That blue feeling didn't have me feeling all that creative, and when I looked at this week's Operation Write Home challenge sketch, I almost decided not to try it because it seemed to require more of a mix of papers than I normally use. However, Kathryn's cards are always inspiring, so I thought about it some more and decided I could flip it and use the various papers to echo the sentiment.
Pleased with how it turned out (though if I were to make it again, I'd also put a narrow lime green border beneath the coral cardstock), I decided to try the sketch the the original way:
The paper is BoBunny; the sentiment is from Hero Art's OWH collection; the dark cardstock and the ink are Stampin Up's Early Espresso. The lighter cardstock, which I embossed with my Cuttlebug, is from DCWV.
And one more:
Again, the cardstock, which I embossed with my Cuttlebug, is from DCWV; the paper's from BoBunny (and matches two large butterfly pictures hanging on our Lip Gloss coral breakfast nook wall); and the sentiment, which I stamped with Versafine Vintage Sepia, is from the fantabulous Penny Black.
Thanks so much for taking the time to visit! I appreciate and love reading all comments! I hope readers will return for Teaser Tuesday, where I share excerpts from upcoming books. There's also Photo Friday, and, depending on my writing schedule, additional challenge cards during the week.
xo,
JoAnn
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16 comments:
Joann, I love all of your cards. Great color combos. Sorry to here of your "loss" of Derek. I'm from the Boston area, so not really all that sorry. LOL. Anyway I'm glad you were able to pick yourself up and create some gorgeous cards. Enjoy your week.
They're all wonderful cards! I really like that you matted all the banners, and those colors look fabulous! I'm especially fond of the stamps and papers on the 2nd one, but all 3 cards turned out so well!
BTW. the punch I used on my card with the tiny leaves is called the "falling leaves edger" and it's by EK success :)
I just saw the news on TV about Jeter - that's such a shame, especially at this time of the year:(
Have a great week!
Oh heyyyyy... I have all of those things to make the "miss you all the time" card and I love what you did!!!! Totally CASing! I am out of here! :)
(Not a baseball fan. But sorry, I get it... And you should make a baseball pin stripe card, just because I'd love to see that.)
All three of these cards are winners. I like how you turned the sketch sideways for the first card. I wanted to do that but couldn't think of what stamp to use; the kids' quotes are perfectly shaped for this card. Thanks for sharing!
I like all your variations!
The sentiment on the first card is so great!
It doesn't look like you had any trouble with that sketch at all! I love them all, but especially like #2 and how you coordinated all the time pieces. Great job!
Super job on all of them...the flipped sketch card is so cheery...tfs!!!
Like your take on the sketch. The second though is my favorite.
Hi JoAnn! Glad you decided to take on the challenge, b/c you made 3 gorgeous cards! I fell asleep just before Derek broke his ankle in last night's game; that must have been painful to see. My DH is from Yonkers; he grew up on the Yankees too!
Great cards, I'm so glad you gave the sketch a try! I'm sad about Jeter also, we all should go through life as dedicated and upbeat as Jeter does, let's hope for a good recovery.
The second is my fave but I like all of them! Great job!
Holy guacomole... your cards are gorgeous! I love how you flipped the 1st card, and all the bright colors. The sentiment is awesome. Love the clocks on the 2nd card and all the butterflies on the 3rd card. Lots of inspiration here!
I love your cards! The first one is so bright and cheery, the second uses one of my favorite stamp sets, and I love the butterflies and sentiment on your 3rd one.
I wanted to let you know that I went through my collection of your books and compared it to your list of books. I wanted to be sure I didn't have A Woman's Heart. I was missing 3 of your books so I ordered them and have been enjoying reading them and the series they belong to again. The ones I was missing were Blue Bayou, Far Horizons, and Fair Haven.
Great job on all the cards. At least you still have a team in the fight. My poor Phils didn't have a good year.
Wow! Each card came out perfectly! Great colors, images, and sentiments.
Sorry about Jeter - maybe not!,lol, cause my Giants are in the National playoffs right now. Ah, well, at least we've both been life-long baseball fans!
I love the sentiment in the first card, in fact I've got the set. Such bright happy papers have got to cheer you up! The second card is from a set that I've wanted since it came out, it's on my Gotta Have list. Butterflies, who doesn't like them? You rocked the sketch. Not a baseball fan, but I feel sorry for anybody who gets hurt, esp at this time in the season. Thanks for the inspiration!
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