OWH Sketch #205 "THANKS" cards

I sat down yesterday after printing off this week's OWH sketch and decided to make some "Thanks" cards.   I ended up making 20 of these cards..  between the cards in the picture above and the picture below.

**The sketch is below..  but here are the measurements I used for these cards:

card base:  5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"

brown layer:  5 1/4" x 4"

top pattern layer:   5 1/8" x 2 1/4"

bottom white layer: 5 1/8" x 11/2"

stamped strip:  3/4" x 5 1/8"

strip layer: 7/8" x 5 1/8"

circle layers:

brown circle:  1 1/2" circle

white circle:  1 3/8" circle

star punch: 

light blue pattern paper large Stampin' UP! punch

brown card stock small Stamin' UP! punch

Stamp is from MFT Sending Thanks

pattern paper is Authentique Gathering paper pad

After I made the first set of 10..    I cut/punched everything I needed for another set of 10.

Here is the OWH sketch #205 I followed:

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!

God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge #187 ~ HELLO ~ card

Earlier tonight I thought I'd search around for some challenges and came upon one on the Sunday Sketch & Stamp blog.  This week's challenge is to choose a past sketch to use for your card.
I chose sketch #174.   I used some new MFT stamps which were in the big bunch of goodies I got for Christmas.   I have always loved this set, but never purchased it.. and now it's mine!!  yeah!!

A close-up...   this ribbon is so gorgeous.  it's from Stampin' UP!



This is the sketch I used for this card:

Supplies:

card stock:   Stampin' UP! Cajun Craze, Neenah Cayon Brown and stone color

pattern paper:  Authentique Gathering

stamps:  My Favorite Things Front Porch

ink:  Stampin' UP! Early Espresso................ I LOVE THIS DARK BROWN!!!!

accessories:   Lifestyle Crafts embossing folder, Stampin' UP! small, medium and scallop oval punch,  Stampin' UP! Early Espresso ribbon and dimensionals

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

OWH Midweek Throwdown: LOVE YOU DEARLY in red and white

The Midweek Throwdown Challenge on the Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps blog this week is cards that are either Red & White  or Green & White.   I thought I'd make some "LOVE" cards.

These are SUPER easy to make and to make lots of them in several color combos.

MEASUREMENTS:

card base is:  5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
solid color (red) layer is:  5 1/4" x 4"
top (white) layer is:  5 1/8" x 3 7/8"

pattern paper strip is 3/4" x 4 1/4" and I cut it diagonally at the one end

The stamp I used is from a Paper Smooches set called Pretty Phrases
The pattern paper is used is from a Simple Stories 6 x 6 paper pad called Snap color vibe.   This pad has 36 sheets of pattern papers in it.. in a range of colors.    You can get 10 stripes from each card.    I cut two strips measuring 3/4" from one side.. then cut that piece down to 4 1/4" x 6".. then turned it and cut the rest of the 3/4" strips from the side making the strips 3/4" x 4 1/4"   hope that makes sense.    Heart is on a dimensional.. the heart is from a Martha Stewart border punch.

I have everything cut to make more cards tomorrow.. but my eyes are bothering me, so I am going to head to bed.    Tomorrow I get to drive to town to pick up my baby (My Armada).. which had some work done on it today..  a new Catalytic Converter and a new compressor for the rear auto leveling system so she's not sagging in the back end.  She's all fixed and was ready for pickup earlier today but we were all the way in another town and wasn't going to be back home to pick up the loaner car and to drive all the way to the other town.  

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Some super quick "My love for you is a journey... " cards

This afternoon while waiting for my hubby and kids to get ready to head to town..  I seen I had a paper pad laying on my desk.. and I thought I'd make some quick cards while I was waiting.     

I got a whole bunch of MFT stamps and die for Christmas and the sentiment is from one of the sets,  Journey.    The bicycle stamp/die is from a Hero Arts/Sizzix set.     The card stock is Midnight Muse, cream and My Mind's Eye.   

I will add these to my box of cards for Operation Write Home.

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

MFT Pure Innocence "Miss You" card

This sweet PI girl was one of the sets in a huge box of all new MFT goodies that I received for Christmas.

I colored the skin, hair and bench last night..  then today I paper pieced her clothes.. and looking at it, I now realized I missed coloring in the heart on her hair..  oh my~!~!!

I used some new MFT Die-namics that I received as well.. the scallop edge, the pierced square stax and the heart.  

Last week I mailed 663 cards to Operation Write Home.. and I have about 50-60 sitting here in a bin that's the beginning of a new large flat rate box.  I will add this one with the others.

thanks for looking ~



have a great airborne day!

God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

MFTWSC156 Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to All!!

This morning after opening presents with my family.. I seen I had received the email about this week's new MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge...  I opened it up and went to the blog to print it off.. and what do I see...  my card was chosen as the random winner for last week's sketch.. yeah me!!   I am going to get the matching Tag Stax to go with the stitched Tag Stax that I received for Christmas.

Here is the card I made using this week's MFTWSC156:

Here are some of the goodies I used on the card.  I used Kraft, Cherry Cobbler, White and a light blue card stock.

Here is this week's sketch   MFTWSC156:

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

another SSSC200 card.. I LOVE YOU BEARY MUCH

Ohhhh...  how I love the MFT Pure Innocence images... and for Christmas my hubby bought me a TON of MFT Pure Innocence... along with a bunch of other MFT stamps...  I can't wait to get into that box and get busy stamping and making card.

I liked this sketch so much... that I decided to make another card using it.   What a fun layout.. I just love it.

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

SSSC200 A Wish For You card

What a fun sketch this Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #200  is.

Here is the SSSC200 sketch:

Supplies:

stamps:  MFT Pure Innocence Dandelion Wishes

paper:  Kraft, Navy, MME pattern Paper, White

ink: Memento black, asst. copic markers

accessories:  MFT Die-namic, hole punch, red brads and dimensionals

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

MFTWSC155 THANK YOU for thinking of me

I already had this sweet Pure Innocence image colored in from a while back.. and I so wanted to use this MFT Sending Thanks stamp set and this week's MFT Sketch Challenge.

Here is the sketch I used ~ MFTWSC155

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Sending You Love ~ Red, White and Blue card

I wanted to make something and remembered that there was a new OWH sketch that was posted on Sunday morning..  I didn't want to walk upstairs to print it off.. so I pulled it up on my phone and scribbled it out on my grid paper.. and got busy.  I thought I'd use a stamp from one of the Hero Arts ~ Operation Write Home fundraiser sets.

Here's my finished card... love the Red, White and Blue!!

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Can't Wait To Hug You card

This card uses images from one of the new Hero Arts ~ Operation Write Home fundraiser sets.  I used an OWH sketch for this one.


thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

a handful more Penguin cards for Operation Write Home

I made these super quick cards for OWH using some more of the Penguin paper I found in my stash...  they are already on their way to WA state ~ Sandy at Operation Write Home.



thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Some more Penguin cards "THANK YOU" cards

I used this an OWH sketch for these cards.   I made the one 

above and then set out to make more.  I left the flowers off of the others.. and changed the pennants after the first three cards.. to doing strips. 

I usually always make one card..   and if I like it, I cut and then make a bunch more.. I didn't do this with the strips.. and should've because I would've made them less wide and shorter..  but I had already cut everything and had the layers all together when I realized that they covered up nearly the whole heart layer.. oh well.. I still like the way they turned out.. and they are already all on their way to Operation Write Home.

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

BIG lots of Penguin "THANK YOU" cards

Lots more Penguin "Thank You" cards...    this first one I ended up making 10 of.

pattern paper unknown,  Thank You Hero Arts

I cased a layout from the upcoming Stampin' UP! Sale-a-bration catalog for these cards.   sentiment Hero Arts.

Here I am about to assemble a bunch of these cards..  I didn't take a picture of them when I was done.. not sure why.    sentiment is from Paper Smooches.   NOTE:  those measurements are not for this card.. but rather the ones pictured above this one..   where I scribbled the layout with measurements beside it are what I used for these cards...     sorry for any confusion.

Here these cards are all about done..just needed the sentiment strips put on them.

These are some random cards I made using up some pieces of the Penguin papers that was laying on my desk.

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

THANKS EVER SO MUCH Penguin cards

I have been busy the last few days.. making some Penguin "Thank You" cards.. what fun!!!

I bought the paper many years ago and have no clue who makes it..  the sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them