Candy: Twine and Unity FWF

Here's a card for this week's Unity Friends with Flair.  This stamp (which comes with a sentiment that reads, "I enjoy your company") is quickly becoming a favorite of mine.  The size is absolutely great for cards.

I also posted this card to the Whisker Graphics page because they're looking for projects made with their products.  All the patterned papers on this card are from My Mind's Eye.  The sketch is Operation Write Home #107. 

As part of the Operation Write Home World Card Making Day Bloghop, I'm giving away 10 yards of this gorgeous twine.  Want some?  Here's what you need to do:

1. Comment on this post letting me know you're interested in the prize.
2. Comment on my card on the World Card Making Day post above this one dated October 6th.  (If you're here too early, come back on Saturday to see that post!)

I'll give away another 10 yard length of this great twine for every 50 entries I get.   Winners will be chosen Thursday, October 11. 
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Cards shipped to OWH in 2012: 928 blank and 215 AnyHero (as of 6/26)
Cards shipped to OWH in 2011: 1695

Check out OWH at www.operationwritehome.org to learn more about its mission and how to get involved.

Kits- DCWV A Type of Art Stack

Here are two more kits for next Friday's party.  I've got 15 different kits made now with just over 150 cards ready to be assembled.  Both of these cards were made with OWH Sketches (#100 and #2) and use papers from DCWV's A Type of Art stack.  I made a dozen of each of these.  At first, I only made six of the top card and then I saw Joanne's post on the OWH FB page that encouraged us to use up all of the paper in our stash once we designed a card.  I realized I had another sheet of each of the patterned papers, so I ran with it and made double the kits.

Sketch: OWH #100
Stamp: SU Whimsical Words
Die: Sizzix Flower #2
Embossing: Cuttlebug Script
Punch: EK corner punch (not sure of the name, but it has an orange body) 

Sketch: OWH #2
Embossing: Sizzix/Tim Holtz Swirls
Twine: Whisker Graphics Divine Twine- Peach

 

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Cards shipped to OWH in 2012: 928 blank and 215 AnyHero (as of 6/26)
Cards shipped to OWH in 2011: 1695

Check out OWH at www.operationwritehome.org to learn more about its mission and how to get involved.

Paper Smooches!

Hi everyone!  Did you have a good weekend?  I got to see some friends who I haven't seen since 2003, so it was an awesome weekend for me!

I made this card using free digis from Paper Smooches.  You should check out their adorable designs, most especially the "Circle of Honor" stamp set, because its proceeds benefit OWH.  How awesome is that?

Stamps: Digis by Paper Smooches
Twine: We R Memory Keepers
Papers: Stash
Embossing: Darice Stripes
Punches: EK Success border and Fiskars Circle
Coloring: Copics R24 and R29

There's also a special sketch posted this week on OWH's blog to pair with Paper Smooches stamps.  I turned the sketch on its side.  I think I might have done OK shading this, too.  Score! 

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Cards shipped to OWH in 2012: 928 blank and 215 AnyHero (as of 6/26)
Cards shipped to OWH in 2011: 1695

Check out OWH at www.operationwritehome.org to learn more about its mission and how to get involved.

OWH Sketch 124

I used OWH Sketch 124 for the design of this card.  The papers are from the K&Co Boy Scouts stack- a great sources of manly papers.  I want to put a sentiment in the upper left corner of the square, but I can't figure out which sentiment to use.  I've got tons to pick from- any suggestions?  If other people think it's good as is, I don't mind leaving it, but to me that corner is calling out for attention! At the bottom, I tied some cotton twine that I dyed with Distress Inks to add to the rustic feel of the card.   

UPDATE:  Thanks to the caring advice of many who left comments, I went back through my stamps and found an appropriately-sized "hello" stamp.  I attached the sentiment with a brad and cut the ends to look like a banner.  To my eye, the card looks finished now whereas before it didn't.  Thanks for the suggestions! 

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Cards shipped to OWH in 2012: 620 blank and 200 AnyHero (as of 4/24)
Cards shipped to OWH in 2011: 1695
Check out OWH at www.operationwritehome.org to learn more about its mission and how to get involved.