Cards In Envy Challenge - three layers

Well, I think my time as a design team member for Cards in Envy is coming to a close. I have learned so much from these women and from all the cards you folks have entered. Sometimes, I sit back and think....life is good! Thank you so much for all the kind comments and support the last six months. I have truly enjoyed my time on this Design Team. I wish I had kept count of how many cards were sent to OWH directly because of this effort, but I can say A LOT! Any way... enough babbling... This month's challenge is three layers.... Me loves some layers! LOVES This card was made with the Authentic 6x6 paper pack. When using several designer papers, I find the packs the way to go. You know they will coordinate nicely.It doesn't show too well on here, but that butterfly is punched out and only adhered on one side so he has a little movement. All right, your turn. Make a card - that fits in a standard envy, link it up and then send it on to Operation Write Home! Thanks!!!

Cards In Envy Challenge...Stitch it UP

This month's Cards In Envy challenge is to use some stitching on a card - real or faux... I opted for faux. I found this bicycle stamp on clearance and the sentiment I bought from a crafty friend cleaning out her supplies. I love how bright and cheery this is. Can you see the DP has little bicycles on it? I rarely use two ribbons on a card, but I liked the feel of these two and feel like it added some good texture to the card. I wish I would remember to add that faux stitching more often, it adds such detail. Hope this makes you want to join us!! Remember the only rule is OWH friendly - make it fit in a standard envy with no more than 1/4 inch of thickness. Make a card, link it up and send it to Operation Write Home.

Cards in Envy Challenge #3

This month the Cards In Envy challenge is things with wings...
 

 I use a lot of 'things with wings' in my cards: butterflies, birds, bees so this one was easy for me. The paper is from Echo Park's 6x6 Splash collection. I just love how it naturally had a center point, but I wanted to accent it not to hide it. That is kind of hard given the location. So I decided to make the butterfly just hover over it. For the image, I stamped that beautiful Stampin UP butterfly on white card stock and embossed with white. This allowed me to ink over it with several shades of yellow/orange.

 As you run your dauber over the image, the white lines stay white while the background paper picks up all those pretty tones. I deliberately cut him off center to let more of that inking show and to feel as if he is in motion. Originally, I wanted just the butterfly image, and I don't mind a card without a sentiment - but this one looked naked without. So I layered some punches and placed that off to the side.

Are you inspired??? Remember the only rules for these challenges is the cards should fit in a standard envy with no extra postage. I hope so - make a card, link it up at CIE and send it to Operation Write Home!!
 

Cards in Envy Challenge #2

Time for another Cards In Envy challenge. Remember, sketch on the first Monday and challenge on the third. This time we were to use paper strips as ribbon. This is a great way to keep the bulk down on OWH cards. I used the Stampin Up Serene Silhouette image here and a nice purple color I don't play with often. Since it wasn't over the 1/4 of an inch rule we have at Cards In Envy, I added a second paper strip that I used a border punch on. Hope you find the time to play in the challenge and send that card on to Operation Write Home