Oldie Moldie Monday June 21, 2010

Operation Write Home Stars and Stripes weekly sketch


Give a cardmaker scraps

Digital Image

Tis Monday - Oldie Moldie Monday - time to dig into your well loved supplies of paper and show the older paper some creative love. Actually last week I dug into my pink/brown drawer - yes I have an entire drawer of pink/brown papers - and made some cards using the digital image in the last card. I made 3 cards and left enough paper for Oldie Moldie Monday. It is amazing how many cards you can make from several sheets of coordinating paper. Please join Ivanka and I in Oldie Moldie Monday creations - and share your creations on our Flicker gallery.

The first card is based on the sketch at the Operation Write Home card blog Stars and Stripes. Another fun sketch - of course - I was lazy again - and just cut a block of paper and put a strip of paper through it to resemble the sketch. Much easier for me than trying to align two blocks and make them straight. I actually used two new stamps on my cards today. I like those stamps where you just stamp - no coloring needed - makes a card come together so much easier and faster.

Hot and muggy here - and did I tell you - I need to get a new AC unit - yuck - and of course it is suppose to be very hot this week. Yuck.

Everyone enjoy your day.

Card One:

Size: 4.25 x 5.5

Paper: Unkown

Stamp: Hero Arts

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink by Clearsnap - Chestnut Roan

Sticker: SRM Stickers

Card Two:

Size: 4.25 x 5.5
Paper: Unkown
Stamp: Inkadinkado ($1 stamp at JoAnn's)

Sentiment Stamp: Hero Arts
Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink by Clearsnap - Chestnut Roan

Oldie Moldie Monday May 24, 2010

Good Monday morning – up early – need to get to work and work flat out for the next 6 weeks. Hopefully there will still be time for some paper therapy in my evening and week ends. Summer always brings its challenges because you must also do all the things outside. I enjoy both – I have always enjoyed good ole dirt therapy.

Today is Monday – Oldie Moldie Monday – the day to dig into your supplies and find that paper that you bought awhile ago – that somehow got buried and never used. Dig it out and make something wonderful. My friend Ivanka and I try to do this to use up some of jour increasing piles of supplies. We even have a Flicker gallery where you can post your creations.

I have started making cards for Operation Write Home and on Monday I always try to make my cards from their Sunday sketch on their card site. I always try to make a couple – if only I had the time yesterday – I could have just kept going. This Basic Grey grouping – a 6 x 6 pad – has so much fun paper in it and wonderful colors. I have a feeling you will be seeing more of it this week.

Everyone have a wonderful Monday – Dancing With the Stars is on tonight – yeah – the finale – I usually hide out in my work area and create some cards.

Card Details:
Size 4.25 x 5.5
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey – Recess 6 x 6 pad
Stamps: Bird – Inkadinkado; Ostrich – Creative Mode
Stickers: SRM Stickers
Brads: American Crafts
Sizzix Die Cut
May Arts Twine
Colorbox Chalk Ink by Clearsnap