July ODBD Card Challenge: Thank You

This is the last Our Daily Bread Designs challenge to benefit Operation Write Home. Since the majority of our overseas military heroes are coming home, OWH will no longer accept cards past the end of July. If card makers link up 50 cards this month, ODBD will sponsor two boxes of cards as they have done for years. What a generous organization!
Today I've used Stampin' Up! products to complete a colorful Thank You card. Hope you like it.

The colors are from the 2014-15 catalog (now expired), but the stamp sets are available in the brand new catalog for 2015-16 issued on June 2, 2015.

Ink colors top-to-bottom: Crisp Cantalope, Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding, Coastal Cabana

Design Stamp Set: 'Work of Art'

Sentiment Stamp: 'Sassy Salutations'

ODBD March Challenge

This month Our Daily Bread Designs has again offered to sponsor up to two boxes of cards sent by Operation Write Home to our deployed military. The challenge is to use a sentiment as the focus of the card. I located odds-and-ends in my paper crafting stash and came up with this design.

A long time ago I learned the fun technique of using several "thank you" stamps in a rectangle on an acrylic block as one unique stamp. I used a variety of stamps from multiple stamp sets and stamped a few sentiments for later use. I found this one in my sentiment box, used patterned paper from my card-sized paper box, added a couple of flourish dies by Sizzix and voila!

Our Daily Bread Designs/OWH Challenge

ODBD generously sponsors mailing up to two boxes of cards to our deployed military monthly via Operation Write Home. This month's theme is add an animal to the card. Here I have used one of my favorite digital stamps from Doodle Pantry.
What a dear, tiny mouse!

Image, Sentiment, Patterned Background: Doodle Pantry
Cardstock: Bazzill
Brad: my stash
Scalloped, Plain Oval Dies: Spellbinders

November ODBD Challenge

A new month brings a new challenge from the generous Our Daily Bread Designs. When 50 card makers post an image of their card according to the current theme at Operation Write Home, ODBD sponsors 2 boxes of cards sent to our deployed service members. This month's theme is HEARTS, so here is my love card:



White, dark red CS: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: unk
Border Punch: ek success
Sentiment: Lawn Fawn (small stamp with online purchase)
Tiny Hearts Stamp: "Tree of Love" by Memory Box
Heart Dies: Impression Obsession
Heart embellishment is raised

ODBD April Challenge: Insects

When I realized that a butterfly is an insect, I was happy to enter this challenge at Operation Write Home.
When I completed creating my daughter-in-law's card for her first Mother's Day, I made this simple card with the leftover patterned paper. The wings are raised with dimensionals.
DSP: Perfect Petals from the Sweet Sentiments collection by Graphic 45
Die: Darla Butterfly by Memory Box

Challenges:
Our Daily Bread Designs: Insects
Bearly Mine Designs: Spring

ODBD September Challenge: Wheels

Every month, Our Daily Bread Designs generously offers to sponsor up to two full boxes of cards to be sent to our deployed heroes through Operation Write Home. The catch: OWH'ers need to create 50 cards and post them to the OWH Stars and Stamps blog. So here's my card! The sentiment is raised with dimensional adhesive.

DSP: 'Race for Time' from the Olde Curiosity Shoppe Collection by Graphic45
Brown CS: 'Warm Cocoa' by Gina K.Designs
Ink: Tuxedo Black by Memento
Sentiment: Rubber Stampede
Brad: my stash

Simple Sketch and No Patterned Paper

This was a fun card to make and is entered in two challenges.

Embossing Folder and Image: 'Flowers and Vines Set' by Sizzix and Hero Arts

Green Ink: 'Old Olive' by Stampin' Up!

Sentiment: The Stamps of Life

Embossing at Sentiment Tag: 'Birch Background' by Our Daily Bread Designs and Versamark

CS: my stash

Challenges:

Shopping Our Stash #104: No Patterned Paper

Unscripted Sketches #213

Our Daily Bread Designs June Challenge: Water

Our Daily Bread Designs will sponsor 1-2 boxes of Operation Write Home cards to our deployed military this month depending on how many cards are completed and linked up here at the Stars & Stamps Blog. Thanks again, ODBD! Here's my card.

Image, Sentiment: 'summer4fun' collection by The Stamps of Life

Cloud Dies: Memory Box

CS, Brad: my stash

Ink: Chocolate by TPC Studio

Blue Chalk: Inkadinkado

S&S Midweek Challenge: Sentiment as Focal Point

This card is totally CAS and was created because I needed a sympathy card. The sentiment is not appropriate for Operation Write Home, but it fits the guideline for this challenge. Hope you like it!

Image: Inkadinkado

Sentiment: Our Daily Bread Designs

Yellow Ink: "Daffodil Delight" by Stampin' Up!

Black Ink: "Dragonfly Black" by ColorBox

CS: my stash

ODBD December Challenge: Flowers

When I saw this idea used on a card (the square cut-out), I knew I wanted to try it. So this Stars & Stamps Our Daily Bread Designs challenge became my chance !

Flowers and Ribbon: Hero Arts
Sentiment: unmarked wood mounted stamp
DP: my stash
Brad: Button  Brads from Hobby Lobby
Border Punch: EK Success
Square Die: QuicKutz