Missing you... Operation Write Home and a SHOUT OUT TO TRISTAN

The purple cheetah print was from a Recollections set they just put out (Michaels).  The sentiment came from Scrappy Moms. I used a purple metallic gel pen to faux stitch.  In retrospect, I should have positioned the satin ribbon below his armpits... but oh well.  Too late now.

I try to make at least 1 card a month for Operation Write Home.  This was made with my Pooh  cartridge.  I'm not a Disney fan, but Eeyore reminds me of my second dog, Auggie. Auggie had a similar personality to Eeyore.

Auggie

Hey, Have you guys seen Tristan's blog??? If you haven't... you gotta go check it out and follow him. He's 8 and boy, does he have a talent for making cards.  Check him out....

Tristan's Blog.    For being 8, he sure is good at what he does. He's the next Tim Holtz!!! This little dude even gives out Blog Candy.  Honestly, I'd feel bad winning blog candy from him because that might be his milk money (HOW MANY OF YOU REMEMBER GETTING MILK MONEY????)

Keep it up Tristan! We're watching (and "following"... but not in a stalking way-- 'cuz you're only 8... and that would be wrong... and I value my freedom!). haha.

Ehem.... moving on....

Amuse-bouche: I live with a serial killer of Teddy Bears.  I came home one day about 3 weeks ago to find just a teddy bear head sitting on the couch... Just The Head.   (Note, I had bought about 5 of them after Valentine's Day from Wal-Mart). 

Here is the latest carnage that I came upon Thursday:

No Eyes.... MUST NOT SEE THE EYES...

Who was the perpetrator of this horrific crime?  

Are YOU looking at ME????

PATRIOTISM

I've been meaning to post this card for over a week but I didn't take a good photo of it last week and I haven't been able to take a photo of it in daylight hours since.  I colored these with Copic Markers... and used Bazzill cardstock (textured) for the mats and card.  The ribbon is from Michaels. (haha, like as if I get ribbon from ANYWHERE ELSE). The image came from Stampin Dragon Designs!!!!  I put glitter on the Dragon's wings.

Amuse-bouche: I'm thoroughly enjoying a series called Spaced (British comedy) on Hulu.

Sorry such a short post. It's been a very busy week and weekend and sleep has not come easy for me.  Yesterday, I took my father to the Toshiba Golf Classic in Newport Beach. He loves golf.  We saw Lee Trevino and Nick Price and Bernard Langer (who looks like Barry Manilow).   We must have walked 5 miles.  Lunch was pizza and pasta and salad and dessert from California Pizza Kitchen.  It was super good, especially since it was all you can eat.  Needless to say, I'll be hitting the gym HARD this week.

MORE THANK YOU CARDS...

Two more thank you cards..... 

These cards were made on 8.5 x 5.5 inch card stock. I do love the colors on these two cards but these were all Michaels' Recollections embellishments that were strategically placed. The sentiment and matt was cut from the Just Because cartridge. 

The paper was from a DCWV that I got at Michaels' this past weekend.

Flowers sprayed with Smooch Spritz

Thank You Card....

Check out this little dooossey!

I used Glossy Accents on the nose and swing.  The stamp is from Scrappy Mom's.  I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Broken China), and some $1 Michaels' ribbon

I purchased this image as part of the set to donate for Katie (http://help4katie.blogspot.com/ )

It's a Louby Lou image!

Feeling Crumby??? Go check out Scrappy Moms

If you're feeling blue or ill, here's a card you can send.  I used a Tiddly Ink image and a Scrappy Mom's stamp. The buttons came from Walmart.  The coloring was done with Prima Color Pencils and I did put red Stickles on the hair barrette.  The shoes were done over with Glossy Accents  (I picked up that technique from Marlooney)

Pink Stickles on the skirt.  I used Peeled Pink Distress ink around the sentiment. The sentiment was stamped with Stampin' Ups Always Artichoke ink pad.  The flower is from one of the flowers that I have used in the recent weeks.

Leos ROCK!!!!

The photo is this size because if I make it bigger, it gets blurry.

This is my digital image from Louby Lou.   I used Copics on these and my first ever "Spellbinder" die cut (with my Cuttlebug) to cut out the image.  Some bling was placed strategically and a ribbon from Michael's $1 rack.

I inked the edges of the Spellbinder image with some brown ink.

Commentary: for a first time Spellbinder Nestabilities user, I find it a bit challenging. (I'm sure the pros are rolling their eyes- "Crike, How can it be challenging?  It must be quite vacuous in that head of hers."  I guess when that cracking noise emits from my Cuttlebug as I run the die cut through, I start freaking out. I'm sure I'll get used to it.  And the creating the image within an image (ergo, "Nest-abilities)" --- isn't an easy thing for me.  It just doesn't look right to me. 

I liken the Nestabilities to using a Cuisinart... as opposed to using scissors or a punch is similar to using an Easy Bake Oven.  But, I'm sure I'll get there one day.  I think I just need more practice.

Enough babbling...

This card is actually being sent to Aidan.   Aidan was diagnosed with T-Cell Leukemia. His story is posted on Mary's blog (www.cardztv.blogspot.com). 

I'm wild about my Wild Card Cartridge....

 

I love this card.  The colors and everything came together. Very simple and good for any occasion.  I don't know yet if I'll put a sentiment. It's a card I'll label "general purpose" as I don't know yet what I'll use it for.

This card is found on the Wild Card Cart.  It's a bit frustrating for those of us who have a Cricut Create to use the Just Because and Wild Card Cart. If you want to use the corresponding envelope, your card is going to be small as your mat is only 12x6.  One day, I'll have a Cricut Expression... and smaller thighs.

(haha- kidding, sort of.... well, ok. Not really.  I am happy with my body.... really-- well, for the most part.  Hmm, uh- let's just move on to another subject).

So, I made this card as big as I could but making sure it could at least fit into an A2 size envelope.

You can't see it, but I used textured Bazzill paper (textured with lines) on the trunk and the leaves.

Inside panels on the card

Outside panels

I just wanted to say thank you to Kelly, Jeni, Cheryl, Tammy, Marlene and all of you who post such nice comments on my cards. I know you are all  super busy making cards and projects daily and it just is nice to come home to such nice comments.

2011: I hope to create a style of my own.  I'm sure you can see your influence in all of my cards.  I know, I'm a copy cat.  But one day-- I'll have my own style and it's all from your influence.  SO, thank you.

For those of you who own Cricuts but actually use Copics and PrismaColor Pencils,   I have one thing to say:  I wish I had your talent to forego the Cricut and use my artistic nature to create such lovely cards.