Published November 14, 2009 | 
Welcome!!
What a great service this organization does for our Heroes! I’ve long been involved with sending cards to soldiers and I’m glad to provide cards to OWH. They’re so organized, helpful and connected! I love the shout-outs and videos they share every week. Thanks for doing such a GREAT job OWH team!
Here is the OWH main site address: Operation Write Home
And to the blog address where the HOP starts: Operation Write Home Blog
Here’s my AnyHero Card (#10 business envelope size). Since I’m not using the recommended size for the OWH cards (which are A-2, 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ folded), I’m including an envelope too.
Supplies:
Everything BasicGrey!
Here’s a bevy of Valentine’s Day cards that is sure to grow today as I make more cards!
Supplies:
Lots of BasicGrey!
Stamps
Ink
Embossing Powder
Remember that the OWH recommended size is A-2 (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ folded), but if you use other sizes for cards, please include the envelopes.
You’ll DEFINITELY want to visit Rebecca’s beautiful blog next:
to see her creations. We’re supporting our Heroes from Florida!!
OHHHHH, BLOG CANDY!!!! I’m over run with embossing powder! Who wants to get a cool stash of it??? I’ve got some brand new jars and some slightly used jars ALL in a great collection for a lucky blog reader. (UPDATE: OMG, I have over 30 jars in this collection!!!!) Leave a comment with your favorite thing about embossing powder and your name will go into the drawing!
Thanks for visiting today and don’t forget our Heroes!
59 Responses to Operation Write Home Blog Hop!
Leave a Reply
Get your Ippity Stamps
Follow Me!
Blog Hop & Online classes
Google Friend Connect
Companies I like
Some products mentioned on this blog have been provided to me by the vendors mentioned in the supply lists.
I love your cards, here and on the other posts. Never tried inchies before. Anyway, I love embossing powder because it just seems to add that finishing touch to any project.
I love your cards! What dimensions are they? I almost always make A2 cards, but I think I should start mixing it up a bit.
Embossing powder is my favorite element of card making. I got into making cards because my best friend and my sister were both into it, and it was making me a little nuts that they were sharing something I was so clueless about. When they tried to get me started, I was totally overwhelmed with options, and ended up mostly just cooking for them instead. After a while Julie (my friend) was making cards with a lot of embossing. She was getting tired of the heat gun and I thought it looked easy enough, so I spent most of the afternoon just doing her embossing. I enjoyed watching the powder melt, change color, and become shiny. After that day (without telling them) I bought a card-making kit off of QVC. I made a few cards and started feeling less overwhelmed. And now, I’m posting a card a day on my own card-making blog. I doubt I’d be doing that at all if Julie hadn’t been embossing that day.
Longest comment ever, huh? I get wordy like that.
Happy Blog Hop day!
Beautiful cards!
I’ve only used embossing powder a couple of times but I love the way it adds a subtle texture. I need to buy some to play with!
I love your cards. Great papers and embellishments. I love how it can bring out what you’re embossing and give it a little more focus.
I’m always drawn to Basic Grey when I’m looking for ribbons and I love what you’ve done with their products here! Diggin’ the size too
ooo… these are rich and lovely. Great Job!
“a bevy of Valentine’s Day cards” is RIGHT! Wonderful!
Fabulous Valentine cards! I know our troops will love them.
I have been working on my Christmas cards this week. Went crazy embossing a lot of the solid image stamps I have. I’m using lots of wonderful dark greens, rich reds and of course sparkly gold powders with a Versamark ink pad and they are turning out great.
I love your cards. The long shape is such a nice “canvas” for your designs. Well done!
Love your cards!!! I love the long ones too…someone gave me a bunch of long gold envelopes that I’ve been saving to use for valentines – I’ll be using yours for inspiration!
Thanks for joining in the hop!
Amazing cards!
Love your cards – the paper and designs are perfect!
Wow, your cards are fabulous!!!
Hi Andrea
Your cards are beautiful!!!
Inky hugs!
Shelly H
What beautiful cards…you definately should be doing more of these as they are awesome!
My favorite thing about embossing powders is all of the colors available (or that I can mix on my own!). I LOVE to make medallion cards, so the EP makes it easier to keep my glitter or paint inside of the lines. I really love to see people open my cards & rub over the raised letters. They are amazed that I did this (& so easily!).
Thanks for helping out our soldiers!
What super cards, Andrea–your bevy of beauties will be a big hit with our heroes for sure!
And my favorite thing about embossing powder is you can use it to do cool stuff like the technique on the angel here: http://wp.me/pxMIi-9g
Very nice cards. I made a few cards in this size,too, for speical occassions for special persons. I felt good about that I was creative by doing something different.
I like using embossing powder on my creations. Especially with stamping and coloring. Once it is embossed it works nicer and easier. I love the gold embossing powder. As it is, it looks elegant.
I love your cards! This gives me some ideas….
I really like embossing powder-tho I don’t have too many yet. Yesterday I used some powder on paper leaves…then I put them around a candle and I got a cute centerpiece!
Great cards and great blog, I’ve bookmarked it to peruse later
I’m shockingly low on EP, lol!
Wonderful cards today! Love all the papers you used! I use embossing powder on all my images that I watercolor! Boy, does it help keep the paint inside the lines!!
This is such a heartening venture. Here in Canada, the painting guild I belong to also creates and sends cards for our troops. They range from painted, thru to stamped and embossed cards in every style imaginable and are received with great appreciation. It’s such a little thing we can do for our heroes!
~ Shelley
Wonderful cards! Love the valentines ones.
WOW, what a beautiful collection of Valentine cards… and what isn’t there to love about them… the patterned paper is just gorgeous, love the colors, the layouts and all the embellishments!!! TFS!
Stunning cards- love your work! Love embossing powder too. I find it so great to show off that perfect stamp – then I can leave it plain or give it a bit of color with markers. I especially love it for watercoloring since the colors then don’t run outside the lines!
What a lovely assortment of cards! The odd-sized cards are interesting! Your attention to detail is stunning.
Super cute cards! Thanks for supporting OWH!
Your cards are fabulous! I love the longer cards, but get so stuck trying to fill all that space. Beautiful work!
I love the dimension wet embossing adds to a card/creation!
I’m only able to see the one card, but it’s great! The colors are perfect for a masculine card, something I always have trouble with. It’s fun to see a different size too.
(I am adverse to messy stuff so you don’t have to include me in the embossing powder drawing. Great prize for someone though!)
Beautiful cards! I love the size of these cards! Thank you for participating!
I love the dimensions that embossing can give to a project. It just makes the images pop off the page!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards! I feed off other people’s creativity and think I’ll be very busy this week! Thanks!!
Nice selection of Valentine’s cards! And the card on top is so rich in color. Very pretty all of them.
OMG your cards are stunning! Embossing powder – what’s not to love? Right now I’m up to my elbows in making candles with the stuff. I only have a few colors…. Thanks for the opportunity to maybe expand my stash!
Love your cards.. and thanks for makin this hop such a success by sharing your talent and creativity. Hugs, Peggy
I LOVE the valentines cards – such pretty paper and such beautiful creations.
I love that your cards are bigger, it’s nice to have lots of room for the troops to write on. Thank you for supporing OWH.
such beautiful cards!! the troops will love them!
What marvelous cards! The detail is stunning. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve never used embossing powder before…just starting stamping and making cards. I LOVE your cards designed to fit the #10 envelopes!
Love embossing powder because when I use it, the cards look so professional. And it also outlines nicely for coloring. Your cards are gorgeous!
Totally love your cards! WOW they are gorgeous, and so much detail!! Very inspiring! I love to watch embossing powder heat up and become so different from what it was a moment ago!
The paper on your valentine cards is wonderful! I love the pinks and browns. I only have about 5 jars of embossing power, but my favorite thing about it is watching the heat gun raise it up on the stamped image. It’s magical to me!
Thanks for sharing
All of your cards are GORGEOUS!!! WOW!!! I know they are going to bring much joy to those fortunate enough to get their hands on them:o) Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us and for spreading such love to our troops so far from home!!!
Embossing powder intrigues me!!! I love how much more elegance and richness it can add to a card. Isn’t it cool to see a powder change into something completely different just by adding a little heat to it? Even my hubby likes to watch me create with EP. But, don’t tell him I told ya…I am almost certain he would deny it:o) Hahaha!!!
Hugs!!
Carolyn
Love the long cards, they look very elegant!
Amazing cards!! As far as embossing powder.. I love to watch it change. It really adds to the project! I’ve only ever had gold powder..
Thanks for the chance to win some, I could really use it!!
Awesome cards! What a wonderful crafty and supportive thing we can do for our troops! God bless them, and you!
carlagade [at] gmail [dot] com
Totally beautiful! Love the size of your cards, too! Great job and thanks for the blog stop!
Wonderful cards!
Love your cards, Andrea! Lovin’ the papers in your Valentine’s cards. I fell in love the first time I ever used embossing powder! It makes cards look extra special, more interesting and it’s just fun to use.
love your cards.
I adore embossing powder, it makes everything totally PoP!
I’m also participating in the hop, and I’ve got Blogoversary candy.
{hugs}
M.E.
Very nice cards. Don’t you love Basic Grey!!?!?!
Thank you for sharing.