Vintage Girl With Doll Cards

A set of four cards I made and donated to 

Operation Write Home.

The images were pre-printed and

pre-punched out on the tags.

I added a layer of printed vellum

over the white card stock base

and an organdy ribbon bow. 

Thanks for looking =) 

Little Yellow Duck Card

Woo, hoo - we are going to see a bit of rain today with spring like temperatures !

It is quite odd to hear that our area is still drought stricken after all the snow

this past winter (record setting flood last summer, too!).

It is so dry that there have been dozens of brush fires,

calling for "red flag" no burn warnings to be issued.

Not only is the rain needed to help with the dry ground conditions,

it will be wonderful to wash all the layers of salt off of the roads. 

With rain on the way, I decided to share this little ducky card I made

last year and donated to Operation Write Home.

Stamp image from Stampin' Up! , colored with ink pads and an aqua painter.
Summer Sun, Night Of Navy, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White card stocks.
Yellow organdy ribbon, dollar store find a long time ago.
Blank on the inside so it can be used for any occasion.

Thanks for looking =)

Purple and Yellow Challenge- Flamed Pickup Truck Card

As posted at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps Blog today:
"Since it’s the fourth Wednesday of the month, it’s time for our Color Challenge. This month your challenge is to combine PURPLE AND YELLOW!"


There are sure to be lots of floral cards with that color combo, so I decided to make a "masculine" card - or one that maybe even a hot rod loving lady would like to receive !

It is blank and has no sentiment on the front, as most of the cards I make for Operation Write Home are, especially the masculine ones. This way the hero can use the card for any occasion or send it to a female if they would want to, as in this case since there is purple on it. 

Image from the old 

Classic Pickups stamp set

by Stampin' Up!

(NO, I will never part with this stamp set!!!!)

stamped with Basic Black ink

water colored with classic ink pads and an aquapainter

fine point Sharpie marker to draw the line around the edge

silver Signo gel pen for the chrome accents

Darice diamond plate embossing folder

white, silver metallic, golden yellow and dark purple card stocks

Car cruise / show / race season is just around the corner 

for us in this part of the country !

That is, if Spring ever arrives.........

another cold day today after waking

to a bit of snow/ice yesterday morning.

Thanks for looking =) 

Stitched Love Card

I made this card using some card stock scraps and this little 

 kit I found on clearance at Target.

Although it took much more time than just stamping,

I like the extra texture/dimension from the stitching !

Thanks for looking =) 

Bright Birthday Card

Die Cuts With A View decorative papers
Wish Big is a stamp from Stampin' Up! that I colored with water based markers
polka dot ribbon, unknown and attached with hot glue



Thanks for looking =)

OWH Sketch Challenge 217

I created an Any Hero Card for

Sketch Challenge 217 

at Operation Write Home

this week.

I'm ever so slowly getting cards made

 to send in for our heroes to write home on.

Since I make each of my own cards,

most all of which no two are alike,

it does take me a while to fill a large Priority mail box.

If you would like more information about this 

terrific organization that helps our heroes

keep in touch with home

as well as sends notes of thanks for their service, 

take a moment to read  more at 

http://operationwritehome.org/

(edited to add completed card photo, 

however I did not use the faux brads

due to a "manufacturing problem", ha ha ......)

I have some little stars to add to the corner

of the speckled white panel still.

They weren't quite dry yet and I was impatient,

wanting to get this post done ;)

"Weren't dry yet ?" you ask ?

Yes, I created faux brads by paper punching

small stars from card stock

then coated them with Crystal Effects

(clear dimensional "glue")

to create a faux brad. I do that often.

They are a bit less bulky for mailing

and I can make different colors, shapes

to coordinate with different projects. 

Real stitching across the top of the ribbon;

two layers of dry embossed images.

3D star is created by cutting out one of the embossed

star designs, lightly pinching in each point

then attaching with a generous dollop of hot glue

Stamp image is from A Muse Studio, Hero Mail

Kraft, Red, Navy, speckled card stocks

Navy marker

Cuttlebug stars embossing folder

Stripes embossing folder, Stampin' Up!

I used a marker to ink up

each word separately on the long, single line sentiment

so I could stamp it into three separate lines.

I still prefer red rubber, wood mounted rubber stamps,

but clear stamps sure do come in handy for this technique !

Make sure the stamp is totally clean

before stamping the next section or 

you can have "ghost" images

of the previously inked portions show up. 

That happens to me when I use

black ink on red rubber for some reason.

Even when I use stamp cleaner it still seems

to leave light images behind from other portions 

of the stamp at times. Try it on scrap paper first !

I've had this 2" wide piece of  navy blue "ribbon"

saved since two Christmases ago ! 

It was wrapped around a fleece blanket originally.

I knew that one day it would come in handy for

some crafty project.

I cut one of the Velcro ends off then 

trimmed the points on it to make the banner.

Thanks for looking =) 

Welcome Baby Card

Gosh, this is such an OLD card idea ! 

I made so many of these for new babies,

girls and boys both, 

over a dozen years ago when I first

discovered Stampin' Up!. 

It was my go to at the time when I only

had this stamp set (Cuddles and Tickles from Stampin' Up!)

for babies and limited supplies. Plus it is pretty easy to make !

The basic design will work with all kinds of stamp images

and for all sorts of occasions.

Thanks for looking =) 

Circle Punch Flower Face Card

Thinking of you.............

makes me smile!

A card I made for the 

Midweek Throwdown at

Operation Write Home

this week:

CIRCLES GALORE!

Stamp sets, all retired from Stampin' Up!:

Smile - smiley face

Smile Accessories- leaves

Trendy Trees - thinking of you

Garden Green, Baja Breeze and Basic Black inks

Fine Sharpie marker, black

aquapainter

sponge

home made cloud stencil

circle punches

corner rounder punch

dimensionals

Thanks for looking =)

OWH Sketch Challenge 216

Inspired by the sketch at 

Operation Write Home this week.

I'll give this card to a relative for Easter.

Super simple, inspired by the paper flowers with embossed edges

and the sketch.

Rubber stamp is an old image from Stampin' Up!

NEON !

I've had these neon card stocks for years

and just happened upon neon ribbon on clearance

at Target over the weekend.

I wasn't going to buy them,

I'm not a neon person (I didn't even like /wear neon in the 80's!)

but in the end decided it might be a good idea so I could 

put those card stocks to use. 

It's shockingly bright ! 

If you are on the lookout for the clearance ribbon,

FYI they are NOT 4 YARD spools, as the box states:

they are 4 FEET per spool! 

Just as well since I probably won't be using a lot of neon ribbon,

but it didn't make my bargain such a bargain after all. 

I need to make a couple masculine cards, too,

with this sketch !

Sketch Challenge at Operation Write Home this week

http://operationwritehome.org/sketch-challenge-216/

Pop Up Box Card

Here it is, my first pop up box card ! 

I'll admit, the creation of the box card part itself wasn't too difficult,

 the figuring out what I was going to put in it and how 

was what gave me trouble ;) 

Original Instructions

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/popupboxcard/

It has been altered to fit a standard A2 (4 3/8" x 5 3/4") envelope.

You'll need a 5 1/2"   x 8 1/2" piece of card stock,

scored at 2", 4", 6", 8" along the 8 1/2" side.

Flip it around to score in at 3" along the 5 1/2" side,
running the entire 8 1/2" length.

Use a border punch on the long edge that

will become the 2 1/2" tall flap
(the edge that has the multiple score marks).

Depending on the depth of design your 

punch makes, the flaps will be 2 1/4" or less.

Cut in along the score lines

of the 2  1/2" tall sections just up to the 

scored line you made at the 3" mark 

the length of the card stock piece.

These cuts will make the flaps 
(2" by approx. 2 1/4" if you punch the edge).

Remove the 1/2 " piece from this side,

but keep it on the side with the 3" tall sections.

That will be the tab to adhere the box together.

Fold along all score lines.

Fold into the box shape 

(there is no bottom)

and adhere the small 1/2" wide piece

to the inside of the last 3" tall section.

You'll see that in the bottom right hand
portion of the box in the photo below.

Cut two strips of card stock 2 1/2 ",

score in 1/4" at each short end.

Z Fold and adhere the 1/4" tabs to the inside of the box.

These create the sections inside

the box to attach your embellishments to.
They are noted in the photo above.

Cut smaller pieces of decorative paper
or card stocks to decorate the flaps if you'd like.
Add other dimensional embellishments,
tags, etc to make a fun, layered card for display.

Make sure that all of the embellishments you use

do not go beyond the top or sides of the card

if you want it to fit in a smaller A2 size envelope

when it is folded. 

Folding it flat to mail

Supplies used:

Teal, pink and white card stocks

Confetti Cupcake, Happy Birthday, Greetings 
and Riveting stamp sets

all retired long ago from Stampin' Up!

Cupcakes Stampin' Around wheel

Happy Birthday Stampin' Around wheel
tiny alphabet from Technique Tuesday

various classic inks and markers from Stampin' Up!

aquapainter to color in the little cupcakes

Gold and Silver Signo gel pens

wide chisel edge black Sharpie marker
Stampin' dimensionals

scallop edge border punch, Stampin' Up!
triple layer flower punch, Stampin' Up!
circle punch

  Thanks for looking =)