PaperCutz Challenge #84

Good morning everyone!  The sun is shining, I can actually see grass outside of my window and my daffodils and tulips are starting to peek out of the ground.  Must be Spring!

This week at Papercutz Challenge, your task is to create a project using 3 patterned papers with any color/theme you like.  Sounds easy doesn't it?  I have a lot of trouble combining patterned papers so they actually coordinate! LOL  So, for this week, I took the easy way out and used papers which came together in a pack.  Figured even I couldn't go wrong that way.

 



Papers and sentiment are HOTP.  Flowers and bling from my stash and twine is from Kim Bell's Etsy Shop.

I think I made it too easy on myself and did finish a layout from Thanksgiving which used papers from different manufacturers. I'll post that a little later.

PaperCutz Challenge #83

Happy Friday everyone!  I've been MIA from some of the challenges recently, but I think I'm back on track (she says keeping her fingers crossed).
 
Challenge #83 is your choice! Make a card, LO or craft project using any colors and any theme you'd like.

I've been busy playing with a new die set I bought from Inspired Designs.  It reminds me of doilies and is very pretty.  I made several cards with it I'd like to share:

 All the patterned paper is from HOTP.   The die set includes the medallions and the flower in the middle.  I used glimmer paper for all the die cuts - it is very difficult to see the shimmer in these pictures, but it is there!  I also used the reformulated Liquid Pearls in the first and third cards.  Very pretty and "springy".  

Please play along with this week's challenge and link your creation here for a chance to win the monthly prize!

Have a great week!

Operation Write Home Bunny Hop Blog Hop

Good morning!  If you arrived here from Patricia's blog, you 

are in the right place. If not, the blog starts here.  It is 

time for Spring and OWH is celebrating with a hop to feature

Spring cards. 

I apologize if this post looks odd, blogger and I are not getting

along at the moment! LOL 

Please remember the following dates for your cards to be at 

your shipper.  Easter is March 18th and Mother's Day is 

March 31.  If you ever have questions about due dates,you can 

check the OWH web site for their one page calendar. Spend some 

time exploring the website; I particularly like the tutorial page, 

I always find new techniques and tips which helps keep my 

creativity fresh.

I've got 5 cards for you today - I couldn't pick just one! As you 

can see, my "hello" stamp is a favorite.  I figure it can be used for

just about any occasion.  I try to keep my cards fairly simple, but I love

dimension so all the butterflies add that to the cards.  They'll flatten out

for mailing but will pop back up. 

I just spent the week at a wonderful camp called Camp Kieve in 

Nobleboro, ME.  The wonderfully generous people there offer programs 

for veterans for free.  They have had family weeks, Vietnam Vets week 

and a Women Veterans week which I went to.  This is a time for reflection

on our service and an opportunity to center ourselves.  Many of the women

I met had multiple tours in Iraq or Afghanistan along with the first 

Persian Gulf war, there were "peacetime" vets and vets who served as 

peacekeepers such as my time in Bosnia.  All had poignant stories to 

share about how serving in the military changed their lives.  I even 

had a reunion with a woman I served with whom I haven't seen in almost

10 years. There were many generous contributors who made this experience

possible for us and I'd like to thank them all.

The next stop on this Hop is  Christy  at lone pine designs!  Have 

fun as you continue on!  I love to read comments, so please feel free

to leave me a hello and browse through my other posts.

Happy Spring!

Mid Week Throwdown - Operation Write Home

This week at OWH the Midweek Throwdown Challenge is to make masculine cards for the troops to send to men and boys.  I also used my card for the Paper Wishes MessageBoard Challenge #4 to use scoring in a project.

 All papers are HOTP, the twine from Kim Bell's Etsy Shop.  The stamps are from Stampscapes.  It's a very simple card, with no sentiments, but I do like it.

This was my second card for the challenge - defnitely not masculine!  All supplies are HOTP.  The folding was in the rosettes, I've never made them before (these are attempts #3 and 4).  It is a very soft feminine card.

As always, would love some feedback!

PaperCutz Challenge #78 and a taste of Spring

Another Friday is here and a new PaperCutz Challenge.  This week we are asking you to make a card, LO or craft project using a hand stamped, digital stamped or cut image of ladybugs, bees or butterflies. Use any colors you’d like.  I chose butterflies for my card this week.

The papers and stamp are from Hot Off the Press.  The butterfly dies are available here.  They come in 3 sizes and cut/emboss beautifully.  The large one I cut out in 2 different green papers and attached just the body to give some great dimesion.  I inked the yellow butterfly orange after I ran it through my Big Shot, I love the polka dots.  The smallest butterfly I perched on the U, again only adhering the body.  The embellishments on the 4 are not brads but the new Liquid Pearls, the picture doesn't do justice to the shimmer and vibrant colors.


Join in on the fun and be sure to add your card for a chance to win the monthly prize.  Have a wonderful week!

Valentine's Card without the hearts

Happy Friday everyone!  I hope all your driveways are shoveled out just in time for 2 more storms tomorrow and Monday!  We are running out of places to put it all.

This week at PaperCutz Challenge our challenge is to make a layout, card or project for Valentine's Day without using hearts, using any colors you would like.

For my card, I used a modified Bargello technique.  I took scraps from a leftover project (more on that in another post) and glued them together on a sheet of copy paper.  I then stamped and embossed in white various flowers.  To finish up I cut the paper into 1" strips and the strips into 1" squares arranged them in a grid and glued them to the front of my card; all papers and flower stamps are HOTP.  I used a package of Flower soft lines to outline the grid in gold and stamped/embossed the sentiment, from Outlines, in gold.  I finished it all off with my circle ribbon punch (available here ).  Ribbon is from my stash.  I haven't always been sold on this technique but I do like the looks of this card.

Please, join along in this week's challenge and you could be eligible to win the monthly prize!

PaperCutz Challenge #76

Good morning everyone!  This week at PaperCutz Challenge your mission is to make a card, LO or craft project for Valentine's Day using a hand stamped, digital stamped or Cricut cut image of a cake, cupcake, cookies or candy, using any colors you'd like.

For my card I used a set of sweet stamps I borrowed from a friend who also had to point out the word play, so I don't know where they came from.  I apologize for the pictures - crazy week.

 
The papers are from HOTP, not typical Valentine's paper, but they are purple!  I love using windows on my card and pop-dotting what is inside, it's such a neat look.

The doilies (at least that's what I think they look like) come from Nellie's Dies available here.  I have fallen in love with this line of Dies the smallest one in each set offers some kind of embellishment - although I didn't use it here, this set has a very sweet button.  There's still plenty of room to write a note and no other sentiment is needed.  This will go in my next Operation Write Home box for their Spring Thaw Challenge.  It's too late to send Valentine's, but I think this one could be an all purpose kind of card.

Join the fun this week and you could be picked for the monthly drawing.