OPERATION WRITE HOME SKETCH CHALLENGE

Hello crafty friends! Today is Operation Write Home sketch day! I am also playing in the Dare to Get Dirty challenge at Splitcoaststampers, so I combined one of the SCS challenges with this sketch challenge to make this card:

The paper on this card is Prima Botanical, Spellbinders are behind the tag which has a digi from Little Musings and the sentiment was created on my computer.  The pretty carnation is from Inspired by Stamping.

Now for the challenges:

Operation Write Home sketch #131

I also made this card for:
Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:

Another card for:
*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.
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SUPPLIES
SIZE: 5.5x4.25″

http://www.zibbet.com/SaCrafters/artwork?artworkId=749549	Sew Vintage	Floral Doily Motifs	Fancy Tags Two	Light Pink Carnations
Big Shot

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WE HAVE A WINNER!

Hi sweeties! Happy, Happy Sunday! I can’t believe our blogoversary week is over, but today is the FUN day! I get to give away some candy and YES we have a winner!!!

CONGRATULATIONS DONNA NUCE #2!!!!

Donna please email me your address and I’ll get your package mailed right away.

Thank you all for playing along! It was a fun week and I look forward to doing this again. You are all valued friends and I appreciate your support so much.  Next time, I hope to be able to open this up to everyone!

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LESS IS MORE AND DARE TO GET DIRTY

Hi and thank you for stopping by my blog today! I am playing with Less is More again today and something NEW FOR ME!! I am playing with the Dirty Dozen at Splitcoaststampers in the Dare To Get Dirty challenge. 

I knew I wanted to do a white-on-white card with this new Inkadinado Christmas stamp and when I saw the sketch at Less is More, I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

I had an extremely hard time photographing this card, but I LOVE how it turned out! What do you think of that wreath? I have to give credit to Kittie Caracciolo (Kittie Kraft) for that gorgeous wreath. Her tutorial is here and I know I’ll be making more of these! Kittie, if you ever see this post, thank you so much for such a wonderful tutorial.

Here is a close up of the embossed deer.  It is so hard to show in the photo, but it is very pretty on the card!

I used my score board to score two lines over the top of the panel, added two borders at the bottom and ran a ribbon across.  I stamped JOY in the lower right corner and heat embossed it to keep the entire card white. 

Supply list for this card:

Silhouette Deer Trail

Pine Branch

Vintage Doily Punch Around the Page Set

Joy Block Stamp

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After finishing the white-on-white, I wanted to try another version using wheat and white.  I like it too but I think I like the all white better.  I used a different foliage punch for the wreath and added tiny punched flowers. The edge at the bottom is still MS but a different punch, and a punch at the top of the white strip.  I added 4 randomly placed “snowflakes” and stamped JOY in wheat.

Supply list for this card:

Joy Block Stamp	Silhouette Deer Trail	Wheat VersaMagic	Stacking Perfect Petals Petite Petals	Rock Fern Medium Punch
Flower And Flourish Edger Punch	Martha Stewart Crafts Double-Edge Punch Doily Lace Trim

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I hope you enjoyed your visit.

Be sure to check out the Dare to Get Dirty challenge this week by clicking the logo below.

I am entering the top card in the Less is More week 78 sketch challenge and here is the sketch:

I also made this card for:
Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:

Another card for:
*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.
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OWH MIDWEEK THROWDOWN

Happy Saturday cuties! I made these cards earlier this week and am just getting around to sharing them! The Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown is all about encouragement this week.  I am working on fall cards for OWH so hopefully these will work for the throwdown. 

This week has been all about using up some of my scraps and I certainly got rid of some while making these cards.  All of the papers for both of these cards are from my scrap pile (YAY!).

I was in AC Moore this week and saw a new display of embossing folders by Darice so I picked up several of them. Both of these cards use my new EFs.  The butterflies are part of the embossing. They are rubbed using a dauber with DI Tea Dye and embellished with blue rhinestones.  The digi stamp is from Doodle Pantry and is on a Spellbinders Fancy Tag Two. I rubbed it with DI Antique Linen before removing it from the Spellbinder. A MS double edge punch was used on the copper paper and placed under the tag.  I also die cut a flower from the same paper and placed it under the Prima flower.

Supplies for this card:

4.25 x 5.75 in - Butterfly Embossing Folder	Fancy Tags Two	Big Shot	Martha Stewart Crafts Double-Edge Punch Doily Lace Trim	Tattered Blossoms Die
Pumpkin Birdie Pre-colored	Diamond Satin Turquoise	Tea Dye Distress Ink

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In addition to all the scrap papers, this card also uses a Doodle Pantry pre-colored image and sentiment, Spellbinders, doily, ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon and bling from Recollections.

Supplies for this card:

Argyle Embossing Folder	Sheer Box Pleats Ivory	Lacey Circles	Classic Squares LG	Labels Two
Big Shot	Falling Ants Combo	DECOCOLOR® LIQUID GOLD/SILVER PAINT MARKER EXTRA FINE

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Are you interested in Operation Write Home? Do you know what it is? Click here to see the MWTD and learn more about making cards for our heroes!

I also made this card for:
Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:

Another card for:
*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.
Thank you so much for stopping by! I am always so happy to see that you have been to my blog.

Thanks for stopping by! Please leave comments so I know you were here!

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