Angled background or using up those scraps!

Papertrey Ink's latest Make it Monday challenge is here and it's a great idea on how to use up scraps of paper to make an interesting background piece.  I went through my scraps to create this card:

The sentiment is from PTI and I was so happy to use a bit of purple on a card, for once!  If you're interested in learning the technique, be sure to check out the link above to watch the tutorial.  I've already made several cards using up those scraps.  Sadly, I've still got tons of scraps left.....

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

   

Challenges for Saturday

Hello!  I'm entering a few card challenges today - a good way to keep that creativity flowing. 

 

The first is a new card challenge blog started by two OWH bloggers - Words 2 Scrap by.  The challenges take their inspiration from words and this month's challenge is to use a lyric from "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music.  I listened to the song and chose the words - "wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings" and imagined geese flying against a setting sun.

 

Here's my card:

 

First I made a circle mask for the moon and put it onto the watercolor paper.  Then, I used Distress Inks to create the sunset background, which I misted over with Perfect Pearls.  The geese are from the Silhouette store (#5442), stamp from Technique Tuesday. 

 

This challenge pushed me to try a new technique and that's always a good thing.

 

The second challenge is the monthly Our Daily Bread Designs challenge at OWH , which is stripes.  Here's my card:

I used three Memento Dew Drop inks and made a simple design, pulling the colors from the striped paper.  I used OWH sketch #201 for this card design:

 

I'm still looking over the many cards posted in the OWH Top 13 of 2013 blog hop and writing down cards that I want to CASE.  There's so much inspiration in the blog world.

 

Hope you have a chance to enter these challenges in between the football playoffs, that is!

 

 

Top 13 in 2013





It's time for the OWH Top 13 bloghop!
I've learned so much in 2013 as a cardmaker - from online card classes and OWH, to card bloggers everywhere.  I've picked 13 cards from this year where I used a technique that was new to me.  I added a link that either inspired me or explains the technique, in case you're interested.

 

#1 - Partial embossing  

Stamp TV - Partial Embossing



 

#2 - Creating a strong focal point (Bootcamp lesson)

OWH Feb 2013 bootcamp lesson

 

#3 - Using 12x12 paper to make several cards at once

Disappearing act

 

#4 - Copic coloring

Copic coloring

 

#5 - Creating a shabby chic style card

CASE'd the style here: Leas Cupcakes

#6 - Making my own diecuts for a misted background
Diecuts with misting 



#7 - Layering elements on a card
Layering tips


#8 - Window card
A Blog Named Hero - Window card


#9 - Making one layer cards (still scares me!)

Kristina Werner - one layer card

 

#10 - Using a photo on a card

Julie's photo challenge

 

#11 - Coloring with a die

OWH ICP

 

#12 - Negative/Positive die cut

Hero Arts Negative Positive technique

 

#13 - Plaid stamping

Laura Bassen plaid stamping

 

Come on and hop along with us at Operation Write Home and show us your Top 13 cards!

 

Have a great New Year's day!

 

 



Last OWH sketch for 2013

It's hard to believe that this is the last Sunday OWH sketch for 2013!  It's a great clean-and-simple sketch and I've already made 4 cards with it today!  Good thing that it's simple because I'm fighting a cold and my brain isn't functioning very well.  Here's two of the cards I made:

Sentiment: Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

TV - Birdie Brown (so sad that she closed her store)

Paper: my stash 

Sentiment: Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

Ribbon: Peanuts

Paper: Jillibean Watermelon Gazpacho Soup

 

I moved the sentiment to the left because I didn't want to cover the Snoopy sitting up.

Gotta go see if the Carolina Panthers are going to win!  Thanks for stopping by.

 

Color challenge

I hope you had a lovely Christmas!  I was lucky enough to receive a Silhouette Cameo cutter:

 

I got it up and running in an hour and used it to cut the deer head for this card: 

I decided to leave off a sentiment so it would be a general purpose card.  The green/white paper is old, old Creative Memories paper - it feels to good to finally use it up!

 

I've still got my Cricut and don't plan on abandoning it soon....I'll see how much I use it in the coming months and if it sits unused, then I'll sell it.  I've wanted a Silhouette for a long time and am excited to see how it cuts!

 

This card fits our weekly throwdown challenge at OWH - Two color challenge .  This wasn't quite so easy to do and it made me think how to highlight an image with only one other color.  Good challenge, Allison!

 

Enjoy those after-Christmas shopping sales (I got a 6x6 pad today for $2.09 at Joann's!)  I need to stop buying paper!!! 



A pack of penguins!

I planned on scrapbooking today, but then I read about the call for penguin cards at OWH and got totally sidetracked.  I used the Beach Penguins cutting file from My Scrap Chick and made these cards.  Each one's different, so I'm hoping that helps fill the specific penguin request:

 

It's fun to see the different penguins everyone's making!  It's time to get back to home life for tonight and enjoy Christmas Eve with my family. 

I hope you have a lovely holiday!



His and Hers sketch challenge

For today's sketch challenge at Operation Write Home, I made two cards - a his and hers version.  For the masculine card, I turned the sketch on its side like so: 

 

For this card:

I love the sentiment, which is from a paper pad.

 

I used the original orientation of the sketch for my feminine version:

The papers and stickers are from the March Simon Says Stamp card kit.  I seem to be in a spring mood right now and I'm going to use up all these bright colors for more cards.

 

Thanks for checking in!