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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Christmas cards in July "BELIEVE IN THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS" lot of 5




I really should be packing my stamp room right now but didn't want to miss out on making my five Christmas cards for the month of July.    Here they are.



Blessings~ Pam

Friday, July 25, 2014

MFTWSC186 "PI SASSY PANTS GIRL" card




While I should have been cleaning/sorting/purging my stamp room.. I decided to make a card for this week's MFTWSC186 sketch..  what a fun sketch.  

I found this PI image in my stash of papers.. yeah!  ~ and she was already colored in.. another yeah!


SUPPLIES:

card stock:  black, white, red
pattern paper:  MME Happy Day
stamps: MFT Sassy Pants
ink:  memento black, asst. copic markers
accessories:  Scor-Pal, MFT Circle Stax, Pierced Fishtail Banners, MFT Blueprints and Dimensionals


thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Sunday, July 20, 2014

OWH SKETCH #234 "THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE THE USA" Patriotic Card



This weekend and the next will be the last of the time for crafting before the movers show up.   I printed off a couple of sketches this morning and got busy.     I was going to do a MFT color challenge and went to grab some My Mind's Eye papers that I have that I knew had some of the colors in it.. but when I went to get it, I seen this Red, White & Blue paper and I got sidetracked... haha.  

I used this week's Operation Write Home Sketch #234 for this card.  I love lots of layers and shapes, so this was spot on for me.  

Here's the sketch I used:



SUPPLIES:

card stock: SU Real Red, Neenah Patriot Blue, White
pattern paper:  Bella Blvd. All American
accessories:  Scor-Pal, Red Mini Brads, Hole Punch, Darice Stars Embossing Folder and Dimensionals



thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Friday, July 18, 2014

Lot of 24 "MISSING YOU" cards *w/measurements



I made a bunch  more of the "MISSING YOU" cards and ended up with 24 total.     I'm calling it a night as it's nearly midnight.


*MEASUREMENTS:

card base:   5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"

brown layer:  4" x 5 1/4"
green layer:  3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

brown layer:  3 1/8" x 3 1/8"
birdhouse paper layer:  3" x 3"

strip across middle:
brown layer:  1 5/8" x 5 1/4"
pattern paper layer:  1 1/2" x 5 1/8"

sentiment:
1 3/8" circle layered onto another circle

SUPPLIES:

card stock:  white, Neenah Canyon Brown
pattern paper:  Pebbles Family Ties
stamps:  Paper Smooches Circle of Honor *I cut the stamp apart and put them both on the block to stamp the sentiment
ink: SU Early Espresso
accessories:  Scor-Pal, Circle Punches and Dimensionals

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

~*MISSING YOU*~ card *with Measurements




It's been a pretty "do not much of anything" kind of day around here.. so after getting home from doing a few errands.. I decided to make a card.   I have already cut some more paper to make more of these and will use some more of these papers and others from the same paper pad.

*MEASUREMENTS:

card base:   5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"

brown layer:  4" x 5 1/4"
green layer:  3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

brown layer:  3 1/8" x 3 1/8"
birdhouse paper layer:  3" x 3"

strip across middle:
brown layer:  1 5/8" x 5 1/4"
pattern paper layer:  1 1/2" x 5 1/8"

sentiment:
1 3/8" circle layered onto another circle

SUPPLIES:

card stock:  white, Neenah Canyon Brown
pattern paper:  Pebbles Family Ties
stamps:  Paper Smooches Circle of Honor *I cut the stamp apart and put them both on the block to stamp the sentiment
ink: SU Early Espresso
accessories:  Scor-Pal, Circle Punches and Dimensionals



thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Thursday, July 17, 2014

MFTWSC185 "THINKING OF YOU FROM MILES AWAY" card *w/measurements




Ohhhhh how good it feels to be able to make a card using something other than a pair of scissors.. yeah!!!

I used some papers from  a Pebbles paper pad called Family Ties, MFT dies, a MFT stamp and some Stampin' UP! brads.  

I wrote down the measurements, but forgot to bring it upstairs with me.  I'll add them later.


Here's the sketch I used for this card:  MFTWSC185

*MEASUREMENTS:

card base:  4 1/4" x 11" scored at 5 1/2"
white layer:   4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
blue layer:   4" x 5 1/4"
yellow pattern layer:  3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

blue layer: 2 7/8" x 4 1/8"  **
pattern layer:  2 3/4" x 4"  **

circle:
blue layer: 2 14/" circle
pattern/stamped layer:  2 1/8" circle

**when I did the diagonal strip, I adhered the yellow/white gingham piece to the blue, then adhered it diagonally onto the flowered layer and then turned it over, trimmed off the pieces that are over the edge

SUPPLIES:

card stock:  Midnight Muse, White
pattern paper:  Pebbles Family Ties paper pad
stamps:  MFT You Move Me
ink: Versafine Black
accessories: Scor-Pal, MFT Circle Stax, Stampin' UP! brads, hole punch and Scotch 3M Foam tape



thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Sunday, July 13, 2014

MFTWSC184 Christmas card on the go

We are on vacation in Michigan's Beautiful Upper Peninsula.   Today we are in Sault Ste. Marie and there is a JoAnns store. I bought some papers, notevards and glue.. borrowed some scissors and made this card.. please don't judge harshly as I had to cut everything with the scissors and I do not cut too straight haha. 

This weeks MFTWSC184

Blessings~ Pam

Sunday, July 6, 2014

MFTWSC183 "I LOVE YOU THIS BIG" quick card



This is a quick card I made using this week's MFTWSC183 sketch.  


Here's the sketch I used:  MFTWSC183

SUPPLIES:

card stock: Real Red, White
pattern paper:  from my stash
stamps:  MFT I love you this big
ink:  versafine black
accessories:  Scor-Pal, Corner Chomper, MFT Pierced Circle Stax, MFT Pierced Fishtail Flags, MFT sentiment die-namics and dimensionals.


thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them