tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38229765119893480842023-11-16T12:43:24.795-05:00Hand Crafted by ElsieElsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-31417736355428901122017-09-02T01:28:00.000-04:002017-09-02T01:28:49.138-04:00Card Classes and Cards for Men<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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June 2017 card class. There's a reason I don't purchase two (or three or four) step stamp sets. Lining up the stems and flowers is not my strong point, and when there are others waiting to use the materials for the card, there's not always time to use the MISTI to make things perfect. I bought the stamp and die bundle for the aqua flower in the center card, and it's been perfect for wedding, birthday, anniversary, and sympathy cards. </div>
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July 2017 class. There's another card using a two-step stamp set up there...the one with the tulips which are sort of artsy with their more-or-less aligned parts. </div>
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August 2017 class. I don't have any of the products use for these cards, but can easily use many of the ideas and sketches. My favorites are the five along the bottom.</div>
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More cards for guys, mostly those in my Shepherd group at church and those on the monthly Congregational Care list. Some of the black elements are cut from some leather-like material from who-knows-where. But it looks good on these cards. I wasn't going to buy any more paper, but just could not pass up the 8x8 DCWV "Maps, Text, & Ledgers" pad. </div>
Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-84239495891654086092017-08-25T23:15:00.001-04:002017-08-25T23:55:57.187-04:00A Christmas Card ChallengeOver at <a href="http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-christmas-challenge-with-little-give.html">Simplicity</a> on Tuesday Susan Raihala gave readers a challenge...make a Christmas card using non-Christmas stamps.<br />
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I made one with a House Mouse stamp, adding a sentiment that seemed to go with the little snoozing mouse. The MISTI came in handy for placing the sentiment. The image is colored with Copics, and I added some low profile Sticko stickers. The textured background and matting piece are cut from a two-pocket folder -- I bought a bunch of them in a variety of colors back when school supplies were so inexpensive, actually cheaper than card stock.<br />
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I also remembered the globe stamp that I used on student papers back in the 1980s, so that's the one I stamped to use Susan's idea of Joy to the World. The letters are cut from shiny red packaging from a perfume box using some Provocraft dies, and I used both the little tags and the letters. The holly and sequins are from my craft closet, probably from Mom's stash. The second card uses an eyelet set with the Provocraft Silent Setter. <br />
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All three of these cards are so different from other holiday cards I've made, and I love them!Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-549332841440249032017-05-20T16:42:00.000-04:002017-05-23T10:59:36.608-04:00Cards for GuysThe card box is divided by theme:<br />
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<li>birthday</li>
<li>anniversary</li>
<li>get well</li>
<li>sympathy</li>
<li>thank you</li>
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Then there were the miscellaneous cards with either no sentiment or perhaps "thinking of you" on the front. These were separated into categories as well -- birds, butterflies, flowers, animals, other. It turns out that there were more butterflies and flowers than anything else, so I divided this section into two categories - masculine and feminine. Of course the masculine section was woefully empty.<br />
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Thus my current project -- make a good supply of cards suitable to send to men. Here are a few samples. <br />
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Z-fold cards</div>
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Pheasants in ovals cut with the Stitched Shapes StampinUp die set</div>
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The Pretty Pines set doesn't have to be just for Christmas.</div>
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Coming soon are some cards that I'll keep on hand and add sentiments as the need arises. There are masculine cards using a diagonal Z-fold, hexagon-embossed cards with a variety of cut hexagons, some gate fold cards, and a selection made with neutral colors using my favorite sketch. </div>
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I've also finished fronts for cards made using a pretty tissue box, some curtain fold cards, some using "that folder" which is the All Occasions folder that came in a card making magazine, some easel cards with butterflies, ten that have portions of die cut hexagon grids, and sixteen using layered punched hexagons. That'll be a good supply to have on hand. Sending about 30 cards a month to church members will soon deplete the completed supply, so this ready-to-go pile will come in handy.</div>
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Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-68883704786078102662017-05-19T16:06:00.004-04:002017-08-25T23:31:06.504-04:00More Card Classes<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's been over a year and a half since my last post, so I thought I'd have lots of photos of cards to share. No, not so. I can't find the photos of November 2015, found January 2016, and there were no classes in February and March of 2016. I didn't attend classes from May through August of 2017. So here are the ones I found from last spring and then from September on. One day if I find where I saved those missing photos I'll add them here. However, I am not hopeful of finding them.</div>
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January 2016 - All of these cards have been sent - a lovely selection of styles and sentiments. </div>
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April 2016</div>
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Made by the class teacher, Vicky. Tiny thank you notes for placing an order. I mounted them on cards to make them suitable for sending in the mail. </div>
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September 2016 - Fall and Halloween cards.</div>
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October 2016 - more for Fall</div>
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A different type of fold</div>
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I liked this stamp set so much that I bought it!</div>
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April 2017</div>
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Cute shadow box card</div>
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Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-88377988359638368352015-10-15T20:07:00.002-04:002015-10-15T20:07:16.115-04:00October Card ClassesThe Sangria paper pack from Close to My Heart made into fifteen cards at Tina's studio. I love these papers so much that I bought some more!<br />
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Four Christmas cards and four others from Vicky's card class today.</div>
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<br />Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-30881175174642942292015-09-20T22:03:00.000-04:002015-10-06T14:08:05.748-04:00Goal for 2015: Use It or Donate ItHaving craft items in drawers, cabinets, or the closet makes for a neater looking room, but doesn't help those supplies to get used. My goal for 2015 has neen to use up supplies for paper crafting and clear out the yarn I've had forever but have never used. The children's librarian will be getting some goodie bags this year, for sure! Cindy at <a href="http://cardsbycindy.blogspot.com/2015/01/make-wish.html?showComment=1422729107816#c7887597987789915223">Cards by Cindy</a> has inspired me, so let's see how I do!<br />
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I've had a good start in January, using up the packs of 30 square cards I bought in 2009 without realizing square cards require additional postage. One birthday, one thank you, and twenty-eight thinking of you cards were completed at the January crop at Tina's.<br />
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Next I put together fifty card kits using the embossed papers I paired with fifty patterned paper from a stack that's been in the drawer for six years. The Operation Write Home sketches 76 - 125 helped me make cards that have some variety, and my new Copic markers gave the images a colorful look. <br />
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Joining a RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) group is a perfect for finding new homes for some really nice items I haven't used. <br />
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Used up or given away as of the end of September :<br />
embossed acetate<br />
cat inchies<br />
western and cowboy sentiments<br />
vellum quotations<br />
items from Alice Carter's stash bought at the Habitat store<br />
lots and lots of stickers<br />
regular and foam paint brushes<br />
markers<br />
ribbon<br />
Xyron sticker maker<br />
glitter pens<br />
glitter<br />
bling too thick for cards<br />
die cut tags<br />
ATCs from Alice Carter<br />
patriotic and military papers<br />
pink and green gift bag<br />
napkins for making cards<br />
<br />Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-24610843336446972552015-09-19T21:54:00.000-04:002015-10-06T14:12:36.972-04:00Eight Card ClassesThese cards were all made in Vicky's card classes - such fun!<br />
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I love the 3D effect of this card. </div>
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April class</div>
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I ended up going online to order the set of cat dies, which go perfect with the small Madison window die. I also made a template for making some mini envelopes for card fronts. No need to buy a new piece of equipment.<br />
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Vicky usually includes at least one card with an interesting construction. </div>
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Christmas in July class. Since I won't use the six tags for gifts, I added them to six different Christmas cards instead.</div>
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The September class included four Halloween cards, one of which goes to a friend whose birthday is on Halloween. </div>
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Most of the Get Well images I have aren't appropriate for men, but this little pill bottle can be paired with more masculine papers and the pills inside colored to coordinate. <br />
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Masking can make stamping multiple images easy.<br />
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These eight cards were made today in Vicky's card class. Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-69729929621151647512015-01-01T22:22:00.002-05:002015-01-02T01:33:36.720-05:00Top Cards of 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you seen all the great cards posted at the <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/top-14-of-2014-bloghop/">Operation Write Home Blog Hop?</a> Please visit and be prepared to be inspired! Here are my favorite cards in no particular order, photographed with questionable camera skills. <br />
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Playing around with two hexagon punches - a great activity while watching Netflix movies.</div>
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Four sheets of double sided paper, four cards, including the base and all matting pieces - use up that paper!!</div>
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Proof that it's possible to CASE an idea even when you don't have the same die to use as the original card had.</div>
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Learning how to use the dies that go with these cute stamps.</div>
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Funny birthday stamp with a paw print embossing folder. "Birthdays are like hairballs...the more you have, the more you want to gag."</div>
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I hope you've enjoyed seeing some of my cards. I'd love to hear which you like the most. Please feel free to make suggestions for improvement. It's always good to get advice from others, don't you think? Happy hopping! <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/top-14-of-2014-bloghop/">Here's</a> the link back to the beginning of the hop. </div>
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Happy New Year!</div>
Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-39774747772865626602014-12-28T22:30:00.000-05:002015-01-02T13:23:37.642-05:00Operation Write Home Card Sketches 1 - 75<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Stamps and stamp sets: Missing Ewe, Cats Galore, Funny Bunny, In My Heart</div>
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Stamp sets: In My Heart, Love Robotz</div>
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Stamps and stamp sets: Love Robotz, Studio G Series 57, PSX Iris</div>
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Stamps and stamp sets: I Spy, You Are Unrepeatable, The Artful Stamper,</div>
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Giggle Greetings</div>
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Stamps and stamp sets: Doodle Birds, In My Heart, Stampin Up Lighthouse,</div>
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Stamp sets: Bird Builder, Doodle Birds, Stampin Up, In My Heart</div>
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Stamps and stamp sets: Doodle Birds, Posh Impressions, In My Heaert</div>
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Ciara's Friends</div>
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Lil Hoot stamps</div>
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Mama Elephant little kids stamps and dies</div>
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Welcome to my stop on the <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/starsandstamps">Operation Write Home World Card Making Day 2014 Blog Hop</a>. Our task is to make a Love card to express our love, love, love for OWH. Since my current project is to make one card using each of the <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/sketches/">OWH Sketches</a>, I thought I'd use one of those cards for today's post. It's Sketch #10, except I turned mine sideways in order to fit the tags I have.<br />
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The patterned paper is some I won during the 2014 Memorial Day Blog Hop (Thanks again, <a href="http://airbornewifestamping.blogspot.com/">Pam T!!</a> ).<br />
The stamps and matching dies are the "In My Heart" set from Mama Elephant - so very cute! The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp. The embroidery floss matches the dots and adds a colorful touch. The tags are the ordinary kind from an office supply store, but matting them with colorful paper and tying them with the floss gives them a less office-like appearance.<br />
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Ready for the next stop? Here's a link to the <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/starsandstamps">Blog Hop</a> - have fun gathering inspiration!<br />
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If you're not already an OWH card maker, here's a link to the latest <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/operationrollingtapegun/">update on current needs.</a><br />
Happy hopping! Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-42623953675704200592014-09-28T21:58:00.000-04:002014-10-01T13:36:37.625-04:00Cards Using OWH Sketches 1- 24Since many units are being withdrawn from overseas deployments, Operation Write Home doesn't need as many cards as formerly. That means we can take the time to explore new techniques and put a little extra love into every card. My plan is to use the OWH sketches. Today the 240th sketch was published, and there are some bonus sketches as well. That means I'll be busy for quite a while! Here are the first twenty-four cards made from Sketches 1 - 24.<br />
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Patterned paper won at the OWH Memorial Day Blog Hop<br />
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1 - Hero Arts "Missing Ewe" OWH stamp and die sets<br />
2 - My Favorite Things "Funny Bunny" OWH fund raiser<br />
4 - Mama Elephant "In My Heart" stamp and die sets, sentiment Autumn Leaves "Postmarks"<br />
3 - Inkadinkadoo "Cats Galore" stamps, Cuttlebug "Celebration Stamps" die<br />
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I turned #7 on its side since a sentiment running up and down on the middle strip didn't work for me.<br />
All papers were won at the same blog hop.<br />
Cuttlebug "Welcome Baby" embossing folder<br />
5, 6, 7 - Mama Elephant "In My Heart" stamps and dies, Sticko flat dots, Stampin' Up label punch<br />
8 - Stampendous "Love Robotz" and "Botz Quotes" images and sentiments<br />
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I made #10 horizontal instead of vertical.<br />
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Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" and Darice "Zigzag" embossing folders<br />
Hero Arts "Hugs" stamp<br />
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Number 13 with a sentiment going downhill didn't appeal to me, so I made it a vertical card with the image and sentiment on a slant. Number 14 was supposed to have the image slanted -- again, not my style, so I placed it straight. I turned #16 into a vertical card as well.<br />
Papers: Pink zigzag from brights stack by Darice, floral from Big Lots<br />
Corner punch from Carl<br />
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13 - Studio G image, Inkadinkadoo sentiment<br />
14 - Personal Stamp Exchange image, Hero Arts sentiment, Darice Zigzag embossing folder<br />
15 - Same as #8<br />
16 - My Favorite Things "I Spy" image and sentiment<br />
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Papers for 17 & 18 Darice Brights paper stack </div>
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Papers for 19 & 20 K I Memories "Celebrate Life" paper stack</div>
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17 - My Favorite Things "You Are Unrepeatable" image and sentiment</div>
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18 - The Artful Stamper image, Cuttlebug "Organic Flourish" embossing folder</div>
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19, 20 - Stampin' Up "Giggle Greetings" image and sentiment</div>
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Sketches 21-22-23-24</div>
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Striped paper same as #19, map paper Gartner Studios "World Map" <br />
21 & 22 - Stampin' Up "Giggle Greetings image and sentiment, Darice"Paw Prints" embossing folder<br />
23 - Hero Arts OWH "You're Always in My Heart" stamp, Cuttlebug "Celebration Stamps" die<br />
24 - Stampin' Up "Traveler" stamp<br />
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Time to get a "Love" card ready for the Operation Write Home WCMD Blog Hop!<br />
<br />Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-39531129194182778242014-09-24T12:48:00.001-04:002014-09-24T12:50:55.153-04:00June, July, August, and September Card Classes<span style="font-size: small;">Vicky, my Stampin' Up distributor, was busy this summer creating a wide variety of cards for us to make. I love how most classes offer at least one card with an interesting fold or technique that's new to us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here are all eight cards made in June. From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. with time for a lunch Vicky provides makes for a restful, creative day with friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This card is my favorite because it's not a regular fold and it has many layers. I now have the label punch that makes the legs of this screen so can make these cards on my own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This clean and simple card is so elegant. The scored background adds interest to the plain white paper. Just remember to stamp the sentiment before scoring. Ask me how I know! I have a tiny stamp of a package so can make more of this card as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The pink card base is another interesting fold. To make more of these I'll have to use a shape other than a square since I don't have a square die. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas in July</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eight Christmas cards made six months early. My Christmas card list gets shorter each year, but I still will need more than eight! The teal ornament card had a silver bow at the top but it seems to have come off for this photo.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I love hedgehog stamps, and this one is so cute. I may use a button made from the Martha Stewart punch instead when I mail it. The candy cane ribbon adds the right touch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I try to avoid glitter, so instead of using the silver glitter paper for the snowflakes, I used embossed and inked paper. I love the snowflake edge die.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is an elegant card with layered borders behind the ribbon and a light blue with greens color scheme. The sentiment on the inside has the text of "Silent Night" in the shape of a Christmas tree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Another elegant card with an unconventional grey and blue color scheme. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This card has a cute manger scene and stamped stars for the background paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Somehow I missed the red paper that was supposed to go behind the top paper which has the embossing, scene, and sentiment. It's good just as it is, though. I like the little touch of red, the embossing, and the gems in the center of the snowflakes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This one involved a lot of coloring. I did add more color to the tree and did some blending when I got home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here's a fold just like one made in </span>May. The striped paper has a texture and adds interest.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">These were fun to make. The top right card is blue and yellow rectangles adhered at right angles and the parts which extend are closed like you'd close a box by folding in the flaps. I love the fancy edge of the tag below that one. The birthday stamp with the cheese was so cute I ordered the set. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Last week we made three Halloween cards and five others. My favorite technique is the blue quilted one made with paper strips. I went to Pinterest and pinned a bunch of quilt ideas that can be made with paper strips. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The hedgehog stamp is cute, as are the koala and the frogs. The trees remind me that I've seldom used the tree stamp set.... I must use it more often.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Whether you're a good witch or a bad witch, it's all about the shoes" tells me exactly who this card will go to! The three-dimensional scene will go to someone whose birthday is on Halloween, and the witch's hat to a friend who loves folded paper. It's great how things work out.</span></div>
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Hostess #1 is Sybrina at <a href="http://cardsbysybrina.blogspot.com/2014/07/4th-of-july-owh-vcmp-his-and-hers-owh.html">There's Always the Other Side</a>. I love the name of her blog, because my stamping is often crooked, so I flip the paper over to stamp on the other side! <br />
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The challenge here is to use one of the <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/sketches/">OWH Sketches</a> and make two cards, a his and a hers. The bonus sketch by Nancy K. on page 66 is the one I plan to use. I used hexagons which are two sizes, the small Fiskars and large Stampin' Up punches. His card is embossed with the Darice zigzag folder and Hers with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots. <br />
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The third stop is Kelly's place, <a href="http://a2zscrapbookingblog.com/2014/07/04/virtual-card-making-party-with-owh/">A2Z Scrapbooking Supplies</a> , where the theme is using paper piecing on a card for kids. Blue white-core card stock embossed with the Darice Clouds folder and then sanded made the sky. The images, dies, and sentiment are from the same Missing You set from Mama Elephant as the previous card.<br />
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Today's final stop is at <a href="http://blog.joannross.com/2014/07/owh-4th-of-july-virtual-cardmaking.html">JoAnn Ross</a> where the task is to make two winter cards -- one Christmas and one that can be used at any point in the winter season. The Inkadinkadoo snowman is from the thrift store, and the sentiment is Katie & Co. The second sentiment is from Unity Stamps.</div>
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Saturday's first challenge is to participate in the July (even though the title says June!) <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/june-odbd-challenge-2/">Our Daily Bread</a> challenge to include on a card something with wings. Birds, butterflies, other insects, or airplanes would fit this challenge. This card is really blue and purple (same patterned paper as the card above), but the photo washed out the rich colors. The bird is several layers cut from the Stampin' Up Bird Builder punch, as are the leaves. The sentiment is from the Heart Flutter set by Dimensions and the purple sparkly dots are Stickos.</div>
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The first challenge was to make a card that uses OWH sketch 232. I had the Santa stamp out so used it for this sketch. Thanks to Marlene at <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/sketch-challenge-232/">Stars and Stamps</a> for the sketch challenge. More silver Stickos and some vellum embossed with the Cuttlebug Leafy Branch folder complete this card.<br />
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A card for a teen was next, and this image of a rockin' pup is perfect. Thanks, Becca from <a href="http://becca-expressions.blogspot.com/2014/07/owh-vcmp-teen-time.html">Expressions</a> for the challenge. The Rockin' Doggie image and sentiment from Birdie Brown's blog are no longer available. The diagonal strip is just torn from a grocery bag.<br />
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Yvonne at <a href="http://penguinpapers.net/2014/07/06/owh-vcmp-jul4/">Penguin Papers</a> tasked us with making a love card featuring a furry critter, and I chose this fellow in a bunny costume...so cute! The stamp and image are Funny Bunny from My Favorite Things, and the zigzag folder is from Darice.<br />
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One year I used these little stamps for my Christmas card, but Sherry at <a href="http://www.bitsofcheer.blogspot.com/2014/07/owh-vcmp-inching-toward-christmas.html">Bits of Cheer</a> asked us to pair the Christmas inchies with a sketch at OWH, and I chose number 58. The stamp set is from Close to My Heart, and the bling dots are more Stickos.<br />
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The final card was Cara's challenge at <a href="http://craftingadventures.com/wordpress/vcmp-faux-challenge/">Crafting Adventures</a>. We were to make something faux. I have materials to do faux stitching, buttons, or tiles, and I chose the buttons. I think the image and sentiment are more from the Birdie Brown blog, but are no longer available. The Martha Stewart button embosser/punch are perfect for making buttons that will go through the mail with no problem.<br />
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Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-51330329800023003742014-06-11T08:51:00.001-04:002014-06-11T08:51:58.623-04:00OWH Midweek Throwdown - Kites<br />
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I watch Sandy Allnock's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56NZaIgASDU">Scrap Wrangler</a> video whenever I need some inspiration to wrangle my scraps, and the kite is one idea Sandy gives. This is a terrible photo since it's cropped from a photo of six cards sent last month to Operation Write Home. The pieces are on blue card stock, trimmed and then mounted on black. The hills are two curved layers with inked edges. Last week I bought a Darice embossing folder with clouds, so all future kite cards will have clouds in the sky.</div>
Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-60815904380478360022014-06-05T00:30:00.000-04:002014-06-05T00:30:03.909-04:00Four 12x12 Double-Sided Papers, Four CardsIt was during the recent blog hop that I discovered <a href="http://theefficientcrafter.blogspot.com/2014/05/memorial-day-blog-hop-new-formula.html">The Efficient Crafter's blog</a>. The concept of using four sheets of double-sided paper to make four cards appealed to me because I'm really awash in paper and needed a sketch and a plan to use more of it. <br />
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First I tried using some paper from Big Lots - two assorted scrap packs from Autumn Leaves. The papers are 6x6, 6x3, and 3x3, one pack in fall colors, one in summery shades.<br />
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<li>four 1 x 3 papers and their matting pieces</li>
<li>eight extra pieces, four 2.75 x 2.75 and four2.75 x 3 to use on another project</li>
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Since I was using papers from the "Best Occasion" collection from Wal-Mart which was stiff enough to use as card bases, this four-sheet formula requires just that and no more. This is my kind of sketch and cutting formula - the kind that doesn't skimp on paper. I've seen One Sheet Wonder cutting formulas that take one 12 x 12 sheet and make 16 cards, but since some of the cards use only a little piece of the 12x12, they require additional card stock for the base and for layering. This one is brilliant!<br />
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Inchies are always one way to go when using up patterned paper scraps, and the one-inch punch makes it easy. Also handy is a score board with lines scored every 1 - 1/8 inch to guide placement of the inchies. In the plain area I added an additional layer of embossed white paper since it needed something more. The sentiment is from Inkadinkadoo. Since I found out they were bought out by another company, that explains why Mighty Dollar had so many boxes of their stamps. </div>
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From the Scrap Wrangler video I got the ideas for the pinwheel, the star burst, and the kite. The many-layered banners use up a lot of paper as well.<br />
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In addition to inchies, hexagon punches come in handy for using up scraps. I spent one evening punching two sizes of hexagons from both patterned and solid papers. Then I matched them up randomly within color families and glued them together. The Thank You sentiment is from a pre-made card kit, the "Half of my heart is back at home" is from the Unity Stamp Company, and "With all my heart" is another from Inkadinkadoo.<br />
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It's time to follow the Scrap Wrangler's advice and get some of the papers I don't love donated to the children's librarian in town. Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-64661881104966367232014-06-03T00:30:00.000-04:002014-06-03T00:30:01.033-04:00Using Papers with Huge Design ElementsBefore I knew what worked best for cards I bought a 12x12 paper stack from Michael's. Unfortunately, most of the designs have huge motifs which are best used for a full-size scrapbook, not an A2-size card. The following is my attempt to use some of these papers.<br />
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Everything is nicely coordinated, with the outlines being brown instead of the more common black. With so many sheets of this paper, it'll be forever before I use it up, so it may be donated to the children's librarian in town. She always appreciates materials for her crafty projects. We shall see. With so much paper I really like in the drawer, why use something I have to work so hard to use effectively?Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-65884783591364942032014-06-02T00:30:00.000-04:002014-06-02T00:30:01.896-04:00Punches and Die CutsWhen shopping at a craft store it's overwhelming the variety of die cuts that are available! It's also clear that it could get very, very expensive to purchase the amount I'd need, so I've gone the punch and die cutting route. That means I don't have to store a collection of die cuts and search for what I need. Instead, I can cut shapes as I need them. They're not as highly decorated as those in the store, but they're fun to make.<br />
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When I first got the Cuttlebug I had very few dies, but these from Big Lots were a bargain. For the longest time I didn't use them, but last week I saw someone's cards that had a white die cut flower and I remembered this one. They look striking when put onto embossed card stock.</div>
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The Stampin' Up Owl Builder punch can be used for owls or penguins, making it more versatile. Making all those eyes is a fussy job, but worth it. I have some tiny googly eyes which I'll try the next time. For the owls I used patterned paper for the fronts. The large penguin is made from ovals and hearts, all cut with Spellbinders dies.</div>
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These three fellows are a little different. I stamped a bunch of the sentiments at the last card class, so had to come up with a way to use them. The background is embossed with the Cuttlebug Leafy Branch folder, and I did two of them and cut one along the branch to give some extra dimension. They're sponged with some dark green. The owl fronts are cut from some wood-grain card stock. The owls were mounted on some springs to make them wobbly, but they were too wobbly. I used a glue dot on the bottom edge to make them stick to the paper at the bottom. The following photo shows how they pop off the page at the top.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2iJRgcEeKI">Here</a> is the link to a video showing how to make the springs for wobbly elements. There are more videos, but this is the technique I used. Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-90317219573947199472014-06-01T00:30:00.000-04:002014-07-09T01:50:59.169-04:00Coloring 62 Years LaterJust because I'm not in Kindergarten anymore doesn't mean I don't love to color! Stamps, whether they be actual stamps or digital ones, are some of my favorite card supplies, and when choosing new ones, I look for those that lend themselves to coloring.<br />
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An OWH fund raiser featured My Favorite Things stamp sets so I made sure to participate. These bears are fun to color.<br />
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This free digi stamp is no longer available since Torico at <a href="http://birdiebrown.blogspot.jp/">Birdy Brown</a> closed her blog. I think I'd better save these cute images in several places so I don't lose them! <br />
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Since I didn't know the possible colors for lady slippers, I looked online for some photos. These are just some of the possibilities. The stamp is another thrift store find, and it's from Too Much Fun Rubber Stamps, no longer on their website. The iris is from PSX, a company which started in 1980 and closed in the early 2000s. Many of the
licensed images were sold to Inkadinkado, which was subsequently
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The Hero Arts Little Hoot set is another OWH fund raiser set, perfect for cards our deployed service men and women can use to write home to a child. This group is stamped on some tags layered to coordinate with the patterned paper from Big Lots.</div>
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The Stampendous "Fluffles Wuv" stamps are perfect for the Love section of my box to OWH. There are two cat images, one hugging a heart and one Cupid cat with bow and arrows. "I wuv you" and "I knead you desperately" are the two sentiments in the set. Coloring the hearts to coordinate with a variety of papers means they can be used all year, not just at Valentine's Day like the Cupid. </div>
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The Studio G clear stamps in the dollar bin at A.C.Moore or Michael's help the budget and add to the variety of stamps in my collection. "I think you are..." can be paired with the ice cream cone (sweet), Popsicle (cool), pepper (hot), or cheese (cheesy). Sweet and cool are my preferences for cards.<br />
<br />Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-63613864152169899252014-05-31T00:30:00.000-04:002014-05-31T00:30:02.299-04:00Masculine Designs for Cards<div style="text-align: left;">
Since the vast majority of us who make cards for Operation Write Home are women, many of the cards we make feature flowers, butterflies, and other elements that aren't suitable to send to a man or to a child back home. Here are some examples of recent cards that aren't girly.</div>
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This Gartner Studios 12x12 paper from Big Lots caught my eye. Twenty-four sheets of one design, one side with a pattern, the other solid, paper with a white core that lends itself to be embossed and then sanded to show the embossing...sold! </div>
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One pack is "Paris" with dark brown on the back, and the other is "World Map" with dark red on the back. A section of the map has script written on it so I used the back of that part. The Paris paper is a collage of two photos of carriages and three of the Eiffel Tower. Since the Eiffel Tower isn't an image I'd normally use for cards for Operation Write Home, I used the brown side of those sections. </div>
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The six cards were made with one sheet of each design, meaning I can still make more than 130 cards, depending on the sketch I use. These used no sketch - I was just playing around this time.</div>
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When I read on an online forum that Jo-Ann's had a sale on packs of 12x12 Darice paper with an embossing folder included, I got some, of course. There was a black and white stack, a neutral one, and one with bright colors, so all three came home with me. It's very thick textured paper with white on the reverse side. The black and white makes great masculine cards. Both stamps are from Inkadinkadoo and must be discontinued because they were at Mighty Dollar. To keep from forgetting what papers I have, I cut one sheet of each of the ten designs into 6x6 pieces and put them into my go-to box of papers. The 12x12 stacks are out of sight in a drawer, so I forget what I have unless they're in my 6x6 box.</div>
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Red, white, and blue are good for Operation Write Home cards, and I combined those colors with a goal of using each of the OWH sketches found on their website. I got really tired of these colors and only got to Sketch 24. The dimensional stickers are Sticko by EKSuccess. The flag card is labor intensive and uses the Martha Stewart Doily Lace edge punch. I really like the way it turned out.</div>
Elsie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865260689635481081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822976511989348084.post-85437896225712744772014-05-30T00:30:00.000-04:002014-05-30T00:30:02.788-04:00Using an Entire 6 3/4" x 4 3/4" Paper Pad<div style="text-align: justify;">
Following posts by various card makers about how to use up an entire pad of 6x6 double-sided patterned paper, I decided to try it. However, the K&Co. paper I got from Mighty Dollar last year was 6-3/4 x 4-3/4, meaning the cutting formulas used by others wouldn't work for me. I made 32 cards from the eighteen papers (two each of nine designs) First I came up with a plan to use six pieces (three designs) to make twelve cards.</div>
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Then I used the rest of the sheets but used only one sketch. The twelve remaining papers made twenty cards, but I did add one other paper to each card. Some were embossed, and a few were corrugated Kraft paper. All had one large piece of contrasting paper behind the pieces of patterned paper to provide a matted look without my having to mat each small piece. Again, Gingersnap chooses her favorite, the one with poppies and embossed cream card stock. </div>
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Before I started the cards I got busy with the Cuttlebug, the Spellbinders ovals and scalloped ovals dies, and the Hero Arts and TPC Studios stamps to make the matted sentiment pieces. Since the most requested cards for Operation Write Home are love you and miss you, that's what I used. All of these cards will be used by our deployed service personnel to write home. I'm doing my part to encourage the art of letter writing, one card at a time!</div>
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She uses Stampin' Up products and is so organized with the boxes with
all materials and equipment for each of eight cards. From 10 a.m. until
3 p.m. fifteen or twenty women make cards, chat, laugh, and have
lunch. It's a refreshing change from everyday life.<br />
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February class included five cards that are perfect for a man to send or
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The March class included some techniques we'd not used before, including the Sending Good Thoughts Your Way card that's tied with ribbon and the card that uses part of a Lattice die cut to make the cross.<br />
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I think the May class had some of the best cards we've ever made. The little dresses on the line are so cute! The owl card - hmm, I wasn't watching what I was doing and took the photo without making sure all the owls show. See the next photos to see the front and also to see how it's constructed. The card held together with the button is really a nice fold. I see the Thanks card is sideways. Oops. Rotated photo below as well!<br />
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This photo shows the way this card is made. The wings are scalloped circles cut into wedges and glued to the back; two of the owls are flying, but when the card is folded they land on the branch with the blue owl. The orange one has a cupcake on his head and the red one has a party hat. So cute!<br />
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