Hi everyone and YAY! I am so excited to be joining in the fun and supporting the Mama Elephant and Operation Write Home blog hop.
Operation Write Home is a nonprofit that sends beautiful handmade cards to our service members so that they can write home to their families. How incredible is that?! There’s no Hallmark store in the desert, so this is a pretty important gift we can give them as crafters!
For the hop, you should have arrived here from my friend, Ashley Marcu's blog. For the hop, we're playing with the new In My Heart stamp set.
Just adorable, right?
Let's get to the cards...
First, I used pretty much all of my favorite dies (Cityscape, Landscape Trio, and Femme Frames) to create a little scene.
Next, I went little more simple and create another scene, this time using a sentiment to ground the little kid.
The “In My Heart” set was inspired by the mission of OWH; many of those serving overseas have little kiddos at home that they write to. So the darling ladies at Mama Elephant designed cute little kids and sentiments to express just how much those little folks are missed! The drawings are done in such a way that they can be adapted to different ethnicities too, making this a really flexible set. Because Mama Elephant is so great, they're donating 20% of the proceeds of the stamp sets sold on their retail site from now until July 31st - we really want to help them fundraise for all their efforts!
Be sure you visit the OWH website and read all the guidelines carefully….you’ll learn about why glitter is dangerous to send, so leave the stickles behind when making cards for heroes! Lots more information is available on their Welcome page - tons of questions are answered there! And they have a fun YouTube show each weekday with project info, tutorials, and more - check it out HERE.
Now you're off to Operation Write Home but here's the entire blog hop list!
Now you're off to Operation Write Home but here's the entire blog hop list!
Mama Elephant http://www.mamaelephantblog.
Sandy Allnock http://wp.me/p2kUof-3bC
Nichol Magouirk http://www.nicholmagouirk.
Lisa Spangler http://sideoatsandscribbles.
Elena Roussakis http://justmeprints.
Pamela Ho http://fishydesign.
Joni Andaya http://jonininaandaya.
Laura Bassen http://laurafadora.
Ashley Marcu http://cherryhilldesign.
I love all the details on your cards! Thank you for sharing with us! :)
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are so sweet! I esp. love that one with the cityscape in the background, coming from NYC. :) tfs and a great hop! Hugs, Kristina
ReplyDeleteAwwwww.....I am loving all of these adorable cards! Love that you showed us two gorgeous works of Art!! TFS!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing not just one, but TWO sweet cards! I really like your use of the shooting star to "send" the message on the first card, and the sweet butterflies add just the right touch to the second.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adorable!! Love the city scape background and fun sentiment in the sky! :) TFS!
ReplyDeleteLove the simplicity of the cards. The images are the focal point. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBoth of your cards are so super sweet and love the scenes you created and wow what awesome coloring. You are one super talented gal.
ReplyDeleteI love your cards! I think the butterfly and star stamps are just so darn cute on your cards! Thanks for helping OWH!
ReplyDeleteThat little girl is my favorite of the set. She just says I miss you!! This is a must have set for me. Thanks for helping out OWH!!
ReplyDeleteSweet cards. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThese are so fabulous! I super love your little city scene!
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards. Love the lines down the side of the second card! Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love all the scenes you and others on the blog hop have created, and I've found some new dies. My PayPal account thanks you! :-) The way you used the sentiment to ground the little girl in the second card is clever. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteLove the cityscape background. This stamp set lends itself to so many ideas! Thanks for being part of the OWH bloghop today!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards :)
ReplyDeleteGreat cards - love both the cityscape and super CAS designs! These cute stamps are so versatile :)
ReplyDeletewhat cute cards...love the soft feel of the first and the CAS design of the last.
ReplyDeleteI love both cards. Great job and thanks for supporting OWH.
ReplyDeleteSo adorable!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness these are both so darling! I'm inspired!
ReplyDeleteCute cards. I like the scene you created on the first one.
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet cards!
ReplyDeleteThese are soooooo sweet! Thanks so much for promoting OWH!! :)
ReplyDeleteSandy
Very nice scene cards, i love how both turn out!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards. The washi tape on the side of the second adds just enough draw for the eye and letting the little girl be the focus. Your first card is so professional looking. Just outstanding.
ReplyDeleteBeyond awesome! Love every little detail in both of these...totally smitten!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, love these cards. The scenes you created are fantastic and work well with the simplistic design of the little girl image. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove the simplicity of your card. Really allows the focus on that little girl.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are just amazing! I love the bright pop of white against the kraft card stock and all of the wonderful details you added behind the focal images!
ReplyDeletebeautiful cards love the city design you are so talented
ReplyDeleteYou're cards are so sweet... love them both and the first card..the background is amazing
ReplyDeletegood luck to everyone :)
These are absolutely adorable! I especially love that first one, the cutest scene and I love the vellum!
ReplyDeleteI love both cards, but especially the one with the city scene. That shooting star adds the perfect touch to that one. Thanks so much for sharing these!
ReplyDeleteThey are both adorable but I love the one with the city scene the best. Fabulous cards.
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are done so well!!! Adorable!
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