OWH Cardmaking Challenge #2 - I took some liberties with this one and pulled out a note card I had already made for my next box to send in to OWH.   We had to design a card with items that represent the letters O W H for Operation Write Home.  My O is the orange color; my W is the striped "Wallpaper" looking background and my H is the Horizontal lines of the string I used behind the sentiment.  Kinda stretching it, but I think it works!  On to the next challenge.....

I'm going to try and follow the OWH Labor Day Virtual Cardmaking Party (when I have time) this weekend!  Here's my response to card challenge #1 and here's the website link to the first challenge -
http://brujahrose.blogspot.com/2013/08/labor-day-weekend-vcmp.html

Clean and simple - I think it turned out pretty good!  Stay tuned for challenge #2!

It has been SO LONG since I posted.  That just means I've been busy and haven't taken the time to put any of my latest craft projects online.  I just finished a little boy's vest and pants out of tan linen for a wedding next weekend.  I had the hardest time finding a pattern for a 4 year old!  I finally resorted to calling a friend that I knew sewed and she had a pattern from 1984 that I started with and altered!  I don't have a picture of the vest & pants but I do have a picture of the signs I made for the ringbearers to carry!  I used my cricut and vinyl on raw wood that I purchased at Michaels.  I learned that you have to seal the wood first in order for the vinyl to stick and then I resealed it again once I had the letters in place.  My Dad helped to drill the holes for me and then I ran some twine through them.  Hope the bride likes them.

Here are a couple more of the cute cards I was able to send to OWH today.

You can see here I used up some of my scraps by making striped cards.   They turned out cute and it was a good way to use up some little pieces since I hate to throw anything away!

Some simple but pretty ones, made using my cuttlebug!

Again, used up little pieces by adding a background frame!

I finally had a few minutes to get back to that wedding card.  Here's another shot of it, this time with some more details added.  I think it looks a lot better.

Today, I sent 29 cards off to OWH.  I took pictures of them before I sent them so I could remember what I had made.  Here are some of the pictures...

These 2 sets were from a 6 x 6 stack from Archives.  I followed a blog (can't remember which one though) where she talked about using both sides of 6 x 6 paper and making multiple cards from the paper.  You can see at the end I used small squares matted on the paper to use up all my scraps (I have way too many scraps 'cause I don't like to throw any pieces away).  

This one I used my cuttle bug to emoboss and a nice piece of ribbon.

This one was just 3 different layers of paper.  The patterned paper says it all.

I thought this turned out cute.  

I think this one meets the criteria for CAS this week on OWH challenge (http://operationwritehome.org/midweek-throwdown-clean-simple/).  

So this week Operation Write Home had a post about making cards with "windows".  Here is the link to their tutorial - http://operationwritehome.org/tutorial-window-card/.  I went into my craft room and had this cut sitting on my cricut mat from a wedding card I made last week.  So I thought it would be nifty to use it in this post.  I used my cuttlebug to emboss the backgroun card and then printed the "Just Married" saying, using a lace corner punch.   I think it turned out okay, might need to add some more detail on the car....but the garden is calling me for now!  May try some more "window" cards later.

So.....this is a little different then card making, but it was fun nonetheless.  I follow Project Hope on Facebook (www.projecthope.org) and try to participate in the various charity projects they are making. This month it is flip flops for Nicaragua.  I bought 10 pairs, used various ribbons and yarn that I had and with the help of the girls at my once a month crafting group, posted below are the results!!! We wrapped some, knotted some and even crocheted some.  The burgundy pair at the top I crocheted with a narrow ribbon.  I think they turned out really cute!