MCCR - Operation Write Home Card

Today we are making cards for Operation Write Home.  This great organization makes cards that our service men and women can use for their correspondence.  OWH requires that the cards are "flat" - as in no lumpy and bumpy embellishments. 

Recently OWH requested cards that could be sent home to their children.  With that in mind I created this fun card of a frog (with googly eyes) chasing a butterfly.  The frog was cut three times and glued one on top of the other to make it more "thick" before it was glued to the card.  The only foam tape layering is under the butterfly - just one thin foam tape layer.

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"
Campin Critters Cartridge

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (white) = 5" x 3.75".  Edges rounded at 1/2".
• Mat 2 (stripped pattern) = 5" x 1.75".  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.  Paper from My Mind's Eye "Oxford Lane" 6x6 pack.
• Mat 2 (black white stripes) = 5" x 1".  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.  Paper from My Mind's Eye "Oxford Lane" 6x6 pack.
• Mats embossed together using Cuttlebug "Charles" folder.

No lumpy / bumpy embellishments for OWH

• Frog and Butterfly = cut at 3" from Campin' Critters cartridge; found on page 47 of the folder.  Polka Dot paper from Recollections.  Frog was cut three times and layered together to create an extra thick image before gluing straight on to card.  Butterfly is on one thickness of foam tape.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.  Googly Eyes added to frog.

Inside of Card
Butterfly Net from Campin' Critters cartridge

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (green) = 5" x 3.75".
• Mat 2 (white) = 4.75" x 3.5".
• Butterfly Net = cut at 3" from Campin Critters cartridge; found on page 47 of the folder.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.  Polka Dot paper from Recollections.

Back of Card

Back of Card:

• Operation Write Home requires that all cards be stamped with their logo (stamps are provided free via their web site).  I have added my own stamp - which is strictly optional.

MCCR - Fishing Cards

The challenge today at My Cricut Craft Room is to create Fishing Cards.

I used Campin' Critters to create my card:



A2 size card = 5.5" x 4.25"

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (turquoise) = 5.25" x 4".  Mat embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.
• Mat 2 (brown) = 4.75" x 3.75".  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.

Deer with Fish = from Campin Critters cartridge

• Deer with Fish = cut image and shadow at 1.5" from Campin Critters cartridge; found on page 24 of the folder.  Image is mounted with foam tape.
• Sentiment "Fishing you a great day" = from Scrappy Moms "Amusing Animals" stamp set.

Lake Scene = from Campin Critters cartridge

• Lake Scene = cut at 3" from Campin Critters cartridge; found on page 65 of the folder.  Image is mounted with foam tape.

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (brown) = 5" x 3.75".
• Mat 2 (beige) = 4.5" x 3.5".

Fish Badge = from Campin Critters cartridge

• Fish Badge = cut at 1.5" from Campin Critters' found on page 24 of the folder.

Moose and a Map

You're Tree-Mendous! 

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"
Cricut Campin' Critters cartridge

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (beige) = 5.25" x 4".  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Mat 2 (multi-color stripes) = 5.25" x 1.75".  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Mat 3 (black & white pattern) = 5.25" x 1".  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.

• All mats embossed together using Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.  Design paper from My Mind's Eye "Oxford Lane" pack.

• Moose with Map = cut at 3" from Cricut Campin' Critters cartridge; found on page 46 of the folder.  Image mounted with foam tape.  White gel pen used to create eyes.  Black gel pen used to create center of eyes.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Sentiment "You're Tree-mendous!" as well as Arrow = from Scrappy Moms "Amusing Animals" stamp set.

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (green) = 5" x 3.75".
• Mat 2 (beige) = 4.75" x 3.5".

Cricut Campin' Critters cartridge

• Moose behind Tree = cut at 2.5" from Cricut Campin' Critters cartridge; found on page 56 of the folder.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.

Eagle Scout Birthday

A2 sized card.   Paper from My Mind's Eye "Party Time".

Mat 1 (stars) = 5.25" x 4"
Mat 2 (under sentiment) = cut to sentiment size, round corners to 1/4".

Eagle = cut at 3.5" from Campin' Critters Cricut cartridge, <Eagle>, page 42 of folder.  Eagle mounted on foam tape. 

Sentiment "Happy Birthday" = from TPC Studio "Greetings' stamp set.

Cupcake stamp = from Hampton Art "Happy Birthday" stamp set.  Cupcake has been colored using colored pencils.

Accents = Viva Deco Pens (black) used on corners of sentiment mat.  Top of cupcake has Glossy Accents.   Google Eyes added to eagle.  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink used around paper edges.