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- Stamp – from Penny Black “Delicate Florals” set and Judikins “Calligraphic Flourish”
- Die cut – made from Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Four”
- Rhinestones – Me & My Big Ideas
- Patterned cardstock – Bo Bunny “Passion Fruit Flourish”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I like fancy fold cards, but seldom take the time to make them. I had made a card like this and held onto it as a “template” so I could remember how to do it again! So I’m not sure if this particular accordion fold has a special name, but I call this an offset accordion fold! There is really nothing fancy about the process, but having an unusual fold does make the card seem kind of fancy. I stamped the Judikins flourishes all over the flourish cardstock to tie in some of the orange from the floral image. I colored the Penny Black tulip with Copic markers and used the larges die in my set for the image, so I had to trim the orange cardstock around it to give it a little frame and a little more weight both visually and to stand up to the folds. This is a birthday card for one of my stamping buddies. Thank you for stopping by today!
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- Image – from patterned paper – Reminisce “Christmas Collage”
- Patterned paper – Reminisce “The Magic of Christmas”
- Cardstock – BoBunny “Evergreen Dot” and WorldWin
- Flowers – BoBunny “Rejoice Petals”
- Flower center – Hero Arts “Foliage Dots”
Welcome to the 2012 World Cardmaking Day blog hop at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps! We are sharing Winter and Winter holiday cards featuring an OWH sketch at every stop.
I used OWH Sketch #123 for this card, which is one of my favorites! This card has a vintage look with an old fashioned Santa. Enjoy yourself this weekend hopping from blog-to-blog for inspiration and maybe a chance for some goodies. Speaking of which, I will be randomly drawing the name of one lucky person who leaves a comment this weekend. Because I do love the dots, I will be sending a 6 X 6″ BoBunny Double Dot Designs Bold and Bright paper pad! Here’s what it looks like:
Please leave a comment for a chance to win this paper pad. Thanks for visiting today and enjoy the hop! Click on the blog hop image below to get back to the master list o’ links for the blog hop.
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- Digital Image – Crafter’s Digital Art Center #20, by Priscilla Styles
- Patterned paper – SEI “Bronze Chevron”
- Sticker – Little Yellow Bicycle “Trick or Treat” Clear Stickers
- Cardstock – Bazzill
Here is a Halloween kitty for you. This image is featured at CDAC and is the current image provided for the CDAC 20th Progressive Freebie Challenge. It was created by Priscilla Styles. I colored it with Copic markers and layered it on some Halloween-y colored papers. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas “Smells Like Cake” clear set
- Dies – Spellbinders Nestabilities – Classic Ovals and Lacey Ovals
- Border punch – EK Success
- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Lime Rickey” 6 X 6″ pad
- Buttons – Buttons Galore and More – “Vintage Button Bonanza” and Stampin’ Up “Designer Brights Collection”
- Flower punch – EK Success
- Cardstock – Bazzill
Wow. It is sort of amazing that in a year and a half of having this blog, this is my 300th post! So that is 300 cards! Woo Hoo!
This challenge was to follow a specific recipe at 365 Cards for Day 210 for a Surprise Guest Spot. The recipe is:
4.25 x 5.5 card
1 Stamped image (digi or rubber)
5 buttons
3 different ribbons
1 patterned paper
Sentiment
The real challenge for me in following this recipe was the three different ribbons on one fairly small card. It is fun to follow a specific recipe and see what I can come up with. Thanks for stopping by!
Leave a comment | tags: basic grey, cardmaking, Cat's Pajamas, die cuts, spellbinders, stamping | posted in 365 Cards, Birthday, Challenges, TCP
- Stamps – Hero Arts “Sweet Owls”
- Patterned papers – MME “Reunion” collection
- Die – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Seventeen”
- Large paper punches – Marvy Oval Mega and Giga Punches
- Border punch – Martha Stewart
- Embossing Folder – Sizzix “Bohemian Lace” set
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I used Sketch #139 at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps to make this card. It was fun to use this owl set and kind of match up the colors with the papers. I colored the owl and branch with Copic markers and popped up the owl oval with dimensional adhesive. I rounded the top corners of the card base to repeat the rounded corners on the die cut. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.
2 Comments | tags: cardmaking, die cuts, embossing, fauna, stamping | posted in Challenges, OWH
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Periphery” collection
- Dimensional stickers – K&Company “Flora and Fauna Typewriter Keys”
- Stamp – from the Stampin’ Up “Sincere Salutations” set
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I made this card using the 365 Cards color challenge for Day 205. The challenge is to use these colors:
I decided to use the current sketch at Card Positioning Systems (CPS) for their challenge #284. The bird and egg typewriter keys steal the show on this card and tied into the color scheme well. Thanks for visiting.
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- Digital image – Dover Publishing
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Decorative Tile Set”
- Patterned papers – SEI Entrada Collection: “Beni Savanna, Goblet, and Etosha Plain”
- Dies – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Standard Circles Large”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Pens – Sakura Gelly Roll Sparkle Pens
I created this card using the current sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches for Challenge #53. I recently purchased some really nice SEI papers with copper foil in the patterns. It seemed perfect for the background strips for this sketch. I added sparkle to the digital image as well, but coloring the butterfly with the Sakura sparkly gel pens. I added some additional sparkle around the image with some faux stitched dots. Thanks for visiting today.
3 Comments | tags: butterflies, cardmaking, digital stamps, embossing | posted in Challenges, Freshly Made
- Stamps – Lawn Fawn “Critters in the Snow” clear set and EK Success “Christmas” multi-stamp
- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Figgy Pudding”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I used Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps sketch #138 for this card. It features a polar bear and snowflake from the Lawn Fawn “Critters in the Snow” clear stamp set. I colored the bear with Copic markers and layered the stamped elements with cardstock, popping up the polar bear. This is a very simple card that shows off the cute little bear.This will be a nice Christmas card to ship to OWH. It may be my first Christmas card of the season! Thanks for visiting today.
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- Digital image – Bugaboo Digi Stamps
- Rubber stamp – Stampendous “Tiny Acorns”
- Die cuts – made with Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Fifteen”
- Paper punch – Punch Bunch Oak Leaf
- Patterned paper – BoBunny “Apple Cider”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I needed to make a fun card for my son’s birthday this year, which is on Tuesday. He likes squirrels, so this image seemed to be a good fit! I used Sketch #14 to celebrate Freshly Made Sketches’ first anniversary and challenge to use any sketch from the past year. I colored the squirrel with Copic markers and the acorns with Sakura gel sparkle pens. Happy Anniversary, Freshly Made Sketches and Happy Birthday, Trenton! Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – Inkadinkado “Pumpkin Swirl Mini” and Memory Box “Fall Combo”
- Kraft paper
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust pen – Copper star
- Embossing powder – Stampendous matte clear
I made a clean and simple card for the 365 Cards Day 196 Challenge: Keep It Simple. Truly clean and simple cards can be quite a challenge. I decided to make a Fall card with lots of white space. I stamped the pumpkin with orange pigment ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder to give it some texture. The faux stitching with the sparkly gel pen tied the elements together a bit. Thanks for visiting today.
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