VCMP with OWH

This weekend there was a Virtual Card Making Party over at Operation Write Home's Stars and Samps Blog!

Every 3 hours on Saturday and Sunday a new challenge went live on the Stars and Stamps blog.  You clicked on the link to be taken to each hostess’ personal blog where you could play along, upload your cards to “their” inlinkz, and visit everyone else who played along, too!

Today I wanted to share the cards I made for Saturdays challenges.

The first challenge was to use the following sketch and link your creation to Scrap Happens blog:

I made my card using new Christmas papers by Authentique and a new argyle embossing folder I got from Darice.

Supplies used: card stock - recycled white, 2 shades of blue; patterned papers - Medley, Tinsel, Rudolph, Chimney and Enhancements from Tradition by Authentique; 1" square punch - EK Success; Argyle embossing folder - Darice; Pop Dots.

For the second challenge you were to create a card with elements that represent each letter of Operation Write Home and link it to All I need Is Paper and Ink...& Stamps and Copics.

For my card I represented the letters of OWH by an orange pumpkin for "O", wheat for "W" and a haystack for "H".

Supplies used: card stock - kraft, 3 shades of yellow; patterned papers in Forever Fall collection by BoBunny; Silhouette Studio cut file; stickers - Harvest by Dept. 44; sentiment sticker in "Thankful" elements by Authentique; border punch and corner rounder - Fiskars; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique; ink - Cocoa by ColorBox.

The third challenge on Saturday was to use Seongsook's Triple Die Cutting technique, which she has a tutorial for on her blog Seongsook's Creations.

For my card I used some beautiful fall papers by BoBunny, a die by Tim Holtz, my Nestabilities, and a cute sticker by Authentique.

Supplies used: card stock - rust orange and green; patterned papers - Apple Cider Autumn and Apple Cider Stripe in Apple Cider by BoBunny; A2 Matting Basics A & B Nestabilities by Spellbinder; Rosette Die by Tim Holtz for Sizzix; scalloped circle and circle punches by EK Success; sticker in "Thankful" by Authentique; leaf stickers - JoLee's; stick pin - Yolee; beads - my stash; Glue Dots.

The 4th challenge was to use sketch #29 to make a "Love" card and link it to by Annette. 

I created my card with some fun stamps by Sweet Stamp Shop and a cute picnic tablecloth paper by Stampin' Up. I also turned the sketch on its side.

Supplies sued: card stock - recycled white, red; patterned paper by Stampin' Up; stamps - Perfect Match by Sweet Stamp Shop; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; Copic markers; bakers twine - my stash; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique; brad - Doodlebug.

And for the last challenge on Saturday you were to make a card with the Masking Tape Block Stamping Technique. There is a great tutorial for how to do this on Donna's blog Donna inks.

For my card I used blue painters tape as I didn't have any masking tape in the house. My ink was from Stampin' Up and the pretty birds are by Inkadinkado.

Supplies used: card stock - recycled white, blue; painter tape - Home Depot; stamps - Birds Galore by Inkadinkado and sentiment from Everyday Sentiments by Whimsical Designs; ink - Brilliant Blue by Stampin" Up and jet Black Archival Ink; buttons - my stash; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique.

Thanks for stopping by!!!!!

Final Halloween Cards for OWH 2013

I'd like to share the last three Halloween cards I made for Operation Write Home to send before this years deadline of 8-31.

Now I will be concentrating on Thanksgiving cards before the September deadline hits.

For todays first card I used sketch #160 from OWH:

For my version of the sketch I went for some darling papers, chipboard and stickers in Cosmo Crickets Nevermore collection.

Supplies used: card stock - orange, black, tan; patterned papers from Nevermore by Cosmo Cricket; chipboard and stickers in Nevermore by Cosmo Cricket; stamp - Craft Smart; ink Tuxedo Black by memento; twine and button - my stash; Pop Dots

For card #2 today I used sketch #161 from OWH:

For my card I changed the oval shape to a rectangle and used some of my Spellbinder dies and a darling sticker by Reminisce as the focal point of my card. 

Supplies used: card stock - black, vanilla, orange; patterned papers - Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble and Pick Of The Patch in Halloween by Reminisce; stickers - Halloween by Reminisce; Dies - Curved Rectangles, A2Matting Basics A and A2 matting Basics B Nestabilities by Spellbinder; brads - Kaiser Craft; Pop Dots.

And the last card for today uses Sketch #162 by OWH:

For my card I used a Silhouette Studio cut file to cut out the cauldron and stamps from Wicked Cool by Stampin' Up.

I wanted it to look like she tumbled into the cauldron so I added the lines by the hat to give it the feel of spinning as it fell off of her head.

Supplies used: card stock - recycled white, green, black; patterned papers are both scraps from my stash; stamps - Wicked Cool by Stampin' Up; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; Copic marker; 1/2" circle punch - EK Success; clip - Making Memories; Pop Dots

Halloween Cards for OWH

Yay, it's Friday and my birthday too!!!!!

My hubby is making me homemade pizza tonight!!! All my family is coming and we are going to have an awesome time :) Plus my Mom and Dad are taking me out to dinner tomorrow night to one of my favorite restaurants. Birthday weekends are the best!!!

I wanted to share a couple of Halloween cards I made for Operation Write Home. I know it is a tad early for Halloween, but they require the cards for Halloween to arrive to them by August 31st for shipping.

I used a couple of their sketches for my cards.

For the first card I used OWH sketch #154

Supplies used: card stock - black, orange; patterned papers from Nightfall by American Crafts and Tangerine from Poolside Collection by Lasting Impressions; scalloped circle and circle punches - Stampin' Up; Flair Button - Spooky by American Crafts; ribbon - my stash

My second card is from OWH sketch #155

Supplies used: card stock - blue, black; patterned paper - Goulish Ghosts in Spookville by We R Memory Keepers; embossing folder - Sizzix; border punch - Martha Stewart; stamp - Spooky House by We R Memory Keepers; ink Tuxedo Black by Memento; ghost die cut - Making Memories; Pop Dots

Halloween Cards

Today I'd like to share a group of Halloween Cards I made for Operation Write Home!

When making Halloween cards for Operation Write Home they ask that the cards are not what I would call morbid. No skulls, grave stones, blood, etc. The reason being that there is a possibility that this may be the last card someone gets from a love one. Terrible thought to think, but unfortunately one that must be considered.

I came across these darling papers by Reminisce recently. They were just perfect for OWH cards with their darling vintage images. I grabbed this weeks sketch from OWH's Stars and Stamps blog and went to work.

Here is the sketch:

Here are close ups of the individual cards:

Supplies used: cardstock - black, orange; patterned papers from Halloween collection by Reminisce; Stickers from Halloween by Reminisce; ribbon - Making Memories and Michaels; buttons - Little Yellow Bicycle and my stash; twine - Trendy Twine and Liz's Paper Loft Boutique; Brads - Making Memories; rhinestones - Kaiser Craft; Pop Dots

You Float My Boat

Boy was it hot, hot, hot this weekend! I hope all of you found some ways to cool down, as it seemed to be pretty hot almost everywhere.

I have a little card I made today for Operation Write Home. Everything on the card is a cut file from Silhouette Studio.

Supplies used - cardstock - kraft, white, tan, 3 shades of blue; patterned papers - Flair and Papertrey Inc.; Sizzix embossing folder; Silhouette Studio cut files; rub on letters - Simply Sweet by Doodlebug; Pop Dots.

Time Goes By

Wow, It's almost the weekend! 

This week seems to have flown by, but then again doesn't every week?

 I'd like to share a card I made for Operation Write Home.

The clock is a Silhouette Studio cut file.

If you are using a dark colored cardstock for your OWH card, they like you to insert a piece of white paper so that the servicemen have a space to write, as they don't have pens that will show up on black or dark colored paper.

Supplies used: cardstock - blue, red, black, white; patterned papers - Chill in About A Boy by Fancy Pants and Basic Clocks by Glitz; Silhouette Studio; border punch - Fiskars; heart punch - Martha Stewart; font - Menlo

You Still Give Me Butterflies....

Hi all!

I am back from my trip to Alaska and it was AMAZING!!!!!!! I had a fabulous time with my Mom and my sister. Absolutely gorgeous scenery, we saw Mendenhall Glacier and the colors of blue in this glacier are indescribably beautiful; we saw so many waterfalls I lost count; we took a trip to the Misty Fjords and it was fantastic; Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway are just wonderful towns.
Then the wildlife... Bears, Bald Eagles a plenty, Mountain Goats; Seals, Porpoises and to top it off the Humpback Whales!!! All I can say is I want to go back and if you ever get the chance I highly recommend you go.

I will be trying to play a little catch up with all your blogs this week, I am sure I have missed some amazing creations.

My project for today is a card I made for Operation Write Home using their sketch. Pretty simple to make with just some cuts of pattern papers and some stickers.

Here is their sketch:

Supplies used: cardstock - tan, white; patterned paper - Brilliance from Hello Sunshine by American Crafts; stickers - Glitzers Garden by Glitz; stamp from "With Love" set by Whimsical Designs; ink Tuxedo Black by Memento.

Hero

Yay it is Friday!!!! I am looking forward to the weekend, hoping to get several craft projects done. How about you?

Today I would like to share another card I made for Operation Write Home. This one is for the Hero mail. These cards include a hand written note to one of our servicemen with a note of encouragement, or some news from home, etc. You can read more about it on the OWH website.

Supplies used: cardstock - white; patterned paper - Liberty Stripe in Liberty by BoBunny; stamp - Hero Panels set by Stampers Best; ink - Royal Blue by ColorBox; twine - my stash; epoxy sticker - Old Glory; thank you sticker - SRM Stickers; Pop Dots

 

Flowerpot Thank You / CTO #65

Hope everyone had a great Monday!

Now that it is Tuesday, it is time for a new challenge over at Celebrate The Occasion! Last week for our "Anything Goes" challenge we had an amazing 213 entries!!!! Fabulous creations by everyone :) Thanks for joining us and hope to see your creations for this weeks challenge.

This week the challenge is Thinking Of You, use a flower.

I created this flower pot card using the Walk In My Garden Cricut cartridge. I attached a few of the flowers with Pop Dots for dimension.

I am also entering this card in the midweek throwdown challenger over at Operation Write Home!

This week the challenge was to make a Thank You card!

Supplies used: cardstock - white, 2 shades of brown, 2 shades of yellow, green; Walk In myGarden Cricut cartridge; rub 0n - American crafts; brads - American crafts; twine - Lime Twist by My Minds Eye; black precision pen - American crafts; Pop Dots.

If My Words Had Wings.....

Gosh the weekend just flew past, didn't get everything done I wanted to but isn't that always the way?
Hope you had a wonderful weekend!!!

I'd like to share a card with you today that I made for Operation Write Home, using one of their sketches.

The stamp was the inspiration for this card. I thought the sentiment was perfect for a soldier writing home. I chose the air balloons paper to go with the sentiment.

And here was the sketch:

Supplies used: cardstock - cream, brown; patterned papers in Postcards From Paris by Websters Pages; stamp by Dawn Houser for Inkadinkado; ink - Jet Black by Archival Ink and Cocoa by ColorBox; Pop Dots.

I am sure a great deal of you have already heard about Operation Write Home, their mission is to donate blank handmade cards for deployed heroes to write home on, as well as write letters of gratitude to encourage them.


I figured what better way to spend Memorial Day than to make some cards to send to them. 


They prefer A2 size cards with not to many embellishments that can fall off, also no glitter, etc. because of safety concerns. You can read more about what they would like on their web site. They also have sketches for you to use and challenges for you to join in on. A very worthy cause!


I made this little birthday card yesterday to send to them. It was inspired by a design by Kim Hughes that I found in my new Card Creations magazine:

Supplies used: cardstock - cream; patterned papers - Buttercream Bobby, Archie Angel Food, Holly Hazelnut, and Betty Bundt all from Confetti by American Crafts, Scrap from my stash (for cake plate); rub on - American Crafts; buttons, twine - my stash; circle punch - EK Success; ink - Cocoa by ColorBox.