The Crafts Meow Vintage Rides

Our Midweek Throwdown challenge today at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps is Ombre` Stamping or card making...  the definition of Ombre` is a color palette that is the same color scheme going from dark to light or light to dark.  

I have a new stamp set from The Crafts Meow called Vintage Rides and as I started to color this car I thought it might just work for this!  I colored the car with Copic markers:

R000, R11, R32, R35

C00, C2, C3

B0000

My card layout is also Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps sketch challenge #160.  The card stock colors I've used are Papertrey Ink Smokey Shadow, Stampin' Up! Blush Blossom, Groovy Guava, Neenah Red Pepper Linen, Astrobrights Eclipse Black and Copic X Press It Blending card.  The birthday stamps I've used on my two cards are from Papertrey Ink too.

I colored several cars using almost the same Copic markers numbers but in different color families so see how they'd turn out.  I really like this yellow one! 

Here's what I used:

Y00, Y11, Y35, Y38

C00, C2, C3

B0000

I copied the layout for this card from a card that I made a few years ago that I came across.

The card stock colors are Astrobrights Galaxy Gold, Solar Yellow & Eclipse Black, Neenah Pewter, Copic X Press It blending card and the top yellow strip is from Bazzill I think, it was a scrap.

I hope you'll take a shot a Ombre` cards for Operation Write Home this week, after I got started it was fun!

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - MWT Ombre`

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Sketch challenge #160

Stampin' Up! Mini Mates

I have a just for fun card to share using the retired Stampin' Up! Mini Mates stamp set and Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps sketch #154.  

I colored the cute little Hedgie with Copic markers:

E41, E42, E29, YG01, YG13, YG25, R35, R46, R59, E25, E17, E30, RV10, B0000

Stamped the "hang in there" sentiment several times & created texture using a Darice embossing folder and basically followed the sketch layout.  My paper choices are Astrobrights Jupiter Java, Neenah Red Pepper Linen, Via Vellum Leaf Green and Copic X Press It blending card.

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Bugaboo Stamps Spring Stuff Bee

I had so much fun making this Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps sketch challenge card!

I always find card layouts with more than one focal point to be challenging and fun.  When I first saw this sketch I went looking through my Paper Smooches stamp sets but didn't find anything quite right, then Bugaboo Stamps popped into my head.  I was on their design team at one time and have lots of their cute digital images!  Using a digital image was nice because I can make it any size I want after deciding which one to use.  I chose this little bee from Bugaboo's Spring Stuff collection because it's cute and would be simple to color multiple times.  

I cut the bees out with a Spellbinders square die before I colored them.  I usually live dangerously and color first, cut last.  I matted the bees with Astrobrights Eclipse Black and the yellow panel is Astrobrights Galaxy Gold that I wrapped with a Black organdy ribbon and set aside.  My sentiment is from Hambo Stamps and is perfect for my card, I'm so happy I have it - I'm out of ink in my Ink Jet printer... After stamping the sentiment I put the Mohawk Bright White panel through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots embossing folder rounded the corners and attached it to the Eclipse Black card body, then assembled my card.

The bees are colored with Copic markers:

Y13, Y15, Y17

T3, T5, T7, R21

BG0000, BG000, B01

I'm off to color more cute bees, I printed six of them too large for this sketch so you'll probably being seeing more bees in the future!  I did order some new embossing folders from E Bay that should go with them too.

Bee sure to check out our Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown challenge that starts today, I don't have a card ready yet...

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Sketch #163

Celebrate The Occasion - Spring Is In The Air
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Card Mania - Lots of Layers
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Stomp Stamps Moto X

As you can see from the sentiment on my card today I'm still working on Birthday cards!

My goal is to get ahead on my stash and have some masculine type cards ready for future use, it's a daunting goal because masculine cards are challenging for me.  

I'm always up for a good challenge though! 

I used an old wood mounted rubber stamp today made by Stomp Stamps.  I don't think they are in business any longer, when I "googled" the name I didn't get anything, even on E Bay...  the date on the wood block is 2003.

I thought this might be a good birthday card stamp for teen boys and young men? 

It's been awhile since I've been involved in off road  motorcycle racing so I did a Google search for Yamaha dirt bikes for an idea of how to color my image.  I haven't attempted Honda dirt bikes yet as I'm pretty sure they are red and it's one of the hardest colors to use in small areas.  One day...

I colored this fun dirt bike stamp with Copic markers:

B21, B23, B24, BG10, BG0000, B01

E00, E01, E11

N1, N3, N5

C0, C2, C3

T1, T3, T5

The card stock colors I used are Astrobrights Eclipse Black, Color Mates Grey, Discount Cardstock's Cobalt Blue & X Press It blending card.  The gears embossing folder is made by Sizzix and the little gears are from a Quickkutz die and I used some silver eyelets.  The tag is a Spellbinders Tags Trio die and the sentiment is from a PaperTrey Ink stamp set.

Oh!  I almost forgot my layout is Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps sketch #161!

I flipped the sketch because I'm using a rubber stamp and couldn't "flip" my image as it's not digital and used a rectangle instead of an oval.  

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Sketch #161
Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - MWT Tic TacToe
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Smooches My Guy

I have a fun Paper Smooches card to share today.  I have just a couple more masculine birthday cards to complete and this weeks Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps sketch challenge was perfect for my layout!

I saw banner tails where the two panels are under the focal panel.

After coloring the cute Paper Smooches golf cart from the My Guy stamp set I went looking for masculine papers and found a Making Memories "Just Chillin'" paper pad in my stash - perfect!  I'd colored three golf carts and the paper pad had coordinating papers so I went for it.  Using just three 8 X 8 sheets of the patterned papers I was able to have three cards that are the same yet different and not much scrap left over.  

To color the golf cart I used Copic markers:

Golf Cart - E40, E41, E30

Seat - E42, E43, E44

Golf Bag 0 B21, B23

Clubs - C00, C2

Misc. - R27, Y00

Background - B0000, B01

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Sketch #162

Papertrey Ink Fillable Frames Sentiments

My card today is for the project I've been working on for our church, birthday and anniversary cards.

I used Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps sketch challenge #159 for my clean and simple layout.

The heart is an old Stampin' Up! punch that I cut out the negative piece with a Spellbinders Circle die then matted on a red circle from the die set popped using foam tape.  I then cut out two Papertrey Ink Double Ended banner dies in red and white and stamped "anniversary wishes" in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The red band at the bottom is a strip of the Neenah Red Pepper Linen card stock.  

My second card uses basically the same design but I made it flat for easier mailing.  The border die is by MFT Die-namics and I trimmed it to fit across my card.

Here's the sketch:

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Sketch #159

Paper Smooches Zoo Crew Hippo

Have you been over to Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps to see their sketch challenge for this week yet?!  The sketch was posted Sunday morning and I have it ready to go Monday morning, that's fast for me!

I've been trying to use digital images and stamped images I've already colored to use up my supply.  

This cute Hippo by Paper Smooches is one of those -  I've colored it with Copic markers in the Warm Gray family and also used Red Violets but I can't tell you which ones because I apparently didn't write it down.  

I tried to match my papers to the Hippo using Stampin' Up! Pretty In Pink & Orchid Opulence, Astrobrights Eclipse Black, X Press It blending card and I'm not sure of the Warm Gray colored paper as it was a scrap.  I chose to make the hearts Orchid Opulence because I got out my old Stampin' Up! color wheel and found it's an analogous or coordinating color to the Pretty In Pink.  I'm still thinking about what I've learned in Operation Write Home Design Boot Camp (=

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Sketch #158

Lilyboo Designs Tractor

I have a Lilyboo Designs card to share today using their Tractor digital image.  I've been wanting to make a card with this cute Tractor for a long time now!  I used Copic markers:

YG01, YG13, YG245

W3, W5, W7

N1, N3, N5, N7

C00, C2, C4, C6

BG0000, B01

The layout is Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps sketch challenge #157 pictured below.

The paper choices are Martha Stewart Playful Blue & Pastels paper pads, Astrobrights Eclipse Black, Mohawk Bright White and X Press It blending card.  The birthday sentiment is a stamp from Papertrey Ink.  I also used my We R Memory Keepers 1/8th inch Corner Chomper.

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Sketch #157

Paper Smooches Zoo Crew

I have a quick cute card to share today using Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps sketch challenge #156 and I also was working on applying the OWH Design Bootcamp ABC's of Color rules.  Hmmm...

I chose this cute giraffe from the Paper Smooches Zoo Crew clear stamp set because it's long and narrow just like the panel in the sketch.  The giraffe is colored with Copic markers:

B0000, B01

E50, E51, E33

YR21, YR24, YR14

BV02

I tried applying the rules of color for my color choices and was doing pretty well until I saw that scrap of striped pattern paper made by Stampin' Up! years ago.  The blue and yellow in the striped paper are complementary colors but the blue and green are coordinating also known as analogous.  This whole thing started out with a scrap of Stampin' Up! Apricot Appeal and it does go with the striped paper but then after I saw the striped paper I didn't  have a use for the apricot paper.  I'm so glad Paula is in charge of the Design Bootcamp because I'd just further confuse us all!

Here's the sketch:

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Sketch #156

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps Design Bootcamp - The ABC's of Color

Stampin' Up! Mini Mates

My card today is for the Operation Write Home Sketch challenge #154.  

I've set a goal for this year to try to play along in each OWH sketch challenge, I don't know if I can meet my goal but I'm going to try!

I've been going through my old rubber stamp sets cleaning, purging and selling some off.  This stamp set is in my sell pile and hasn't had any interest so I thought I'd play with it while it's still with me. 

I used OWH sketch #154 for my layout, my cardstock choices are Astrobrights Jupiter Java, Via Vellum Leaf Green, Neenah Red Pepper Linen and Copic X Press It blending card.

This sketch was so much fun I made another card using the Stampin' Up! Mini Mates set.

My card was made using the scraps beside my paper trimmer, Astrobrights Eclipse Black, Mohawk Bright White & digital paper from The Graphics Fairy.  

And then I was on a roll with the stamp set...

The Mini Mates looked like they might go well with my Papertrey Ink Take Three die and I was right it's perfect for it.  I had lots of fun making this last card but a hard time putting it together.  

I suppose that was a sign to stop!

Even though it was fun to use this retired stamp set I'm still willing to part with it.  

This Stampin' Up! Mini Mates set is in very good condition, I'm asking $10.00 for it, buyer pays Priority Mail shipping within the USA.  If you live outside the USA and would like it contact me and we'll figure out the shipping.  My e mail address is in the contact info tab above.

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Sketch #154