Free Digital Kits

Available through February 23rd only , get them before they are no longer free !

http://www.mymemories.com/store/share_the_memories_kit_1

http://www.mymemories.com/store/share_the_memories_kit_2

http://www.mymemories.com/store/share_the_memories_kit_3

Love Squared Cards

I donated this set of cards to Operation Write Home.

The stamp images, inks, papers, square die and stripes embossing folder were all from Stampin' Up! though many of them are now no longer available.


Thanks for looking =)

OWH Sketch Challenge 212

http://operationwritehome.org/sketch-challenge-212/

My takes on this weeks sketch challenge at

Operation Write Home.

They don't follow the sketch exactly.

Click the link above to see many more

inspiring card samples.

I thought making a ribbon run through the card stock

rather than bitty banners on the front

would be a fun take on the sketch for the above card.

Finishing Flourishes stamp set, My Favorite Things

Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze card stocks - Stampin' Up!

Brown with white back card stock, Lasting Impressions

Early Espresso ink, Stampin' Up!

sponge for inking edges

5/8" chocolate grosgrain ribbon

ruler, straight edge and Xacto knife

Image Tree Swanky Upper stamp set

unknown clear alpha for "birthday"

Seasonal Solids stamps, Stampin' Up!

assorted inks, Stampin' Up!

Whisper White, Summer Sun card stocks, Stampin' Up!

textured bright blue cardstock, unknown

black Sharpie marker

paper crimper (I don't know the last time I used that!)

scrap paper to make masks for stamping over the balloons,

making it look like some are in front of others

Thanks for looking =)

Letter Pressed Love Cards

My first attempts at "letter press" cards.

The gold one was pressed onto a thicker hand made paper

so it worked pretty well.

The red one uses basic white card stock 

so there is not much depth to the pressed portion.

These were made last fall and donated to 

Operation Write Home.

Thanks for looking =) 

Digital Kit - Count Your Blessings

The newest digital kit from 

Loni at Grace Blossoms 4 You !

Count Your Blessings

Here are my Creative Team projects this month:

This is a greeting card front.

I can easily change out the sentiment

(my own text in a text box , this is not in the kit)

to something else since it is done

digitally and I have the files saved. 

I created this page with 8 (or more) papers

for a challenge at Scraps-N-Pieces.com. 

This was supposed to resemble a baby's quilt since I

was scrapping some old photos of the nursery set

I made many years ago.

It was my first attempt at quilting. 

If you like digital content for digiscrapping,

hybrid projects, etc be sure to check out the 

blog hop this weekend at

 Scraps-N-Pieces.com !

There are lots of pieces many designers

have created for free , 

perfect for use with Project 52 

Love You Much Cards

I totally forgot to share the "love" cards I made and donated to Operation Write Home last fall !
Here is another set I had fun putting together for some of our heroes to write home on.

The stamp image is from Stampin' Up!, long ago retired and I believe it is called Love You Much.

I added a tiny punched butterfly (Martha Stewart) and flower (Flower Trio punch, retired from Stampin' Up!) with a rhinestone center for extra impact on the water colored image.

Hand doodled edge.

Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Do any of you remember when these fun fibers were all the rage in crafting ? Do any of you still have a hoard of them like I do ? I'm afraid to admit that I probably have more than I will ever use since I bought numerous skeins of the stuff ! I think I should learn how to knit or crochet to use it for other projects ........

Thanks for looking =)

You Send Me Soaring Cards

A couple more cards I made and donated to 

Operation Write Home last fall.

I remember that the basic design came from

a card I saw somewhere that used a different stamp set,

unfortunately several months later

I do not recall exactly where the inspiration

came from. It may very well have been

a sample in the Stampin' Up! catalog.

Each are done a bit differently:

One card uses a blue card stock with hand cut clouds

adhered to the top. 

Thee other card uses the crayon resist technique.

I stamped the clouds onto white glossy card stock 

then colored them in with white crayons. 

I then brayered the blue ink over them.

The white crayon resists the ink.

Gently wipe the ink and crayon off

of the glossy card stock. 

Send Me Soaring stamp set and 

Clouds embossing folder are both retired

from Stampin' Up! 

Thanks for looking =) 

"Olive" You Card

I hadn't posted this card to the blog yet.

It fits this weeks Midweek Throwdown Challenge

at Operation Write Home perfectly :

Punny Cards!

This particular card was bits and pieces of an incomplete card front

that was in the stamp box I found at a yard sale.

I put it together and sent it to

Operation Write Home in the box of cards I mailed last fall.

Thanks for looking =) 

Pretty Princess Cards

Stampin' Up! images, inks, papers and punches.
The images are colored with ink pads and an aqua painter.
I left them blank on the inside so they could be used for any occasion.
These cards were donated to Operation Write Home.

Thanks for looking =)

"Wheelie" Great Birthday Card

A fun spinner card to wish someone a "wheelie" great birthday !

This card was created using sketch challenge #211 from Operation Write Home.

Tire and wheel created with paper punches:

Scallop circle with the scallops trimmed off using scissors to create the tire.

Circle punch of silver card stock for wheel center.

Rubber stamped greeting heat embossed with white embossing powder (Think Happy Thoughts, retired from Stampin' Up!) to simulate raised white letters on some brands of tires.

Create two of these then adhere them back to back with

fishing line between them to mount it in the opening. Attach the ends of the fishing line between the card front and diamond plated card stock strip.

Circle Nestabilities die to cut opening in card stock strip and card front.

Darice Embossing Essentials Diamond Plate on silver metallic card stock.

Thin strips of red card stock

Naturals ivory card stock

Highways and Byways (retired) stamp set, Stampin' Up!

Basic Gray ink

TIPS: Stamp the circular greeting for the tire before punching out. Hold the paper punch upside down so you can see the greeting, centering it before punching out. Thin metal style dies work well for this, too.

Cut out the circles for the card front and card stock strip at the same time if your cutting tool can accommodate both layers. Use a little bit of double stick tape between the two layers in the area that will be cut out.

Dry emboss the card stock strip after cutting out the circle.

Instructions for a similar type card using heart dies:
http://craftysahmiam.blogspot.com/2012/02/suspendedspinning-heart-card.html

Thanks for looking =)