The Struggle Continues

I'm still here! Still plugging away at that stack of MAMBI card stock, now mostly remnants. You know how the last ten pounds is the toughest to lose? Wait, that was a bad analogy. ... You know how that last mile is the toughest when you are running or biking? No, that won't work, either. Sigh. You know when you start out with a pack of BIG paper how easy it is to use the pieces, then when you're down to scraps remnants, it gets tougher and tougher? Yeah, that.

I just spent H O U R S making five cards, and I don't even like one of them. I should just toss this paper, but nooooooo, I'm so stubborn I now feel compelled to use every last bit of it. And you get to see the results of my labors from earlier this evening.

First up, I made two of these:

I started looking at the OWH sketches, and ended up combining two of them - Sketch #14 and Sketch #26. I liked the angled rectangle of #14:

and I liked the vertical piece of #26:

(vertical once I turned it on its ear) So basically I took sketch #26 and angled the rectangle. At least as my starting point.

I still had those blasted pink polka dot pieces, so I added some remnants of the turquoise chevron from the same paper stack only to find they were too short. Then I cheated:

Not long enough? No problem!!!! Just hack it in two. :)  You can also see some of the other papers I have left. Sigh.

That card again, since I've been blathering:

The sentiment was left from the batch of spotted bears I made earlier, and I got all crazy and put it straight onto the angled dotted piece. I kinda like it. The heart was die-cut from another remnant.

Next up:

Same layout, different sentiment, and I added some twine. And a heart.

Next I bring you my "when more is really too much" entry:

I think if the angled panel wasn't polka dotted, this might have worked. There's too much going on. I did get creative, though, and cut a slit in the dotted panel to slip the white strip through so there was some tan under the globe image. Still too too too too much. I may have to operate.

And the last one for tonight:

This one is different - different remnant of paper on an angle. I added the stamped light bulb and put the sentiment on the card base. It was a yawner, so I went back and stamped another filament for the heart part, colored it, cut it out, glued it on and added Glossy Accents. This one isn't so bad.

I will say, though, I tried to figure out how to lose the "will" from the sentiment. I think it would sound better as "I feel a glow just thinking of you".

I still have more paper left, and I'll probably stare at it a bit tomorrow. Thankfully those papers will need white card bases since I'm all out of the Latte. I've used ALL THE LATTE PAPER. All gone. And that's a total of 31 OWH cards this weekend, too. Wheee!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stuff I used: MAMBI card stock, and the following:

*Hero Arts Clear Stamps LIL HOOT cl755 2014 *Mama Elephant Clear Stamp LIGHTS OUT ME1307-039 Mama Elephant LIGHTS OUT Creative Cuts Steel Dies MEL-025 *Hero Arts Layering Papers LATTE PS608 *Hero Arts Mixed Layering Papers EARTH ps624 *Hero Arts Dye Ink Pad INDIA INK Black af248 2013 *Tombow MONO Adhesive Tape Dispenser REFILL Permanent *Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK *Tim Holtz Tonic CRAFT KNIFE Tool Blade Retractable w Spares *03441 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches *Fiskars Triple Track TITANIUM i5740 Trimmer Blades Replacement PAIR 03881 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology DESIGN RULER Clear 12 Inch *May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap Lawn Fawn WISH YOU WERE HERE Clear Stamps Lawn Fawn WISH YOU WERE HERE Lawn Cuts Dies Martha Stewart Crafts - All Purpose Gel Adhesive with Fine-Tip Applicator - 2 oz 3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape *Paper Smooches NOTEBOOK BASIC Wise Die Kim Hughes *Copic Sketch MARKER G05 EMERALD GREEN *Copic Sketch MARKER b04 TAHITIAN BLUE *Copic Sketch Marker R05 SALMON RED Bright *s4-116 Nestabilities STANDARD CIRCLE SMALL Spellbinders *s4-114 Nestabilities STANDARD CIRCLE LARGE Spellbinders *NEST-005 Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic & Standard CIRCLES Set *Hero Arts Dye Ink Pad NEON YELLOW AF220 *Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Dimensional Adhesive *Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Dimensional Adhesive .5oz *We R Memory Keepers Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER *SSS Small TEFLON BONE FOLDER Tool *Martha Stewart MINI SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05013 New 2012 *Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets *Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Super Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets *Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember?äó HOLIDAY SHAPES Hearts Stars Craft Die S131

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