Midweek Throwdown and ODBD: Water

Use your imagination a little on this card, please.  The Midweek Throwdown from Wednesday AND the June ODBD challenge was to use water on our cards.  It's implied on my card, I guess!

 The stamps are by Studio G (sentiment) and Inkadinkado (bird).  Coloring is with Copics B0000, W3, B21, E11, Y17, and YR04.  The background paper is what I started with on this card.  I have been ever so slowly using this DCWV Pocket of Posies mat stack and I decided tonight to see if I could finish it up in the next few days.  It's been hanging around at least four years, so it's time!   

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Cards shipped to OWH in 2013: 651 blank and 236 AnyHero (as of 4/28/13)
Cards shipped to OWH in 2012: 1284 blank and 218 AnyHero
Cards shipped to OWH in 2011: 1695

Check out OWH at www.operationwritehome.org to learn more about its mission and how to get involved.

Put your thongs on!

I have a great co-worker whose favorite expression is "Put your big girl panties on and deal with it."  She says this to females AND males and it always cracks me up!  When I saw this stamp set, I splurged and bought it so I could send her a card.  She's been having a difficult time lately and I think this will bring her some cheer.

The stamp set is from There She Goes Clear Stamps.  This was the first set I'd ordered from them and I think the company is fairly new.  They offer lots of offbeat stamps, so if you're looking for something outside of the mainstream, take a peek at what they have to offer.  I loved their math and science themed sets, too, but didn't purchase them.  They're on my wishlist. 

The images are colored with Bic Mark-its.  The polka dotted flip flops are popped on dimensional foam.  The scallop was purchased already cut and is by The Paper Company.  I set this card up like a postcard, so I simply wrote on the back. 
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Cards shipped to OWH in 2012: 928 blank and 215 AnyHero (as of 6/26)
Cards shipped to OWH in 2011: 1695

Check out OWH at www.operationwritehome.org to learn more about its mission and how to get involved.

VCMP #4- Beachy Thinking of You

So, it's time for another VCMP post.  Can you tell I don't want to do lesson plans or chores?  If you want more details about the VCMP, scroll down to my recent posts. 

This challenge was to make a beach-themed thinking of you card.  While I have a couple of beach stamps, they lend themselves to making a scene and I never like what I make with them.  Instead, I grabbed this decade-old die cut, mounted it on white to help it look a bit cleaner, and placed it on a card based on Sketch 42.  The stamp is my KI Memories, the brads are from Colorbok, and the papers are from K&Co. 



















Cards shipped to OWH in 2012: none thus far, but my box is filling up nicely!
Cards shipped to OWH in 2011: 1695

Hambo Hoedown for OWH, Sweet Treats, and Michelle's Scrap Challenges

This is my first Hambo Hoedown card. Lots of OWHers participate weekly and I love seeing what they come up with. I'm just not that into digis, yet, so I hadn't taken the plunge. But, since Hambo had a special challenge on OWH Stars and Stamps, I decided to try it out.

This is also for the "Sweet Treats" challenge on OWH. Lemonade is a great sweet treat!

Michelle's Scrap is also sponsoring a challenge for OWH and she left it open as an "anything goes" challenge. :)

I used one of the two free digis on their page, this cute "cool cat." I printed it out and colored it with Bic Mark-its. I paired it with a set of clear stamps from Studio G, some gingham ribbon, and a brad. I couldn't forget the Glossy Accents on the glasses, ice cubes, and flip-flops!

Cards shipped to OWH (as of 9/12/11): 1325

Sweet

I found some more felt embellishments at JoAnn's last week. I have a few left, but here are the cards I've got so far. I used a coupon, so these ice cream cones were under 5 cents each! It feels great to make a cute card for very little. The "sweet" stamp is from a $2 Inkadinkado set found at Big Lots. By the way, can you tell how much I love my nesties? I'm so glad I indulged and let myself by the ovals sets to start.

Flip flop!

What better way to ring in the beginning of summer than to create some flip-flop cards! These cute embellishments were part of the $2 Big Lots grab bags I mentioned in a previous post. They actually have foam soles!!! Paired with my nesties and a new aloha stamp from Hampton Arts (also $2 at Big Lots), I was able to make a dozen of these cuties, two of each design shown below. My favorite is the yellow and green color combo.