Day 10 - What is on your design table?

I had a pad of paper and accompanying packet of coordinating stuff from Fancy Pants in the Swagger line and I have made 8 cards - I will share a couple today.

Come back tomorrow to see more.

Sweet Sunday

A quick post before I run some errands.  I had this typewriter stamp out last week and stamped a couple more images.  I stamped one on kraft paper and decided to make a card for Operation Write Home.  It was laying on my design table - and then I saw the sketch at The Sweet Stop and thought - this would make a great layout for this image.  Keep it simple.

The card is "somewhat" similar to the sketch.  (Insert Smile)

I decided to finish up the other image and send a card out to my Mom who is recuperating in a nursing home right now.  Something to brighten her room.

I used some very basic paper from Fancy Pants Designs.

Off to Target, Farm and Fleet and the grocery store.

Saturday - Yeah

I got very few cards made this week but I did get one to send off to a special person who is battling cancer.  I have had this Hero Art stamp for ages and have not used it but thought it would make a good masculine card also.  The paper is from Fancy Pants Design.

Have a wonderful Saturday.

Simon Says Try a Sketch

I got some new paper from Fancy Pants Design and the collection is called Swagger - fun paper - great for masculine cards.  I needed a get well card for my nephew - he is having his tonsils removed at the age of 40 - rough surgery for an adult.

The Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog has a couple sketches for their challenge this week.  This card is based on one of the sketches.  The sketch was  a square card but mailing square cards involves getting to the post office for the correct postage.  Here is the sketch I used.

I just started the online class - Pattern Play - I played with a few patterns but I also used some solids to offset everything.  Did you notice the silver dots in the corner of the image - every card with a truck on it needs chrome - don't you think.

Thanks for stopping by.

Operation Write Home Kid's Cards

The midweek challenge on Stars and Stamps - Operation Write Home's card blog - is to make kids cards.  I decided I had to be fair so I made a boy and a girl card.

Boy Card
Robot Stamp - Stampabilities
Sentiment Stamp - Studion G??
Paper - We R Memory Keepers

Girl Card
Whipper Snapper Stamp
Sentiment Stamp - Hero Arts
Paper - Bella Blvd and Fancy Pants

CPS and OWH Challenges Unite

A card I made - covers a few challenges - first is Day 6 sketch on Card Positioning System - celebrating 5 years.  Congratulations.  Also Operation Write Home is having a virtual card making party - two new challenges each night - this card first two of the challenges - tropical colors (pink, yellow and green) and birthday card.  I used my Silhouette to cut the lattice work - new designs this week and just perfect for a cardmaker.  I just bought one set - (4 in the set) wanted to see if I liked them - guess what I llike them.  I stamped a Hero Arts flower in VersaMark and embossed with clear embossing powder and then layers a couple more flowers to add some depth.  One flower was cut with the Silhouette.

I do need to make valentine cards.

Everyone enjoy your Friday.

Fabulous Friday

Why is Friday fabulous - because I am home - it is almost over. Now to conquer Saturday and come out on the successful side.

Tonight's card is an anniversary card for one of my daughter's - I have no idea how many years it has been. Both my daughters got married the same year.

The card is very loosely based on the sketch at Card Positioning System - loosely. The paper is from Fancy Pants Designs. Fun colors. The sentiment is a free digi from Doodle Pantry - I have a couple more sentiments of theirs I am excited to use.

Sunday I hope to relax and spend some time enjoying some paper therapy. I do need to mow my lawn but it is suppose to be raining - Monday I will have to make hay. Everyone enjoy your evening and I hope Sunday I have some cards to share - I do know what Monday's oldie moldie Monday card will be.

Freddie the Frog

Good evening - cold, wet and miserable in Wisconsin. Just stay inside and make some cards or do dishes - I am doing dishes in between computer time. Dishes need a good soak sometimes.

My card tonight is for a special person. I thought Freddie the Frog would bring a smile to his face. Freddie is part of the digital images from I Brake for Digis. There is a large collection of Freddie digital images on the site - Freddie with a walker (what a great image for a monumental birthday), happy hour Freddie, Freddie on a motorcycle, you get my picture - lots of great Freddie images. You can find them all at this link.

The card is based on the weekly sketch at 365 Cards - they have a different challenge every day.

I have one spring card to finish up tonight and get in the mail tomorrow.

Everyone have a wonderful evening.

Card Details:
Size: 5 x 7
Pattern Paper: Fancy Pants Designs
Digi Image: I Brake for Digis colored with Copics
Sentiment created on computer
Ribbon: Offray

Thursday, January 21

Isn't that an exciting title for a blog post - it was the best I could come up with. A quick post tonight - I am not feeling 100% tonight so going to go relax. I guess those dirty dishes will have to wait another evening.

Tonight's card is based on the sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You. A pretty basic design you could do lots with. I did some very simple stamping. Only took me 3 or 4 times to get the bird and sentiment stamped on the same piece of paper so they both looked OK. I am onec again using up some of my older paper. I have a drawer of pink and brown paper and so I dug in there for this card. Notice the inking - I ended up with a smudge so had to add the extra inking - don't know if this is a card for someone or if it is going into a card set.

Everyone have a wonderful evening.

size - 4.25 x 5.5

Paper - Making Memories, EK Success

Stamp - Inkadinkado

Ink - Colorbox Chalk Inky by ClearSnap - Chestnut Roan

Buttons - Fancy Pants

Twine - May Arts

Monday

Good Monday evening - big news in Wisconsin - the Packers are playing the Vikings who now has Brett Favre as their quarterback - lots of controversy in the date - I will be channel jumping because I have to watch the dances on Dancing With the Stars. Can't miss that. Did some cooking tonight - actually did two new recipes - one for tomato soup (might change it a little) and a pumpking dessert - that is cooling - hopefully that tastes good - I will take it to work for a treat - I suppose I should stop and get some cool whip to go on top.

Tonight's card is based on the sketch at Card Position Systems - new sketch every Sunday. Lots of layers and I do love layers. I have shown you a close up of the button and also of the monkey I used. Another card for my friend Shari to boost her spirits and make her smile.


This is a iron on applique from Dritz - I love to use some of the sewing notions such as appliques on cards. Very fun and dimensional.

Everyone have a wonderful evening. Go Pack Go.

Card Size 4 x 8

Paper - K & Company

Applique - Dritz

Button - Fancy Pants

Twine - May Arts

Blessings of Snow

After spring has sprung - snow is not a blessing. But we got snow last night - and to make it worse - I live on the wrong side of the street - by noon - the driveways on the other side of the street were clear (no one shoveled) mine was covered - it still is covered. A neighbor did shovel some of it - but I am not going to worry about it - it is suppose to rain this week.

I did get a chance to create today - so that was fun - I enjoy days like that - of course I still have to get things ready for work for the week.

The card tonight is based on the card sketch at Card Positioning System - haven't participated for the last few weeks.

Stamps - Studio G

Colored with Copic Markers

Paper - Fancy Pants Designs

Bling - Hobby Lobby

Flower - Hobby Lobby and one layer cut with my Slice

I also finished the inside.

Come back tomorrow for another take on these same stamps and same paper - and 3 cards later - this paper is gone - YEAH!!!

Easter Cards started

I made this card last night - it is based on the sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You.

Isn't that paper cute - it is from Fancy Pants Designs. It is called Tweet and it is so sweet - corny but who could resist. The flower was cut with my Slice. The blingy flowers were from a $1 spot somewhere. The little black bird is from Maya Road - it is falling off the circle - so I need to redo it - any ideas or suggestions on how to adhere them to paper. I used a clear liquid glue - I was very surprised it did not work. Ribbon was in the ribbon collection along with the pink rickrack. I pop dotted the circle with the bird on it.

Happy Birthday Kristin

Today my baby turns 32 but not going to be able to spend the day with her - but I do get to go to a birthday party for my neighbor sweetie - when she was very small she called me Bark - for her present I will take her shopping and then we will have ice cream. Gives us some fun time together - that is what I am doing with the neighbor kids now.

This card is based on the sketch at Beate's blog - Fresh and Fun . The layout worked very well for this image and the patterned paper I decided to use.

Cupcake stamp - Hero Arts (I do believe I have gotten my money out of this stamp set)

stamped on watercolor paper, colored with Prismacolors and gamsol - added stickles to the image - little girls love sparkles. I did my shadowing (yellow) using the Ranger Distress Inks - wetting my finger and rubbing it over the ink - popdotted the image

Patterned paper - Celebrate Line by Fancy Pants

Lace - Wrights

Flower - no idea

Rub On - Rusty Pickle

Designer Tip - or how cheap can you get tip - after you have used up your Pop Dots - I trim the leftover sheet into strips and use that for popping my image up - lots more mileage for your buck.