January Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge

Every Month the Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps Blog hosts an Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge.  For every 25 cards posted to the challenge Our Daily Bread Designs will pay to ship one large box of cards overseas to our troops!  This months challenge was to have embossing on a card.  Here is my card for the challenge.

This card looks deceptively easy but I will tell you I goofed on  two sheets of the black flocked paper because I cut the angle the wrong direction!  Since I had already glued down the cream embossed paper I had no choice but to keep at it.  I can make four more cards with the wrong angled sheets as long as I cut the other half correctly!  LOL

The paper is from Die Cuts With a View (DCWV) La Creme Matstack.  The flower and velvet rickrack are from Creative Charms (sadly no longer in business).  The sentiment is from K.Andrew Designs "Winged Things" stamp set. (no longer available on her website)  The die cut label is from Stampin'Up!

I encourage you to make a card and post it to the Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps Blog so we can meet our goal of 50 cards.

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

Curious Scrapbooker's Field Guide Weeks 4 and 5

I am taking May Flaum's Big Picture Class called the Curious Scrapbooker's Field Guide.  It has some wonderful videos on techniques and great handouts.  Here are my submissions for weeks 4 and 5.
In Week 3 May decorated a bird house.  I was not going to do this project but as I walked into Joanne's Craft Store the bird houses were in a basket right out in front.  So here is my bird house project.

The Front

And the back.

I used a stamp from Stampington&Co for the roof tiles.  The paper is Creative Memories Reminisce Paper.  The trim around the bottom is a Cricut cut from the Reminisce Cartridge.  The back window and door is from the Cricut Christmas Cartridge.  The diamond window is a Cricut cut from the Reminisce cartridge with a layer of Glossy Accent to make it look like a window.  The jewel in the back attic is Creative Charms.  I really enjoyed making this birdhouse.

My next project was for week 4, Paper and Pen week.  I made this card.

I used inchie stamps from Inkadinkadoo.  The ink was Wild Honey Tim Holtz Distressed ink.  The papers were DCWV "Tattered Time."  The butterfly and word stamp are Stampington&Co.  The Journey lettering is my own calligraphy.  I used a Micron Pigma pen (.05) for the black penwork.

Week 5 was Embossing and paste.  I made this tag with dry and wet embossing.

The dry embossing was a Cuttlebug folder that goes with the Pagoda Cartridge.  The embossing was inked with Old Olive Tim Holtz Distressed ink.  The wet embossing was the Chinese Characters and fans from the Kimono stamp set from Stampin'Up!  One of the commenters in the class said the Chinese character is for Happiness.  I am happy enjoying crafting!

Happy Crafting!
Donna
Visit my Creative Memories website HERE.