OTWC #58

The colors for this challenge are Navy and Coral. I was trying to search for a little visual inspiration when I ran across a card of a man's striped dress shirt. I then decided to use this wonderful digi designed by Yolanda Derstine http://yolanda-imaginemakeshare.blogspot.com and print it out on the striped paper. I fussy cut the image and and very lightly inked the edges to cover up the white edges then popped it out with foam. Added coral jute and stamped the sentiment from CTMH. Tonight is a fundraiser for a friend who had a motorcycle accident and I need a get well card. Wah-la, it's done!

OWH MWT--Water

I cheated a little this week because this card was already in my OWH stack. I used this great sticker from the makingmemories Panorama pack. I was a little cautious on posting this card because of the sentiment but I thought it could used as a Happy Birthday card or some other manly thing. Sometimes I over think things. A card made from scrap paper, now that makes me happy.

Baker's twine is one of my new fav things, but I cannot really justify the cost to have it in all colors. I got this jute (4 colors) for $1 and it works perfectly on this card! Sometime I am going to use black leather cording...won't that be interesting.

OWH Sketch Challenge #79

The paper quilt you see here was put together with inchies. It is a great way to use scraps; but mostly I love the look. I wanted to quilt to stand out hence all the plain paper. All papers were dug out of my HUGE scrap box. Sometime I feel like I could make a zillion cards and barely touch it. The sentiment is by makingmemories FALALA epoxy shape.

OTWC #57

Here is the inspiration photo for the beach theme challenge.

Just using some more scraps. I did print the image out on white and kraft and then creatively cut the umbrella out of the kraft so I would not have to color and to give it a little visual depth. I made a simple sentiment up on my computer because I may want to send it in my OWH donation box. The font really adds to the party feel. The digistamp can be found here: http://beyondthefringecrafts.blogspot.com/2011/07/tiki-time.html.

OWH MWT Cards 4 Kids

I think I like to make cards for kids most of all. The children that have their parents serving overseas are making a really big sacrifice and deserve the best.

I ran across these sock monkey stickers at Target. My baby sister is a sock monkey freak so I did not hesitate on purchasing them. I will making one of these for her birthday in August.

I dug in deep in my scrap piles of papers to get some used up. The sentiment was made on my computer and then colored with yellow marker. If you have any suggestions of other sentiments related to monkeys just leave them in a comment. Thanks for your help!

OWH Sketch #78

What a great sketch! I think that because there appeared to be some great mojo flowing based upon the cards that have already been linked up on the Stars & Stamps blog.

I used all scraps on the "all star" card. I liked it so much I decided to try making it into a Christmas card. I was not trying to case a specific card, but it kinda reminds me of cards made by Ingrid Danvers. She seems to use the star shape quite a bit.

OWH MWT Miss You

I had seen a card I really liked on the OWH Memorial Weekend Bloghop where someone had created a wonderful background out of a sentiment and that is where I decided to go with this card. I still have not had time to purchase a new photo card so scanning was the only way to go and because of the brad it looks a little funny...but you get the general idea. I really like the graphic look of this card, so I may make several in the near future.