Candlelight Christmas

Hello peeps! Yes it's been too long since I've posted anything here. I'll just say I've been dealing with an elderly family member [my mom] and let it go at that. Anyone who is, or has been, there will know it can be very time consuming and emotional. Needless to say a family comes first.

I made three new Christmas Card designs this year and can't take credit for any of them. I found all the ideas on Pinterest and I'm very glad I did. This one has candles and I love how it turned out. My lighting leaves a lot to be desired but it turned out so crisp and clean.

The red candle and the flames are glitter cardstock by Best Creations, Inc. [I'm emphasizing this part - glitter can not be used on OWH cards.] 

I do love using this cardstock for my cards because the glitter is somehow sealed on the paper. I've rubbed it on a rough surface, scratched it with my fingernail, ran a table knife over it... and the glitter did not come off. Even so, I would not use it for OWH cards because I don't want to take any chances.

Unfortunately the McGill Pine punch I used for the greenery fell apart just as I finished all my punching. Well... I've had it several years, used it a gazillion times, and it has served me well.

Enjoy your Christmas and thanks for stopping by!

OWH Blog Hop - World Card Making Day 2013

Good Morning Peeps, and welcome to my stop on Operation Write Home's Blog Hop celebrating World Card Making Day. If you got here from the Blog Hop you're in the right place. If you stumbled on here, then welcome. You can start at the beginning of the Blog Hop over on OWH's blog, Stars & Stamps, by clicking Here.

The theme of this Blog Hop is making thank you cards based on one of  OWH"s sketches; post the sketch or link to it in your post. Cards can be thanks cards for our heroes to send – or AnyHero cards with notes inside written TO them!

I chose this past week's sketch #192 for my two "Thank You" cards. 

Here is Sketch 192 that I used for my cards. To see the OWH members gallery with their take on the sketch you can go Here.

As you can see, I flipped the sketch from horizontal to vertical and matted my papers. The mail box and envelope stamps are from Unity Stamps "Sending my Love" stamp set. I paper pieced the outsides of the mail boxes and added a touch of color with Copics. I also used foam tape on the envelope and sentiment for dimension.

Thank You so much for stopping by and taking a look around. I do apologize for the white lines in my post. I don't know how they got there, or how to make them go away. Have a Great Day, and enjoy the rest of the Blog Hop!

You're a Funny Bunny

Good Morning Peeps!

Last Thursday, September 12th, I participated in the OWH Birthday Bash Fundraiser Card Class.  The stamp set, and yummy ribbon, I worked with is the cutest ever! It's a child dressed in a bunny suit and some adorable sentiments, by MFT [My Favorite Things]. The card class is free and you can sign up by clicking the badge in my sidebar on the right. The Birthday celebration goes an all month and there's plenty to take part in. Go to the OWH blog, Stars & Stamps, by clicking here.

I used Bazzill cardstock, The Paper Studio Quatrefoil embossing folder, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and Prismacolor colored pencils.

You can go to OWH's blog anytime to make a donation. Our heroes need to know our citizens are behind them and are thankful for their service. Your donation will help pay the hundreds of dollars spent each month  sending cards to them. For more info, click here. Or to donate, click here.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you enjoyed your visit! I read all comments and appreciate them all.

OWH Birthday Bash 2013 and Stampers Best

Good Morning Peeps, and welcome!

As the banner says, it's OWH's Birthday this month and today we're having another Blog Skip. OWH has a great partnership with the fabulous Stampers Best. Stampers Best has awesome stamps in their Operation Write Home section. What's more, they donate a portion of the sales of these stamps to OWH. The link for Stampers Best is HERE.

You may have also guessed I'm one of the stops on the OWH Blog Skip. If you got here from Seongsook's blog, you're in the right place. If not, go back to the beginning by going to OWH's blog, Stars & Stamps and start from the beginning. The link is HERE.

I made two Any Hero cards for the troops using this past Sunday's sketch. Any Hero cards are specifically for the troops to let them know I think about them and their service and sacrifice. They keep these cards for themselves. For my first card I chose the set "Turtely Awesome" and paper pieced the turtle. You can find the link for this set HERE.

For my second card I chose the set "Write Soon Minnow", and also paper pieced the minnow. You can find the link for this set HERE.

I opted to keep both cards on the simple side. Card stock by Bazzill. The papers are from a 6x6 pad by My Mind's Eye, called Howdy Doody, from the Miss Caroline collection. I use a little foam tape to pop the turtle and minnow up off the cards.

You're next stop on the blog skip is the talented Cindy. Please visit her blog, Cindy's Card Co, to see what goodness she has created for you. The link is Here.

Let's get united using Unity!

Happy Hump Day Peeps! I hope everyone enjoyed the long Labor Day weekend.

As the banner says, it's OWH's Birthday this month and today we're having a Blog Skip. We're also being sponsored by the fabulous Unity Stamps. The link for Unity is here.You may have also guessed I'm one of the stops on the OWH Blog Skip. If you got here from Kristie's blog, you're in the right place. If not, go back to the beginning by going to OWH's blog, Stars & Stamps. The link is here.

My card is an "Any Hero" card and features a new set by Unity called Forever Grateful for Our Freedom, and I used all 3 stamps. I'll ask you to overlook my crooked sentiment on the largest banner. After umpteen tries to get the sentiment straight I decided, albeit unhappily, to just let it be.

I followed this past Sunday's sketch 187 to create my card using scraps in my stash. Here's the stamp set.

You're next stop on the Skip is the awesomely talented, and creative, Pam. Let me tell you, you're in for a treat! The link to Pam's blog, Airbornewife's Stamping Spot, is here.

Thank you for stopping by, hope you enjoyed your visit!

Happy Hoppin at OWH 4th of July Bloghop

Happy 4th of July peeps!!

I hope you are all having a fun and safe holiday. Today, over at Operation Write Home, we're having a bloghop on the OWH blog Stars & Stamps. Sponsoring the Hop is Tombow Adhesives, who generously provided all of us with product to try. And yes... Tombow is providing Blog Candy. Yay Tombow and Thank You for supporting OWH!!

If you're not familiar with OWH please go to their blog, Stars & Stamps, and start at the beginning. If you're already hopping, and you came here from Marie's blog, you're in the right place.

Tombow sent me a Tape Runner, Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Power Tabs, and Fastener Tabs [like Hook & Loop]. These last two are super, duper slim so they won't add too much dimension. I've used the Tape Runner and Liquid Glue for quite some time and love them both!

For my 1st card I got the idea from a card sample at Archiver's. I love the look of the design and all the white space, which is you friend, adds a clean, crisp look.

On this card I used Tombow's Tape Runner to adhere the papers. I used their Power Tabs, ultra thin dimensional squares, behind the speech bubble and stars.[ Absolutely love this product] For the rhinestones I used some of the Mono Multi Liquid Glue... because mine don't have adhesive on the back.

My 2nd card is one I found on Pinterest. Yes, I actually do get around to making things I've pinned! [grin] I like the CAS look and it will be perfect for Any Hero Mail.

For this card I used the Tape Runner to adhere all the paper layers, and Mono Multi Liquid Glue to adhere the satin ribbon.

You're next stop on the Hop is Laura's blog, Laura Kelley's Inkling. Please be sure to leave Laura, and all the BlogHop Participants, lots of love in the form of comments. We all really appreciate your feedback.

Well, Thanks you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your visit. And as I said earlier... have a happy, fun, and safe 4th of July!

Visiting Crisis and a Share

Howdy peeps! Hope you are all doing better than my poor car. I visit my son in KY several times a year, and the 10th of this month I came down for a week. Yeah about that... Well, I'm still here. (:   The day after I got here my poor car's motor blew up!! On the bright side it waited until my 6 hour drive was over and I'm with family. The dark side... finding a motor I could afford and having it fixed. I found one to the tune of $850 and a guarantee, and a good friend down here is switching them out free of charge. At a garage I'd be looking at another $300 labor charge.

Another problem has been my son's internet connection. It was being all wonky and would immediately knock you offline. Two week's without being able to use it... and no lost use discount. The problem was finally fixed over the weekend and I'm trying to play catch up.

Now a share: I made this card and tag at one of my All Day Crop's at Paper Crazy. Diane, the owner, always has such wonderful make-n-takes at her Crops.

The card was made by using a masking technique... naturally, the butterflies. I used to do this often but kind of got away from it. The cute butterfly stamp we used is discontinued and I can't remember who made it. But, any cute butterfly, or other stamp, will work just as well. You got to "shop your stash".

The flower on the tag was made using a new chalk ink Diane found. It's called "Mix'd Media Inx Chox" by Donna Salazar Designs sold by ClearSnap. I love it so much I had to buy some. :)  Ribbons on both projects is by May Arts.

Well, that's it for me peeps. Thank you so much for stopping by, hope you enjoyed your visit!