OWH Virtual Cardmaking Party Round 5

OWH is having a Virtual Card Making Party this weekend.  There are ten challenges and the linkys will stay open until Sunday September 8th.  So there is lots of time to play along.  Challenge 5 is from Donna over at Donna Inks.  She asked us to use masking tape on your acrylic stamping block to create a background.  I really enjoyed trying this technique out.  

After covering my acrylic block with Artist Tape (I couldn't find the masking tape). I inked it with Hero Arts Shadow Ink in Pale Tomato.  I stamped down on the paper with a piece of foam underneath to get a good image.  The stamp set is from Close to My Heart "Home of the Brave."  I always use Range Archival Ink in Jet Black when I need a good solid black image like Lady Liberty here.  The stars are stamped three times with Stampin'Up Mariana Mists.  I coated the three largest stars with blue Stickles and will finish them off with glossy accents before I send this off as an anyhero card.  Only 5 more challenges to go.  Catch you later!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

OWH Virtual Cardmaking Party Round 4

OWH is having a Virtual Card Making Party this weekend.  There are ten challenges and the linkys will stay open until Sunday September 8th.  So there is lots of time to play along. Challenge four is by Annette.  She asked us to make a love card using OWH sketch #29.

The DPs are some I won in another OWH challenge.  While I was making this it occurred to me that the large white rectangle is the exact size of an Artist's Trading Card (ATC).  The stamp is used is a Tim Holtz collage stamp designed for ATCs.  I just added the love stamp and heart from the Lovely Little Labels Stampin'Up! set.  It is late so I'll have to wait until tomorrow to do some more challenges.  Have a great evening.

Happy Crafting!

Donna  

OWH Virtual Cardmaking Party Round 3

OWH is having a Virtual Card Making Party this weekend.  There are ten challenges and the linkys will stay open until Sunday September 8th.  So there is lots of time to play along.  I got started a little late myselft on this but hope to catch up before the deadline! Challenge 3 is by Seongsook at Seongsook's Creations.  She demonstrated her Triple Time Die Cutting Technique.  A different way make this card and it saves paper.  

I moved my dies up on the card and saved room at the bottom for the sentiment.  This paper is Echo Park Winter Park by Lori Whitlock. Sentiment is Hero Arts.   I'll be back later with some more challenges.

Happy Crafting!
Donna

OWH Virtual Cardmaking Party Round 2

OWH is having a Virtual Card Making Party this weekend.  There are ten challenges and the linkys will stay open until Sunday September 8th.  So there is lots of time to play along.  I got started a little late myselft on this but hope to catch up before the deadline!  The second challenge is from Diane over at All I Need is Paper and Ink...  She asked us to create a card with elements that represent each first letter of Operation Write Home.  

Papers are Lilybee Pinwheel apricot tree and lime rickey.  They were part of my Apron Strings Monthly Card Kit for August. The ribbon and word bubble are from that kit also.  The letters are some Cosmo Cricket letters I had but I was out of "e"s so I had to make one out of a "c" and my white pen.  So here is my answer to the challenge:

O = Orange

W = Off White, Words

H = Hello

Catch up with you later for more challenges.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

OWH Virtual Card Making Party

OWH is having a Virtual Card Making Party this weekend.  There are ten challenges and the linkys will stay open until Sunday September 8th.  So there is lots of time to play along.  I got started a little late myselft on this but hope to catch up before the deadline!  The first challenge is by Nancy over at Scrap Happens.  She asked us to make a winter themed card following this sketch.

 

I used a Close to My Heart Stamp heat embossed with  Ranger super fine detail silver metallic.  (Sadly this does not show well in the picture.)  I used the Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder for the background.  Sentiment is Hero Arts.  I'll be back with more of these challenges later.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Inkspirational Challenge #34

The challenge at the Inkspirational Challenge blog this week is a beautiful card to CASE by Marina.

The Love Letters stamps are retired Stampin'Up!  The DP is Fancy Pants (from a line of baby papers but it works perfect for this too!)  Ink is Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distressed ink.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

A Scrapbook Page

I have been taking a Big Picture class called Stashbuster Anonymous.  So I have been trying to scrap some pictures I had lying around that are of my 24 YO daughter when she was one!  I found these in my Dad's stash of photos after he passed on.  My first layout for the class.

You are My Happy by Donna Nuce

I used the Close to My Heart Buzz & Bumble DP and stamp set to make this.  I am only two weeks behind in class because of vacation so I need to get caught up.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards Classic and Elegant August Challenge

This is the week at House of Cards Challenge Blog for Classic & Elegant Cards and my week to post as part of that Design Team!  This month it is a sketch challenge all month.

My Classic & Elegant Card for the Challenge

I made this card while I was camping out at my Brother and SIL's place.  The background on it has been changed three times!  I didn't like what I did the first time.  The second time we were working in my SIL's craft room late at night and the lighting wasn't so good.  I thought I had mounted the bee and senitment on cream Cardstock.  Instead it was white.  My SIL and I got a good laugh about it!  When I got home I took it apart one more time and mounted them on cream cardstock.  I think I need to buy my SIL an OTT light for her birthday to put in her craft room.  (Pati don't read this part!)

Products used:

Close to My Heart Bumble Bee Quick Card

Close to My Heart Buzz & Bumble Scrapbooking Workshop (retired) for Wonderful Stamp, DSP, cardstock and bling.

Ribbon from my SIL's stash

Spellbinders Parisien Accents Dies

Tim Holtz Distressed ink "Gathered Twigs"

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Inkspirational Challenge #33

I am back from a nice camping trip to Blue Mesa Reservoir just outside of Gunnison Colorado.  Weather was a little cold and rainy but still a beautiful place to camp.

I had time to put together a card for the Inkspirational Challenge Blog.

This weeks challenge was a photo challenge.  I used Graphic 45 's papers from ABC Primer and A Place in Time September for the card.  It is a CASE of a tag on Pinterest by Wendy Jannusch.  

Here's the photo inspiration from Inkspirational if you would like to play along.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge 171

The challenge over at the Fantabulous Cricut blog this week is a shaped card.  I really wanted to make a castle shaped card to use my little unicorn from the Law Fawn Critters Ever After stamp set.

The inside:

The castle is from the DoodleCharms Cartridge.  I embossed the front of the castle with a Tim Holtz Brick embossing folder. The roof is embossed with a Tim Holtz Dot Matrix embossing folder.  I highlighted the embossing with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distressed ink.  The banner is a Lawn Fawn Lawn cuts die.  The sentiments are from the same Critters Ever After stamp set.  

I am also entering this in the Inkspirational Challenge #31 Anything Goes

and the Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps Midweek Throwdown use Punches or Dies

Happy Crafting!

Donna