Rainbow birthday...

I originally saw this on Pinterest awhile back.  It appeals to my love of rainbows.  Recently, it was CASE'd by a fellow cardmaker on the OWH facebook page.  I thought I had to have a teardrop punch to do the candle flame.  It was Ronni who pointed out that the bird's wing on the Stampin' Up bird punch is the same shape.  THANKS Ronni!!  Now I've got an easy card to make when someone's birthday creeps up on me too quick... :)

Glitter and Copics class...

Yesterday, I took a class at my LSS, Absolutely Everything, called Glitter, Copics and Die Cuts.  It was amazing!  I used products I had never used before like; shimmer sheets, release paper, adhesive sheets, micro fine glitter and glitter strips.  I learned techniques I had never tried before like; adding glitter to adhesvie sheets, burnishing, coloring ON glitter, and using stickers as accent lines.  The final result was just beautiful. 

It looks like stained glass...



•♫♪ Chistmas Cards, oh Christmas Cards •♫♪

 

•♫♪ Sending thru the land.  Adding cheer to all who receive and goodwill to man...•♫♪ 

 

So, it paid off doing Christmas Cards from March thru now as I had enough to send to all our clients at Arrowhead too.  Last year it was a mad dash to get them done.  But look at this, December 1st, and all done!  Woo hoo!!

 

Do you want that alphabetically?

 

For a LONG time those random leftover alphabet pieces from various sets have been making me crazy!  What to do with them?!!  Being OCD and rather frugal, I found I couldn't just throw them away.  No matter how hard I tried!  I can't tell you how many times they were actually IN the trash can only to haunt me from afar, thus having to be retrieved later and put back on my desk...

SO, also being a HUGE fan of the Scrappy Background, I combined the two.  This Scrappy Background is different from the tutorial on the Stars and Stamps blog but it's a Scrappy Background just the same.

The sentiment is one I did in WORD.  The phrase is one my fiancé says everytime I ask, "What's the matter with you?!!"  It's a standing joke in our household and works perfectly on this card with all the random letters...


Dusting off an old technique...

 

How about this for dusting off an old technigue for Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge for November... sewing on a card!  I've done this particular layout many times before (learned from my mentor over two years ago) but I really like it with the grays.  Many of the circles are punched from a Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine.  That magazine has such vibrant colors, even in their advertisements...

Cool, as in snowing...

 

Looking at my sidebar, I see I have sent 497 cards to Operation Write Home this year.  I can't let that lie... I need to break 500!  So, for my last box for 2012, I've made three of these.  Who knows how many more will make it into the box prior to shipping... :)



Midweek Throwdown...

 

For all that we are grateful for this month, here is my thank-you card for the Midweek Throwdown at OWH.  The leaves are punched from a Creative Memories punch and embossed with different folders to add depth.  The sentiment is by Ditto and was found in a dollar bin at Jo-Ann Fabrics and then popped with dimensionals.  Add some bling and scrap paper and voilà... a quick and easy card!