Presidents Day Weekend VCMP - Saturday Challenges

Operation Write home is host a Virtual Card Making Party (VCMP) for President's Day.  Here are my card for the Saturday Challenge.

Challenge # 1: Zig Zag your Cards
Erica  is hosting the first challenge on her block Scrapin' Intervention and it  is to make cards using zig Zags.  I've used the Cricut Cartridge Plantin Schoolbook for the zig zag on my card and Wildcard for my sentiment.

I've cut an extra zig zag for the inside of my card.

1 card for OWH

Challenge #2: All Creatures Great and Small; Cards for Kids:
The second challenge is by Misty at DeLiteful Gifts and it is to make a Critter Card.  I've used a stamp set that my oldest son had given me a couple of years ago.  There are 6 different dogs in this set and I only made 4 different card using the  dogs. 

 Everything for the cards was pulled out of my scrap pile.

I used the 2 1/2" circle punch and layered a second one behind my images.

4 Cards fir OWH

Challenge #3: Texture Omit/Selective Embossing Challenge:
Beth at Bunnyscrap has a great embossing challenge.  I used the a Sizzlits die to make my diffuser for this challenge.  She has a great tutorial on her blog showing you how to do this.

I added another punched leaf and a bit of ribbon on the inside of the card.

1 card for OWH

Challenge #4: Things with Wings:
Candy's at Penguinpapers challenge is to use wings on your cards.  I used the Hoot 'n Holler cartridge for my owls for this challenge. 

2 cards for OWH

Challenge #5: Disappearing Act with Sketch #63:
Leslie at The Crooked Stamper is using 12x12 paper to make six card with sketch #63.  I've used Paper Lace II for my sentiment instead of stamping. 

6 Cards for OWH

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14 cards for OWH

Recipe:
Paper: Card stock: Recollection Card Bases; Unknown scraps for rest of projects
Stamps: Gel-a-tins: Pups; Stampin' Up: Whimsical Words;
Cricut Cartridges: Plantin Schoolbook and Wildcard, Hoot 'n Holler, and Paper Lace II
Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug - Textile
Die: Sizzix: Decorative Label Set #4 - Ornate Label #5

OWH VCMP Challenge #8

Operation Write Home is hosting a Virtual Card Making Party this Labor Day weekend. Here is my card for Challenge #8, A sports themed card hosted by Cherie's Corner.

I used sketch #111 for this card.

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1 card made for OWH
Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the products mentioned.

Recipe:
Paper: Cardstock: Recollections - tan; Designer Paper - unknown scrap
Ink: Stampin' Up - Pear Pizzazz
Stamp: Stampin' Up Extreme Dirt Bike
Misc. adhesive

OWH VCMP Challenge #7

Operation Write Home is hosting a Virtual Card Making Party this Labor Day weekend. Here is my card for Challenge #7, A Christmas card for a child and a Hero hosted by Scrapping with a Purpose.

For my card I'm using another sketch from Operation Write Home Sketch #102.  I'm using two different sizes of polka dot papers.  For the embossed strips I embossed the cardstock sized to fit my embossing folder then cut off the 1/4" strips.  I find it easier to emboss this way instead of trying to make the 1/4" strip straight in my embossing folder.  I used another Unity stamp and hand cut  around the outside of it.

 

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2 cards made for OWH
Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the products mentioned.

Recipe:
Paper: Cardstock: Recollections - cream; Desinger Paper: KI Memories
Stamp: Unity Kit of the Month September 2011 {all seasons}
Ink: Stampin' Up - Brocade Blue
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Snowflakes

OWH VCMP - Sketch #136

Operation Write Home is hosting a Virtual Card Making Party this Labor Day weekend. Here is my card for Sketch #136 on the Operation Write Home Blog.

 

When I have a scraps of cardstock or pattern paper left over from a project I pull out my dies and do a little bit of cutting, inking, and assembling if need be.  The birdies on this card are from my jar of birdies from scraps. The colors of the birds are the colors in the background paper.  I embossed my pattern paper then layered the tan cardstock and the birds on top.  I stamped the sentiment and cut it out.

 

For the inside I stamped the bird from the October kit in the corner and added a strip of background paper to the left hand side of the mat.

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1 card made for OWH
Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the products mentioned.

Recipe:
Paper: Cardstock - Recollections tan and brown; Pattern paper - unknown
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Arglye
Dies: Stampin' Up - Sizzlits Birds and Bloom
Stamp: Unity Kit of the Month December 2011 {... filled with love} and October 2011 {Faith, Hope, Love...live by it}
Ink: VersaMagic - Midnight Black, Coffee Bean
Misc: adhesive, pearls, die cut birds

OWH VCMP Challenge #5

Edited: I had originally posted that it was sketch challenge #5 and it should have been for Sketch Challenge #4

Operation Write Home is hosting a Virtual Card Making Party this Labor Day weekend. Here is my card for Challenge #4, Western Cowboy or Horse Card Challenge hosted by Sandy's Crafty Creations.

For my card I'm using another Operation Write Home Sketch number 4.  I embossed my tan cardstock with the frame and cut it out.  I used post it notes to cover the outside of the frame and stamped my horse head on the inside of the frame.  I embossed a strip of white cardstock and rounded the corners of my background paper.

For the inside I stamped the running horse border twice across the bottom of the white mat and rounded the corners.

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1 card made for OWH
Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the products mentioned.

Recipe:
Cardstock: Recollections - white, tan and brown cardstock; Pattern paper - DCWV - Retro prints mat stack
Stamp: Inkadinakado - Horses
Ink: VersaMark Brilliance - Coffee Bean
Embossing Folder: Stampin' Up - Designer Frame, Cuttlebug -  borders
Misc: adhesive, post it notes, scissors

OWH VCMP Challenge #4

The Operation Write Home is hosting a Virtual Card Making Party this Labor Day weekend. Here is card for Challenge #4, Triple Time Stamping Technique Challenge hosted by Donna Inks.

 I love the way her card turned out and even though I have that same stamp set I decided to use a different one for my card.

 

 

I stamped the ship in the middle of the smallest paper as I wanted that to be the focal point.  I then stamped the globe and journal a couple of times.  I then finished off with the compass and anchor in the top left corner.  

I stamped the sentiment and punched it out with a circle punch and backed it the circle in the yellow carstock.

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1 card made for OWH
Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the products mentioned.

Recipe:
Cardstock: DCWV - Yellow cardstock; Recollections - White cardstock
Stamps: Stampin' Up - The Open Sea and Hodgepodge Happiness
Ink: Stampin' Up - Early Espresso
Misc: adhesive and circle punch.

OWH VCMP Challenge #3

The Operation Write Home is hosting a Virtual Card Making Party this Labor Day weekend. Here is card for Challenge #3, Snowflakes but not Christmas challenge hosted by Cindy's Card Co.

I'm using Sketch #2 from Operation Write Homes Sketch's to make this card. I started by inking my stamp with black in the snowman , bird and bird house then inking the snowflakes with blue ink.  I stamped my image on white cardstock and cleaned my stamp then traced around it. I matted my image onto brown cardstock and rounded the corners.  I used the Snowflake embossing folder on the blue and white polka dot paper and matted tan paper behind it.  I tied a ribbon around the top with a scrap. 

For the inside I matted white cardstock onto the blue and white polka dot paper to bring the colors inside.  I stamped my sentiment onto white cardstock and punched it out.

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1 card made for OWH
Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the products mentioned.

Recipe:
Cardstock: Recollections - white and tan; DCWV - Retro Prints mat stack; Stampin' Up - Welcome Neighbor
Stamp: Unity Kit of the Month November 2011 {take your time}; Stampin' Up - Hodgepodge Happiness
Ink: VersaMagic - Aegean Blue, Midnight Black
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Snowflakes
Misc: ribbon, adhesive, colored pencils, circle punch

OWH VCMP Challenge #2

Operation Write Home is hosting a Virtual Card Making Party this Labor Day weekend.  Here is my card for Challenge #2, a recipe challenge hosted by Cherie's Corner of the World

I'm using Sketch #1 from the Operation Write Home Sketchs to make this card. I first stamped my image onto what card stock then cleaned and dried my stamp.  I then lined my stamp up on my image and traced around it.  I used water color pencils to color in the stamped image and cut around my pencil lines.   I stamped my sentiment and made it into a banner.  Both the image and sentiment are inked with distress ink.

 

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1 card made for OWH
Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the products mentioned.

Recipe:
Paper: Cardstock: Recollections - white; DCWV - Retroprints mat stack; Unknown blue
Stamps: Unity Kit of the Month - December 2011 {... filled with love}
Color Pencils: Staedtler - Light Brown, Sky blue; General's Kimberly - 710 Pink, 770 French Blue. 707 Green; Derwent - 70 French Grey
Ink: VersaMagic - Midnight Black; Distress Ink - Vintage photp
Misc.: pop up dots, adhesive, pencil and scissors