OWH FINISHING STRONG Bloghop

Welcome to my blog.

“Operation Write Home, a charity that has supported heroes with handmade cards since 2007, will be closing later this year. All cards need to be sent in by August 1st, so I am helping to get the word out!”

I cased my own cards from the past OWH Memorial Day Weekend Bloghop since I participated in 2009. I like to honor the OWH spirit and Finishing Strong. OWH is a really big dot among so many dots that are connected in my life.

If you want to check out my previous post, please click this link.
Invitation for OWH FINISHING STRONG Bloghop on Memorial Day Weekend

Please click the picture below if you want to return to OWH Stars and Stamps Blog.


Bloghop theme: Make a red, white, and blue card.

Here are my cards to inspire, create and share.

Please leave me a comment. I will pick one of the comments to give away my blog candy from Stampin' Up! 2015 New Annual Catalog.


UPDATE: My blog candy winner is Diane. Congratulations!

She will be receiving a Stamp Set Photopolymer Build a Birthday.

Thanks for stopping by!

Invitation for OWH FINISHING STRONG Bloghop on Memorial Day Weekend

Hello,

 

“Operation Write Home, a charity that has supported heroes with handmade cards since 2007, will be closing later this year. All cards need to be sent in by August 1st, so we’re helping to get the word out!”

 



Here if you think you'd like to join the fun... Bloghop signup and instructions. Click the picture.



 

Bloghop theme: Make a red, white, and blue card in one of the themes below, and we hope you’ll use one of our OWH sketches. You don’t need to make it patriotic – just a creative use of those colors would be fabulous!

• Love cards
• Missing you cards
• Thank you cards
• Birthday cards
• AnyHero cards with notes inside written TO them!

I am going to CASE my own cards from the past OWH Memorial Day Weekend Blog hop since I participated in 2009. There will be six cards and plus one for this year. Total seven cards to inspire, create and share with fellow OWHers that I like to honor the OWH spirit and Finishing Strong.
OWH is a really big dot among so many dots that are connected in my life.

If you want to check out my previous posts, please click the links below.

2009 Thinking of You this Memorial Day - Cards for Heroes

2010 Red White Blue "miss you" - OWH Memorial Day Weekend Bloghop May 29, 2010

2011 OWH Memorial Day Weekend Bloghop - May 28-30, 2011

2012 OWH Memorial Day Sketch Bloghop 2012

2013 OWH Memorial Day Weekend Bloghop May 25-27, 2013

2014 OWH Memorial Day Bloghop - May 24, 2014

AnyHero Cards for OWH

Please come visit my blog tomorrow and leave me a comment. I will pick one of the comments to give away my blog candy from Stampin' Up! 2015 New Annual Catalog.


Thanks for stopping by!

OWH Memorial Day Weekend Bloghop May 25-27, 2013

Bloghop theme: Make thank you cards

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Hello,

Welcome to my blog.  I am so happy to have you here.  If you want to start from the first stop, please click the picture above or HERE.  I hope you will keep bloghopping and have a blessed Memorial Day weekend.

Since I have already made thank you cards for our heroes to send that you can find HERE, I made AnyHero cards with notes inside written to them. 

 

 

Stamp set: The true soldier sentiment &

the Combat Boots (OWH Fundraiser Stamps)

by Stampers Best

Technique:  Heat embossing, paper piecing &

chalkboard

OWH sketches: #B-19
 

 

I am offering my blog candy that you can find HERE.  I encourage you to take the One Sheet Wonder challenge at OWH Tuesday Tutorial and have a chance to win my blog candy.  I will announce the winner a week after Tuesday, June 4, 2013.

 

My wish is to have more cardmakers to join the Operation Write Home in supporting our heroes by making & donating cards for them. 

 

If you are new to OWH, please check the guidelines HERE first. We want to make the quality cards for heroes to write back home and NO glittery cards.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Candy Alert for OWH Memorial Day Weekend Bloghop May 25-27, 2013

It is going to be the fourth year of OWH Memorial Day Weekend Bloghop since I first participated in the first one and started my blog for that reason.  I am so grateful for the opportunity to take once again.  This is my small token of appreciation for our heroes for their services and also for Operation Write Home for their leadership and support for my fellow OWH cardmakers. 

I have no hesitation to introduce myself as a cardmaker who makes cards for the Troops because I know it opens up a very pleasant conversation even with a total stranger.  Last week at my apartment complex parking lot, I saw a truck that has a bumper sticker "Korea Veteran".  Can you imagine how I felt when I first saw it?  I was wondering if I ever have a chance to meet the driver of the truck.  Guess what?  On Tuesday this week, I was walking the path that I take every day and ran into a man who was getting out of the truck. Oh my!  I approached him and started a conversation by mentioning about his bumper sticker and introduced myself as a Korean who came to this country 7 years ago and make cards for the Troops.  He said "I appreciate that."  He told me that he served 13 months in Korea from 1952 to 1953 and said "Boy, it was so cold."  Yes, it is very cold in winter time in Korea.  Oh wow... 61 years ago he was there.  I said "Thanks for your service."  I didn't want to take his time too much on that evening but I hoped to see him soon with my special thanks card for him. 

Now I would like to invite you to OWH Memorial Day Weekend Bloghop starting tomorrow.  I am sure there will be tons of inspirations that you won't want to miss.

Candy Alert! 

I am offering a blog candy to one lucky winner of a new stamp set and a package of supply to make cards for our heroes and donate them through the Operation Write Home.  My challenge for you is to take OWH Tuesday Tutorial: The One Sheet Wonder challenge and share your project with my fellow OWH cardmakers.  This challenge started on Tuesday and there are 6 challengers already.  I hope you will join me in the challenge and have a chance to win my blog candy.

I have posted more variations of the One Sheet Wonder on my blog.  Please check them out, too, for your reference.

Variation cards for 3"x3" cut from one sheet of 12"x12" dsp
OWH S&S Sketch Challenge #173 - God Bless America
OWH Tuesday Tutorial Challenge - One Sheet Wonder
OWH Midweek Throwdown Challenge & more of One Sheet Wonder


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