OWH Blog Hop Today!!!

Welcome to my stop on the OWH Fundraiser Blog Hop!  If you've come from Connie's blog you're in the right place!!  If not, you'll want to hop back there and start from the beginning!  We all have lots of inspiration ready for you using the OWH fundraiser sets that are available right now through KnK Designs!

Here's a little info on OWH and our hop today!

* Operation Write Home is a not-for-profit organization that collects and sends handmade greeting cards to American soldiers for their use in keeping touch with their families back home. During the holidays they send extra cards, and they figure that their holiday shipping costs will be over $13,000... can you imagine???

* Over the next few weeks, K 'n K Designs will be selling 7 new digi sets designed exclusively for this cause.  Katlyn, of K 'n K Designs has teamed up with digital artist, Deedee Anderson, to offer 7 sets that are available for just $2 each, or in various value bundles (e.g. get them all for just $10!), with all proceeds (minus Paypal fees) donated to Operation Write Home. Each "set" includes an image and some greetings, in both Jpeg an PNG file formats, all in a zip file.

* The sets can be purchased at the K 'n K blog  from October 17th thru noon November 1st.
All purchases will be emailed out within 24 hours of payment clearance.

* Two lucky hoppers who comment along the way will win a digi prize pack from K 'n K Designs! (Be sure to check Deedee's blog on Monday to see if you have won!)

* Not a crafter or not interested in digital stamps?  Feel free to donate directly to OWH!  You can find more info on the OWH donation page here!

And here's my card...

using the sweet little Juniper Bunny "Sent with Love" set.  I followed the Mojo Monday sketch (for the most part!) and colored with copics.  The sentiment is from Verve.  

Now off you go to Davi's blog!  And don't forget to "hop" over to 

K 'n K Designs and pick up some sets for yourself!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Tricia

OWH Eagle Thank You

Have you helped out yet??  There's still time!! : )  Just click on the bunny in my sidebar for more info!!  Here's another of the sets that is available...

I made my card with a few challenges in mind.  First, I used the SCS Sketch, Then, the MidWeek Throwdown on the Stars and Stamps blog is to make a Thank You card for the Hero to send home, and Stampin B's has a challenge to use a bird, and the Scrappy Frogs Blog wants something that flies.

I used the Eagle set from the KnK Design OWH Fundraiser bundle and colored the eagle with copics.  The sentiment is from Verve's Circular Sayings.

Thanks for stopping by!

OWH Benefit!!

Hello friends!  Today is a special, special day because it kicks off a benefit for Operation Write Home!!  Operation Write Home collects handmade cards to send to the soldiers deployed overseas.  Some of them are Any Hero cards that we write in to say "thanks for serving!", but most of the cards are left blank so the soldiers can send them back to their families and friends stateside.  It's a fantastic organization!!  But, in order to send the thousands of cards that will go out during the holidays, they could really use some extra funds for shipping, and that is where two digi designers would like to help.  Katlyn, of KnK Designs has teamed up with Deedee Anderson to offer 7 digi sets that are perfect for your OWH cards - or any cards, for that matter!  All of the proceeds for these sets (minus the paypal fees, of course!) will be donated to OWH.  Every bit of it!  You can buy the sets separately or in a bundle - Go check out the KnK Designs blog for all the details!!

To whet your appetite... here's a card made with one of the KnK sets "Packed with Love".  OWH cards need to be standard sized (4.25" x 5.5"), have NO glitter, and no thick embellishments, so to add some fun, I made this card a gatefold card that open in the middle.

Isn't Kolar a sweetie??  He's giving his best!!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll be able to swing by KnK Designs and see all the fun sets available.  Thank you for giving!!

Stars & Stamps Sketch

Hello again!  My card for today is actually being featured over on the Stars & Stamps blog for their sketch challenge.  I used the adorable singing bird from a set by The Angel Company called "Singing Praises" and the yellow cardstock is stamped with the "Quilt" background stamp by Impression Obsession.  I paper pieced the bird and colored the rest of the image with copics.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tricia

A Little Bit of Winter

I had so much fun making this card! I think I used supplies from every company that I like. :-) The image is from TAC, from a new set that I just adore! (Thanks, Karen!). The sentiment is from Sweet n' Sassy, the cardstock is from Paper Garden. The ribbon is from Clear Dollar and the cord and border punches are from Stampin Up. Isn't that fun?? :-) I colored my birdie with Copics, the mat is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, and the dp is from Cosmo Cricket. And, know what else is nice?? It doesn't have glitter and isn't too very bulky, so I can enter it in the OWH Anything Goes challenge and the colors are perfect for this week's Color Throwdown! :-)

This is one of my favorite quick layouts, in fact my card for the TAC blog hop on Saturday is based on it, too. Oh! Don't forget to stop by tomorrow and Friday for some Clear Dollar previews! I have some cute cards and some elegant cards to show you, made with the sets that will be released on November 1st!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blessings!

Tricia

Blessing

Purrfect Friend

Hello friends!

I was able to sit down the other day when the puppy was sleeping and color a few digis. Here's one from a sweet set by DeeDee's Digis called Purrfect Halloween. I colored it with copics and did a quick card for the Papertake Weekly challenge (one piece of dp) and for DeeDee's Happy Monday Challenge to make a card with an animal that could be a pet and for the MidWeek Throwdown challenge to make a Halloween card.

Thanks for stopping!

Blessings!

Tricia

Primary School Snowman

Deedee's Digi's Happy Monday challenge today is to make a card using "primary school colors"... you know, the ones you'd find in the box of 8 crayons. :-) I colored up this adorable snowman and made a quick card to play along. I'm planning to put this into my box for Operation Write Home since it's not overly embellished and can be mailed easily.

Blessings!

Tricia

BellaRiffic Bling

It's BellaRiffic Friday and today's challenge was to use "bling". Bling isn't really my signature move, but I did manage a few rows of pearls, and if you make the picture bigger, you might see the Stardust pen that I used on Miss BittyBloom's skirt to make it glitter. :-) This fun paper and ribbon is from the package of challenge candy that I got from Tuesday Morning Sketches, for winning the monthly challenge in July. What a nice treat!!

My sketch for today's card is from Card Positioning Systems, and since it is a fall card without a sentiment it works for the OWH Midweek Throwdown challenge as well. :-) Oh! I have to show you my new organizational tool for keeping track of the challenges I like! I'm not one to make a card and then find all the challenges that they fit. I really like to pick a sketch, a theme, and maybe some colors or a technique as I start to make a card. It really helps my mojo. :-)

So here's a peek at the page(s) that I made...

The bottom page that you just see a little of, has a list of all the challenges I check. Next to the name I write the theme or if it's a sketch. I can also write who it sponsoring it (and if it's a *good* sponsor, I highlight it and it becomes a "must do". LOL!) The top sheet has a verse to remind me that any artistic work I may do is a gift from God. Then I have boxes to mark down sketches, with a little box in the corner to check if I complete it. There's even a list of the days of the week, so I know when it is expired. It really is helping me combine challenges for inspiration, rather than making a card and then looking for where it will fit.

Sorry so long today! Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Tricia

Another Hero Note

I pulled out all my goodies from Paper Garden the other day to make another hero card for Operation Write Home. I used this adorable little hedgehog from the "Wonderful Day" set, words from the "TagLines" set and dp from the Pink Paislee 365 degrees pad. The ribbon is from my stash. The hedgie makes me smile because he looks like he's standing proud and pledging allegiance to the flag. :-)

I'm having fun adding to the pile of cards that I'm going to send to OWH. I think K Joy and I will go together and make up a box. What a treat to be able to do something for those who do so much for us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Tricia