Card Bowl 2014 - Our Daily Bread Designs February Challenge

Yay, I did it all three of the Card Bowl 2014 challenges will be completed with this post.

The challenge was to use Brown as our prominent color in a masculine card. Does anyone else have problems doing masculine cards besides me? It has really been a challenge to do 3 this weekend.

Here is my card.

 

It is hard to see in the photo but two of flags have wording. One says Hi and the next says Love.

 

The great thing about the Our Daily Bread Design Challenge at Operation Write Home is for every 25 cards posted in the inlinkz a large priority box of cards is shipped free courtesy of Our Daily Bread to our deployed heroes around the world (limited to 2 boxes). Oh and did I say there is a gift certificate given to someone who adds a link to the inlinkz? Go check it out here.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Marianne

 

 

All the supplies are from Stampin' Up.

OWH - Top 10 Projects from 2011

Hello Friends,

Happy New Year! I hope your year will be one full of blessings, friends and family. Over at Operation Write Home's Stars and Stamps blog  we decided to follow Sheila's lead and post our 10 favorite projects this year. Below are mine in no particular order.

As a side note. If you are attending CHA be sure to stop in the Operation Write Home booth and make a card of one of our nations deployed service men or women.

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Until next time,

Marianne

You are one of a kind.

OWH World Cardmaking Day Blog Hop

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are enjoying the blog hop.

Here is my Christmas Card. I was going for the quick and easy but clean and crisp look.

I support our heroes with handmade cards because of all the sacrifices they and their families make to keep me safe and free in this beautiful country. I hope that you will decide to support them as well.

Enjoy today,
Marianne

Graduation Card

Hi everyone,
Here is a card I made for graduation. It was made totally with scraps. Don't you just love it when a card comes together with what is laying on your table. I saw this layout in a scrapbook magazine but I can't remember which one. I just loved it. The original card said something like friend on the triangles and forever at the stamped section.

I hope you enjoy it.

Here is a close up of the triangles. I cut the triangles on my Circut using the George Cartridge.

The letters were also cut on the Circut with my SCAL and vinyl. It made it so easy to add the letters to the triangles because they already had the adhesive on the back. I love cutting vinyl with my Circuit.

So let me know what you are making this summer.

Don't forget if you have any extra cards to send them to the best organization on the planet Operation Write Home.

Later,

Marianne

OWH Memorial Day Weekend BlogHop

Hello blog hoppers,

If you are starting with me you just may want to go back to the beginning so you don't miss anything. Just click HERE.

If you are a cardmaker or wanna be cardmaker here is a quote from a family that has been touched by Operation Write Home...

I am writing today to thank you. I adore letters. To the point that my husband (now on his third deployment) and I have chosen them as our source of communication. We both love holding pieces of each other in our hands, and we have passed that love onto our kids. They choose not to Skpe with him, would pass on a phone call at times, but his letters -- oh how they squeal for them. My husband has lately been using cards from Operation Write Home. And he loves them; as do I. I can't thank you enough.
M.S.

When I originally read this I just wanted to sit down and make a bunch of cards. If this inspires you as well please go to the Operation Write Home for all the details on helping out.


So with that being said I am challenging myself to make a card for each comment left on my blog for this hop.

Here is my card. I think M.S. and her family would love receiving this patriotic miss you card.



Here is a close up of the flower. I curve it a bit with my pen and added foam tape to pop it off the card.

Stamps: Flower CTMH, Miss You The Paper Company Studio

Copic markers, CTMH stamp pads

Ribbon: Offray

To continue on with the hop please click here to check out the great card Corinna has for us.

Thank you for stopping by and have a safe and fun weekend. Thank you dad and all the other vets that have serviced us in the past.

Thank you all our service men and women around the world. You guys rock!

Marianne

OWH S&S Sketch #18

Hello Friends,

Can you believe that Memorial Day is just around the corner. Some say that is the beginning of the summer season. Well it sure doesn't feel like summer in my part of the woods. This has been the strangest spring.
It was cold and rainy last weekend so I decided it was the perfect day to make a card. This card is part of a challenge over at the OWH Stars and Stamps blog. You can find the sketch by clicking here.
Why not join the best group of ladies on the planet and make cards for our deployed men and women in the armed forces. It is enough to brighten even the rainiest of days.
So enjoy my card. If you decide to try the sketch leave me a link in the comments, I'd love to see it.



Don't forget this weekend is the big OWH Blog Hop. You will get a lot of inspiration, maybe win some blog candy and see some new techniques. It starts May 29th at 7 am PST.

Happy stamping,
Marianne

S&S Ribbon Ruffles Tutorial

Here is my card for the Ribbon Ruffles tutorial over at OWH Stars and Strips.
If you want to check out the tutorial click here. They even have videos which are always good for me. It is a fun and quick technique.


Thanks for stopping by.
Marianne

OWH Springbreak Bloghop

Welcome to the OWH Springbreak Bloghop. Wasn't Marcy's blog just fabulous. If you didn't get here from her blog you may want to start at the beginning by clicking here so you don't miss out on any of the other fantastic blogs. (if the link didn't work try this http://www.owhstarsandstamps.org/)

Here is a very simple card I made over the weekend. I cased this card layout over at Two Peas. I can't seem to stop making them. By changing the colors and images it looks totally different. I will be including this card in my next box to OWH shippers.

I make cards for our nation's heroes because it is a very small thing I can do to honor the men, women and their families that are risking it all for my freedom. My father took part in the attack at Iwo Jima many years ago. I never want to forget his service to our country. Now that he is no longer with us it is a way to pay my respect to those long ago heroes.

Please leave me a comment and then hop over to Windy's. She has a wonderful card to show you. I have been going to her blog for inspiration and I'm sure you'll find some too. Click here to check it out and to keep on the blog hopping trail.

Thanks for joining us.

Marianne

PS Please consider joining us in making cards for Operation Write Home.

S and S Sketch Challenge #01

Hi Everyone,



OWH has a new blog. You can check it out here.

They had their first Sketch Challenge and I made two very simple cards.

There is still time to join.

Marianne

Cool Cat

Hello,

Today I colored a digi image for today's card. If you haven't tried digi stamps there are many places that have free downloads of images for you to try.


In this case I used my copic markers. The ice cubes were filled in with dimensional adhesive. I think it is a fun and colorful card.

Happy stamping,
Marianne

Cards for Heroes

Sorry I haven't been around. I have been busy working on cards to send off to the men and women of our armed services. I am so thankful for all of you who are serving our country and the families that are behind the scences.

If you'd like to help go here:

http://cardsforheroes.org/