Saturday, May 25, 2013

OWH Memorial Day Blog Hop

Hello all and welcome to the 2013 Operation Write Home Memorial Day blog hop!
For my card I used sketch #128 from the OWH blog.  It was a card that came together very quickly and I really like the end result!

I used the Vintage Nation cardstock from the Paper Studio for my card.

I wanted to send out a huge thank you to all those in the military and their families for their service and dedication to our country!  We would not be the land of the free without the brave!

I hope you all have a wonderfully crafty day.


Entering here:
May 26 The Kraft Journal 
May 26 LEJ Designs Challenge
May 26 Crafty Boots (Happy Memorial Day)
May 27 Through the Craftroom Door
May 27 Word Art Wednesday

May 28 Let's Craft and Create (die cut stars)
May 30 CAS-ual Fridays
May 31 Every Day is an Occasion
May 31 DL Art Thankful Thursday
May 31 Little Scrap Pieces
June 1 Creative Inspirational Paint
June 1 Designs By Lisa Somerville
June 1 Sentimental Sunday


117 comments:

  1. I had to look hard at your card - it looks like puzzle pieces! Beautiful. (leslie #113)

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  2. I just made some Hero cards with this fun sketch, and I love your version with those tiny stars! Happy Memorial Day weekend!

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  3. Great use of the stars - they POP.

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  4. Love what you did with the stars, they really stand out!!!

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  5. Very interesting card! I love the 3D stars over the striped panels--it definitely says "patriotic"! Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
    :) Marie (OWH #119)

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  6. I love your card and how your did the stars. Great idea and one I will be casing. Thanks.

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  7. Great card! Love your take on this sketch with the stars and stripes!

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  8. Hi Beth!
    I really like the layout of your card and your color choices (the stars are perfect, too!)
    Blessings,
    Antoinette

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  9. All I can say is "ditto" to the other comments. I saved it to my CAS file. Love how the 3D stars interrupt the lines of the paper.

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  10. Great color combination. Love the starts popped up and the sentiment is perfect. April

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  11. This is cool! I like the layout, colors, texture, ok, ok, everything about your card =)

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  12. This is pretty. I like the dimension.

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  13. Love anything with stars and your card has five! Love the vintage look of the dp as well. TFS!

    Come and see what I've done lately!
    kren@
    http://afourthlife.blogspot.com

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  14. What a great card! Love this paper -- am going to have to pick up some of it.

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  15. You did a fabulous job with the sketch. I really like the papers you used and those stars really pop! Thanks for sharing!

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  16. The vintage/distressed style of this card is great! This will make a terrific Any Hero card and will no doubt be appreciated by the hero who receives it. Thanks for joining in the hop and supporting Operation Write Home!

    Paula S.
    OWH Blog Team

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  17. Sooooooper cute card, I love the papers and the vintage feel!
    Sandy, OWH Exec. Dir.

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  18. Love how you cut out the stars and stripes paper. I really like using Kraft paper for the back of my cards too.

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  19. I really like the vintage paper and especially the design! Those five stars so pop!

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  20. Wonderful card - love the stars and the colors!

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  21. Love the design of this card! Great job!

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  22. Same here, had to double take at this card! Like it! Thank you for supporting OWH!

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  23. this is GORGEOUS! the stars added to the paper... just wonderful

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  24. What a beautiful card...great vintage look. And, love the patriotic theme.

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  25. Nicely done. Like the papers.

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  26. Fantastic patriotic card, I love that vintage paper!

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  27. I like the rustic look.
    thank you for sharing.

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  28. Great card--I like the sketch and the papers.

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  29. I love this card ... its a really great way to support the service men of your country and be proud of them for all they do .... I am sooo proud of all the british service men and women who protect us and keep us safe and free ...

    Thanks for joining us over at LEJ DESIGNS CHALLENGE

    Good Luck

    Tina DT xxx

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  30. What a great card. I love the paper.

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  31. Love your card! Love the Vintage Nation Cardstock! Thought perhaps you had stamped it! Nice!

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  32. Lovely patriotic card, great design. Thank you for joining in the celebrations at Crafty Boots Challenges.

    Dionne

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  33. This card is a real cutie, Beth! Thanks so much for sharing with us again this week. May God bless you as you create and share and use the talents He has given you.
    Hugs,
    Karen
    Word Art Wednesday

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  34. I love this version of the sketch! I am marking this one to CASE.... hope you don't mind. :) I love the papers you chose and that you put it on kraft paper. Thank you for supporting OWH and have a great weekend!

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  35. So much fun this card has a nice muted look to it.

    reflections:0)

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  36. Awesome card! Love the flag you created with the DP!

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  37. Lovely card! Very patriotic. Have an awesome weekend!

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  38. Love your patriotic card. The 3D stars are perfect on it. Thanks or your support of OWH.

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  39. Fun card...I remember this sketch well! Love the kraft and flag look of your card...NJ on popping the stars! tfs!!!

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  40. I like the combination of the kraft colors with the red, white, and blue. The little stars really pop off the page with the dimensional adhesive.


    Cheri - John 3:16
    www.djssundries.blogspot.com

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  41. Beautiful card, Beth, love the Patriotic design! TFS and have a fabulous weekend. TFS and have wonderful weekend. #133

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  42. Very effective CAS card!! Love it! Thanks for supporting OWH.
    R/

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  43. Love how you made stars the stars of this card - pun intended (lol!) and how you limited the colors to red/white/blue on kraft really allows this card to shine. Thank you for sharing this patriotic card and for your support of our heroes and OWH.

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  44. Such a great card!!!
    Thanks for sharing and linking this up over at The Kraft Journal for our Celebrations challenges! Don't forget, another challenge starts tomorrow so hope to see you play along :)
    Jessica
    TKJ~DT

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  45. The extra start punches along the top of the lovely decorative paper on that kraft background, all around wonderful card ! Thanks for the inspiration and making cards for our heroes !

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  46. Very patriotic! Nicely done! Thanks for supporting OWH.

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  47. Wonderful papers and plenty of dimension! Love it.
    Hummer Hugs,
    Misty
    http://delitefulsuds.blogspot.com/
    hummingbird204 at comcast dot net

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  48. Wonderful card, love these papers!

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  49. This is such a wonderful any hero card. I just love the combination of kraft with red white and blue! Great work.

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  50. Love the color :) Thank you for sharing and supporting OWH!

    Amanda
    http://www.ajsdigishoppe.com

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  51. This is so cool!! I love the distressed look of the flag bg and the pop of the stars is a great element. Fabulous card.

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  52. Great dimensional feel on this card

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  53. Love the flags is the strips of paper down the card.

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  54. That is so nice...you did a great job. Thank you for sharing and for supporting OWH

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  55. Thank you for joining the LEJ Designs Challenge No 54 - Die Cuts and /or Punches over on our challenge blog.

    Great make with those lovely primary colours. Love the star diecuts and the layout.

    Hope to see you joining in on more of our future weekly challenges, there are always plenty of lovely prizes up for grabs from LEJ Designs and our wonderful sponcers.

    Hugs Lisa xxxxx LEJ DT Member

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  56. Gorgeous paper...thanks so much for sharing your card!

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  57. Very nice with the strong colors (stars) and more faded colors (background). I like the combination. Thanks for supporting our troops and Operation Write Home!

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  58. Nice job!
    I like the popped stars and your placement

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  59. Great card! Thanks for joining us for TTCRD challenge this week. Hope to see you again next week. ~DT Candy

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  60. Super wonderful card for your 'Memorial Holiday', a lovely tribute to your troops, love it. Thanks for joining us at LEJ Designs!

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  61. love the scattered stars across the strips!

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  62. Great card--love the stars! Looks fabulous!

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  63. I sure love the sketch design of your card! I am going to have to do something like that with flowers! I love those stars!! Thanks for participating in the OWH blog hop!

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  64. I, too, had to blink and take a second look to see the top 2 stars. What perfect paper for the card sketch. I'm impresssed!! Thank you for supporting OWH and for participating in the hop. What fun!

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  65. Love that cardstock! I thought the upper stars were shadowed/negative cut at first. What a great patriotic card!

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  66. LOVE this card... super use of the sketch!

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  67. Love your patriotic card. Great papers with wonderful star embellishments! I like the Freedom sentiment as well. Reminds me of what I heard earlier today: "Freedom is not free." Thank you for sharing your card with us! ~ Marilyn

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  68. What a fun sketch for showing off that great DP! Love your card...thanks for sharing!

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  69. I like your take on the sketch especiall the addition of the stars.

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  70. Love your card..the paper is awesome! Thank you for sharing!

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  71. A wonderful patriotic card! These look like July 4th sparklers!

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  72. The colors are perfect with this one! I love how the paper looks broken up like that. Nice job! :)

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  73. fabulous... thank you for sharing with us at LCC.

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  74. Your card is so patriotic.

    Thank you for sharing your talent in the hop.

    Hugs,
    M.E

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  75. Wonderful, wonderful patriotic card. Love the kraft background and the flag effect. Thanks so much for joining us at CI Paints this week!

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  76. Love that twist on the Stars & Stripes with both your paper and the punched stars. Those extra details tell how much love was put into it. Thanks for your participation in the OWH Blog Hop!

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  77. I love your patriotic card-- love the red, white and blue against the kraft! I am going to use this sketch- thanks for your great card!

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  78. This is one of my favorite color combos!

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  79. Sweet, simple and beautiful! Thanks for sharing! :)

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  80. Neat! I love how you divided the paper and the paper ROCKS. I also like how you popped your stars. The sentiment is awesome. Nicely done. Thank you for sharing.

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  81. Beautiful card, love the paper.

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  82. Love this card! The craft background makes the colors jump off the page! TFS and for joining OWH blog hop!

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  83. Just love the vintage papers, simple sketch but big impact! TFS!

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  84. Such a cute card. I love the way you placed the stars. Very neat. Thanks for joining in.

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  85. Very cool card! I love the stars!

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  86. Great card I love the choice of papers and the placement of the stars

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  87. Beth, I love the patterned paper you chose! And how you added the stars. Thanks for being on the OWH hop:)

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  88. Love your patriotic card! Thank you for sharing with us at The Kraft Journal.

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  89. Beautiful patriotic card!! the papers are gorgeous and love how you framed out freedom!
    Thanks for joining us at LSP!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  90. Great card. I love the way the stars pop. Thanks for supporting OWH.

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  91. Oh wow... I love your patriotic card! I like this sketch since I made sample cards for the sketch. Thanks for sharing.

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  92. Love your style! Thanks for sharing!

    ptucker6 at cox dot net

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  93. Absolutely amazing card! Love what you did with the stars! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  94. WOW !! Nice!!!I just love it Happy memorial day
    Thank you for joining us at Little Scrap pieces.
    LSP--DT member
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  95. LOVE the flag paper! The clean design keeps it simple, but still very effective! Wonderful card!

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  96. Great card, nice design! Thanks for joining us over at Little Scrap Pieces! DT Member Carri~Abusybee

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  97. What a fantastic card!! It's a simple design yet so impressive! The flag paper and stars are perfect!! Thanks for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday.

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  98. Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful and perfect card at sentimental sundays challenge.
    Hugs,
    Archana

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  99. Very cute! I love the vintage paper!

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  100. Hi Beth what a wonderful card so full of Americana! thanks so much for joining the lsp challenge this week. Karen

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  101. Love that paper and your panels are awesome! Thanks for playing along this week at CAS-ual Fridays!

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