Saturday, September 1, 2012

Labor Day - OWH Virtual Cardmaking Party - Woo hoo!

The first challenge is from Our Daily Bread designs, who regularly donates postage money to Operation Write Home.  I have been wanting to try the triple stamp technique ever since Cherie and her friends showed it to me at the big OWH card making bash last week.  I used Kim's Stampin' Up fall leaves stamps and I love how these turned out.  I'll be making more and this technique is really fun!
The second challenge is a recipe - image, patterned paper and words.  Easy peasy!  The stamp is from Snake Oil Sam and I stamped it multiple times, then cut out of few and put them on pop dots.  I made a bunch of these kits for last week but ended up bringing them home.  The other Cardaholics and I are planning on getting together in a few weeks to finish putting together all our kits that were left over and hopefully that will take care of coloring in Pennsylvania on the OWH Birthday party map. 
Third challenge!  Snowflakes but  no Christmas!  Did I mention how much I love doing these blog hops just because I am constantly reminded of stuff I have that I don't use?  This is one of those stamps.  I wish I had remembered to write the company on the back, but I didn't.

The fourth challenge turned out to be triple stamping, and I thought, woo hoo, I get a little break.  Well, I went outside to sit on the porch and read a magazine.  I glanced up and noticed a huge spider web attached to one of my hanging plants and a porch post, and the rest is history.  I used a spellbinders die set and had to fussy cut the silver layer myself.  The worst part of this project was that I decided to heat emboss the silver spider web and it was tough to pick up the pieces without messing up the image.
I really wrastled with the fifth challenge!  I reckon it's coz I couldn't find any horse or western rubber anywhere in my corrall!  I got me some swell Dustin Pike digis awhile back and so here ya go, pardners!

And that's it for me for the night!  Thanks for looking in!
~Nancy F.

20 comments:

  1. The leaves card is GORGEOUS! You should do more like that. :)

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  2. Your cards are always a delight!
    I really admire your support for the troops posted so far away and in
    such horribly hot, dangerous places.
    Have a great weekend.

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  3. The sentiment on the snowflake card is hilarious!!! Love it with the school bus!

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  4. cute cute cute - love the snow plow stamp
    all the cards are great

    Barb Housner

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  5. All these cards are super-fantastic! I gotta try that layered stamping technique still. And that little smiling boy is too cute! I have a stamp taht says "You make me smile all over my face" and this would be perfect for it. Love how made DP out of the stamp and popped a few of them. So cute! That snowplow is a rip, too. TFS!

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  6. You are really making some creative cards! Your smile card is just so happy! Keep it up!

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  7. Look at you, keeping up with all the posted challenges already! I haven't done any yet! LOL I like the triple stamping on the first, and I have yet to try that technique myself! The snowflake card is really funny, and I love that image & sentiment! WTG Nancy, keep up the great work! I hope I can follow in your footsteps :)

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  8. Great group of cards and what great coincidence that you did the 4th challenge before it even posted. I think I will use some leaf stamps when I try that one too. I just love the snow sentiment too....very funny! By the way, I feel the same way about the VCMP, it's almost like a treasure hunt to find the stamps or ideas to fill the challenge. So much fun!

    Paula S,
    OWH Blog Team

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  9. Love the effect on the spiderweb card! So glad you decided to play again! Thanks!

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  10. Ha! I love the first card and the second one is totally adorable. :)

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  11. Oh my goodness! So many great cards...already. Wow! All so creative and nicely done!

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  12. Boy you've been busy! Love all your cards.

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  13. Wow!!! You have created five gorgeous cards in a short amount of time!! Bravo! They are all wonderful!! Thanks so much for playing along with the ODBD/OWH Challenge! God bless!

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  14. OMGosh, Nancy, these are amazing! The smiling kids and the snow plow have to be my very favorites! Well done, my friend, well done!

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  15. Nancy, you've made some fabulous cards here, but I can't stop laughing at your snowflake card's sentiment. Wonderful cards for our heroes. Yay for you once again.

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  16. Oh, my goodness! I'm so impressed that you embossed that web! Looks like you're a fan of that technique too. And pardner, that cowboy card rocks, literally and figuratively! You posted an outstanding collection of cards. Well done!

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  17. All your cards are great. You did a really nice job on the Triple Times. See, it wasn't as hard as you thought it was! LOL I'm very impressed with how quickly you posted everything. WTG!

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  18. Love all your cards! Thanks for joining in on my OWH challenge!
    Sandy
    sandy's crafty creations

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