, other brads by American Crafts and Lasting Impressions
Thanks for helping out, Trenton!
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- Stamp – Inkadinkado0 – Happy Birthday Flourish Frame
- Patterned paper – DCWV “Dragonfly Flower”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Ribbon – May Arts
Thanks for stopping by. This card was created based on the Clean and Simple Sketch #139.
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- Patterned papers – Basic Grey – Hello Luscious “Raspbetty Syrup” and BoBunny “Coffee Ledger”
- Cardstock die cuts – K & Company
- Scallop circle – The Papercut
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Pearls and gems – Hero Arts “Earth Mixed Accents”
This card was created using the Card Positioning Systems sketch #216.
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- Patterned papers – Melissa Frances “Betty Ann” (dots) and “Geraldine” (flourishes)
- Stamp – Impression Obsession “Thinking of You”
- Silver stickers – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Ribbon – May Arts
I used the current sketch (Sketch Challenge #67) at Operation Write Home to create this card. It is very simple and versatile. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamp – Hero Arts from the “Antique Engravings” clear set
- Patterned papers – SEI “Couture” collection: “pique” and “chintz”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Rhinestone flowers – Kaisercraft
- Ribbon – May Arts
This card was inspired by Sketch 113 at Card Patterns.
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- Stamps – Hero Arts Cleardesign “Cupcakes” set (both cupcake and sentiment)
- Patterned cardstock – ki memories “Flourish” collection
- Solid cardstock – Bazzill
- Die cut – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “standard circles large”
- Border punch – EK Success “Swiss Cheese”
- Colored pearls – Kaisercraft
- Ribbon – May Arts
- The cupcake image is colored with Sakura Gelly Roll pens with some the flower accented with a Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze pen.
This was a new challenge for me: Mojo Monday. This particular sketch is Mojo Monday Week 188. I chose to do a square card as opposed to a round card. I didn’t have the energy to try to cut a circle large enough for the card with my circle cutter! Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamp – Magenta Limited Edition Cat of the Month Series “Blondie”
- Patterned papers – Memory Box “Echo” collection
- Flowers – Prima
- Button (flower center) – Basic Grey stitched brads
- Cardstock – Bazzill
This card is designed using the Operation Write Home Sketch #66. Because my flower was a little lumpy, my scan isn’t the best. This is a simple sketch that works well with a fairly large image. This kitty looks very much like the “outside” cat we feed. Thanks for checking-in.
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- Stamps – Memory Box “Leaf Canopy” and Inkadinkado “Expressions” clear set: Best Wishes
- Patterned papers – Crate Paper – “Pink Plum Collection” (image is stamped on this) and My Mind’s Eye “Green Deco”
- Button – Webster’s Pages Sparklers
- Ribbon – American Crafts
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I based this card on the latest Clean and Simple sketch (#137). I used my new Memory Box leaf stamp for the first time on this–twice! Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – Hero Arts – “Garden Silhouette” and Northwoods “For You”
- Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye “Stella Rose” collection
- Edger punch – EK Success “Abstract Flower”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Ribbon – May Arts
This card is based on the latest sketch at Card Patterns: #112. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamp – Just for Fun “Birthday Definition”
- Patterned paper – “Gabrielle Unwritten” and “Coffee Dot” by BoBunny
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Buttons – Jesse James & Co.
This card was based on Sketch 111 on Card Patterns. I was a few hours too late in getting into the challenge (two weeks in a row), but the sketch worked out well for this card.
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