OWH Virtual Card Making Party - #12

This challenge is from Sarah's Stamping and Stuff.  It is challenge #12 in the Operation Write Home virtual party.  This was to make a card with food or fruit.  The only thing I could find was this old strawberry stamp from Make an Impression.  I colored it with Prismacolor Pencils and added punched flowers.  Now, I need to find a bee or butterfly to cover my ink smudges.

I think the oldstamper is worn out.  Maybe I can do some more challenges on another day.

Edit:  I added some dragon fly stickers to cover the ink smudges.

OWH Virtual Card Making Party - #11

Yes, this is challenge #11 - I skipped #10 for now.  This challenge is from Hello With Kate - Pinwheel #3.  She gives the tutorial in her blog.  It calls for double sided paper and I couldn't find any in my stash, so I glued 2 pieces together with the Xyron.  Tip: cut squares larger than you need unless you are good at lining up sticky paper.

I punched a circle to go under the bronze star brad to secure the tips of pinwheel.  The background uses Sketch #8 from the Stars & Stamps blog.

OWH Virtual Card Making Party - #9

Today's first challenge is to create a card using designer paper, 2 stamped images and a sentiment longer than 3 words.  This challenge is from Thinking of Inking.

These stamps are from Doxiestamps at Cowtown.   If you love dachshunds, check them out for a lot of fun images and sentiments.  The paper is from my stash and was made by Provo Craft.

I got tired yesterday and didn't do challenges 5, 6, 7 & 8.  I may work on them later.

OWH Virtual Party - Freedom

This card is to represent What Freedom Means to You.  It is for a challenge at Our Little Inspirations.

This is Challenge #4 in the Operation Write Home Virtual Cardmaking Party for the Independence Day weekend.  We live in a free country because of the sacrifices of the men and women who serve in our military.  We can never thank them enough for their service to all of us.

This digi is from Stamper's Best and the sentiment is from DRS Designs.  I colored the soldier with Prismacolor pencils.

OWH Virtual Card Making Party - Tie a Yellow Ribbon

I made this card for the OWH Virtual Card Making Party - tie a yellow ribbon.  This challenge is from Tinkerin In Ink with Tanya.

This one was a challenge for me because I don't use a lot of yellow, so don't have a lot of yellow ribbon.  The paper is from a Basic Grey Porcelain paper pad.  The pink cardstock is by DCWV in their Summer Cardstock Mat Stack.  I used my new punch by Fiskars - Corner & Border punch - Lace & Lattice.

OWH Virtual Card Making Party - fishbowl

This is my second challenge of the day for the Virtual Card Making Party - fishbowl.  This challenge was made on the
2 Paw Prints blog. 

I used an old Sizzix original die, Fish & Fishbowl.  I cut the fishbowl out of acetate and the blue cardstock and put the fish between the layers.  The background is a Cuttlebug embossing folder, with Brilliance Sky Blue ink on the raised areas.   I use Viva Pearl Pen in Ice White for the bubbles.

OWH Virtual Card Making Party

The first challenge of the day was at Brenda's Stamping Corner to create a card for Operation Write Home, using camoflage.  I chose this ribbon and the Band of Brothers stamp from Stamper's Best.  Other papers are from the Army pack by Bazzil.



Virtual Cardmaking Party starts now!

Get motivated to make cards by going to the

Stars & Stamps blog.

True Friend

I cut out this sentiment frame with a new punch - Fiskars Corner & Border Punch, Lace & Lattice.  Scalloped rectangle cut with a Nestibility.

All papers are from a Basic Grey Wisteria paper pad.  Sentiment is a clear stamp, unlabeled.  Ribbon by Offray and gold pearls from Michaels.

Personal Journey:  We enter this Independence Day weekend on a positive note.  My husband is doing well and acts almost back to normal.  We know that this may change with the next dose of chemotherapy, but for now we are very happy.

OWH Beat the Heat Challenge

Operation Write Home creates challenges to keep the cards coming for our deployed heroes.  These cards give them a ready opportunity to send a personal message to their loved ones at home.  These cards are needed year round - not just at holidays.

The Second Million Card challenge ended in June, so the

Beat the heat challenge runs through July.  Click on the banner above or on the badge in the sidebar to learn how you can participate in this challenge.

I mailed my cards this week for the Second Million challenge, so I'll begin cards for this challenge today.

I have a nice group of new supplies to motivate my card making efforts.   I received a box of fun supplies yesterday from an internet friend, MA.  I divided these fun things with my stamping buddy Jodi.  You can check out her blog here: 

Fun at Stamping

This weekend, I will be trying to keep up with the

Virtual Cardmaking Party

at the Stars & Stamps blog, beginning Saturday morning,

 July 2, 2011 at 5 AM (Pacific Time). 

Look for lots of new card ideas the next 2 days.