Working on the last cards I will be sending to Operation Write Home - as Sandy is shutting down operations on August 1st.  It will be difficult to know I'm no longer supporting our troops, but the fact that the troops are coming come is why OWH is shutting down is not a bad thing!!

I decided to start taking pictures now - so below are some of the cards that will be shipped mid next month.  As usual they are on StampinUp cardbase, and I've used a lot of StampinUp papers this time, but a few are from discount packs from big box discount stores.  I've also been working with multi-part stamp sets, Lotus from StampinUp, and roses from KitchenSink stamps. And of course there are die-cuts done on my Cuttlebug or Gazelle, and mulberry flowers from a vendor in China.  Inks are either StampinUp or Tsukineko. 

Operation Write Home, the charity that has supported heroes with handmade cards since 2007, is nearing the end of its mission and will be gracefully retreating later this year.  All cards/donations need to be received by August 1st.   I know my blog is not very active nor does it get a lot of visits, but just in case someone sees this - now's the time to finish up whatever's out there and get it sent off to Sandy.  More information is available at OperationWriteHome.org.

So I've once again been gone from home more than i've been home over the past cupla months...and only yesterday got a chance to sit at my table and make a few cards.  I wanted to get in on the Finishing Strong/Memorial Day BlogHop - but turns out i was too late -but i'm still going to post my Red White and Blue card!!!





The white stamped area is 1"X3.8", the red is 2"X4.25". Both sides on the inside of the card is lined with the same White Gold cardstock from Michaels as i used for the stamping on the outside. 

Supplies were very simple: 

SU Night of Navy  and Real Red Cardstock, and Real Red Ink.

Michael's Recollections Cardstock White Gold 

Stampendous ClassAPeel Red Dots

just saying hello stamp from Hero Arts CL738 Set 

Fiskars Twist & Flip Corner Punch

Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam adhesive squares, Elmer's Craft Bond Glue Spots, and generic tape for my tape guns. 

Imported Mulberry Flowers from various vendors. 

I did manage to get a few Father's Day card done before my job swept me up...nothing fabulous, but I figured I'd go ahead and put up the pictures. As always, I use StampinUp Cardstock bases, Momento or SU Inks, and the shimmer papers are from Michaels Recollections papers.  


These cards were done with a variety of Jolies Stickers, the Sentiments are gold PeelOffs, and the accent papers are again from some big box discount paper lot. There are some die cuts used, all of StampinUp cardstocks.  I just don't do so well with masculine cards i don't think...i'm much more comfortable with hearts and flowers!  

I'm going to pack one more box for OWH before Sandy pulls the plug.  It's a bittersweet thing, this graceful retreat of OWH from the front lines! 

So, I've been tied up at work so bad i've not been able to do much card making for Operation Write Home...15 hours a day - 21 days straight will do that to you.  
Now that my hotel project is completed - and i'm home for a few days, i find myself packing for another road trip - and a cruise.  And timing being what it is, needs get out the Mother's Day cards i'd gotten done last month to make the deadline.  There's just a few - nothing spectacular.

I've also been making ThankYou cards for the housekeeping staff while staying at various hotels, to wrap around my daily tips, but not having brought a camera, have no pictures of any of them.  That has, however, given me a great opportunity to play with my new watercolor pencils and Gelatos, with hopes of getting good enough to use my newfound skills for Operation Write Home some time in the not too distant future. 

As always, StampinUp cardstock bases and background papers, Momento Inks, big box shimmer and background papers, and mulberry flowers, pieced and glued together with dots.  My rubber stamps have all been remounted on cling cushion for ease of storage, so i really don't remember whose they are.