OWH Sketch #215

It is an incredibly beautiful day out today.  We actually got over 50 today and the snow is melting FAST!  It's just a little teaser though, as we're expected to be in the 20's on Wednesday.  I don't mind.  I'll take whatever we can get.

I love this week's Operation Write Home sketch #215!  I tend to gravitate towards sharp, clean lines when I card make and I love matting.  So this sketch is right up my alley.  It's neat and sharp and clean...  Anyway, here's the sketch I used and what I came up with.  I loved it so much that I made 4 cards!

 

 

 

 

 

Well, until next time...

OWH Sketch #214

We're in for another frigid night here in the Northwoods.  Expecting about 25 degrees below zero.  Yikes!  Good night to craft!

I LOVE the Operation Write Home Sketch #214 for today!!  I love the clean lines of it.  I will definitely use this sketch a lot!  This is a terrific sketch for use of scraps, for sure.  That's what I used on these two cards.  I believe the paper was from Paper Wishes.  I used grosgrain ribbon on one and baker's twine on the other.  I just got a bunch of baker's twine from LTD Commodities.  I love the stuff!  It came in just about every color of the rainbow.  Here's what I made tonight...

 

Well, I hope you like them!  Leave me some love!

Until next time...

Cookin' Up Creations Saturday Sketch Challenge

I am truly getting tired of this frigid winter that we're experiencing this year.  We again are under a warning for wind chills and it is expected to be 17 below zero tonight.  It's getting old...  I'm really ready for spring to arrive.

On a bright note...  I am VERY excited to report that our new Golden Retriever puppy was born on Friday, February 21st!  We should be bringing her home sometime around Easter.  Dutchess is going to be a great big sister.  She's been lonely since losing Cedar.

Here's the Cookin' Up Creations Saturday Sketch Challenge for March 1st:

And here's my take on it...

Well, until next time...

OWH Sketch #213

Operation Write Home Sketch #213 proved to be quite the challenge for me.  It took me a while to come up with these.  I used Stampin' Up stamps for the images, Papertrey ink sentiments and scraps for the rest.  Let me know what you think.  Enjoy!

 

Until next time...

Sketchy Saturday Layout

Yes. I did a scrapbook layout.  I'll say it again.  I did a scrapbook layout!  I think it's been almost a year since I've done a layout. I enjoyed it very much, but it just takes me so stinkin' long to complete one. I way over-think things and then get frustrated.  I put a little too much pressure on myself.

 

I used this sketch from the Cookin Up Creations Sketchy Saturday challenge for February 8th.
 

 

Well, until next time...

Heart Punch Flowers

Here are two cards using a challenge on Cookin' Up Creations. The challenge was to use a heart punch to create flower embellishments. Here's my take on the challenge.

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OWH Sketch #212 and A Challenge To Myself

GO USA!!! I've been enjoying my weekend with  my daughter, who came home from college for the weekend. We've been watching the Olympics together which has been a ton of fun. My favorite events to watch are probably curling, skeleton, luge, bobsled, snowboarding, hockey and ice dancing.

First, here's my take on the latest Operation Write Home sketch. Very simple. Very easy!

We're anticipating more snow tomorrow (around 6 inches) so I see some more card making in my future. I was looking through all my stamps and realized just how many stamps I haven't used very much, if at all. Yes. I have a LOT of stamps I purchased and haven't even used. I'm sure no one else out there has that issue [Wink, wink]. Anyhow, I am going to challenge myself each week to use some of those sad, lonley, neglected stamps in my collection. Here are my selections for this week.  These are Hero Arts background stamps that are really fun to layer with. Can't wait to get creative with them!

Well, until next time...