New Year, New Resolutions, New Ideas!

 

I hope everyone has had a positive, healthy and happy start to this New Year.
We've started our 2013 classes with new ideas and new members to the Card Makin' Cuties group.
A little reminder, our "Open Class" starts on January 12 at 1:00. It is a two and half hour class with ideas on how we make our cards,that is, the system we use to put our cards together and new ideas for cards we make for Operation Write Home. We'll have some new card designs ready. ( I like to call the card designs-- our little road maps---because at times we never end up exactly where we wanted to be, but we had fun getting there just the same.)

This is a good example of the cards we made last week---our first OWH card making of the year. It's a card made by one of our members. She used the Martha Steward punch www.marthastewart.com/crafts to design as her sentiment.The entire card was a cut paper or a punch paper design with lots of color and interest for children. You can't tell from this photo but she set her card off with a little bling, In the star following the word happy is a gem stone. FUN!  We made cone shaped hats and added a punched design of candles. So very cute. The design could easily become a New Year's card, as well as a birthday card shown here.

 

NEWS ON THE HOMEFRONT BLOG. FROM OPERATION WRITE HOME

 

Operation Write Home has already started their New Year with their first deadline which was  Dec. 29th for Valentines cards. Our studio was  a little snowed under at the time, however we managed to mail a small amount of cards to our station ( about 50 cards); thanks to our the folks who make cards at home and give them to us. Thank you so much for your help in meeting this deadline. It was above and beyond for the start of OWH's season and our card makers. You are so appreciated!

 

PLANS IN THE PROCESS FOR 2013

We expect to go to the Heritage Rubber Stamp Show  in Indianapolis during March, We went last year and had a wonderful time. Last year there were classes during the session, plus many of the east and west coast stamp companies which many of our stores in the mid-west do not carry.  It was a chance to expand your art as well as your craft stash! It was great, we are looking forward to this little day out for our group.

 

CARD DESIGN FROM OWH

 

This is one of the design maps we'll be using in January and February to complete our St. Patrick's day cards and begin make spring and Easter cards. Operation Write Home has provided us with the measurements for the paper pieces. Look at the measurements in this design sample and cut to their specification. You can use any sentiment or stamped design you want, then arrange your paper pieces just like our sample.  Colors and subject matter are what ever you like, one example is this simple Spring card. 

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Plans and procedures are in place, come join us soon at the studio. We'd love for you to stop by and see what we're doing. Until later stay warm and dry---healthy and well ---and keep making your wonderful cards. Gloria