extra love from Rhubarb

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Nov 302011

Wow – it’s the end of November already!  I had just enough time today to make a card for the November Sketch For You To Try.  I kept true to the original sketch except for changing the shape of the focal panel.  I also notched the ends of the sentiment strip.  The color combo isn’t one I would normally come up with on my own, but I wanted to use the plaid paper and this is how it turned out.  Rhubarb the bear’s heart is pieced from the same designer paper that I used for the sentiment strip.

Here’s the original sketch:

And now I have another card for Operation Write Home’s Archway Special Mission!

Supplies:
Digital Image: Rhubarb’s Heart (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)
Sentiment Stamp: Messages for Mom (Stampin’ Up)
Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz (SU); Basics White (Papertrey Ink); designer papers from Sugar Rush 6″ x 6″ paper pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine); printer ink
Other: markers (Copic); Labels Four Nestabilities die (Spellbinders)

Posted by PH in VA at 10:00 pm Cards, Digital images, Nestabilities, Operation Write Home, SFYTT sketches, Stampin' Up!, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

heartfelt love

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Nov 282011

It’s hard to believe this is my last week as a member of the Fall 2011 Splitcoaststampers CAS Design Team. Thank you to my fellow DT members Jen, Denise, Taylor, and Cibele for making it a wonderful experience, and a big hug of thanks to everyone who has given me support and encouragement through comments left on my cards.

This week’s challenge is to follow the layout of one of Denise’s cards.  Because I’ll be sending this card to Operation Write Home as part of their Archway Special Mission, I wanted to keep it easy to mail.  So I opted not to use a dangling element for the sentiment.  Instead of piercing around the focal panel, I drew dots with a gel pen.  That way one of our heroes stationed overseas will be able to write on the inside front of the card if he or she chooses.

All supplies were purchased from Stampin’ Up.
Stamps: Heartfelt Thanks, Three Little Words
Cardstock: Blush Blossom, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea designer paper
Ink: Blush Blossom, Mellow Moss, Groovy Guava
Other: corner rounder punch, Groovy Guava ribbon; Signo gel pen (Uniball)

Posted by PH in VA at 7:00 am Cards, Operation Write Home, SCS CAS Design Team, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!

marshmallow world

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Nov 212011

Hello again!  This week’s Clean and Simple challenge at Splitcoaststampers is to create a Christmas or winter themed card.  Since the deadline for sending Christmas cards to Operation Write Home is long past, I decided to make a winter card that can be included in my next shipment.

It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do.  I eventually decided on a cute card that one of our heroes overseas can send to his or her child.  I’ve always thought this marshmallow image was darling, and it was nice to finally figure out a card to use it on.  I sponged the edges of the blue-grey panel with white ink, which reminded me of the powdered sugar dusting you sometimes get from a bag of fresh marshmallows.  I fussy cut the marshmallow and attached it over the twine with dimensional adhesive.

Supplies:
Stamps: Warmest Wishes (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Cardstock: Luxury White (Gina K. Designs); Real Red, Bordering Blue (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Whisper White craft (SU)
Other: markers (Copic); twine (Really Reasonable Ribbon); dimensionals (SU); sponge

Posted by PH in VA at 11:00 pm Cards, Lizzie Anne Designs, Operation Write Home, SCS CAS Design Team, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!

laugh out loud

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Nov 192011

Today’s card is another Hope You Can Cling To challenge card.  This time the challenge was to use a hanging element on the card.  I have to admit the challenge stumped me for a while.  Finally I decided to take a cue from one of Tami Mayberry’s cards and go the “K.I.S.S.” route – “Keep It Simple, Stamper.”   I didn’t want to go the one-layer card route that Tami chose, so I created a simple panel to put on top of a base that matched the ribbon I wanted to use.  I distressed the edges of the panel for a little extra visual interest and highlighted the word “laugh” in the sentiment by sponging some ink over it.  I received the charm in an embellishment swap at least 5 years ago and don’t know the source for it, but it was nice to finally be able to put it to use.  It has the word “laugh” engraved on it.

Supplies:
Stamp: sentiment stamp (Studio G)
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine); Daffodil Delight (SU)
Other: Buttercup grosgrain ribbon, Lemon twine (Really Reasonable Ribbon); charm (source unknown); distressing tool (Making Memories); sponge

Posted by PH in VA at 10:00 am Cards, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!

some CAS stuff

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Nov 182011

Hi there!  Sorry for the hiatus lately.  I’m back today with a couple CAS cards that I created for the Hope You Can Cling To challenges.

For this card, the challenge was to create a ribbon-like embellishment from paper.  I cut a strip of designer paper and pleated it.  Yes, I’ve used this layout before, but it’s quick and easy and usually turns out a nice-looking card (if I say so myself).  I used one of my favorite Lawn Fawn sets, too.

Another challenge called for creating a Christmas or winter themed card using pink as a dominant color.  I decided to go monochromatic with a couple shades of pink against a white background.   The embossing folder I used frustrates me sometimes because the embossed design is smaller than what most folders produce.  But I do like the snowflake pattern a lot.

Supplies for the bunny card:
Stamps: My Silly Valentine (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Tea & Crumpets designer paper (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Other: Premier colored pencils (Prismacolor); odorless mineral spirits (Houston Arts); standard circle and petite scalloped circle Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders); corner rounder punch (SU)

Supplies for the winter card:
Stamps: Winter Wishes (Unity)
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink (SU); Luxury White (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Pretty in Pink (SU)
Other: ticket corner punch (SU); Snowflake embossing folder (QuicKutz); brads (Bazzill)

Posted by PH in VA at 11:00 am Cards, Lawn Fawn, Nestabilities, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!, Unity Stamp Company

Paper Therapy challenge - no stamps allowed

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Nov 102011

Good morning! It’s the 10th of the month, which means it’s time for a new Paper Therapy challenge. This time the Design Team is asking you to create a project without using any stamps.  You can create a card, a scrapbooking layout, a 3-D item, whatever you wish – but you cannot use stamped images on it.

The card I created for this challenge is a bit unusual for me in a few ways.  First off, it’s a one-layer card.  I don’t make too many of them.  Secondly, because I decided to make it an “I love you” card for Operation Write Home, I chose to use pink cardstock.  Um, let’s rephrase that… *bright* pink cardstock.  Definitely NOT a color I use often.  Not using stamps was different too, but I have lots of rub ons to choose from so that didn’t pose a problem.  It’s also rare for me to tie a bow directly on a card, but I managed to get this one looking pretty decent.

The embossing folder is a narrow one that came in a set of 5 different designs.  I felt like I had to use the ribbon to hide the edge line it made.

As many rub ons as I have from various companies, I should use them more often when I need a quick card.  The one on this card came from a Close To My Heart set that I received a while back as blog candy.  It’s the first time I’ve tried using any CTMH products.  I have to say that this was the most difficult rub on I’ve ever used because it kept curling up on me while I was transferring the design.  You can see in the left corner of it how the curve didn’t match up exactly right.  Oops.  I think when I use another one from this set, I’m going to try using a temporary adhesive to stick it down to the cardstock before I start transferring.

So anyway, now it’s time for you to get crafting!  Be sure to share your projects made without stamps on the November 10 challenge thread over at Paper Therapy.  The deadline for posting is December 8, 2011.  We hope you’ll join us!

Supplies for today’s card:
Cardstock: Pixie Pink (Stampin’ Up)
Other: White Daisy rub ons (Close To My Heart); Just My Type embossing folder (Cuttlebug); white grosgrain ribbon (SU)

Posted by PH in VA at 10:00 am Cards, Operation Write Home, Paper Therapy, Stampin' Up!

one more

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Nov 092011

Have I mentioned how much I liked the Stars & Stamps blog sketch #93 layout?  Here’s one more card using it.  This time I stamped the sentiment directly onto the main image panel and left off the small rectangle.  I dressed it up some with a scalloped mat for the designer paper and with handstitching around the image.

I made this for the Hope You Can Cling To challenge to use two sizes of any geometric shape; the image panel and the designer paper are two different sizes of rectangles.  I also used several of the Desert Islands Crafts Challenge itinerary items: a fall theme, leaves, stitching, and ink distressing.  I’m not sure if using a die to cut the scallops counts as a punch for a fifth itinerary item.

Supplies:
Stamps: Branch Out, Always in My Thoughts (Stampin’ Up)
Cardstock: More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Autumn Vine designer paper (SU)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Really Rust, Sage Shadow (SU)
Other: embroidery floss (DMC); small scallop die (Papertrey Ink); dimensionals (SU); sponge

Posted by PH in VA at 12:30 pm Cards, Desert Islands Craft Challenge, OWH Stars & Stamps sketches, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!

birthday challenge goodness

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Nov 082011

Several of the cards I made for the Hope You Can Cling To challenges ended up being birthday cards.  I’ve already shared my floral birthday card.  Today I have one that uses the same sketch, and one that’s completely different.

I have to say that I really, really liked last week’s OWH Stars & Stamps blog sketch.  I kept it pretty clean and simple for the Hope You Can Cling To challenge to create a card using pink and an image of some yummy treat.  I think that birthday cake is always a good treat!

The challenge for the next card had me stumped for a few days before I finally figured out what I wanted to do for it.  The challenge was to make a window card.  Mine is sort of a modified version of that.  I used circle dies to cut through the main panel and its mat to create a window to the front of the card base.  I wanted to keep the color scheme pretty neutral so the card could be given to either a man or a woman.  I smeared my ink pad across the embossed surfaces to highlight them.

Supplies for the birthday cake card:
Digital Image: Birthday Cake Cocoa (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)
Sentiment Stamp: On Your Birthday (Stampin’ Up)
Cardstock: Barely Banana textured, Going Gray, Pink Pirouette, Tea Party designer paper (Stampin’ Up); Luxury White (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: printer ink; Basic Gray
Other: markers (Copic)

Supplies for the birthday gift card:
Stamps: Party Animals (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Cardstock: Basics White (Papertrey Ink); Groovy Guava, Fall Flowers designer paper (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Really Rust (SU)
Other: Happy Birthday embossing folder (ProvoCraft); standard circle Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders); markers (Copic)

Posted by PH in VA at 3:00 pm Cards, Digital images, Lizzie Anne Designs, Nestabilities, OWH Stars & Stamps sketches, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

whew.

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Nov 072011

It’s been a whirlwind week of creating for me.  I decided to try to create a card for each of the 33 Splitcoaststampers.com Hope You Can Cling To challenges.  At the time I decided to try this, I had only completed 12 of them.   But I managed to get them all done and uploaded before the challenge deadline today.  I’ll be honest – some of them are not really my best work.  I mean, they’re not so cruddy that I wouldn’t send them to any of my friends or family.  And I know the people at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas will appreciate them.  But all 33 cards aren’t likely to appear here.  I’ve already shared a few of them, and you’ll be seeing more throughout the month of November.

Today’s card is one I created for the challenge to use purple, in honor of cancer survivors.  I paired it with this week’s CAS challenge, which was to follow the layout of one of Taylor‘s cards.  I pulled out a stamp set that hasn’t seen much love lately and paired it with some Prima blossoms and half pearls.

All supplies are from Stampin’ Up unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Just Vine, Short & Sweet
Cardstock: Orchid Opulence, Very Vanilla
Ink: Mellow Moss, Orchid Opulence
Other: flowers (Prima); pearls (KaiserCraft); sponge

Posted by PH in VA at 11:00 pm Cards, SCS CAS Design Team, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!

hopeful challenges

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Nov 042011

Hi there! I’ve been busy this week creating cards for the Hope You Can Cling To challenges at Splitcoaststampers.  Here are a couple of them.

First off is a card I originally created for a different challenge.  The digital image for it is a freebie from Handmade by Paula.  (Check out her blog sometime – she has a lot of really nice digis there!)  When I printed off the image, I intended to use it for the challenge to create a humorous card.  Then I recalled another image I had that I felt was funnier, and decided to use that one for the humorous challenge.  But I went ahead and finished off this card and entered it into the challenge to create a card with a pink ribbon.  It’s a very simple card but I think it turned out nicely.

Digital Image:  Demand Chocolate (Handmade by Paula)
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette (SU); Luxury White (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: printer ink
Other: Pink Pirouette ribbon, dimensionals (SU): markers (Copic)

Next is the card I ended up using for the humorous challenge.  Back in the early 2000s I had a Shoebox Greetings day planner, and the cartoon here was scanned from one of the daily pages.  I’d just kept it on my computer ever since then because I thought it was pretty funny.  For the challenge, I also needed to include a bit of pink.  I used a marker to add some pink to Larry’s face, head and neck to make him look like he’s blushing.  Cameo Coral ended up being the closest color to pink that coordinated well with the cartoon.  I wouldn’t normally put these colors together, but I suppose it works well enough for this cause.

Cardstock: Almost Amethyst, Cameo Coral (SU); Luxury White (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: printer ink
Other: pink Copic marker; pop dots

There are still some challenges I haven’t done yet, so I’d better get back to creating! If you want to participate, you have until noon Central time Monday, November 7 to upload your cards to the Splitcoaststampers Gallery.

Posted by PH in VA at 7:30 pm Cards, Digital images, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!
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