OWH Card Challenge- Sketch 131

I was originally thinking of doing this card for the Our Daily Bread challenge but I realized this card was really more for a kid and not a masculine card so I'm looking forward to making a card for that challenge but as I got going I really enjoyed seeing this card come to life.

Materials:

• paper layers paper for the beaver cut from "Create A Critter" Cricut cardtrigde cut at 2 1/4 inches
• Patterned papers from the DCWV The Green Stack
•  jute cord by Cousin in black
• sentiment using the letters from  Hampton Art which I got on Cleareance at my Local Michaels store
•  Inkadinkadoo embossing powder on the sentiment in Bronze. 
• embossing folder by Darice called Wood Grain. 

I tried to ink the embossing folder to add some pattern to the sentiment card stock but it didn't really show. I'll have to watch a UTube video on how to use your embossing folders to stamp patterns on paper. lol

OWH Card Challenge -Sketch 130 Patriotic Theme

So Sandy mentioned soldiers like sending out patriotic themed cards. I thought I would try making a red, white and blue card using the 130 sketch. I also picked up my first yards of MayArts ribbon. OMG! Sandy you were so right! The ribbon is delicious! It's so funny new that I make cards for OWH instead of looking for papers and embellishments for my scrapbooking pages I always am looking for items that would fit for making A2 sized cards. lol I get so much more use out of my brads, embossing folders and ribbon. Also, I found these patriot sdemensional stickers in various July theme shapes at my local Wal-mart for 50% off. Just 0.75 each package! hoohoo! i immediately thought of OWH!

Just Because cards

I made these cards as a way to de-stress after along day at work. I used the Martha Stewart "French Scroll" punch around the page punch, a tag from Gypsy Wandering Cricut cartridge, I stitch the card on the left with gold threading in a zig zag pattern and used ribbon I picked up at my local Michaels Store. For the tag i stamped the background in a fall design in green using a stamp from Inkadinkadoo "Foliage Trails" set and the sentiment is from the Sandylion Kelly Panacci "friends" set. I also inked the edges of the tag using Studio G pigment ink in brown. 

Halloween cards for OWH

I have been working on Halloween cards for OWH for a few weeks now. Little by little, I finally got these finished. I made 6 of this style to mail off. I hope to make a few different style cards before they must be mailed in August. Wish me luck!

OWH -MWTD-Encouragement Cards

OK, so I really had no idea of what I was going to do for this challenge. Life has been extremely busy with the husband and five kids, 2 jobs and all the other stuff that goes on with a home and  life BUT I still like to fit in making a few cards here and there for OWH. I went looking for some encouraging phrase for the cards and then rummaged through my craps and mat stacks and well these were the end result. I hope you enjoy.

Necktie Purse

I made this small purse from a men's neck tie. I took a class frpom a local sewing shop in my town. You can switch out the pin on the front to match what your wearing.

recent projects - OWH card catch up

These are some cards I've been working on for OWH. I decided to use up some of my patterned paper scraps for these.