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March 15, 2012

OWH Sketch #112 – Mother’s Day

By Yvonne

  • Patterned papers – BoBunny “Country Garden Collection” and “Ambrosia”
  • Flowers – Prima
  • Punch – EK Success “Open Scallop Edger Punch”
  • Die cut – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Mega Ovals LG”
  • Stamp – Hero Arts “Mother’s Day Message”

I used the current card sketch at OWH Sketch #112 for inspiration for this card. I just bought this BoBunny paper yesterday and had to try it out! This is one of the last of my Mother’s Day cards for OWH, as I really need to get them in the mail now. Thanks for the visit and I hope to see you soon.

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March 10, 2012

OWH Sketch #111 – Mother’s Day

By Yvonne

  • Stamps – Hero Arts “Heart Flower Blossoms” and “Mother’s Day Message”
  • Patterned Papers – Basic Grey “Bittersweet” 6″ X 6″ paper pad
  • Gemstones – Hero Arts
  • Kraft paper

I used the Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps Sketch #111 for this card. The image and patterned paper strips are edged with chalk ink and the flowers have small little gems for the centers. A simple design all-in-all. Thanks for visiting today!

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March 9, 2012

Mother’s Day – Crafter’s Digital Art Center Image

By Yvonne

  • Digital image – Pattie’s Creations – (Crafter’s Digital Art Center Freebie Challenges)
  • Patterned papers – Die cuts with a View “Far East Mat Stack”
  • Die cut – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Labels Seventeen”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill
  • Sakura Glaze Pens and Copic Markers
  • Ranger Distress Inks: Tea Dye, Bundled Sage and Wild Honey (used at edges of image and sentiment)

Here is another Mother’s Day card for Operation Write Home. I still need to step it up and make a few more before our deadline that is fast approaching. We want to make sure that our heroes have plenty of cards to send home to their moms. I used one of the current images at Crafter’s Digital Art Center provided by Pattie’s Creations, and colored it with Copics and Glaze pens. The Glaze pens give the petals some shine and dimension that is really nice.

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March 8, 2012

Clean & Simple Mother’s Day Card

By Yvonne

  • Stamps – All Hero Arts: “Real Fuchsia,” “Real Field Wildflower” and “Mother’s Day Message”
  • BoBunny Back to Backs “Chiffon Dot” cardstock
  • Ranger Distress Stains and Inks: Peeled Paint, Dusty Concord, Fired Brick, Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold
  • Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist – Biscotti
  • Watercolor paper
  • Twine

I used a watercolor technique for this floral card, applying Ranger Distress stains and inks direct to rubber on two different stamps, then spraying them with Perfect Pearls Mist before stamping them. I like the way the inks blend, but don’t mix or produce muddy colors. And the mist gives the image a very subtle sparkle that binds to the ink (so it doesn’t rub off).

The sketch is the current FTL 180 at Clean & Simple Stamping. It works perfectly for the featured flowers, which are perfect for another OWH Mother’s Day card!  Hurray!  We are currently trying to make lots of Mother’s Day cards for the troops to send home to their moms, and that is our goal for this week’s Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown. Thanks for stopping by today.

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February 19, 2012

OWH Sketch Challenge #109

By Yvonne

  • Stamp – PSX “Botanical Sunflower Collage”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill Basics and BoBunny
  • Flowers – KaiserCraft Flowers “Cumquat”
  • Brad – Recollections
  • Colored with Prismacolor pencils

This card was inspired by the current sketch at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps. For Sketch Challenge #109, I chose to make a card for one of our heroes to mail to his/her mom, since that is a big focus for us right now. We need lots of Mother’s Day and cards for Mom right now. Thanks for visiting today.

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