OWH Mid-Month Throwdown: Red, White & Blue

The March Mid-Month Throwdown for Operation Write Home is to create a card using red, white & blue in any of the five OWH themes (Miss You, Love, Thank You, Birthday, and Thinking of You). 

I am way behind with my Any Hero cards, so went with a simple card to a Super Star Hero!

The DP was in my scrap bin and I'm not sure where it's from.  I layered it on MFT Blueberry cardstock after die cutting a star.  I then die cut another smaller red star and heat embossed the sentiment (Stampendous) with white detail embossing powder.  The red star is popped up a bit with foam tape.

Thanks very much for visiting!

God Bless America!

The OWH Midweek Throwdown is a color challenge - red, white & blue - keeping with the patriotic theme for July.  The sample card is by Sybrina.  She is a champion of the AnyHero cards and co-host of the Words 2 Scrap By blog.  The next challenge is August 1st - don't miss it!

I'm busy working on the July 30th deadline for summer cards before I break out the Autumn/Fall stuff.  I guess it will be here before we know it!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great crafty day!

 Supplies
Cardstock:  Neenah Solar White & Pop Tones' Wild Cherry
DP:  The Paper Studio Vintage Nation
Stamp:  PrintWorks
Ink:  VersaMark
Die:  My Favorite Things' Square Grid
Other:  White Embossing Powder & Scor-Tape

Hats Off To You!

The OWH Midweek Throwdown is to create an AnyHero Card with Stars.  For my card, I used one of the July new releases from Doodle Pantry called "Topped with Class."  It's a fun set with lots of different hats.  I did merge the flag from the "Let Freedom Ring" (also from Doodle Pantry) to the ball cap.  I embossed the background and die cut stars.  Easy peasey! 

Supplies:  Bazzill Cardstock, Doodle Pantry "Topped with Class" & "Let Freedom Ring" Digital Images & Sentiment, Cuttlebug "Stars" Embossing Folder, and Momenta Star Dies.

 



Thanks for visiting today!  There's still time to play in a couple of other great challenges.  Click below to get the scoop...you'll be glad you did!

• Words 2 Scrap By - Ooh La La
• Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #48 - Make a Splash or Make it Christmas

Grateful

The Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown was to create an AnyHero thank you for your service card.   Just one card today...it's far too sunny outside:-)  Thanks for stopping by!

 Supplies
Cardstock:  Memory Box Kraft
Designer Paper:  Glimpses' "Pages of Honor" 6x6 Paper Pad
Stamp(s):  Hero Arts OWH "Hero" (sentiment) & MFT "Pinstripe" Background
Ink:  Ranger Distress Ink in Faded Jeans
Dies:  Sizzix Ornate Label #3
Other:  EK Success Star Punch

Red, White & Blue Thank You!

I just returned from vacation and had a terrific time camping.  I do think the 'skeeters had a better time than I did based on the number of bites I have!  Today I'm playing a little catch-up with some challenges ~ vacations are fun but I do miss my ATG when I'm away!

My card is an AnyHero card for Operation Write Home.  The Midweek Throwdown over at the OWH blog was to create a red, white & blue AnyHero card with a flag. I'm hoping this will make some hero's day to know they are so appreciated.  I also want to enter this card in the Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #256 and the Shopping Our Stash Challenge #158 using red, white, and blue.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you had a safe 4th of July with family & friends!  AND, if you have time, please check out the challenges at the Words 2 Scrap By and Doodle Pantry blogs!  Always a good time :-)

Supplies:
Cardstock: Stamps of Life "Blueberry" & Pop Tones' "Wild Cherry"
Designer Paper:  Doodle Pantry & Doodlebug Design Inc.
Stamp(s):  Doodle Pantry "USA Star" and "Round Wishes"
Dies:  Spellbinders
Embellishments:  Making Memories star eyelets & Offray ribbon

OWH Memorial Day Bloghop 2014

I'm excited to be a part of Operation Write Home's Memorial Day Bloghop with Words 2 Scrap By!  The team decided to use OWH Sketch #12 (an oldie but a goodie) and stick to a red, white & blue theme.

My card is an AnyHero Thank You Card.  AnyHero mail includes cards and letters (or, with kids they can be drawings or coloring pages) from people across America with messages of gratitude and encouragement inside. We call them “AnyHero” letters because they’re going to be given out by our contacts to those who get little or no mail.  All the scoop and guidelines can be found on the OWH website here.

Click here to return to W2SB's blog or here to return to the OWH Memorial Day Bloghop.  Thanks for stopping by and happy hoppin'! 

 

Supplies:  Doodle Bug Design "Stars & Stripes" 6x6 Pad, Sizzix "Old Country Bloom" Die, Stampendous Sentiment Stamp, ColorBox Blueberry Ink, Judikins Clear Embossing Powder, ribbon and brad from stash, and 3D Crystal Lacquer on the stars.

OWH Sketch Challenge #218

Sunday brought another great sketch from Operation Write Home.  For Sketch #218, I went with an Any Hero card for this challenge.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!  It sure was off to a good start today with 64 degrees and no rain...nice!

The Sketch:

My Card:

Supplies:  Doodlebug Design "Stars & Stripes" 6x6 Paper Pad, Doodle Pantry "USA Freedom" Sentiment Set, My Favorite Things Fishtail Banner Dies, The Paper Studio "Stars" Embossing Folder, May Arts Twine, Recollections Gold Star Brad.

OWH Midweek Throwdown: Hexagons

This week's Midweek Throwdown for OWH is hexagons.  I pulled out my hexagon dies, did a little pop up sentiment, and added some bling for my Any Hero card today.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies:  Bazzill Kraft Swiss Dot Cardstock, Authentique "Pride" Collection DSP, Stamps of Life Hexagon Dies, Memento Paris Dusk Ink, and Queen & Co. Twinkle Stars.  (Sentiment stamp is an oldie; unknown manufacturer.)   

OWH Sketch Challenge #210

I really liked this clean and simple sketch challenge over at OWH created from a card by Donna H.  You can see her great card here.  This challenge is also Card #3 for Card Bowl 2014.

Sketch #210:

 

 

I made two cards this morning before Super Bowl prep begins :-)  The first one is a masculine card using this great embossed silver foil paper I found in my stash.  It looks like the running boards on our truck!  The second card is an Any Hero card using scraps of that same paper for some very shiny stars.  I did have to flip the sketch on the second card so the sentiment would fit.  Now it's time to get ready for some football!  Thanks for stopping by and GO HAWKS!

Card #1:

 

Supplies:  Neenah Solar White Cardstock, Coredinations Chipped Saphire & Dark Grey Cardstock, Recollections Signature Special Foil Paper, My Favorite Things' Negative Dot Alphabet Dies.

 



 Card #2:

 

 

Supplies:  Pop Tones Wild Cherry Cardstock, Recollections Blue Cardstock, Neenah Solar White Cardstock, Recollections Signature Special Foil Paper, The Paper Studio Stars Embossing Folder, Fiskars Star Punch, Doodle Pantry "USA Freedom" Digital Image.

 

ODBD January Challenge

January's Our Daily Bread Designs challenge for Operation Write Home was to create a card with stripes.  It was time to make some AnyHero cards, so here we go...thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies:  Core'dinations Pearls Cardstock (red & white), Bazzill Basics Cardstock (Blue), My Favorite Things' Sun Ray Die, Sizzix Star Die, Stamps of Life Sentiment, Judikins White Detail Embossing Powder, and Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen for stitching.

OWH Midweek Throwdown - Any Hero Holiday Cards

The Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown this week is to focus on sending Any Hero Holiday Cards (deadline November 30th).  Having had many service members in my family over the years, I know how important it is to reach out during the holiday season when they are missing their families and the sights, sounds, and smells of Christmas at home.  I thought I would add a little red, white & blue to the holiday theme to recognize their service to the country as well as wish them happy holidays.  Thanks for stopping by and let's send our heroes some holiday love! 

 Supplies:

• Neenah Solar White Cardstock
• Memory Box Cranberry Cardstock
• Coredinations Blueberry Cardstock
• The Paper Studio Color Kaleidoscope Paper Pack (for ornament)
• Hero Arts "Real Pine" stamp
• Impress Rubber Stamps holiday sentiment stamp
• Fresh Ink Mojito and VersaFine Onyx Black
• Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Ornaments dies
• Offray ribbon  

OWH Midweek Throwdown - Seeing Stars

This week's theme on the OWH blog is SEEING STARS.  I didn't have a lot of time today so tried to keep it CAS and decided to make an Any Hero card.  I die cut a star out of a white layer of cardstock, embossed stars on the layer, attached some DP behind the die cut negative, and adhered the layer to the base card.  I then used a ribbon banner, stamped and embossed "You Rock" on the banner, and attached with dimensionals to pop it up a bit.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Eat, Drink & Be Scary tomorrow!

 

Supplies:

• Neenah Solar White Cardstock
• Doodlebug "Stars & Stripes" Paper Pad
• Sizzix Star Die
• Nestabilities Ribbon Banner Die
• Stamps of Life "all4stars" Stamp Set
• Stephanie Barnard's ColorBox Blueberry Inkpad