Hopping For Operation Write Home

Hey there!! If you are coming from PaperAddict Catherine, then you are in the right place today!! We are hopping in support of Operation Write Home, which is a fantastic organization that not only sends cards of gratitude to encourage our nation's armed forces, but also sends blank greeting cards so that they may send cards home to their loved ones.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, and would like to start the blog at the top, head here to OWH Stars & Stamps to get started.

Now, if you'd like to become involved, that would be fantastic! But - the Christmas deadline has already passed, so they're asking for Valentine's Day cards. Yes, already. It takes a while for the wheels to turn and for cards to get to OWH and then out to our troops. It's not like heading to Hallmark or even just down to Michaels to pick up supplies and then sending your card to Aunt Bertha in Toledo. It takes a lot of time and effort on the part of everyone behind OWH - and in fact, if you can find it in your hearts to do so, please go vote daily at JoAnn Fabrics Craft For A Cause. It would really help.

The deadline for OWH to receive Valentine's Day cards is January 7, 2011 - so it'll be here sooner than you think.
I used the sketch for Our Craft Lounge DT Sketch Challenge #39 and the colours from Color Throwdown #118, and Toni's VSN challenge to use a line art image and silver for Optimism. I don't know much that is more optimistic than Valentine's Day - except maybe a new baby!

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Next on your trip is Giselle at Cross My Heart Papercrafts. Have a great day!!

Throwing Down for H{ippity} Hop

Hey there Peeps! How's it going this lovely Monday morning? It's time for another h{ippity} hop. All participants, including the {ippity} design team, are listed on the {ippity} blog.

I'm hitting a couple challenges this morning. The first is this week's Color Throwdown, #110. How could I resist Pink Pirouette, Basic Gray (I keep wanting to type "grey") and Rich Razzleberry? Those are 2 of my favourite colours in the SU lineup - and I'm so glad they were brought back!

Of course I'm Etsy Inspired. The shop for challenge 106 is super-duper awesome. I could go hog wild in Pegasus Maiden's store, buying hair accessories, particularly for Hannah, who is the one of my three girls who would love them. I was inspired by her whole section of butterflies. Aren't they just so pretty?

And lastly, I'm playing along with Splitcoaststampers' Featured Stamper Challenge #189. This week's stamper is Kristen, aka eberlinek, and I chose this card to CASE. As you can see, I changed the colours, the, butterfly stamps and the sentiment. I also embossed my stamps and used Copic C7 on the body of the butterflies.The butterflies are from the {ippity} kit Now and Always and the sentiment is from YOU Deserve.

Have an awesome day because, as Melody Ross would say, you are a Brave Girl and you do deserve the best!