Christmas in July

Good evening - Christmas in July - especially if you make cards for Operation Write Home.  This week's midweek challenge is Christmas in July on the OWH Stars and Stamps blog - luckily I was working on a kit for the Cardmaking party in Madison, WI on July 23 at the Scrapbook Superstore. 

I found this stamp at Big Lots for $2 - it is by Inkadinkado - went through all my white ink to find one that worked the best on the kraft paper - unfortunately I do not remember which ink it was.  The paper is from a stack I bought.  The sentiment is on a sheet of paper in the stack also - so I got all my sentiments from the stack.  I think this card has a very homespun look to it.  There are 6 to 8 cards in this kit. 

Everyone enjoy your evening.

Another Kit

This is another kit for the Operation Write Home card making party in Madison Wisconsin on July 23.  Just 6 cards in the in kits - but I did use up some more older - but once loved paper.

Had an enjoyable birthday celebration with one of my neighbor children.  Shopping at Toyr R Us and then dinner at Red Robin.  I even found a couple things at Toys R Us -  I never go to that store - so when I go in with the kids - I find some new treasures for gifts.

Happy July 4th

Oldie Moldie Monday Card #1

Oldie Moldie Monday Card #2

Card Kit for Today - also Oldie Moldie Papers

Hmm - the one thing I hate about the 4th - all the random fireworks that goes off at all times - day and night - yesterday morning there was one - no oops - that was the transformer across the street.

Today is Oldie Moldie Monday - time to show some love for some old paper.  The first two cards were made out of paper and stickers from Bo Bunny - hard to believe that OWH is already thinking  about Fall cards.  The Card Kit is from Hot Off the Press - a collection of masculine papers.  I really like how they all turned out.

Well off to cook some dinner on the grill.  I made brownies this morning, and 5 pounds of potatoes into potato salad but the majority of that is for friends.

Enjoy the remainder of your day and the fireworks - unfortunately it is back to work tomorrow.

Challenge #1

Fall Thank You Card

Winter Thank You Card

Operation Write Home is having a virtual card party - every couple hours a new challenge is posted - so I decided to play - I don't how many I will get done - I need to go clean sinced I have company coming tomorrow and she wants to do some scrapbooking.

Sandy - esteemed leader of OWH - has a challenge on her blog A Colorful World  to make two cards using the same stamp or papers or something but to make it fit two different seasons - or something like that - I think this works for that challenge - a very old thank you stamp from my collection but it works well for fall and winter.  I can't use glitteer on OWH cards - and that snowflake looks so naked.  Oh well - it is better to have a naked snowflake than to put one of our hero's in harm's way.

I may make these into kits also - I think I can make 3 more of the leaf thank you - minimum of 6 of the snowflake thank you.

I really love long week ends

This is today's kit - all patterned paper

This really did start out as the sketch for this week on Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps blog  - honest - but I did not like it and I still don't know if I like this version.  No sure. 

Did you see how I chalked the image - I masked Snoopy and then I tried to create a horizon - green grass and blue sky.  Do you like that affect?

The question is should I make this into a kit for the Operation Write Home, Cardmaking Party, in Madison Wisconsin on Saturday July 23 at the Scrapbook Superstore.  If you are interested in coming, call and make your reservations - 608 833 6300.  Space is limited. 

I love long week ends

Good evening - I was up visiting my Mom - she does amazingly well for being 92 years old.  I did some errands for her and some cooking - of course - now I am home and too tired to do too much here.  She has groceries but I don't - tomorrow.  I did manage some paper therapy on the way through Madison.  Of course, I needed all of it - OK - probably not.

We have an Operation Write Home card making party coming up in July - and I am busy making kits for it - most kits will be six cards.  Try to use up some of my extra paper.  It is amazing how many cards you can make with a 12 x 12 sheet of paper.  I have had the plaid on this card for years, the stamp also, and the brads.  The kraft paper and black paper are basics in your card supplies.  I used a Sizzix embossing folder to add some depth to the kraft paper.

This card is based on the challenge at Cas-ual Fridays - Clean and Simple challenge blog on Fridays - this challenge was to make a masculine card using kraft paper.  I think this is pretty clean and simple.  Thanks for the inspiration to help me get another kit designed - now I need to go cut the pieces.

Card Kits

Good morning - today I am sharing a couple kits I have prepared for an Operation Write Home card party which is being held later July in Madison, WI at the Scrapbook Superstore.  My goal is to have 100 cards ready to be made.  I think I can do it.  Each of these kits are 6 cards each.  I love this truck  stamp - It is from a company that is no longer in business - Cornish Heritage Farms- sad - they had beautiful stamps.  I thought the kraft paper with the tire tread design on it was a perfect complement to the travel paper and truck stamp. 

I love to find patterned paper with words on it - such as the happy birthday paper - no need to add a sentiment - the paper says it all. 

Did you realize Operation Write Home has sent a million cards overseas to our Heroes to send home to loved ones and they are making a start on their second million.  I am sure the second million will happen much faster than the first.

Everyone have a wonderful day - stay cool - heat advisory here in Wisconsin.