Operation Write Home: Memorial Day Sketch Blog hop

Hi all!

I’m joining in the fun with the Operation Write Home folks today for their Memorial Day Blog Hop.

They are asking folks this year to make a card using one of their more than 100 card sketches.

I drew inspiration from sketch #121.

The turtle and hat are from the Party Posse set by Paper Smooches. The “hello” is from Chit Chat, also from Paper Smooches. The papers from Jillibean Soup, Echo Park Paper and Pink Paislee.

That’s all for now. Be back later.

Thanks for stopping by!

Today’s card (5-25)

Hi all!

Meet today’s card.

This is another one made with May’s Greenhouse Society stamp set from Technique Tuesday.

Did a little resisting again with the stamp set.

This time, I  heat embossed the dandelion with white embossing powder. Then I set it aside and smeared Distress Inks on a craft mat. I spritzed the inks with water and then set the dandelion panel right into the ink. I lifted the panel up, patted it dry and ended up with the nice watercolor’ish look.

Have to admit that it sounds like a harder technique than it really was. Harder makes it sound more impressive, right?   (Hee!)

Be back again soon! Thanks for making my blog part of your day.

The Twinery meets Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop

Hi all!

It’s a day of fun here with the gang from The Twinery and Skipping Stones Design.

      

The two companies are teaming up for a two-day blog hop and challenging their crafty gals to make something with both company’s products.

So yep. I’m joining in today’s hop. (You should have arrived here from Wendy’s blog.)

So meet today’s card and my project for the hop.

I used created the stamped panel with the Grunge 2 stamp set from Skipping Stones Design. Before I adhered the panel with foam tape, I wrapped some Mandarin twine from the Twinery right around the panel and smack dab in the middle of the Zig Zags. Just a fun little touch.

Your next stop of the hop is the blog of the fantastic Pamela Young.

Take it away, Pamela!

Oh. And quick note before I let you go:  be sure to comment throughout the hop!

The Twinery is giving away a Colorful Bunch Sampler Pack (value $20) to someone who comments on each stop during the hop.

(Ohhhhh…. awww…. twine.)

The deadline for leaving comments is 11:59 p.m. EST on May 25th. The winner will be announced on the blog for The Twinery on Sunday, May 27th.

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!

See you again soon!

Today’s cards (5-21)

Hi all!

I have a couple quick, scrap happy, birthday cards to share with you today.

Here’s No. 1.

And here’s No. 2.

Seems like I never have them when I need them so I whipped up these the other day to have them on file.

Both use the Happy Birthday Seal (the circle and stars are part of it) from Technique Tuesday’s Birthday Seal new Signed, Sealed and Delivered collection of stamps.

This is just one of the 12 stamp sets in the collection. I think it’s a nice little collection of circle stamps to build up your stamp collection with. Each set costs $2.99.

In addition to the stamps, I used some twine from The Twinery on both, tape from Bella Blvd. and EK Success and a whole bunch of scrap papers from ever-growing pile of scraps on my desk.

Anyway, that’s all for now. Be back later.

See you again soon!

Today’s cards (5-16)

Hi all!

I invite you to sit back and take a peek at today’s cards.

Yep. Cards.

Here is No. 1.

And here is No. 2.

Funny story about these cards: I actually made them over a year ago. I was looking on my computer for a picture and stumbled upon them.

I realized I never shared them so thought it would be kinda fun to share them today. You might call it a fun trip down Memory Lane.

The big heart is from the Falling for You stamp set from Paper Smooches.

I tried to use it in some different ways by making the heart/faux scalloped border in the second card and then stamping it on different surfaces for the first card (felt, fabric, paper, etc.).

Kinda fun!

Be back later.

 

 

 

Today’s card (5-15)

Hi all!

Meet today’s card.

That’s the outside.

And here’s the inside.

Dummm… Dummmm…. Dummmmmmmmmmm….

Every single stamp on this bad boy is from the May 2012 Greenhouse Society stamp set from Technique Tuesday.

I made the panel on the front with embossing and watercolor crayons.

First, I heat-embossed the dandelion with white embossing powder. Then, I scribbled over the panel with some watercolor crayons. I used a paint brush and a whole lot of water to pull the color across the panel.

After that, I used a paper towel to pat the panel dry and remove any color that spread over the embossing.

Easy peasy.

Be sure to check out the Technique Tuesday blog for more ideas with the May stamp set.

That’s all for now. Be back later.

Today’s cards (5-13)

Hi all!

Meet today’s cards.

Here’s #1.

Here’s #2.

And here’s #3.

All were made with May’s The Card Kitchen kit from Jillibean Soup…. and some cash-o-la (not from the kit). Just a happy little mess of fun stuff to mix and match together with.

Not much more to say so be back later, gators.

And hope all my momma friends out there are having a Happy Mother’s Day!