Oldie Moldie Monday

It is Oldie Moldie Monday - time to show some love to your old supplies.  I dug out a 6 x 6 pad of paper from Bo Bunny - one of my 5000 6 x 6 pads.  I have an addiction to 6 x 6 pads.  The stamp is one I have had for awhile and have not used too often - if ever.  It is from Inkadinkado.  I added texture to the image by heat embossing it with brown embossing powder.

The sentiment is a sticker from SRM Stickers.  I don't know who makes the pearls I used.  They are removed from their envelope.  I have even finished the inside of the card.  I also stamped the tree image on my envelope so it would not be naked.  It gives the recipient a hint of what is waiting for them inside.

I am linking this to the challenge at Just Add Ink which is to add texture.

Remember to show some love to those old supplies.

Oldie Moldie Monday

Oldie Moldie Monday - time to show some love to some old paper or supplies.  This paper manufacturer is no longer in business.  I love the color purple with snowmen.  The card base and matting are recycled card stock - repurposed fronts and backs of programs.  The white background is embossed with a folder from Cuddlebug.

The card design is based on the weekly sketch at Retro Sketches.

The stamp is by Inkadinkado.  The sentiment is attached to cardstock colored with Copics to match the scarf on the snowman.  The sentiment is by SRM Stickers.  If you wish to see another card using this same stamp - pop over to Flicker.

Oldie Moldie Monday

Oldie Moldie Monday - time to show some love for your old supplies.  It is time to make fall cards for Operation Write Home.  I found two sheets of double sided paper - Heidi Grace Designs.  Great fall colors. I did add some cardstock to help finish off the cards.  This card is based on the sketch at Card Positioning System - a great sketch for lots of layering.  The burgundy cardstock is actually a premade cardbase but I cut it apart to use it for matting on this groups of cards.  Here is the sketch.

I made three more cards out of the paper - OK - two sheets used out of my extensive collection of patterned paper.  Come back next week - I already know what I am going to use.

Thanks for stopping by - remember to dig into your supplies and make some great cards.  Think about sending some to Operation Write Home.  It gives you an excuse to buy more "stuff".

Moxie Fab Challenge and Retro Sketches

day off from work - unfortunately I did not get as much done as I wanted so I guess I had better stay up all night and be very busy.  Yeah right - I will go put in a load of laundry as soon as I do this post - of course - on a day off you needed to play with paper.  Come back tomorrow for the other playing I did today - quite happy with that also. 

One job I did do today is tear apart some things so I had all this scrap bright colored paper in my scrap bin.  Yeah for me because Moxie Fab has a challenge to use your scraps - I was luckly I had a big piece of the yellow.  I embossed the bright colors except for the two pieces which were stamped.  I kinda wish I had embossed the very bottom of the pink also. 

The design of the card is based on the sketch from Retro Sketches - luckily I had all those bright colored scraps that worked for the sketch.  I made the card for Operation Write Home so I know it will be much appreciated. 



The bird stamp is Inkadinkado and the sentiment is a favorite Hero Arts Stamp.

I love long week ends.  



Oldie Moldie Monday

It is Monday - time to show some love to some older paper.  The majority of this paper is beautiful but just been hidden beneath piles of new paper you love.  At least one day of the week I try to use some of this "unloved paper". 

This grouping from Making Memories is from last year's Christmas Collection.  It is beautiful paper and I had to have it but then never used it.  I may need to have a month or year of using my unloved paper - hmmmmm - sounds like a good New Year's resolution.

My card today is for another set of neighbors - they will receive it with dinner one night this week - need to find out what night they would like to receive dinner all prepared for them. 

The card is based on the sketch at Chupa's blog - Random Acts of Creativity.  She has a sketch each week.  This is the first time I have played along. 

The stamp is from Inkadinkado which I colored with Copics.  I used a Stardust pen over the top of parts of the snowman to add some sparkle to the card.  I also added some vintage stickles along the bottom to make it look like glistening snow.  The sentiment is from Jenni Bowlin.  Of course eerything is pop dotted to add dimension to the card - you can do this when you hand deliver. 

Well I must go start cleaning - I don't think the week is long enough to get everything done so I need to kick myself in gear.  I have a cookie exchange today also - at least I will have lots of different tasting sugar to keep me moving.

Authentique Paper, Inkadinkado and SRM Stickers Unite

If you are looking for the OWH Hero Arts Skip - click here.

Coordinating Envelope

Frantically working on finishing up my holiday cards - one of the last ones to be made is a card for one of my neighbors - my backward neighbors - no they are not backwards - I just always make their cards so they open on the wrong side.  The first time I made a card for the family - I accidentally made it to open the wrong way and did not have time to fix it - so all cards for this family - open from the backside. 

I combined two challenges for this - I used the sketch from Clean and Simple Stamping and the challenge to make a coordinating envelope on CAS Friday.  Since the envelope and card will be hand delivered I an dress the envelope up as much as I want.  I deliver dinner one night to them - soup, bread and dessert - I know during the holiday season when you have a busy family life - this is much appreciated. 

I love this snowman stamp by Inkadinkado - you can dress him up with some great colorsin his scarf and ear muffs.  I used my glitter pen to add sparkle to the scarf stripes, fringe, hat band and ear muffs.  Authentique Paper has this wonderful Christmas collection which almost makes a card by itself.  The addition of a great holiday sticker from SRM Stickers finishes off the card.

Well off to clean the refrigerator - sorry you are jealous of my wild and crazy life.



Inkadinkado and Echo Park Paper Company

Got one more card made last night for the holidays - a friend had a sweet little weiner dog so I try to maker her cards like this sometimes. 

The stamp is from Inkadinkado - one that you can buy for a $1 or $2 - depending on where you buy it.  I stamped it on patterned paper and colored it with Copics.  The paper is from Echo Park Paper Company - great Christmas grouping of reds and greens.  An SRM Sticker added the finishing touch to my card along with some ribbon like twill tape.

Everyone have a wonderful week end.  Day off work tomorrow to do some playing. 

Inkadinkado - I love you

Good morning - late night with a friend playing with paper - now today I need to do lots of chores around the house - laundry - some grocery shopping - all those fun things.  I also need to make home made chicken broth for Thanksgiving dinner.  I have 10 pounds of chicken parts of stew up.  My Mom - still at the age of 93 - makes home made noodles.  Something to look forward to every holiday.  After this post I need to get the chicken on the stove.

The card I am sharing is made with a new stamp I bought yesterday - I was feeling bad not going to the stamp show in Madison but I really do not need anything new but MoJo.  I will stop at a couple stores on Wednesday on my way home to see things.  The card design is based on the sketch at
CAS-ual Friday.  This is a very versatile sketch.  The paper is from Hobby Lobby - one of their own brands - but new - and a very nice weight. 

Well I must get going and get my day's work started.  I did not get out of bed until 8 which is unheard of for me but was in bed late and woke at 4 something when the neighbor was leaving for deer hunting.  Everyone have a wonderfun day.

Oldie Moldie Monday

Oldie Moldie Monday - time to show some love to some old paper and supplies.  The old part of this card is the patterned paper.  It is Basic Grey - a collection I found at Michael's many years ago.  Still working on making cards out of it.  Sunday's card was made with the same paper grouping.  These cards are for Operation Write Home - I have made 6 of this card.

The stamp is an Inkadinkado - many times you can find them for $1 but I htink I paid $1.99 or $2.49 for  it.  I thought it was a great card for Operation Write Home cards - the sentiment is part of the stamp design - makes it easy to create a card.  I colored the image with Copics and then used a Glaze Pen to add a little depth to the smoke and little dots in the image.  This card fits in with the midweek challenge on Stars and Stamps for Christmas Cards.  The deadline for Christmas cards is October 31.  I am going to wind up my holiday cards this week because I need to ge caught up on my personal cards.  I promised my daughter a couple sets of cards for a silent auction.

Everyone have a wonderful day - dig out some of that old paper and show it some love.

Today is a Good Day

I needed a card for Tuesday morning so Monday night I quickly threw this one together - not sure if the stamp goes with the paper but the sentiment sold it to me.  My assistant came back to work - yeah - so I welcomed her back with this  card.

The paper is by Echo Park.  Ribbon from my supplies.  Brads by American Crafts and the stamp is an Inkadinkado that I bought for $1.

Basic Grey and Inkadinkado and Spellbinders

Good morning - I tried many times on Thursday to post this card but blogger was being difficult that way.  This card is for Operation Write Home.  The midweek challenge on Stars and Stamps is to make a Thinking of Your card.

I heat embossed the sentiment and then cut it out with a spellbinder diecut - I wanted to make it into a flower. I inked the edges of the flower so it gives it a little contrast.  The green layers are tissue paper so not bulk was added there.  The white border is a Martha Stewart punch that my friend Mary owns.  Tiny glue dots fit perfectly in the middle so helps with the adhering of the edging.  I love this Basic Grey grouping - I have the 6 x 6 pad but did buy a sheet of this black print and the white that the sentiment is stamped on.

I was gone for a couple days visiting my mom and attending a family reunion on my Dad's side of the family.  It was so nice to see my cousins and reconnect. 

Well I must get going and get some work done.  I must finish mowing my lawn - nice to have the cooler temps and rain - but alas - the grass does grow.  Of course, I must wait for a courteous time to mow on week ends.  I believe 9 a.m. is safe to go and mow.

Oldie Moldie Monday

Monday - time to show some love to some older supplies.  The supplies are still beautiful they just get buried with all that new stuff.  The papers are from three companies - actually maybe four.  I used a stamp from Inkadinkado.  This seems to be a go to sketch for me when I want to create cards.  I have enough paper to make at least 3 more of this same design.  The cards are for Operation Write Home.

I added the lace and May Arts twine at the very end and I think it was a great choice to dress up and lighten a card that seemed a little dark.

Enjoy your evening.

Christmas in July

Good evening - Christmas in July - especially if you make cards for Operation Write Home.  This week's midweek challenge is Christmas in July on the OWH Stars and Stamps blog - luckily I was working on a kit for the Cardmaking party in Madison, WI on July 23 at the Scrapbook Superstore. 

I found this stamp at Big Lots for $2 - it is by Inkadinkado - went through all my white ink to find one that worked the best on the kraft paper - unfortunately I do not remember which ink it was.  The paper is from a stack I bought.  The sentiment is on a sheet of paper in the stack also - so I got all my sentiments from the stack.  I think this card has a very homespun look to it.  There are 6 to 8 cards in this kit. 

Everyone enjoy your evening.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Good Tuesday morning – another wonderful day weather wise – we are in the 60’s in Wisconsin – we will take it – any day you don’t have to put on a winter coat is a good day. We know what it is coming and we are not looking forward to it – snow – it is a great theme for a card – but to drive in it – YUCK - shovel it - DOUBLE YUCK.

My card I am sharing today is based on the weekly sketch challenge from Get Sketchy. A fun sketch – I always like putting things off balance like that. Bringing the two pieces to the bottom of the card was something I had not tried before. I keep working on my Thanksgiving cards – I continue to work on this grouping from Little Yellow Bicycle. The brown dot paper is actually a picture from a magazine of a paper grouping. I think it works great with the designer paper.

Once again – please stop by JoAnn Fabric’s Craft for a Cause – and vote for Operation Write Home – you can vote once a day through December 4. Think how many cards can be mailed overseas to bring joy to our Heroes and their loved ones.

This Saturday, Operation Write Home is having a Valentine Blog Hop – there are over 100 blogs participating – how fun will that be – I am sure there will be some blog candy along the way. I know I have some great blog candy.

Everyone have a great Tuesday. I must work so I can buy some new paper or a new piece of rubber.

Card Details:

Size: 4.25 x 5.5

Patterned Paper: Little Yellow Bicycle

Stamp: Inkadinkado

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Ribbon: May Arts

Lace: Wyla

Brads: Karen Foster

Button from the supplies

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Good Tuesday morning – thought I would share a couple of cards I made based on the sketch at Get Sketchy. I wanted to make some Thankgiving cards. After I had cut the triangle of the argyle paper – I needed to use the other triangle. The cards just vary slightly in the placement of the circle. The bow on the cards is made from fabric – this was leftover fabric from a blouse my daughter made in college. I have gotten quite a few miles out of it for bows on cards. Love the color. A perfect fall accent.

Good News – Operation Write Home has made it into the finals for JoAnn’s Craft for a Cause – yeah – now we need everyone’s support. Please go and vote for Operation Write Home – vote as often as you can – if they win – the money will be used for postage for mailing cards overseas – the number of card they ship each month is amazing. Here is the link - http://www.joann.com/joann/common/content_noleftnav.jsp?catName=craftForaCause

Everyone have a wonderful day.

Card Details

Patterned paper: Little Yellow Bicycle

Stamp: Inkadinkado

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Ribbon: Offray

Lace: Wyla (either tea dyed or coffee stained)

Button from my supplies

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Ok I have straightened the image on the card. Sorry.

Happy Halloween. Hope all your treats are good today and no overeating all the candy. I do not hand out halloween treats - too many big kids - so for my special children in the neighborhood - I went to Papa Murphys and bought their pumpkin pizza - looks like a jack o lantern. I will have to hide in the basement during trick or treat hours - oh gee - I will have to make cards.

Today I am trying to work on the house and make cards - I do believe I have been making more cards than working on the house - shame on me. I must go finish the bathroom - I wanted to get down on my hand and knees and scrub the tile but I don't think my back will tolerate that - next week end - I will do that first thing.

Today's card is based on the sketch at Taylored Expressions. I haven't been doing too many sketches lately. Been working on my Operation Write Home Cards so tend to mass produce the same simple designs. I bought this beautiful paper last year and luckily I could find it to make my cards. This is a new stamp I bought this week at Hobby Lobby (50% off) - it will be a good stamp for OWH cards next year. One color stamping. On Tuesday I will have a couple more cards using these same papers and stamps. I wonder how many cards I can get out of 4 sheets of double sided patterned paper. Two sheets of paper are identical.

Everyone have a great evening and week. I need to do my laundry yet and all kinds of other things I would rather ignore so I could make cards.

Card Details
Patterned paper: Little Yellow Bicycle
Stamp: Inkadinkado
Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan
Ribbon: Offray
Lace: Wyla (either tea dyed or coffee stained)
Button from my supplies
Twine: May Arts

Monday, October 18, 2010

The purple/penguin saga continues .......

Good Monday morning – a quick post before I head out the door to work – it is oldie moldie Monday and the purple/penguin saga continues – I think I still have more paper left – come back next week – although I do think I have used all my penguin stamps now so I need to start repeating stamps.

These cards for me – as you can see – I added Stickles – when I create for Operation Write Home – no glitter so I don’t use my Stickles. It felt good to Stickle again. I used my new die cut from Sizzix which also embosses - aren't those purple snowflakes fun. I even made a few birthday cards this week end. Trying to catch up.

Everyone have a great day – we are celebrating Boss’s Day – we are having a soup luncheon – Pasta Fagoli, salad, bread and dessert. Yummy. I bet there will be leftovers also.

Card Details:

Size: 4.25 x 5.5

Stamps: Card one - Inkadinkado; Card Two - Great Impressions

Paper: Bo Bunny

Rub Ons: Making Memories

Sizzix embossing plate for snowflake

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Good evening - hope you are having a wonderful day. A quick post - having some back spasms so need to go lay on the floor with a heating pad. I don't think there will be any creating tonight. I did take my distress ink (orange) and colored and misted 3 dictionary pages - tomorrow I will do another color - I want to make some more flowers - like the flowers on the card from Sunday - thought I would try some fall colors.

My card tonight is based on the sketch from Clean and Simple - the second card is - oops - my sentiment did not stamp well so move the border strip up - but first stamp another flower. Card saved. The first card is more in line with the sketch. I am having fun with that dictionary - hmmm - I wonder how many cards can be made from one dictionary. I wish the pages were a little bigger but the price was right at Goodwill.

Everyone have a good evening.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Good evening - made it through today - I was wondering if I would and now I have two days off of work. Thursday I am cleaning my basement - don't be jealous - I know you all envy me and my great fun. Friday - I get a new furnace and AC unit - don't be jealous - you too could also have another bill to pay. Boy will this cut into my card making dollars.

Today's card started as the sketch from Operation Write Home - Stars and Stamps card blog - but oops - my stamping of the sentiment at the top of the card - did not work - so moved up the bird and stamped below it. Card saved. I love the colors of this Basic Grey group - it is an old collection but I love its warmness.

Everyone have a wonderful evening. Hopefully I will get to create another card or two while all this activity is going on at my house.

Card Details:
4.25 x 5.5
Paper: Basic Grey
Stamp: Inkadinkado for bird; sentiment is TPC Studio
Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink - chestnut roan

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Good evening - I got to do a card for the midweek throw down on OWH Stars and Stripes blog. It was to make a fall themed card with no sentiment. I do believe this qualifies. This is a new stamp I bought at JoAnn's so don't be surprised if I use it for a card to enter in the Craft for a Cause.

Everyone have a wonderful evening - I am hoping to find some Mo Jo and make a card - or finish a card.

Card Details:
4.25 x 5.5
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Stamp: Inkadinkado
Sizzix die cut for button
May Arts Twine