2014 First Sketch of the Year

Good morning everyone!  Oh my, what a delight and an honor to have one of my cards chosen for Operation Write Home's Sketch of the Week, the first for 2014!  I've learned so much from OWH card makers this last year, I feel my cards have a little touch of each one of you, thank you!

I really love this sketch, so versatile, not only in paper but in shapes too.  I'm big on letting sentiments and the paper do the talking.  A little dry embossing doesn't hurt either.  At any rate, I got so excited that I made a couple more versions to show the versatility of this sketch, hope it gets your mojo going too!   P.S.  If you use a stripe in your challenge, jump on over to the monthly Our Daily Bread Designs challenge and link up your creation there too!

Blue Friend
DP:  DCWV "Winter Basics"  6x6 stack
Sentiment: Create With TLC
Embossing:  Quickutz "Woven"

Pink/Green Miss U
DP:  K&Company, Studio G
Sentiment:  Handmade By Paula

Brown Miss U
DP:  Paper Studio
Sentiment:  Handmade By Paula

Operation Write Home Top 13

Happy New Year everyone!  Best wishes for a wonderful new year.   There's a tradition over at Operation Write Home to have card makers post their top favorite cards made during the year.  It's like a mini memory lane and blog hop, all at the same time!  

The year has been really enlightening for me, as I realized I was developing a style, and could really identify sketches and papers that just "hit it off" for me.  Here's my favorite cards for  2013, thanks for stopping by.

Memorial Weekend Blog Hop

Love Spoken Here: #191

MWTD: Color Challenge

Friend: Sketch 184

Happy Easter: Sketch 154

Design Bootcamp: Repetition

Boot Camp: That's Odd

A Hero's Thank You: # 170

Miss You: sketch 196

Hello: Sketch 192

MTD: Tags and Twine

Sketch 188

Valentine: Sketch 197

Thank You: Sketch 205 & MWTD

Whew!  The holidays came and went in a flash.  I'm deep in the middle of making wedding invitations for my son and future daughter-in-law, so I have a quick moment to put together this week's sketch over at OWH.  Since I'm doing double time with the card and invitation making, I decided to do double time with the Midweek Throwdown.  The MWTD challenges us to make a color card in either red/white or green/white.  I chose green, think spring!  Well, back to the invitations, I'll post one when completed.

DP:  Studio G 6x6

Sentiment: Create With TLC

EF:  Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots"

Tuesday Tutorial: Paper Punch Penguins

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!  Praise the Lord for he is King!  Today's Tuesday Tutorial over at Operation Write Home is to make a penguin card using punches (that is if you don't have a penguin stamp).  There is a special Brigadier General who is fond of penguins and requested a whole box of penguin cards.  Sandy challenged us each to make ONE special penguin card and she shared her talents by demonstrating several ways to make penguins with our everyday punches.  Thanks Sandy!  Here's my take on making a paper punched penguin:  Kid Style!  Best wishes to all!

DP:  doodlebug designs 6x6 "boys only"

Tiny Brads:  Recollections

Punches:  Heart (for face) Marvy, Assorted circle punches

Sentiment:  Computer generated

Happy Birthday "Kid Style" OWH #203

Happy Sunday everyone!  Great sketch today over at Operation Write Home's Stars and Stamps.  I love the simplicity, which is what I need right now!  We're a little behind the Christmas decorating curve, just getting the tree up today.   I usually like to mat everything, but thought to KISS as Marlene said, and create a quick, cute kid card.   Now onto decorating the tree, have a great week everyone.

DP:  American Crafts 6x6 "Hip Hip Hooray"

Sticker:  ArtMinds Adhesive Award Badges (Office Max-Teacher section)

Mini Brads:  Recollections

Miss You: OWH Sketch #202

Another Sunday crafting cards, it's just can't get any better, unless the Denver Broncos win, that is!!  This week's sketch over at Operation Write Home is a fun "easy" one, love the circle sentiment.  Time to go craft some more cards and root for the Broncos.  We've had any where from 9 inches in our town to 3 feet of snow across Colorado, it's going to be a very cold ballgame!  Best wishes for a great week.

DP:  doodlebug design 6x6 "boys only"

Embossing Folder:  Lifestyles "Woven" 

Twine:  We R Memory Keepers

Sentiment:  computer generated

Hero Mail: Sketch 201

Happy Sunday everyone, hope your Thanksgiving was everything you wanted it to be.  The weekend ends with another great sketch from Operation Write Home's Stars and Stamps.  I purposely waited until the Bronco game to create, my superstition is proving me right.  The Broncos win when I make cards!  Another winning combo, this week's sketch and Hero mail.  I hope some tired soldier will get a much need spirit lift.  Best wishes for a great week.

DP:  Authentique 6x6 "Pride"

Stamp:  Stamper's Best Operation Home Fundraiser

             Thank You For Your Service created by Sandy Allnock

Star Punch: Ki by Hampton Arts

Star Brads:  Recollections