Happy Birthday Card - Feminine

It has been forever since I have posted a card.  I have been busy, just running around like crazy.  I have started lots of things, but haven't finished many of what I have started.  It is time to get back on track, and finish something.

I designed this card around a Inkadinkado, Inc. stamp by Nancy Cole.  I just love the sisters sitting on the dock together.  I colored it in using water color pencils.

The designer paper is by K&Company: SW Botanical and I found it at my local Michaels store.  I mounted it on coordinating color of card stock to make it pop, and added ink to the edges for dimension. 

The sun flower dimensional stickers are by Jolee's botique.  While I like the way they look, I don't think I would use them again on a card.  There is adhesive on the sticker along with the pop dot, and it doesn't stick down very well.  This allows for the sticker to attach to other parts of the card or items included with the card.  

The sentiment was created in Microsoft Word and printed on vellum.  I used the stickers to hide the adhesive.

This card is being presented for the following challenge:

Celebrate the Occasion:  Challenge #70-Happy Birthday

I hope you have enjoyed my card.  As always, I look forward to your visit and comments. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a Wonderful day!

Happy Anniversary - Dragon Flys & Neutral Colors

What a wonderful, dreary, rainy Summer day here in Georgia.  Despite the weather, I hope that today finds you all well.  I am enjoying working on my cards and crafts, while being safe and dry from the weather outside.  My cats are even lazier than usual.  They are lounging about the house taking advantage of the cooler weather. 

Following is a card I made for my daughter and son in-law for their anniversary.  I like the poem as it celebrates the love found in each others hearts.

I found the poem on-line, and for the life of me cannot find where I saved the sites address.  I tried searching on it and found a dozen or more possible sites. (Apparently this is a popular sentiment)  There is a good chance it was on this site as I have used them before.  I find their layout easy to read.

I used brown card stock to make the 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card base.  

The dragon fly paper is by K&Company: SW Botanical and I found it at my local Michaels store.  Always remember to check their site for their weekly coupon before leaving the house.  I can usually find a 40% off of one regularly priced item, and sometime I am lucky and find an even better one.  I also signed up for their rewards card program and get extra savings and offers delivered to my e-mail.  (I don't receive anything from Michaels, just want to share with you ways for extra savings) 

The brown ribbon is by the Ribbon Boutique.  I wanted to add something else to the front of the card, but everything I tried seem to distract from the ribbon and paper.  So, in the end I left it as is. 

On the inside of the card I added patterned papers, and card stock from my stash.  I try to use every scrap of paper and tend not to throw anything out.  Eyelets were added to the border for some dimension.   I printed the sentiment on a piece of vellum and attached it to the card by piercing the paper and sewing it on with embroidery floss, also from my stash.

All of the paper pieces, except for the vellum were distressed using a Studio G brown stamp pad. (at Michaels for a $1)

This card is being presented for the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge Blog   Challenge 66- Things with Wings

Creative Craft Challenges2  Anything Goes

LEJ Designs Challenge Blog  Challenge 2 - Things with Wings

Top Tip Tuesday  Challenge 76- Clean & Simple

Bunny Zoe's Crafts  Challenge 23- Ribbon or Twine

Always Crafting  Creative Monday Challenge #7 - Anything Goes
Make it Monday  # 88 with Bugaboo Stamps - Anything Paper Craft
Paper Pretties  Challenge PWC205 - Anniversary Card

Thank you for stopping by to visit.  I hope you enjoyed my card.

The kids loved the card, and enjoyed their diner spent with me and their Aunt Trudy.  I wish we could visit more, but the distance can make it a long trip.

Have a wonderful day!

Toy Chest from Hambo Stamps

Good day!  It has been cooler these last couple of days, with rain showers off and on.  While the rain has helped disperse the pollen blanketing the city, it has done nothing to cheer up my mood.  It is days like this I am even more thankful for my craft room full of sunshine...aka crafty goodness and supplies.

I love this digi stamp Toy Chest from Hambo Stamps.  I colored it with watercolor pencils and used a small amount of water to blend the colors.  I didn't include a sentiment because I feel it could be used for so many different themes.  However, it seems to scream 'Missing You!' to me.

I used kraft card stock to make the A2 size card base.  ( 4 1/4" x 5 1/2")  The paper for the mats are from my scrap pile.  I believe the patterned paper is from a Recollections paper pad, and the lined card stock is from Creative Memories.  I am not sure about the green card stock or the brown print paper.  I added the eyelets to the green plaid, then after mounting to the kraft card stock I didn't like the way the kraft paper showed through.  I added gold glitter glue to the center of the eyelets and am really happy with the way they turned out.  They look like a decorative button with a glass center. I finished the card off with a black ribbon.  

This card will be presented for this weeks Hambo Hoedown 62 "Four of Something"  four mats for the image.

Thank you for stoping by to visit.  I hope you enjoyed my card.

Have a wonderful day!

You Hold the Key to My Heart - Make Over

 Good Day!  I hope you are all doing well.  It is a beautiful spring day here.  The sun is shinning brightly and the sky is a brillant blue.  The cats are loving looking out the windows.  They are enjoying watching the birds and the squirrels.

I am sharing a card that I remade.  The original card was really sad.  I should of taken a before picture to post - but I really didn't like it. 

Butterflies are really popular now.  I found this gorgeous ribbon with the butterflies and post marks at my local craft store.  Not sure which one, either Hobby Lobby or Michaels.  Both are wonderful stores and have weekly coupons for 40% off. The coupons are easily found on their websites to be printed off as you need them.   I never buy anything from them without a coupon.

The original card had too much going on.  Also, I had tried my hand at paper flowers.  While they turned out it was just too much for a card, especially if you plan on sending it through the USPS. Anything over a 1/4" costs extra.

The designer papers are from the Recollections All Season Paper Pad.  The green and silver papers are from my left over pieces of paper scrap stash.  I fussy cut the butterfly out of  the designer paper and mounted it on a heavy card stock so I could use foam tape to pop it up and off of the page.

I finished off the inside with the same designer paper to give it a nice sunny feeling.  Looking at the picture reminds me I need to take some ink to the edges.  The white card is too blaring white against the green.

Thank you for visiting.  I hope you enjoyed my card and was able to draw some inspiration from it.

Take care and have a wonderful day!

Lighthouse in Water Color - Masculine Card Idea

I have used this light house stamp before.  It is one of my favorites to use.  I suppose that is because it is one of my mom's stamps from when she was making and selling them, and my guy loves anything nautical.  He and I have climbed and photographed a number of lighthouses here on the east coast.

I chose blue card stock and incorporated the oranges from my sun rise as accent papers.  I feel the kraft card stock was a nice neutral color and tied the blue and oranges together nicely.

I decided not to use a sentiment so the card would be more versatile.  I love the 3 brads on the front of the card, but did not like them on the inside of the card.  So I followed up with a stripe on the inside of the card to help hide this.  Since the card stock is dark, I added the ledger paper on the inside for handwriting your favorite sentiments and/or memories.  

What do we do at the sea shore?  Collect sea shells!  So I thought it would be cute to add a sea shell to the inside as hidden surprise.

This card will be presented for:

Frosted Designs  Fabulous Friday Challenge - Kraft Paper

Polka Doodles    Week 10 - Giveaway...lets hear it for the Boys!

Totally Paper Craft  Challenge 107 - My Favorite Things

Wags 'n Whiskers  Challenge 74: Spring Break

Thank you for stoping by to visit.  I hope you enjoyed my card and were able to draw some inspiration from it.

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday in Violet--

Purples and violets are some of my favorite colors.  I believe that one look at these cards, and most will agree too.  I love the way the colors compliment each other.

I used paint sample cards for my embellishment squares.  I don't remember where I first saw these used, but have been wanting to incorporate them in a card for awhile.  The best part is that they are already laid out in complementary colors for you.  I used the squares on a card and the negatives on a second card.

I chose complimentary colors from my left over paper stash to mount the squares on.  The dark purple is a plain paper, while the lighter purple has white polka dots on it.  I chose the white vellum with purple polka dots to print a sentiment on.

I printed the sentiment and flowers, using Microsoft Word, onto the vellum paper.  I attached it to the first card using eyelets, and to the second card using my Xyron Creative Station.  I love to use my Xyron for many things, but did not like the way the sentiment turned out this time.  So I just took a cropped picture of the  second card so you could see how I used the negatives from the squares on the second card.

Both cards were finished with a purple satin bow.  I like to use Loctite Crafter's Indoor-safe adhesive for this.  It is a gel that dries clear, and the ribbon is firmly attached.  I found mine at Hobby Lobby, but was not able to find it on the Loctite site for you. 

I finished the inside of the cards with a light purple paper and Wishing You Love vellum stickers from Annette Allen Watkins PrintWorks.  However, these are dated 2001 so are probably not available.  Sorry, I just loved these stickers so much I have been hanging onto them and plan on using every last sticker on the 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper they came on.  The bad news for me is there are just a few left. 

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Card Positions Systems sketch #255 

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #70 Clean and Simple

The Pink Elephant TPE138 Let's See Those Layers

The Poodles Parlour Birthday Challenge

Clearly i Stamp Clearly Inspired Challenge #47 (CIC47) Anything Goes

Thank you for stoping by.  I hope you enjoyed my project and perhaps learned something new.

Have a Wonderful Day!

Today is for Animals...

Good Day.  I hope that today finds you safe and comfortable.  While it is a grey dreary day here, I am blessed to be safe and warm here at home.

Following are two completely adorable cards using digi stamps of animals.  I love the bright warm yellows used with the bird, and the cool comfortable blues used with the donkey.

This first card uses an image from Doodle Pantry.  He is called Happy Bird, and it definitely shows.  He just happens to be one of their free digis.  Go ahead and give him a try.  But be forewarned,  their images are so cute and easy to use, you will be perusing their line  and filling your cart up in no time flat.

I colored this little guy using water color pencils (no water used), and then outlined him with a black marker.  I use an assortment of chalk colors to fill in the back ground and create a nice summer sky effect.  The paper and embellishments are scraps from my stash.  The inside of the card is finished off bright and cheery too.  Definitely makes me want to have a Tweet Day!

Tweet Day - Front-

This little guy is being presented for the following challenges:

Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge - Use a Doodle Pantry Image
Alphabet Challenge Blog Y for You can Choose
Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog Challenge #56 Let's Think Hot
Simply Create Too Challenge #4 Layers Layers and More Layers
Ginger Snap Creations GC132: Color Challenge - Soft Yellows and White
Ginger Snap Creations GC134: Spicy Supply Challenge - Ribbon
Party Time Tuesdays Challenge Blog  Challenge #50-  Feathered friends

Tweet Day - Inside - 

Tweet - Ribbon

Tweet - Flower

Next up is this adorable little donkey.  He is a digi by Meljen's Designs called Sweet Little Donkey.  He reminds me of a stuffed animal for a baby.  So soft, warm and adorable.  Be sure to check out her site and designs also.   You will not be disappointed as there are so many cute designs to be had.

This little guy is printed on Kraft card stock and then colored with watercolors.  They didn't take too long to dry, and I really like the deep rich feel of chalks it gives.  I outlined him with a black marker so he would stand out against the brown paper.  He looks a little cross-eyed...but not as bad as it could be.  Eyes are not my forte.   The paper edges are inked with Studio g Chalks Ink (a dollar at my local  Michaels store) and the papers are from my scrap stash.  The inside is finished off with the same papers.  The recipient will definitely know that they are cherished, loved and being thought of fondly.

Donkey - Front - Water Colored

I would like to present him for he following challenges:

Meljen's Designs Challenge #92 Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant  Challenge TPE131 Favorite Colors (Blues)

Stampin for the Weekend Challenge 24 Out with the old

Donkey - Inside

Donkey - Inside

Donkey - Water Colored

Thank you for stoping by to visit.  I hope you enjoyed my cards.  Thanks for the lovely comments, I enjoy reading them and visiting your sites too.

  

Have a wonderful day!

Stamped Christmas Cards in Reds and Greens...

Good Day,  It has been a while since my last post and I have a lot to share.  It has been so busy here, I feel like I don't know if I am coming or going.  

These are the first Christmas cards I have made for Christmas 2012.  I received a large box of rubber stamps from my mother just before Christmas.  Before she became ill, she had quite a collection of stamps.  She ran a home business making and selling stamps.  So not only were there mounted stamps in the box, she sent a ton of unmounted stamps from all occasions.  I am planning on sorting through them, making sets, and selling them.

I am really happy with the way these cards came out.  They are some of my favorite Christmas cards I have made.  I just love the deep greens and reds in the papers.

These three cards will be presented for the ABC Christmas Challenge - "A" Anything for Christmas.  Be sure to check out their blog if you like challenges.  The best part, by the time Christmas rolls around, you should be more than ready to send your Christmas cards to family and friends.  

Let it Snow Card - Front

Let it Snow Card - Inside

Merry Christmas - Front

Merry Christmas - Inside

Joyous Christmas - Front

Joyous Christmas - Inside

Paper: Recollections All Season Paper Pad
           Red & White Card stock
           Fiskars & Cloud 9 Designs Christmas Kit
           Scraps from my stash

Ink:     Versa Mark Watermark Stamp Pad
            Impress Black

Ribbons are from my stash no manufacturer listed

Embellishments: Fiskars & Cloud 9 Designs Christmas Kit (stickers)
                           Making Memories (eyelets)

Stamps:   Recollections
                and from my mothers inventory

Thanks again for stoping by to visit. I hope you have enjoyed my cards.  Hope to see you again soon.

Have a wonderful day!

Boo to You Too!

What a wonderful Autumn afternoon.  I have really enjoyed my day.  It is hard to believe that we are half way through October.  At this rate, in no time at all it will be a new year.  

Here is another Halloween card I would like to share with you.  This little mummy is another Hambo Stamps digital image.  I received this image for free by participating in last weeks challenge.

This weeks challenge at the Hambo Hoedown is a color challenge.  It is difficult to tell from this picture, however I have used orange, green, purple and black to meet the challenge.  The purple just didn't want to photograph.  

Front

The mummy was printed on a light grey card stock and then colored in with chalks.  The Boo paper is from my stash and unfortunately didn't have a manufacture  listed on it.  Purple, green and orange card stock were used to mount the images on.  The sentiment was then mounted using dimensional foam tape.  Two eyelets were used to thread the black ribbon through for a bow.  I then hung a scary bat sticker from Frances Meyer on the bow.  The inside of the card is decorated using the same papers and stickers with the addition of some spiders from the Recollections All Seasons Papers Pad.  

Inside

Thanks for stopping by to take a look and thank you for all of your wonderful comments.

Have a wonderful day!

Just you and me babe...

Good day.  I started out with a lot of plans for cards this last week. However, I was only able to accomplish a few of them.  I would like to share the two cards for babies that I completed this week.

Both cards used a digi stamp from Meljen's Designs.  If you are not familiar with her designs, be sure to hop on over and check out her site. She has some really cute stamps, great design ideas and some wonderful challenges too.

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This first card will be presented at Meljen's Designs for  challenge #80 -Use a ribbon.  And Tuesday Throwdown's challenge #70 -To "Think Pink" this week.

I used water color pencils for the Mother Cat and kittens.  The sentiment was designed in Microsoft Word. While I am not sure on the makers of the papers or ribbon, the good news is that I used up a bit more of my 'left over' paper stash.

I used the same papers to decorate the inside of the card.  The buttons were found in the $1 bins at my local Target store.  They were all ready to go with thread and adhesive.

Inside

This second image, Giraffe's Necktie, is also colored using water color pencils.  I like the look of the water colors, and I just haven't gotten the hang of markers.  You would think that the markers would be easier to use, but alas, not for me.  

Front

I used Martha Stewart card stock to create a gate fold card.  It ended up an A9 size (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") since I didn't size the giraffe correctly. Luckily I just happened to have an envelope to fit, as I had purchased a box of pastel envelopes awhile back at my local Target store.

Inside

The giraffe was mounted on a smaller piece of card stock, 7 1/2" x 4 1/2" and then adhered to the right side of the gate fold.  When the card is closed, it makes for a nice frame around the giraffe.  The designer baby print paper is GCD Studios, Chic BeBe, foof-a-la.  The white ribbon is from my stash.  The rocking horse ribbon is Decorative Trim from my local Hobby Lobby.  The sentiment was again printed using Microsoft Word.

I hope you were able to find a bit of inspiration today and have enjoyed my cards.  

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and visit. Your comments are wonderful and I enjoy reading all of them.

Have a wonderful day!

Three's a Charm...

Good afternoon.  I wish I could say that it is a lovely Fall day here today.  Unfortunately it is a dreary Monday filled with rain and cloudy skies.  I haven't seen much of the sun today at all.  On the bright side, our lawn needed it and is looking such a lovely green. Yes, even in October.

It has been a busy weekend and a busy day.  So I am going to share three cards that I have put together over the weekend and the challenges they go with.

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The first is a lovely Autumn colored card.  I just love the browns and oranges.  The lovely poem is a digi by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff and the sentiment inside was designed and printed using Micro Soft word.  (It looks so much better than my handwriting!)  The sentiments were printed on kraft card stock.  The printed paper is from the Recollections All Seasons Pad, and the brown card stock is from my stash. The brown organza ribbon is by Ribbon Boutique. 

Inside

I am presenting this card for both the Sew Many Cards Challenge # 70 which asks us to use burnt orange, yellow and brown.  It is hard to see with the photograph, but there is some yellow in the print and the vellum is yellow.  Also, Stamping for the Weekend Challenge #18 is asking for the colors of Autumn and a digi or stamp to be used.

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This cute little guy is for the Hambo Stamps Hoe Down Challenge for week #36 using their Flower Monster digi.  He is printed on water color paper and colored using water color pencils.  I had a hard time figuring out something to use with my first initial, and finally came up with the "TIED" ribbon.  I know it is a stretch...but I just went brain dead.  The papers and ribbon are from my scrap stash, so I am not sure who they are by.  However, I do enjoy it when I can use up those bits of paper I just can't bring myself to throw out.  

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This last card turned out so cute.  I just love the pinks, purples and blues.  This is being presented for the challenge at Touched by a Butterfly and their Link Up for Pink challenge.  From October 1st to 14th they are helping to step up the reminders about breast cancer and celebrate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  This is a cause close to my heart.  Not only did I have a scare which was luckily just a cyst, but I lost my dear friend Pat to her battle with breast cancer.  Make sure to get your yearly check-up and Mammogram.  It is always best to have lumps checked by your doctor rather than to just hope they will go away.

I am also presenting this for  Card Positioning Systems sketch #239.  If you love sketches, and who doesn't, be sure to stop on by and check out their site.  They have wonderful challenges and some wonderful design idea books.  

Thank you again for stopping by and all of your wonderful comments.
Please have a wonderful evening!

Beware There's Something Strange Brewing

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Inside

Inside

Front

Good morning.  Thank you for stopping by.  Hopefully, when the sun comes out, it will be another beautiful day.  There probably won't be too many more before the cold sets in.  Luckily we do not get much snow in Georgia.  But when we do it shuts the whole state down.  Still can't believe it after growing up in the North West.  We would drive in anything.  And if necessary slide in anything.

Halloween has always been a fun time of year for me.  I have been working on some Halloween cards for the kids.  I still have a few to go.  I think that they will enjoy getting a little something extra.  Especially now that some are closing in on their teens, others are well into their teens and adulthood.  The younger ones will still have a few years to enjoy dressing up and going out to Trick or Treat.  However,  I imagine that the older ones would enjoy it too, if they could still get away with it.

I kept these cards clean and simple by using a basic card base and a Halloween paper from the Recollections All Season Paper Pad.  I cut the page apart and mounted the separate elements on black card stock.  Included inside are some additional decorations  and a space for a little note.

These cards will be included in the following Halloween challenges.  Be sure to stop on by and take a look.  I have enjoyed visiting the blogs myself.  There are a lot of great products and ideas from some very talented people.

The Pink Elephant        TPE119 with a theme of "Trick or Treat"

Lollipop Crafts             Challenge #51 with a theme of Halloween

Tuesday Throwdown     #69 with a theme of Halloween

Meljen's Designs           Challenge # 79 with a theme of Halloween

I see a common thread here---must be getting close to Halloween!  And Christmas is close on it's tail.  Boy has this year flown by.

Thanks again for stopping by and all of the wonderful comments.  You are all so nice.  I hope you will come back to visit soon and that you have enjoyed my designs. 

Have a wonderful day! 

Christmas Card Challenges Using Birdhouse Digi

Front of Card

This cute bird house digi is from Doodle Pantry.  Their theme for digital challenge #17 is to use a Doodle Pantry Image.  This card is also being used for the weekly challenge, a Christmas theme, at  OWH Stars & Stamps blog.  And for Challenge #17 - Too early for Christmas? over at Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge blog.  There are some really cute images and some great ideas at these sites.  So be sure to stop on by and check them out.  They also have lots of fun challenges. When I find that ever elusive job, these are definitely some of the first places I plan to go shopping at.

The image is printed on water color paper.  Cardinals remind me of Christmas, so I colored the birds red using my Pebbles chalks.  Then finished the Christmas/Winter theme with red and green chalks for the bird houses. 

I used Microsoft PowerPoint to print the sentiment onto white card stock.  Sometimes I can have a hard time coming up with sentiments.  I find most of my quotes in my Webster's New Explorer Dictionary of Quotations.  However I found this list of quotes for Christmas on the Begin Crafting blog.  She has a lot of cute ideas, so you ought to drop on by.  

Inside of Card

The red card stock and the holly print papers are from a kit by Fiskars & Cloud9 Designs.  The 5" x 6.5" card base is by the Paper Studio.  I found them and the ribbon at Hobby Lobby.  It is hard to tell from the photo, but the bird house and sentiment are mounted on the same pearly paper as the ribbon.  The paper is from my stash so I do not know who made it.  I really like the shinny red ribbon against the color and texture of this paper. 

I used the same papers on the inside of the card, just to "dress" it up a bit.  The circular stickers are from the same Fiskars kit.  It is hard to see, but they are plastic with clear color and add some dimension to the page.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.  

I hope you have enjoyed my designs.  

Have a wonderful day!

Dragon Fly Thinking of You Card

Just a quick post to share a card for the Hambo Hoedown weekly challenge.  This week we are asked to choose a card from the Hambo galleries and CASE it.   

My card uses the free image from last weeks challenge.  **DragonFly**  If you participate by the Monday deadline, and follow the simple guidelines, you will receive the free image for this week.  How cool is that?  So be sure to stop by and check them out.

I printed the image twice on a piece of white card stock. I used the second image to cut wings from a floral card stock and then glued them to the image on the white card stock.  This gave the image a very nice dimension.  I colored the body with a greg water color pencil and then used Glistening Snow Writer to give it some dimension and some sparkle.  The image is double matted.  My paper is from the Premium Stacks Far East Stack and the card base is kraft card stock cut to an A2 card size.  A organza bow finishes the card.

Following is the image I CASEd by MacKenzie Bruckler and it can be found in the Hambo Gallery.  Here you will find all kinds of great ideas using their images.  What I liked about this design is the simplicity and the matted image.  And of course, the ribbon.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and visit.  

Have a wonderful evening!

What a Beautiful Day to be Thankful For....

What a beautiful fall day.  I hope you all have an opportunity to enjoy a bit of sunshine today.

I participated in the OWH World Card Making Day blog hop on Saturday.  Thank you all for the wonderful comments. You can still go to their post and visit any of the sites you might of missed.  I am still trying to make it to all of the blogs that participated.  I must say, what an amazing assortment of cards.  Everyone did such a wonderful job.

My "Thankful" card was made using papers from the Recollections All Seasons Paper Pad.  I took the Fall collage page and cut it apart to use for sentiments.  I mounted these 2 sections together on a piece of brown card stock and tied it up with an organza bow.  I really like how the colors work together.  I just love the oranges and greens.

This card will be submitted for gel-a-tins challenge sponsoring OWH.  It is a Fall themed challenge using this sketch.  Also sponsoring OHW is Sew Many Cards.  This challenge has an any thing goes theme.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look.  Have a wonderful day!

More OWH Card Challenges

 I am still working on getting a box of cards ready to send out the first of next week to Operation Write Home.  As usual the Stars and Stamps blog is keeping us busy with lots of challenges and ideas.

The following cards use paper and sentiments form an all-in-one Paper-craft Kit from Cloud9 Design along with paper from the Recollections All Seasons Paper Pad.  The red ribbon is also from the Paper-craft Kit.  I wish there was more of it because the bow worked out so well with it.  The white ribbon is Sheerly Yours by Offray and has been my go to ribbon lately.  I will definitely need to stock up on this as it seems to go with most anything.  I also like that it is light weight and not bulky.

This one is for the try something round on your card challenge.  It is being sponsored by Robin's Fetish Digital Stamps and More.  Head on over there and take a look.  There are a lot of great items and ideas.  Currently they have a Fall Sale going on with 35% off until September 30th.  So hurry on over there and don't miss a chance at a  great bargain. 

Since I am trying to add some Christmas Cards to the box going out next week, I chose to do another Christmas card.  This one is for the challenge hosted by Michelle's Scrapbooking and more in honor of OWH.  The theme is anything you like and ends Sept 27th.  This is a great site with a lot of amazing items, ideas and challenges. 

This next card is for the Birthday Bash - Case Charlsie S., Napa CA.  Make sure to stop by and see all the wonderful cards she has shared.  My favorite part of this card is the ribbon.  For being so small it looks so luxurious.  The fork method was used.  You can find many tutorials on line.  Here is one on the OWH website.  It is super easy once you get the hang of it.   

This last card is for the  “Sweet Treats” theme challenge at the Stars & Stamps blog.  The digital image is from Sliekje's Digi Stamps.  She has so many cute images and is a wonderful artist.  Go ahead and take a look.  Please make sure to leave a comment, if you download a stamp, and to follow her terms of use.  I printed the image on water color paper and then used colored pencils.  I was able to get 6 images on the page.  Cut to size they are easily stored in a index card file for later use.  The die cut is by My Minds Eye.  I am not sure about the flowered paper and card stock as I pulled it out of my scrap pile.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look.  Have a wonderful day!