Thursday, July 4, 2013

Happy Hoppin at OWH 4th of July Bloghop






Happy 4th of July peeps!!

I hope you are all having a fun and safe holiday. Today, over at Operation Write Home, we're having a bloghop on the OWH blog Stars & Stamps. Sponsoring the Hop is Tombow Adhesives, who generously provided all of us with product to try. And yes... Tombow is providing Blog Candy. Yay Tombow and Thank You for supporting OWH!!

If you're not familiar with OWH please go to their blog, Stars & Stamps, and start at the beginning. If you're already hopping, and you came here from Marie's blog, you're in the right place.

Tombow sent me a Tape Runner, Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Power Tabs, and Fastener Tabs [like Hook & Loop]. These last two are super, duper slim so they won't add too much dimension. I've used the Tape Runner and Liquid Glue for quite some time and love them both!

For my 1st card I got the idea from a card sample at Archiver's. I love the look of the design and all the white space, which is you friend, adds a clean, crisp look.


On this card I used Tombow's Tape Runner to adhere the papers. I used their Power Tabs, ultra thin dimensional squares, behind the speech bubble and stars.[ Absolutely love this product] For the rhinestones I used some of the Mono Multi Liquid Glue... because mine don't have adhesive on the back.

My 2nd card is one I found on Pinterest. Yes, I actually do get around to making things I've pinned! [grin] I like the CAS look and it will be perfect for Any Hero Mail.


For this card I used the Tape Runner to adhere all the paper layers, and Mono Multi Liquid Glue to adhere the satin ribbon.

You're next stop on the Hop is Laura's blog, Laura Kelley's Inkling. Please be sure to leave Laura, and all the BlogHop Participants, lots of love in the form of comments. We all really appreciate your feedback.

Well, Thanks you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your visit. And as I said earlier... have a happy, fun, and safe 4th of July!

67 comments:

  1. Very nice cards! Thanks for sharing! liked the shading on the stars - gave it some dimension and depth.

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  2. Oh...I really like your cards. Couldn't enlarge them but I love the white background on card #1. and.... I will be casing card #2..thank you!

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  3. Great cards, Marlene! I love the word bubble on the first one, so cute! Thanks for participating in our hop today!

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  4. The banner card really spoke to me and the ribbon card is terrific.

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  5. love them both, but esp the banner card. I need to make some cards like that.

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  6. I like the CAS look of your cards! Both of them are nice! I like the banner shape and stars and the ribbon on the 2nd. TFS and skipping; Happy 4th.

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  7. Ohhh, ahhh, I love your cards Marlene, I think the second one is my fav! Happy 4th of July!

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  8. both cards are nice but I love the flag one with the ribbon!

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  9. I love both your cards, but the first one is my favorite. I love the way you used the hearts in red, white and blue prints to fill in. It really is patriotic!

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  10. Love the use of ribbon and how it is tucked. :)

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  11. I love the ribbon on the second card - the fold gives it a nice sense of movement like a waving flag.

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  12. I like the simplicity of the cards.

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  13. Really like your cards, especially the stars and stripes.

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  14. Wow - both cards are terrific - I especially love the satin ribbon card - awesome! Gonna have to borrow that one :)

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  15. I love both of these!! Especially that ribbon card! Way to go! Happy 4th to you, too. Marlene :) you are always an inspiration!

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  16. Thanks for sharing your cards today. I especially love the any Hero card. My computer screen is an HD one and it just pops right off the screen! I can almost feel the texture of that ribbon. Wow! Great work!

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  17. TFS! I really like the crispness and layers of the first card.

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  18. Just loving the ribbon stripes - so much fun, Marlene! Happy 4th!

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  19. Love the cards, I need to get my embossing folders out more.

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  20. Pretty cards, love the star Embossing folder. Mary L Schreiber

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  21. Great Cards. Tombow sure does help with all those tiny embellishments.

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  22. Great cards!! LOVE the embossing!!
    TFS!! Take Care!!
    Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

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  23. Love the ribbons, embossing and the layering!
    Hummer Hugs,
    Misty
    http://deliteful-gifts.blogspot.com/
    http://delitefulsuds.blogspot.com/
    hummingbird204 at comcast dot net

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  24. The ribbons really jazz up the card..love it!

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  25. Both cards are very striking! Thanks for sharing!

    p.s. I've pinned about 2,000 cards on Pinterest and have actually made about 5 cards now that were inspired by pins.
    :)

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  26. Goregous...love that satin ribbon and I'm always having trouble finding an adhesive that will keep that stuff stuck! Thanks so much for sharing these...beautiful cards!

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  27. Cool cards. I really like the white embossed starts, very classy looking.

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  28. Another great idea! Embellished base, ribbon strips--more great ideas!

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  29. Great cards! I love how clean and simple they are. I think I am going to case the first one for a card I need to make today. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  30. CAS cards aren't always easy to do...but you nailed them...both are great cards, I love the ribbon treatment on card 2. I like the slimness of the power tabs...I know I'll be heading to Tombow to do some shopping.

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  31. Great cards. I really like the 2nd one. I love Tombow products.

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  32. Great cards, I like the flag one a lot.

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  33. How cool. Both cards are great. The second is my favorite. Great job. I love Tombow. They are my favorite cardmaking adhesive makers.

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  34. Nice cards. I agree about the CAS look.

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  35. Hi. These are both really nice cards. Simple yet bright and cheerful.
    Anne

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  36. Cute cards. Thanks for sharing.
    Happy 4th of July.

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  37. Ooh, that is gorgeous ribbon you used.

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  38. Hi- glad you were able to post and hope your car in on the mend! Adore both cards-the American Hero tugs at my heart! Love the satin ribbon! Thanks for all you do for our troops!

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  39. Love all the extra details on both cards. The flag card is super cute.

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  40. Really like your CAS cards and all of that nice white space really makes the elements of both cards shine. Thank you for sharing these wonderful cards and for your support of our heroes and OWH.

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  41. Love the simplicity of both your cards. I am thinking CAS means clean and simple but am not sure.
    Thank you for sharing beautiful cards any hero would love to receive.
    Lyn

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  42. I think your first card really embodies that sentiment...it makes me happy just looking at it! Both cards are great! WTG!!!

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  43. I'm glad to know others really do CASE things they see! Love the shading on the stars (second card).

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  44. Thanks for sharing your great cards!

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  45. great variation on the flag; love the angle. Thanks for supporting OWH.

    SuzAnn
    OWH Board member

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  46. Two great cards Marlene and yes white space really is your friend when it comes to design. Hope you had a Happy 4th of July!

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  47. Great cards! I really like the way you shaded the stars.

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  48. Both cards are great but my favorite is the second one.

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  49. Like both your cards, but the second blew me away! Will be CASEing this one! Thanks for supporting OWH!
    R/

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  50. Love love love the ribbon card, I need to CASE it!!! Thanks for sharing!

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  51. Both cards are really great, thanks for explaining which product you used where, definitely will come in handy! TFS!

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  52. Both cards are fabulous and I love how you actually used the pin to make the 2nd card. Great job!

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  53. Both cards are beautiful but I really like the second card! Pinterest is such a wonderful place!

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  54. Beautiful cards! I love that you actually make some of the things you pin on Pinterest especially since this one turned out so gorgeous! The second card really catches my eye, and I love how you ran the stars off the page for an even bigger punch. The first card would be a perfect card for every day by just omitting the happy 4th. Thanks so much for your support of OWH!

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  55. Congrats on being one of the few people who uses Pinterest to make something! Ha ha. Your cards are great and I love the one with the stripes on a diagonal. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  56. Thanks for support of OWH by giving us the 2 great cards. I struggle with white space. You conquered it well.

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  57. Wonderful cards! I love the red, white and blue heart paper and your ribbon stripes on the next card!

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  58. Great cards! I especially like the card with the satin ribbon and the shaded stars.

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  59. Love the simple beauty of the second one!
    <3 J

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  60. Marlene, thank you for sharing your beautiful cards with us. I especially like the elegant simplicity of the second card.

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  61. Two beautiful cards. I like the embossed white background. Maybe that would help me get over me fear of too much white space.

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  62. Great cards. The first one is so much fun.

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  63. Love both cards! Love the speech bubble in the first one and the way you used the ribbon in the second! Great job!

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  64. I love white space on cards. Both cards are outstanding.

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  65. Both cards are terrific! I especially like the folded ribbon and the embossed stars on the second one. The conversation bubble on the first is cute!

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  66. Love both cards. Thanks for all you do for our troops.

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