Your challenge and my challenge
Welcome to another challenge for the Operation Write Home Virtual Cardmaking Party! I am very pleased and honored to have been selected to participate this weekend. There are a lot of fun challenges to motivate us all to create cards for our Heros to send home. For my challenge, I’m asking you to make a love-themed card featuring a furry creature. There are so many cute animal stamps–many are in my stash! So I thought it would be fun to devote a challenge to using some of these critters! Feel up to the challenge? Please use the InLinkz Linkup below to add your critter love card. For every card linked up for this furry creature challenge between now and the end of next weekend, I will donate $1.00 (per person) to Operation Write Home. So if there are 50 folks who post, that means I’ll donate $50 to OWH. You have until midnight Pacific Time on July 13th to add your cards.
UPDATE:
I received 33 entries in my challenge as of midnight Sunday, July 13th. That means that I will donate $33.00 to Operation Write Home when I send my next group of cards in during the next couple of weeks! What is even better, is that my friends Barb and Cora Jean have said they will match this donation so that makes $99.00 altogether (actually, I’ll make it $34 so it adds up to an even $100.00)! I’m very proud of this contribution to OWH. Thanks to all of you who created cards and linked them up for the VCMP so that we could make this happen.
Now for my cards
- Stamps –
Stampendous ” Cattus Librum”
Lawn Fawn “Belinda’s Borders”
Hero Arts “Year Round Sentiments”
- Patterned Papers – Basic Grey “Hey You” collection
- Colorbox Chalk ink – Aquamarine
My first card is based on OWH Sketch #191. It featured the cutest cat stamp ever, in my opinion! I stamped the accents and inked the edges with aquamarine chalk ink to tie the various elements together. Finally, I drew an outline around each element with a fine tipped dark green pen. Between the inking and the outline, it has a very informal look.
- Stamps – Art Impressions “Furries Try Folds” and BoBunny “Love Letters”
- Patterned papers – Crate Paper “Flea Market” 6 X 6″ paper pad
- Cardstock – Paper Accents
- Punch – Martha Stewart “Embossed Button”
- Twine – American Crafts
This is a simple card that featured two stamped images. Between the two cards I’ve posted today, I’ve used cards from five different companies! It is fun to mix them up! I colored these cute little bunnies with Copic markers and made banners from some pretty patterned papers. The paper button is nice a flat so it won’t be too thick for mailing, which is important for OWH cards. I made this design up as I went, so I don’t think it matches up to a specific sketch (at least not on purpose).
Thanks for joining in the party and stopping by today. Please link your card using the InLinkz Link-up below. I’d love to see lots of cards so I can make a big donation when I send my next batch of cards in! Please leave a comment if you feel so disposed. If you’d like to return to the OWH VCMP Master List, please click the OWH graphic at the top of this post.
July 6th, 2014 at 11:55 am
Yvonne,
Love your sample cards! Thanks so much for hosting a challenge.
July 6th, 2014 at 12:26 pm
[…] challenge is hosted by Yvonne at Penguin Papers. Make a love themed card featuring a furry creature. Baha. I just discovered my stash of Dustin Pike’s Valentine’s Monster. Perfection. […]
July 6th, 2014 at 12:34 pm
Teehee. Thanks for a fun challenge. I made a furry monster.
July 6th, 2014 at 1:41 pm
I love both of your critter cards, they are so adorable!! But what I really LOVE is you donating a $1 for every card made for your challenge!! What a GREAT idea!! That is wonderful and generous of you!
July 6th, 2014 at 2:19 pm
I do love critters! What an awesome thing, to donate for each card. That is amazing! Hugs!
July 6th, 2014 at 3:08 pm
Thanks for the fun challenge and for your offer to donate to OWH! Hope you are getting some good crafting time in this weekend too!
July 6th, 2014 at 4:06 pm
Thanks for a fun challenge and for supporting OWH!
July 6th, 2014 at 6:41 pm
I made a card but I can’t link up. I did a full recovery on my computer a few days ago. My hard drive is going. I don’t want to reinstall my printer program. I will be shipping it off at the end of the week.
I will match your offer up to $50. I will have access to e-mails with my iPad. rainydaycora at Yahoo.com. Just let me know what to donate.
I love your color combo on the first card. I always enjoy visiting your blog
July 6th, 2014 at 7:47 pm
Is there a way to link up if you don’t have a inklink account? I’ve been making cards but don’t have a blog. I do have facebook.
July 6th, 2014 at 8:10 pm
Hi, Lyn. I’m not all that well-versed in InLinkz, but if you put your cards on Flickr you can link to there (and you don’t need a blog). That might be a good solution for you. I don’t use FaceBook, so I don’t know about that. You may be able to link from there as well. Thanks for making a card for the Critter Love challenge!
July 6th, 2014 at 9:17 pm
Love your cards. How generous to donate for each card…so, of course, I had to link one up! OWH’ers are the BEST!
R/
July 7th, 2014 at 5:13 am
Great challenge and sample cards! I love the cat stamp too! Thank you for your dedication to OWH and especially your challenge! What a wonderful idea to link participation with a corresponding donation – such a great motivator and inspiration!
July 7th, 2014 at 8:03 am
What a wonderful thing to donate! You inspire me to send in a donation too!
I love those happy hoppers stamps! I bought about 8 of them when they showed up at my LSS! Got some bears and mice too!
July 7th, 2014 at 7:46 pm
Your critter challenge was as much fun as your great sample cards! WTG in your efforts to support OWH!
July 8th, 2014 at 11:17 am
How generous of you to make a donation for each card posted! Your bunny card is darling and would be great for a wide variety of recipients!
July 8th, 2014 at 5:44 pm
[…] is my furry critter love card – I put a sentiment on the inside of this […]
July 12th, 2014 at 4:13 pm
What a fabulous and generous challenge! Your cards are great! The bunnies are darling and I love the black and white kitty!
July 13th, 2014 at 12:42 pm
I just added 3 furry love cards and I do hope that they made it!!! first time trying a challenge and posting!!!
July 14th, 2014 at 10:17 am
Cute Cards!
What a fun way to make a donation!
{I did not get one linked in time}
July 15th, 2014 at 7:58 am
I Sent my matching funds yesterday plus some extra. Thsnks for this creative way of donating
January 1st, 2015 at 11:37 am
[…] https://penguinpapers.net/2014/07/06/owh-vcmp-jul4/ […]