TI#166: DON’T BE SQUARE

Happy day sweet friends!  I am stopping in today to share my card that I am submitting to the Tiddly Inks challenge.

(A2: Stamps:  Tiddly Inks (Be Merry and Bright Pup); Cut file: Cameo; Markers: Copic; )

The challenge this week is Don’t’ Be Square: No squares allowed. I made a shaped rectangle card on my Cameo. The image and sentiment are from Tiddly Inks, and I colored them with Copic markers. I cut a rectangle in the DP and popped the sentiment up with foam tape. I enlarged one of the birds, colored him and fussy cut. He is attached with foam tape too. I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Here is a link to the challenges so you can join in the fun!

#Challenge 166- Don't be Square!!!

 

Happy Crafting!!!

OUR DAILY BREAD DESIGNS CHALLENGE AT OWH

Each month, Our Daily Bread Designs hosts a challenge at Operation Write Home*. This month, their challenge for us is a shaped card.  For every 25 cards we post, ODBD will donate the shipping of one box of cards to our heroes.  Please help us meet our goal of at least 50 cards by making your shaped card and posting it here.

OK, I know I am getting old, but I seriously forget where I read about the woman who got a Happy Birthday card for her Anniversary because her hubby could not find an Anniversary card in Afghanistan.  WOW! I just hadn’t thought of using that sentiment….ok, so now I’m dinghy and senile.. oh wait. My DH said that is not new *snort*.  Any way, I want to make sure I get a couple of these in my boxes from now on!

I recently made a shaped card using Spellbinders (you can see it here) so I wanted to try something different for this shaped card. Ugh…. I always have these great ideas that turn into a nightmare.  I used Tim Holtz Alterations brackets for this card, which means I had to make sure I matched up the sides and the top/bottom because I had to cut one edge at a time.  Add to that, I made the card base in the same shape except the top folded over. So the base for the decorative piece had to match how I cut out the actual card………. I won’t be making another one of these any time soon LOL. And, I am sure I probably made this harder than it should have been, but that is how I roll.

With that said, I do like the overall card.  I have been watching Sandy talk about coloring and decided to buy a set of Copics.  I don’t have a lot of colors yet, but I like the way the heart turned out.  I used Spellbinders Lacey Square and Classic Square to make the frame. With the little center piece that was left over, I mounted the heart and “popped” it up. This is also based on sketch 124.

THIS CARD QUALIFIES FOR:
Operation Write Home’s Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge: Make a shaped card

I also made this card for:
Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:

*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.
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SUPPLIES
SIZE: approx 5.5 x 4.25″

STAMPS: Hampton Art Double Vision, Hero Arts sentiment

PAPER: K&Company Tim Coffey Designer Mat Pad

TOOLS: Big Shot, Tim Holtz Alterations Brackets, Spellbinders: Lacey Squares, Classic Squares; Martha Stewart Border Punch

INK: Copics markers, Memento Tuxedo Black 

ACCESSORIES: Really Reasonable Ribbon, Recollections pearls Liquid Pearls Petal Blue, Washi Tape

 

FMS#36 and MMM50

Hi everyone and Happy Friday!! I am finally back from vacation and making cards again! We had such a wonderful trip and were thrilled to see our son graduate from Army Basic Training. He is still at Ft. Benning for three months, then hopefully a leave!!!!!

Splitcoaststampers Wednesday Tutorial is shaped cards, so I decided to combine that with Freshly Made Sketches sketch this week. The Splitcoaststampers tutorial can be seen here.

Make My Monday is looking for wildflowers and grasses this week, so I pulled out my Rubber Stamp Tapestry peg stamps and got busy.  I used RST’s Believe/Dream/Peace Designer Block Prints leaf stamp to make the 3 squares.  I then used their Little Posy Basket peg set and Miss You block stamp for the focal panel.

The DSP is from Prima’s Botanical collection 6 x 6 paper stack and the card stock is from Recollections.  I used my sewing machine to stitch the panels together.

A Michaels flower, ZVA flourish, some stitching and seam binding finish this little card up. 

THIS CARD QUALIFIES FOR THESE CHALLENGES:

Freshly Made Sketches FMS#36

Make My Monday Week 50 – Wildflowers and Grass: Please remember that this is a floral themed challenge and the flowers or grasses should be the main focus of your projects and not just added as embellishments - thank you.

 Ways To Use It WT376: Use Green on your card.

I also made this card for:

Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:

*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.

AROUND MY HOUSE:

The details for this card are below, but first I wanted to share some pictures from our trip. Please scroll down for more information on my card

This is Grant at Graduation in his dress uniform. They do not wear the coat in hot weather because too many soldiers pass out during the ceremony.

 

And here he is in his regular uniform….

….and with proud Dad….

…and proud Mom!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I am always so happy to see that you have been to my blog. Please leave comments so I know you were here! PLEASE HELP ME GROW! If you are not a follower yet, would you please click follow?

hugs,

SUPPLIES
SIZE: 4 x 4¾″

STAMPS: Rubber Stamp Tapestry Believe/Dream/Peace Designer Block Prints leaf stamp, Little Posy Basket peg set and Miss You block stamp

PAPER: Recollections, Prima Botanical

TOOLS: Big Shot, Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Rectangles, Sewing machine

INK: VersaColor

ACCESSORIES: Seam binding, ZVA flourish, Michaels flower, White pearl