Our Daily Bread Design for August

I am trying to figure out the blogger app but my picture is um not great. Sorry!

Our Daily Bread for OWH for June

This months challenge is to make a card using die cuts. I won't say this is my best use of die cuts or punches but it is what it is! I used Spellbinders to cut and mat the main image. Punches for the sentiment. I don't know who makes the stamps, bought them at my LSS. Again horrible pictures. One day I will follow that OWH tutorial and make a photo box and learn how to take pictures! This card was made for a dancer's birthday but plan to make several more for OWH but need to find a perfect sentiment first! You can see the fabulous entries Here

Here

Couldn't figure out the kite

Well, I'm kite challenged. I couldn't figure out the dimensions so I made a pinwheel instead. <sigh>

I sent in a big box of cards about three weeks ago and I think my mojo went with it sadly. Well, between having the stomach flu followed by a trip out of town and then getting wicked respiratory crud there is no mojo. Boo hoo! Perhaps next week. And maybe one day I will figure out how to blog!!!

OWH sketch challenge 214

So, I saw the sketch, I envisioned the sketch and then I came up with this which I absolutely hate! Ha! So why Am I sharing it? So I can remember that not all my ideas are goods ones! I came across the patterned paper while cleaning and thought they would go well together. Um, nope! So will I put this in my OWH box? No way! Will I send it to a family member for their birthday? Absolutely! No wasting of cards here, but only the best for our troops! So without further blabbering here is my failure of a card for today's sketch that took me way too long to make! If you would like to see cards that actually look good, go check them out Here!

OWH Sunday sketch challenge 213

Here is my Sunday sketch, working on finishing a box to send off and trying to keep the majority male, teenage and children. Lots of work but well worth it! Come check out the other cards that are so much more fabulous than mine! Sketch 213 Operation Write Home 

for Sketch Challenge 213

OWH Sketch challenge 210

Well here it is, the last card for the super card bowl, created prior to the kick off where the Seattle Seahawks are playing for all the money and all the glory. Go Hawks! Oh, back to the card bowl, today we are to follow the sketch given. The measurements didn't work out so after I had cut everything out I realized it was wrong and had to improvise with what I had left since the paper was already cut. Oh well! My vision and my card are nothing alike since I'm in the middle of moving stuff and can't find what I want. Perhaps this will inspire me to finally finish the job I started!

Here is the Link, I hope!

And her is my card. Not thrilled with it though. The papers are from my stash and SU. The stamp is SU, the stickers are from my stash. I did get a sweet camera for Christmas but I haven't figured out how to get the pictures off the camera yet, made my photo place, etc so this is a phone shot. One day I will get the hang of this blog thing, I hope!

Our Daily Bread February challenge

Today's challenge for Operation Write Home is sponsored by Our Daily Bread Design. They sponsor two card boxes for the troops if enough cards are linked up. This month the challenge is to create using the colour Brown, and doubly to make a card for boys or men. I used the Stampin Up set Moose You, the colours were Chocolate Chip ink and paper and Crumb Cake paper. Other papers were from Studio Calico, I think! Here is the

Link!
 I still can't figure out this blog thing!

OWH card bowl

In honour of the Super Bowl there is a card bowl happening at Operation Write Home. You can see details here.Here's the link, I hope! Tonight we have been asked to create a card using the colours, logo, or whatever of the team you are rooting for. I'm in, as in Seahawks 12th man. So I chose to use the Seahawks colours. I didn't want to make a football theme card though since when this gets to the Middle East it will likely not be football season any longer. So, I chose to dress up my Ciara stamp in Seahawks colours. I don't like my sentiment on it because I'm reorganizing my stamp area from one location to another and I can't find my other sentiment stamps. And I'm realizing I need more that say Love, Miss You, etc. Time to do a sentiment search on-line I guess. Anyways, here is my sample, with a sentiment that I will likely change. When I adhered the rest of it I thought it would work but there is too much blue showing and I'm going to have to change it to make me happy!

Note: I still don't know how to work this whole blog thing.

OWH Our Daily Bread Design for January

I still haven't figured out how to edit my blog, how to input a decent photo, how to edit things to make sense but.....I wanted to link my card for the Our Daily Bread Design for OWH. This challenge is to use stripes.

I co-teach a daily bible study class for teens. One of those young men suffered the loss of his father on Christmas Day. It was a sudden loss with no prep that may have made it a bit easier, although losing your father as a teenage boy on Christmas Day to death is not ever going to be easy. That said we start class again tomorrow and I thought of bringing one card for all to sign but decided a bunch of cards would be better. I decided on simple cards with no embellishment. Several used striped paper. I chose the stripes because they are masculine and they would help meet the ODBD challenge to pay for shipment of 2 boxes of cards for the troops. So, here it is, simple but with love to a young man who suffered a horrible loss. I'm significantly older than a teenager but still have both my parents and am so grateful for that.

Sorry for all the mess in the background. Like I said, I still don't know how to edit photos etc.
Here is the link http://operationwritehome.org/odbd-january-challenge-2/
OWH Our Daily bread design

our daily bread for OWH

The challenge at OWH for Our Daily Bread is to focus on the sentiment. This is a sticker I purchased while visiting San Francisco years ago. We stopped at the sticker factory, name is escaping me at the moment but it is the one with the red heart as their symbol! I thought it would be fun to mat it with various colours, I think it works. Again, sorry for poor photos, still no money for a camera sadly!

http://operationwritehome.org/our-daily-bread-designs-october-challenge/

OWH Throwdown Part two

Here is the second card that I created today. It uses a Stampin Up set called "Pretty Princess". I coloured it with Copic makers, cut it out with Spellbinders dies. I think a little girl would enjoy this card. (Notes for me: card coloured with the following markers Skin E00, Cheeks E01, Dress RV000 wit RV02 overlay, Dots RV14, center Y000 several layers, leaves YG23, flowers RV14, Hair E15, Stick E35, ribbon and heart R14). Strangely I have lost a second OWH stamp for the back. I'm going to have to blame my cat. She loves things like that. Of course, had I put it in the drawer it would still be there and not left on the table!

Again, purple is just the weird back drop. I'm hoping that Santa buys me  camera for Christmas!!

http://operationwritehome.org/midweek-throwdown-cards-4-kids-3/

OWH Mid week throw down Kids cards part one

Okay, trying agin since I lost the last post. Today's throw down is create cards for kids. I created two here is the first one.

This card uses Stampin Up "Just Soccer". It also uses some Disney sports paper. Thought a little boy would enjoy receiving this card in the mail. (The purple is just what I had put it on to show up in the photo. I still don't have a camera and am relying on a pitiful phone camera.)

OWH Midweek Throwdown

OWH midweek throw down Clean and Simple

 I have so many supplies that I have been feeling like I need to use them more and find a way to reach out to others who can use a pick me up. I discovered Operation Write Home through Splitcoast stampers. It felt right to join them in sharing some of my creations, as humble as they are compared to many, so that service men and women can write home and stay connected with friends and loved ones. I am a Navy brat. I was born at Otis Air Force Base while my dad was attending OCS. Many of my relatives have served their countries, some giving all, in the name of freedom. My forefathers even fought against Britain in the Revolutionary War. For these reasons and many more, this just feels right.

I have been reading the blog and website for Operation Write Home the past few nights when I couldn't sleep. I even signed up via Facebook last night. This morning a midweek challenge was issued for Clean and Simple cards. I just purchased a stamp that says "You hold the key to my heart" from our new Hobby Lobby store and knew just what I wanted to do with it.

I hope that it will bring joy to a loved one who is missing their special someone.

Note: my camera is deceased and I need to purchase a new one. I apologize for the poor quality of the photo. It is from my phone.

Scrsc106

I haven't felt up to crafting lately; too much pain so can't sit at my table. But I needed two cards right away. I found two images that I had previously coloured (Relaxing Charlotte and Nurse Lucy) and knew I could put them to good use. Popped over to the Sparkle Creation blog for a sketch idea, took a few minutes to gather supplies and assemble. Now I'm ready with a birthday card and a nursing school graduation. If you like the stamps pop on over to the store and check the awesome stamps out. There are many different characters doing lots of great activities that are great to colour with Copic markers.

http://www.sparklecreationsrubberstamps.com/

I have been in a real rut since I have been so ill with pancreatitis. Those broken ribs have taken so much strength out of me, so while surfing the web one day this week I checked out one of my favorite stamp blogs: http://sparklecreationsrubberstamps.blogspot.com/

The contest this week is entitled SRCSC88 You are my sunshine. I decided to attempt to play along. I don't have any of the swim type stamps yet but I do own this cute Cruising Chloe. I figured when I look at her I think sun, since it is the only time you put the top down. And I found the sentiment in another stamp by the same company in the stamp Rainy Day Ruby. I searched my stash and found some bright paper, grabbed my Copics and came up with this simple card which I think covers what they were asking for and could be used for either a friend who is having surgery in the morning or another friend's birthday next week.

I'm still struggling to get some oomph in my step with my two hospital stays but I think this has me on the right track.

Need to get motivated

Sadly my hospital stays and recovery time have zapped all my energy. I'm really hoping that next week is amazing and that I can actually accomplish something creative!

Second hospital stay

I did spend another week in a different hospital, had surgery, ended up with pancreatitis, a major infection, intractable vomiting and broke my ribs on the left side from all the vomiting. UGH! I am finally improving with more energy and more desires to accomplish more. It was a horrible time and I seriously thought I wouldn't survive the hospital stay, it was bad. Real bad! But I am slowly improving and am extremely grateful for that and for the power of prayer that sustained me through it all.

Multi-colored cupcakes

I had the bright idea of making Rainbow Colored Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day but sadly my belly was not feeling great so I didn't get them made. I did make them the next day. They turned out great and were fun but oh were they time consuming. Would I do them again? I don't know. Perhaps with just 3 colors instead since it took so much time to make them with 5 colors. I even used the 1M tip from Wilton's which made them look professional. Well, as professional as my one handedness can make. ;-) (Although the nicely frosted one is not shown in the pictures sadly.)

I saw the idea for these on Our Best Bites

Apple oatmeal cookies

I had leftover apples from the mini apple pies and needed to do something with them. I had them in the refrigerator and they already had cinnamon, nutmeg, etc on the them. So perfect solution....Apple Oatmeal Cookies!! How were they? Pretty good. I would have liked them to be more moist though.

Recipe came from Food.com although I did add 1 tsp Baking soda instead of 1/4 tsp and some extra cinnamon.