Be Yourself

This card definitely turned out different from the one I was looking at here. Sometimes you just have to go with what you end up with, though, right? I used a Rubbernecker stamp with some Fresh Ink Chocolate and Memento London Fog to make the background. The sentiment is also a Rubbernecker stamped in SU Old Olive. Those stars are all from scraps I had on hand.

Perfect Thank You

This is the card I made using this card for inspiration. I've had this piece of Doodlebug paper for quite awhile now and it was time to make a "girlie" card. The stamp is from Inkadinkado and the inside is stamped "thank you."

Smile!

I'm slowly working my way through an American Crafts 6x6 pad and this is one of the cards I made with it. It follows OWH sketch 240. The smile is a stamp from Endless Creations.

Hello!

When I originally bought this Doodlebug paper, I bought it for the other side which is a much more subtle brown on brown pattern. But then I saw this card and and knew it would be perfect for this card. The stars were cut with Spellbinders and embossed with a SU folder. The bottom of the banner is done with a Taylored Expressions die. Hot Off the Press provided the sentiment.

Just a Note

This is actually a "miss you" card with the sentiment stamped inside. The papers are from an American Crafts 6x6 pad and the background was scored using my Scor-Buddy. The outside sentiment is from Hot Off the Press. I used this as my inspiration.

Masculine Miss You

It's not easy to make a masculine card for me. They tend to be more unisex, or downright feminine. But I noticed in my last OWH box that I needed some more "miss you" cards. This is what I came up with. I used SU Work of Art stamp set for the chevrons, a Hero Arts stamp for the car and a Technique Tuesday sentiment. The orange is SU Pumpkin Pie. I think that embossing folder is from Cuttlebug.

So Very Thankful

My friend Kristie introduced me to this My Favorite Things quilt die and I had to have one for myself. I made these with one of the many 6x6 pads I have in my paper stash. The sentiment is from The Alley Way Stamps and heat embossed in black. The brads are American Crafts.

Circles Circles Circles

Like most paper crafters, I have a lot of scraps. It was time I used some of them. With some Spellbinder circles and an embossing folder, this is what I came up with. The ivory paper also has some ivy embossed on it. Triveni bling helps balance the whole thing.

Sail Away

You can't tell, but this is a thank you card...the sentiment is on the inside. I used some goodies I got at the Scrapbook Expo to make it. The Queen & Co. washi tapes and Heartfelt Creations stamp set were must haves for me. With the addition of some Taylored Expressions dies, the card was finished!

Just a Note

I don't often use digital stamps, but I liked the look of this one. I've had it printed out and ready to use for a couple of years which shows how often I use them. While it could be used for a masculine or feminine card, I chose to go with more masculine. Some Bazzill papers for texture and some old Recollections bling help give it personality. The sentiment is by Hot Off the Press.

Flower Flourish

I love the bright colors on this card. They are SU Melon Mambo, ColorBox Violet and SU Pacific Point. The Inkadinkado Dot Flourish is stamped with VersaFine Black Onyx. The color swipes are from SU Work of Art and the flowers are from SU Petite Petals, punched out with the coordinating flower punch. 

Work of Art Thanks

This card features the SU Work of Art stamp set. I used mostly SU inks...Old Olive, Real Red and Pumpkin Pie. The yellow is Powder Puff Lemonade. The sentiment is Paper Smooches, the bling is Triveni and the original idea is here.

A Million and One

I think there's an OWH sketch like this somewhere, but I can't say for sure. It's a simple card and showcases the DCWV papers. The sentiment is Technique Tuesday and is mounted on some Spellbinder circles. I kind of wish I'd done the sentiment in a different color to make it pop more...maybe next time.

Lone Tree

I like the simplicity of this card and decided to make my own version. I used a SU Work of Art stamp and stamped it with Memento Cottage Ivy three times in a row without re-inking it. Then I embossed a stamp from SU Lovely as a Tree with Ranger Copper powder. Adding three American Crafts brads finishes it off.

Pop of Hearts

Awhile ago I made this card and thought I'd try it with hearts. I borrowed some stitched heart dies and used some paper from my 6x6 paper stash. The sentiment is Hot Off the Press and the bling is Triveni.

Dot Flourish

This card was simply to make but looks so elegant. I simply made a circle stencil using a Spellbinder circle die and sponged ink onto the paper. The colors are Powder Puff Lemonade, SU Pumpkin Pie and SU Old Olive. Then I heat embossed an Inkadinkado Dot Flourish with some espresso embossing powder. Easy peasy!

Love card...no hearts

The last OWH Mid-Month challenge is to make a love card with no hearts. This wasn't a problem for me since I have lots of love sentiments that don't have or mention hearts. I chose the ombre look using a stamp from SU Work of Art set and SU Pacific Point blue. My Stamp-a-ma-jig came in handy to place them correctly. The flower/plant stamp is from Hero Arts and the sentiment is from Impression Obsession. 

Green Tree

I really liked this card I saw on Pinterest and needed to figure out how to make it since I didn't have that particular die. I found this Taylored Expressions die in my die collection and this pretty SU tree stamp that fit inside it. The Cuttlebug embossing folder gives the whole thing a kind of wood look. The tree is stamped in Memento Cottage Ivy. I was going to originally stamp it in brown, but thought it would look too much like a sympathy card.

Another Work of Art

Continuing with my current favorite stamp set, SU Work of Art, I made some masculine and feminine versions of the same card I saw here. The masculine one uses SU Pumpkin Pie and Fresh Ink Chocolate inks. To get the four different ink colors, I simply stamped each color twice before re-inking my stamp. The chevron and sentiment are heat embossed with Ranger Copper. I love the rough texture of the Ranger powder.

This feminine one uses SU Melon Mambo and Memento London Fog inks. The heat embossing is Ranger Silver.

Smitten

I haven't done a love card in awhile, but when I saw this one, I knew it was perfect for the Little Yellow Bicycle sentiment. I used Spellbinder star dies and a face from The Alley Way Stamps. The sentiment is heat embossed in black and bordered with Triveni bling.