Thinking About You Today...

every been making a card (or six) get them all done then you can't find the paper pack to tell everyone what products you used?  no?  crap, must just be me... hummmmm


I found this great Hexagon Sketch from Sketch Saturday #263

Hexagon Punch - Creative Memories

Sentiment - Unity Stamp Co. Grab Bay

Brown Cardstock - Misc Old Stash

You Are Missed

Not only is there a fantastic sketch for this week on Operation Write Home's blog, but there is a Blog Candy Alert too!  You probably should check it out :)



This great printed paper comes from My Mind's Eye called Find and Dandy True Blue (gotta love those boy & girl owls!)

The cardstock is from this HUGE stack I recently bought from DieCutWithAView for a fantastically low price.  It could be a tad bit thicker for my taste but I'll fully line the whole thing so it will hold up to the solider's writing home.

Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Miss You So Much



Ink - CloseToMyHeart Cocoa



Yellow Dots - Candi (I love these!  They add embellishment without the weight & bulk of metal brads)


Of course I made more than just these two, I ended up with six cards!

Your Smile

The Sweet Stop: SSS215 is, like usual, a great sketch!  I really do love the sketches from this site, this time there is a twist of "It's a Girl Thing". So I dug out the girliest supplies I could think of & went to work, making four of these for Operation Write Home.








Pink Floral Paper - KI Memories Urban Era

Green Cardstock - Stampin' Up

All other Papers - Making Memories Simply Fabulous Scrapbook Kit

Dress Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Undeniably You

Sentiment Stamp - Share Your Smile

Stamp Ink - Memento London Fog

Colored with Copic Markers

Twine from The Twinery

Misc Eyelet

Creative Memories Shape Cutter

fly away dragonfly

I love dragonfliles... they're so fun to watch flitting across the water or chasing me to the mailbox like they didthis morning, one even bonked me on the forehead.  When I read that Operation Write Home's Midweek Throwdown was Thing With Wings, it was a no brainer to reach for a dragonfly stamp.

Sketch I chose is from Tuesday Morning Sketches #202

Printed Paper - Cosmo Cricket Fleuriste

Solid Cardstsock - DieCutWithAView

Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Dragonfly of Beauty

Ink - Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue

Green Embellishments - Candi

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Vintage Photo

Life's a Picnic

this challenge from 2 Broke Girls Challenges has been stumping me.... because I knew I wanted to make cards for Operation Write Home, the challenge is metal, but OWH doesn't like bulky stuffs so.... head scratcher until I remembered this cool stretchy metal stuff from Boxer Scrapbook Productions :)

I used Kathy's Waffle Sketch for June

Plus the challenge of "Hello Boys" from Papertake Weekly Challenges

Fishing Pole Stamp - CTMH World's Best Dad

Other Stamps - CTMH Campin' Fever

all Ink - CTMH... Cocoa, Key Lime, Lagoon, Crystal Blue, Sunset, Gold Rush & Bamboo

Stickles - Firefly

Liquid Pearls - Dark Chocolate, Avocado, Copper

Patriotic Thank You

Today I found a new challenge for Red/White/Blue... at least two plus all the shades of you wanted from Crop Chocolate Cocoa Creators (Challenge # 5)and I really like the current sketch from Sketch Frenzy Friday (061413)

Thank You Stamp - VivaLasVegas

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Cranberry

Distressed Flag Stamp - OurDailyBread

Painted with KaiserColour paints in Red & Marine Blue then stamped on White Cardstock

Blue Cardstock - Core'dinations Core Color

Red Cardstock - CloseToMyHeart Cranberry

Ribbons - The Robert Stanley Collection (Hobby Lobby)

A light in the Fog

although I'm not sure how well my "fog" came thru on my cards but I definitely tried



I made these for the following Challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches #90 - which I just couldn't make square & I left off the sentiment but I added mating so I'm calling it even
Inkspirational #24 - a Photo Inspiration (see at bottom of post)

Stamp - VivaLasVegas Stamps Plate#923

Stamped with Memento in Black & colored with  various Copic Markers

Yellow Glitter Pen from Portafolia

Chipboard Stars - UmWowStudio Star Confetti

Topped with CloseToMyHeart White Daisy Pigment ink then coated with Stickles in Crystal