Welcome to the Operation Write Home Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to the Crafty Card Gallery Blog!!!
I'm pleased to be part of the Operation Write Home "Be My Valentine" Blog Hop.
As you probably already know, Operation Write Home is a great organization that sends handmade cards to the troops so they can keep in touch with their families.  
If you'd like to send cards to Operation Write Home, Valentines Day cards have to be submitted by January 7th. As an added incentive to send Valentines Day cards - check out this link http://www.owhhomefrontblog.org/2010/11/special-mission-due-dec-1.html.  Archway will send cookies to the troops too!  YUM!  It's too late to send Christmas cards for this year.  Please be sure to vote for Operation Write Home in JoAnn's contest - they could win $50,000!!!   You can only vote once per day.  http://www.joann.com/CraftForaCause
Now on to my Valentines day card:
Front, card closed


Inside of card - side panels were left blank to leave room to write


Card from the back so you can see the folds & the paper covering the ribbon

This was sort of difficult to do for the initial card, but now that I've done one, I think it would be easier to mass produce.  I used my Gypsy & Cricut to cut out the shape. (I welded 4 hearts together).  I then cut out the different pieces of paper by hand (I cut a template with the Cricut) so that I could have the right paper pattern portion show.  I used paper, bling and stickers from Bo Bunny, as well as some colored cardstock & ribbon.  I love the little birds in this paper!  I put a magnet in the ribbon so that the recipient wouldn't have to re-tie it (I always have a hard time tying bows!)

Here's a video of the card opening & re-closing, if you'd like to watch it:



And in case I couldn't get this card to work, I had thought up a "backup card".  I got the free digi from Julietk Blog, used Bo Bunny paper as a background, used a Stampin up border punch on the red paper, and used Bo Bunny bling.  I colored the cats with Stampin Up Watercolor Wonders.  I thought the image of the two cats was just adorable.

Bonus!!!  BLOG CANDY!!!
Leave a comment below for a chance to be entered to win some blog candy!  There will be 2 prizes, and I will select the winners randomly on Monday night 11/15.
1) A Bite Size Body Guide - a diet & fitness journal for women 
2) A free copy of the Crafty Card Gallery app for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

I am also having a giveaway on my blog & facebook page, so you can check those out below for a chance to win a $20 Oh My Crafts or Amazon.com gift card...
Good Luck to you!!!
So you came to visit me from Pat at PatQ Cards
And now you're off to visit Debbie at the Paper Garden
Thanks so much for visiting and making my first blog hop so fun!!!
Please come by again soon!
Jennifer

Comments

  1. WOW, that Heart card looks complicated but I must try the challenge. I will be back to look at this again, I'm sure. Great job on both cards. I like the kitty card also, as I'm a feline fanatic!

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  2. Thanks for your support of OWH. What an awesome card!

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  3. Look. At. That!!!! Such a fun heart card--love the magnet tip; for a bow-challenged girl like me, that one's a godsend!

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  4. What a cute card and a tutorial to boot! Thanks for the video showing how it opens and closes. Gotta try that one too!

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  5. Thanks for the video and the inspiration!

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  6. How cool is that!! I became a follower so I can come back after hopping and check out your wonderful tutorial for this. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. What great cards. Thanks for the video.

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  8. Super cool and cute design! Looking forward to seeing what you post next :).

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  9. Hi Jennifer!! such a cute card!!!

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  10. Neat card!! TFS .. love the kittens card too :o)

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  11. You put some real love into these projects! Thanks for taking so much time for our heroes!

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  12. These are both so cute! Love that opening heart!!

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  13. Very cool folding card and your backup card is great too! Thanks for joining in the hop!

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  14. Wow very creative folding. This card is really a gift in itself the way it opens makes it a lovely little package!

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  15. Wow what an amazing fold on the first card! Thanks for sharing!

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  16. Your heart shaped card is really something! Love it!

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  17. Great idea. Thanks for the vide.

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  18. How cool..that would work well for shamrocks too! TFS.

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  19. wow - that is quite a card. . .way outta my league, but thanks for sharing - i'm sure other with have fun making it.

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  20. That's a clever card! Thanks for adding the video! I think it's great you had a backup card! Thank you for hopping with us!

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  21. WOW! What a card...well done :)

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  22. this is so cool!!! adorable cards!!! ;)

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