Colorful Rainbows and Patriotic Stars

Hi, everyone.

I have two cards to share tonight, the first for a Shopping Our Stash challenge and the second for this week's OWH Midweek Throwdown.


But first, a quick reminder that Monday is the deadline for entering this month's Words 2 Scrap By challenge. There are some Tim Holtz Parisian-inspired goodies up for grabs in keeping with this month's Oh La La theme.

Card #1: A Colorful Rainbow

The current Shopping Our Stash challenge is to make a project featuring something that you can't put down or put away.  The card below features a couple of things I can't get enough of --  a few old friends and one new acquisition: Distress Inks and the new Work of Art Stampin' Up! stamps.

stash blue and black cardstock
Distress Inks blended with Ranger water brush
Inkadinkado kid quotes stamp in StazOn jet black
Paper Studio brads

Recollections white cardstock; stash black cardstock
Distress Inks blended with Ranger water brush
Inkadinkado kid quotes stamp in StazOn jet black

SU work of art stamp set
Unity sentiment

I've actually been inking up this stamp set a lot to make some patriotic cards for Operation Write Home. But, when I first saw them, I immediately thought rainbow. So, I'll probably play with this idea a little more -- maybe change up the design a little. But, the card above represents attempt #1.

Tip of the Day: I'm always having trouble with stamps falling off my acrylic blocks. Well, tonight after having the same stamp fall off about 5 times, I tried putting a small strip of Scotch ATG tape on my acrylic block... and it worked!!! Hooray!!!!

 

Card #2: Stars, Stars and More Stars

The card below is inspired by OWH's current Midweek Throwdown challenge to make an Any Hero card featuring stars.

Distress Ink core paper, white Core-dinations
Cuttlebug and Darice embossing folders
Fiskars and Paper Studio star punches; Creative Memories circle cutting system
Twinery Baker's Twine; Recollections star brads
Recollections foam adhesives

Paula's Design Boot Camp lesson about the 60-30-10 rule played a big role in this card. The exterior frame was added when I felt the card needed a little more interest. So, I decided to add a little more white -- going for 30% white. An added benefit is the white frame seems to pull your eye to the circle around the focal point star. :)

Parting Thoughts

Again, we would love for you to join us over at Words 2 Scrap By.  :)

Have a great weekend! Thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

Patriotic Works of Heart

Hi, everyone!

Here today with two versions of an Any Hero card for this week's OWH Midweek Throwdown challenge. The top version is my second attempt. While I was happy with the first attempt, I am really happy with the second one.  :)

Attempt #2    :)

Attempt #1
Both: papers: SU crumb cake, Bazzill admiral, Recollections white
SU Work of Art stamps in SU Night of Navy and Cherry Cobbler
Stamper's Best sentiment heat embossed in Distress Ink walnut stain
SU heart heat embossed in SU white powder
Hero Arts gem on Attempt #2

 

Parting Thoughts

A quick reminder about the Oh La La challenge going on at Words 2 Scrap By. There are a few Tim Holtz goodies up for grabs. And, we're accepting entries until July 21. Hope you'll join us!

Thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

God Bless the USA... and Our Heroes

Hi, everyone!

This week's OWH Midweek Throwdown challenge is to make an Any Hero card featuring a flag. And, this week's Shopping Our Stash challenge is to make a red, white, and blue card. Well, you don't need to ask me twice! The first card is an Any Hero card, and the second card is blank on the inside for one of our troops to send a note back home.

Any Hero Card for OWH
Our Daily Bread Design background stamp on SU crumb cake in Distress Ink
Unity sentiment heat embossed in Distress Ink walnut stain
edges inked in Distress Ink vintage photo and antique linen; ??? twine
inside: SU retired stars in Distress Ink antique linen on crate paper dp

Red, White, and Blue card for Shopping Our Stash (will also go to OWH)
Our Daily Bread Design background stamp on stash white cardstock in Distress Ink
Unity sentiment heat embossed in Distress Ink walnut stain
edges inked in Distress Ink vintage photo and antique linen; Paper Smooches twine
inside: SU retired stars in Distress Ink antique linen on crate paper dp

I love it when cards come together as quickly as these did. Wish that happened more often... and hope it happens a lot this weekend!  :)

 

Parting Thoughts

So, looking forward to this weekend's VCMP! Just between us, a little bird told me there will be some Paper Smooches blog candy at the very first stop.  :)

And, if the VCMP doesn't keep you busy enough, the Words 2 Scrap By Oh La La challenge is going on. 

Thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

Wistful, Wishful, Hopeful

Hi, everyone.

I have two cards to share: a favorite color card for Shopping Our Stash and a kiddie Miss You card for Operation Write Home.

The favorite color challenge card was... a bit of a challenge. My favorite colors seem to be seasonal and/or situational. So, considering that it is summer... and I craft in a room with yellow and blue colors that remind me of a summer breeze, I went with yellow for this week's Shopping Our Stash challenge.  :)

Kid Quotes sentiment in StazOn jet black on watercolor paper
Distress Inks blended with Ranger tool (scattered straw, peacock blue)
Distress Ink core (mustard seed), Recollections black
Stampin' Up! black brads, Paper Studio tiny black brads
Stampin' Up! white brads colored with Sharpie markers

My second card is for this week's OWH Midweek Throwdown challenge to make a kiddie Miss You card. Truth be told, there is a third part of this challenge -- to use the new OWH Mama Elephant stamp set. But, this third part just isn't going to happen.

You see hubby and I have fun funds -- the TK and SK funds. It seems like the TK fund always has lots of money -- and just keeps growing. Trust me, that's not the case with the SK fund. So, with the end-of-May spectacular CREATE event and the new Stampin' Up! catalog -- not to mention buying presents for hubby (for our upcoming 30th anniversary), for my Dad's 80th birthday, and for my nephew's 13th birthday... Let's just say the Mama Elephant set is going to have to wait no matter how darn cute it is! LOL 

But, that doesn't mean I can't make a kiddie Miss You card for this week's OWH Midweek Throwdown challenge.  :)  Like the card, just not a very good colorer. Hoping it will bring a smile to a little one's face anyway.

Lawn Fawn Love You S'more stamp set colored in Distress Inks with Ranger water brush
Distress Ink core paper; computer-generated original sentiment (Comic Sans)
SU speech bubble die; Simon Says A2 curve die; SU owl punch (hearts)
Recollections foam adhesives

Parting Thoughts

Looking forward to next weekend's OWH VCMP -- as well as a four-day work week!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

From Spring to Summer

Hi, everyone.

Wow! We sure did go from spring to summer really fast in our neck of the woods. How about you?

Today's card, inspired by this week's OWH Midweek Throwdown color challenge, seems to capture this transition with spring colors and summer flowers.  :)

SU! retired (garage-sale find) dp; Bazzill/AC cardstock
Sizzix embossing folder; Really Reasonable Ribbon lace
Fiskars border punch; stash gems
adhesives: Glossy Accents and Recollection foam adhesive squares

Parting Thoughts

Probably won't be posting again until Sunday. So, one last reminder that Words 2 Scrap By is accepting entries until June 21 for our June Oh, The Places You'll Go challenge.  :)

Have a good end of the week! Until next time, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

Soar to New Heights

Hi, everyone!

Today's card was made for this week's Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown challenge to make a kite card.

American Crafts cardstock; Recollections black cardstock
Making Memories kite stamp, heat embossed with Versamark and Ranger clear powder
computer-generated sentiment (Kristen font)
SU white Baker's Twine; Hero Arts white dauber ink
adhesives: Glossy Accents and Recollections foam squares

To create the kite, I stamped and heat embossed the kite image on four different papers. Then, I fussy cut and paper-pieced the kite shown. The clouds were created using a technique shown at Simon Says Stamps CREATE -- daubing Hero Arts white ink with a used dryer sheet.

In addition, I took extra care placing the twine so that it would look good whether the kite was flat or popped up. I adhered one end to the back of the kite. Then I placed the twine across the edge of the card, securing the raspberry-colored tails along the length of the twine.



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Since this is going to OWH, there is a piece of white rectangular space on the back for writing a note home to a loved one.

Last, but certainly not least, this card was also inspired by the card shown at the right -- part of a make-n-take at Bernadette's open house for the new Stampin' Up! catalog. The fold in the card felt just right for a kite soaring to new heights. Thanks, Bernadette, for just the inspiration I needed for this OWH kite challenge!

Parting Thoughts

Think that's it for tonight.

A reminder that it's not too late to link a card for this month's Words 2 Scrap By challenge.

I'll be back on Sunday with a card for my tee-rrific dad! Until then, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

summer fun

Hi, everyone!

This week's OWH Midweek Throwdown challenge is to make a card that is BBQ and/or hamburger related.  Seems like forever since I've gotten to play along with one of these challenges. It's good to be back.  :)

As it turns out, we made an adorable little hamburger in a Stampin' Up! technique class a while ago. But, my card didn't turn out as well as our demonstrator's card. So, this was the perfect opportunity to repurpose that cute little hamburger.  :)

Hamburger: SU paper and punches
Paper: Crate Paper rose cottage ecru; Recollection black; AC green
ODBD background stamp in Distress Ink barn door
Making Memories sentiment stamps, heat embossed in Distress Ink black soot
Ants: Susan Branch stickers

Have had that sheet of Susan Branch stickers forever, the background stamp was part of an OWH ODBD monthly prize, and the sentiment stamps were a garage sale find. All in all, think they came together to make a cute little card.

A quick reminder that the Words 2 Scrap By June challenge is accepting entries. Bobbi and I would love for you to play along!

Have a great weekend! Thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!