Operation Write Home Top 10 of 2011

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Dec 312011

 

Operation Write Home fan Sheila G. came up with the idea for fellow OWHers to share the ten favorite cards they made in 2011 for Operation Write Home.  I had already planned to create a “Cardmaker’s Dozen” of my favorite card from each month of 2011 and share them in early January, and a lot of them were cards I’d made for OWH.  So I went back through my blog posts again and came up with another list.  I’ll still share my Cardmaker’s Dozen soon, but for now, here are 10 favorite cards I made for OWH in the past year.  Links to the original posts can be found under each photo; you can click on them if you’d like details on each card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for taking a peek at my cards today!  I hope you have a wonderful 2012!
Posted by PH in VA at 7:00 am Cards, Operation Write Home

simple thanks

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Dec 282011

I’m trying to find my creativity again now that Christmas is over.  I think it decided to take a break for the holidays!

I did want to play along in a few challenges, so I threw together this simple card.  The Lawnscaping challenge that ends today invites the participants to use texture on their creations, so I used an embossing folder to add some texture to the background panel of the card.  This week’s Midweek Throwdown at the OWH Stars and Stamps blog is to make thank you cards for the troops overseas to send home to their family and friends.  I used several of the elements for the current Desert Islands Crafts Challenge, too: brads (well, one brad, anyway), brown and pink color scheme, stripes, rounded corners, and a flower.

I blended some of my older and newer craft products on this card.  The designer papers date back to 2007, and one of my sons just gave me the alphabet stamps as a Christmas gift.

I realize this isn’t one of my better cards, but I do suppose it’s better than no card at all.  LOL  Here’s hoping my mojo wasn’t thrown out with all the Christmas wrapping paper and I get back into the spirit again soon!

Supplies:
Stamps: Quinn’s ABCs (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Spring Flowers designer papers (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU)
Other: corner rounder punch, Spring Bouquet Flower punch (SU); brad (Making Memories); Paisley embossing folder (ProvoCraft)

Posted by PH in VA at 10:30 pm Cards, Desert Islands Craft Challenge, Lawn Fawn, Lawnscaping challenges, Operation Write Home, OWH Midweek/Midmonth Throwdown, Stampin' Up!

patriotic thanks

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Dec 222011

I mentioned in my last post that I felt I should make more Any Hero cards for Operation Write Home, to thank the men and women stationed overseas for the work they do.  Today I’m sharing another card made for that purpose.

I used the December Sketch For You To Try for the layout.  The sketch was drawn as a square, but I squooshed it into a rectangle to make a “regular” 4.25″ x 5.5″ card.  When I was coloring the image the eagle’s head turned out darker than I wanted it, but oh well.  I know it would look better if I had a sky and clouds and such in the background, but I didn’t take the time for that and I guess it looks OK the way it is.  It was nice to finally find a use for these mesh star eyelets that I bought at least 5 years ago.

Here’s the original sketch, so you can see how I modified it:

Jen del Muro, the creator of the Sketch For You To Try blog, changed her challenge format from weekly sketches to monthly sketches this year.  I’m glad she did because that allowed me the chance to participate in all 12 challenges.  🙂  Here are links to the other SFYTT cards I’ve made this year:

January – happy o’birthday
February – maybe I auto stop making puns
March – sad bunny misses you
April – beachy birthday
May – challenging cutie pie
June – sketchy Father’s Day
July – hello chickadee
August – rock my world
September – welcome, little girl
October – hello, bee-utiful
November – extra love from Rhubarb

Awww.  Revisiting those cards was fun!  I’m looking forward to another year of sketches in 2012!

Here are the supplies for today’s card:
Digital Images: Eagle (K ‘n K Designs)
Cardstock: Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink); Brilliant Blue, Western Sky designer paper (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: printer ink
Other: Premier colored pencils (Prismacolor); odorless mineral spirits (Houston Arts); star mesh eyelets (Making Memories); D’vine Swirls embossing folder (ProvoCraft)

Posted by PH in VA at 9:30 am Cards, Digital images, K 'n K Designs, Operation Write Home, SFYTT sketches

Cocoa thanks you

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Dec 172011

Those of you who know me well know that many of the cards I make are sent to Operation Write Home so that our military men and women stationed overseas can use them to write home to their loved ones.  One thing I haven’t mentioned often is that OWH also accepts “Any Hero” cards – notes given to our heroes far from home to raise their spirits and let them know they aren’t forgotten.  I’ve made a few Any Hero cards over the last year, but I’ve come to realize that I should send more of them.

Today’s card is going to be used as an Any Hero card in the next shipment I send.  For the layout, I used one of my favorite sketches from the OWH Stars and Stamps blog.  The blue edge on the focal panel was an afterthought when I realized the panel didn’t show up well against the background of the same color.  DUH!  (My excuse is that my mind has been focused this week on getting our family’s Christmas cards completed and mailed.)  The dotted border turned out a little rougher looking than I intended, so I went back and added a few extra dots to make it look more randomly doodled.  It doesn’t show up well on the photo, but the red strip is stamped with dots, too.  The mouse image is from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps, and the sentiment is computer generated.

Supplies:
Digital Image: Patriotic Cocoa (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)
Stamp: Itty Bitty Backgrounds (Stampin’ Up)
Cardstock: Real Red, Brilliant Blue (SU); Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Real Red (SU); printer ink
Other: markers (Copic)

Posted by PH in VA at 12:30 am Cards, Digital images, Operation Write Home, OWH Stars & Stamps sketches, Stampin' Up!, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

last call for valentines

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Dec 142011

You might be looking at that title and thinking “WHAT?!? It isn’t even Christmas yet!”  But if you’re interested in creating valentines for Operation Write Home, your shipper will need to receive them by December 31, 2011.  That will allow time for the shippers to send them to our military men and women stationed overseas so that they can use them to write back to their family and friends at home.  Of course, cards simply saying “I love you” or “sending you love” or similar messages are welcome any time of the year!

Here’s one of the valentines I’ve made for OWH.  It was really quick and simple to create.  I printed off the heart, cut it out, added the flowers, stamped the sentiment on the card base, and attached the heart.  Easy peasy!

Feel welcome to share your valentines at the OWH Stars and Stamps blog!

Supplies:
Digital Image: Heart 3 (InStyle Stamps)
Sentiment: So Much Love (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Poppy Parade (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine); printer ink
Other: flowers (Prima Marketing); brads (Making Memories)

Posted by PH in VA at 9:30 am Cards, Digital images, InStyle Stamps, Lizzie Anne Designs, Operation Write Home, OWH Midweek/Midmonth Throwdown

All About Red - Lawnscaping Blog Hop!

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Dec 092011

Hello there!  Welcome to my stop on the Lawnscaping All About Red Blog Hop!

You should have come here after viewing Yenni’s creative goodness.  If you’ve just lucked into finding the hop or think you’ve gotten lost somewhere, you can always go back to the Lawnscaping blog to figure out your way.

This weekend’s hop is going to make you see red – but in a good way!  Using red as the dominant color in the creations and featuring Lawn Fawn stamps is the theme of this hop.

When I signed up to participate, I knew I wanted to use my all-time favorite Lawn Fawn image, the sweet little bunny from the set My Silly Valentine.  Don’t get me wrong; I love all my Lawn Fawn critters, but this little bunny is the one who got me hooked on this company’s adorable products.  I decided to make a starburst card because I hadn’t made one in a while.  Picking and choosing the designer papers was the hardest thing about creating it!  I opted to go for a light-colored card base since I’ll be donating this card to Operation Write Home.

You’re going to want to make sure to comment on all the blogs in this hop by 11:59 pm EST Sunday, December 11, 2011 because there are LOTS of prizes to be won!  All the details can be found on the Lawnscaping home page linked up above.  Thank you to the hop’s generous sponsors – Lawn Fawn, Mold Muse, and Whisker Graphics – for all the fabby prizes!

Your next stop is Kristy’s Crafts.  I hope you have fun seeing what everyone else has created, and I hope you’ll come back to visit again!

Supplies:
Stamps: My Silly Valentine (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink); Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade (Stampin’ Up); designer papers from Hello, Luscious 6″ x 6″ pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine); Poppy Parade (SU)
Other: standard circle and petite scalloped circle Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders); sponge

Posted by PH in VA at 12:00 am Basic Grey, Cards, Lawn Fawn, Nestabilities, Operation Write Home

sketchy non-traditional Valentine

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Dec 072011

Today’s card uses the layout from this week’s Stars & Stamps Blog sketch challenge.  I wanted to make a Valentine for the Operation Write Home Archway Cookie Mission, but I wasn’t in a pink and red hearts mood.  I figured there are parents stationed overseas who would want to send a Valentine home to their sons who aren’t into the typical Valentine stuff, so I chose some non-traditional colors and this dog image.  I rotated the sketch because it seemed to work better that way.

Supplies:
Digital Images: Valentine Kolar (K ‘n K Designs)
Cardstock: Certainly Celery (Stampin’ Up); Basics White (Papertrey Ink); designer papers from “Sugar Rush” 6″ x 6″ paper pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: printer ink
Other: markers (Copic); standard circle Nestabilities die (Spellbinders)

Posted by PH in VA at 9:30 pm Cards, Digital images, K 'n K Designs, Operation Write Home, OWH Stars & Stamps sketches

wrapped up valentine

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Dec 052011

Here’s a quick and easy card I made for the Operation Write Home Archway Special Mission.  It works for this week’s Splitcoaststampers Clean and Simple challenge to use twine, too.  I simply wrapped some twine around the die-cut heart and around the cardstock for the card front, stamped the sentiment, punched the corners, and assembled it. Really, it was so quick and simple it’s almost embarrassing.

Supplies:
Stamps: My Silly Valentine (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink (Stampin’ Up); Luxury White (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Real Red (SU)
Other: corner rounder punch (SU); Cherry, Cotton Candy, and Plum twine (Really Reasonable Ribbon); Heart #2 Sizzlits die (Sizzix)

Posted by PH in VA at 11:00 pm Cards, Gina K Designs, Lawn Fawn, Operation Write Home, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!
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