single layer... 'LOVE YOU MUCH" cards for OWH

I thought I would make some more "love" themed cards to send to Operation Write Home.


I have this Cuttlebug embossing folder and it was so easy to emboss the fronts of the cards, then attach this scalloped circle layer with a sentiment from a retired Stampin' UP! stamp set called Well Scripted. The white bases are made from some super sturdy card stock that I bought a week or so at a store here locally called xPedx.. that place is awesome.




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have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

COURAGE... set of five cards for our military

I'm a big behind on some recent challenges on Opertion Write Home Stars & Stamps and I thought I'd get caught up.. at least tackling one of the challenges. I actually started on these last night, but at midnight I went to bed and thought I'd finish them up today.
For the Sketch Challenge this week you were asked to create a Hero Mail card using the sketch layout.

I created five cards.. for all branches of military... here is the group:

here is the sketch layout:



... and each of the cards:

For these cards I used:

stamps: Unity in America by Unity Stamp Company
card stock: Stampin' UP! Night of Navy and Cherry Cobbler. Cream paper I got at a print shop in NC. Pattern paper that doesn't have any name on it.
ink: Memento Black Ink
Punches: Stampin' UP! small star, Circle Punches

misc: Stampin' UP! mat pack, paper piercer, gold brads
and of course... DIMENSIONALS!!!

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

OWH VCMP Pick One Challenge ~~~ I picked #3

For this challenge you were to pick a number hosted by Julie.. that would be the sketch challenge that you would use for your card... anybody who knows me, knows the number 3 is my favorite number.. representing my all-time favorite NASCAR drive ever.. Mr. Dale Earnhardt.

Here is my card that I just finished... I actually made two to add to the pile of Christmas cards that will be heading to Operation Write Home.
For this card I used the adorable new Stampin' UP! Stitched Stockings stamp set and coordinating punch. Night of Navy, Going Gray card stock, white card stock, retired Stampin' UP! Designer Series Paper. Embossing folder. Stampin' UP! Oval punches, Circle punches. Bigkick and............ Dimensionals!!!!

Here is the sketch:

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

With Sympathy....... soaring Eagle card

One of the challenges on the OWH Site this weekend was to make a card with a Nature theme to it. I made a card somewhat like this in the past and I thought it would be a good choice for a sympathy card. I made it extra large (5x7) for people to sign their condolences inside.

This card is for a USASMA family whose daughter died suddenly this past weekend. Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers at this time.

blessings.

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have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

set of 6.. Hip-hip-horray! it's your special day! kids birthday cards

All weekend long OWH is having a VCMP ~ Virtual Card Making Party!!!

These cards are for Challenge #1 Garanimals.. cards with animals on them:

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have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Just whipped up six of these "Thank you for serving our country" cards

I made some of these a while back.. and was wanting to make some cards rather quickly.. so I whipped up six more.. I would've made more, but only had one 12 x 12 sheet left of this wonderful Stampin' UP! Designer Series Paper.

card stock: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Cream, Stampin' UP! DSP

ink: Memento brown

stamps: I was gifted from an ebay seller when I bought something else.. they sell this set (I cannot directly link it.. but you can search on ebay for the same sentiment on the stamp followed by acrylic stamp)

hole punch, brads, .. no dimensionals on these.. I brought them to the table and then forgot they were there and used the ATG on the sentiment pieces.

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Happy Thanksgiving ~ fall cards

I used the beautiful brown paper that I was gifted today for the bases and layers on this card.. and the ones that I will be making later after taking Jackson to his friend's house.. Taylor is already there. They are friends from school in North Carolina.

I have everything cut.. I just need to stamp and punch out the rest of the pieces and these will go together lickety split.



thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Great deal on envelopes today... yeah!

Today I went to a place here in El Paso called XPedX... it was awesome. Last week when I went to the Kwik Kopy and the lady cut all the card inserts for me:

When I was there I asked about envelopes and the lady wrote down the address and phone number of this place XpedX... I need to go back and thank her for telling me about it.

When I walked in I seen a bunch of boxes of envelopes on a markdown table, but they were just a tad smaller than what I was looking for. We walked all around and seen some beautiful paper.. ahhh.. such a pretty Mahogany paper. Then we found a section with reams of paper marked down. I picked up one that was only $5.00 and while looking at the others a lady who worked there came over and I asked her about envelopes, etc.. she took me to the boxes of the envelopes.. in a section I missed.. ha ha.. and then I asked about the ones on the table. They were regularly $16.95 a box marked down to $6.95, the lady said I could have them for $5.00 each.. wowzers. I just have to cut my cards to be 4" x 5 1/4".. 1/4" smaller on both sides.. I can do that. I got six boxes for less than two boxes of the ones I went there for. I also got a box of embossed layers for $5.00 and a ream of really heavy card stock/cover for white card bases.. the lady took 15% off of it for military discount, it was the only regularly priced item I had:


then............. the lady was putting the boxes of envelopes and ream of paper into a box.. she pulled a whole bunch of assorted card stock/cover from under the counter and put a whole bunch in my box.. like 5-6" thick of stuff.. I was overwhelmed by her generosity.


I think that the brown paper that was in the bunch she gave me was the beautiful brown I seen when walking the store... I pulled out some and made a card and cut everything to make some more.. I'll post them next.

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

more... Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Christmas cards

I just finished up this batch of Christmas cards.. there is a 9th Santa Claus floating around somewhere on my desk.. not sure where he went to.. so I couldn't make the 9th card.

I have some more images that I colored yesterday that I can get put onto some cards.

We are off to a place just south of I-10 that sells envelopes and lots of other stuff.. the lady at Kwick Kopy who cut the card inserts for me last week told me about it.. so we are going to go check it out.. hopefully I can get a good deal on some envelopes.

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Christmas card

.......... a long time ago I printed off this adorable Santa Claus image from the Dustin Pike blog.. he has lots of freebies and they are so adorable. When I went to get the link to his blog, where it says "he is available here" it doesn't have the file there.. but you can click on the image and save it as jpg.. that is how I have it saved on my computer.

I had a whole sheet of these printed off and yesterday while watching the NASCAR race, I colored in the whole sheet and some other images that I have printed off as well.. I have a whole stack of things to color so I was having a blast doing so.

For this card I used:

stamps: $1.00 clear stamp set

card stock: Stampin' UP! Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green

GP white, black, and some American Crafts pattern paper

Ink: printer, copic markers, black ink

accessories: hole punch, red brads, circle punches, Tim Holtz retro circles embossing folder, bigkick, and Dimensionals

thanks for looking ~

have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them