Foxy

after a day yesterday fill with hearts hearts and more hearts, I've gone on to something completely different!



ODBD sponsors a monthly challenge for Operation Write Home where, depending on the number of cards submitted, they will pay for the shipping of boxes of cards to our soldiers... January had 2 boxes mailed, so I'm working on some cards to help get that number up even more.  This month's challenge is BROWN

I combined the ODBD challenge with Freshly Made Sketches #121

Printed Paper - Creative Memories (very old stuff)

Image & Sentiment - Unity Stamp Co. KOM April 2012 Follow Your Own

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa,  colored with various Copic Markers and for the white I used Sakura Glaze in White

Cardstocks - Recollections

Chippies - UmWowStudio Circle Confetti

Masculine Miss You

Once a month, Our Daily Bread sponsors a challenge on Operation Write Home and depending on the number of entries, they will pay the postage on a box (or more!)... it's really great of ODB to be so generous!  ODB's challenge is "It's All About Him - Masculine Themed cards" which I combined with Just Us Girls #218 Sketch

Printed Papers - misc "outdoors" stash

Cardstock - DieCutWithAView

Truck Stamp - Stamper's Best Rusty Truck

Flourish Stamp - Stamper's Best Small Fauna Flourish

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa plus Tim Holtz in Gathered Twigs, Forest Moss, Stormy Sky, Fired Brick, and Antique Linen

Semtiment - Unity Stamp Co. Miss You So Much

Ink - Tim Holtz Walnut Stain

Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs & Walnut Stain

Bling - iCandi

may all of your wishes come true

I love dandelions.... not only are they super cute in seed for but their cheery little yellow flowers can make any yard look happier.  Nope, I don't care if they are considered a weed... not to me, they are beauty... just one more things to give thanks to God for!

I combined the Monthly Challenge over on Operation Write Home from Our Daily Bread (ODB will pay for the shipping of boxes of cards overseas to our soldiers for OWH!) color combo of Brown, Pink & Green with the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #101 which I find super cute (I adore the little sideway banners)

Printed Papers - Basic Grey Euphoria

Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart Chocolate

Stamp Set - Unity Stamp Co. True Wishes

Stamp with VersaMark & Embossed with Zing in White plus a little Verdigris Tapestry

Sentiment Ink - CloseToMyHeart Topiary

NSD with OWH Challenge #1

Challenge #1 was brought to us by Our Daily Bread, who just happens to make excellent rubber stamps!  ODB wanted to see Miss You cards which I paired up with Freshly Made Sketches #85



Printed Paper - My Mind's Eye Indie Chic Citron 6x6 Pad

Image Stamp - Our Daily Bread 2 Step Butterfly

Ink - CTMH Sunset & Pacifica plus Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

Sentiment Stamp - Unity Stamp Co Sending My Love

Liquid Pearls Onyx Pearl

Chalkboard Thank You

So I was getting ready to work on Operation Write Home & Our Daily Bread's Monthly Challenge then I went looking for  a sketch to use & found the latest from Freshly Made Sketches... perfect together, but I did swap the Sentiment location for a ribbon.  And while these are not my favorite colors (well lime is one of them anyway) but I love this color combo!


Printed Paper - My Mind's Eye Indie Chic Citron 6x6 pad

Stamp - ODB Chalkboard Birthday/ThankYou

Ink & Ribbon - CloseToMyHeart Indian Corn Blue

Flowers & Brads - CloseToMyHeart Flowers & Brads

butterflies in a garden

Recently I won $25 from Our Daily Bread via the Operation Write Home blog!  ODB issues a challenge that they want so many cards made & linked to challenge on OWH's blog and ODB will pay for the shipping of so many boxes to our soldiers!  Then they draw a name from the participants & give them a prize.... I got to pick individual stamps from they great selection. I received my order today!  and WOW, these are wonderful stamps.... and, get this, the rubber.... it's PURPLE!  eeek, love!

I also discovered that Our Daily Bread has a sketch to use, Sketch #145

Now on to my creation, this is for Our Creative Corner, our hostess this week is Meihsia with another photo inspiration, we are to use the colors & patterns in it along with using metal

Printed Paper - Die Cut With A View The Garden Party Stack 8x8

Brown Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart Chocoalte

White Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart White Daisy

Background Stamp - Our Daily Bread Grunge Butterfly

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Chocoalte

Butterfly Stamps - Our Daily Bread 2 Step Butterflies

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Pacifica (top stamp is 1st generation & background stamp is 2nd generation)

Scallop Die - CloseToMyHeart Cricut Cartridge Art Philosophy

Colored Wire - Misc Stash

3d Foam square under raised wings

<<< the Inspiration Photo

Relax

I know this isn't a typical sentiment for an Operation Write Home card but I'm sure some of our soldiers would love nothing better than to be at home playing in the bubble bath with one of their kiddos or taking a relaxing bubble bath themselves!


I found the tutorial for this Trio Stair Step Card from Laura at Crop Chocolate


 I also made these cuties for Our Daily Bread's Challenge on Operation Write Home to use Scallops and remember that if there are enough entries into this challenge, ODB will PAY for cards to be shipped to our soldiers for Operation Write Home!

Printed Papers - Echo Park Splash 6x6 pad

RicRac Ribbon - My Mind's Eye Lush

Bling - Basic Grey Bling It

Image Stamp - La-La Land Crafts

Stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black (first card) and London Fog (second card)

colored with Copic Markers

Sentiment Stamp - Unity Stamp Co Sentiments O'Simple

Stamp & Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Faded Jeans

Scallop Die - Lifestyles Crafts Flowers Nesting Dies

Cherry = Fruit

why yes, yes it is..... of course if it's on a cupcake then all the better ;-)

Sketch is from Just Us Girls Challenge Sketch #174

which I combined with Operation Write Home's  via Our Daily Bread Design challenge of  Fruit... the more entries they get, the more boxes ODB will pay for the shipping on so get those entries done!

Background, teal accent & red layer cardstocks - American Crafts (from Tuesday Morning, so great price on these) Adobe &

Stamps - Unity Stamp Co Counts as Fruit

Colored with Copic Markers & CTMH Liquid Glass on cherry