House of Cards Week 5 Challenge

The challenge over at House of Cards for the 5th week of the month is "Photo Inspiration + Any Style Goes."  First the photo inspiration.

Now my Classic & Elegant Card.

Products used:

Stamps, Cardstock & Markers - Stampin'Up!

Dies - Spellbinders A2 Curved Borders One

Zing Black Opaque Embossing Powder

Ranger Stickles 'Orange Peel'

Pearls are from my stash.

I CASEd this card from Splitcoast Stampers

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge 175

The Stars and Stamps Blog at Operation Write Home has posted Sketch Challenge 175.  The painting and remodeling in the house is almost done so I had time to work on a card this weekend.

I am still playing with the wonderful Authentique "Genuine" collection.  Love the blue jeans and bandanna look to the papers.  Sentiment is from TPC Studios.  

I am also entering this in the Inkspirational Blogs Challenge #22 "Anything Goes."  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

You can visit my Creative Memories Website HERE.

OWH Midweek Throwdown Tic Tac Toe

The Midweek Throwdown this week for Operation Write Home was a Tic Tac Toe Grid for us to choose from.

I chose Ribbon, Tag and Rhinestones.  I was using up some of my stash.  I always liked this vintage paper but it is time to let it go and have someone else enjoy it too! :-)

DSP and Tag is Creative Memories Vintage Romance (only available in a digital version now).  Sentiment is Hero Arts OWH Set Right At Home.  I embossed the sentiment using Versamark Ink and Zing Opaque White Embossing Powder.  I toned down the white with a little Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distressed ink.  Ribbon is from my stash.  

Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

Virtual Card Making Part #9 and Midweek Throwdown

Once again I have managed to squeeze two challenges into one card!  Also came up with a Wedding themed  card idea for my card swap group too.  The challenge on Desert Rose Outpost was for a card with White or Cream and 3 layers.  The Midweek Throwdown at Operation Write Home was to make a Fun Fold Card.

Inside the card reads Happiness, Forever and Always

Products used:
Sentiment:  Stampin'Up! Mr. & Mrs., Loving Thoughts
Ink:  Ranger Archival Jet Black
Embossing Powder:  Zing Clear
Embossing Folders:  Fancy Fan Folder (Stampin'Up!), Cuttlebug Divine Swirl
Die:  Stampin'Up! Embosslits Scalloped Heart
Cardstock:  Stampin'Up Whisper White

Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

One Stamp 3 Ways Third Card

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This is my third card for the Clean and Simple Cardmaking 2 Day 5.  Using the same stamp (Stampin'Up Pleasant Poppies) but a different take on it!

Products Used:
Stampin'Up Pleasant Poppies, Hero Arts Clear Stamps Year Round Sentiments
Ink:  Stampin'Up Craft White, Tim Holtz Distressed Ink Old Olive, Wild Honey, Dried Marigold and Gathered Twigs.
American Crafts Zing! White Opaque Embossing Powder
Ranger Ink Blending Tool
Cardstock: Neenah Solar White. Craft
Ribbon from my stash
Card Base Xpedex

Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories Website here.

One Stamp 3 Ways Second Card

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I am back with the second card from the Clean and Simple Cardmaking 2 Day 5.  Here is my second card from the same stamp (Stampin'Up Pleasant Poppies).

Products Used:
Stamps:  Stampin'Up Pleasant Poppies, Teeny Tiny Wishes (sentiment)
Ink:  Stampin'Up Craft White
Embossing Powder:  American Crafts Zing! Opaque White
Stampin'Up! markers in Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade
Stampin'Up! Everyday Enchantment Organdy Ribbon in Calypso Coral
Craft Cardstock
Card Base from Xpedex

Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories Website Here.

Clean and Simple Cardmaking 2 Day 3

The Day 3 card by Jennifer McGuire used a gradient stamping technique.  I also like how she showed us to make a paper bow that will go through the mail without getting squished.  My card.

Products used:

Stamp Set Lawn Fawn Interlocking Backdrops

Close To My Heart Happy Birthday Art Philosophy Set

Ink Memento DewDrop Dye Ink in Dandelion, Tangelo and Lady Bug

Versamark Watermakr Embossing Ink

American Crafts Zing Opaque White Embossing Powder

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Yellow card stock.

I am also entering this in the Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps Midweek Throwdown .

Happy Crafting!

Donna

You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

Online Card Classes Clean and Simple Cardmaking 2

As a combination Christmas/Birthday present from my dear SIL, I got a ticket to the Online Card Classes Clean and Simple Cardmaking 2.  This is the first day and I have learned so much from the videos.  This is my version of the card that Jennifer McGuire demonstrated in the class.  She used Hero Arts metal die cuts that matched the stamp set and Hero Arts Shadow ink.  I used Cricut Artiste die cuts, my mish-mashed collection of Thank You stamps and Tim Holtz Distressed Inks.

Products List

Cricut Artiste Cartridge from Close To My Heart

Tim Holtz Distressed Inks in Ripe Persimmon, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry and Peacock Feathers.

Close To My Heart Word Balloons Stamp Set 

TPC Studio Greetings Stamp Set (no longer available)

Stampendous Thank You (1994)

PSX Thank You

Hampton Art Thank You (2010)

American Crafts Zing! Opaque White Embossing Powder 

Versamark Watermark Clear Embossing Ink

Card Stock Xpedex

Happy Crafting!

Donna

You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

Elegant Wedding Card and VCMP Challenge 9

I finally finished my last challenge (#9) from the Operation Write Home Virtual Card Making Party last weekend.  Shannon at Sharing My Work for OWH challenged us to use a neglected tool.  I used my heat embossing tool.  It has been a while since I heat embossed and the results turned out gorgeous.

This is a wedding card I made for the son of a friend.  I stamped the Stampin'Up! Mr & Mrs in Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink and embossed it with Zing Clear Finish embossing powder.  It gave it a nice shiny raised feeling.  I used the Stampin'Up! Apothecary Accent Framelit to cut it out.  The paper is Creative Memories Tie the Knot Addition (no longer available).  I used Our Daily Bread Stamps for the inside of the card.

Then I made a gift card holder from my new Close to My Heart Artiste Cricut Cartridge.  I found the idea on Diane's blog Capadia Designs.  She was one of the first blogs I ever started following right after I bought my Cricut.  This Gift card holder is on page 55 of the Artiste Cartridge book and is cut at 5 inches.

That's it for the Virtual Card Making Party Challenges.  I had fun doing them and created more cards in a weekend then I did all last month.
Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories Website HERE.