2012 New Years Card

Lately, I haven't been one for sending Christmas cards because it's just one more thing to have to do during an already busy holiday season. But I still like the idea of sending a greeting. So this year I send out my first batch of New Years cards. It's a nice way to send a greeting of wishes for peace, happiness, or any other sentiment for the upcoming year. My greeting for this year was "Wishing you a peaceful 2012". I went with that because the picture I decided to used invoked a sense of calm and peacefulness to me, while its snowiness matched the season. I simply ordered a bunch of copies of a photo I took with a digitally added sentiment from Snapfish in a matte finish. I then matted the photo to a piece of black cardstock and added a small piece of ribbon. I finished it off by stamping some branches onto the envelopes. A simply project to send a message of peace to your friends. 

A simple project to send a message of peace to your friends. 

Celebrate Pooh & Friends Card

I made this card a number of years ago for a charity auction. While I'm not a huge fan of Winnie the Pooh, this paper collections is one of my favorites. I just love the sketchy look to it. While you can still by the papers, the matching rub-ons are hard to come by.

Supplies

• Rub-ons - Celebrate: Making Memories, Piglet/Bee - Sandylion
• Ribbon - American Crafts
• Patterned Paper - Sandylion

Hedgehog Candy Christmas

This is a card I created for Operation Write Home.

Supplies

• Stamps - Stampin' Up 
• Patterned Paper - American Crafts
• Cardstock - Recollections
• Colored Pencils - Crayola

Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge #88

Sunday means another OWH Sketch! This week is sketch #88!

The Sketch:

My Card:

Supplies

• My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas Collection
• Making Memories Charm

Mojo Monday Sketch #207

Been a busy crafter today! Here is my card for Mojo Monday sketch #207!

Supplies

• DCWV Ghosts & Goblins Collection
• Ribbon from stash

Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge #87

Time for another OWH Sketch Challenge. This week I did sketch #87!

Supplies

• Basic Grey Hello Luscious Collection
• Basic Grey Rub-on
• Eyelets from stash

A Couple of Cards

Our internet was a bit on the slow side today and by slow I mean a SLOW... a snail could have gotten me the pages faster! So to fill my time I cranked out a few cards.

I'm calling this first card my Artsy Just for You card, because it has an abstract look to it. Not sure I'm 100% in love with it, but the colors are very happy! I created this card using the Scrapping the Magic (StM) Saturday Sketch Challenge #4.

I cut the card 5"x 5" instead of the 5.5"x 5.5" the sketch called for, so I only had room for two squares across the top.

Supplies

• Quickutz Thank Die
• American Crafts Cardstock
• Personal Sentiments Festival Collection

Now this next card... I LOVE how it came out! The paper collection is just so much fun to work with! I made this card for another StM Saturday Sketch Challenge, this time sketch #3.

Supplies

• American Crafts Cardstock
• Cricut Opposites Attract
• My Minds Eye Lime Twist Fly a Kite Collection

Here is just a simple blank note card, created for the StM September Cricut Challenge. The challenge was to use this sun image from the Life is a Beach cartridge. It's not my favorite sun out there, but I used the negative space from the top layer making it a little more appealing. The cardstock has a bit of a shine to it, dressing up the card I think.

Supplies

• Bazzill Cardstock
• Cricut Life is a Beach

What have you made today?

Operation Write Home Virtual Cardmaking Party #1

This card is another one for the OWH Cardmaking Party. This is for challenge #1, Garanimals, hosted by Linda at It Was Hear A Minute Ago. The challenge was to create a card for a child with an animal on it.

Supplies

• Studio G Stamp
• Cricut Create a Critter
• Imaginisce Happy Camper Collection
• Ribbon from my stash

Operation Write Home Virtual Cardmaking Party #9

Operation Write Home (OWH) is having a Virtual Cardmaking Party to celebrate their birthday! Throughout the day different blogs are hosting challenges for this party. This is challenge #9 hosted by OWH's Stars and Stamps blog. There challenge was to make an AnyHero card using sketch #86.

My card:

Supplies

• Reminisce The Freedom Collection
• Imaginisce iRock and Heart Gem
• Michael's Brand Brads & Ribbon
• OWH Digital Stamp

Operation Write Home Virtual Cardmaking Party #4

Operation Write Home (OWH) is having a Virtual Cardmaking Party to celebrate their birthday! Throughout the day different blogs are hosting challenges for this party. This is challenge #4 hosted by Handmade By Julie. Her challenge was to pick a random number between 1 and 85 and then do that sketch from the OWH sketch archives. I picked number 13.

I used the sketch to make a holiday card.

Supplies

• Imaginisce 2011 Christmas Collection
• Imaginisce iRock and Gems

Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge #85

Every Sunday, Operation Write Home posts a sketch challenge on their Stars & Stamps blog. This week featured sketch #85.

Here is a card I made based on the sketch...

Supplies

• Basic Grey Oxford Collection
• Imaginisce Stamps - Worm and Sentiment

Helping a Friend

A Facebook friend of mine asked me to review some designs of her's and I went and created two cards with them. The one on the right uses Mojo Monday's Sketch #206.

I hope she likes them!

Mojo Monday Sketch #205

I was creative today! I made a card! And an ornament, but that's another post.

I used the Mojo Monday Sketch #205 for the layout of my card.

I also tried my sewing machine for the first time. Wow... it's fast! And I need practice. Anyways, here is the card. There is a lot I would chance to better work the sketch, but overall I like it.

Supplies

• Imaginisce 2011 Fall Collection

Mojo Monday Sketch #190

My card I made for the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge!

Supplies

• Crate Paper Orbit Collection
• American Crafts Cardstock

I think I got my mojo back! 4 cards and 3 blog posts in the 2 days! I'm on a roll!

Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge #68

Every Sunday, Operation Write Home posts a sketch challenge on their Stars & Stamps blog. This week featured sketch #68.

Here is a card I made based on the sketch...

Supplies

• Crate Paper North Pole Collection - Yes, this card came out of a Christmas collection!
• iRock and Plaid Gems

And Happy Mother's Day to my #1 fan! I love you, mom!

Me and Mom - 1977