Adding to my own stash....a new birthday card.

5/22/2014

My own stash of birthday cards was becoming perilously low, so I whipped out a set of these in similar colors and papers.  It's fun to know that someone is getting a card in the mail instead of another Visa or Mastercard offer, don't you agree?

And I have SO many wonderful stamps, I need to use them.  I've probably said this before, but some of my stamps have never touched an ink pad yet!  Yeah, I went through a "stock piling" phase of buying stamps.  OK, like the blog says, I'm addicted to stamping.  (grin)

Sentiment - Whipper Snapper Designs

Sentiment - Hero Arts "Cupcakes"

Inside sentiment - "Seize the cupcake" (from same set)

DP - Trendsetter 6x6 - Fancy Pants Designs

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Image colored with Copics

OWH, Memorial Day weekend and Any Hero cards...

5/19/2014

I thought this one would be perfect for someone to send home.  When Pete was in the Navy, yeah, I missed his voice...a lot.

Image - Eat Cake Graphics

Sentiment - Die-Namics "Ring Me"

DP Pink Paislee

CS - CTMH

Blink - Triveni Crafts

Image colored with Copics

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

The same day, I made a kit of these cards for the OWH box as well.

Image - Hero Arts

Sentiment - A Muse Artstamps

DP - Six by Six "Happier"

CS - CTMH

Dark green CS - Bazille

Ribbon - CTMH

Nail heads - Metal Stickers by Mark Richards

Ink - CTMH Old Olive

Memorial Day 

5/26/2014

Yesterday we had another get together at Emeritus Senior Living.  It was an extra chance to spread the love of our military with our friends there and make some cards for OWH on this Memorial Day Holiday.  We also wrote many Any Hero letters as well as put together some really nice cards.  Esther and Ellen seem to provide the lion's share of kits and it's always inspiring to see new designs and what they do with some of the papers we share.  Esther posts pics after each get together and it's been fun to see how our cards have grown over the 3 years we've been getting together. 

Anyway, here are the card kits I took, and I'm happy to say, were all assembled and put into a box that Esther has mailed off to Sandy today.

This sentiment was one I CASE'd from another OWH card maker on the OWH FB page.  I computer generated it.  I thought it was perfect for Any Hero cards.

DP from Bo Bunny - Anthem Celebration

Navy Blue CS mat - SU Navy Blue

Good Things Stamp - Hero Arts 

You - Hero Arts OWH "Dude"

DP from Bo Bunny - Anthem Celebration

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Red "YOU" - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fired Brick

DP from Bo Bunny - Anthem Celebration

CS - SU Cherry Red and stars Navy Blue

Sentiment - CTMH Thank You

Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Stormy Sky

These went together very quickly and the nice design paper (DP) and card stock just made it yummy and easy for me to put together.  Or I've gotten a good dose of mojo from the OWH Blog Hop this weekend.  Even though I've only gone over and checked out a couple of cards, it makes me feel so energized to know how many all around are making cards for this wonderful project and giving of themselves to help our Heroes keep in touch with home. 

AND I have to credit my stamping sisters Esther and Ellen with putting up with me and continuing to  be as enthused with this as I am.  It's fun to have friends who share your addictions.  <3

Happy birthday Debbie

I was at the dentist last week for my usual cleaning and my hygienist, Debbie, mentioned it had been her birthday the week prior.  She related that Dr. Peterson had given her a birthday card that made reference to the fact she was no longer in her 40s.  So I had to counter that with a card of my own.  I hope it gave her a chuckle.  Age is just a number after all, and we're only as old as we feel, right?

- 5/20/2014

CS - stash

DP - Pink Paislee

Sentiment - Art Impressions

Candles - SU

Cupcake - Hero Arts - Cupcakes

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Did someone say BASEBALL?

Last year I was gifted a goodie bag of sports ephemera, stickers, scrapbook items from Sandy at one of our card making meetings.  I'm thinking it was last year at the OWH Birthday Bash.  Well, since it's spring and baseball season is underway...Go Mariners!...I thought I would get it out and go through it and see if inspiration struck.

Well, it seems to have!  Enjoy this batch of cards that will be going out to OWH this week with another bunch in my box that I've been collecting for the last couple of months.

The need for missing you cards never seems to end, so most of these are missing you.

Rust, Tan and Green CS - CTMH

Cherry Red CS - SU

DP Little Sport - Fancy Pants Designs

Sentiments:

Miss You Like Crazy - "You're a Winner"  Hero Arts OWH

Just Missing You - "Thanks" Hero Arts

I Miss You - "You're a Winner" Hero Arts OWH

Miss You Slugger! - computer generated

PLAY BALL!

Pet card challenge from OWH FB page.

We've been having fun on the OWH FB page with challenges lately and I got way laid with cows!  But here's one for a challenge from earlier this month from Jen M in honor of her pet Jack who recently passed away:  Make a pet card.  So I dug out one of my 100s of cat stamps (yeah I have way more cats than cows), and made this one.  I also used a sentiment from an OWH Hero Arts fund raising stamp set per Cora's challenge on April 10th.

Cat - Eat Cake Graphics

Sentiment - OWH Hero Arts Year round Sentiments

CS/DP - stash

Ribbon - CTMH

Ink - Memento Tuxedo black

Cat colored with Copics

Yeah, there will probably be more cat cards in the coming weeks.  :)

Cows, cows, and more cows.

Last post I discovered I had a large number of cow stamps.  Who bought all of these?  And my friend Cora challenged me to use all of them to make cards for OWH.  She also suggested I post a challenge on the OWH FB page for anyone else having cow stamps to make a card with any they had. 

So, not one to pass up a challenge,  I posted it on the FB and it's getting kind of deep over there.    Yee haw!

I'd say OWH card makers are outstanding in their field.  (snicker)

Sketch - Stampington Take Ten Winter 2011 (Dress Form pg. 41)

Sentiment - CTMH "Howdy"

Image (cows) - Maui Cows (now out of business)

DP / CS - stash

Ribbon - stash

Ink - Memento Tuxedo black

Cow - VAP! Scrap

Sentiment - A Muse Artstamps

Grass - CTMH "True Happiness"

CS - stash

DP - Black & Wht Cow - Canvas Corp

Baker's twine - stash

Ink  - Memento Tuxedo black

"Something in the way she mo-o-o-ves...attracts me like no udder lover..."

- Beatles

Sentiment - computer generated

CS - CTMH

Image - Penny Black

Cow colored with Copic Markers

Flowers - stash

Flower centers - Pearl pen dots

Cloud Embossing (on blue card) - Darice Embossing folder

Ribbon - stash

I still have some ideas for cow cards, but I wonder if Sandy is getting sick of all the bovine humor yet?  

April Card Making...

After a slump of a few weeks...I know that last post shows a ton of cards, but honestly, those were mostly in January and February...I think I've found some mojo and got going again.

The first group of cards were made at a SU card making party at Tracy's March 20th. 

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4/8/2014

Sentiment - OWH Hero Arts "Dude"

DP / CS - Stash

Bling / ribbon - stash

Ink - Memento Tuxedo black

OWH Sketch #91

Sentiment - OWH Hero Arts "You're a Winner"

DP - Carta Bella Vroom Vroom Rough & Tumble by Samantha Walker

CS - stash

Buttons - CTMH

Ink - CTMH Outdoor Denim

Sketch - Stampington Take Ten Winter 2011 (Dress Form pg. 41)

Sentiment - CTMH "Howdy"

Image (cows) - Maui Cows (now out of business)

DP / CS - stash

Ribbon - stash

Ink - Memento Tuxedo black

OWH Sketch #97

Sentiment - Inkadinkado

DP - Graphic 45 6x6 pad "Botanical Tea"

Ink - Memento Tuxedo black

Thanks for stopping by.  Be looking for more cows...heh heh heh...