OWH Sunday Sketch #44

Yay!  Another one checked off the list!  I am trying to work my way through the challenges I didn't get done when they were first issued.  Yes, I have a little book that tells me which ones I have and have not done.  This was sketch #44..... well, not exact, but very close.

 

The background paper is DCWV.  I popped the sentiment to help maintain the general thickness of the bow, the pearls and the sentiment.  I had one 12x12 sheet so this made 9 cards.  I think they could be used for Mother's Day or as a general card to send home to Mom.  :)

Mother's Day 2013

I made 2 of these for OWH last night.  It is funny that Paula brought up the discussion of those $1 bin buys.  The flourish under the sentiment was a very recent purchase of Martha Stewart chipboard die-cuts that were on clearance for $1.49.  With 42 pieces in the package I'm sure I will get my money's worth even if I don't use them all.  I have started a box of papers, stickers and embellishments that I will be donating probably to the women's shelter because I know they take children in there as well and this goodie box might be a moment of creativity to help in a time of struggle.  So, for at $1.49 even if I only used a few and donated the rest it wasn't an awful investment.

I know this card is a bit bright but you should see it in person.  I'm in a flowery-bling mood for the Mom's!

OWH Midweek Throwdown and Sketch #24

The OWH Stars and Stamps blog MWT challenge is to use blue and green.  There is an additional challenge in adding orange to the mix as well.  I just couldn't find a place to put the orange.  This is also using Sketch #24 that according to my list I hadn't done. Check!  And into the box for OWH.

OWH Sketch #158 - Mother's Day

On to some more Mother's Day cards.  They have to be in to my shipper by the end of the month so these go in the mail this week. 

This is also OWH Sketch #158. 

The bird is a 3-d K&Co embellishment and the gold glitter swirls are also a sticker from Forever In Time.  All glittery areas have been sealed with Dimensional Magic.

ODBD March Challenge - Scallops

Our Daily Bread Designs challenge for March is to use scallops.  When I made this card I didn't have anything scallopy.  I thought this frame looked scallop-ish.

Midweek Throwdown - Tic Tac Toe

Here is the link to this week's MWT at OWH Stars and Stamps blog.  My card for the tic-tac-toe includes embossing, blue and ribbon.  I made these during the week while waiting.  I apologize if they are not the best I have done but,

it has been a tough 2 weeks as it was decided by my baby sister that she was too worn out to continue any further treatments in her 5 year long battle against breast cancer.  Yesterday afternoon she went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  She was the person I learned scrapbooking with which eventually lead to my cardmaking.  She was a contributor to OWH as she believed strongly in what we are doing.  She was always upbeat and cheerful right to the end.  I love her dearly!

Midweek Throwdown - Flowers

This week's theme at OWH is Flowers!  Since Mother's Day is still not here yet, here is one from the box of cards I sent to Sandy.  The flowers are a dimensional sticker.  (Not too thick.) And little burgundy matching pearls.

Upcoming Mother's Day

All the Mother's Day cards had been sent to OWH over a month ago so the Heroes would get them in time to send back for their mothers.  Here are a few that I included in the box.

And yes, I was using up a bunch of the scraps I had and pre-cut Cricut shapes.  I think it worked out pretty well.

Since I am in the middle of packing for a move, most of my supplies are in boxes.  Pooh.  I guess I will just make some basic ones and add any needed embellishments or bling when I get there and find it.  How to make cards and pack???? Not easy that's for sure!

March ODBD Challenge Tic-Tac-Toe

The March Challenge for ODBD at OWH is to make a tic-tac-toe line using 3 elements to incorporate into my card.  I chose stripes, layers and die cut.  ODBD makes a donation of sponsoring box postage up to 2 per month based on how many cardmakers post cards to the challenge.  We are almost to the max since it looks like I will be #49. 

MWT - Mother's Day Challenge

This week's challenge is Mother's Day.  This was made during my "use it up scraps" mini party (with myself!)  The green flower was the first thing I ever tried to cut on my new little Cricut.  Yay!

Mother's Day on the way!

Here are a bunch of the Mother's Day cards I made that got shipped out today on their way to Sandy.

 I know a lot seem to have butterflies but I cut out a bunch and Mom's like butterflies not just flowers!  well, I did do some with flowers too.  With butterflies!! Ha!

Color change!  I know they all look a bit stripey but I was in the scrap box when I made these.  Thank goodness for yummy ribbon and bright buttons.

This one had the flowers and doily instead.  Not too bad for a start.  On to the next bunch!

Sketch Challenge #109

I'm so excited to get a sketch done!  I'm thinking that "one day" I might try to work my way through them all.... HA! 

MWT - Mother's Day Challenge

I've been making Mother's Day cards for the past few weeks for shipping out tomorrow.  They have to get to the shipper in time for advanced shipping to the Heroes.  This one I'm posting for the Midweek Challenge.  I'll be posting a bunch more in just a little bit.

VCMP Challenge #13: Embossing

I like the embossing folders for how special they make a card look and are so easy to do.  I decided to make mine for Mom since the Mother's Day dealine is coming soon.

Hot Tropics Challenge

The challenge at OWH last night was to make a card using pink, yellow and green.  While the sample card looked tropical that was not a requirement.  Since Mother's Day cards are coming in need I decided to stick with the current theme.  The flowers are an old Susan Branch sticker, add some celebrations stickers with a little bling and that ought to make a Mom happy!

Cean and Simple Skip

This weekend started off with a Clean and Simple Skip at the OWH S&S blog.  Clean and simple should be easy but it tends to frustrate.  I need more practice!  and that is not a bad thing!  :)  The silver and wine paper are both shiny so they add a nice contrast to the black.