Saturday, October 5, 2013

WCMD Blog hop

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog. I'm excited to be participating in this wonderful blog hop for World Card Making Day and Operation Write Home.

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About OWH (Operation Write Home)

 This merry band of thousands of card makers is made up of Americans – and citizens of other nations too – who care about our military, and want to support them through creativity and encouragement. Many thousands of crafters of all ages and levels of experience have participated since 2007!
Care packages filled with hundreds of handmade cards are sent to our contacts, restocking every 6-8 weeks, and are sent in time for the long journey back home to loved ones. Each box is packed with great care, alternating styles, colors, and cardmakers from all over the USA, creating “eye candy” for heroes who see only khaki around them. The topper on each box is a plastic bag filled with 20-30 letters from adults and children across the country, letters handed out especially to those in need of a positive word from the homefront.
Boxes are shipped through every week of the year, so join us anytime in sending your beautiful creations to help our heroes keep in touch with home!


For this hop we were asked to make a Thank you card using one of the many Sketches that are available on the blog. I chose to use Sketch #190

 190 Sketch (Sept 15) (1) 

 Here's how my card turned out.


I stamped the bird onto the background paper and paper pieced it to make the bird stand out a little better.

I hope you are having fun and getting inspired from all the great cards that were made for this hop. There are so many awesome card makers out there and I'm proud to be a part of this wonderful group.  Thanks for taking the time to stop by.  Enjoy the rest of your day.
Happy Card Making :)


31 comments:

  1. I love the paper piecing of the bird. It really pops.

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  2. Beautiful card! Love the vintage look, thanks for inspiring us!

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  3. So pretty! Thanks for joining in the hop today.

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  4. Love the coloring scheme, and I do like that little bird. The paper piercing didn't really show up, had to look real close.......but this card works well. radloffjen at cableone dot net

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  5. Beautiful card! I love how you used the the squares of paper as the accent on the corner. It looks different and really cool. :)

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  6. Fabulous card and I LOVE how you paper pieced the bird to make it stand out - and how you chose a subtle patterned paper for your stamped sentiment.

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  7. So lovely, it looks like a piece of art!

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  8. The paper piecing is great! This is just beautiful.

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  9. Lovely vintigey card. Of course I absolutely love the bird and the paper piecing of it. Happy WCMD!

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  10. Your card is so pretty. The paper pieced bird makes it really stand out. TFS

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  11. Very pretty. Great idea to paper piece the bird. Happy WCMD!

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  12. Love the soft color combination you used!

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  13. This has such a nice, vintage feel to it. Really nice details and beautiful colors too.Thanks for joining in the hop today and supporting OWH!

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  14. The paper piecing really helps the bird pop and I like how the leaves flow out from under the center square.

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  15. What a beautiful card. Love the vintage feel.

    Linda

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  16. Wonderful card. I like the paper pieced bird.

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  17. Your card is so beautiful, as is your blog. I'm going to spend some time here seeing what other lovely creations you have shared.

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  18. Vintage awesomeness! This is so pretty!

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  19. This is just beautiful. Your vintage look is great. You will make someone's day with this card.

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  20. Lovely card! Great use of pattern papers.

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  21. Such a beautiful card!! Love the images on your design! Thanks for sharing this for World Card Making Day! :) HUGS

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  22. Lovely card! The papers are beautiful and I especially like the paper pieced bird!

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  23. I like the way you used the patterned papers. Thanks for sharing!

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  24. Hi Michele, I love the soft colours of your card as well as the paper piecing. Very stunning.

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  25. This is just gorgeous. I always considered this sketch a hard one to do and you nailed it! Thanks for supporting OWH.

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  26. This card has an "elegant" feel to it. Very nicely done!
    :) Marie

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  27. Love your cards, Michele. You do make them look like a work of art that needs to be framed, I also am loving the French Country cards you made. Hope you make some more of them. they are beautiful!

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