Oldie Moldie Monday

On Sunday we had an event in Milwaukee for Operation Write Home to introduce people to the organization and making cards for our Heroes.  I made some kits to work on while I was at the event.  I did use some of my supply of paper.  Here is one kit.

The sentiment is a digital designed by Paula - an active Operation Write Home cardmaker.  She has several other digitals on her site.  I have a file saved with 6 of these on a sheet.  They fit perfectly in a spellbinders circle die I have.  I cut my other circles with the Silhouette - so much faster.

Here is my next kit.

This is a birthday card (duh - that is pretty obvious).  The paper is from Imaginisce.  I have an entire of birthday paper so I need to make some more cards out of it.

Too bad it is Monday.  The week ends go so fast.

Changito Visits Operation Write Home

My card for today uses some paper from Imaginisce (6 x 6 pad).  I had six of this cute monkey stamped so finished coloring the ornament and hat and booties to coordinate with the paper I was going to use for the card.  The sentiment strip is from one of the pieces of paper - I thought to was perfect for this image.

The card is based on the weekly sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

It also works for the challenge on Shopping Your Stash weekly challenge which is fur or feather - I do believe Mr. Changito qualifies for fur.

I made two of this card - they are going in my next Operation Write Home Box - which will need to be shipped in October sometime - I just sent a box of 50 today - if you look back in this weeks posts you can see I am already working on valentine cards.

Oldie Moldie Monday

Oldie Moldie Monday - time to show some love for your old supplies.  Last week I picked out this paper pad from Imaginisce called Enchanted.  I knew I had the birthday princess stamp from Hampton Arts so I already had my some ideas for this week.  I made a total of four cards.  I made one more Birthday Princess card  - the stripe is just a little different on each card.

SRM Stickers added the sentiment to the castle/carriage card.  A Hero Arts sentiment finishes off the bottom card.  I added some Basic Grey brads to the strip and to the center of the flowers.  See how I covered up that flower with the sentiment - I had 4 small brads.  There is a reason for my madness.

Enjoy your Monday.

Hero Arts, Imaginisce, and Merry Monday

I started this card last night working on the flower.  It is a clear stamp from Imaginisce - it also has the little holiday sentiment I used on last week's holiday card.  I stamped it on watercolor paper and embossed with brown embossing powder.  I then grabbed my distress inks and perfect pearls mist.  Swiped the inks on my mat, spritzed on some perfect pearls and started painting the poinsettia.  I just kept adding layers.  I wanted it to look very vintage.  The perfect pearls adds such a nice shimmer.  Each layer of the poinsettia was pop dotted on the card front.  I added the brownish pearl to the center.  The paper is an old collection from Cosmo Cricket - but it has some great papers in it.  The sentiment is by Hero Arts - three sentiments in the set - I think it will be one of my better purchases - I will get lots of use out of it for holiday cards for Operation Write Home.

The card is based on the Merry Monday Sketch Challenge on Always Playing With Paper.

Have a wonderful day - we will see if I can get the card that is in my head out onto the drawing board tonight.

Echo Park and Merry Monday

Second post this morning - but the deadline for the Merry Monday is noon today - so since I want to head out the door after a shower to get groceries - I wanted to get this posted.

Always Playing With Paper has a sketch challenge on Monday for holiday cards.  I don't always get a chance to play along but it is a great idea to get some cards made ahead of time. Here is the sketch.

This is a smaller card.  - 5 x 3.75 - and the reason I made it smaller is that I wanted to also enter the challenge on Moxie Fab for postage.  I knew I had a Santa stamp that looked like a postage stamp and wanted to use it - of course - it was small so it is matted and pop dotted on the circle to fit in with the design.    There is no name on the stamp so I have no idea who made it but the sentiment is by Imaginisce.  The pearls are from Michael's.  The paper is by Echo Park - Season's Greetings collection.

We R Memory Keepers, Hero Arts and Clean and Simple Stamping

I know it doesn't look clean and simple - but really it is - it is all paper - beautiful paper from We R Memory Keepers with a very vintage feel to it.  The flower is from Hero Arts - it is one of the stamp sets that has the coordinating die cuts.  The paper is so beautiful I just stamped it with VersaMark and clear embossed the flowers.  The gem is from Imaginisce.  The sentiment is also from Hero Arts.

The layout for the card is the sketch from Clean and Simple Stamping.  A very versatile sketch.  The card will be going in my Operation Write Home box.

Tomorrow is Friday - yeah - why do four day work weeks seem like 8 day work weeks.  Enjoy your evening - I had dinner and a beer with a friend tonight - felt good to unwind a little after work.

Happy Birthday Kristine

Wanted to share a birthday card I made for Kristine Johnson from Wisconsin who works on a cruise ship stationed out of Hawaii.  Oh my - I do feel so sorry for her.

The image is free from Melon Headz Illustrating.  The paper is by Imaginisce.

Enjoy your day.

Authentique, Imaginisce, and Operate Write Home Unite

Sunday - the time to get up and do the sketch on Operation Write Home's card blog Stars and Stamps - this way I get some mojo flowing for the day.

I started out with the bottom cards and they just did not come together - designs too large - or something to reflect the sketch but I was able to salvage the designs into some cards for my box.  So next I went to a new pad from Authentique.  Yummy blues - somewhat reminds me of tattered and worn denim with a touch of sunflower added to the mix.  Of course with any sketch and any patterned paper - you must work with the designs on the paper.  My sentiment maybe higher on the card but I did want to show two rows of the very popular chevron and that row had more yellow in it.  The stamp is from Hero Arts - a favorite one for Operation Write Home cards.  I was looking for a brad - and I found this perfect one - it is an old one from Imaginisce.  Unfortunately I did not have an oval that fit across the card the correct way.

Well the yard must be mowed today and hopefully get some groceries bought - we will see how the day goes.  Right now between work and stuff that needs to be done at home - I can not keep up but I will make it through. 

Have a wonderful day and I hoe you get to spend some time being creative - hopefully you get to be a REBEL and play along in some of the challenges.

Eat Cake Graphics, Freshly Made Sketches Come Together

Today's card features a stamp from Eat Cake Graphics. (7005-I Coneflowers)  I colored the image with my Copics.  This card will be for my Mom - have not added a sentiment yet - because I don't know if I will use it for Mother's Day or just a card to bring a little color into her day.  Pink is her favorite color.  Houndstooth is one of my favorite patterns along with argyle.  I have some friends who when they see argyle - think of me. 

The design for the card came from the weekly sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  A fun and versatile sketch.  I think tomorrow I may make a masculine card with the same sketch - I have a tractor digi image that I think would work on this sketch. 

Well I must go and finish up a St. Patrick's Day card to give to a co worker tomorrow.  I am making a rueben dip for a snack at work.  I put all the ingredients in a plastic container so tomorrow I will just get into work, throw it in the crock pot and wait to enjoy it.

Basic Grey and SRM Unite

Good evening - pure laziness is my reason for not posting last night - just didn't feel like it - I was busy making this birthday card.  Got out the new paper collection from Basic Grey - Out of Print - fun collection - love the colors and patterns in the collection - I found the 6 x 6 pad so I was very happy and then did buy a couple of the 12 x 12 sheets.  I buy 12 x 12's of the ones that I feel I would the most of - solids and certain prints which would make great backgrounds for cards. 

The design of the card is based on the weekly sketch posted on Saturday at Card Patterns.  I have not done a sketch for so long.  It really was fun.  Thanks Card Patterns for the great inspiration. 

Susan from SRM Stickers sent me a great care package from CHA - the new SRM Stickers - love - love - love them - thank you Susan and SRM - your thank you card will be made soon. 

The border on the card is a Martha Stewart punch that my friend Mary has - she punched me some white borders - I really like the border and glue dots (the minis) fit just perfect between the circles to help hold down the border.  The flower is a much reduced flower from Michael's.  By reduced - I tore it apart and only used two layers.  The great brad and metal in the middle of the flowers are old embellishments from Imaginisce - but they are so beautiful - I am glad I found them to finish off the center of my card.  The ribbon was from the dollar bin at Michael's.

Everyone have a wonderful evening - hopefully I will get another card made tonight or laid out.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Good Sunday afternoon - where does time fly - it seems I have not been too productive in the card making department lately. I was gone Saturday and came home early Sunday - so was a little tired - hard to be overly creative when you are tired. Do you have that kind of problem? I need to get some cards made. I need to make more cards for Operation Write Home - want to get a box sent in the next couple weeks - I have lots of spring cards in there - some are for Easter but some could be used for Mother's Day.

Today's card is based on the challenge at The Play Date Cafe - it is a color splash challenge - sometimes I have a hard time doing those challenges - but this one was pretty easy - it was one color - lilac - with a neutral color. I wanted to make my boss a good luck card - she is interviewing for a new job this week. The lilac paper is recycled - it is from a beautiful envelope folder - letter size - so I have enough to do a couple projects with. The flower is made from recycled tissue paper - I cut the paper with spellbinders and then hold them together with a brad and just wrinkle up each layer to give the flower dimension. I used the Stampin Up die cut and embossed it with a cuddlebug folder. I also die cut a flourish from a Sizzix die cut. Add a SRM sticker and you have a very simple but hopefully elegant card.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.

Card details:
Size: 4.25 x 5.5
Cuddlebug Embossing Folder
Die Cuts: Sizzix and Stampin Up
SRM Sticker
Imaginisce Brad

Tuesday, December 13, 2010

Good Tuesday morning – and may I stillsay BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR – actually I think I need to add some more RRRRR’s to that statement.

Here is the second card I made on Sunday are for my neighbors. If you wish to hear why the Raccoon – check out yesterday’s post.

The card is based on the sketch at Our Creative Corner. A very fun sketch. I could not find the brads I wanted to use – so I just colored some brads with a red copic – they turned out great (well I think they did). It is nice to know you can do things like that to get a perfect match.

Well it is time to get ready for work – potluck for the building today – I am making hot chicken sandwiches. Yum Yum. Everyone have a wonderful Monday and hope it is warm wherever you are located.

Card details:
Size: 4.5 x 6
Paper: Crate Paper
Die Cuts: Crate Paper
Stamp: Stampendous colored with Copics
SRM Stickers
May Arts twine
American Crafts button
Brads: Imginisce colored with Copics
Pop Dots

Wednesday, September 21, 2010

Good evening - today I am going to share a card I made for my neighbor - Hunter - I believe he celebrated his 9th birthday. Hunting is a big thing in his family so this totally fits Hunter. Last night he was hunting squirrels in my yard - his weapons of choice were rocks and walnuts.

Caardvarks has a challenge going on for Clean and Simple. For me this is a pretty clean and simple card. I guess it all depends on your definition of clean and simple. I can make a card that has 10/12 layers on it so this is pretty simple for me.

This Basic Grey paper group works well for a masculine card plus they are earthy enough to go well with the deer stamp. I like the one color stamping - easy peasey - no coloring required. I added some simple metal brads in two different sizes for a contrast finish. The addition of an SRM Happy Birthday sticker completes the birthday card.

Everyone have a productive evening - hopefully you get to be creative. Hmmm - I wonder if there is anything new I want to watch on TV tonight.

Card Details:

Size: 5 x 5

Paper: Basic Grey

Stamp: Penny Black

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink

Brads: Imaginisce

Sticker: SRM Stickers

Monday, September 13, 2010 Part 2

Oh my a second post today. Yes it is oldie moldie paper - I have had it for over a year.

Today's challenge on Operation Write Home is to do a challenge we haven't done yet - but it must be a card we made today. Luckily I played before I went to work this morning so just had to adhere the layers together tonight. So I can play along.

This card is based on the Sunday sketch at the Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps card blog. A fun sketch. Time to kick it in gear for the holiday cards. I love this little weiner dog carrying his gifts. Pretty easy to color also - have a couple more colored - so you will have to come back and see what I do with them.

On a side note - I did have a card published in the Just Cards Holiday issue that just came out - it was a card using this particular stamp and these papers.

Everyone enjoy your evening.

Card details:
Size: 4.25 x 5.5
Paper: Basic Grey pad found at Michael's
Stamp: I will have to come back and update this - stamp hiding from me - I hate that when it happens - and they do it all the time here at my house.
Brads: Imaginisce

Friday, September 10, 2010

Yeah it is Friday - I sure could use a 3 day week end at home to catch up. There is lots of fun online this week end to help celebrate Operation Write Home's birthday. Operation Write Home is having a celebration online this week end and so is Hero Arts - there should be so much fun out there for everyone to participate in and get some cards made for our heroes.

The card I have to share today is from the midweek throwdown on the Operation Write Home card blog - Stars and Stamps. The challenge was to make a fall based thank you card. I had this great paper from Imaginisce which makes creation of a card so easy.

Well I must go get ready for work. Everyone have a great day - hope some creativity comes your way - come back tomorrow to see my google eye card. I really like how it turned out.

Card Details:
Paper: Imaginisce
SRM Sticker
Sizzix Die Cut
May Art Twine

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Good evening - fall is in the air in Wisconsin - but you know pretty soon summer will return. I have oak trees so this year is a bounty crop of acorns. The squirrels are out in herds in the lawn gathering the nuts - I also have a walnut tree so this adds a tasty alternative to the acorn. I think I need to get out my squirrel stamp and make some cards.

I stopped in the scrapbook store today after a doctor appointment - they are starting to get their new Christmas and fall papers in. I love the colors of the fall papers. They had lots of new Prima paper in also - I did resist all the 6 x 6 pads. I was proud of myself.

The card I am sharing tonight uses a digital image designed by Sandy Allnock, founder of Operation Write Home. This is her dog Ciara. I printed the image too large to be able to use the sentiments created by Sandy also. Operation Write Home is celebrating their one year anniversary - stop over and check them out - make some cards - my goal is 30 for the month of September. I think I will make it. I am doing some multiples of cards. Usually most of my cards are one of a kind.

Everyone have a wonderful evening. I should do some housework also - YUCK.

Card Details:
Paper: Imaginisce, Cosmo Cricket, Bella Blvd
Image: Operation Write Home colored with Copics
SRM Sticker

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

I am having a little fun with Halloween - still working on those original two pieces of paper from Stemma. Add a dash of a couple other paper lines and you have a halloween card. I dug through my supplies and found the rub on from Imaginisce, love the addition of the hand stickers from SRM Stickers and gee - what is Halloween all about - but the candy.

Everyone enjoy your day - I am off to spend the day with a friend shopping. Should be great fun. You know I probably need some more paper - I did use a sheet up the other night.

Card Details:

Size: 4.25 x 5.5

Patterned Paper: Stemma, Bo Bunny, Basic Grey

Rub On: Imaginisce

Stickers: SRM Stickers

Stamp: Studio G colored with Copics

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Good Sunday afternoon - hope you are enjoying this day. The mugginess has left the area so it is just warm - I turned off the air to let some fresh air into the house. I can only stand the AC on so long. It may come back on for sleeping tonight but at least the house is aired out.

I managed to get some cardmaking done - so I will have something to post on the blog for a couple days. Maybe I can work on some more cards tonight. My daughter is coming to stay the night - she is heading to O Hare airport in the morning on her way to Taiwan. I have been working on dinner all day. I will cook enough for the week for me.

My three cards today are made for Operation Write Home. I have my second box almost ready to go - I ran out of envelopes - 70 envelopes in this box. These cards are the start of the next box. The paper for these cards are leftovers from a card made when my boss retired last year - had to use the paper - it has such fantastic colors. As you can see on several of the cards - I picked up on the circle motif in the patterned paper. The cool coupe image is a digital image that is part of the midweek challenge for Operation Write Home card blog. The image is from Ward's Images. Love the silver dots - reminds me of chrome on a car.

Everyone have a wonderful afternoon. Stop back tomorrow for Oldie Moldie Monday and to see more experiments with tissue paper flowers and a ruffle made from the same tissue paper.

Card Details:

Card size: 4.25 x 5.5

Pattern Paper: Kaiser Scrapbooking

Digital Image: Ward's Images

Sentiment stamp: Hero Arts

Sticker: SRM Stickers and Stampendou

Brads: Imaginisce

Silver dots: Colorbok

Friday, June 25, 2010

Good Friday evening - yeah it is Friday - the week end awaits us - hot and muggy here. I think it would be a good idea to stay inside and stay cool. I see the light at the end of the tunnel at work so that makes me feel even better.

Today's card is a birthday card for a July birthday. Trying to get ahead a little bit - I still have 2 May birthdays to make. This card started out as a sketch card but I did not like it - too much of the background was showing so once I layered all this stuff on top I was more happy with it. This container of Cosmo Cricket that I bought at Tuesday Morning is going to give me lots of fun cards. I did not have a cream colored flower so I put some white flowers in tea and made them a little creamy. I like how they turned out. I have seen where people color white flowers with their copics also. I will have to try that someday.

Well I am hungry and am going to go and try to eat a nice salad for dinner. Everyone enjoy your week end and I hope you find some time to be creative.

Card Details:
Size: 4.25 x 5.5
Paper, string, diecuts: Cosmo Cricket
Brad: Imaginisce
Sentiment Sticker: SRM Stickers

Thursday May 6, 2010

Prize Package for Monday Challenge


Sketch Challenge

If you are interested in winning the prize package - check out Monday's post.

It has been a busy week here so little creating has been done - I have lots of birthdays, graduations, Mother's Day, an anniversary, a new baby, etc this month for card making so I need to stay on task. Hopefully I can get another one made tonight. Without my ATG gun I don't feel like creating - I lost it - it and a container of project and supplies went for a ride on the top of my car - and it is not to be found. I ordered a new ATG gun today - I can not be without it.

Tonight's card is based on the sketch at A Crafty Little Place formerly known as Die Cuts R Us. This is a birthday card for one of the neighbor children - she will be turning 7 - she loves dogs - and I had bought this new Basic Grey paper - so thought it would be fun to make her card out of. Of course, I needed to make it look a little feminine - thus the bow and flowers. Notice the twine - that is what happens when you hurry - that should have been trimmed up - just on top of the ribbon - oh well. The card also counts in the challenge on SRM Stickers - celebrations.

The fun thing about this card is that is opens backwards - the first card I made for this family I accidently made that way - and now it is a tradition.

Everyone have a wonderful evening.

Card details:

4.5 x 6

Spellbinders

Paper - Basic Grey

Stamp - Michael's dollar stamp (old one) colored with Copics

SRM Sticker

Flower - Prima

Brad - Imaginisce