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Saturday, October 1

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Greetings Earthlings!

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YAY! It's finally here!!  The Operation Write Home blog hop for World Card Making Day! I hope you are having a great hop - or if you're starting here I hope you find lots of great inspiration!! If you want to start at the top, you can click on the banner above to get there.

I am supposed to say why I donate my cards and funds to Operation Write Home. To be honest, when I actually think about the men and women (& dogs!) that risk their lives half a world away I get really choked up. These are VOLUNTEERS, folks. VOLUNTEERS!  Please click on the link on the upper right and at least give this fine organization some $ to pay for shipping. The soldiers don't have to pay postage to send these cards home but we do have to
 pay to send these cards to our
HEROES.

I kept this Christmas card simple. I wanted it to have a 'classic' look.


I started by embossing the base of the card using a Sizzix folder. I surfed and found the one I used ON SALE! I like the Sizzix folders for embossing the bases of cards because they seem to be a teeny weeny bit bigger than most of the Cuttlebug folders I have.

Next up I cut out the deer with a Memory Box die. Have you seen these? They are so crisp and detailed. This one is called Deer Trio. I added the style number to this picture in case you go looking for it. I purposely cut it out off center to balance out the sentiment.


The way the die is made you can make the 'ground' they are standing on thicker or thinner.. I kept this thin to leave plenty of room for the
sentiment.

After I had it cut out I used the Cuttlebug folder Swiss Dots only on the 'ground' portion of the die cut.  This made the 'sandwich' very wide so I could not use my Texture Boutique to emboss, instead I used my Big Shot. Even so, the antlers were over the edge but being so thin they just bent a little as it went through the machine.

I made the sentiment with PSE and then cut it out using a Spellbinders Fancy Tags. I also embossed the die cut.

Just to help the sentiment stand out a little bit I used some Memento Summer Sky ink (yeah, I know it's a winter scene..) on a sponge and LIGHTLY applied it to the top 1/4 of the base. It barely shows and you're not really aware of it
until you look for it.


Put it all together with foam tape and voilà!

I still can't believe that I made a card without Copics or stamps!
Now you're off to the next stop on the blog hop! Have fun!

Party on, Wayne

36 comments:

  1. I love the white on white, and the deer die is a great addition!

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  2. Very cute. Love your "no copics" take on your cards. HAH!

    Lauren, Paper Love
    readysetlove@me.com
    www.readysetlove.me

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  3. Beautiful use of die cuts and embossing! I love the white on white effect.

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  4. Lovely scene with the embossed paper, great cards

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  5. This card is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Cute card. Love the white on white.

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  7. This is nice! I like the white on white theme very much!

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  8. Love the white on white embossing. How creative to emboss everything!! It really works on your card.

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  9. Beautiful with embossed white on white!

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  10. White on white is STUNNING! Love all the embossing; and I'm having fun with my new Nestabilities labels too.

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  11. Beautiful dimension with the deer layer. The subtle touch of color is really nice. Thanks for sharing your card!

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  13. First I've gotta say I love the video of the flipping hippo at the top of your blog!

    Second, you achieved your goal of a classy card. What patience to do all the detail embossing and cutting. It is very serene and beautiful

    Thirds, thanks for supporting OWH.

    Last of all "Party on, Garth!"

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  14. I love your style! Less is more!
    Sincerely, Coleen from Anaheim

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  15. Beautifully elegant white on white (yes, with a subtle touch of blue). The deer die and the sentiment die add to the dimention of the card and to the rich feel. good job.

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  16. Just stunning! I lve the crisp clean feel of the card! Very elegant! http://visionsofpaper.blogspot.com/

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  17. You nailed it - classic & timeless, what a beautiful card! thanks for sharing!
    Happy Hopping!

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  18. This is a showstopper~ love the texture and white on white

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  19. I love the Blanco Y Blanco! I love the texture of the embossing.

    Raeanna Smith

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  20. Wow... Beautifully done!!! That deer trio die is quite fancy!

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  21. simple????? you call this simple???? it looks like it took all day.... and it's GORGEOUS!!!! wowza gorgeous!!!

    hugs :)

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  22. Fabulous white on white card that anyone would be proud to receive! Thanks for all of your tips, and for supporting OWH!

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  23. very nice, sometimes white is the best colour

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  24. Stunning card. Love the all white design.

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  25. Simple?? It's gorgeous! Really, really like this one! Thanks for supporting OWH!!
    R/

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  26. Wonderful OWH card-love the white on white-so elegant! I am with you- I appreciate all of the troops and their families- alot!

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  27. Such a gorgeous white on white card! So elegant and beautiful.

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  28. WOW!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your card!! It is sort of CAS, yet a bit more. Don't know what to call it except lovely, beautiful, just-right, perfectly appointed, well, you know! TFS

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  29. LOVE the white on white. All that texture and layers - absolutely GORGEOUS!

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  30. Very nice tone-on-tone design. Thanks for the tip on the Memory Box Dies too, that brand is new to me. Thanks for joining in the hop and supporting Operation Write Home.

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  31. I love the look of an all-white embossed card. So crisp and clean.

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  32. This is stunning, Dawn! Love the white on white and the deer.

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  33. Gorgeous! I love white on white!

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