Hero

Yay it is Friday!!!! I am looking forward to the weekend, hoping to get several craft projects done. How about you?

Today I would like to share another card I made for Operation Write Home. This one is for the Hero mail. These cards include a hand written note to one of our servicemen with a note of encouragement, or some news from home, etc. You can read more about it on the OWH website.

Supplies used: cardstock - white; patterned paper - Liberty Stripe in Liberty by BoBunny; stamp - Hero Panels set by Stampers Best; ink - Royal Blue by ColorBox; twine - my stash; epoxy sticker - Old Glory; thank you sticker - SRM Stickers; Pop Dots

 

Hello Sunshine / Twisted Sketches # 154

We've hit the middle of the week, which means it is time for a new sketch and "twist" over at Twisted Sketches!

This weeks "twist" is cloth and I have to say it was a challenge for me to figure out what I was going to do. It is good to get that push to think outside of the box though. After a lot of mulling over, the sketch, for some reason, inspired me to think sunshine so I decided to make a sun out of fabric.

I ironed some heat and bond onto the back of a 7" piece of fabric, then I cut a 6" circle out of it with my Cameo. I then ironed the circle onto my cardstock. I tore a bunch of strips from the same fabric and cut them at different lengths for the suns rays. I then zig zag stitched the rays onto the cardstock. A bit labor intensive, but I am happy with the result.

The title and the kite were also cut out with my Cameo using Silhouette Studio cut files. I tore the edges of the cloud paper strip for a distressed look. I also added a little ink and some magic mesh pieces to the cardstock base.

Supplies used: cardstock - kraft, blue, yellow, red, green, black; patterned paper - California by Best Creation; twine, fabric - my stash; ribbon, trim - Jack's World by Cosmo Cricket; Magic Mesh; ink - Gathered Twigs Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger; Silhouette Studio cut files; sewing machine; Pop Dots.

Flowerpot Thank You / CTO #65

Hope everyone had a great Monday!

Now that it is Tuesday, it is time for a new challenge over at Celebrate The Occasion! Last week for our "Anything Goes" challenge we had an amazing 213 entries!!!! Fabulous creations by everyone :) Thanks for joining us and hope to see your creations for this weeks challenge.

This week the challenge is Thinking Of You, use a flower.

I created this flower pot card using the Walk In My Garden Cricut cartridge. I attached a few of the flowers with Pop Dots for dimension.

I am also entering this card in the midweek throwdown challenger over at Operation Write Home!

This week the challenge was to make a Thank You card!

Supplies used: cardstock - white, 2 shades of brown, 2 shades of yellow, green; Walk In myGarden Cricut cartridge; rub 0n - American crafts; brads - American crafts; twine - Lime Twist by My Minds Eye; black precision pen - American crafts; Pop Dots.

Sneak peek! LUFP

Just wanted to give you a sneak peek at the card I made for Link Up For Pink blog!


Please hop over to the blog to check out my card!


There is also still time to link up your breast cancer awareness project for our challenge #2, which ends June 7th!

If My Words Had Wings.....

Gosh the weekend just flew past, didn't get everything done I wanted to but isn't that always the way?
Hope you had a wonderful weekend!!!

I'd like to share a card with you today that I made for Operation Write Home, using one of their sketches.

The stamp was the inspiration for this card. I thought the sentiment was perfect for a soldier writing home. I chose the air balloons paper to go with the sentiment.

And here was the sketch:

Supplies used: cardstock - cream, brown; patterned papers in Postcards From Paris by Websters Pages; stamp by Dawn Houser for Inkadinkado; ink - Jet Black by Archival Ink and Cocoa by ColorBox; Pop Dots.

Floral Birthday Card

Happy, happy Friday everyone!!!
It's supposed to be a hot one here, with possible record breaking temps.

For todays card I was inspired by a card created by Windy Robinson. I used a couple of Authentique papers which I attached to my card base, zig zag stitched across where the papers met, and stitched around the edge. I attached a rhinestone flourish by Prima, wrapped a pretty satin bow around, attached some flowers and a couple leaves, and popped on a cute button tied with blue twine. The tag is an Authentique sticker which I applied a rub on to and attached with Pop Dots, tucking it under the button.

Supplies used: cardstock - white; patterned papers - Natural and Forever in Genuine by Authentique; sticker - Genuine Details by Authentique; rhinestone flourish - Prima; ribbon - Michaels; button, twine - my stash; rub on - 7 Gypsies; flowers - Michaels; Pop Dots; sewing machine.