OWH --- SPECIAL REQUEST

Special Request for a Special Unit: Mail!
Cardmakers....we have some sad news for you, and yet an opportunity that we can't pass up!

Captain Dale Goetz, Chaplain, was killed in action just weeks ago, August 30, 2010, in Afghanistan. He is the first Chaplain to die in combat since the Vietnam War - almost exactly 40 years ago. Chaplain Goetz leaves behind a wife and three boys, ages 10, 8, and 13 months.

The Chaplain and his unit had not even been in-country for a month when he and four other Soldiers were lost when their Humvee was hit by an IED. In all, this unit lost 10 Soldiers in their first month - and are dealing with deployment without the one whose job it is to keep up morale: their Chaplain.

OWH is taking on Chaplain Goetz's unit to receive cards, and a box is going out to his Chaplain's Assistant immediately - packed with the best of the best for them!


Ways YOU can help:


1.AnyHero mail. We'd love to shower them with mail from home after all they've been through in such a short time. If you'd like to send a note of encouragement, please send it to our Federal Way location - please do not mention the tragic loss, they need uplifting messages and not reminders of their unit's angst. Mark your letters "GOETZ" on the outside envelope or with a stickynote and we'll make sure that card or letter makes it into one of the boxes upcoming for that unit.
Operation Write Home
35205 13th Pl SW
Federal Way WA 98023
Cards will be sent in each of their boxes for months to come, so please continue sending mail. All our shippers need more letters, but the Washington address will be the one taking on Goetz's unit.

2.Make a donation. The Goetz family has set up a memorial fund. Dale often purchased materials with his own money in order to have up-to-date, relevant information for his soldiers. This fund will allow chaplains to access money without having to dig into their own wallets.
Checks should be made out to the "Dale A. Goetz Memorial Fund" and sent to:
The Bank at Broadmoor
155 Lake Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80906

3.Make more cards! OWH is able to support units like this because of wonderful, generous crafters like you. Your donations of cards and finances help us continue supporting those standing in harm's way - and encouraging those going through severe trials as this unit is suffering. Thank you for your continuing support!
Many thanks to Becca, a cardmaker and a member of a Chaplain's Spouses group, who made us aware of this special need and is connecting us with the unit on the ground.

trick or treat - SP6

trick or treat - SoftPencil Designs. For lack of a better term I call this a flip flap card. I used the tutorial from Natalie with Chi Chi Memories. Although mine didn't turn out quite like the tutorial as my die had a different shape and it was a little difficult to figure where to mark for cutting. But I think it's still very cute. The top image in the photo is the front and the outside of the flap (which will get flipped). The bottom of the image is the flap, flipped up and exposing the inside of the card. I printed extra bats for the inside and the sentiment is a plastic embellishment. All the bats and the little cute kiddoes in Halloween costumes are available in SoftPencil's shop.

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CASE-ing Zindorf Two Bucks tutorial #364

Two Bucks - winter scene. When I got Michelle Zindorf's FeebBlitz in e-mail today I just knew I was going to attempt this. And guess what!? I am sooo proud of myself. I think it turned out PDG!
Hope you like too.
Trees are Stampin' Up! - Lovely as a Tree set
Deer are Layers of Color - Reindeer Waltz

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farm fresh eggs - MOJO158

farm fresh eggs - MOJO MONDAY #158. I colored this LaLaLand image with my Stampin' Up!  inks and my aqua painter. I punched the fence and the green matte. Then I used the Top Note die and cut everything. The sentiment is from a scrap of dp. Ribbons are from i{heart}papers. Pearls are from Kaiser.

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Just a note - CTD112

Ok, I am not sure how I feel about this card. I think it could be very pretty, but then, I think it may be too busy. Oh well, it's done and that's the best thing I can say about it. I used the color combo for Color ThrowDown112 - red riding hood red, pumpkin pie, and old olive. Stamps are all from Stampin! Up.
The sponsor for this challenge is PixiePetals.
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CASE-ing Frankie err Vickie :O)

Ok Frankie was too darned cute NOT to CASE. I loved him so much I had to do it! But I added my cute little owl on the inside to boot! So if you want to see Vickie Parson's creation check out her NEW BLOG. Remember to leace us both some love, if you LOVE our creations.

I took Vickie's creation a step further by adding another Top Note die and punched eyes and hand cut crown and beak. Punched a hole in Frankie's head and put a brad in to make it spin. Voila!
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I won! ICSketchesChallenge#84

I won at Inspirational Card Sketches! Although, I am one of two winners and we both were picked at random, who doesn't like to WIN!!!
This card was my entry.
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fA-LA-LA CCM.SC#15

fA-LA-LA - Chi Chi Memories Sketch Challenge #15. This sketch was pretty clean and simple. But I punched it up another notch using an oval scallop die. I love this cup and saucer from Chi Chi Memories shop. And when I saw it I knew I wanted to make it into a Christmas card. It reminds me of a cup of hot cocoa and that puts me in the mind of fall and winter, thus my Christmas - y themed card. The randomly picked winner this time will win two adorable images from Chi Chi's a little boy in a bee costume and a little girl in a ladybug costume, just in time for Halloween crafting. Striped cardstock is from Pink Paisley. Embellies are from Keep in Touch kits.
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Touch the Hearts - PPC-CC32

Touch the Hearts of Others, as Angels do - Picture Perfect Creations - Color Challenge #32 - pear pizzaz, cajun craze, more mustard. I really like this color combo. I am a FALL person so these color suit me to a T. The stamps I used are all gifts that were given me when I left Houston and moved north of Dallas. So they don't have labels on them to stay who makes them or where they came from. But this Angel stamp is one of my all time favorites and I haven't used it in ages. Sooo.

Well, there aren't really any deets for this one except that I have entered it into the challenge at Picture Perfect Creations for this week.

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Best Witches - Ward Digis - CHALLENGE w/ Prizes!!!

This little image is called WitchyWoman and it is one of Ward's Digis that we are featuring this week.

There's a challenge this week with prizes!!!

She really makes a cute little Halloween card whether you want to go all out and glitz her up or even if you want to keep her CAS. I used my computer to color her and I added a cardstock cut out of a bat.  The base of my card is DCWV glitter cards. I added a red tag under the image just to raise it up a bit. The ribbon slide tag is from So Sophie and the ribbon is from Keep In Touch Kits.

I am about petered out on Halloween cards. I need to make about 5 Thanksgiving cards and then get really busy with more Christmas cards. I send out about 45-50 Christmas cards every year and I make them all myself. I have also volunteered to make Christmas cards for our service men and women. I believe I have a little over a dozen made so I need to get to crankin' on those.

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My Deer - Happy Anniversary - PPC-CC31

My Deer, Happy Anniversary - Picture Perfect Creations - Color Combo #31 rose red, river rock, perfect plum, and riding hood red. My plum doesn't show up very true in the photo but it is plum. I stamped my deer and then heat embossed. Then I used my aqua painter to fill in the body. I punched two small holes on either side of the deer's neck and added a very narrow piece of red satin ribbon. I used the same ribbon on the card base. I Used my Scor Buddy to score lines on the river rock cardstock and then I punched holes and added the brads. The deer stamp is from Layers of Color and the sentiment is from Technique Tuesday. All inks are Stampin' Up.
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Snowflakes - Oh! Alice & wee Memories

Snowflakes - Oh! Alice #32 - Down the Rabbit Hole.Use a hole or circle on your project.  I chose a pre-cut card face for my project. I stamped the 3 snowflakes (flowers from Kaiser Craft CS720 Flowers set). I stamped 2 in pale blue and 1 in light grey. Then I head embossed with clear eb powder. I added the little siler stickers to the centers and attached to my cardstock. The 2 in the back are attached directly to navy cardstock. The one in the front is popped up on dimensionals and I added a little piece of silver twine to give it an ornamental feeling. I stamped Merry Christmas with the Satmipn' Up! Party Punch. I like the poast stamp look of it. 
This card is also entered in the wee Memories challenge CAS and/or Tags. The wee Memories challenge is sponsored by Simon Says Stamp this week.

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Blue Christmas - the sour cream and salt process

Blue Christmas - the sour cream and salt process. Created for my PaperCraftPlanet Cuttlebug-ers Challenge #87. Which is to use your bug to cut a metallic tag ( I used Spellbinders Labels #9).

To cut the tag you may have to shim it up quite a bit. But start thin and work your way up. My sandwich is A Plate, B Plate, die, metal, B Plate, Two Tim Holtz grunge board sheets and two pieces of cardstock. I had to run it through my bug two or three times to finally get it cut all the way around the die.

The Sour Cream and Salt Process -

Before I get to my card I really want to explain my technique. You see, I know acid will tarnish/distress copper. But, THIS card wreaked havoc on my brain. I just couldn't get it to look the way I wanted, sort of an antiqued copper with some verde de gris. However, that said, I am mighty pleased with my finish product. I took my Copper and cleaned it up with some Ranger Inkssentials water - based Stamp Cleaner. Then I stamped the Reindeer from Layers of Color Reindeer Waltz in tourquoise ink, (note ink color doesn't really matter because) I embossed with clear embossing powder. Then the fun becgan, NOT! I took a sponge brush and painted the sour cream over the surface of my piece fo copper, covering up my reindeer. Then I sprinkle wet salt all around. I heated the surface with my heat gun for about 20 seconds. Then set it aside to assemble the rest of my card. I came back to my copper, placed it under the faucet and rinsed/scrubbed the salt and sour cream away and Voila! I used my tourquoise and brown ink pads with my daubers to distress the vanilla cardstock. I cut 2 of the Grand Labels #4 for my matte and distressed with more of the brown ink.

So if you are up to a challenge please join us over on PCPCuttlebug-ers this week. I'd love to see what you can do with this challenge. Remember the only required part of the challenge is to cut a tag from metal with your 'Bug".

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Ting from Stretch N Bubbles - Butternut Sage Designs Easy Sketch

This is Ting from Stretch N Bubbles . Ting is a brilliant image and sooo much fun to color. I had a ball with him/her. I colored with Stampin' Up! markers only. The dp is from Doodlebug and has some glitter on it. The brads are from Basic Grey. The card was made using the Easy Sketch at Butternut Sage. 

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Just a little something I felt compelled to Share...

Crisis in the Gulf


Boudreaux suddenly quit drinking, took a bath, quit chasing women, quit his poker games and started laying around.
He started cutting the grass around the church, even painted it and was faithful to be first to attend church on Sundays!
Father Thibodeaux asked him what about dis wonderful change that had done overtook him.
Boudreaux explained, "I heard "Crisis in the Gulf" and if He's dat close, I wanna be good to go!


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Thank You - WEEM23

Thank You - Wee Memories #23 scallops, string and orange. I hit all the bells and whistles with this one!!! I have orange flowers (from Fred, She Said), scalloped edges and sting to tie my button on. Sentiment is a rub on from Kaiser.

This week's challenge is being sponsored by Your Next Stamp. EVERYONE WHO PLAYS GETS 15% off at YOUR NEXT STAMP. PLEASE EMAIL Jenny at weememories@aol.com to CLAIM THE CODE!!!

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Friendship - SP5

Here's where I started.

Then I used the houndstooth embossing folder and a little sanding block. I am featuring SoftPencil's - My Best Friend image this week. Don't they make a cute couple? :O) This little dog is one of my all time favorite images from Liz's collection.  

I colored the image with my

American Crafts - 62608 Leaf

Copics - e11, e31, e37, bg09, bg34

I highlighted the little girl's cheeks with my white Signo Gel Pen.

Be sure to check out the creations of the rest of the DT.

Elizabeth - Designer

Kerry - DT Coordinator
Anne-Marije
Audrey
Betty ME
Cat Darling
Dawn
Fink
Larissa
Lisa
Mary
Melissa
Michelle

See yall with a NEW SoftPencil digi next week!
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PEACE - DDSB25

PEACE - DigiDoodles Shop's Best Challenge #25. For my card I used the Winter Window digital image from DigiDoodles Shop. I colored my imge using both a computer program and my Copics. I highlighted the showy bits with my Signo Gel Pen. The deer is a stamp from Layers of Color set called Reindeer Waltz. I stamped him with my Versa Mark pad and then used gold embossing powder and heat embossed. I punched it out using my 1" round punch. Punched a little hole and added some gold thread to hang it as a tag on the curtain. I added some silver gel pen to the curtains and then I hand wrote the word PEACE and punched it out and added a little black cs for a matte. I punched some holes in the glittered scallops across the bottom of my card. Then I called it a day.

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Happy Anniversary Amour - ICS84

This card features the Inspirational Card Sketches sketch #84 and two sentiment stamps from SU. The lovely poppies are a digital from PaperInkColor that I colored with Copics : rv42 salmon pink, r29 red lipstick, ,r22 light prawn and yg63 pea green. Happy Anniversary is stamped in Stampabilities brown and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Amour is stamped in ColorBox Olive and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I added some Ranger Glossy Accents to the centers of my poppies. I also spritzed some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in olive vine onto my green cardstock masking of the already glittered scalloped border.

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W - CTD111 & MOJO157

W is for WOOF! I WOOF my dog, Seamus! He's a real sweetheart and sooo cute to boot!
For my card I used MelJen's digital image Get Along Little Doggie. Isn't  it just the cutest!!! I colored with Copics: bg05 holiday blue, rv13 tender pink, and e71 champagne. I highlighted with my white Signo Gel Pen. My cardstock pieces are all from American Crafts. The dp is a scrap from a CupCardsToGo kit. The Ribbon and string are from i{heart}papers.
This card is being entered in both the ColorThrowDown and MOJO Monday.
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Howdy! - LTXTS9

Ok I probably should have used the WANTED stamp on this one. But I wanted to keep it friendly as this card serves two purposes this week. It not only qualifies for my Nov. card sample for CardSketchesByZacksNana (the Nov. challenge is to use the sketch and add ribbon and brad(s) but its also a Tues-Step card for Libby's Tues Steps. The image is from Lauretta's Digital Stamps and it was SOOOOO much fun to color (I used Copics and chalks)!!! I loved it!

The dp is a scrap I had lying around and I just love the velvet swirlies, reminds me of, 'ahem' a saloon in the old west. Or maybe the curtains is a saloon girl's room. Ribbons are from i{heart}papers. The sentiment is from Deadbeat Designs. The brad is from Kaiser.

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE CREATIONS OF THE TUES-STEPPIN' TEAM:

Libby Trail Boss

Geeta hired hand

Shannon hired hand

Linda hired hand

DeadBeat Mark hired hand

Tina hired hand

Karen hired hand

Jennifer hired hand

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Hooo's Batty? - CCM.SC#14

Hooo's Batty? - ChiChiMemories Sketch Challenge #14. I chose ChiChi images from the set called Happy Halloween. I colored them with Copics and added my own sentiment computer generated. The button is from a Keep In Touch kit. Ribbons are from CupCardsToGo kits and JoAnn's.

If you play along in this challenge at ChiChiMemories you have a chance of winning this set.

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let your wings unfold - FS120

let your wings unfold

Friday Sketchers Challenge #120 sponsored by Lauretta's Digital Stamps. My image is from Cocoa Studios - simply sweet graphics. The dps and are from a CupCardsToGo kit. I used the Victoria ef on the light greenish yellow cardstock. Ribbon is from i{heart}papers. Sentiment is from a Keep In Touch kit. Cardstock is from American Crafts. I colored the image with Copics.

I flipped the sketch (sort of).

Now I am off to call the groomers to see if I can get Seamus in for a trim. He's looking a little "ruff" around the edges... :O)

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its your Bird-day a 2fer - SFYTT 09.11.10 & CCT130

its your Bird-day! - Sketch for You to Try Sept. 11, 2010 & Cute Card Thursday #130.

SFYTT is sponsored by The Stamping Boutique this week. Lauretta's Digital Stamps is sponsoring CCT130 this week.

This image is called Bird Bath and it is one of Lauretta's Digital Stamps. It can be purchased on THIS page.

I printed the image and then colored with Copics and a glitter gel pen. Then I chalked the background. I made the window from a piece of black cardstock. The sentiment is rubbed on using bits of leftover rub on letters.

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Tweet Fall - 4CCC3 - emboss

Tweet Fall   

 

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #3 - emboss (wet or dry). This tweet little birdie (A little birdie told me) image is from IDidIt! Creations. I think it is simply adorable! It's colored with Copics and American Crafts markers. The orange bg is stamped with flowers from Kaiser. They've been stamped in pumpkin spice ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The little flowers are punched and then I colored them with my American Crafts markers and heat embossed with some more of the clear embossing powder. The sentiment is computer genterated.

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Merry Christmas - PCSC13

Merry Christmas

PaperCraft Star Challenge #13 - use the provided sketch. My snowman image is from Simple Doodles. The little snowman was colored with Spicas and Copics.
Spicas used:
03 Red
04 Orange
10 Black
11 Gold (the orange and gold were blended together to make the stick arms brownish)
Copics used:
B60 Pale Blue Gray (shadowing the snowman)
BV23 Grayish Lavender (snow on the ground)
Ribbon is from my friend Reka's etsy shop DisPlayIt 
DP is from Creative Imaginations
Embellies are from Keep In Touch Kits

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Celebrate FALL! - SoftPencil Designs

Celebrate FALL!
SoftPencil Designs this image is called Halloween Peek A Boo! This image can be purchased HERE. I colored the image with Copics and SU markers. Then I chalked the sky. The background cardstock is from Basic Grey and I used the Leafy Branch ef on it. Then I lightly sanded the raised bits.
Please check out the other DT members creations this week. We all used the same image but no two projects are exactly the same.
Design Team
Kerry - DT Coordinator

Anne-Marije

Audrey

Betty ME

Cat Darling

Dawn

Fink

Larissa

Lisa

Mary

Melissa

Michelle

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Merry Christmas - ICS83

Merry Christmas - Inspirational ard Sketches Challenge #83. This weeks challenge is sponsored by InStyle Stamps. My tea cup image is from Treehouse Stamps and was colored using PaintShoPro. I colored the image once and printed it 3 times. Then I used dimentsional adhesives and made it 3D. I added ribbon and a paper flower with a button and a stick pin.
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Happy Birthday, Jessi - SF66

Happy Birthday, Jessi. My baby girl turns, dare I say it, 28 on the 20th of September! So I made this card and I will put a little gift card to Sephora in it for her because she loves to buy perfume and cosmetics there. So Happy Birthday Jessi! Love you, Mom.

This is a Squigglefly image. This card is entered in the Squigglefly Challenge #66 - Playing Favorites.

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Zackary - just because Nana loves you... MOJO156 & CTD110

just because - I made this card for my grandson, Zackary. Just because I love him. I can't seem to place this little guy. I usually make a folder for each web site I purchase and download from. But I've checked my files and I can't seem to find him anywhere. So I am thinking maybe he's a RAK. Anyhoo, colored him with my Copics. I have him entered in the Mojo Monday Challenge #156 & Color Throw Down Challenges #110 - basic grey, pink pirouette and rich razzleberry.

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embrace life. - PPC-CC30

embrace life. - Picture Perfect Creations Color Combo #30 - pear pizzazz, early expresso, bashful blue. I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Old Olive for my background. Then I used the round lace stamp from SU Artistic Etchings set and stamped randomly over the glimmer mist. I used the flower branch from SU Embrace Life set.
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enjoy - Wee Memories Challenge #22 Sponsored by SEI

enjoy - Wee Memories Challenge #22 Autumn theme card. This challenge is sponsored by SEI. For my card I used the Stampin' Up! set Gently Falling (just the enjoy stamp). I used 3 different colored ink pads and stamped my image. I added 5 Kasier rhinestones and some ribbons from I Heart Paper. I love purchasing my ribbons from Kate because they are beautiful and so reasonably priced. I added a brad to a paper clip and attached it to my image.

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Happy Anniversary - TESC127

Happy Anniversary - Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #127. The paisley paper is a scrap from a paper bag from my local scrapping store. I punched a smaller piece to put into my brad. The happy anniversary is from There She Goes and the circle is from Kaiser. The paisley images are from SU and Stampabilities.

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friends forever - 2 Sisters Challenge6

friends forever - 2 Sisters Challenge #6 MONOCROMATIC. I chose purple for my card. The butterfly is a RAK and it is actually purple with a little fuschia. The flower is a Flora Doodle from Petaloo. This challenge is sponsored by Stamping Dragons.

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New Sheriff in Town - CSCC95 - High Noon

Happy Birthday to the New Sheriff in Town! Today's Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge is the movie High Noon. The story of a sheriff who stands alone against a criminal who vows to kill him. Not the town, not even the beautiful Grace Kelly his love will stand up and support him. My card has a lighter theme. I think it's perfect for a young man who's coming of age, "the new sheriff in town" so to speak.

I used some red plaid dp to make my western style shirt and I used a piece of red cardstock to make the bandana in the pocket with my SU set Wanted stamps. The star is a piece of rhinestone studded jewelry. It may sound feminine but it looks great as a sheriff's badge. The button is an old Levi's button.

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Hootie, Hoot, Hoot! - OA30 & C4C54

Hootie, Hoot, Hoot!Oh, Alice! #30 sketch challenge & Crazy4Challenges #54 red, black and kraft. I received my new little owl punch from my Stampin' Up! demo this week and I just got busy! Isn't he just too cute. I think he's one of my favorite new punches. The tree was cut by hand. The papers are from DCWV (different stacks). This week the Oh, Alice Challenge sketch comes from Pagemaps. And over at C4C Frances created the color challenge for this week.

Be sure and check out the lovely creations from both dts.

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Amour - Friday Sketchers & 4 Crafty Chicks

Amour

Friday Sketchers Challenge #119 sponsored by 7 Kids. 4 Crafty Chicks Color Challenge # 2. A spiffy sketch and a wonderful color combo.

Stampin' Up! stamps Artistic Etchings.

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Traditions - Cook Up A Card Recipe Challenge

My dear friend Monika Reeck is a DT member @ Cook Up A Card Recipe Challenges. She invited me to join in the challenges and this week the challenge RECIPE is this:
3 ~ Autumn Colours
2 ~ Ribbons
1 ~ Poem or verse

I was able to work out the 3 autumn colors and the 1 poem or verse, but for my card only one ribbon cut into 2 pieces would work. Hope that doesn't disqualify me. :O)

I used DCWV and cut out the sunflower and leaves. 7 Gypsies furnished the stickers for my poem and traditions tab. Hambly and My Minds Eye provided the background.

Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the changing of the leaves and the way the world prepares for it's long winter's nap.

If you like recipe challenges then be sure and check out the ladies at Cook Up A Card Recipe Challenges. I'm sure they'd love to see what you come up with using their recipes.

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Merry Christmas

Inspiration for Jazzy's Paper Designs Challenge - Verve Music Group.Sponsored by Limelight PapercraftsLimelight Papercrafts has donated a Basic Grey Jovial 6x6 Paper Pad to the random winner of our challenge!!!! Thanks Mandy.....you rock Missy!!!!

Papercraft Star Challenge Inspiration #12

4 Crafty Chicks Sketch Challenge #1

My card.

Merry Christmas - Stampin' Up! stamp sentiment. Cuttlebug embossing folders - Snow Dots  &; Allegro. Once the cardstock was embossed with the folder, I smudged some Versa Mark over the design. Then I sprinkled with gold glittler enbossing powder and heat embossed. Once the shape was cut I used Glossy Accents on the ornament. I embellished with ribbon, lace and a tiny Kaiser pearl.

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for teacher - SoftPencil Designs

for teacher - we have yet another cute back to school digital image by Elizabeth at SoftPencil Designs.
This framed card uses SoftPencil's Design - A Gift for Teacher. I used Paint Shop Pro to color the image.
Please stop by SoftPencil design team members' blogs and leave them some love.
SoftPencil Blog
Anne Marije
AudreyCat

Dawn
FinkKerry
Larissa

Lisa

Mary

Melissa

Michelle

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A wise owl once told me... Cinema Saturday #94 - Sleepy Hollow

A wise owl once told me... never sleep in a hollow. Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #94 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I love Johnny Depp and he and Christina Ricci are the best picks for their respective roles in this film. It worked perfectly. There are so many versions of Sleepy Hollow on the market. But if you haven't seen this one, YOU MUST! For my card I used Unity Stamps' - My, What beautiful tree!

The owl and the sentiment are from Technique Tuesday. The moon and ribbon tag are from Stampin' Up! The shimmery sky was made using a silver glitter gel pen. I added some wiggly eyes to the owl. The pumpkin and headstone are pieced from an old Halloween (store bought) card.

It's been a couple of weeks since I was able to play with the Cinema Saturday Challenge Gals but I am glad I made it back. Esp. for Sleepy Hollow. Come join the fun!!!

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Just a Note - PPC-CC29

PicturePerfectCreations - Color Combo #29 - peach parfait, marina mist, and daffodil delight. Image was cut from a piece of dp by Cosmo Cricket. I stamped the wines with a stamp from A-Muse Artstamps. Flower, ribbon and sentiment are from CupCardsToGo. The challenge this week is sponsored by  Lori!


Lori has gone through her stash and is generously giving away a very cute Stampin’ Up! set (brand new) called Sweet Little Sentiments!

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Just a Note - PPC-CC28

Just a NotePicture Perfect Creations Color Combo #28. The colors this week are black, pink, cherry and blue. I wasn't sure when I started if this was going to work or not. You see the little house is a piece of plastic (like the piece that comes with your Stamp-a-ma-jig) textured on both sides.

I used some rubons from Kaiser called Enchanted. I rubbed them on one side of the plastic and then on the other side I used my Permapague markers and colored the images. Then I took my Scotch Craft Stick and put glue on a piece of pale pink cardstock. Then I placed the birdhouse rubon side up on the cardstock. I trimmed around the edges and set it aside to dry. Ribbon, brad, crepe paper, paper flower, cherry dp and the sentiment are all pieces from a kit from CupCardsToGo.
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Michu & Ratiny Go To School - SoftPencil & PaperStar Challenges #11

This stair card was inspired by several of SoftPencil's Designs, ALL of  the little animals on the bus are friends of Michu & Ratiny. Even the school is a morphed image of Elizabeth's little house digi. I used Paint Shop Pro and took one little house and placed it on top of another, then I kept adding little houses to the left until I had enough to make my image fit a piece of cardstock 5.5 inches across. I colored the school image with the Paint Shop Pro program. The grass is a couple of scrap pieces of dp I found in my stash. The animals on the bus and Michu and Ratiny are all images from SoftPencil. The bus was cut using my Cricut and the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge (THIS IS THE PAPERSTAR CHALLENGE PORTION OF MY CARD). No animals were harmed in the creating of this card, but they were all colored using Copics and American Crafts markers.

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