Valentine Day and Tuesday Morning Sketches

Another Valentine Day card to share.  It is going off to two very special people.  Mom's favorite color is purple.  I wonder if Londyn likes purple as well as Mom.

The design of the card is based on the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I stayed very true to the sketch except for adding a sentiment.  The image, from Whipper Snapper Stamps, came with its own sentiment.  This is a favorite stamp to use for my Operation Write Home cards.  It is not really a valentine stamp, well in my opinion, and I guess for me that is what counts.  Here is the sketch.

The paper is from Die Cuts With a View.  It is their Spring Mix.  They are beautiful colors to create with during this very long winter.

I am also entering it into the challenge Addicted to CAS where the code word is Love.

Now, I want to get this in the mail, but I put glossy accents on the hearts, so I need to let them dry.  Luckily the post office in Janesville is open later than our local post office.  I have a book and coloring book for Londyn to send along with the card.  I have not been out shopping with this lovely winter so I guess I will have to wait to buy a new outfit for Londyn.  That will go in her Easter package.

Thanks for stopping by.

CAS(E) This Sketch, Papertrey Ink and Die Cuts With a View

Isn't it great when you find a beautiful piece of paper and you don't have t add much to it to make a beautiful card.  I have this pad of paper from Die Cuts With A View - Spring Fling - and the colors are so pretty - maybe spring will come - I am hoping.  The card is based on the sketch at Cas(e) This Sketch.

Hopefully this is clean and simple enough.  I struggle with that.  For me this is pretty clean - I love lots of layers and I guess there are some on here.  What is a girl to do.  I cut the border with my Silhouette.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink embossed in white.

I made three of these cards.  One for my mom and two for my next Operation Write Home Box.  This card is also for the challenge hosted by Our Daily Bread Design - the challenge is to use scallops.  Our Daily Bread Design will pay for the shipment for two boxes of cards to our Heroes if we can reach 50 cards in the monthly challenge.

Everyone enjoy what is left of your Friday Evening.

Oldie Moldie Monday

Oldie Moldie Monday - time to show some love to your old paper.  This small paper pad has been floating around my area for awhile.  I know I have made cards out of before but I grabbed it to make a card for today.  I will probably make some more - but blogger issues of uploading - I will only share one card today.

The paper is The Green Stack, from Die Cuts With a View.  It has some very pretty colors in it.  I love the birds and their colors.

Another card for my Operation Write Home box.

Valentine Day Cards

Ok Valentine's Day is next week so I do need to send a few - gee - how long does it take to get mail to Alaska - my youngest now lives there - hopefully it gets there sometime next week.

The image is the Friday Freebie from Dustin Pike.  Isn't it cute - made making the cards so fast.  I had this great set of paper from Die Cuts With a View - but it has glitter so I won't use it for my Operation Write Home Cards.

The first card is based on the 14th day sketch at CPS's five year anniversary. 

Well gotta go - need to get to the post office - I have a 2 hour window here in my little town - and need to clear the sidewalk.  Have a wonderful day.

DCWV and Oldie Moldie Monday

Today is Oldie Moldie Monday so I have this pad from Die Cuts With a View - it is the small pad so the paper size is perfect for making cards.  I did pick up some big sheets of the solid blue, solid green and a stripe to complement the papers in the pad.  I made a total of 5 cards this morning using the pad - I will share the other two later in the week.  I think these will be great cards for Opeation Write Home.  Doesn't that little skunk look like he is ready to give hugs?  The "Big hugs" is a favorite Hero Arts Stamp.  Great sentiment for Operation Write Home.  The other two sentiments are stickers from SRM Stickers. 

Everyone enjoy your day - too bad we have to go back to work.

Bananas for You

Operation Write Home is having a virtual cardmaking party this week end.  One of the challenges is a "non traditional valentine card" - well this is pretty non traditional when it comes to Valentines - it could actually be used all year - and it will be put into my next box.  This challenge was hosted by Dixie.

The paper is Die Cuts With a View and unfortunately there were just a couple sheets with this big image on it - but of course - I do have lots of monkey stamps.

Everyone have a wonderful day.  A day of catch up on things around the house and in cardmaking - come back tomorrow to see my Oldie Moldie Monday card.

Christmas Card again

Well Christmas is 8 months from today. YIKES. But let us not digress - it is Monday - Oldie Moldie Monday - time to show some love for your old supplies. This is a new stamp I bought last year and never used - very cute - lots of other possibilities with the other stamps on the set. It is from Stampendous. Very cute and cute sentiments also. The sentiment I used on the card is from Hero Arts.

This paper is a 4.5 x 6 pad from Die Cuts With A View from 2009. I think my challenge will be to use this pad for awhile - probably come back next week and see what I can do with this pad of paper and some cute stamps. This card will be sent to Operation Write Home. It will bring a smile to many people's face.

Everyone enjoy your evening.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Good morning - back to work today. Winter has also returned to Wisconsin - we may get a little snow - but up north - they are saying 8 to 12 inches of snow - yuck - we will get rain though.

Over the week end I participated in an online card party for Operation Write Home. One of the challenges was a thank you card based on the colors in your state flag - blue, red and yellow/gold and white. This is the card I created for that challenge.

The midweek throwdown at Stars and Stamps is scallops - and this card qualifies for that challenge.

All this paper came from different pads of paper. Some of the paper is actually from a Christmas pad. I do like to combine patterned papers. Hopefully it is all done in good taste.

Everyone have a wonderful day.

Friday, February 25, 2011

A very early Friday morning greeting. This has been one of those weeks that has gone fast but seems to have dragged - as you can see from my lack of posts - a week where there was no creativity. The week end is coming so I hope to spend some time creating - it is suppose to snow - one never knows how much. I am going to get my groceries today and then I can hibernate all week end.

My card today is my 2nd Christmas card of the year. I really like the colors and how it turned out. I used a digi stamp from I Brake For Digis and printed it on three different pattern papers. Using my trusty scissors I cut out the tree and car. I did add some color to the car with my Copics (tires and fender) - I also chalked it with blue - to make the blue on the car a little brighter. I cut out the tree and also added brown chalk to the tree to give it a little more depth. I probably should have added some snow to the branches.

Moxie Fab World is having a paper piecing challenge on their blog in celebration of their special issue Stamp It Techniques. I love the flexibility of using digi stamps for paper piecing - you can make the images a little larger so it is easier to cut and piece.

Well I suppose I need to go and get ready to go to work. I think I can make it to the week end.

Card Details:
Size: 4.25 x 5.5
Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With a View
Digi Stamp: I Brake For Digis
Copics

Friday, February 18, 2011

Good Friday morning - I have taken a day off from work today and my friend Mary and I are going to go play today - we are going to go do some shopping. I know what I want to get - someone has the new collection called Twig - that is calling to me - Mary is after Tonic punches to go in their border punch thing. Hopefully, then we might have some time to play. We will see.

Today's card - and believe me - it is for the next holiday season - because I am ready for spring. Most of our snow has melted so we can see dirty ground now but I do enjoy being able to see when I back out of my driveway.

The card is being entered into two challenges - the first challenge is from the Penny Black blog to use vellum on a card. I struggled with this one trying to figure out exactly what to do with the vellum - I finally tore what is suppose to look like a hill and embossed it in my Cuddlebug. I aded some Stickles to a few of the snowflakes to give them some glitter. Vellum is hard to adhere without your adhesive showing. The main adhesive is behind Mr. Cutie Petuttie Snowman - I love this stamp from Penny Black. He or she has so much personality.

The second challenge is to make a card using markers from the Moxie Fab World blog. They are highlighting the different areas of stamping from their special edition Stamp It! - I have a card in next year's issue - I am so excited. But back to this card - I colored the snowman with my Copics. Snowmen are so easy to color - sometimes you only need to do a little highlighting on their shape - but this special snowman has a wonderful scarf and hat - this also works great for paper piecing - hmmmmmm - Moxie Fab - does have a challenge on paper piecing also - maybe I should use Mr. Cutie Petuttie Snowman for that challenge. Obviously blue was the color of choice to match the background papers - to add some texture to his scarf - I took the colorless blender and removed color to make it look like the scarf was polka dotted.

Some other highlights of the card are my snowflakes - these are foam snowflakes that I picked up at Michael's. A big bag for a very reasonable price. I love the depth they add to the card. I always add some Stickles to them to make them sparkle. I also took a class recently on using Copics but one of the things I did learn was to use chalk to color your background of your stamped image - the whiteness always bothered me - so I now dig out my chalks and add some color around the stamped image. It is nice to use some of your older supplies.

Everyone have a wonderful day.

Card Details:
Size: 5 x 5
Paper: Die Cuts With a View (The Christmas Combo stack)
Stamp: Penny Black colored with Copics
Brads: Making Memories
Stickles
Snowflakes: Michael's
Vellum: unknown

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Inside

There is a song running around in my head as I made this card - I think Elvis may have sung it - "Blue Blue Christmas" - to be kind to all of you - I won't sing. It is not pretty - and something I avoid doing - well ok - I avoid doing around other people - of course - you sing when you are alone.

Hard to believe Christmas is so close - I still have some more holiday cards to make - I have some left in my basket but sometimes - none of them seem appropriate for the person you want to give them to. We will see if it happens - and then I thought it would be nice to give my hair stylist - 4 handmade cards - I probably have some but do I know where the coordinating paper is so I can finish the insides - no - so it is almost easier to make new cards.

I was giong to make a new recipe for dinner - well - it was suppose to go in the crock pot - so I guess tomorrow I will make it. I am sure I can find something to eat. We are in the midst of a storm - so far we have just had rain - but I am sure the snow is coming and then winds and bitter cold. Some parts of the state are under blizzard warnings. YUCK. I wonder what tomorrow will bring.

My card today is for a special young lady in my life. I asked her her favorite color and she said it was blue - so thus the blue card. Caardvarks (their last challenge - thanks for all the inspiration) is to make a monochromatic card. This is pretty monochromatic - or pretty blue. It is also the sketch at Unscripted Sketches. It is a combination of papers. I had bought the blue snowflake stickers at Michael's - they added just the perfect finishing touch to my card and of course, those foam snowflakes I found at Michael's. They just dress up so nicely with the addition of Stickles. I had some already Stickled (is that a word) but the glitter was pinkish so I had to Stickle some new ones with a Stickle that had a blue cast to it. I also paper pieced the cup.

Everyone have a wonderful evening - stay warm.

Card Details:

Size 5 x 7

Paper: Die Cuts With a View and Momenta

Stamp: Whipper Snapper Designs colored with Copics

Foam Snowflakes: Michael's

Snowflake die cut: Sizzix

Sentiment Sticker: SRM Stickers

Snowflake Stickers: Michael's

Ribbon: May Arts

Pop Dots

Inside Verse: Hero Arts

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Good Thursday morning – I have a thank you card to share with you today. JoAnn Fabrics had a contest this last fall called “Craft for a Cause.” Operation Write Home banded together to get the organization into the final three and we did it. It is amazing what you can do as a group. The final three were then voted on by the public - Operation Write Home won second place. For winning second place they received $25,000.

This thank you note is for JoAnn Fabrics. It is made with product from their stores. We have a super store in Madison that is great fun to shop at. In fact, I was there today and bought some holiday gifts.

Moxie Fab has a challenge for Thank You cards in celebration of their new magazine Card Creations so I am going to enter my card in that challenge.

Everyone have a wonderful day.

Card details:
Size: 4.25 x 5.5
Paper: Die Cuts With A View
Crepe Paper flower
Sizzix Die Cut
Stamp: The Paper Company
Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink by Clearsnap
American Crafts button
May Arts twine

Thursday, September 30, 2010 Part 2

Good evening - wanted to get this challenge card posted tonight - have found some time to do some challenges this week so I need to get them all posted in time.

This card is based on the sketch at Card Patterns. Very fun sketch - I had colored these snowmen so wanted to use them so why not put a square on top of the circle. This is another card for Operation Write Home so I try to keep them less bulky and of course, no glitter. Operation Write Home celebrated their birthday and had many challenges throughout the month sponsored by different groups or individuals. The Stamping Bazaar hosted a challenge to make a Christmas card so I am sharing this card with their followers.

Everyone have a wonderful evening - hopefully can get another card or two put together - I am carpooling so I have time to do something in the morning so I have been able to lay out a card each morning. Puts me in a good mood to face work if I can have a little paper therapy before I head to work.

Card Details:

Size: 4.25 x 5.5

Paper: Die Cuts With A view (pad)

Snowman stamp: Inky Antics

Sentiment stamp: Endless Creations, Inc. (a Wisconsin company)

Foam snowflakes: Michael's

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Good early morning - time for anothe quick post while I enjoy my first cup of coffee for the day - always try to make sure I relax for that cup. It is the simple things in life you need to take the time to enjoy.

This is another card made for Operation Write Home out of "The Green Stack" from Die Cuts With a View. I love the images in that pack - earlier in the week I posted cards made with the little critters from the stack.

Sorry nothing too exciting here to report. Everyone have a wonderful day and I hope you get to enjoy some creativing today.

Card Details:
Size: 4.25 x 5.5
Paper: Die Cuts with a View
Stamp: TPC Studios
Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink
Scallop: Papertrey Ink
Brad: from my supplies

Oldie Moldie Monday, September 6, 2010

Happy Labor Day and Happy Birthday to my youngest daughter. Yes, she was born on Labor Day - the true definition of Labor. Hmmmm - 34 years ago. She ran a half marathon this week end - so proud of her.

This month Operation Write Home is celebrating their birthday with a month long celebration with lots of fun and challenges and prizes. You can follow along with the fun at their card blog Stamps and Stripes.

Today (Oldie Moldie Monday - the day to show some love to some older paper) I decided to dig into this stack of paper I bought a year or two ago - I don't know if I have made any cards out of it - but now I have made 5 cards. I will share 4 of them with you today. I used the paper that had all the little critters on it. I thought they would make great cards for the soldiers to send home. Little animals always make you smile.

This is the Die Cuts With a View "The Green Stack" - 70% recycled Paper. Why is that it that you run out of some sheets of paper to help finish cards. I need to see if I can find a sheet of the stripes for accent pieces, some coordinating green and some red.

Everyone enjoy your day.

Card Details:

Size: 4 x 5.5

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With a View

Sentiment stamps: TPC Studio

Letter Stickers: EK Sucess

Sentiment Sticker: SRM Stickers

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The last day of August - public schools start tomorrow in Wisconsin - and of course it is hot and muggy out although I believe the weather is going to break - nicer weather coming for the week end. Yeah.

Last night I went out on a pontoon boat on the Rock River - it was very quiet on the river - maybe because it did start raining. Good company and beautiful scenery. We saw a flock of wild turkeys, a mother deer with 2 fawn, another deer, several blue heron's - beautiful evening.

My card today is for Operation Write Home - no greeting on it but the background paper does set the mood. The card is based on the sketch at Card Patterns. My snowman looks a little tilted - must be starting to melt a little and he is listing to one side. (smile) I did some paper piecing on the cupcake. I do like how it turned out. Normally I would add Stickles or glitter to the card but with Operation Write Home - glitter is a no no. If you wonder why - visit the Operation Write Home web site to find out.

Well I must get ready to go to work. Everyone enjoy your day and I hope you find some time for creativity in your life.

Card Details:
Size: 4.25 x 5.5
Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With a View
Stamp: Hero Arts colored with Copics
Brads: Hobby Lobby
Snowflake punch: Martha Stewart

Friday 4-9-10

Yeah it is Friday - two days to relax - and get groceries, clean, laundry - you get the picture - I do hope to do some creating this week end.

SRM Stickers is having a blog hop this week and they had a sketch to start out the week - it was a fun sketch. I had bought this paper and wanted to use it - springy.

Fussy cut border from paper. Built flower out of circles of patterned paper which was inked on the edges. Held together with brad with a bling flower on top.

Card Size 6 x 4.5
Paper: Imaginisce - Lucy Bird
Die Cut: Stampin! Up and Papertrey Ink
Rub Ons: Die Cuts With A View
Sticker: SRM Stickers
Stickles

Thursday 4-8-10

Good Thursday evening - yeah one more day to the week end and the weather is suppose to be in the 60's. The doors and windows can be open. I probably won't do too much outside until I get the all clear on my eye which will happen next week. I do like Friday's - last day of the work week but also I can wear my Jeans to work - they are in the laundry as we speak - now to find a top to wear with them.

My card tonight is based on the weekly sketch at Taylored Expressions. A new sketch every Friday. I decided I needed to use a new set of stamps I got from Papertrey. I love the images and all the sentiments that go with it. I know many people this would be an appropriate card to be send to them. I may have to draw a name out of a bowl or make some more. The coloring of those buttons takes awhile.

Everyone have a good evening - I think I want to do some clearing - but then once again - I have some cards swirling around in my head - best get them made.

Size: 4.25 x 5.5

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With A View - the Crafty Stack

Stamp: Papertrey Ink

Buttons: Sizzix die cut

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Twine: May Arts

Sunday - January 31, 2010

Good Sunday evening to all of you. A quiet restful week end - I do wish it was a 3 day week end though - but back to work tomorrow. This afternoon my neighbor girl - Kristin - came over to make cards. She loves to come over and play in all my stuff. Come back later in the week and I will post a picture of Kristin and her cards - I will have to have her come over when I do the post - she will be so excited to see herself on the computer. I taught her how to ink the edges - she likes to ink the edges.

I indulged in a little paper therapy yesterday. I went to Tuesday Morning - interesting things in there - they had a whole pack of American Crafts paper - but I really don't need 20 or 25 sheets of the same color - the price was right - 1.99. I picked up a few other things. Of course, I did not need anything.

Tonight I made a couple cards for the challenge on the SRM Stickers blog - to use stickers and the color orange. I have gotten into the color orange some - because one of my student workers - that is her favorite colors - so have been creating more this last year with the color orange. I went through my Stickers - I found a few. I am pleased with how the cards turned out.

Everyone have a good evening - I need to do laundry yet and find something to eat for dinner.

Card 1-

Paper - Crate Paper

Sticker - Penny Black floral sticker; thanks - Sticko

QuicKutz - scallop diecut

Lace - from my supplies

Highlighted flowers with Stickles (Crystal)

Card 2 -

Paper - Die Cuts With A View

Sticker - Sticko

Diecut - Sizzix

Twine - May Arts

Thursday, January 28

Good Thursday evening - yeah one more day in the work week - the faster I go the further behind I get.

I did manage to make a card last night - I had colored the image a couple nights ago just trying to figure out colors to go with this paper. I think it turned out OK. The card is based on the weekly sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You. The stamp is a $1 stamp I found at JoAnn's. Can't beat $1 for a cute stamp - even if you only use it a few times - you sure get your money's worth out of it. Basketball on TV I want to watch so this is a short post. Go snuggle under my blanket to watch the game. Hopefully I do not fall asleep this early in the evening. Everyone enjoy yourself.

Stamp - Inkadinkado colored with Copics

Patterned Paper - 8 x 8 pad Die Cuts With a View - Crafty Pad

Button - American Crafts

Lace - tea dyed - from my supplies