A heartfelt "thank you"...

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Nov 112008

… for serving and defending our country is my wish today – Veterans’ Day – for all of the members of our armed forces, past and present. 

The card I made this afternoon is for this month’s Cards for a Cause challenge at Splitcoaststampers.com.  The cards made for this cause will be donated to Operation: Quiet Comfort, an organization that supports wounded soldiers as they recover from their injuries. 

I don’t own any really patriotic stamps, but I felt the starry designer paper and the stripes evoked a sense of Americana.  The layout for this card is one I’ve used many times before.  It’s the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge #21.  I love it because it’s so versatile.  By changing the designer papers and the sentiment, it can used for any occasion.

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Stamps: Sincere Salutations (Stampin’ Up!)
Cardstock: River Rock, Blue Bayou, Whisper White, Western Sky designer series paper (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink: Blue Bayou (Stampin’ Up!)
Other: sponge

Posted by PH in VA at 4:15 pm Cards, Cards for a Cause, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!

No inking, just thinking...

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Nov 072008

That’s what I’ve been up to the last few days.  Life has been getting in my way so I haven’t had a chance to create anything lately.  Oh well… hopefully soon.  I’ve had a few ideas in my head that I’d like to put to rubber and cardstock.

So, for today, I’ll share one of the cards I made for last month’s Cards for a Cause challenge on Splitcoaststampers.com.  It’s nothing really original; there are a lot of similar cards already in the SCS gallery, and I can’t name any particular one that inspired this one.  I haven’t decided for sure if this will be the design I use for my family’s Christmas cards this year.  I don’t think I have enough Liquid Applique for all the cards I’d need to make.  Please feel welcome to let me know what you think of it! 🙂

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Stamps:  Lovely as a Tree, Warmest Regards (Stampin’ Up!)

Cardstock: Naturals Ivory, True Thyme, Kraft (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink: True Thyme (Stampin’ Up!)
Other: Sponge, Liquid Applique

Posted by PH in VA at 5:00 pm Cards, Cards for a Cause, Stampin' Up!

I inked today!

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Nov 032008

Yes, I actually made the time to put ink to rubber and rubber to cardstock today.  It felt good.

I wanted to use the weekly sketch challenge from Lizzie Anne Designs.  The “twist” to that challenge was to incorporate polka dots into the card, which made me immediately think of my polka dotted Prima flowers.  I decided to make a bright, cheerful get well card for this month’s Cards for a Cause challenge at Splitcoaststampers.  Here is the final result.

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Stamps:  Sketched Sentiments (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Cardstock: Purely Pomegranate, Pretty in Pink, Prints designer paper (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink: Purely Pomegranate (Stampin’ Up!)
Other: Prima flowers, Making Memories crystal brad, Cosmo Cricket chipboard button

Posted by PH in VA at 10:35 pm Cards, Cards for a Cause, Lizzie Anne Designs
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