OWH VCMP, Day 1

It's time for another Virtual Card Making Party at Operation Write Home! Every few hours a new challenge will be posted so we can all play along. It's so much fun to see everyone's take on so many different challenges.

Challenge 1: Nancy has a sketch for us to use while making a winter/Christmas card. I chose to use some of the 2012 Bazzill Christmas paper I have left over and a piece of green cardstock from my stash. The Stampin' Up! sentiment is stamped with Brilliance Rocket Red, then the whole thing was embossed with the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder. The green is mounted on some Darice red pearl. I thought it needed a bit more so I added some Studio 18 rhinestones.

 

Challenge 2: Diane has an interesting challenge...make a card using things that use O, W, and H. This one made me think but then I remembered some cards I've seen on Pinterest that would work perfectly. I found a piece of brown scrap paper and used an oval Nestability then embossed it with a Darice folder. The owl is punched from a Stampin' Up! punch as are both parts of the sentiment. I used more scraps for the black "hole" and the blue on the owl and sentiment. Since I love googly eyes, I chose to use them on this card. The sentiment is stamped in Fresh Ink Chocolate and popped with dimensional adhesive. O: owl and oval. W: wood grain background. H: happy birthday.

 

 

Challenge 3: This one is from Seongsook and it's to do a triple stamping card. These are fun and I enjoy using the different stamps and inks to pull it all together. I used Stampin' Up! Whisper White and stamps. The inks are Memento Cottage Ivy, Brilliance Pearlescent Crimson and Encore Metallic Silver. I had all the card stock in my stash. The sentiment is popped on dimensional adhesive.

 

 

Challenge 4: Annette is challenging us to make a love card using OWH sketch 29. The heart paper is Hamby Screen Prints while the rest is all basic card stock. The sentiment is by Little Yellow Bicycle and the brads are American Crafts. I popped the sentiment square for more texture.

 

Challenge 5: This was a fun new technique that I've been wanting try featuring masking tape. I used Tombow markers 636 and 725 then spritzed it with water before stamping on SU Whisper White. That piece is mounted on DeNami grey then on some purple from my stash. The sentiment is Paper Smooches. I had the brads in my embellishment stash. The sentiment is popped with dimensional adhesive.

 

Whew! What a fun day filled with card making and I got all five challenges finished. I hope you've been enjoying the VCMP today.

 

 

 

Miss You

Today's card was a bit labor intensive, but I didn't mind at all. It's worth the work to send a card I'm proud of. Don't you think? There are eight of these for my next OWH box.

I used some Moxxie Zoofari patterned paper and some teal and orange Bazzill. The white is card stock. The top layer of the star is done with Nesties while the other two layers were done by hand. I was so glad to use some of the Studio 18 orange rhinestones I've had forever. For the sentiment, I used a Paper Smooches stamp.

 

Do you ever buy Bazzill or card stock paper to match your patterned paper and have leftovers you will never use? That's what happened to me with that odd orange paper. I'm not sure I'll be able to even use it for Halloween cards.

 

Enjoy yourself today!

 

Cherie

Sketches 142 and 145 - 149

Moving right along with the OWH sketches! Here are several more for you. These use the same two patterned papers from Recollections, Femme Fatale and Purple Pinstripe, along with some cardstock.

Sketch 142: I really do like this sketch. I can't wait to use it again. This one uses a Lifestyle Crafts die and a sentiment from SRM.

 

Sketch 145: Here's another fun, easy one. The sentiment is Studio G and the bling is Studio 18. I love these two papers together.

 

 

Sketch 146: This one uses another Studio G sentiment and a Crate Paper brad.

 

 

Sketch 147: One of my favorite new stamp sets is used here...Epic Love by Hero Arts. The sentiment is stamped in Encore Ultimate Metallic Silver. It really pops on black paper.

 

 

 

Sketch 148: Two more stamps from the Epic Love set.

 

 

Sketch 149: The circle is done with Nestabilities. The dog stamp is Paper Smooches and the sentiment is Studio G.

 

 

I love the feeling of accomplishment when I finish up a piece or 12x12 paper, don't you?

 

Cherie