OWH Memorial Day Bloghop: Finishing Strong!

Operation Write Home, a charity that has supported heroes with handmade cards since 2007, will be closing later this year. It is an organization that has become near and dear to my heart!

My father-in-law is a World War II veteran who flew bombing missions over Germany, and two of my uncles served during the Vietnam era. Operation Write Home has been a way for me to pay forward in honor of these special men in my life. On this Memorial Day Weekend, I offer my thanks and gratitude to all those who have served our country and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

So, I'm here to help get the word out that OWH is finishing strong and ALL cards need to be sent in by August 1st!

Please click here to return to the bloghop's home page.

The theme for this year's bloghop is to make cards featuring red, white, and blue. Of course, OWH-sketch-inspired cards are always welcome.  :)

• Please click here to learn more about OWH's Finish Strong campaign.
• Please click here to read about OWH's card guidelines. Cards should be A2 size, deliverable via USPS, and glitter-free. In addition, cards should fit the following themes: miss you, thinking of you, love, thank you, and happy birthday.
• Please scroll down to see the two Any Hero cards I made for today's hop. Any Hero cards are cards that include notes written TO/FOR our heroes.

Loosely Based on OWH Sketch #27
Recollections blue; Distress  Ink fired brick; Core-dinations white
Unity ragged ol' flag image, heat embossed in SU white embossing powder using Versamark
Paper Smooches stitched die;,SU baker's twine
SU owl builder and small heart punches
adhesives: Scotch ATG; Zig 2-way glue pen; Scrapbook Adhesives foam squares
Glossy Accents applied to add shine to red heart



Loosely Based on OWH Sketch #110
Canson watercolor paper; Bazzill admiral; Distress Ink fired brick
DI fired brick stripes applied with decorative mask using Ranger blending tool
Unity ragged ol' flag sentiment, heat embossesd in DI black walnut on Core-dinations vellum over white cardstock
Fiskars and Marvy star punches; ??? corner rounder (for tiny stars); garage sale stash brads
base layer of blue embossed with Sizzix embossing folder
adhesives: Scotch ATG; Zig 2-way glue pen; Scrapbook Adhesives foam squares
 



Blog Candy

So, what's a hop without blog candy?

Since both of my cards feature stamps from Unity's Ragged Ol' Flag set, please leave a comment below for a chance to win a $10 Unity Stamps gift certificate.

• Comments must be left by 3:00 AM Friday, May 29.
• Comments need to include a way to contact you.
• The winner will be chosen using random.org and will be announced here on my Friday post.
• And, if this lucky winner is a follower of this blog, I'll up the gift certificate value to $15!

Thanks so much for hopping along with me! To return to the hop's home page, please click here.  :)