tuesday...OWH father's day card set

Hi bloggers! I'm back from our Miami vacation. We had a great time despite the fact that I got horrible sunburn and hubby got seasick-all during our second day there! We did end up enjoying ourselves for the rest of the trip and had a great time spending time with our friends and family.

Do you remember my post last week about Operation Write Home? Well, I worked with the same sketch and OSW diagram to make another batch of cards for them, this time, for Father's Day.

Here's my sketch inspiration:

and my quick OSW diagram, in case you are interested:


and here is my 8 cards set from this One Sheet Wonder design:


I think I'm in love with OSW, specially when paired with Heartfelt Creations papers, stamps and dies! It took no more than 1 hr to complete this 8 card set! I used the newest collection by Heartfelt Creations-The Balmy Breeze Collection, which is just perfect for masculine cards and scrapbook pages.

Here are some close ups of the cards:






I kept this set pretty simple as I feel masculine cards should be (plus, these cards have to be less than 1/4" thick for our heroes oversea to send back to their loved ones). I printed the sentiment on a cream colored Recollections cardstock, die cut around the sentiment, leaving some space for the stamp in the bottom right corner, and then stamped my ship image. I then lightly inked around the embossed image to give it a lightly aged look. i pop dotted it and added a button on the left. I added faux stitching around the edges and added a piece of brown ribbon to add texture.

Heartfelt Creations Products Used:
High Seas PreCut Set
Balmy Breeze Paper Collection
Thanks for stopping by again today!  :)

monday...OWH masculine card set

Hi there again! I have a very special post for you. Some time back (about a month now?) I found out about Operation Write Home. They are a wonderful group of card makers that provide our troops with handmade cards for them to keep in touch with loved ones and I thought it was a wonderful idea! I do not have anyone in the military but I truly respect the military for what they do. You see, I wasn't born in the US and I feel it's a privilege for me to be living here without any worries about my safety. For that, I'm truly grateful.

So, since finding them, I've been thinking and planning on putting together a few cards to help this wonderful group out but it wasn't until yesterday that I finally started. I'm a scrapbooker first and a cardmaker second and simple cards are hard for me. My cards tend to look like mini scrapbooks-and I like them that way! However, for OWH, the cards are required to be less than 1/4 in thick. This in itself is a challenge for me! SO I started planning on working with one of their wonderful sketches and try to make some cards. I ended up making a OSW (one sheet wonder) with 8 finished cards!

Here's my sketch inspiration:

and my quick OSW diagram, in case you are interesting:


and here is my 8 cards set from this One Sheet Wonder design:

They all follow the same basic design of the sketch but if you know me, you know I can't make 8 cards with all the same design-they have to be at least a little bit different! :)


Here's a close up of one of the cards. I used Heartfelt Creations papers, stamps and dies for this set.


Another close up of a card.


Close up of my handmade button. I used a Cuttlebug Alpha (Baby Face) set that came with a button die. I die cut a thicker layer and a cardstock layer. I then stamped Heartfelt Creations wood background stamp randomly over them and inked their edges. I layered them and added Diamond Glaze. After they dried, I added some black twine and added them to my card.


I stamped a simple sentiment on the inside.

I meant for this set to me a Father's Day set but I decided against it (or at least to have it say 'father's day' on it) last minute. I figured something like this can be used for Father's Day but also as any masculine greeting as well. I did make a specific Father's Day set but I can't show it yet because I used the newest Heartfelt Creations collection that debuts this Wednesday! :)

Heartfelt Creations Products Used:
Western Bronco PreCut Set
Woodland Growth PreCut Set
Scenery Builder PreCut Set
Western Elements PreCut Set
Window Accents PreCut Set
Rustic Western Elements DieClassic Oval Lg

Thanks for stopping by again today! Have a wonderful week! :)