SU Stars Holiday Blog Hop

Welcome to the SU Stars Holiday and Winter Blog Hop 2010. Our theme is, of course, a Christmas or Winter project.

Hopefully you arrived here from Jackie's blog at http://jackielwatson.blogspot.com/. If you didn't and want to start from the beginning, you can start at http://www.su-stars.blogspot.com/.

For my card I used the new set, Bells and Boughs from the current Holiday mini along with the Deck the Halls DSP. I used this weeks Splitcoaststampers sketch challenge, SC307, to make the card.

Supplies used:
Stamp Set: Bells and Boughs
Card stock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip
Misc: Deck the Halls DSP, Rhinestones

I hope you like my card. To continue on the hop please visit Diana at http://handmadebydiana.typepad.com/ to see what awesome project she has in store for you.

OPERATION WRITE HOME BE MY VALENTINE BLOGHOP

Welcome to the next stop on the Operation Write Home Be My Valentine Blog Hop. Hopefully you arrived here from Heather's blog. If you didn't, you can continue on from my blog and you can still complete the full circle of approx. 112 blogs for this tour.

Operation Write Home's mission is to support our nation’s armed forces by sending blank greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them. Operation Write Home will be collecting Valentine's Day cards to send to the troops until Jan. 7. Unfortunately, the deadline has passed to send Christmas cards but they are always accepting cards for birthday, Thinking of You, Anniversary, Sympathy and any other non-holiday occasion. Please go to http://operationwritehome.org/ for more info.

You can help Operation Write Home win $50, 000 for their cause from Joann Fabric and Craft Stores. Joann's is giving away $50, 000 to the charity that gets the most online votes by Dec. 4. Please go to http://www.joann.com/CraftForaCause to vote for OWH. You can vote once each day per email address.

The card I made for this hop uses the Stampin Up! sets I {heart} hearts and Baroque Motifs. I haven't used Baroque Motifs in a long time so it was nice to pull it out again. I used a retired stamp for the sentiment. I hope you enjoy my card and the rest of the hop.

Stamp Sets: I {heart} hearts, Baroque Motifs, More Great Greeting (retired)

Card Stock: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Basic Black

I hope you liked my card. Please visit Shirley at http://www.cardsbyshirleyg.blogspot.com/ to continue on the blog hop.

NEWS FLASH: There are broken links after Shirley's blog so when you leave her blog, please go to Becca's at http://becca-expressions.blogspot.com/.

When you leave Becca's, please go to Cheryl's at http://willowhouseathome.blogspot.com/.

If you get lost anywhere else along the way, you can go to the OWH blog at http://www.owhstarsandstamps.org/ for the complete list and links for each participant.

Enjoy. .

Just Believe in Cobbler, Pumpkin and Daffodil

This is a card I made for a swap at my Inkyfunstampers yahoo group. I had to use red, orange and yellow to make the card. I decided to use last weeks SCS Sketch Challenge, SC304.

Stamp Set: Just Believe, Tiny Teacup (sentiment)

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake and Whisper White

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight

Misc: Finial Press and Perfect Polka Dots SU Embossing Folders