A Quick CASE

This card was CASED from Ann our featured cardmaker on July 22nd. I can definitely see myself using this design again and again. It's great for those who aren't into coloring or stamping as it can pretty much be done just with papers. The colors in these papers are actually more neutral and subtle than they appear in this photo.

The flower clip art in this card, along with a bunch of other fun images, can be found at PhillipMartin.com and are free for non-profit use.

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Sailboat for OWH Midweek Thowdown

I'm not sure if it's just me but lately it feels like online activity consumes way too much time (maybe working on a computer all day makes it feel worse) so I'm going to make more of an effort to actually make cards as opposed to talk, read or think about making them. I'm not a big user of social media but I do find myself often caught up in reading and commenting on blogs and I'm going to try to discipline myself a bit more.

Here's a sailboat card that I made for my next shipment. Since it fits the MWT 'Water' theme I thought I'd share it.

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Just for You

Two cards from my last shipment that I thought I'd share today. Both use simple sentiments and everyday images from my clip-art collections to give them a long shelf-life and the best chance for being useful. I've started in on Fall, Winter & Christmas themes but I almost always try to include some year-round, any time designs like these as well.

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Birthday Boys

While I can generally do pretty well with masculine cards for little boys and adults, making cards that are "just right" for teenage boys is more of a challenge for me. Determined to work on some for my next box of OWH cards and inspired by the card made by our Featured Cardmaker Lee Mae back in April, I hunted down some skateboarder clip art (who knew that the clip art I've collected over the years as a graphic designer would find a wonderful new use!).

I like how these turned out and know that I'll turn to these images again in the future. Now I need to think of some other "teen boy" images to hunt for.

Butterflies

I wouldn't consider myself a huge fan of butterflies but lately I've been finding myself doing more and more butterfly themed cards... from Clean and Simple (CAS) to more embellished... here are a few that were in the last box I shipped to OWH.

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Miss You

These are a few of the Miss You cards that were included in my recent shipment to Dixie. 

It took me several weeks to get to it but I did eventually try the 'Starburst Tutorial'.

I found it fairly quick & easy to do and I like the results so I am sure this will become a regular in my crafting arsenal, especially when I have odds-n-ends in papers that I am trying to use up.

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Christmas MWT & A Free Digi Too!

It's beginning to look like Christmas? Well I have unpacked the great finds I collected back in January and have started to work on a few Christmas cards to tuck into my next box.

I created this image myself and am happy to share it with you in both a colored version as well as black & white for anyone who prefers to color it themselves.

As always feel free to use these images in any of your crafting projects. Post a link back here if you'd like to share it but please do not sell it, repost it or claim it as your own. Just click on it and then use the 'save as' command to save it to you computer.

Happy Crafting Everyone!

The Party's Over (Almost!)

I couldn't resist sneaking in just a few more challenges before guests arrive. I hope you've enjoyed the party as much as I have.

Pinwheel Style
at Hello From Kate!

Bears and Hearts
at Scrappin' Bears

 Bear Image & Sentiment from HamboStamps.com

Color Me Crazy
at My Craft Central

 Pig Image from Elizabeth O. Dulemba
 

A Play on Words!
at Stamping With a Mission

 
All About Animals!
at Mouseprint Creations

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Did Someone Say Party?

Though I checked in on the party yesterday I didn't get to crafting until today so I played catch-up. Better late than never right? The challenges I managed to get done were part crafting and part scavenger hunt for me (I just knew I had a stamp set with a moon!) Though I spent the better part of the day crafting, with less than a dozen cards to show for it (which is much fewer than I would normally have, since I typically do 6 of a design) it was a ton of fun and what I would call "Creative Calisthenics". I wish I could have done every one!

Camouflage

at Brenda's Stamping Corner

Servicemen Clip Art from PhillipMartin.com

There's Something Fishy Going On

 at Two Paw Prints

Tie a Yellow Ribbon

at Tinkerin in Ink

What Does Freedom Mean To You

at Our Little Inspirations

Vintage Distressed

at Holley's Hobbies

Howl at the Moon

at Petunia's Paper Passion

Subway Art Summer Memories

at Essence of Paper

Foody Fourth

Sarah's Stamping and Stuff!

Same Stamp, Two Cards

 at It's A Colorful World

I hope that even if you didn't get a chance to play and party with OWH this weekend that you'll consider trying some of the fun and creative challenges presented today the next time you do craft. 

Happy Independence Day!