This will be the second time I've made cards for OWH. I buy two packages of 8.5" by 11" cardstock and mass produce 200 cards.
Keeping with the bloghop red, white & blue theme, this is my card design. I used a cookie cutter for my star, stamping with stencil paint. Get out your cookie cutters, there are endless possibilities, hearts, butterflies, flowers, etc. I then misted the paint with water from a squirt bottle.
Then I cut strips from 12" by 12" sheets of scrap book paper, folded & glued the strips on to the bottom of my cards.
Again, per the bloghop theme, two simple yet important tips.
Wash your hands prior to starting your cards.
I know from experience, dirty hands will leave marks on paper.
Keep your beverage away from your crafting area.
I’ve never had a spill but I know people that have ruined their project this way, and worse yet, someone else’s project who was crafting near by.
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Gifts to Operation Write Home are tax deductible.
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You are so right about the beverages! I have had a diet coke incident or two!
ReplyDeleteI have a box of cards ready to go to OWH. I'm making a few more on Monday to add to it and whatever I end up with is going in the mail Tuesday :)
I like your cards! Somehow when I am making OWH cards, I always seem to think "inside" the box- nice to see another kind of idea.
ReplyDeleteI have a small package ready to go to OWH on Tuesday- some cards I made and some Any Hero cards from my students.
What a fantastically fun card! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGREAT card!!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love your card. What a great idea to use a cookie cutter, I never would have thought of that. My cards will be going out on Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteWasn't expecting to be inspired to rummage in my kitchen for stamping supplies! Great post!
ReplyDeleteGreat tips, lol! Thank you for participating today. I'm pledging at least 30 original handmade cards this year. Hoping for lots more!
ReplyDeletexoxo
Lindsey @ ScrapStreet
Very unique card!....never thought of using cookie cutters!! Thanks for the idea....and,I KNOW from experience on spilling something while you craft ;)
ReplyDeleteLove the misting of the color! I will be creating 1 card for each comment left on my blog today - sunday night!
ReplyDeleteGreat card! And great tips. And, as a military wife, let me say thank you for sharing your creativity to help bring families closer who are separated by duty.
ReplyDelete(And I have those same decorative scissors so no need adding me to the candy.:)
Love the faux ribbon strip - I never thought of doing it with paper. Cute!!
ReplyDeleteNice card. I love the ribbon effect from the dp.
ReplyDeleteAhh cookie cutters....brilliant idea!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the cookie cutter! What a fun card! Have a great weekend! ;o)
ReplyDeleteLove it! Now I don't have to feel so bad about my "good intentions" to bake, I can use my cookie cutters to craft! Terrific pleated ribbon effect too.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea to mass produce cards. I need to go on a buying spree. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat tips! Awesome card!
ReplyDeleteI regularly put all my lunch change into the jar at Scrapbooks & Etc to help Dixie with the postage... if we all did that it would really mount up. Love your ribbon folding.. saw that on DIY Scrapbooking but I like your technique better!
ReplyDeleteI've got a box destined for OWH next to my crafting table. When cards get finished they go in the box, when it's full it goes to OWH! Great idea on the cookie cutters! Thanks for your support of our Heroes and of OWH.
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Very fun use of cookie cutters!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, drinking can kill...my cards I mean. It has happened to me, lol.
Thanks for supporting OWH!
I'll be sending cards to OWH that I made for the blog hop. Thanks for the tip. I've actually spilled a drink at a scrapbook crop...i scraficed myself to save other's work. I don't bring drinks to the table when others are playing nicely.
ReplyDeletegood hints - keep the beverage away from the computer also.
ReplyDeleteLove the folding of the strip of paper. Good idea to use cookie cutters.
Barb Housner
Thanks for sharing your artwork. Happy Memorial weekend!
ReplyDeleteFun card!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea on using cookie cutters, I never seem to remember that! I have a box of cards I am working on filling...currently have 150-200 done!
ReplyDeleteGale,
ReplyDeleteI have already committed to make a card for every comment left on my blog today.
Great tips! Wonderful cards- cookie cutters- who woulda thought! Thank you for the candy opp!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the cookie cutters, just think of the money I'd save by not using rubber stamps all the time.
ReplyDeleteNeat card and great tips! I keep baby wipes close at hand. I'm thinking the cookie cutters and paint could get plenty messy! Thank you for making cards for our heroes!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute card! You did a great job!
ReplyDeleteXOXO,
Greta
What a cute, cute card.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips -- drinks around paper is a disaster in the making (similar to drinks around a computer).
I will be rounding up cards as well as making some to send off to OWH soon.
Super idea using cookie cutters! It makes a really cute card.
ReplyDeleteI just made my donation :-) Thanks for sharing your card!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Have a box just about ready to go. Room to squeeze a few more cards in.
ReplyDeleteOMG! I thought I was the only one out there using cookie cutters! However, I never thought to stamp with them. I've been using them to trace their lines on construction paper, then cut out cut shapes such as hearts, dogs and dinosaurs.
ReplyDeleteYou are right about dirty hands. I have to get up every now and then just to wash the glue stick off. Yuck!
Love your cookie cutter cards!!! And the paper ribbon....great!!! Thanks for supporting OWH!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm spending this weekend making as many as I can and shipping them in from Canada. Love your tips as I'm contemplating a greasy snack! Nope not now!
ReplyDeleteGreat card..thanks for the tips. I have been saving caeds to send...will soon have another box to go.
ReplyDeleteI've got a flat-rate envy half-ready to go... and I pulled out my patriotic papers etc this morning to make enough cards to fill it up! Love the way you misted your paint with the spray bottle.
ReplyDeleteLove the look of your card. Definitely a good tip about the beverages.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to use the cookie cutters! There are so many things we have around our house that we could use in our craft addiction if we open our minds. I love the look of your card
ReplyDeleteCool card. I use cookie cutters too.
ReplyDeleteI promise to make a card donation, with probably a little bit slipped in for postage! I really enjoyed your site. Now I want to go to NYC and make paper flowers. Awesome pics, and congrats to Kristen, she's beautiful in her graduation regalia!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely card! Thank you for supporting our troops! I am planning on sending one card per comment to OWH!
ReplyDelete~Courtney~
Very creative! I've never seen cookie cutters used as stamps before! :) Great work!
ReplyDeleteI *LOVE* your cookie cutter stamping technique!! perfect for my little crafters...and my (sadly) not often used gi-normous set of cookie cutters:-) hmmm...
ReplyDeletethanks so much for sharing,
Happy Crafting!
GREAT TIPS!!! I have had 2 coffee spills and one water :( I already make cards, and I have those scissors...so PLEASE do NOT put my name in the draw.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing.
Susan (78 on the list)
Good Lord, a Saturday post. I don't check Saturdays, and you start a contest on a Saturday!!!! Better yet, LP and I COMMENT, COMMENT, COMMENT. Then there's a give-away and 48 people come out of the woodwork?!?!?!?!
ReplyDeleteI am making cards with GEL-Oh this summer. Does that count?
What a unique card :-) I too love NYC but have not stumbled upon the Polish section yet but I'm making a mental note to find out where it is so I can check it out next time.
ReplyDeletePatty
Hey, thanks for the tip on the cookie cutters! I just found some my mother had looong ago, I must see what I can make with them.
ReplyDeleteHappy crafting! and thanks for the blog candy!
Carmen L
cal8007 at aol dot com
cute card! love how you used the cookie cutters.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the cookie cutters! I've never seen that before.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on a new box for OWH. I plan on getting a bunch of cards done tomorrow and the whole box should be done in a week or so. Lots of cards will be coming once I'm on summer break!
Cute card. Those are tips to live by for sure. I just started my box so I'll be sending mine by the 4th of July.
ReplyDeleteThe cookie cutter idea would be fun to do with kids. Thanks for the idea.
ReplyDeleteCool card!!! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat tips and what a fun card to make and get :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Anything can be a creative tool. Thanks for the tip that is very true. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAmazing ideas I am getting here. Love the 12 inch strip on your card.
ReplyDeleteNice card. Thanks for joining the Blog Hop and for your contributions to OWH.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea about the cookie cutters! I just found OWH a few weeks ago, and am already preparing my first box of cards to send. Your card is TOO cute!
ReplyDeleteI love your card.... it's very cute!!!
ReplyDeleteI already have some cards ready to go to OWH, but I want to make a few more before I send them off!
Thanks so much for sharing & the chance to win!
Happy Memorial Day!
God Bless our Soldiers & their families!
~Ola
okj83 at live dot com
What a great idea! I have tons of cookie cutters that I use to cut out my own die-cuts, but I've never thought about doing this! Great job!
ReplyDeleteLove the card - a crafty kitchen idea! Great tips, too!!! Thanks for all you do for OWH & supporting the men in women in the armed forces.
ReplyDelete: ) Susan [sbartist.blogspot.com]
Sorry - I have pledged to make a card for each comment received on my three blogs participating in the bloghop - WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful card!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea to use cookie cutters.
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