a few of cards for friday

I haven't been feeling real great so my mojo is down a bit, but here are a couple of cards I've made over the long weekend, and this past week. This first one is going off in the mail to a friend, the next is for OWH. And the last is for fun! HA!

 Apricot Appeal card stock by STAMPIN' UP, orchid and eggplant card stock also from STAMPIN' UP, Markers by STAMPIN' UP. all other papers from stash. Stamps from "Happy Healing" retired STAMPIN' UP, flower punch by STAMPIN' UP, Hand made roses and rosebud, hand cut leaves. Sketch design is a sunburst, altered by me and made my own.

 close-up of 3D roses and flowers, sorry for the bluuuuuur!

 another close-up of the flowers

 entering this card in:
Incy Wincy Designs ...make your own flowers
Hooked on Crafts ...Spring Fling
Craft Your Passion ...anything goes with FLOWERS
Cupcake Craft Challenges ...patchwork
Delicious Doodles ...something new to me... NEW Technique--Make my own roses
Craft Your days Away ...make your own flowers
Order of the Opus Gluei ...roses or rosettes

 This is a "Z" fold card, all card stock by STAMPIN' UP, cheese cloth background stamp (retired--on green) also BY STAMPIN' UP, Cross hairs bkgd. stamp (retired) by STAMPIN' UP on blue card stock (you can't see it though) both border punches by MARTHA STEWART, Markers by STAMPIN' UP, Digi image by SEW MANY CARDS, Digi Sentiment by GINGER HOUSE DESIGNS. Brads-misc.

Like I said, this card is going to Operation Write home, that is why it is sort of plain, and flat.

Entering this card in:
Victorine Stamps ...primary colors
Paper Pretties ...(monday challenge---primary colors)
Creative Stamp Friends ...cards for men
Shopping our stash ...anything non-human (here-monkey)
Cards for Men ...G is for--- "Green" and "G I"
Stamping with the Dragon ...Occupations

Card stock and Markers by STAMPIN' UP, Digi image and sentiment by SMEARED INK, brick wall and gears embossing folder by Tim Holtz for SIZZIX. Metal is  (Manco brand-purchased in Walmart) HVAC Industrial strength ALUMINUM FOIL TAPE, it is self-adhesive. I peeled the backing off and applied it to card stock, before using the embossing folder. after embossing, I used a paper towel to dab and smoosh black paint all over it, then I took a new paper towel, wet it, wrang it out, and wiped the paint off lightly. When it was dry I used a sanding block to lightly sand most of the paint off. On the brick wall embossed card stock i used cat eye fluid chalk ink in Chestnut Roan by COLORBOK and wiped on the colored to be picked up by the bricks. Misc. foam dots under the robot, eyelets, gold paint pen, and silver paint pen

I haven't decided but I might send this card to Operation write home also

Entering this card in:
Smudgy Antics ...use metal
Creative Stamp Friends ...cards for men
Shopping our Stash ...something non-human (here a robot)
Fab and Funky Challenges ...Funny
Do You Stack Up ...Texture
Delicious Doodles ...something new to me...NEW digi stamp set Bot-bots by Smeared Ink, NEW embossing folder-Brick wall by TH for Sizzix