29 May, 2010

Happy Memorial Day!!!



Welcome to Operation Write Home's Memorial Day Bloghop!!! If you've arrived here from Debi's site, you're right on track! If you've missed any of the previous blogs you can start at the beginning OWH Stars and Stamps blog. If this is your first Operation Write Home Bloghop...you are in for a treat!!! There are a gozillion blogs with creative cards to share, some are offering blog candy, others have tutorials and/or challenges!!! So make yourself comfortable and hop along with us!!!

Operation Write Home sends handmade cards to our military men and women to send/write home to their loved ones. This is made possible by many many crafters spending time/money/love to furnish cards to send. Any help is appreciated!!! Get together some friends and get some cards made! All kinds of cards are needed...not only holiday cards, but thinking of you, thanks, love you, cards to send to children of service men/women. Also donations are needed to provide postage to send these cards overseas. Get involved!!!!

Operation Write Home has 3 blogs to enlighten you about their operation. The Homefront Blog gives you instructions on what type/size of cards are needed...also things to not do, such as NO GLITTER. Any other bling or shiny cardstock is fine...just check to see that it doesn't flake off. The Hero Blog has letters that soldiers have taken the time to write to us. The OWH Stars and Stamps Blog has tutorials, sketch challenges, and other challenges...a good place to get some ideas and see other crafter's work!!!

Here are some cards I made for today's hop!!!






Please leave a comment for a chance to win a House-Mouse patriotic stamp!!! I will pick a winner using Random Integar on Tuesday June 1. This will give everybody a chance to get thru all the blogs....there are a lot!!!!

Your next stop is Tammy at My Craft Central. She has some gorgeous cards to share...she can really rock the cuttlebug folders!!! :) Enjoy!!!

98 comments:

  1. Hi Paula - I"m having some major trouble with my internet/email - we moved over a week ago and it's been problematic ever since. I"ve asked Debi at Cardmaking On A Budget to link to you and skip me. Would you mind changing your post to include her info rather than mine? Thank you so much and I apologize profusely!!

    Your cards are lovely!! Well done! :)

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  2. Your cards are WONDERFUL!!! I love all of them but that House Mouse is TOO cute!!!

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  3. FANTASTIC Cards!! I just LOVE HM stamps..

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  4. Wow, I love your cards. That House Mouse stamp is so cute. TFS.

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  5. OHHH, so cute! What a great job you have done on your cards! Thx for nice giveaway also!
    Bless all our military.
    jashmore_1944@hotmail.com

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  6. The cards are awesome! Thanks for sharing and what a great giveaway! Lisa

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  7. That button tree is SO adorable!!

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  8. Great cards I would love to follow your blog so I now see the email... Anyhow, I absolutely think your cards are great!!

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  9. I love all your cards. The mice image is adorable. I love all the buttons on the tree and I love the layout on your thanks card.

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  10. Really cute cards! And, as a military wife, let me say thank you for sharing your creativity to help bring families closer who are separated by duty.

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  11. Love all your cards - but the button tree is just phenomenal!! I see a CASE in my future - I bought a whole bunch of rwb buttons, and maybe it's time to stop hoarding!! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Happy hopping!

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  12. Your cards are ALL amazing! Love the button tree especially! What a fun post! Thanks for sharing!

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  13. OMG they are so cute! would have never thought of using the buttons that way!

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  14. Wow, what terrific cards. The button tree is my favorite. I can't say I have ever seen anything like it. Fantastic! Hmmm... now where is that box of buttons I could never figure out what to do with...

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  15. OK...these cards are so cute!!! Love them!!! Happy Hoppin'

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  16. I love them all! The button tree is my fave though!!Cute idea!

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  17. What Fun cards! I love them all and want to go play with my stamps right now, lol
    Thanks for supporting OWH!

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  18. I ADORE the house mouse set!!!!

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  19. Love all your cards, and adore HM! That button tree is rockin! Thanks so much for all your support of our Heroes and OWH!
    R/

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  20. The button tree is fantastic!

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  21. Fun cards and I love the House-Mouse patriotic stamp. Very cool.

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  22. OHHHH, I love the little mice with the flag but the button tree is SO creative!

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  23. fun cards

    thanks for sharing.

    Barb Housner

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  24. I love your cards they are simple and clean. Oh did I mention cute.

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  25. Your cards are great. Those mice are too cute!

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  26. I LOVE your House Mouse card...I love HM stamps but don't have any :( Thanks for the chance to win one!!

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  27. The button tree is so cute. Thanks for the great idea.

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  28. I love all you cards!! That button tree is really eye catching!

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  29. Great cards! I love the 1st one and that tree made of buttons is the bomb! Thanks for sharing! :O)

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  30. love all your cards and my fave is the pretty tree!

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  31. oh I like that polka dot red, white and blue ribbon and the button tree is tooo cute!

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  32. adorable cards! I love the button tree card thanks for sharing

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  33. I see a case in my future....That Tree is WONDERFUL!! Great ideas. Thanks, Jennifer

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  34. I don't know which card I like best! That tree is just so clever, the mice are adorable, and the top card pops! Well done!!

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  35. All three cards are precious, but I absolutely love the button tree!

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  36. Cute, cute, cute. Your cards are sooo adorable.

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  37. I always enjoy the bloghops on OWH. It is a wonderful group and I enjoy being a part of it. Thank you for your part in the group.

    Kathy
    Pass It On
    http://kathypassiton.blogspot.com/

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  38. ooo the button card is just delicious!All your cards are just wonderful, what a great stop on the hop!

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  39. Your cards are fabulous and that house mouse stamps is just too cute!

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  40. I was going to ask to borrow some of that rwb polka dot ribbon for my daughter's hair tomorrow, but that button tree took center stage!! I need to lift that idea - love it!

    Thanks for posting today.

    xoxo
    Lindsey @ ScrapStreet

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  41. WOW, beautiful cards... all of them! Love the tree with buttons, what a great idea!!!

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  42. These cards are fantastic - I love the one with the stars and all the layers - and of course the House Mouse one is just adorable - love house mouse. TFS and supporting the troops

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  43. Who doesn't love the House Mouse or is that House Mice. Anyway thanks for the blog candy. Love your cards.

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  44. Hi Sweetie...
    I am Country Wings and am so in love with these cards of love that you have made. OMG I love the little mice. Mice are my favs. They just have so much excitement around them. I am crossing my fingers on this one. Now that Americana tree is just the most precious thing EVER. I love it. What an awesome job you have done. I hope you can hear me clapping for you sweetie, because these are all so awesome.

    I have never made a card but this blog hop has so inspired me. I have been confined to the house with my lungs for a month now, and have an additional 2 more weeks as of yesterday. I have been looking for something I could do from my recliner, and still feel like I am accomplishing something. What an awesome thing to do for our soldiers. I am certainly going to look about the house and see what I can find to make a few cards. Thank you for the inspiration.

    Thank you also for the opportunity to win a House Mouse stamp. What a wonderful gift of love. Any one of us would be so lucky. Many thanks.

    Please stop by and say hi. I love meeting new friends and love the comments too. Country hugs sweetie..>Sherry

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  45. Your cards look so different from one another, yet each of them are strikingly beautiful. Great work!

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  46. Adorable cards! Very clever! Thanks for sharing.

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  47. The tree card with the red, white, & blue buttons is just way too cute and way too clever.

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  48. I just love that button tree! What a great idea!

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  49. Great cards....your variety and different style of cards is really interesting....LOVE the House Mouse! :o)

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  50. Your cards are simply fabulous! I just LOVE the shimmer of everything on the first card - those stars look great layered on the top note! Those meeces wrapped up in a flag just melted my heart! But when I saw that incredible tree of buttons with the yellow ribbon tied around it, all I can say is WOW!! I absolutely LOVE them all, great job!!!

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  51. Great cards...love the use of buttons on the tree. Will snag that idea. TFS

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  52. Very nice cards!! Love the button one!!

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  53. OMGosh! So glad I don't have to try to pick a favorite card...

    GREAT JOB!!!

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  54. Oh my - these are stinkin' CUTE!!!

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  55. Love your cards. Love the ribbons used. The button card would be alot of fun to make with a little person. Thanks for sharing.

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  56. OMGosh, OMGosh, OMGosh these cards are soooo stinkin' cute! They are GREAT inspiration. I have been eyeing that HM stamp, I just don't know that I can do it justice, but I'd sure like to try... hee hee

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  57. ALl darling cards- I eap love House Mouse- they are so darling! Great Blog Hop- have a Safe and Happy weekend!

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  58. Your cards are Awesome and I love the button tree-I am obsessed with buttons and I have to do this!!

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  59. Love all your cards. The mice are adorable.

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  60. I love your cards! Can't even pick a favorite. The button tree with the yellow ribbon was a great idea! Would love a patriotic house mouse stamp!

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  61. Love your button tree! What a lovely colourful way to use up a bunch of different buttons. :)

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  62. Awesome cards! I esp love the first card with the bracket frame.

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  63. Your cards are amazing!!! Thank you for supporting our troops!

    ~Courtney~

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  64. All of your cards are so sweet, but I really love the thanks and tree card. Great use of embellishments and bold colors!

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  65. This is such a cute card! You did a great job!

    XOXO,
    Greta

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  66. Love your cards, especially the first one. I may have to try making one also. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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  67. All three of your cards are wonderful and yet so different.

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  68. Cute cards Mommie. I like the House Mouse the best and the tree the 2nd best! :)

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  69. Ooohh, I love your cards! I love the dies you used in the first. The mice are cute in the second. ;) But my favorite is definitely the tree!!! Wow, all of those buttons!! How very pretty and fun! Thanks for the chance at the blog candy and thanks for sharing!! :)

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  70. I just luv anything with trees, and I would never had thought of doing something like that. The yellow ribbon is an especailly nice touch. Thanks for sharing!

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  71. That button tree is SWEET! I now know just what I can do with all my stash :-) and I'm thinking it might make a Great kids craft project! Bonus!
    Thanks for sharing your awesome cards, have a great weekend!

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  72. Love all cards- each so completely different. Thanks for sharing with us.
    Patty

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  73. Love your cards, especially the tree one. So adorable!

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  74. GORGEOUS cards!! I have wanted that house mouse stamp! thanks for offering one up! I like the first card especially. great job.

    Susan
    (78 on the list)

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  75. Adorable cards. I love the button tree

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  76. All of the cards are super cute, but I think the button tree is my favorite.

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  77. What beautiful work. I will be back afer the blog to visit your site. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Cathleen
    cmcsor9101 at aol dot com

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  78. Wonderful cards! I just love star one!

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  79. Gotta love any card with that many buttons (yep I'm a button freak!) and my cat is drooling over the house mouse "sandwich" card! I don't think she knows that flags aren't edible - LoL!

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  80. I love all your cards but I am wild about your tree card. With a name like Grow I guess I can't help but fall in love with tree images. I might need to CASE your card in my own way. Love it!

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  81. Wooowa~ Great cards! i love them all. Thanks for inspiring.

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  82. omgosh, LOVE your cards - esp the button tree!! fabulous.

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  83. Thank you for sharing your cards. I just love the color and they are so easy to make! Keep up the great work!

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  84. WOW all of your cards are wonderful!! I absolutely love all the buttons on the tree! Fantastic! TFS!

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  85. LOVE these cards! I thought the first one was fabulous but by the time I got to the third one I decided it was my fave. Love the tree!

    Corinna
    www.myscrapbooklife.com

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  86. Cute cards! I especially love that first one!!

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  87. Your cards are really great. Love the mice.

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  88. I really like all of your cards. The first one, I love the shape and the glow to all of it. The second one, I really love that house mouse stamp, but I also like the way you colored it and the added patriotic ribbon. And the last one, I love the tree and the way you added the buttons to it. Great work :)

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  89. I just love your red white and blue cards! I've been blog hopping since yesterday and running out of time, so I'll make it a quick one!

    Thank you so much for sharing and making cards for our troops.

    Hugs,

    Carmen L

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  90. I absolutely love your button tree... it's adorable!

    Thanks so much for sharing and the chance to win!

    Happy Memorial Day!
    God Bless our Soldiers & their families!

    ~Ola
    okj83 at live dot com

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  91. Awesome cards! Please, let me know what kind of embossing powder you used on the first card. I love the texture & color! The buttons are fabulous on the last card & the House Mouse card is so yummy!

    Thanks for your involvement w/OWH & the delicious blog candy!

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  92. Love the cards! Super Sweet - especially the patriotic button tree! Thanks for all you do for OWH & supporting the men in women in the armed forces.
    : ) Susan [sbartist.blogspot.com]

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  93. Your cards have me with my mouth wide open. They are gorgeous. Love those little mice. And your button tree is so clever. Thank you for supporting our HERO's.

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  94. I absolutely adore your patriotic tree. What a wonderful idea.

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