OWH Finishing Strong Blog Hop Winner!

If you like making cards and sending them to Operation Write Home, be sure to get them there by August 1, 2015.  Go HERE for all the details.

The winner of my "Flying By" stamp set by Lawn Fawn is...... Michele Smith!!!

Congratulations!

Finishing Strong Blog Hop

I am joining Operation Write Home in their Finishing Strong Blog Hop this Memorial Day Weekend. Click HERE to start hopping!
"Operation Write Home, a charity that has supported heroes with handmade cards since 2007, will be closing later this year. All cards need to be sent in by August 1st, so I’m helping to get the word out!”

I really like the fun Flying By stamp set from Lawn Fawn so I made a card with Red, White & Blue paper airplanes.  A card like this could be used as a Love Card, my favorite or a Missing You card.

I popped up the airplanes with some foam tape and embossed the die cut cloud to add a little texture.

Hope you can hop with us!
Leave a comment on this post and you might win my giveaway.
{Shown in the previous post}

Supplies Used:
Flying By Stamp Set ~ Lawn Fawn
Pride Paper ~ Authentique
Space Embossing Folder ~ Cricut Cuttlebug
Onyx Black Pigment Ink ~ Versafine
Tumbled Glass Distress Ink ~ Ranger
Stormy Dark Blue Cardstock ~ Bazzill Basics
Watercolor Paper

Blog Hop & Giveaway

You are invited to an Operation Write Home Finishing Strong Blog Hop.
Memorial Day Weekend 2015.
OWH wants everyone to know August 1 is the last day to have cards in for our Heroes.
You can check out all the details on their Finish Strong page.

It's a blog hop so I will be having a giveaway of the stamp set I will be using in the hop.
Just leave a comment on my Blog Hop post HERE.

Thick & Thin Challenge Winners!

 Thanks to everyone who looked at all the blog posts, commented and linked their own cards for the challenges!

Congratulations to Kristie Marcotte and Irene {pwhalersfan} !!!

You are the winners of the Thick & Thin May Arts Ribbon!!!
{As soon as I get your address, I'll get you your goodies!}
You can reach me at byannette at rocketmail dot com

4th of July VCMP

Welcome to the Operation Write Home 4th of July Weekend Virtual Card Making Party!

I hope you can join me and the other hostesses as we bring some card challenges for you to make and show. You have until next Sunday, July 13th to add your card. Check out the OWH Blog: Stars and Stamps for links to the other blogs.

I have a Thick & Thin Challenge for you.
Make a Thick AnyHero card with a message written inside by you and then a Thin version that a hero can write in and mail home.

AnyHero cards can be crazy thick since they are given to the heroes in the boxes!

AnyHero cards can also be any size or shape so I like to make top folding "hot dog" ones.

Thick only for AnyHero card

Thin for Hero to send home

The Thin card needs to be flat so it is easy for the Hero to send home.

What's a Party without a Giveaway???
Since you will be making two cards, I have two prizes!!

I have some Thick May Arts ribbon for one of  the InLinkz participants and some Thin May Arts ribbon for another of the InLinkz participants so you can replenish your supplies!

Add your cards by copying your url from your blog or photo sharing account.

An InLinkz Link-up

OWH VCMP Winner!

Had so much fun with the OWH Labor Day VCMP Challenges!  Thank you to everyone who commented.  Special thanks to everyone who took time out of their week to make a card and link it up to my blog and the others!

There were 84 entries.  I was married in 1984.  Coincidence???

I used random.org to pick one . . . . .

And the Winner is . . . . .

  42. Colleen Pepper !!!

Congratulations!!! How fun the number picked is half! 

Colleen, please contact me byannette@rocketmail.com so I can get your goodies in the mail.

Labor Day Weekend VCMP

Welcome to the Operation Write Home Labor Day Weekend Virtual Card Making Party!

I hope you can join me and the other hostesses as we bring some card challenges for you to make and show. You have until next Sunday, September 8th to add your card. Check out the OWH Blog: Stars and Stamps for links to the other blogs.

My 29th wedding anniversary is this weekend so my challenge to you is

Use Sketch #29 for a Love Card

I like to turn my cards horizontal so the hero can easily see the design

I think this card would be good for a man or woman to send home to their sweetie.

Love Cards are much more versatile since they can be sent anytime.

Supplies Used:

Market Square Paper ~Farm House Paper Co

Sizzle On Stamps ~Kelly Purkey {Simon Says Stamp}

Tuxedo Black Ink ~Memento

What's a Party without a Giveaway???

I have a little Basic Grey Soleil for one of the InLinkz participants
so you can replenish your supplies!

Thank You Hopping

Happy Memorial Day!  

Thank You if someone in your family served in the Armed Forces!!!

Operation Write Home is having a Blog Hop this weekend.  The theme is Thank You and we were asked to make a card with one of the many OWH Sketches.

I really like this older sketch and tried making one very similar but ended up with squares that were too big so I thought it would make a great AnyHero card!

It is fun to make a larger card sometimes and AnyHero cards are the place to do it.

I tried again and used the measurements that OWH gives {I love that they do that!} as a guide.

  This card has 1.75" inner squares and 2" outer squares.

I have been wanting to use one of the SRM stickers and thought this would be perfect card.

Be sure to check out as many blogs as you can; you may win a prize!

{Speaking of prizes, check out my post from yesterday}

Leave a comment on this post letting me know who or what you are Thankful for.

If your name doesn't link back to your e-mail or blog, leave me an e-mail address like byannette at rocketmail dot com so I can let you know if you are the winner!

Update: Winners chosen, see next post

Supplies Used:

Celery Green Cardstock ~Bazzill Basics

Aqua Cardstock ~Bazzill Basics

Daphne's Closet Paper ~Lawn Fawn

Desert Storm Cardstock ~Neenah

Peeled Paint Distressed Ink ~Ranger
Tuxedo Black Dye Ink ~Memento
Flower Friend Stamp Set ~Simon Says Stamp
Mixed Brads ~Basic Grey
White Button ~Close to My Heart
Thank You Sticker ~SRM Sticker

Blog Hop Tomorrow!

Be sure to come back tomorrow and join me as I participate in the Operation Write Home Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop !  Our theme is THANK YOU cards. Thanking Heroes as well as Heroes Thanking  others.  I think there are 150 blogs to visit over the weekend. Some are other cardmakers/bloggers like me.  Some are crafty companies. {Some have Prizes!}

You can't have a Hop without giveaways! I have some yummy May Arts Twill/Chevron ribbon in black and in red~I will be giving away a yard of each so be sure and comment on tomorrow's post!

   

Hope you can Hop along at some time over the holiday weekend remembering those who served our country.