OWH Midweek Throwdown Challenge

Today on Operation Write Home they have a Midweek Throwdown Challenge!! This cute little pillow was our inspiration!!! I used the colors and one of the flowers as my inspiration!!!

 I immediately thought of  the 'Pretty Amazing' stamp set from SU! when I saw the two big flowers in red.

 

 

 

I did attempt to make my own background paper using different stamps; using flowers and the colors from the pillow....but I didn't like how it turned out,so I made this card. I used mainly the greens,pinks and the dark brown from the pillow and the one flower that's reddish pink on the corners of the pillow!! Well,here's the deets on the card...thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

 

Recipe for card:

•  Card stocks: Certainly Celery,WW,Early Espresso,Regal Rose, and Rose Red

• Cuttle Bug Folders: Swiss Dots,Textile,Floral Fantasy
• Square Lattice Bigshot Folder
• Stamp Sets: Elements of Style and Pretty Amazing
• Inks: Rose Red,Certainly Celery,Early Espresso and Close to Cocoa
• Half Pearl from Stash
• Large and Scallop Oval Punches
• Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon
• DSP from Martha Stewart and water colored on top of it with CC ink

Rose Easel Card

Hey guys!! Thanks for stopping by!! Well,I made a rose out of the ornament punch from Stampin' Up!. I have seen these around on other blogs and stuff and I thought I'd give it a go!! I have a loyal customer on my Etsy who is always having me do a custom order for her. Anyways,she needed a rose card and wanted me to put a saying on the inside and the outside....so I used my computer for that part. I did modify the way other people have done there roses a bit. Basically the base is the same....but instead of the inside like the ones I've seen....I played around until I could get a 'flatter' look....it seemed too bulky or high to be able to mail or even fit in an envelope...so I just played with it a bit until I felt like I looked OK!! I hope you like it and more so ,I hope my customer loves it!! Here is the deets on the card!! See ya'!

Recipe for card:

• Card stocks: Blush Blossom,Regal Rose,Rose Red,and Old Olive
• inks: Always Artichoke,Regal Rose,Rose Red,and Close to Cocoa
• Large and scalloped oval punches and Ornament punch
• Ribbon from Stash
• Textile cuttlebug folder
• StoryBook Cartridge for Cricut Expression(layered swirly mat)

Two Cards For Etsy Customer

Hello and thanks for stopping by today! I am sharing two cards that I made over the weekend for a regular Etsy customer of mine. She always has me think outside the box! She will tell me about the person that she needs a card for. She tells me colors,theme and what she wants on the card. Sometimes it takes me awhile to come up with something I think will be good enough. She needed a sunflower card,and wanted the sunflowers to be 3-d to look realistic. I used my cricut to cut the flowers and the spritzer tool to add an interesting touch. The next card she asked me to make is for an accountant. She wanted math signs($,+,=,-,etc.)....I don't have anything like that at all. It still needed to be pretty for a woman ....I was at a loss. I asked my husband for help,he gave me some ledger paper,then I used a digital stamp from MDS and printed it out along with the word 'friend'....I hope she likes it! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Recipe for Office card :

• Card stocks : Sage Shadow,Close to Cocoa,Very Vanilla
• Inks : Chocolate Chip,Close to Cocoa,Sage Shadow
• Stamps : Vintage Vogue and digital MDS stamp Certified
• Punches : Modern Label,Spiral,Round Tab
• Ribbon : retired sage shadow
• Brads,staples, and small binder clip from stash

Recipe for Sunflower card :

• Card stocks : VV,Close to Cocoa,Chocolate Chip,and More Mustard
• Inks : Basic Black,Close to Cocoa,Chocolate Chip
• Sweet Pea DSP
• Scallop Frame Die with Big Shot
• Crimper Tool
• Eyelet Border Punch
• Well Scripted Stamp Set
• DoodleCharms Cricut Cartridge
• Swiss Dots Cuttle Bug Folder
• SVG Flourish using SCAL Program on Cricut
• Color Spritzer Tool using Chocolate Chip Marker

Butterfly Easel Card

Hello again! I had to make this quick card for a customer today! She wanted butterflies,dragonflies and stars! I stuck with the butterflies theme....I felt it would take away,from the rest of the card. She wanted pink,blue and purple colors....which I wasn't sure about at first...but all in all,I think this works...I like the finished card and I hope she does too!!

Recipe for card :

• Card stocks : Regal Rose,V V,Brocade Blue
• Sweet Pea DSP
• Embosslits Beautiful Wings
• Adhesives half pearls
• Computer generated sentiment
• Punches : Scallop Trim Border,Curly Label and Large Oval
• Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls Folder

Monochromatic Monday

Hello,I hope you had a great weekend! We took the kids to the park on Sat. and walked around the track with Tracker. Then, after church and lunch on Sunday, I took the kids and walked again with Tracker. It was a great weekend.....and since the rest of the week it's supposed to rain,I took him for a walk around the neighborhood after everyone left for school this morning! Whooo-hooo!! I'm on a roll....hopefully taking the dog for a walk,I'll lose some weight in the process!!

Anyhoo-here's today's card,with the deets! I got the idea of the braided ribbon technique from Ann Clemmer (Stamper Dog.com)....but for some reason ,I cannot figure out how to copy/paste links into my posts! If anyone out there could tell me how to do it ,(it's not doing it the regular copy/paste ways!) I'll be very happy to start giving peeps proper credit! Thanks for stopping by!!

Recipe for Card :

• Card stocks : Very Vanilla,Chocolate Chip,and Creamy Caramel
• Cuttlebug Textile Folder
• Inks : Chocolate chip,Close to Cocoa,and Stazon Timber Brown
• Scallop Trim Border Punch
• Chocolate Bunny Stamp
• Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon

Hugs & Kisses!

Well, I have tried to post this picture for a couple of days now,but things have been crazy around here! Two kids have been sick and we decided to adopt a dog! I know... like we don't already have a house full!! But the kids have been wanting a dog since Gypsy (our beagle) disappeared two years ago. We went to the Humane Society and adopted a Lab/mix. He is the sweetest thing ever!! He's 2-3 years old,sits when told,leashes so good,and is already potty trained!! We really lucked out with him!! I'll post a picture soon,I promise.He needs to gain weight.....wish I could say that....instead of having to say loose,hahahaha!!

Well,this card I made for Todd's mom for Valentine's Day. This will be the 5th Valentine's Holiday without her Valentine.Hope it will ease her pain ,even just a little. I just wanted her to know that she is still loved!! Anyways,here is the deets,thanks for stopping by!

Recipe for Card :

• Real Red Textured Card stock
• Heart dp from stash
• Pretty in Pink Ribbon
• Clear Transparency
• Big Shot Movers and Shapers Bigzs Die and Heart Magnetic Shaper die
• Felt heart 3d embellishment from stash
• silver cording from stash
• Eyelet Border Punch
• D'Vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
• So Many Sayings Stamp Set

Faith Inspired Friday

Hello peeps! Today I have two cards to share with you.They are more thank you cards for my friend Laura.I only have two more I think to make!! Unless she tells me otherwise,LOL!! They are for my personal challenge for Faith Inspired Friday. Here is all the deets on the cards and I hope you have a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by!!

Recipe for first card :

• Card stocks : VV,Pixie Pink,brocade blue
• Inks : brocade blue,Azure Blue Stazon
• Stamp Sets : God's Beauty,Special Blessings,Yummy,Say it with Scriptures
• Cuttle bug Folder : D'vine Swirl
• Aleene's Clear Gel Tacky Glue (for the crystal effects)
• Pink Bling from stash
• Platinum silver alcohol spray(made my own,for shimmer on butterfly)

Recipe for second card :

• Card stocks : Sage Shadow,VV,Bravo Burgundy
• Bravo Burgundy ink
• So Saffron Ribbon
• Stamp sets : Special Blessings,Say it with Scriptures
• Eyelet Border Punch

Two card Tuesday

Hello,I hope your week is going good. I am posting this a day late I know,but better late than never. It's for Two card Tuesday. Both cards are for a sweet returning customer from my Etsy store. She contacted me on making both of these cards for her. They are for birthdays,and she even made up the poem herself for the inside of the St. Patty's card. She's a great customer and always making me think outside the box! Anyways the pink and black card was the first time I ever tried the polished stone technique. It was fun,but I was hoping for it to be more dramatic.....I'll have to play around a bit more with this technique. Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe for St. Patty's Card :

• Cardstocks : Garden Green,Glorious Green,Certainly Celery,WW
• Cricut Cartridges : Storybook and A Child's Year
• Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder
• So Saffron SU marker
• Old Olive ink for sponging
• SU Iridescent Ice
• Poem is computer generated

Recipe for Pink/Black card :

• Cardstocks : Pretty in Pink,Basic Black,Glossy White Cardstock
• Scallop Oval Punch
• Black Stazon Ink
• Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose inks for polished stone technique
• Movers and Shapers Scallop Oval Die
• Stamp Sets : Pretty Amazing,God's Blessings

Two Card Tuesday

Hello Tuesday! I made two Valentine's Day cards for Two Card Tuesday. They are both very simple and easy. Thank you all for your continued prayers of my friend Laura's hubby James! Please keep praying.....he is still in critical condition. Thank you for stopping by!

Recipe for First card :

• Card stocks : blush blossom,regal rose,rose red,pretty in pink,very vanilla
• cuttle bug folder : textile
• Cricut Cartridges : Doodlecharms, A Child's Year

Recipe for Second Card :

• Card stocks : blush blossom,regal rose,pretty in pink,rose red
• Stamp Set : Sock Monkey
• Cricut Cartridge : Doodlecharms
• Inks : Stazon Timber Brown,rose red (sponging on hearts and background)
• SU! Markers : elegant eggplant and rose red
  

Two Card Tuesday

Hello everyone! Happy New Year!! I was going to post yesterday....but I had forgotten my kids didn't go back to school until today.....so I spent my day organizing and cleaning my daughter's room!!! Today is Two Card Tuesday!! I made two simple cards because I spent the rest of my day reorganizing my craft room. I've been doing a lot of sewing lately,so my room was a wreck!! I've been making my first quilt. More on that later....

The first card I made for my neighbor,we just learned she has breast cancer!! Please pray for her.

Recipe for Breast Cancer Card:

• Cardstocks : Pretty in Pink,Rose Red,Very Vanilla
• BigShot Supplies : Sizzix Scrap Pink Kit (embossing words and ribbon of hope)
• The next card I made using some Card Candy that my sweet sister Julie gave me awhile back!

Recipe For Friend Card :

• Cardstocks : Old Olive,Ruby Red,Whisper White,Blush Blossom,Really Rust
• Basic Black Ink
• Brads
• Old Olive Ribbon
• Stamp Set Unknown
• CuttleBug Embossing Folder : Floral Fantasy
• Eyelet Border Punch

Snowman Silhouette Card

Hello everyone,today I'd thought I'd share a Christmas card that I made. I did a lot of sponging on this,I will make 10 of these to give out....but this is the only one getting sponged!! I used my Cricut machine for the main image and my Cuttlebug for the back ground! Have a great day!

Recipe for card:

• Cricut machine and A Child's Year cartridge (for both layered snowflakes and
  snowman images) Cuttlebug and Snowflakes folder
  Chocolate chip
  ribbon
  black ,very vanilla , and whisper white card stocks
  Fancy
  Flexible Phrases Stamp Set for the sentiment
  3/4 and 1" circle punches
  chocolate chip ink for sponging