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Monday, September 3, 2012

OWH VCMP Challenge #5

No .... you did not miss it .... I skipped Challenge #4. It is a stamping technique that I am not sure I have the type of stamps to create. I will try it, but not this week end.

So .... on to Challenge #5 which is hosted by Sandy's Crafty Creations and it is called Howdy Y'all. Hi Sandy ! we say y'all here is South Carolina too!! Sandy's challenge is to create a western card. She suggested a cowboy or horse. Well, it just so happened that I have three cards that I made over the past several months that fit this challenge.

Here they are ...........

Howdy from Cute Cowgirl

The cowgirl was a purchase from the Scrapbook Clearance - I do not remember which brand it is.

The bandana, denim and burlap papers are from my stash, probably Paper Studio brand.

I used 4 red grommets from my stash and set them with my Crop-a-dile, then laced with natural jute.

The sentiment is computer generated with a Cowboy font download from the internet.

Think of You Roundup

Stamp Image by Stampabilities - Distressed Cowboy #F1207 - found in the Clearance bin !

Stamp sentiment by Hampton Art - We Make A Great Pair collection

Patterned Paper is left over from a Make and Take - I think it is Graphic 45, but I don't remember the collection name.

Burlap is a ribbon scrap from my stash.

Warm Fuzzy Horse Love

More of the same paper and natural jute.

Sentiment is Hero Arts Everyday Sayings collection

The tiny brads were not quite the right shade of brown, so I inked them the same ink used for the sentiment. I think it was Color Box Amber Clay.

All very subtle, but I think it is warm as is the sentiment.

Let me know what you think. I appreciate your comments. Thank you for stopping by!

OWH VCMP Challenge #3

OWH VCMP Challenge #3 is hosted by Cindys Card Co. The challenge is to make a card with Snowflakes but not Christmas.

I made this card this afternoon and it took me a couple of hours. I was trying some things with my Silhouette Cameo and wanted to use one of the Dearie Dolls snow digital stamps that I downloaded. This one is Birdie Snowy Day. The papers are from a DCWV 6x6 Christmas Pad that I have had for a while.

Birdie Snowy Day

OWHers, if you have not visited the Dearie Dolls blog you are missing a real treat ! Mary Ellen posted some Patriotic digi stamps this weekend that will be perfect for OWH cards! Be sure to leave her some love too! http://deariedollsdigis.blog.com

What I tried with the Silhouette Cameo:
I opened the Dearie Dolls digital stamp in Silhouette Studio, added the Registration Marks and sent to my printer. Then with the printed page loaded on the cutting mat and into the Silhouette Cameo, the machine read detected the registration marks which aligned it, and it cut out the image. I was able to do this on my old Craft Robo cutter too, but I had to switch between two software options and I just did not play utilize this option very much. I tried to figure out how to create and cut a mat slightly larger than the image, but I was not successful today. I did cut a mat the same size as the image, so I used it as a base and added some dimensional adhesive to create a dimensional image. With a hand punch, I punched out snowflakes from the scarp of background patterned paper and popped those with dimensional adhesive too. I had a coordinating paper with SNOW words, so I cut the ones you see, changed the O to a snowflake and popped those too. I had no idea where this card was going when I started, but I like the finished product! :)

Well, I have blah, blah, blogged about this card enough .... on to the next post !

Thank you for checking it out !!!

OWH VCMP Challenge #2

OWH VCMP Challenge #2 is hosted by Cheries Corner of the World - It's time to cook! A recipe challenge to make a card using 1 image, 2 patterned papers and 3 words.

I had this card already made up using scraps and inspired by an OWH sketch, although I don't remember which one. I just love it when I can create such a pretty card from scraps left over from another project!

thinking of you

The patterned papers are from the K&Company Wild Saffron pad. Flowers, brad and pearls are from my stash. The sentiment is from Hampton Art We Make a Great Pair collection. I like this sentiment for this card because it is small and helped balance the layout.

Please let me know what you think. Thanks for stopping by!

OWH Virtual Card Making Party (VCMP) Challenge #1

Hello ! Labor Day has been a 'wash out' - it has rained almost all day. Not so good for our home town Labor Day Festival or a BBQ, but a GREAT day for card making!! I have actually been at it since Friday evening after work. My goal for the weekend - to finish off a box of cards of at least 100 cards to send to Caro. When I reached 95 sometime on Saturday, I stopped counting. I have 110 cards as of this moment.

Operation Write home hosted a Virtual Card Making Party on Saturday & Sunday. I had cards in my box that fit some of the challenges and they are cards that I have not previously posted, so I am posting them for the VCMP. I spent some time Sunday evening and today trying to make cards for the rest of the challenges in VCMP.

Challenge #1 - OWH partnered with Our Daily Bread Designs monthly challenge to create cards with Scripture or uplifting quote or sentiment. I already had this one prepared.

Matthew 19:26

This card was assembled using scraps and flowers from my stash, Jubliant Waves embossing folder by Lifestyle Crafts and All Things Are Possible stamp by Stampabilities . I did not have a brad in the right shade of yellow, so I colored a pale yellow brad with a Copics sketch marker to achieve the shade coordinating with the yellow cardstock.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

OWH Sketch Challenge #135

Hi everyone! I celebrated a birthday earlier this month and received a new Silhouette Cameo for the occasion!!! I am still figuring things out about it and the software which is different from the Craft Robo and Klick-N-Kut software that I have been using for a number of years.

I cut some butterflies out using the Cameo a couple of nights ago, but had not decided how I would use them. I was primarily trying out the Cameo. When I saw today's sketch, I decided to incorporate one of the butterflies in my card for Sketch #135 and use some coordinating papers.

Here is the result:

All of the papers are K and Company -- some from Life's Journey series and some from Ancestry series. I used a teal textured cardstock for the layering. I used adhesive pearls for the butterfly body and I created the sentiment on the computer using Freehand 591 BT font. The butterfly is little bit delicate, so I am concerned about that for my OWH box.

Thank you for stopping by !

Sunday, August 12, 2012

OWH Sketch #133 - Smile

I'm back after a 3+ month hiatus. I have been busy working and card marking. I used all of my spare time to make cards for OWH and suspended the blog activity for a while. I send Caro just over 100 cards at the end of June. I will have another box of 75 or more (trying to reach 100 again) general and fall cards to send very soon.

Recently, I have been trying to come up with cute cards for kids of all ages. I was working on some cards with wiggle eyes and decided to adapt today's sketch to work with a cute new sentiment stamp I found and a happy face with wiggle eyes. I found this Inkadinkado stamp a couple of weeks ago in a clearance bin for $2 !! It is so perfect for OWH cards.

I rotated today's sketch counterclockwise to use the sentiment stamp. I adjusted the sizes of the circle and small rectangle slightly to work with my design. I am pleased with the outcome and hope that it brings a smile to the child (or a BIG kid) that receives it.