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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.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Paper Smooches 1 layer card
Paper Smooches challenged us to make a one layer card for WCMD. I decided to do so using their digis! I used the same "I heart you" digi over and over again and edited one to be printed in red. Then I trimmed down my card to A2 size. Finally, I added some glitter glue securely coated in Glossy Accents so it won't pose any problems for our heroes since I'll be sending this card to Operation Write Home.
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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.
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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 #141
It's Sunday, so that means it's time for a sketch. I made his and hers cards using scraps of things on my desk. If I can get two completely different cards out of the leftovers on my desk, it must be time to do a little cleaning in the craft room!
The papers on this masculine card are all Graphic 45 A Proper Gentleman. Buttons are Making Memories brads. Nestabilities 8 was used for the fancy shape, an idea I shamelessly stole from Jen, the sketch example maker for the week.
The papers on this girly card are all either DCWV or Fiskars. I did the edging with deco scissors because they were hanging around on my desk, too.
Here's the link to sketch #141 so you can play along, too. There's even a bonus sketch there!
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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.
The papers on this masculine card are all Graphic 45 A Proper Gentleman. Buttons are Making Memories brads. Nestabilities 8 was used for the fancy shape, an idea I shamelessly stole from Jen, the sketch example maker for the week.
The papers on this girly card are all either DCWV or Fiskars. I did the edging with deco scissors because they were hanging around on my desk, too.
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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.
Bonus Sketch!
Julie posted a bonus sketch on her blog and on OWH Stars and Stamps. Here's what I came up with:
The stamp and patterned paper are by TPC Studios.
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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.
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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.
Pamela's World of Scrap/ODBD October
I just learned about Pamela's World of Scrap and her wonderful sketches from OWHer Robin today. There are five great sketches posted and we're challenged to use them for World Card Making Day. Ok, here I go!
Sketch #1:
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.
Sketch #1:
Sketch #2 (I love this sketch!):
This card also qualifies for October's Our Daily Bread Designs challenge on the Operation Write Home blog. As always, 50 or more cards posted with the monthly theme will cause ODBD to donate the funds to ship two boxes of cards to our heroes. That donation is always important, but especially so at this time of year when Christmas cards are flying overseas at a steady pace. Please go over to the OWH blog to link up your card featuring circles.
When I get a chance to try the other three sketches that Pamela shared, I'll add to this post. :)
------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.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Unity WCMD Challenges
Please note: I'll be adding to this post as more Unity challenges are posted. If you're looking for my WCMD post for Operation Write Home's bloghop, please click here.
The first challenge is for shaped cards.
I don't know the name of this Unity stamp because I got it in a grab bag. Does anyone know what set it belongs to? The card is made with Spellbinders Labels 5 and circles, cardstock from my stash, and Offray 1/8" ribbon.
The second challenge is to add texture.
I added three kinds of texture: heat embossing, dry embossing, and Glossy Accents (on the flower centers and heart). I used three stamp sets: the flower and sentiment are one set and the leaves that I heat embossed on the background came from two other sets.
Challenge #3 asked for embossing.
I used dry embossing on six hexagons and heat embossed a sentiment on a seventh. The die is by Cuttlebug. The sentiment is an itty bitty. Love those!
Challenge #4 is a sketch.
The sentiment on here is from the sending love your way set with the mailbox.
Challenge #5 is to make a fall card. I think of greens, oranges, browns, and yellows for fall, so, I made a card in that color family. The sketch idea was on SCS and I've seen several bloggers use it.
Challenge #6 is to use a regular stamp to make a border. This wasn't as easy as it sounded because the majority of my Unity stamps would look pretty strange repeated as a border. I finally settled on some text stamps and then had a terrible time stamping straight. This is the best of my attempts (even using the Stamp-a-ma-jig), so please excuse any wobbliness! This pink card is also going to be submitted to Paper Smooches for their WCMD challenge to use pink!
The gems are from JoAnn. The cardstock is just generic stuff from my stash. Stamps are, of course, by Unity.
Challenge #7 is to color. OK, Copics at the ready!
Challenge #8 is to use brown, cream, pumpkin, and olive as the color scheme.
The final challenge is to enter the Unity KOTM Sketch Challenge and Theme Challenge for the month.
Here's the KOTM Sketch Challenge: (using a stamp from Nov. 2011)
And here's the Theme Challenge: (We had to use banners or pennants.)
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.
The first challenge is for shaped cards.
The second challenge is to add texture.
I added three kinds of texture: heat embossing, dry embossing, and Glossy Accents (on the flower centers and heart). I used three stamp sets: the flower and sentiment are one set and the leaves that I heat embossed on the background came from two other sets.
Challenge #3 asked for embossing.
I used dry embossing on six hexagons and heat embossed a sentiment on a seventh. The die is by Cuttlebug. The sentiment is an itty bitty. Love those!
Challenge #4 is a sketch.
The sentiment on here is from the sending love your way set with the mailbox.
Challenge #5 is to make a fall card. I think of greens, oranges, browns, and yellows for fall, so, I made a card in that color family. The sketch idea was on SCS and I've seen several bloggers use it.
The sentiment is part of the "thanks for your support" sentiment from the "sexy, silly, and sassy" set. I'll bet few people use that set to make fall cards. ;)
Challenge #6 is to use a regular stamp to make a border. This wasn't as easy as it sounded because the majority of my Unity stamps would look pretty strange repeated as a border. I finally settled on some text stamps and then had a terrible time stamping straight. This is the best of my attempts (even using the Stamp-a-ma-jig), so please excuse any wobbliness! This pink card is also going to be submitted to Paper Smooches for their WCMD challenge to use pink!
The gems are from JoAnn. The cardstock is just generic stuff from my stash. Stamps are, of course, by Unity.
Challenge #7 is to color. OK, Copics at the ready!
Challenge #8 is to use brown, cream, pumpkin, and olive as the color scheme.
I might have gone a little overboard with the distressing, but I think it works on this masculine card.
Here's the KOTM Sketch Challenge: (using a stamp from Nov. 2011)
My camera doesn't do well when photographing cards with a lot of black. :(
------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.
World Card Making Day Bloghop!
Welcome! I'm so pleased to be able to share a card with you today in celebration of World Card Making Day as part of the Operation Write Home Bloghop. Check out the whole list of stops on the hop right here:
My card today is based off of this week's Mojo Monday Sketch, #261. Operation Write Home has a fabulous collection of about 140 sketches that you can check out here. There are also PDF downloads of the sketches and a checklist there so you can keep track of which sketches you've used.
Thanks for visiting and celebrating World Card Making Day with me!
P.S. Go see my last post for some blog candy before you hop to the next blog!
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Cards shipped to OWH in 2012: 928 blank and 215 AnyHero (as of 6/26 with a box of more than 300 set to go out this week!)
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.
My card today is based off of this week's Mojo Monday Sketch, #261. Operation Write Home has a fabulous collection of about 140 sketches that you can check out here. There are also PDF downloads of the sketches and a checklist there so you can keep track of which sketches you've used.
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| Sketch: Mojo Monday #261 Patterned Paper: DCWV Winter Ribbon: JoAnn Brads: Colorbok Embossing: Cuttlebug Snowflakes Nestabilities: Crown Circles, Circles, Scallop Circles Stamp: SU Best Yet Punches: EK Success (small snowflake), Marvy (large snowflake) |
Thanks for visiting and celebrating World Card Making Day with me!
P.S. Go see my last post for some blog candy before you hop to the next blog!
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Cards shipped to OWH in 2012: 928 blank and 215 AnyHero (as of 6/26 with a box of more than 300 set to go out this week!)
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.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
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:
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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.
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:
- Comment on this post letting me know you're interested in the prize.
- 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!)
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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.
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