Oldie Moldie Monday

Three cards to share today - still working on that Basic Grey 6 x 6 pad.  Used up all the cupcake paper.  The cupcake is a digital colored with Copics.  The sentiment on the cupcake card is from Eat Cake Graphics - I love that sentiment.

The little bunny is missing someone special - this was paper found in my purple box - I made a valentine card out of the purple paper (double sided) and just had enough left to make this card.  He may be a bunny but he is not reserved for Easter.

All three cards will go in my next Operation Write Home box.

Enjoy your Monday.

Simon Says Stamp Leaves

the weekly challenge at Simon Says Stamp is to use Leaves.  I love leaves and have a boat load of leaf stamps but - this little leaf had already been stamped and colored and was waiting to be made into a card.

The leaf stamp is from Eat Cake Graphics.  It was embossed with Zing brown embossing powder and then colored with distress inks and stains.  I believe I used some Perfect Pearls mist on it also so it has a pretty shine to it.  I embossed the background card stock with a wood grain folder.  The sticker sentiment is from SRM Stickers.  I had just enough of this ribbon to make a bow for the top of the card.  I am sending this card to Alaska where it has already started to snow.

Everyone have a good Saturday.

Eat Cake Graphics and Basic Grey

Good afternoon - thought I would try to get a birthday card made - need to send it out this week - the design is based on the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches - but I think it is too busy for them so I won't post it on their blog - I like all the patterned paper.

The dog and sentiment are from Eat Cake Graphics.  I wanted to add a little blue to the sky - well plop - and there is lots of blue - oh well - I think it looks OK.  Hopefully it brings a smile to Morgan's face when she gets it.

Eat Cake Graphics and Stretching Your Stamps

WOWSERS - this is my 1000 post on my blog.  How time flies ..........

I am still enjoying making cards and sharing them.  The majority of my cards are made for Operation Write Home - I like bringing smiles to our heroes and their friends and families when they receive a card from their hero.

Today's card is made with the Oak Leaf (big) from Eat Cake Graphics.  I created my own background paper by stamping the leaf all over the paper with VersaMark and then clean embossed it.  I then colored the background with distress inks.  After the ink had set, I placed the paper between two sheets of typing paper and ironed it.  It melts the embossing pattern and you are left with the images on your paper.  The paper feels almost like suede.  I then stamped the leaf in brown embossing powder.  Colored it with distress inks by coloring with my fingers (adult finger painting).  I cut it out.  It is pop dotted on top of the oval.  The sentiment is also from Eat Cake Graphics.

I am taking the online card class - Stretching Your Stamps - and this is one of the techniques shown to us.

Have a happy day.

Oldie Moldie Monday and Eat Cake Graphics

Good Monday morning - time to show some love to some old supplies - today it is more paper - the paper use for the chair and sign are from a collection from Hot Off the Press - Masculine Collection.  I thought the blue/green plaid was perfect for a comfy chair.  The comfy chair stamp is from Eat Cake Graphics.  The little weiner dog is patiently waiting for someone they miss to come home.  He is also from Eat Cake Graphics.  The sentiment is from Paper Smooches - it fit perfectly in the tag that was part of the collection.

So dig into your old supplies - just think of the fun cards you can make.  This card is going in my next Operation Write Home box.

Eat Cake Graphics and Stamp Techniques

A very simple card tonight.  The card was made with with this stamp from Eat Cake Graphics -
7005-I Coneflowers.  I always have coneflowers in my flower garden in the summer.  They are usually pink though - can you can see a card I made using this same stamp - colored with copics at this link.

A few months ago I took an online class from Jennifer McGuire and it was such great fun - I got to get all inky.  One of the things we learned to do was to stamp on canvas - I embossed with white embossing powder on the cream colored canvas.  I then colored the image with Tim Holtz distress inks and Pearl Ex spray mist.  You can pick up a little of the shine.  The card is very simple - I just wanted to highlight the stamped image on the canvas.

This canvas was sticky back canvas that comes in the ATC size.  You can also use regular canvas you buy in the fabric store - very inexpensive - lots of fun in a small piece of fabric - most canvas is 60 inches wide. 

Well I am taking another online class - this one is one using your die cuts and Silhouette Cameo - lots of fun - I haven't done much. 

Everyone have a wonderful evening.

A Little Humor to Help You Through Your Day

If you want to add a little humor to your day - head over to the Operation Write Home card blog - Stars and Stamps - we have a great little hop going on over there with lots of fun companies.  I imagine you will be giggling from all the cards shared and want to go do a little shopping. 

My funny card is made using an Eat Cake Graphics Stamp 5024-F Feathers MacGee (chicken),  I had a happy accident making this card.  I stamped Feathers MacGee on a grid paper and it looks like he is caught up in chicken wire.  Trying to escape to just chick in on you.  The banners were cut with my Silhouette and trimmed down for the front of the card.  The sentiment was computer generated.  The paper is from a new 6 x 6 pad from My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart.  Great colors.

Head over to Stars and Stamps (link above) and be prepared to giggle.

Eat Cake Graphics Easter cards and Brads

No joke - two posts in one day - I was waiting for the sun to come out so I could take pictures outside. 

Today our challenge was to make a card with an Eat Cake Graphics rubber stamp and to use a brad on your card.  I actually have two cards to share - I don't think I have posted the bottom card yet. 

The first card uses 5036-K Mr. Bun in his speedy basket.  I thought the pole added the best place to add the sentiment I wanted to use on the card.  It looks like it is a flag flying behind his speedy basket.  I cut the sentiment out and colored it with Copics to match the colors of the paper.  The little spots of exhaust are actually little dots of paper colored with Copics to matchthe flag and then I added some Stickles on top.  Do you know why I added those little dots - somehow I got some spots on my image and did not want to stamp and color another image.  I like how it turned out.  Brads were placed in the other three corners.

The second card uses 5050-F Flopsy bunny's got an egg.  I paper pieced the egg Flopsy was holding to match the paper used on the card.  Wasn't that a perfect piece of paper to use on an Easter card.  I love the corduroy brad which picks up the blue in the patterned paper.

There is a challenge on Catered Crops to use BRADS.  Pop over there and play.

I hope the remainder of your day is good.  Off to make a couple more Easter cards.

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.

Echo Park and Operation Write Home

This card is based on the month ODBD Challenge on Stars and Stamps - Operation Write Home's card blog.  If we can do 50 cards for this challenge ODBD will pay to ship two boxes of cards overseas.  The challenge is to do things in a row from this chart -

TIC-TAC-TOE

Three in a Row

Brads	Piercing	Stripes
Digi stamp	Layers	Embossing
Die cut	Fun fold	Ribbon

I chose to do Brads, Layers and Ribbon  (my ribbon is baker's twine).

I chose to do a repeat of the Happy Birthday sentiment from Eat Cake Graphics as my focal point on my card.

I used paper from Echo Park - A Boy's Life.  Love the colors. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Eat Cake Graphics and Oldie Moldie Monday

Meet Oliver - a cutie from Eat Cake Graphics - with his little paw in the air - I feel like he is probably saying "High Five" - my granddogs can do that.  Can your dogs do that.  I was babysitting one week end and I decided little Londyn needed to learn how to do "High Five" - she wasn't a year old yet - and by the time Mom came - she knew how to do High Five. 

It is Oldie Moldie Monday - so I dug in my paper - actually I just went to where those 6 x 6 Basic Grey pads are and grabbed one and started making this card - I have started to really like to create with orange.  Normally I like to create several cards for Oldie Moldie Monday - but too much on my plate right now - plus I was playing all week end with Operation Write Home and their virtual card making party.

This card is based on the sketch at Card Positioning System - it is part of their 5 year anniversary celebration.  This is the sketch from Day 9.

Enjoy your Monday.

Oldie Moldie Monday

I grabbed another one of those wonderful 6 x 6 Basic Grey pads and made my cards for this day.  I have made 2 of each design.  The cards are for Operation Write Home.  I think the top card could be used for Mother's Day or any time you want someone to know they are very special.  Of course, who doesn't love cupcakes - doesn't have to be a birthday card.  The sentiment is from Eat Cake Graphics.

Everyone enjoy your day and dig into some of that older paper and make some beautiful card.

Eat Cake Graphics

I  am proud to say that I am now on the design team for Eat Cake Graphics.  I know I am going to have lots of creative fun with their great stamps.  Both the stamps on this card are from Eat Cake Graphics - isn't that a fun sentiment.  This started as a card for Operation Write Home but then I decided to use my Stardust Gel pen on the cupcakes and sentiment.  One of my great nieces - decided she wanted to learn how to bake and decorate cupcakes this year - so I am going to send this card to her.  At Easter I will give her a cupcake recipe book I bought at Kohl's.  Kohl's has great items that all the proceeds go to charity - each item cost $5.  Many times they are books with coordinating stuffed animals. 

The card is based on the sketch from Clean and Simple Stamping.  I think this will be a sketch I used in the future.  I did put my sentiment in the block rather than lining it up with the edge of the card. 

I also am entering it on the challenge at Lily Pad sponsored by Simon Says Stamp to use patterned paper.  The paper I used is from an old Basic Grey 6 x 6 pad - I think it will be the paper I use next week for my Oldie Moldie Monday post.  I did dry emboss the aqua layer with a Cuddlebug folder.   I also added some ink along the edges to distress the paper.  The cupcakes and sentiment are pop dotted.  Three little orange rhinestones finish off the card.

Everyone enjoy your Saturday.  I need to buy some groceries to make dinner - my youngest will be here for dinner before she starts her journey to Alaska to start a new adventure in her and her husband's life.  July 2013 I will be planning a several week vacation to Alaska.