May ODBD Challenge - Embossing

The ODBD Challenge for this month is Embossing.  I always love how dry embossing looks so fancy and adds so much texture to a card.  It is an awesome way to help get those scraps of DP used up as well.

Card Fronts to Cards

From time to time I make card fronts out of a bunch of leftovers so that on days when I have no mo-jo I can just add a sentiment and maybe an embellishment and I have a card. 

These cards are some of those card fronts that I had stashed away.

 

 

The great thing is that a bunch of these fronts are not just singles but are multiples so I can get more made in the short amount of time I have to spread my stuff on the bed and then have to clean it all back up again.

All these needed were sentiments and liners and they were good to go!

 

 

 

I must have been in a masculine themed mood.

 

 

These were all made from scraps to card fronts to cards. 



Lovin' the Leftovers!

Let me just start off by saying I have quite a few to post.  I have been trying to clean up leftovers while packing up the craft space for my future move.  (Crafting and packing do NOT go together well.)  This first one is actually on some lovely gray paper not purple-ish like this silly photo shows... hm?  Anyway, gray has become my new "kraft" as far as colors.  Love it!  The flower is a K&Co. 3D embellishment minus the bottom layer of foam.  Their foam is very thin but there is a layer under the main flower and it starts to get a bit too thick for the Heroes to mail home for free.  I just peel off the bottom layer and stick it down.  Then add lots of Dimensional Magic to the flower for shiny accent.

Pre-made butterflies and those 3D flowers make these cards come together quickly.

This one features the free digi by Paula S. and the frame it sits on is a golden snowflake cut on the Cricut.  No, the Cricut is packed..... I cut up some ahead of time and it was an easy go-to.  The heart has Dimensional Magic for a nice bit of shine.

There were just all these lovely chunks of paper sitting in the leftover basket.  Love that crochet embellishment!

Last but not least, this card was made with chalkboard paper run through an embossing folder.  It made all those lovely raised dots white without me having to sand it.  The other large panel is a matte silver that just didn't want to photograph well.  The flower and butterfly are also K&Co.  I have a few baggies full of them and they make a nice quick and easy card.  They all get Dimensional Magic for a little extra "love."

So there you have my Sunday installment.  I'm working on a few more cards from the leftover basket this weekend in hopes to get this box finished for OWH and mailed out this week. 

 

 

 

SS (Seongsook's Stampers) Challenge - Dry Embossing

I know I am not posting much lately but all this packing towards the unknown departure date is very hard.  And I'm trying to sell off a bunch of stuff from the farm as well.  (Ever tried to pack up a farm?) This whole horrible ordeal just really needs to have a light start to show up at the end of that tunnel.

I am glad to have made a least one card recently.  I found the flower makings in a box of "forgotten" pre-cut items and the embossing is for the most recent SS dry embossing challenge.

I think I need a real long paper vacation!  :)

Time for some Thank-You's

It is time for some Thank You cards.  This is one of 2 made with a wintery theme of snow flakes, poinsettias and yummy velvet ribbon.

The sentiments for all of these are from a packet of Elle's Studio square tags and were all popped.

I tried to make them for both male and female givers and receivers.

Happy Birthday

Cleaning up some leftovers, I almost don't even know what to say about Birthdays right now.  Mine was so hard to get through.  I'm hoping this OWH card will bring a smile to a few faces (receiver/giver/receiver).  I didn't think I would like the chalkboard paper, but I am finding it adds a nice texture.  It is the dark teal panel.

Oldie Moldie Monday Merry Christmas

It's Monday and here is the Oldie Moldie for the day!  The snowflake was made with a large Cricut cut and 3 different sized snowflake punches and a little brad to hold them all together.  One more for the OWH box going out this month.

OWH - Missing You

This morning I'm posting some cards that were just fronts sitting in a box.  Sometimes when I am clearing out the scraps I just make up fronts and finish them later when I see what my shipment is short of. 

Then I just add the sentiment and the embellishment.  I look through the box and certain ones will jump out and me asking to be used.

It also helps to have them ready when the mo-jo is taking a snooze.  It is much easier to make a card when all I need is the sentiment and embellishment.  I hope you liked them!

OWH - Love cards

This morning I've got a few Love cards to post.  The photo won't show it but the black panels are made with chalkboard paper for some added textural interest.

OWH - Christmas and a tip

I don't normally post twice back to back in a day but I had made this card and thought the new OWH card makers might like a tip.  It is on embellishment thickness. 

The sentiment is mounted on a chipboard piece which is ok to use although I found it rather thick so I thinned it by tearing off 1/2 of the thickness.  The visual of layers is still there but with much less bulk.  OWH cards can't be too thick as we don't want the Heroes to have to pay postage for bulky cards.  I hope that tip helps.

First Fall Cards

While I was working on the Christmas cards it realized I had not made any fall cards.

 

 

I started making these backgrounds while watching show.  It is amazing how relaxing that is.

 

 

And I had these beautiful stickers from Recollections that are shimmery with foil edging and accents.  I mounted them on cardstock and then cut them out.  The swirly things are thin chipboard that I distressed with 4 colors of ink.

OWH - Christmas Cards for the July box.

I'm going to be adding some Christmas/Winter cards to the next box that I'm sending out.  Getting them to Sandy a little early helps her with getting prepared for the avalanche of cards that come for Christmas and winter. 

There are 2 additional reasons for sending some now...... #1 is that I get to work on a totally different theme and that helps the mojo not get in a rut.  #2 is that I don't get in a panic to make a bunch of cards towards the end of the deadline.  This way hopefully, it is less stressful for all.

These mistletoe was cut with the Cricut and I glossed all the berries with Dimensional Magic. 

The sentiment for this was made from a clear sticker and is wonderfully shiny and slightly popped.  Yay!  7 more for the box!

Cleaning out the basket

Here are a few I made when cleaning out the basket. 

 

 

It is surprising that these bits can make interesting cards.

 

 

These two were made with a free digi sentiment from Create with TLC.

 

 

That dark purple ribbon is velvet.  And now on to cleaning up a bit more!

Morning Misc Cards

Good morning!  There is no special theme for this morning's post.  I'm still digging out from the 4th of July VCMP.  I must have had a good time because there was stuff everywhere!

So this is just a bunch of random cards I made. 

These are mostly from scrap clean up.

 

 

Ok, off to clean up a bit more.  I'll probably be back later with a few more.  Have a great Saturday! 

 

OWH 4th of July VCMP - Challenge #5

Yikes!  Between having to be gone all day yesterday and having to deal with rescuing my truck off the highway today I have gotten way behind.  My truck had a flat tire and I live out in the middle of nowhere so it was a logistical challenge.  But it is safely home now and I will get the flat tire repaired tomorrow. 

Whew!  Now on to my card.  Challenge #5 is hosted by Beth and can be found here.  It is a background challenge that was looking for inks or paste.  In the absence of those items we could make a scrappy background using at least 5 papers..... I used 6 in this one and the flowers are K&Co 3-D embellishments.  The sentiment is a digi from Create with TLC.

OWH Sketch #68 and then some!

This started out as OWH sketch #68.  I had this paper in 12"x8" so I had planned on making at least 4 of this sketch and then use the scraps to make some other cards.  Well.... yeah.  I got 3 cut and then suffered a severe case of not being able to measure and cut. 

The paper for the 4th card didn't get cut right and somehow I ended up with a bunch of pieces that were NOT what was intended. 

I should have just walked away.  BUT! then I saw these chunks of dark teal laying on my table and I ended up making all these cards with the parts that all got cut wrong..........

 

Sometimes I just don't get it........  :)

OWH Grateful Scrapin' Cards

I am so glad the rain finally stopped.  Being swamped in the house for 6 days was just waaaay too long! 

Here is just a parade of Grateful cards made from the pesky scraps that I think multiply in the dark.

And honestly, I don't think I've made that big of a dent in them. 

 

Ok, I had better get back to washing floors..... bummer......

 

Have a wonderful Saturday!