Sunday, September 8, 2013

Operation Write Home Challenge - Sketch #189




Today's card is for Operation Write Home's Sketch Challenge #189.  I love this sentiment from the Close To My Heart's National Stamping Month promo set, You Are My Happy.  It's only $10 with a $50 purchase and includes a full alphabet, a set of icons and a set of sentiments.  I used Anna Griffin papers except for the brown cardstock which is Bazzill.  I embossed the strip of Bazzill with Anna Griffin's Circular Grid embossing border folder.  The epoxy accent is also Anna's.  I thought this would make a nice card from a mom or dad to their teenage daughter.  I'm pleased with this card but think I got a little heavy-handed with the distressing.

 I LOVE my Sakura Stardust pen and use it all the time.  It was only after I finished the card that I wondered if this may violate the "NO GLITTER" rule.  Here's what the Sakura website says about the pen:  

Gelly Roll Stardust is a pigment-based archival quality ink and is indicated in each color name with the suffix "-STAR". Features include:
  • A roller ball pen that is easy and comfortable to write with
  • Archival quality ink – chemically stable, waterproof, and fade resistant. ( Except black sparkle. )
  • No smears, feathers, or bleed-through on most papers and
  • The glittery 'dust' is an inert, cosmetic grade, finely ground ingredient – which produces the reflective brilliance
In case you're not familiar with Operation Write Home's rule on glitter - it's actually visible with night vision goggles and can put the soldiers in harm's way.  I don't think I'll take a chance on it but won't make this mistake again.  I'm sorry, OWH!

9 comments:

  1. Love your sentiment and how you placed it an an angle. I'm going to have to look into getting one of those pens.

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  2. I wouldn't use the stardust pen again - it does add some nice sparkle, though! Better safe than sorry... and this card is so pretty!

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    1. Hey Jody, the photo prop on my page is called a "floral frog." I think they are used in flower arrangements; I found mine at michael's by the artificial flower props. :) Hope that helps!

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  3. I loved that Dr. Seuss sentiment, which I used on on a grandson's scrapbook page, but I've never seen a stamp set with it. I'm going to have to go look it up. It's a great card and I really like the slanting of the sentiment!

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    1. Thanks, JoAnn. The "You're My Happy" stamp set has several nice sentiments but this one is my favorite. It's perfect for a grandchild's page.

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  4. Fabulous card! Love that sentiment. I'd definitely steer clear of the stardust pen-- though it does make some awesome sparkle I wouldn't add it to your OWH awesomeness :)

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  5. I think your distressing is perfect! When I question whether something I used on a card meets OWH guidelines, I go back to Sandy's sweater test. If you rub a fuzzy sweater against the questionable material and any sparkle remains on the sweater, it is not OK. I keep a small piece of fleece near my craft table to test my cards!!!

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    1. Thanks for your kind words and great info! I tried rubbing a sweater and a piece of black velvet. There was no sparkly transfer. Yippee!

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  6. Wonderful sentiment and card design.

    Regards diane

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