Authentique paper, Inky Antics and Lily Pad Cards

Good evening - trying to catch up on my card making - maybe as a cardmaker you never catch up - I create so many cards for Operation Write Home - I sometimes forget to get ones made for my personal use. 

I am only a week behind on this birthday card - the recipient loves monkeys and her favorite color is orange.  I must thank her for making me realize what a delicious color orange is to work with.  It is not just for Halloween.  I found you can even make Christmas cards with the color orange.

The card is based on the sketch at Lily Pad Cards.  This is a very versatile sketch.  I found this Authentique paper in Madison at the Scrapbook Superstore (color me sad they are closing at the end of January) - I don't think I had ever seen 6 x 6 sheets of paper sold separately.  The paper was also double sided and of course when that happens you never have enough of one sheet because you like both sides of the paper.  With the addition of an SRM Sticker which came in white, the card came together.  I know the recipient will treasure this card.  It is special to make a card for someone you know who appreciates it. 

Well I must close, have a wonderful day. 

Gift Bag to coordinate with Card Set

This is the gift bag that goes along with the card set I posted yesterday.  More beautiful Paper Loft paper and a Penny Black sticker.

Hopefully it generates a little money in their silent auction. 

Paper Loft Paper

Isn't this paper by Paper Loft the best.  It made a beautiful card with very little effort on my part. 

I made a card set of six for a fundraiser.  I covered a small gift bag for the cards to be in.  Hopefully they will raise a little money. 

Everyone have a wonderful day.

Oldie Moldie Mummy

It is Monday - time to show some love to some old paper you have sitting around.  I needed to get a couple Halloween cards made so I had colored this mummy - easy to color - like snowmen.I honestly don't think the majority of this paper is that old - last year but the black on the card - is very old.  I don't make too many Halloween cards.

The card is based on the weekly sketch from Card Positioning System.  A very versatile sketch.

Everyone enjoy your Monday - busy week - lots to get done at home and work.

Stampendous and Little Yellow Bicycle

Slowly I am working on my personal holiday cards.  This little card is 4.5 x 3.5 inches. 

Stampendous is having a challenge for CAS (clean and simple) holiday cards.  I found this little stamp in my collection and the small card was started.  I stamped the image and colored it with Copics - and then cut out the image.  The background was embossed with a Cuddlebug folder.  Small pieces of patterned paper were added to the card front.  The image and the strip it is mounted on are both pop dotted for dimension.  A SRM Sticker was added for the sentiment. 

CAS Friday's challenge is to "Just Add Color" - I love snowmen to color - so easy - insert smile here.

More lawn raking on my agenda for today.  My neighbor boy - Hunter - is waiting to use the leaf blower.  Hopefully he gets home in time from hunting to help.

K 'n K Designs Blog Hope

Welcome to the Operation Write Home Fund Raiser blog hop.  If you arrived at my blog from Paige’s blog – you are in the right spot.  Isn’t it wonderful that K ‘n K Designs has generously created these digis and offered up all the profits to help with the mailing costs of sending cards overseas to our heroes - $13,000 for postage – I think OWH helps keep the US postal service in business. 

Now if you don't need to buy any digi stamps - you can still help out with postage costs - here is the link to the Operation Write Home blog where you can graciously donate some moola to help offset postage costs.

Back to the creative part of this post. 

I made this card using the set Written With Love.   Isn’t this bunny so cute – and the sentiments that come with it are perfect.  I managed to make everything larger than I should have – my original thought was to have both sentiments on the front of the card – that did not happen so I decided to decorate the inside – normally I just add a liner so the hero can write a note.  I did put a liner in the card – but I also decorated one panel with a sentiment. 

Now – I want you to hope over to Shannon’s blog to see what she has created for your viewing pleasure. 

Please leave some love on everyone's blog.

For Owl You Do

Another card using a digi design from K 'n K Designs who are generously donating the profits from the sales of several digi sets - so check them out - I am sure there is something you NEED (insert smile here). 

This uses some Basic Grey paper I had - love the plaid heart - has all those great red, white and blue colors in it to coordinate with the flag the owl is holding.  I creted the LOVE word on my computer - it is pop dotted to sit on top of the U.

Come back tomorrow for a blog hop using these designs.