Christmas in July! OWH Challenge

A friend of mine in a stampin' group I am a part of was a part of a blog hop last weekend for Operation Write Home.  Her cards were fabulous.  I hadn't heard of OWH before then.  You can check out their blog here.This week they have a challenge to make a Christmas card.  Every single year I am surprised when Christmas sneaks up on me, so I thought it'd be good to participate in this challenge.

The inspiration for my card came from a card I received in the in mail from my fabulous VC Rocks Roomie - Julie.  She sent me a card with the same kind of movement/layout.  As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to make one like it myself.

Leave me a comment - let me know what you think!  Also, be sure to check back this weekend.  I will be participating in the VC Rocks Blog Hop.  The theme is Anything But a Card, and there will be about 35 awesome projects for you to check out!

VC Rocks Challenge Card

This year, a friend referred me to a fast paced highly active group of stampers called VC Rocks.  I have loved being a part of that group.  There are so many genuinely talented, nice women in that group.  The have a challenge every week.  The challenges always sound fun, but we have been too busy at our house for me to participate.  This week I was determined!  So, yesterday when the challenge was posted - I got started right away.  The challenge was to make a card that was mostly black and white, with a bright color pop.  My color pop is of course the flower.  That big flower was made using quite a few of the stampin' up paper daisies.  I learned to make flowers like this at a crop I attended.  I am pretty happy with the way it turned out - what do you think?

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Rommie Gifts

About a month ago, I went on a scrapbook weekend retreat with some friends of mine.  We had the best time!!  We were in a cabin, on a lake - with no tv, or internet.  I wanted to make a little something for each of the girls.  I made these little milk cartons.  I filled them with paper crafting embellishments like eyelets, brads, ribbons, and such.  I also gave them small packages of almond roca, that I of course wrapped in pretty DSP.

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Christmas Treat Bag

I meant to have this posted before or during our vacation - but that didn't happen.  Now that vacation is over, I am trying to start thinking about christmas.  I know it is still six months away, but if I get started now, I will feel prepared and be able to enjoy the holiday more. :)  I think this would be a cute if you filled it with some kind of sweet holiday treat and gave it to a coworker or neighbor.  What do you think?

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Crop make n take bag

This is another make n take from the crop I attended last weekend.  Another one of the organizers designed this bag. I love that it is just big enough to hold a few cards with envelopes.  It'd make a fabulous little thank you for someone.

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Crop make n take

In April I went to a crop that a friend suggested.  I was a little unsure, but am so glad I went.  It was a blast!! This is one of the make n takes we did.  This is the second one I made.  The first one I did, came home that night, and my daughter thought it needed some bright orange paint.  I attended another crop with the same group last Saturday and the designer generously allowed me to make a new one. :)  I love it!!

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Bliss card

I made this card the other day.  It is similar to a card I saw on Stampin' Connection, but I don't remember who's card it was.  Sorry!!  I love this set from Sale-A-Bration.  SAB sets don't usually carry over to the new IBC anymore, but I really hope this one does!

Thanks for looking!!

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