Long time, no blog. I can't believe how long it's been!
Again this year, Operation Write Home (formerly Cards for Heroes) is having a Memorial Bloghop. It was so much fun last year, that I jumped at the chance to do it again. If you are joining in the middle of the hop, click here to go to OWH's Stars and Stripes blog and start at the beginning. While you are there, check out some of their awesome tutorials and challenges. Just what I need when I'm feeling uninspired. Also check out their website. I just love, love, love what this organization does!
So, here it is!......here is the card that I made for this year's bloghop. The "requirement" was a red, white, and blue missing you card. Amazingly, I had no suitable "missing you" stamp in my whole collection! I decided that thinking of you was close enough (and I had several of those stamps).
This card was made almost exactly like the inspiration card. I wish I could remember where I found it. The background was stamped with VersaMark ink on kraft paper and heat embossed with clear powder. The dotted star and sentiment were stamped with Palette hybrid ink in Starry Night. I cut out the inside of a few stars and mounted it on red paper with foam tape. The ribbon and tiny safety pin were in my stash. Not a bad project, especially for someone who doesn't like to heat emboss much. All the stamps are Hero Arts. All the paper is from Marco's Paper. If you like my card, be sure to leave a comment. I love the feedback!
A big, huge THANK YOU for the men and women of our military - past and present. Our country wouldn't be such a great place to live without them.
The next stop on the bloghop is Tereza's blog, My Treasured Creations. She makes some really pretty vintage cards.
Have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend.
74 comments:
Bethany,
What a great card. I could see this working for some many other card types. Thanks for making cards for OWH.
It's delightful that the ribbon comes out of the star. And you've photographed it with such a perfect background!
Bethany,
You need to stay in the zone, your a talented artist and I love your card keep bloggin, please.
Stampin Hugs,
Jeanine
BEAUTIFUL!!
love the dimension the desert sand CS gives to the stars on the cranberry!
What a great card. I love how your background turned out. TFS.
Cute card! Love the bg you created! TFS!
I love your card so much, I think I'm going to have to copy it!
What a cute idea punching out some of the stars, love it! I saved your blog in my favs.
Great card- you have given me several ideas! Thanks!
Very nice card! Like the way you looped the ribbon through the star! Very cool! ;o)
Very nice card! Like the way you looped the ribbon through the star! Very cool! ;o)
Cute card! And, as a military wife, let me say thank you for sharing your creativity to help bring families closer who are separated by duty.
Great card! Love love love it! And I LOVE the name of your blog...tooo funny! Great job!
Karen
Great how you cut out the stars and all the details really make this card a winner. Beautiful work!
SOOOO Cute!!! I have a bg stamp like this but never thought to use it this way....CASE! :) :) :)
Thanks for dusting off your blog for the hop!!
LOVE this card and can so see myself CASEing it :)
I LOVE the star cut outs! Fun how your threaded the ribbon through one too. Really nice work.
Thanks for supporting OWH!
Cute card! Love how you punched out the stars and backed them!
I love stars and love what you did with them. You have great ideas.
Wonderful card.... I love it
Your card is really pretty. I love the clear embossed effect that you added.
Also, I was the same way! I don't have any "missing you" stamps. Instead, I just spelled it out with stamp letters. hehe. Now I know what stamp I need to add to my collection!
GREAT use of those star punches!!!
Gorgeous card
love this,it's wonderful!!! ;)
What a great way to use punches!! Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful card!
I like the stars and the mounting tape. Glad you are back at the blog.
I {heart} your card! I'm so glad you dusted off your blog to hop today! :O)
I like the cut out idea....Thanks!! Jennifer
Great card. I like how you ran the ribbon through the star.
Great card! Love that layout! Thanks for supporting our Heroes and OWH.
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Great card. I love the stars being cut out and the ribbon wrapping around and through you. TFS
Such greatcard. Love how you punch out the stars at a few random place.
That sentiment definately works - love the card! B, you are my last stop for the day! I did 60 blogs today... calling it a night!
thanks for participating today!
xoxo
Lindsey @ ScrapStreet
Love the ribbon through the star. Great Card.
I just love a card using kraft paper, and this one is a winner! Thank you for sharing, and thank you for making cards for our military heroes!
Absolutely fabulous card!!!! Such creativity!
I think your card is awesome! I picked up a few tips. thank you
Very cool card. I like the way you threaded the ribbon through the one star - it took me a bit to realize that you punched the cards - and then all the DP in the background. Great job, TFS
What a fun card, love all the way you added stars to your card!
Great card. So many awesome elements.
Oh my...this is lovely!!! Well done :)
Oh I love your card! And your blog title is still totally making me laugh. :D Going to follow!
Awesome! I love the cut outs!
your card is great and i also love the way you displayed it!
Great card...very creative!! TFS
Love the kraft with the starts!
Just love those star cut outs!
Beautiful card! Thank you for supporting our troops!
Love the background on the kraft paper!!! Very nice card! Glad that you joined the bloghop!!!
Super card! I really like it.
I love your card. Where did you get that image? It's totally shabby chic/vintage.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your card! I like how the stars are cut out to highlight the patterned paper behind it.
Beautiful card! I love the background, looks great.
love love love this card and you better go out and get yourself a miss you stamp - no stash is complete without one... LOL
I really like the color combo and the cut-outs are clever! Thanks for sharing!
I LOVE this card! so very cool...and I love heat embossing -one of my fav techniques :) want that stamp(stars, LOL) and Marco's paper are great aren't they?
Susan
(78 on the list)
cute card! love those punched stars. thanks for sharing.
Great card! Love your heat embossed background with stars. Thanks for sharing.
Great card! Love those cutouts!
Wonderful card. I love all those stars. TFS.
gorgeous card Bethany.
Super cute card, love the colors!
Love you card and would like to save it to my computer, but it will not let me. Is there a way to do this? Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Fun card! Love the punched out stars and how you added the ribbon!
Great card! Love what you did with the stars. Thanks for sharing with us and have a great rest of the weekend!!
Hi Bethany!
Love the card!
Oh, very cute card! I love how the ribbon comes out of the star and how the color from underneath peaks through the stars. :) Thanks for sharing!
Your card is absolutely adorable, I love it.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Happy Memorial Day!
God Bless our Soldiers & their families!
~Ola
okj83 at live dot com
I love how you have the ribbon thru the star. Great card! I hardly ever use kraft, but I've seen a couple good ideas for it on this blog hop. Thanks
Your card is fabulous. I really like your background!
Corinna
www.myscrapbooklife.com
Your card is amazing.
This card is fantastic. Love all the stars. Sure to bring smiles.
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