September Card Buffet

Twist and Turn birthday card

Sunflower card using the Work of Art stamp set.

This card can be used for many occasions...just

change the sentiment.

Thankful for...You

Fun pumpkin Hello Fall card

Give Thanks for all Things

August Card Buffet

Here is another card made with the Work of Art set.  I like this set

so much.  The versatility is awesome.

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Okay...one more creation with the Work of Art.

It really is Sweet!

Great masculine card or for anyone who likes

the vintage look.

Nautical card with a fun fold

 

 Octopus for a birthday boy

July Card Buffet

One of my new favorite stamp sets is Stampin' Ups Work of Art set.  What a fun and versatile set.  I can't believe everything you can make with it.  Pinterest is loaded with ideas to spark anyone's creativity.  So....this month we will be only using the Work of Art set to create a set of cards along with the box to hold them.  What a wonderful treat for you to use or to give as a gift to your favorite someone.



The four cards we will be making



The box to hold the cards and envelopes

VCMP - Challenge #8

Here is Cherie's challenge to make a Missing You card using at least one circle and two banners.  I know how much my daughter misses her husband when he is deployed.  And now they have a little one.  I'm sure plenty of our Heroes have kids they miss tremendously.  So to fulfill the challenge, I created a card with 2 banners and not just one circle, but 12 circles.  That's right, those are LEGOS!  I hope some little person will love getting this card.

VCMP - ODB Challenge #7

It's a new day for our wonderful Virtual Card Making Party!  Our Daily Bread posts a challenge on the first Saturday of every month.  And since this is the first Saturday, they are playing along too.  They have such awesome stamps that I hope to be able to afford some day.  Our challenge is Wings.  I chose Butterflies for my card.

I used Stampin' Ups Hardwood embossing folder inked with Early Expresso to bring out the grain and layered it on Old Olive.  The butterflies are from SU's Papillon Potpourri and colored with Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight.  And the best part...each one is punched out without having to fussy cut. 

4th of July VCMP - Challenge #6

I finally finished the challenges from day one of our party!  Yay!  JoAnn gave us a two card challenge of making a winter card in 2 different color variations.  The first one is made with traditional Christmas colors and has a Merry Christmas sentiment.  The second one is made with more neutral colors that can be given all winter long.  This one is a Thinking of You card.

Thanks, JoAnn, for such a fun challenge.  You really challenged my thinking and my ability to find the right paper in all my stash.  And thanks for all you do for Operation Write Home.  What a blessing you are!

4th of July VCMP - Challenge #5

It's not the 4th anymore, but I'm trying to play catch up with the challenges.  I didn't know card making could wear me out so much.  But it's a good kind of tired.  If I stop long enough to remember where these cards are going, I have no right to whine of being tired.  Again I want to shout out a huge THANKS to all our Heroes, for their unending sacrifices for all of us.  In challenge #5 we are to make a card with a colorful background.

I just love this butterfly background stamp from Stampin' Up.  I stamped it in Versa Mark and then heat embossed it in white.  Then all you do is sponge on the colors of your choice.  I used Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Strawberry Slush (kind of makes you hungry, doesn't it?).  Then I layered it on Coastal Cabana.  Thanks for such a colorful challenge Beth.