Operation Write Home Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

Here is my card for the OWH blog hop this month. I used SU's Corner Garden stamp. It was designated in the catalog as a background stamp, but that seems to be a misnomer. It takes center stage on any card. I find it very relaxing to color this in, especially at times when I want to make cards, but don't want something that requires a lot of thought. This stamp is definitely a keeper.

This blog hop celebrates World Card Making Day.

I used all Copic markers on this card. I only have one set of the Blendabilities, and not really sure I'm going to buy any others. I don't see a lot of difference between the two different sets. At least the Copics can be refilled.

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Should you be interested in making cards for OWH, you can check out the needs and guidelines here.

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Christmas Tree

Hi Everyone,

I used the Papertrey Ink Christmas tree and the Stampin Up embossing folder to create this card. Although the embossing folder covers the entire front of an A2 card, I cut a sliver off each of the four sides in order to mount it to the Garden Green cardstock.

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Happy Birthday, Colleen

Here is a card that I made for my daughter for her birthday today. Hope she likes it.

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Beautiful Brush Strokes

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This is a card that I CASed from Betsy Veldman when I was first playing around with this stamp set. I really like the color combinations I used. I wish there were more patterned paper that came with this kit. It goes great with the flowers.



Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Sunflower Bouquet

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I love the pastel colors in this card. It's soft and feminine, which is a look I love in a card. The sunflower stamp and die are from PTI, and the other flowers are from Stampin Up. I bought the ribbon when I first started scrapbooking, so it has been around for quite a while. It has adhesive on the back, which is just perfect for laying on a card.



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Beautiful Brushstrokes Birthday Card

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Here is a card I made for a lady who is turning 88 this month. I'm sure she'll like it. The inside has an Irish Blessing--I don't know if she's Irish or not, but she will be on her birthday! I used the PTI Beautiful Brushstrokes stamp set. The main flower is created with SU Daffodil Delight and PTI Summer Sunrise. I then stamp the bottom layer last and use the Daffodil Delight stamped off one time. I have found that using the same color stamped once for layer #2 and the same color stamped off once for layer #1 ensures that both layers coordinate well with each other. In summary, here is the order that I stamp:

Layer #2, First generation Daffodil Delight
Layer #3, First generation Summer Sunrise
Layer #1, Second generation Daffodil Delight

I did the same order for the smaller rose, using Pure Poppy.

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Papertrey Ink Beautiful Brushstrokes

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Here are the cards I made using the new Beautiful Brushstrokes. I made a few of these cards using the dies and pinks and yellows, but then I decided to get daring with some bold fall colors. After I finished the fall card, I decided these smaller stamps might look nice surrounding a pumpkin for the fall. Anyway, once you figure out how the stamps go together, using them becomes fun. I haven't ventured too far out of my comfort zone yet. One of the reasons is that whenever I put lots of time and effort into a card, invariably at the very end something happens to obliterate my card. So I choose the safe route. BTW, these cards are knock offs from Betsy Veldman's cards, which, of course, are way more exciting than mine. But I'll get there.....

Enjoy!