Hello! Welcome to my stop on the Operation Write Home World Card Making Day Blog Hop! Today we’re celebrating the fun and joy of making cards by sharing cards made for the purpose of sending to our military members stationed overseas, so that they may write to their family and friends back at home.
Since the Christmas holiday season is quickly approaching, we’ve been asked to make cards suitable for Christmas or winter, based on any card sketch we’ve found. I have two cards for you today so I will try not to chat too much!
First is a Christmas card. I started out with OWH Stars & Stamps Sketch #52, but it didn’t quite end up looking like the sketch. I originally had a different image, but when I was coloring it, my marker sprung a leak and the color bled where it wasn’t supposed to go. I had this digital image already printed and cut, so I decided to go ahead and use it even though it wasn’t a circular shape. Then I realized it would look better if I used the mirror image of the sketch, so it wouldn’t seem like the bear was looking off the edge of the card. So, even though my card is a little different than the sketch, I think it turned out all right in the end:
Since the first card didn’t turn out as planned, I decided to make a second card and stick more carefully to the way the sketch was drawn. I also wanted to make something that could be suitable for pretty much any recipient – male or female, age 1 to 101, because I feel those are most versatile for the troops to use. This time I chose OWH Stars & Stamps Sketch #43. I like it because it’s easy to create a little scene on the tilted panel. The iceberg, penguin, and speech bubble were all fussy cut and then adhered to the snowflake panel. I added some shimmery paint to the iceberg for some extra visual interest. I spent a little time debating whether to make this a “thinking of you” card or a “love” card. Love won out in the end:
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you’ll join me in creating cards for this wonderful cause.
Supplies for the bear card:
Digital Image: Rhubarb Trims the Tree (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)
Sentiment Stamp: Cozy Friends (SNSS)
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red (Stampin’ Up); Pure Luxury Ivory (Gina K. Designs); designer papers from Blitzen collection (Basic Grey)
Ink: printer ink; Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Other: Labels One Nestabilities die (Spellbinders); markers (Copic); mini star brad (The Paper Studio); dimensionals (SU)
Supplies for the penguin card:
Stamps: Critters in the Snow, Love ‘n Breakfast, A Birdie Told Me (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Basic Black (Stampin’ Up); Pure Luxury White (Gina K. Designs); designer paper from Fa La La collection petite paper pack (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Other: Frost White shimmer paint (Tsukineko)
52 Responses to “OWH World Card Making Day Blog Hop!”
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I heart the penguin!
Two great cards Patricia! I agree that penguins are a great choice for age/gender neutral cards, which ar perefectly for OWH. Terrific the way you used the pattern paper as a snowy effect on it. Very smart too that you altered the bear sketch so he’d been looking “in”. It’s those small considerations that make such a big difference in the end results.Nice work!
Paula S.
OWH Blog Team
I love both your cards, but I have to say that the little penguin made me smile! 🙂
What fun cards.. both will put a big smile on someone’s face. thanks for sharing ~ Pam
Both cards are very cute! I can not decide I like more. I love your pattern paper choice on the first one and the sweet cuteness of that little penguin on the second!
Both cards are super cute. I always stray off sketches too! Then I feel like I need to go find a sketch to match my card! ha ha ha
Two wonderful cards!! LOVE your work!
Happy Hopping!
I love hearing the saga of your first card. A sketch is only a suggestion and there are usually a few detours! Thanks for sharing these cheery cards!
Love the penguin and the colors you chose to go it. He’s cute but not “childish”. Anyone receiving this card would have to smile.
Hi there, two great cards. Love the great holiday colors on the first one. The patterned paper combined in the background look perfect for the card. The second one — love the litte scene you created and the added shimmery paint on the ‘berg. 🙂
Two great cards! The first is beautiful. I love your coloring and thank you for pointing out the forethought to flip the sketch. I wouldn’t have thought of it and then would be wondering what was “off”. I adore the penguin card…it made me grin. Thank you for taking the time to share with us.
I love them both – and I love that you’re thinking ‘neutral’ for gender and age. We can always use ones that our heroes can maybe send to their menfolk!
Happy World Cardmaking Day!
Sandy, OWH President
Both of these cards are great–they would brighten anyone’s day.
Both cards are deliteful, but the penguin is adorable!
Hummer Hugs,
Misty
hummingbird204 at comcast dot net
Two super cute cards. They would be so great for a child to receive.
Cute cards!!! Great job!! 🙂
These are both cute – but that penguin is just plain adorable!!
Adorable cards! I love the little penguin oh so cute! Thank you so much for your support of OWH!
wonderful cards and love your explanations
Very cute cards. Love the happy little penguin.
Two terrific cards! Looks like I need to get me some Lawn Fawn critters. Love that penguin!
These are such sweet cards! Love your coloring!
Sketches are just a starting point – a suggestion for ideas generation! Never worry if you don’t follow one exactly. I often cut out all the parts and then just get creative with placement.
Both are such cute images!! TFS!
I think sometimes when cards don’t come out as we planned, they turn out even better. My son loves penguins so I need to get some stamps to use like that.
Hi Patricia! Thanks for sharing these two adorable cards! I love anything Rhubarb; and I love that shiny white paper you used on the penguin card. Great job! Enjoy the hop!
I love both your cards !
Aww, those are both so cute! I’ve been having a torrid affair with my new Lawn Fawn stamps too. Aren’t they the cutest things! 🙂 I love your cards. Thanks for hopping along with us!
You did such a great job with both cards and I really appreciate you “disclosing” all the modifications you had to make to get the cards to look just right….makes me feel better as a novice card maker. Seems like I’m always making changes to what I originally set out to make…but sometimes the cards turn out better that way! Have a great day.
Awww these are just the cutest and sweetest cards! The images are so cute and the coloring is fab….I just love them both!
Cute cards! When I first saw the penguin card, I thought you used the shimmery paper. But it’s actually paint. Cool!! Haven’t seen that paint.
Both cards are perfect for any age, and that’s a good thing! I love Rhubarb and how you colored him, and that penguin is just the cutest little guy! NJ on both!
very nice cards! I love them both, and especially love the pattern paper on the top one…doesn’ “scream” Christmas but is really so very pretty! love it!
Both cards turned out very cute. The little penguin is darling!
Wow! Your coloring is awesome!!!!
Both card are so adorable! The images are cute as can be and I like the color/paper combinations because they really let them (the images) shine.
Had to laugh at your first card back story – that’s usually what happens with all my cards. I try to keep my markers far away from my final image, but they sneak up on the table…sigh. Both cards are darling and I like how you used warms colors for the bear and cool colors for the penguin. Happy WCMD!
Wow such lovley cards! I love the images used and the sentiment is perfect on your last card. Such sweet and fun cards. TFS AJ-
Such cute images on both cards. I must admit, I have the penguin myself and think he is awfully cute! But your bear is very nice and I love how you’ve put together both cards. Thanks for sharing!
Nice choice of papers and nice coloring.
Cute cards! I thought I hadn’t seen anything cuter than that bear until I seen the penguin. There will be smiles all around!
Both cards are so cute! The images are adorable and I love the sentiments!!
AWWWW. Both of these cards are just adorable! I love the images and your color choices.
Love the frost white shimmer paint you used to make the hill of snow for your penguin – perfect for OWH cards since it adds shine with NO GLITTER! And, who doesn’t love Lawn Fawn stamps. 🙂
Patricia, love the sweet images that you used for your beautiful cards. The glimmer hill that the penguin is standing on is beautiful just like a snowy hill.
both of these are adorable cards! Love the colors in the first but like the simplicity of the other. The penguin is so cute. Love the “snow effect’.
Both are super cute cards. I like the idea of using a shimmer paint for the snow covered ground, thanks for sharing =)
Both are precious cards guaranteed to bring a smile! Love the little bear image and the clean and simple penguin card is just perfect with the paint. Thanks for sharing!
They are both cute cards but that penguin has one my <3!
Patricia, these are both darling! I love the shimmer paint on the iceberg. And I like your twist on the first one – I’m particular about the direction my critters face, too! Thanks for being part of our hop! ~ Julie, OWH Blog Team 🙂
Both cards are fabulous!
Great job on rolling with the leaks on the first card! The second card stole my heart and I think I need to CASE that. TFS!!!