OWH MWT: Tic Tac Toe

The theme this week is Tic Tac Toe; I used Ribbon, Blue, and Embossing.  I am now wishing I would have added a layer behind the blue birds just to add a little zing.  I only had one piece of this embossed paper (gifted to me) and only one sticker.  If I tried to redo the card, I would wreck it so I am calling it good.  A lesson learned!

SSC: Males

This week's theme at Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog is "for a man or boy".  The golf themed SU set was bought used, so I am not sure if it is complete.  I used all five stamps and then created my own sentiment.  To add a little interest I started out with the green paper which was embossed using plastic canvas.  The twine was glued on just a little at a time and then a brad was added for stability.  I will be saving this card for my brother as he enjoys golfing.

OWH: Spirelli Tutorial

Totally enamoured with this technique, yes I am!  When I was young I remember using the Spirograph, string art kits, and making God Eyes...those were the "good ole days"  This totally takes me back to that time.  My C1 had dried up...one of my go to Copic colors...will need to purchase a refill.  If you saw my earlier post, this is the second "twin" friend birthday card.  Image by Sliekje.  Somehow I need to get important birthdays on a calendar...I hate sending them late!  Special thanks to Nancy & Cindy for some great fun!

SSC: Embossing

I have been playing around with creating my own embossing "folders".  The embossing is a little light...I just need to work out a few kinks and I think it will be perfect.  The second picture is what I used to emboss the paper with.  I found it at Michaels along with this twine that was in the jewelry section.  I love that it is not as thick as some twines I have used. Image is a freebie by Sliekje.  I have friends who are twins whose birthday is today and they are cat lovers, so this card is for one of them.

OWH Sketch #162

Cranking out generic Mom cards to help OWH get ready for the Mother's Day rush!  This sketch is courtesy of Cindy...thanks for a fun one!  Paper is MME...image is from Free Vintage Digital Stamps and has been recolored...sentiment by me.  My sewing machine needs a little work but I took a chance and stitched a little.  This card makes lucky #17...

S2T: Kids Cards

Kathryn B was hosting a Kids Card Kit swap at Scrap To Treasure and somehow I missed signing up. Well, to my surprise and delight, I received 5 kits in the mail Friday courtesy of Kathryn...how sweet! It has been a super long time since I had participated in a card class and had someone else picking the materials for me. It took a slight mental adjustment on my part.

I made 9 cards out of 6 kits...I had a few slip ups along the way. That is why the dragon image is outlined in orange (to hide my mistake). What did I love about the kits the most? None of the images were ones I already had and all of them took me out of my comfort zone!  Special thanks to the creators (Jen, Julie, Mary, Beth, Ann, and Kathryn) for the kits!


Julie's Kit




Julie's Kit


















Kathryn's Kit























Jen's Kit



















Jen's Kit























Ann's Kit





 

Beth's Kit





Beth's Kit





Mary's Kit





OWH ODBD: Scallops

The theme for the March "Our Daily Bread Designs" challenge is scallops.  Image is by Inky Antics, paper by MME, ribbon by Making Memories.  One of the tricks I ran across at the OWH President's Day VCMP was to mat your image with circles to create a scalloped border.  I actually had tried that trick once and promptly forgot about it.  Thanks for the reminder...especially since I do not have any scallop dies!  Red & turquoise are my new fave color combo...can you tell?