Graduation Cards with Lucky Me from LYB

Little Yellow Bicycle had a great line called Lucky Me, and I thought it would be perfect for some graduation cards I'm finishing up for OWH.  I used sketches for all of these cards - there are some really good ones again this week!  I'm going to list the "ingredients" at the end so that my post is not broken up so much.  As you'll see, I used a lot of the same elements throughout all the cards.

CPS:

Card Patterns:

Get Sketchy:

Clean & Simple:

Inspirational Card Sketches:

OCC Sketch Blog:

Items used:  Little Yellow Bicycle Lucky Me patterned paper, borders, buttons, and gems; CTMH brads, stamps, bitty sparkles, and ink; Hero Arts stamps; Bulk Ribbon from Michael's and Archiver's; Nestabilities circles and scalloped circles; Prima and Bazzill flowers

I hope that everyone has had a wonderful weekend!  I have been busy at work teaching a Melody Ross chip art mini album class.  It has been so much fun to introduce new product!  Should you use this new and wonderful product, let me know so I can see your work.  I would be excited to see it!!  I did get out on Saturday afternoon with Shane.  We did a little shopping and then had pedicures.  I have never had one before and it was really delightful!!  Boy, did it feel good to have a sea salt scrub and then have my calves massaged!  We came back home in time for Jerry's BBQ.  Again, I felt very pampered by my two men!!  I trust that everyone is well - can't wait to catch up on blogs tonight and see what you all are doing!

OCC Sketch with a Cute Little Pig in a Corn Field!

When I saw this JilliBean Soup paper come in at work, it didn't take me long to grab it off the shelf!!  (Just a side note - do you have any idea how hard it is to work in a scrapbook store?!!  I wouldn't change a thing, though!!)  I decided to use Old World Cabbage Stew and Chicken Noodle papers for this children's card.  The sketch is from OCC Sketch Blog.

The stamp is from Inkadinkado.  The backside of the cornstalk paper (isn't it adorable?) is pigs, so I cut one of them out and gave him a curly craft wire tale.  This card makes me smile - reminds me of simpler times when I was a very little girl!

OCC Sketch Blog and ICS Challenges

I want to share to more cards that I finished this afternoon.  The first is from OCC Sketch Blog:

I took out some Basic Grey Kioshi, Martha Stewart ribbon, and a Stampendous sentiment.

The next sketch is from ICS:

For this card I took out some Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride.  I used my Slice Travel card to make the arrow and sun.  The stamp is Hero Arts.

OCC Sketch Blog & Our Creative Corner

I want to know if this has ever happened to you.  I woke up at 3:00 am this morning with a card design in my head, and I couldn't go back to sleep.  I ended up coming to my craft room and creating the card.  Well, if I'm tired by mid-afternoon, we'll all know why!!

The challenge over at Our Creative Corner was to think Easter.  I tend to send traditional cards for Easter, so I wanted my card to be something striking.  Have I ever told you that this is my favorite holiday?  I find huge comfort in my life every day knowing that Jesus is real and His resurrection was real.  This holiday is a precious reminder to me that I can live Easter every day of my life.

All products from this very simple card are CTMH.  Purple represents the royalty of Jesus.  White represents purity and life.

I also created another spring card using the sketch from OCC Sketch blog.  For this card, I used Cosmo Cricket paper and K&Company paper flowers.  I used a little glossy accents on my butterfly wings and top flower to add shine.

Mother's Day and Kioshi

I am working on Mother's Day cards today for Operation Write Home. It is so much fun to use the rich new spring papers! For all the following cards, I am using Basic Grey's Kioshi. I think I have become attached to it because even though it is spring paper, there are warm undertones.

So let's take a look at the first sketch from OWH Stars and Stamps:

I sae this card in a unique sort of way. Rather than two diagonal pieces on the front, I created a diagonal pocket. Because this card is 5x7, it will give one of our soldiers a good amount of room to write on the insert and on the back of the card. The stamps used are Recollections and Stampendous. The gems are CTMH and Hero Arts. The ribbon is from Walmart.

Great sketch from the OCC Sketch Blog:

The stamps is a Stampendous wood mount. The gems are from Michael's, the button and waxy flax from CTMH, and the ribbon is from Wal-Mart.

My final Kioshi card is a sketch from CPS:

Believe it or not, I love clean and simple cards. I am very taken by this sketch because of that. I've rounded the corners with my Corner Chomper. Ribbon is Walmart, stamp is Stampendous, and bitty sparkles are from CTMH.
Well, I'm off to make some more cards. I just love having days off!!

More Mama-Razzi

I had a little of the Mama-razzi paper (Bo Bunny) left, so I thought I'd use it up to create some cards. I can't tell you how much I love this paper. Gosh, it's the rich colors I love to work with, and it's oh, so very nice for any-gender cards. Lovely!

The first sketch is from Our Creative Corner:

Along with the Mama-razzi paper, I used Outdoor Denim ribbon and the Coffee Stain stamp set from CTMH. I used the photo corners punch from SU, and I created my scalloped border with my EK Success corner rounder.

Next, I played with Inspirational Card Sketches:

Lots of pivotal stampling in this card. The ribbon and buttons are CTMH, and the stamp is Hero Arts.

My third sketch today is from the OCC Sketch Blog:

I used my scalloped circles and regualr circles form Nestabilities. The brads, ribbon, and stamp are CTMH.

Finally, the sketch from OWH Stars and Stamps:

Such a simple card - love it! The title holder, rub-on, and ribbon are CTMH. This is perfect for a man's birthday.

Live Wonderful with Hugs and Laughs

This is my second post for the day, so scroll on down if you'd like to see some more artwork!

I have a few cards to share with you this afternoon. I've used different colors than what I normally create with, so I've had a lot of fun playing! All of these sketches had something in common. They are simple yet filled with loads of possibilities. LOVE that in a sketch!

Here is the sketch from OWH Stars and Stamps:

Items used: Best Creations glittered paper, Bo Bunny ribbon, and Hero Arts sentiment

The next sketch is from the OCC Sketch Blog:

Items used: Cosmo Cricket Early Bird paper, Mary Engelbreit gems & cherries, CTMH grosgrain, Slice Basics 1 design card

Finally, I have a sketch from Our Creative Corner:

Items used: Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride paper, Hero Arts cling stamp, CTMH brads, buttons, and hemp.

Sharing a Toot!

I was reading blogs this morning and found the most wonderful thing! One of my cards was chosen as Card of the Week over at OCC Sketch Blog! You can link to the card and into their blog by clicking here. What a fabulous surprise!!

Basic Grey Origins

All three of the cards I have to show you today are done using the Basic Origins line. I looked and looked at this paper, not knowing if it was one that I'd use, but my friend Laurel convinced me in some of her posts that it is a definite must have paper! Because of the colors and addition of Buttercup CS (CTMH), all three of the cards also fit into the Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab. My kitchen is painted the warm yellow of sunflowers, and I just love waking up to that!

Ok, so here's the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger picture:

The additions to the sketch from Inspirational Card Sketches are few. A little black twill ribbon and a sentiment complete the card.

My take on the Inspirational Card Sketch #55:

The next card was fun to do because I incorporated two sketches into one card. As you'll notice, the sketches are almost mirror images. This first sketch is from Papertake: This sketch is from OCC Sketch Blog:

Here is my take on the two sketches making one card. I used a little black twill again, and I added some felt embellishments, sparkles, and rub-ons from CTMH. The flower is Bazzill.

Finally, here is my last card that I just made because I wanted to. I fell in love with this rich paper by this time and just had to make one more!! Twill ribbon and CTMH rub-ons completed the card.

I save some of my cards for birthdays, anniversaries, etc., but most of my cards go to Operation Write Home, Share-a-Card, or another place that can use the cards. No one could possibly use all the cards that I thoroughly enjoy making, so I simply give them away. Card Maker magazine has a column called Readers Reach Out and in every issue they let us know who is looking for cards. What a blessing to be able to send cards off to places that are truly in need!!

Hope you're having a wonderful paper crafting day!!

Sharing a Couple of Cards

I have been having just a wonderful time in my craft room this afternoon! It's been so snowy the last couple of days, but today the sun is shining warm and brightly here. So nice to have the blinds up and be nourished with all that natural light!

The first card I made today is for the Bo Bunny card challenge. I used Flutter Butter paper alogn with vellum. The flower is Bazzill, the ribbon and stamp are CTMH, and the rest of the embellishments are from my stash.

This second card was so much fun to make because the combination of colors and elements are way out of my comfort zone. I am not used to using such a bright blue and then a jade green together. Also this is the first robot I've ever used on a project. This will fit into two challenges - the Play Date Cafe color challenge and OCC Sketch Blog challenge.

Items used to make this card are Bazzill Carbo Cream CS, Paper Company Jade Metallic, CTMH Moonstruck and Black CS, Just Chillin' Slice card, Hero Arts stamp set, and random ribbon and gems.