Thank You!

I made this cascading card for Administrative Professionals Day! All supplies are from SU. I hope they like it.

OWH - July Challenge

Operation Write Home is a great organization that will be closing it's doors in August.  If you'd like to donate cards please click here. For this card I used SU's new stamp set called "Watercolor Wings" with the matching die and the new brickwall embossing folder. The sentiment is from Heidi Swapp.

Movie Ticket Holder

Before Christmas I bought a bunch of movie tickets from Costco and as luck would have it they did not arrive in time to give as gifts. So I decided to create movie ticket holders to give as thank you gifts throughout the year. The base is made from a standard number 8 tag die. All the cardstock is from SU.

OWH - Sketch #246

Here is my card for Operation Write Home's sketch #246. The background paper if from SU's "Adventure Bound" Paper Stack and the tree is from the classic "Lovely As A Tree" stamp set circa 2001.

Airplane Punch Art

I saw this plane on Pinterest and knew it would go perfectly with Stampin' Up's "Cloudy Day" embossing folder which also happens to be on clearance for $4.79. If you would like instructions on how to assemble the plane you can visit Carolina Evans' blog for her adorable airplane chocolate wrappers. The sentiment is from Heidi Swapp.

Card Swap - March

This month's card swap, as well as the remaining card swaps for the year, will not have a specific technique or theme. Just an FYI if you'd been following along with last year's monthly techniques and swaps.

For this card I actually had over a dozen of these cool sun guys stamped and colored and I thought the image would look great over some heavily embossed and coordinating paper. I finished the card by using my air spritzer (again) to add a touch of gold ink before I adhered the sentiment which I thought went well with the clocks in the background. Hope you like it.

World Card Making Day - Blog Hop

Welcome to my site and Happy World Card Making Day! For those of you not familiar with Operation Write Home (OWH) please take some time to explore their site and their worthy cause. It only takes a few minutes to make and send a card but it makes a world of difference to those receiving cards from loved ones serving our country.

Below is my "Thank You" card and here is a link to the OWH sketch #101.

Click here to return to the Blog Hop.

Card Swap - Grid Technique

Here is this month's card swap for the grid technique. Rather than use a scoring board to create the grid lines, I used a texture plate which essentially achieved the same look but saved lots of time. The two-step butterfly stamp is from Stampin' Up?. 

Technique #5 - Burned Batik

This month's technique involved clear embossing on whisper white cardstock and then sponging various colors over the image to create a simulated batik technique.  When it's all finished you get a custom made piece of cardstock.  Tip: Start with the lightest color first when sponging.

Black Magic Technique Swap

Here is my card swap for the black magic technique that I previewed earlier. The grasses in the background were stamped using versamark.  I also used white stazon instead of the white stampin' up! craft ink.

Dazzling Details

For the last tag in this series I sponged the crumb cake (kraft) tag with real red and daffodil delight ink.  I then stamped the flower multiple times on the tag and added a sentiment. The final step was to cover the entire tag with dazzling details.

Technique Class #1 - 3D Stamping

This year I'm participating in a monthly technique class hosted by my friend Jen.  Each month we make two cards, one to display in our 6x6 technique album and one to give away.  Included in the class is a 6x6 instruction sheet which will sit opposite from each card in the album.

I'm also trying out a new photo technique using props (buttons) and a background.  The inspiration came from a webinar given by Nichol Magouirk and Lain Ehmann on how to take better project photos.