tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47051544282327043442024-03-14T08:16:48.373-04:00All I need is paper and ink....& stamps & copicsCards, stamps, challenges...and support for our troops!Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-18429525578136295992017-09-03T09:50:00.001-04:002017-09-03T09:50:27.225-04:00Happy 9th Birthday Taylored Expressions!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello! I am trying to get back into coloring, creating cards and blogging. I am trying to plan a few designs for my Christmas cards and came across the sketch challenge and the celebration at Taylored Expressions: <a href="https://tayloredexpressions.com/blog/blog/2017/08/31/te-9th-birthday-sketch-challenge/">https://tayloredexpressions.com/blog/blog/2017/08/31/te-9th-birthday-sketch-challenge/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used a gorgeous TE angel ( I think she is retired) and colored her with Copics and then put Crafter's Companion sparkle marker on her dress and wings- which does not show well in the picture. I embossed snowflakes and added distress oxide inks to a panel of watercolor paper. Oh...the oxides are so fun to play with and the colors are so much more vibrant in real life! A piece of vellum with silver swirls, some sequins, a TE sentiment and I was done! I changed some of the dimensions from the sketch so I could show more of the background paper and the vellum.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy birthday to TE and thanks for the challenge...it helped get me back into creating!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diane</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-28726028211937408162017-04-20T17:38:00.002-04:002017-04-20T17:38:43.502-04:00I am still around!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am still here but my creating time has been limited lately! I am on a mission to back into card making! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I do want to share that I won a prize from Justine Hovey's one million You Tube views celebration!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/justinehovey/videos">https://www.youtube.com/user/justinehovey/videos</a> It is a great product- Amaze away.... this removes permanent marker- no matter how old! I am blown away by how great this works!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope to be back soon with cards and to join in on a few challenges!</span><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-70876723788500489522016-09-07T06:05:00.001-04:002016-09-07T06:06:36.869-04:00Retro Rubber Challenge with Mama Elephant Stamps RRCB46<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A new to me challenge blog- Retro Rubber- is based on a great idea--you have to use stamps at least 1 year old! What a great motivator to bring out some loved but lonely stamps! The current challenge is to create a card with a critter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a Mama Elephant stamp- of 2 adorable rabbits. I am not sure of the exact date but I know these are over 2 years old because I used them on a card in March 2014! <a href="http://dianecreateswithpaper.blogspot.com/2014/03/bunnies-bunnies-and-bees.html">http://dianecreateswithpaper.blogspot.com/2014/03/bunnies-bunnies-and-bees.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I paper pieced sections of the bunnies and colored a few sections with copics. And I just noticed I lost 2 of the Queen and Co rhinestones between creating and photographing....or I just missed putting them on- LOL.</span></div>
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-10570720715369013462016-09-04T20:26:00.003-04:002016-09-04T20:26:23.306-04:00Non-traditional Colors With The Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I know, it is barely September...but have you started making your Christmas cards? I have a tiny pile- but what I have completed is thanks to the great challenges out there! I love to make cards but sometimes I need a little push! Challenge #79 at the Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge is to create a card using non traditional colors. <a href="http://hjcchallenge.blogspot.ca/">http://hjcchallenge.blogspot.ca/</a></span></h3>
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-26187297117199031392016-09-04T18:46:00.002-04:002016-09-04T18:46:44.334-04:00Frosty Sends Warm Fuzzies!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The challenge at <a href="http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.co.uk/">http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.co.uk/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">this time around is to create a card featuring something with an F. I decided to use this very friendly Frosty snowman who is sending warm </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">fuzzies! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I paper pieced his hat and scarf and it is hard to see but the snow banks and the fur and pompom on his hat are glistening from Spectrum Noir glitter markers. I love the patterned paper- it looks like the snow is actually moving!</span></div>
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-86879355308298815272016-08-14T14:05:00.002-04:002016-08-14T14:05:29.248-04:00Combining 2 Challenges<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Hello- I found my mojo and finally some time to color and create so this is my second post for today!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Over at Cards in Envy- the theme is wings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And Tuesday Morning Sketches has a classic sketch to try, I love when an image can take center stage!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I rotated the sketch- but otherwise used it as is-- I love the crispness of the sketch!And the bird stamp by Whipper Snapper Designs is so stinkin cute- and one of my favorites!</span><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-84289495233695799052016-08-14T12:54:00.001-04:002016-08-14T12:54:01.935-04:00Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer- A Challenge of RED!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The current challenge at </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/">http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">is to use red- a lots of it! How could I resist this happy Santa by My Favorite Things- colored with Copics and Spectrum Noir glitter markers on the belt, boots and beard! Oh I wish the shimmer showed in the photo...so shiny and cheerful!The areas that look white are glittery goodness! I colored white ribbon with 2 shades of red copics for my final touch of red. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Diane</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-21711062834592382692016-06-11T07:18:00.002-04:002016-06-11T07:18:39.129-04:00Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Hello! Every year I want to start my Christmas cards early and enjoy the process and not rush at the end of the year! I want to play along with Christmas challenges all year long so I am participating in a Traditional Colors challenge at the Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge blog. http://hjcchallenge.blogspot.ca/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I chose red, green and gold for my colors-- and the cute elf's outfit comes across more as a blue/green instead of a true Christmas green. I just tried out a shotbox-- love it- but I think I need to practice more with the lighting! The elf stamp is from My Favorite Things- a wonderful set of stamps! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been absent from blogland for a while. Life got super busy and my mother and father decided it was time to be together again. My mom passed in May after a sad struggle with Alzheimers. My comfort is knowing they are together again.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I am off to the first tournament softball weekend of the season. The weather should be nice and in between games I plan to do some coloring of Christmas images. I hope to be posting more often.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy the weekend!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Diane</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-57526584148674567392015-10-09T06:25:00.003-04:002015-10-09T06:25:49.315-04:00Male Room Autumn Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Fall! I love the cooler air and the gorgeous colors of the leaves! Living in New England, I am so lucky to experience autumn in it's full glory!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was happy to play along with the Male Room Challenge Blog this week:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by and I hope your weather is enjoyable!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Diane</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have another shaker Halloween card- and this time the ghost is from the Booyah set by Lawn Fawn-- so stinking cute! There are stamps of hats, wigs and a variety of facial expressions so the ghosts can be dressed up to go Trick or Treating!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I used a ship stamp from Simon Says Stamp and used white embossing powder--my thought was to make it look like a ghost ship....it just looks like a white ship-LOL. I also heat embossed the sentiment. The skull on the pirate hat is colored with a yellow glitter pen- so very cool in person.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ahoy Matey (in honor of talk like a pirate day!) is the theme for this month's challenge at Words to Scrap By</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and Cards 4 Guyz is looking for cards with embossing <a href="http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-88-embossing-heat-or-dry.html">http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-88-embossing-heat-or-dry.html</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Diane</span><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-89351495565001075872015-09-13T18:45:00.000-04:002015-09-13T18:45:01.597-04:00Finally- a Card!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Hello!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It has been a long time since I created a card--- and where did the summer go? I felt like just yesterday I was packing my last batch of cards for OWH!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today's card is for <a href="http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/">http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/</a>. The challenge is to create a fall or Halloween card- but not too scary! My ghost is a sweet, friendly ghost. The stamps are from CC Designs by Amy Young-- oh how I wish she was still designing stamps!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I made a shaker card and put the sentiment inside the shaker.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And yes, I kept shaking it...very fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by and I am hoping to get back into my card making groove soon!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Diane</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-69062517381450786592015-07-27T18:30:00.002-04:002015-07-27T18:30:42.700-04:00Happy Birthday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The challenge at <a href="http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.ca/">http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.ca/</a> is anything goes- as long as it is a birthday theme! Here is my first non- Operation Write Home card and it is for my niece Tessa. The Prima stamp is colored with Copics and I covered the balloon with a clear glaze pen- lots of shine but it dries quickly. And then I used a clear star glitter pen on her shoes, gifts and parts of her party dress (the ruffles do not show the shimmer but it is there!). I put the sentiment inside the card so the image can be the focus- she is a cutie- and quick to color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for visiting,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Diane</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-48108377992350311972015-07-25T13:19:00.003-04:002015-07-25T13:19:40.716-04:00My Final Operation Write Home Box<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">After making my card for the final OWH sketch this morning, I took my package to the post office and sent my final box to Sandy for Operation Write Home. It is exciting to know that most of our troops are either home or will be soon and therefore there is not a huge need for a non-profit like OWH.....mission accomplished! Sandy has posted a few pictures of the boxes sent in before the final deadline (8/1/15) and she reports she has more than enough cards for the rest of the year and into 2016.... and I am guessing beyond!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the final OWH sketch:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I rotated it and kept my card very simple-(no coloring!) I wanted the image and the sentiment to be the important aspects of the card. I also created this with the recent challenge in mind-- to create a love card without a heart...in honor of past shipper Dixie! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I did make a card colored with copics- and I just did not get the serene feeling I was looking for- so I tried again without any coloring!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">And my 2 final OWH cards- happy winter cards:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I will miss the consistent contact with the group of wonderful ladies who made OWH what is was- a fantastic organization- with such dedicated volunteers- and lots of creative talent! I used to look forward to the Sunday morning sketch each week-it definitely motivated me to create and I loved to see what others made. I</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> am so happy that many OWH ladies have blogs and participate in lots of challenges....so I am not saying good bye to this group....we will continue to cross paths in so many ways! And of course, </span><a href="http://sandyallnock.com/" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">sandyallnock.com</a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> is going to continue to teach and inspire us!</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Thanks to Sandy, Fabre, Kris, Dixie and Caro for all your sorting, packing and shipping over the years! And Marlene, Sybrina, Paula, Jan, Kristie and so many more who taught us, challenged us, inspired us, shared with us over the years and prompted us to create our best for our troops!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I know I am going to continue to 'craft on' but now maybe my family will get homemade cards! LOL</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">Diane</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-70194730085698024582015-07-12T17:07:00.000-04:002015-07-12T17:07:38.819-04:00Summer Fun Challenges with Krafting Kimmie Stamps<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">I am back with 2 more cards- yup-I am posting 2 days in a row!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My first card is for the Cards 4 Guyz sketch challenge:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the next beach babe is for the Cards in Envy challenge <a href="http://www.cardsinenvy.blogspot.com/2015/07/just-beachy-challenge.html">http://www.cardsinenvy.blogspot.com/2015/07/just-beachy-challenge.html</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and Top Tip Tuesdays Summer Fun <a href="http://challenge./">challenge.</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/">http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for visiting- make sure to wear your sunblock at the beach!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Diane</span><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-6460323297929087532015-07-11T20:19:00.001-04:002015-07-11T20:19:52.561-04:00Challenge Cards using My Favorite Things Stamps<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Hello,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you are enjoying the summer. I had some time off from work and had a lot of fun....we traveled to Pennsylvania for a softball tournament and spent a day at Hershey Park. More great memories and so much laughter! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have 2 cards to share today.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My first card is one of the final Hero cards I am making for Operation Write Home and the ODBD monthly challenge and I was also inspired by the challenge at <a href="http://aaacards.blogspot.com/">AAA Cards</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">to create a scene with stars. I really like the A La Mode gals by My Favorite Things- I love all of their stamps but these stamps make me smile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My next card is also doing double duty; the sketch is inspired by the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge and the yummy chocolate is for the Words to Scrap challenge. And with my recent visit to Hershey Park and the abundance of chocolate we purchased (and ate!) I was very excited about the W2SB challenge! And of course, another great stamp by My Favorite Things- adorable!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am continuing to work on cards for my final box of cards for OWH- they must reach Sandy by August 1st- so I am getting down to the wire!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Take care and thanks for stopping by.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Oh- and if you see my sister- tell her Yolanda is looking for her vacation pay!</span><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-36108159526518588352015-06-30T19:08:00.002-04:002015-06-30T21:19:26.888-04:00It Has Been A While<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Life has been busy but I want to send in a final box for Operation Write Home by the middle of July so I figured I better get busy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over at the The Paper Players there is a sketch challenge:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used distress inks and some water droplets on the banners and the background. I have had this silhouette stamp for a few years but I could never get it to stamp a complete image. And I could never line it up correctly to re-stamp-oh my-what can I do? But wait-- Misti to the rescue! I re-stamped it 3 times to get the black ink to cover all the areas of the stamp and I am loving the image now! Misti is an amazing tool- totally worth the money.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This card is also for the OWH challenge:<a href="http://operationwritehome.org/june-mid-month-throwdown-banners/">June Mid-Month Throwdown – Banners</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next is Operation Write Home sketch #256.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More distress ink- but this time on glossy paper instead of cardstock. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes- there is a trend for me- distress inks again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">And with Independence Day just around the corner- the Cards in Envy challenge is to use red, white and blue.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And last but not least- my card for the Our Daily Bread Designs challenge for OWH- missing you cards!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a flip card so the images show you the card open and closed. I like the Sizzix dies to make flip cards- very easy but I love interactive cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It is softball season and Tessa plays on a tournament team so some weekends the games start on Friday night and they play 3 games on Saturday and possibly 3 more games on Sunday. I played softball for 9 years but I do not know if I could have caught 6 games in 2 days! Amazing the energy and stamina these young ladies have! I really enjoy watching her play- she loves the game- she reminds me of my nephew--born to play ball! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully I will be back with more cards next week! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome! Yes- today is a wonderful day of creativity and celebration- recognizing the OWH card makers, shippers, financial donors, Sandy and of course our brave members of our military. Let's make some great cards and honor our troops as OWH winds down. Let's finish strong- it will be fabulous to be able to say Mission Accomplished!</span><span style="font-size: large;">And I know I</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">am going to try to beat the August 1st deadline!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a card today that was completely inspired by Dawn- she did a video showing how she created the card and I thought it would be fun to make it for my last blog hop card. I know there will be lots of inspiration over at Operation Write Home this weekend at </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001u-_nTNbUecYFfZjYWoImUFxxZN0ihWcRx9NSxtBe3GDQC-kfHDqomZZXpORUudW2dsn6JtgzuI13rO1wll7yege3HSOeQ3MDCTXjPqDrMPzWnt_D-NCmy0TwHGu89MiypanXEkRvaJcAH1zb4vLyf4D5cFMwdN95i_-4k3JsCeQ=&c=cyEohj_jC2Hd4rouM4oOmgeHKRSkzm2iEEUSNgyldDBsfiXIQkLKwQ==&ch=gIgHXO3t7BOIbFdsuEBYDFLm0cbEEd8O0toH-yEhOjA3FjSMEk0RKw==" style="color: red;" target="_blank">http://wp.me/p2kUr6-5bB</a><span style="color: red;"> </span> but be sure to check out Dawn's blog- she is amazing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The card base is really easy to make- 3 score lines and 2 quick cuts of an 8.5 x 11in piece of cardstock! There is plenty of room to write a message and yes- it is an A2 card. I love the peek-a-boo circles and that it is an interactive card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to our troops- past and present- you are truly appreciated. I will miss the sense of community of Operation Write Home but I am more thrilled that the need for OWH has significantly decreased!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">OK- you have spent enough time here- go visit the other blog participants and enjoy the holiday weekend. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Go....hop around and then go make some cards!</span><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-67995679491187795472015-05-17T21:15:00.000-04:002015-05-17T21:15:28.452-04:00Operation Write Home- Finishing Strong<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many of you have heard the news; OWH is accepting cards until August 1, 2015 then will cease operation at the end of the year. This means our troops are home or will be soon and there will not be a demand for cards! See all the details at:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There will be the traditional Memorial Day Bloghop this coming Saturday so make sure to check out all the activity at OWH this weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a few cards to share- the first is for the Our Daily Bread Designs challenge at OWH. T</span><span style="font-size: large;">he challenge for May is to use </span><strong style="font-size: x-large;">Embossing </strong><span style="font-size: large;">on your card. It can be either dry or wet embossing, or both.... I opted for both. I love the look of wet embossing and rarely do it- so this challenge helped motivate me to pull out my heat gun. My background panel is dry embossed and the sentiment is wet embossed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The mid-month throwdown is to create gal and guy cards with the same layout. I had to position my focal image on the gal in a different place than the guy card...I used my patterned paper in different spots and I did not want to cover up the cute paper on the gal card. The stamps are from the new release at My Favorite Things- so fun!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And here are a few more of my recent card creations. I continued to heat emboss a lot of the sentiments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by,</span><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-82118561011432879972015-05-04T19:52:00.002-04:002015-05-04T19:52:42.311-04:00Yes- A Christmas Card<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Hello! I wanted to start making a few Christmas cards here and there- and I liked the sketch at </span><a href="http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/" style="font-size: x-large;">http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/</a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so- yup, I made a Christmas card on a warm, sunny day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used an image by Sweet n Sassy-- how cute! The gems match the green in the papers-even though it looks yellow. </span><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-58274608751295127312015-05-03T12:31:00.001-04:002015-05-03T12:31:07.849-04:002 Sketches, a Flying Dog and a Pink Bird!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome! I have a few cards to share.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Try Stamping-or not- On Tuesday posted a fun sketch.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/">http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I used a fun stamp and pin face by Darcie; a bit too bulky for our troops to send home in the mail- so I plan to use this as a hero card. Hero cards can be larger and bumpy since Sandy at OWH puts them on the top of the boxes of cards she packs up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another great sketch came from <a href="http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/">http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is another sweet stamp by Sugar Pea Designs- I really enjoy coloring the images- enough detail to be interesting but not so much that it takes forever to color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the gals at Cards in Envy chose 'pretty in pink' as the theme for this week. You must go look at the cards posted- gorgeous!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Instead of making a pretty pink card, I decided to go with pink and silly! This Inky Antics flamingo makes me smile- what an expression on her face!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And last but not least, challenge #68 at Cardz 4 Guys is Flight. I went through my stamps- looking for a plane, a bird or a hot air balloon- and what did I find but this high flying pooch by Art Impressions! <a href="http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.co.uk/">http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.co.uk/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for visiting, have a wonderful week--and go make a card...or 2!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Diane</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-31012843236843234962015-05-01T06:00:00.000-04:002015-05-01T06:00:09.816-04:00Guest I-Teamer for Words to Scrap By for May!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings! When I won the March challenge at Words to Scrap By, I was also asked to be a Guest I-Teamer! Wahoooo!</span><br />
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photographs and paper crafting are two ways we commemorate
life events. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This month's challenge is
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picture-taking phrase </span><strong style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Say Cheese</strong><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">! </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Well, I love taking pictures and my family knows I am the one to come to when they need a picture from last week, last year, 10 years ago! And yes- I even have a few original Polaroid pictures! When I heard the challenge, I just had to pull out this great image from <a href="http://sugarpeadesigns%2Ccom/">SugarPeaDesigns.com</a>. Selfies are such a common site these days- and ya gotta love the selfie sticks! We tried one out at Christmas and were able to get a large group of people around the dining room table! I love the expression on her face as she poses for her selfie! And I had to give her a gold phone- in honor of my niece Paige and her gold phone! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Thanks so much for stopping by and special thanks to Annie, Sybrina and Bobbi for letting me join in on the W2SB fun!</span></div>
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-36439916507735895932015-04-19T14:05:00.000-04:002015-04-19T14:05:18.401-04:00Relaxing Kind of Weekend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Hello! I did not have lots of plans for this weekend so I was able to read, watch Outlander and create some cards!{Yup, my laundry is still waiting to be done...later, later!}</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Male Room's current challenge is to use letters or numbers on our projects. My Favorite Things recently showed several ways to make shaker cards and that inspired my card. A super simple layout with masculine papers and colors and I am pleased with the results!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the ladies from Cards 4 Guyz came up with another fun challenge....<a href="http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-66-exoticjungle-wildlife_14.html">Challenge # 66 Exotic/Jungle Wildlife</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used an Inky Antics image and colored it with copic markers. What a sweet duo- the hippo and the bird....well- and the stamp and copics too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I do not usually combine challenges but Cards in Envy's challenge is Child's Play -so I decided to use the Penny Black stamp for both challenges.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I always enjoy the theme at Words to Scrap By and April's theme is The Earth has Music. I combined a few stamps to create the creating to go with the adorable elephant by Avery Elle. I have a special place in my heart for elephants- as does my niece, Tessa.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So- this one is made with Tessa in my thoughts! She is pure joy to me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">OWH's mid month throwdown is stitching. So- this is kind of a cheat- but I adore the dies with the stitched edges....love the little extra detail. And the foam finger is on an Action Wobble--so fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Diane</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-63295361124939567692015-04-12T19:52:00.001-04:002015-04-12T19:52:04.091-04:00Post #2 Cardz 4 Guy4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">I have another card to share today! It is for the Super Hero challenge at <a href="http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.co.uk/">http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.co.uk/</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am not sure if I mentioned that I love Sugar Pea Designs stamps and dies and Wendy and the DT....well- they like me too--lol! I won a $100 gift card for their birthday celebration- oh my- I was in heaven. You will be seeing creations with their stamps over the next few weeks- here is a picture of the huge amount of goodies I selected with my prize:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The stamp I used for this card is a Sugar Pea Designs set I purchased a while back and boy is this a great set! The image is adorable and there are a lot of sentiments you can create. I love stamps for the guys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I kept the layout simple and added NO embellishments- just let the image shine! And speaking of shine- can you see the clear glaze (Sakura pen) on his glasses and lightening bolt? I love this pen- gives a nice shine but dries super fast and the pen makes application in tiny spots a breeze!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Have a wonderful week-- and how about creating a card? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Diane</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello, I have a few cards to share. I am a devotee of the OWH challenges and I am a bit behind.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My first card is for the monthly ODBD challenge and this month we are to make masculine cards. Cards for Fathers Day are due to OWH by the end of this month so I am in the masculine mind set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I combined several stamps from Avery Elle's 'The Man' set to create the focal sentiment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I went in a feminine direction and tried out some IndigoBlu leafing flakes- oh so pretty in real life- not easy to photograh! I have 2 jars of flakes. One container is full of flakes in a variety of colors: copper, silver, blue, & green but mostly gold and the other is silver, silver and just silver! Gorgeous!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tried using OWH sketch #250 but I just could not find a way to put the bottom strip across my circle-- it cut off the body of the CTMH stamp of a celebrating/dancing gal in unpleasant ways no matter how I positioned it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Try Stampin on Tuesday (</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/" style="font-size: 14px;">Trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com</a>) </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">also posted a sketch- and oh no- that dreaded bottom strip again- LOL. I was more successful with this strip! The silver leafing is stunning in person! Different from heat embossing-which I struggle with- especially on solid images- so the flakes make me happy! </span></div>
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831440897770617677noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705154428232704344.post-29318813306695415972015-04-01T18:45:00.000-04:002015-04-01T18:45:08.311-04:00The Paper Players #238 and Operation Write Home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I often plan to play along with the challenges at The Paper Players...and today I was successful! I chose the diagonal option of yellow-sequins-polka dots for my card and a super sweet Mo Manning digital image. Go check out the fun at </span><a href="http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/" style="font-size: x-large;">http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And even though it is April 1st-- I wanted to join in on the Mid Month Throwdown at OWH. <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/march-mid-month-throwdown-red-white-and-blue/">http://operationwritehome.org/march-mid-month-throwdown-red-white-and-blue/</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Our challenge is to use red, white and blue on a card. I like to make patriotic cards-but I also like to use the colors on other cards. And who can resist this cute little puppy by Purple Onion Designs? I love to watch Therese</span><span style="font-size: large;"> ( <a href="https://lostinpaper.wordpress.com/">https://lostinpaper.wordpress.com/</a></span><span style="font-size: large;">) create her cards and I adore the Purple Onion stamps she often uses. The pooch was super quick to color with Copics and I love the simplicity of my card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the week,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Diane</span></div>
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