My Card For Septembers ODBD Challenge

Here is my card for the Operation Write Home  September ODBD Challenge.

I made my own background for this stamp by making a monoprint paper on my gelli plate. I'm having so much fun printing papers with the gelli plate. The "Thanks" die used on the front of the card is from Paper Smooches. In this picture you can see a portion of the Kraft envelope that I made for this card using the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board.

 Our Daily Bread Designs donates the postage for one box of Operation Write Home cards to be sent to our military overseas  for each 25 cards that are entered in this challenge. They also, very  generously  give gift certificates to their stamp store  to two of  cards that are entered.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. Leave a comment.
Kathy

Sweet Little Girl From Hero Arts Stamps

This stamp is from Hero Arts and I think this little girl is just the sweetest little thing.

I used all  papers that were leftovers  from a mini album that I made for one of the grandkids. The snippets of doily are from another card made long long ago. The coloring technique is my favorite and the only one I know how to do. I used Derwent colored pencils and  blended the colors with gamsol.

The flower centers are Liquid Pearls and the color is Buttercup.
The bakers twine is from We R Memory Keepers and the color is Blue Lagoon.
I colored two of the little girl images and fussy cut one. I used pop dots behind that image to make this darling little girl stand out.

I'm entering this card in three challenges:

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Snippits Playground Week #140

Clear It Out Challenge Blog

Gelli Prints Combined With Diecuts

The first time I saw Gelli Plate prints on Pinterest I knew I had to get a Gelli Plate. For about a year I thought about it and talked about it  and thought about it some more. The day that  my niece said that if her house was on fire the first thing she would  try to save was  her Gelli Plate, that was all the encouragement that I needed. I finally bought one.

Here are some of the card and envelope sets I made using  monoprint papers that I printed using my new  Gelli Plate and acrylic paints.

No two prints are ever the same and it is always a surprise when you lift the paper and see the finished print.

Now, I find myself looking for items that can be used as texture tools for print making. I used a circle stencil to make these prints. A tool that I bought at an office supply store years ago and used to make perfect circles for applique when I made quilts.

I'm really excited about using my die cuts in combination with the printed backgrounds. Love the look. The dies that I used for these cards are Memory Box, Penney Black and Elizabeth Crafts.

Notice that there is a matching envelope for each card. Thanks to the new envelope punch board I can make any size envelopes to go with my new cards.

Thanks for visiting my blog today. Please leave a comment and let me know if you like print making with a Gelli Plate.
Kathy

A Card & A Challenge For A Friend

This picture doesn't show the pretty pattern and texture of the background paper on this card. I like this stamp so much that  I finally had to buy it because I've  borrowed it from my friend Evy too many times.

 MY CHALLENGE TO CINDY
Today I'm going to throw out a little  challenge to my good friend"Cindy", who blogs at Cindy's Stitches In Time

Cindy, I challenge you to design and make a "Birthday Bag & A Tag"

.As this is our first challenge I won't make any rules about materials used  or techniques. We will be getting together on September 16th so we will have our bag reveal at that time. We will both share our creations on our blogs on September 17th. 

Here are some links to blogs showing some examples of Bags & Tags:

http://stampingwithguneauxdesigns.com/stampin-up-paper-purse-gingham-garden-dsp/

 http://nannyspansypatch.blogspot.com/2013/05/teachers-treat-bags.html

 http://addinktivedesigns.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/case-ing-catty-challenge-1-gift-and.html

 http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2468162?&cat=5657

Can't wait to see what you design, Cindy.

Love Butterflies

My card  today is a butterfly digital image that I think I got from Hero Arts a few years back. I've made cards using  blue, purple, yellow and orange butterflies but the orange is my favorite. The hello die is an old Sizzix die.

There was only enough of the polka dot paper to make two cards

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I hope you have a great day.
Kathy

OWH Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge

This is the card that I made for this months OWH, Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge.

Theme is stars and today's card is inspired by the card that I made and shared  in this blog post.

For this card I used a card design from "Scrap Happens" and  was part of the August, 2013 OWH Labor Day Virtual Cardmaking Party.
I used red glitter paper for the base layer , the stars, and the sentiment die.
I used an assortment of embossed inchies glued to a blue base. The background is embossed with stars.
The thanks die is new and is from Paper Smooches.

Our Daily Bread Designs donates the postage for one box of cards to be sent to our military overseas  for each 25 cards that are entered in this challenge. They also, very  generously  give gift certificates to their stamp store  to two of  cards that are entered.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.
Kathy

Operation Write Home Sketch #236

My card today is for the Operation Write Home Sketch  Challenge #236.

  The sweet little bird is a stamp from  the Paper Smooches "Chubby Chums" stamp set. I paper pieced the little bird from the same yellow paper that was used on the rest of the card.

This summer it's been my personal, card making goal to make cards using only the leftover  papers from my scrap file. This also includes those designer paper pads that have been in my collection for a very long time. "No New Paper" is my rule.

 There is a very good reason for this and I probably didn't mention that I got a gelli plate and I've been spending hours printing my own paper. I'll show you some of the cards made from that paper next week.

 The papers used to make  these cards finished off an old 6x6 pad.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.