Wonderful Spring Beauty

I just love our card booth!
I think of how much fun it was to work in the paper crafting and cards. I thank you all for all the work that we did on this. It was great!

I'm having some problems getting inspired, our weather has been so great, so  I haven't wanted to stay in and work on cards.
 I have however, looked at all the different techniques and the new challenges in making cards on OWH         ( www. operationwritehome.org . Take a look, they have some great ideas. Cards, tags and more.


I loved the idea of these newly laid eggs on Easter morning---a friend sent me this photo and it just seemed to say Happy Spring! Happy Easter! A real, for real  surprise Easter eggs! I love it ---thank you for the picture Cinder.

I could see some thing like this picture or with a stamp of a nest of bird eggs ( e.g. Stampin' Up has one) that could be in the center of this sketch and add the light blue paper to the background or light green and a darker blue or green in this banner, with the sentiment line saying "Spring is here" or "Missing you".

        Speaking of "Missing You," How about using this sample colors and stamps from OWH archives. It's cute and it would say so much to a friend far away.

This is a different spring-themed card, with a few adjustments, I think it would make a wonderful  "Happy Mother's Day" card...remember we have some amazing women in our lives; some of them are our mothers, others are daughters, friends, and mentors ...whoever they are they can be celebrated for the love we share with them.
      Our card making group, Card Makin' Cuties, recently sent our hand made cards to OWH's for their Mother's Day deadline. The deadlines help our deployed soldiers have time to choose a card and send it home all free of charge to them.
I am so very grateful and very fortunate to have a group of women who works along with me on these challenges because they care so very deeply for our troops.
   New Challenge:
    How many themes can you think of for Father's Day cards? Golf as a theme has been the toughest stamps for us to find. We must be looking in the wrong places.
       What themes did you think of? Sportsman? Wood hobbiest? Mr. Fix-it, Grilling chef?  (oooh! Get out  the red, checked paper!)

 Now, take a look at this little "free digi" find. What color would you use on the back ground to make it pop? Look at the shape and where would it set on the card? Would you want to stamp a fishing pole behind the digi? I think there's room for a hook in this fish's mouth. 

This is another sample sketch for a good card arrangement from a website called,  The Cat's Pajamas. They might sound familiar to you if you go on www.splitcoaststampers.com
( this is the egg Mc Muffin of the stamping ideas sites). The Cat's Pajamas has their own link on their page and they have some really cute ideas and products. I think I might use the above sketch for Fathers Day with the number #1 in each of the banners, the fish digi inside the circle. To the card front, I'd add a darker blue( 3 3/4"x 5") card stock and attach it. Then, to the background cdsk, add a light lime green ( cut it 3 1/4"x 4 1/2"). Use a butter lid for the circle if you don't have a punch that size, and copy the free-digi in a download and print.
 Once you have the digi glued in place on a white circle, add the front banner across the bottom edge as seen on the card.  Then place "Happy Father's Day" on the inside as a sentiment placement.
   Ok, this is what I needed to get me up and running again.  Use this sketch, your own theme and tell us how many themes you thought of...we'll visit soon.(Check the corner box over on the right hand margin, if you want to become a follower. It will guide you on how to go from there.)
Happy Spring! Happy Card Making!