mixed up world

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Jul 082011

The idea for this card has been bouncing in my head all week, and I finally was able to put it to cardstock and designer paper today.  For the Operation Write Home Virtual Cardmaking Party, Tammy at My Craft Central challenged everyone to make a card with crazy, non-traditional colors.  I thought it would be fun to create a scene with mixed up colors.  I chose some Lawn Fawn stamps and scraps of Basic Grey designer paper to carry out my idea.  The sentiment was generated using Microsoft Word and printed onto the orange designer paper.  Then I added some sponging to the orange for shading.  The tree’s leaves are attached with dimensional adhesive. I thought the flying snail and having the dog say “meow” would fit right in with the unexpectedness of the color scheme.  The “meow” is from the sentiment included in the stamp set I used.

Yes, it’s pretty crazy and mixed up, but I really like it.  🙂  I also like that it fits into the “miss you” theme for Operation Write Home cards without saying exactly those words.

Supplies:
Stamps: Critters from the ‘Burbs (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Green Galore (Stampin’ Up); scraps from Phoebe and Gypsy 6″ x 6″ paper pads (Basic Grey)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Pumpkin Pie (SU)
Other: Basic Black marker, dimensionals (SU)

Posted by PH in VA at 10:00 pm Basic Grey, Cards, Lawn Fawn, Operation Write Home, Stampin' Up!

Paper Therapy Challenge - sketches!

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Jul 082011

It’s time for another Paper Therapy Design Team challenge!  Today’s challenge is to use a sketch for the layout of your project.  You can find sketches at a myriad of sites online, or you can use one from a cardmaking magazine.  It’s up to you!  Just post your card and your sketch (or at least a link to the sketch) to the Paper Therapy challenges forum thread for the July 8 challenge by July 20. I hope you’ll join us!

Anyone who has read my blog from time to time should already know that I *love* sketch challenges!  I think they are easiest for me because I don’t have to worry about the composition of the layout elements.  I just have to choose colors and images to fit the sketch.  For the Paper Therapy challenge, I chose sketch #75 from the OWH Stars and Stamps blog.  I didn’t have a chance to try the sketch when it was first introduced, but I liked the looks of it too much to just let it pass by.  I also combined this challenge with one of the Splitcoaststampers CAS July 4th holiday challenges, to create a monochromatic card using either all white, shades of red, or shades of blue.  I decided to use some of my all-time favorite Stampin’ Up blues, Soft Sky and Blue Bayou.  And here’s what I created:

Supplies:
Stamps: Wavy Wishes (Hero Arts)
Cardstock: Basics White (Papertrey Ink); Soft Sky Prints designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Blue Bayou (SU)
Other: Blue Bayou ribbon (SU); sponge

Posted by PH in VA at 8:00 am Cards, Operation Write Home, OWH Stars & Stamps sketches, Paper Therapy, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!
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