OWH Midweek Throwdown

I'm trying to challenge myself by entering the Operation Write Home challenges.  This week's Midweek Throwdown is a Color Challenge - use yellow and blue as the main colors on your card.  Here's my card:

This is similar to my previous cards, but I changed the colors.  The embossing folder is by the Paper Studio and is called Music Notes.  The stamp is by Rubber Stampede and sentiment by Hero Arts.

ODBD Challenge

I made this hexagon any hero card for the Our Daily Bread Designs challenge on the Operation Write Home site.  This month's card needs to be made in a shape other than rectangle.  Since hexagons seem to be fashionable this year, I decided to use my Spellbinders Nestibility dies to create this card.  The image is a digi from Stamper's Best.

I placed the large scalloped hexagon die on a folded cardbase, with the fold sticking out slightly.  This creates matching front on back to the card, with writing space in the inside of card.

OWH Challenges

I'm trying to make enough cards to enter the challenges at Operation Write Home.  You can learn about these challenges HERE.  I'm hoping by challenging myself to make enough cards in time to meet the deadlines, I can motivate myself to create more cards..  The Duty.Honor.Cards card drive is due to the shippers by July 4.  If you feel up to making some cards for this challenge, please read and follow all the guidelines.

I made these two cards this morning.  I inked the Penny Black stamp with Marvy Brush Art markers, then spritzed the stamp with water before stamping on absorbent cardstock.  The card on the right, I added more water, making image darker.  The die is a Spellbinder Nestibility and the background is embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  Ribbon is by Offray and threaded through 2 holes punched in base of image. 

Tip:  Use a dental floss threader to guide ribbon through holes.

OWH Midweek Throwdown Challenge

This week's Midweek Throwdown on the OWH Stars & Stamps blog is to make a card with Things with Wings.  I chose bluebirds.  This is an old Inkadinkadoo stamp.  I colored the stamp with Marvy Brush Art markers and stamped it on cloud paper.  The die is from Spellbinders (Labels 18) and the banner is a die from Spellbinders (Ribbon Banners).  Sentiment is from Hero Arts and background paper by My Minds Eye.