OWH Blog Hop for World Card Making Day

Today is World Card Making Day and in honor of the day, not only am I hosting an in-person Christmas Card Making Party, I'm also participating in the Operation Write Home Blog Hop!

The theme for today's post is "Love" to celebrate how much we love our card making craft!  I never thought that when I was introduced to stamping over 9 years ago, that I'd be so hooked!  I think my exact words to my husband were, "Don't worry honey.  I'm not going to get into stamping."  Ha!  (I was an avid scrapbooker at the time and had no intention of starting a new hobby.)  Never say never right?

Well, here I am all these years later and my love of card making and paper crafting has just grown and I can't imagine doing anything else!  Would you like to be a part of this world-wide group of stampers and crafters?  Click to see why stamping and crafting is for everyone!

So, are you ready to see my "love" card for today?  I hope you are inspired today!

I just love this stamped image from the set called Seasonally Scattered.  Isn't that a cute one?  Look closely and you'll see that some of the dots are actually hearts!  You can view the other cards that I've created with this stamp set here.

Supplies Used:

Seasonally Scattered Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$17.95

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

$16.95

Linen Thread

$4.50

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Click here when you're ready to hop along!   

Be sure to take a minute and check out Operation Write Home's current needs situation.

Have a wonderful World Card Making Day!

Operation Write Home Blog Hop for World Card Making Day

 

 October 5th is World Card Making Day and in honor of the occasion, I am participating in the Operation Write Home Blog Hop!  I hope you find today's card inspiring and fun!  Once you've had a chance to check out my blog (and hopefully find lots of inspiration!), you can continue the blog hop here.

The sketch I chose was Sketch 113:

My Thank You card:

Stamps:  From My Heart  (126557  $28.95)
Ink:  Versamark Ink Pad
Paper:  Smoky Slate card stock, Whisper White card stock, Daffodil Delight card stock
Accessories:  Heat Tool, Whisper White Embossing Powder, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

Now, go get your card making supplies and enjoy making your own version of this fun sketch for World Card Making Day!

And the winner is...

Before we get to the winners, I want to say a HUGE "Thank You" to everyone who left comments, 'liked' my Facebook page and joined my newsletter list during the Operation Write Home Blog Hop this weekend!

The 3 winners who have left comments or 'liked' my Facebook page are.... (my daughter helped by drawing the numbers)

Comment #1 - Sharon

Comment # 11 - Sandy A.

Comment #23 - Penny L.

(If you signed up to receive my newsletter, I will be contacting the 3 winners via email.)

I hope you all enjoyed 'hopping' as much as I have!  There sure are so many talented crafters and card makers!

Happy Stamping!

OWH Blog Hop

Continue the Blog Hop!

I always look forward to these blog hops and for the inspiration of so many amazing crafters!  What better day to do a Blog Hop than on National Card Making Day!

Below is the card I created for the Blog Hop. It was inspired by a card made by my good friend, Marilyn.  Thanks Marilyn for such a beautiful card!

This card was based on OWH sketch #84 (with a few changes).   View all the sketches here.

(Be sure to see yesterday's post for fun prizes for participating!)

Stamps:  Scentsational Season, More Merry Messages

Paper:  Baja Breeze, Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Snow Festival Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Midnight Muse Classic Ink Pad

Accessories:  Big Shot, Holiday Collection Framelits

Happy Stamping and Happy Blog Hopping!

Operation Write Home Blog Hop

Did you know that World Card Making Day is coming??

In honor of the event, I will be participating in a fun filled day of inspiration and ideas (aka the "blog hop") in conjunction with Operation Write Home. 

Here's how it works:

• On Saturday, October 6th, visit my blog to get started.  I will have a special blog post with a fun project for you to enjoy!
  
• Included in the post will be a link that will take you to the other blogs that are also participating.  Click the link and enjoy "hopping" to other blogs to see their creations!

Never heard of Operation Write Home?  It's an amazing organization that gathers and sends cards of all kinds to our troops overseas so they can use them to write to their families and friends back home.  

On their website are lots of ideas about how you can help and get involved for a great cause!  They also have a huge list of card sketches that are great for getting the creative juices flowing!

So, mark your calendars and I'll see you on Saturday, October 6th!  Happy World Card Making Day!