Stretch Your Stamps 2 Day 3 and 4

Days 3 and 4 of the Online Card Classes was about stretching your alphabet and sentiment stamps.  Kelly Marie Alvarez of Lawn Fawn Stamps made a cute card with an umbrella.  I CASE'd it using Stampin'Up! Life's Adventure stamp (Hostess gift) and an alphabet Studio G by Hampton Art Stamp Set I picked up at Michael's in the bargain bin.

The fox is clear heat embossed and colored with Derwent Inktense Pencils.  I used Stampin'Up! Soft Sky and Blushing Bride ink and Stampin'Up! cardstock.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Stretch Your Stamps 2 More of Day 1 and 2

Here's a couple more cards from techniques with background stamps from Day 1 and 2 Online Card Class.

This is a technique with the Tim Holtz Reverse Damask Stamp and Gold Perfect Pearls.  Die cuts are from Stampin'Up. 

Using the same stamp, watercolor paper and Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  Really Reasonable Ribbon and Sizzix Leaves #2 Diecuts. 

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Day 1 and 2

I am taking the Online Card Classes Stretch Your Stamps 2.  Day 1 and 2 are about background stamps.  There are some amazing techniques demonstrated.  This is an ombre background shown in day 2 of the class.

I used Paper Smooches Hip to be Square background stamp and Blissful Banners.  I used Faded Jeans, Salty Ocean and Tumbled glass Distress Ink for the ombre effect.  Twine and sequins from my stash.  I'll be back tomorrow with a Perfect Pearls card.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Club Scrap Oopsie Daisy Bloghop

Welcome to the Club Scrap Oopsie Daisy Blog Hop.  If you got here from Annette's Page you are in the right place.  If you got here some other way and would like to go back to the beginning of the blog hop go to the Club Scrap Blog here. I subscribe to the Club Scrap Digital Kit, the Art Nouveau Stamp, Club Stamp Kit,  Unmounted Borders and Backgrounds Stamp, and the Embellishment Pack.  

The digital kits come at the first of the month so I played with my digital kit first.  I followed Ron's advice on the Club Scrap Creates blog and made my own digital embellishments using my digital kit and the Panstoria Artisan Software and then printed them out.  Then when my Club Stamp Kit arrived I used it, the Embellishment Pack, and my digital embellishment to create this hybrid card.

The black embellishments cutaparts have a gorgeous shiny copper print on them.  I loved them!  I also loved the rainbow color ribbon I used on the larger embellishment.  The Club Stamp kit came with a package of copper brads and some gorgeous black ribbon too!  This kit is so gorgeous!  

Thanks for joining us on the hop!  Next up is Wendy Bellino.   If you want to go back to the beginning of the blog hop go to the Club Scrap Creates blog here.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards July - Classic & Elegant

We'd like to thank everyone who's played along with us so far here at House of Cards!  We've got a NEW format--we're now a monthly challenge with style teams posting inspiration weekly!  This week, the Classic & Elegant team is showing off their creations using our monthly challenge prompt.  Please welcome the newest members of the Classic team- Angie from Making Mayhem and  Pat from Created by Pat. Welcome back to the rest of the Classic & Elegant team!!

The challenge for this month is:  

ADD A BOW

(or more than one)

Here's my card for the Challenge.

All products are from the Club Scrap Picnic Kits.

I hope you'll join us for whatever card style you like to create!  Looking forward to seeing you creation. 

Check out our House Rules HERE before linking up!

Click HERE to be taken to the original challenge post to link up!

Happy Crafting!
Donna

OWH Sketch 233

There's a new sketch up at OWH and I haven't done any of the new sketches lately.  Here's my card for Sketch #233.

All products are Close to My Heart from the Balloon Ride kit.  I'll be back in the morning with my 

House of Cards Classic & Elegant card for July "add a bow".

Happy Crafting!
Donna

OWH Virtual Cardmaking Party Challenges 4 5 and 6

I am also enter the last card in the Moxie Fab World Wonder Words Challenge.  

This weekend Operation Write Home is having a Virtual Cardmaking Party (VCMP).  There's 5 challenges scheduled every 2 hours throughout the day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Lots of goodies to be given away if you play along. 

Challenge 4 is on Lori's Kreations blog.  She asked us to make a Red, White & Blue Birthday card.  Here's my card.

Challenge 5 is on the Bunny Scrap Blog.  She asked us to make our own backgrounds with paint or ink.  I used alcohol ink and a technique I learned on Virgina Lu's blog (Yes, Virginia).  

Challenge 6 is on JoAnn Ross' blog (who is a great author also).  She asked us to make two cards, one Christmas and one Winter type card.  

I used my Envelope Punch Board to make these cute little file folders.  I am also entering these file folders in the Moxie Fab World Wonderful Words Challenge.  

Back later!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

OWH Virtual Cardmaking Party Challenge 3

This weekend Operation Write Home is having a Virtual Cardmaking Party (VCMP).  There's 5 challenges scheduled every 2 hours throughout the day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Lots of goodies to be given away if you play along. 

Challenge 3 is on the A2Z Scrapbooking Supplies blog.  They asked us to paper piece a card for children.  Here's my card.

I paper pieced the rainbow and grass and the pink mane & tail on the unicorn.  This is my favorite Lawn Fawn Stamp set because I love unicorns!

Back later with more!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

OWH Virtual Cardmaking Party Challenge 2

This weekend Operation Write Home is having a Virtual Cardmaking Party (VCMP).  There's 5 challenges scheduled every 2 hours throughout the day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Lots of goodies to be given away if you play along. 

The second challenge is on Michelle's blog Caffeine & Stamps.  She asked us to make a Thank You card.  Bonus was to use spray inks.  I opted not to use the spray inks.  Here's my card.

I CASEd this from a Pinterest Post but here's the original card.  The stamp set from Stampin'Up! is "Just Sayin" and has framelits to match it.  The background is a thinlits die "Hexagon Hive."

Back with more later!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

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OWH Virtual Cardmaking Party #1

This weekend Operation Write Home is having a Virtual Cardmaking Party (VCMP).  There's 5 challenges scheduled every 2 hours throughout the day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Lots of goodies to be given away if you play along.

The first challenge is on Sybrina's blog asking us to use an OWH Sketch and make his and her cards.  Here's my take on this challenge.

I used OWH Sketch #122.  The masculine card has a "Rusty Truck" image from Stamper's Best and tire tracks from Tim Holtz Road Trip stamp set.  DSP is the Paper Studio "The Great RockIsland Route."  Feminine card is all Graphic 45 French Country and I flipped the sketch.

Back with more later!

Happy Crafting!

Donna