Oldie Moldie Monday Does Paper Players Challenge

Oldie Moldie Monday - time to show some love for some old supplies.  This is Making Memories Paper - an old 6 x 6 pad - has greens and blues in it.  The challenge at Paper Players this week is to make a CAS masculine birthday card.  This is one of my favorite masculine stamps - I guess it could be a feminine pick up truck - my girls first vehicle was a brown pick up.  I stamped on pattern paper.

I made a couple more cards out of the same paper for my next Operation Write Home box.  It needs to be shipped out soon.

Remember to show some love for your old supplies - they still make great cards - because it is the cardmaker who can make it look good even though it is well aged.

Oldie Moldie Monday

Oldie Moldie Monday - time to show some love for your older supplies - some of our supplies are old enough to collect Social Security but then there are others that are just toddlers - I believe this 6 x 6 pad is just a toddler.  I do have a thing for collecting 6 x 6 pads.  This pad is from Basic Grey.  This card was based on the weekly sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch.  Here is the sketch.  I just moved my strip up a little more on the page.

I always struggle - is this CASE - it is not white - but there is plenty of open space - does that count.  I did one more card made from the pad - I made one last week also.

These cards are going into my next Operation Write Home Box.  They will bring smiles to some heroes family and friends when they receive them in the mail.

I finished my mixed media project - come back  on Tuesday to see that project.

Oldie Moldie Monday

This is a card made from recycled paper.  I used covers from commencement programs.  Since I have started collecting the unused or discarded programs, we have gone through the colors of grey, purple and now they are white.  Yeah - it was really hard to make that many purple cards.

This is a retirement card for a professor at our university.  I thought it was very appropriate to use the commencement program covers for her card.  The cardbase is a program cut to size.  I cut purple to use as a mat, cut the border and then cut 2 different sizes of shaped Spellbinders for the flower.  I wet the flower layers and then crinkled them up - they have such a nice shape now.  Luckily I am not mailing this card - it will be hand delivered.  The sentiment is from SRM Stickers.

Come back tomorrow to see another retirement card - where I got artsy fartsy.

Oldie Moldie Monday

Still working on the Cosmo Cricket 6 x 6 pad I started on last week.  More cards for Operation Write Home.  Having fun with this paper pad - love the cheerful colors.  I know they will bring smiles to many people.

Enjoy Monday - back to work for me today after a week of vacation.

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.

Hello Lovely

Hello Lovely - isn't that a wonderful sentiment - it is a new sentiment stamp I got from Papertrey Ink.  I am mailing this card is my 95 year old aunt - the last remaining sibling from my father's 11 brother and sisters.  My Mom is the last "in law" that is still living and she is also in her middle 90's.

I made the colored panel several weeks ago in the Clean and Simple 2 Class - this was one technique they showed.  I used some watercolor pens and scribbled on my teflon mat, sprayed water on it and then placed the watercolor paper in the paint and got these cool colors.  I then sprinkled salt on top of it while still wet so that is the dotty texture you see in the color.  I backed it with black and there it sat until today's sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch.

I matted the white base with black and then embossed it.  The black just sets everything off.  I was glad to be able to use that panel I had made.  If you notice the orange in the middle - it did not stamp in the middle of the flower so this was my way of covering up my bad stamping.

Well I need to go snowblow my driveway and sidewalk.  YUCK.  Everyone enjoy your evening.

Thanks for Your Kindness

It is only the beginning of January and I am ready to dig out my spring colors and think warmth - of course - that may be because I have friends who are heading to Florida for the winter.  I would love to just lay in the sun and soak in some sunshine - oh well - maybe the sun will shine and I could lay on the floor in front of the patio door like a cat or dog.  Don't worry folks - I won't do that.

The weekly challenge on CAS-ual Friday is to make thank you cards.

I did some white embossing on a Bo Bunny paper- I found the yellow in my scrap bin and thought it would add a "sunny" touch to the card.  Dug out my scallop border die from Paper Trey Ink.  The scalloped rectangle was cut on my Silhouette.  The butterflies are one of the Martha Stewart butterfly punch.

Thanks for stopping by.

First Merry Monday Challenge

This is the first time I have played along on the Merry Monday challenge - you need to make holiday cards with the sketch - I thought if I started making some Christmas cards - I would have some done for me and also some ideas for Operation Write Home Cards.

This paper (snowman and trees) are on patterned paper.  I got this paper grouping from Oriental Trading - it also has some chipboard with the grouping.  I cut the scallop with my Silhouette - love the different sizes of scallops - the sentiment stamp is Papertrey Ink.

Well off to clean my house - I have some company coming tomorrow.

Hump Day

Well my goodness - Blogger is being particularly stubborn with me today so forgive the centered verbage today.

This card is based on the weekly sketch over at Operatin Write Home's card blog Stars and Stamps.  It was a little difficult to work with.  I love this scallop diecut I have from Papertrey Ink so I thought I would use it for my stripes - I am pretty anal I like to have complete scallops on both ends of my strips - but then that is me - somewhat of a vintage feel - with the addition of the lace which I have either tea or coffee dyed to give it a more "used" feel.

Today I am back to working normal hours at work and I don't know how to handle it - of course - I need to drop off my car today for some work - pray it is nothing too serious.

Everyone have a great day.



Thursday, March 3, 2011

Good evening - one more day until the week end - a big blog hop on Opeartion Write Home this week end - over 100 participants - please stop by and visit on Saturday.

Today's card was a birthday card for one of my student's. I think you can guess that her favorite color is purple. I was planning to do paper piecing on the cupcake but I couldn't find any papers I liked to do it with so I used my Copics once I had settled on the papers I wanted to use. I dug out some scraps of Basic Grey and paired them with a patterned paper from Papertrey Ink and some yellow cardstock. Add a sentiment sticker and a bow.

The image is a digi from I Brake For Digis. I enjoy the versatility of digis in that I can adjust the size I want on a card. There are all different styles of cupcakes on the site to choose from. Who doesn't love a cupcake. I wish I had one to eat right now.

Everyone have a wonderful evening.

Card Details:
Size: 4.5 x 6
Paper: Basic Grey and Papertrey Ink
Digital stamp: I Brake for Digis colored with Copics
Ribbon: don't know
Sentiment: SRM Stickers

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year - 2011 - I hope the new year is full of happiness and health - if we have those we can live our life to the fullest.

I am enjoying a quiet week end at home - I have my daughter's dog as company - they are traveling - Mo is lots of company but she is a Husky so she is very hairy and we vacuum lots.

I did do some retail therapy yesterday. I had said I would not shop in January unless it was a necessity - I suppose I could make anything a necessity so I could buy it - but I just want to try to get through the month and not buy more paper stuff. I really do not need anything - I could create for years and years. Do you also have that problem or addiction?

I needed a baby card for a little girl and wanted to use this beautiful buggy image from I Brake For Digis. It is so beautiful in its lines. It could be colored but I liked just the beauty of the image on the patterned paper.

The design for the card started with Sketch #7 from Unscripted Sketches. It follows the sketch until we get to the sentiment - I didn't really have room for it alongside the buggy os I added it to the bottom of the card. I think I achieved balance with the image, bow and sentiment. Do you know what you do if your lace is white and you want it cream colored - you dip it in your leftover morning coffee- it is no longer white. The doily was also very white - but it took a coffee bath also - and came out a very nice creamy color to add to my vintage look. The flower is made from coffee filters cut with spellbinders - and guess what - they were dipped in coffee also to make them creamy colored. Now I want another cup of coffee.

Going to watch the Rose Bowl - the Wisconsin Badgers are playing - go Bucky. Everyone enjoy your day and have a wonderful 2011.

Card Details:
Size: 5 x 7
Digital Image: I Brake For Digis
Paper: Paper Studio
Brad: American Crafts
Sentiment: SRM Stickers
Lace and ribbon: from my supplies
Scallop Diecut: Papertrey Ink

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Good Tuesday evening - are you sure it wasn't Monday. We had a furlough day yesterday so it was a Monday on a Tuesday. Very busy day after being out of work for over a week - the next 30 days are a marathon for me at work.

Sunday I had a card making marathon working on a grouping of paper I had received at CHA several years ago. Tonight I am sharing 3 more of the 11 cards I made. I still have one grouping of paper to use. The cards are for Operation Write Home. I really should send out one more box to end the year and start at 0 for 2011. If you want to make cards for a worthwhile cause, OWH is such a good one - so many smiles are generated by one card. The card that keeps on giving.

Everyone have a wonderful evening. Big 10 basketball started tonight and the Badgers won - go Bucky - can't wait till the Rose Bowl this Saturday. Wisconsin versus TCU. Go Bucky.

Card details:
4.25 x 5.5
Paper: Piggy Tales
Stickers: SRM Stickers
Flowers: assorted companies - Prima, American Crafts
Scallop Die cut: Papertrey Ink

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Part 2

A second post for tonight - I have made some challenge cards and need to get them all posted and I like to keep each challenge separate.

This post is sharing the card I made for the Clean and Simple challenge. Very simple stamping - I guess you let the patterned paper do the talking for you. My scallops are different than the sketch but I do love the small scallop on this diecut.

Enjoy the remainder of your evening.

Card details:
Size: 4.25 x 5.5
Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny
Scallop: Papertrey Ink

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Good early morning - I don't know about that - another day of work.

I did finish this card which I had laid out. I stamped the image on some Basic Grey patterned paper so it wasn't white/white - I like the added texture that you can get from stamping on patterned papers. I had to color 3 images before I got one I was satisfied with. I put the other two in my treasure box. Sometimes the neighbor children like to rob the treasure box and find things to play with.

Operation Write Home is celebrating their birthday with a month long celebration. Many people and organizations have stopped by to offer challenges and prizes. This card is based on the sketch challenge from Teresa Kline - Enbjoy the VA Sunshine. A very fun sketch. There are numerous challenges, possible prizes, etc that are all listed on the Operation Write Home card blog Stars and Stamps. Come back on Monday and see what my challenge is and what prize I am offering. A pretty easy one to play along with.

Everyone enjoy your day - hopefully you find some creative time.

Card details:

Size: 4.25 x 5.5

Pattern Paper: Kaiser Scrapbooking

Stamp: Whippersnapper Designs colored with Copics

SRM Sticker

Papertrey Ink Scallop Die cut

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Good Tuesday morning. I probably should never post in the morning - because I am still half asleep and not too talkative.

This card was made for the challenges on Hero Arts Flicker site this week end. I love the softness of the colors. The challenge was to make a blue and silver holiday card. I do wish I had more of this paper. The paper is in a paper pad I bought at Tuesday Morning. It would be such an easy way to make some holiday cards for Operation Write Home.

Everyone have a wonderful day.

Card details:

Size: 4.25 x 5.5

Paper: ATD - Momenta - Jack Frost Collection

Stamp: Hero Arts

Ink: Papertrey Ink

Snowflake: Jolee's

Bling: Me and my Big Idea

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Good Sunday afternoon. Happy birthday to two of my favorite neighbor children - Hunter and Kristin are celebrating their 8th birthday today. I take the kids out for dinner and we go shopping so with these two we have to alternate who gets to go first - I have to spread it over two paychecks. So maybe - this week - I will get to take one of them out for their birthday.

It is a beautiful fall day in Wisconsin. The sun is shining. I was up seeing my Mom and the drive home was OK - lots of slow people on the road - so I had to pass people. I was going to stop in Madison and do some shopping but I was tired so just came home - I figure it saved me some money.

This card is based on the sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping blog. I have had this paper for awhile - an entire grouping from Kaiser Scrapbooking. I am glad I finally cut into the paper.

This will be a card for Operation Write Home. I am sure some soldier will enjoy sending it home to a loved one.

Everyone enjoy your evening. Football to be watched, tennis to be watched, laundry to do. Oh my and maybe I will find time to make a card. I hope.

Card Details:

Size: 4.25 x 5.5

Paper: Kaiser Scrapbooking

Stamp: (tree) Penny Black; (sentiment) Studio G

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink

Papertrey Ink scallop diecut

Brad: Creative Impressions

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

Thursday, September 3, 2010

Amazing what you can do with recycled paper tissue

Good Thursday evening - or should I say "last day of my work week" - yeah - 4 day week end. I will try not to think about how much work I have at work.

A quick post - I have dirty dishes in the sink upstairs that are calling my name - if I get them done - maybe I can make a card - I still need a birthday card for my daughter - maybe she will get it late.

Tonight's card is based on the weekly sketch at Card Positioning System - a very simple sketch that you can do so much with. I have had this patterned paper (bird/flower) sitting around on the table - so finally decided I need to use it. I think I will send the card to my mom - she likes flowers and birds. I love my flower - I made that out of some recycled tissue paper - love the result and how inexpensive - I have now got myself a box of all colors of gift tissue - be prepared to see more flowers.

Everyone have a wonderful evening.

Card Details:

Size: 4.5 x 6

Patterned Paper: GCD Studios (MeLody Ross)

Sticker: SRM Stickers

Scallop die cut: Papertrey Ink

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner - I won something else - I have won 3 things today - and I never win so I went and bought 2 lottery tickets tonight - so if you don't hear from me for awhile - I will be celebrating and way too busy to make cards.

I did some coloring this week end - I am working on some Halloween cards for Operation Write Home - I thought I could use the sketch from Card Positioning Systems to make a card. The midweek throwdown on the Operation Write Home card blog is to use your stash - well I just fell into that challenge. All this paper is pretty well aged along with the stamp and rub ons. I thought the card was dull so I dug out some rub ons and loved the look of their addition to the card. It still looked a little naked and I looked in my scap bag and there was that strip of polka dot paper - perfect size/perfect finishing touch. Guranteed to make a soldier smile and his lucky loved one will smile also. Want to make people smile - make some cards for Operation Write Home.

Everyone enjoy your evening - I need to do a little picking up around the house. Come back tomorrow for Christmas.

Card details:

Size: 4.25 x 5.5

Patterned paper: Stemma Polka Dot: October Afternoon

Stamp: Studio G colored with Copics

Scallop die cut from Papertrey Ink

Rub Ons - from my supply (maybe Basic Grey)

Tuesday, Auugust 3, 2010

Good evening - hope all is well with all of you. Hot and muggy in the lovely state of Wisconsin - although they say better days are coming - yeah.

I had such a lucky day yesterday I think I need to go buy a lottery ticket. I won two different things yesterday - I won stickers from SRM Stickers for a birthday card I made and then I won a collection of paper from Moxie Fab blog. That is exciting. More stuff to play with.

I did find a new way to get rid of Oldie Moldie paper - you dump a cup of coffee down yourself and onto a pile of paper. I actually think my nightgown may have gotten the worse part of the coffee dump.

Todays card is based on the sketch at Get Sketchy. I needed a card for a baby shower this week end. It is going to be a baby girl. How fun to shop for her. I bought this new pad of paper from Hobby Lobby and it has the softest colors in it. It is just a 6.5 x 4.5 pad so just perfect for cardmaking. I believe the blocks on the bottom of the paper resemble the stripes on the sketch. No - I did not do all that stitching - it is part of the paper.

Everyone have a wonderful evening.

Card Details:

Size: 4.5 x 6

Paper: Paper Studio

Sticker: SRM Stickers

Twill tape: Michael's dollar bin

Papertrey Ink for scallop die cut