Category Archives: OWH
- Stamp – Printworks “Wonderful”
- Die cut – Nestabilities “Butterflies”
- Patterned paper – Three Bugs in a Rug “Springtime”
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug
- Cardstock – Bazzill Bling
- Ribbon – Offray
I embossed the butterfly die-cut and stippled chalk ink onto it using the die as a stencil to add some color to the butterfly. Kind of a lot of colors going on it, but I guess that makes it cheery.
This card is for Operation Write Home and was made as part of the “Things with wings” challenge. I think about half of the cards I make have butterflies! One remarkable thing that has occurred this week is that the Operation Write Home organization has now officially processed over ONE MILLION cards! This will be one of the second million that they ship out to the troops! Thanks for visiting.
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These cards were made using the Origami necktie tutorial at Operation Write Home Stars & Stripes blog. There is a shortage of Father’s Day cards going over to the troops, so the challenge is to make at least 5 necktie cards and send them off to the shippers. My son, Trenton, is a master at Origami, so he made all of the ties and I made the shirts and put them together! Teamwork! Here is a closer look at a couple of them:
- Origami paper – Aitoh rice paper
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Brads – star and screw brads by Creative Impressions, Inc., mini-buttons by Making Memories, other brads by American Crafts and Lasting Impressions
Thanks for helping out, Trenton!
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- Patterned papers – Melissa Frances “Betty Ann” (dots) and “Geraldine” (flourishes)
- Stamp – Impression Obsession “Thinking of You”
- Silver stickers – Elizabeth Craft Designs
- Ribbon – May Arts
I used the current sketch (Sketch Challenge #67) at Operation Write Home to create this card. It is very simple and versatile. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamp – Magenta Limited Edition Cat of the Month Series “Blondie”
- Patterned papers – Memory Box “Echo” collection
- Flowers – Prima
- Button (flower center) – Basic Grey stitched brads
- Cardstock – Bazzill
This card is designed using the Operation Write Home Sketch #66. Because my flower was a little lumpy, my scan isn’t the best. This is a simple sketch that works well with a fairly large image. This kitty looks very much like the “outside” cat we feed. Thanks for checking-in.
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- Stamp – “Ephemera” by Acey Duecy
- Patterned papers – Creative Imaginations “Signature Collection” embossed with Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and Cosmo Cricket “Love Notes – Darling” (right hand side)
- Corner punch – Marvy Uchida
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Ribbon – Harvest Home Collection (Michael’s)
This card is based on the current Operation Write Home card sketch (#65). Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamp – “Butterfly Collage” by Magenta
- Patterned paper – My Mind’s Eye “So Sophie Possibilities”
- Corner punch – Martha Stewart
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug
Butterfly collage image colored with Copic markers. This is an entry in the Operation Write Home Layers challenge for this week. Thanks for visiting.
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This card is based on the Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge #64. This is an extremely simple card, but has plenty going on with the patterned papers and the scroll border punch.
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Mellow” collection, “Cultured” (floral) and “Sapid” (green)
- Border and corner punches – Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page “French Scroll” set
- Flower – Petaloo
- Stamp – Hero Arts “Live Life” set
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This pinwheel pattern and an accompanying tutorial were featured on Operation Write Home’s Stars & Stripes blog last week. One really nice thing about this pattern is that you can use up your scraps to make a really nice design! It pieces together quickly, so I plan to make some more of these for OWH. Thanks for visiting.
- Stamp – “Thanks” by Lockhart Stamp Company
- Patterned papers – Chatterbox “Fabulous Petite Vintage” and “Together Teal”; BoBunny light blue dots
- Button – Basic Grey, tied with DMC floss
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Ribbon – May Arts
- Corner Punch – Marvy Uchida
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This card is designed from the latest Operation Write Home (OWH) sketch: #63. It will go in my next shipment to OWH.
- Stamp – Hero Arts “Live Life” clear set
- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Eva”
- Cuttlebug embossing folder
- Die cuts – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Seventeen”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Buttons – The Cat’s Pajamas
- Corner Punch – Marvy Uchida
- ColorBox chalk inks on edges and over textured strip
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These cards feature “Petals and Poetry” stickers by Penny Black. The card on the right is inspired by the OWH Sketch Challenge #62. Patterned papers include BoBunny polka dots, Basic Grey “Hello Luscious” and Creative Imaginations Signature Collection. Cardstock is Bazzill, die cut is from the Spellbinders Nestabilities “Fancy Tags” set and “Happy Mother’s Day” stamp is by Hero Arts.
I only shipped off a couple of Mother’s Day cards in my small shipment today to Operation Write Home. Every little bit counts!
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