OWH Midweek Throwdown "Time"

Two posts in one day!  Scroll down to see my card for the Inkspriational blog challenge.   Had to get caught up on some of my challenges.  The Midweek Throwdown Challenge at Operation Write Home is "time".

What you can't see in the picture is that DSP is a lavender shimmer paper.  It came out of an old 2004 "Club Scrap" kit that I purchased just because I wanted the stamps.  The paper is gorgeous so it won't go to waste.  The clock and sentiments are "Hands of Time" by Papetry Ink.  There is a larger clock face and matching die in the set also.  The diecute behind the clock is Spellbinders.

Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

Inkspriational Challenge #17

The challenge at the Inkspirational Blog this week is a Sketch Challenge.

I cut the postage stamp from the Close to My Heart Art Philosophy cartridge.  I inked it with Tim Holtz Distressed ink in Tattered Rose.  The DSP is Close to My Heart "La Belle Vie" (retired) and the Stamp set (heat embossed in white) is "Jardin."

Happy Crafting!

Donna

You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.  

Flower Power

Operation Write Home has a tutorial and making flowers for their cards.  The flowers can't be too 3D or they won't go through the mail without being destroyed.  (Thank you postal service!)  I made this card using the Everything Elanore stamp set from Stampin'Up! and rolled the flowers to give them a little dimension. I popped them up with a skinny dimensional.

This is a monochromatic card using Baja Breeze from Stampin'Up!  I made six of these cards, one to send to Operation Write Home and five for my Swap group.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

Triple Play!

This card takes care of three different challenges for the Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps Blog.  The Our Daily Bread Design April Challenge is for things that fly.  For every twenty-five cards linked, Our Daily Bread will pay for shipping one box to our heroes overseas.  Only four more cards needed to get to 50 (three more if you count this one).  The second challenge is OWH Sketch #169.  The third challenge is the OWH Midweek throwdown A Bug's Life.   My card:

The stamp and papers are from the Close to My Heart Buzz and Bumble scrapbooking kits. I used spellbinders Labels 22, Martha Stewart border punch and hand cut the hexagons.

Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

Inskpirational Challenge #16

The Inkspirational challenge blog has a CASE challenge this week.  Here is my card.

Mother's day is coming soon and I need 2 cards for my Mother and MIL.  I love this DSP with the little crowns and birds on it.  It was a Stampin'Up! Sale-a-Bration special from last year.  I snagged 2 packages of the paper because I like it so much.  The stamp is from Paper Inspirations (Hobby Lobby) and the border punch is "Marta" from Paper Wishes.  Cardstock is Stampin'Up!  Here is the inspiration CASE.  It is a gorgeous card.

Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

Inkspirational Challenge #15

The new challenge over at the Inkspirational blog is a photo challenge.  With the Cherry Blossoms blooming in D.C. this was a perfect photo challenge.  My card:

The stamp and sentiment is a special edition from Simple Pleasures LSS in Colorado Springs, CO.  My SIL lives near the Springs and when I visit I love to take a shopping tour through Simple Pleasures!  Stamped with Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink and embossed with clear EB.  Blossoms are colored with Tim Holtz Distressed Markers in Worn Lipstick and I distressed the edges with Worn Lipstick Distressed Ink.  Background DSP is "Shaffer" Almanac Collection from Prima.  I think I got this paper free at one of my "Scrapfest" crops.  I am also entering this in the Operation Write Home Midweek throwdown challenge, show your favorite color combination.  Black and Pink are such a gorgeous elegant color combo don't you think?

Have a great day!
Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

Inskpirational Challenge #14 and OWH Midweek

The ladies over at Inkspirational blog have a color challenge this week.  I decided to get busy and get this one done quickly as I missed the linky for the last challenge because it closed early.  That is what I get for waiting until the last few hours.  The colors for this weeks challenge were Banana, Pink and Slate.

While I was at it I decided to combine challenges with the Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown of Tags and Twine.  The round tag is a stamp from Inspired by Stamping Fancy Tags.  I stamped it with Momento Tuxedo Black ink  on banana yellow cardstock and then mounted it on a piece of slate cardstock.    The sentiment in the center is from the Stampin'Up Vintage Verses set.  The Pink DSP is from an Authentique Uncommon 6x6 pad.  The harlequin DSP is from a retired Stampin'Up Well Worn kit.  Border is Sizzix Dots and Scallops decorative strip.  I added dots of Ranger Distressed Stickles in Broken Chine on the tag and along the decorative border.  I twine I used is We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy Floss in Twilight (hard to see but it is sparkly!).

Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories Website HERE.

Inkspirational Challenge Lucky #13

The Inkspirational Challenge for this last week was a sketch challenge.  I am barely getting this in under the wire! (UPDATE:  Somehow the link was closed even though it was 3PM MDT -- don't know how I missed it!)
The sketch:

My Card:

The wreath piece was laying on my desk and was a left over from an old Creative Memories Travel kit.  I wanted to use the gorgeous button I picked up at Hobby Lobby the other day.  The DSP is Pebbles "Fresh Goods Rain Check" (the other side has a darling red and white check --you might see that later).  Pearls are Creative Charms (out of business).  Ribbon and Sentiment is Stampin'Up!  Ink is Tim Holtz Distressed Ink in Vintage Photo.  

Happy Crafting

Donna

You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.