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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Happy Birthday To You!

Hello all! Hope your week is beautiful in your neck of the woods! Today, I have some really fun things to share! First of all, it's a festive Impression Obsession challenge and the goal is to shine the light on a very special operation -- Operation Write Home! That's right, it's OWH's birthday this month and to celebrate, the IO DT is helping bring attention to this great cause with a birthday challenge of our own! Grab your Impression Obsession stamps to create a b-day card and YOU could win $25 to the IO store! What fun! You can read up on this challenge HERE!

On to my creation!
I used one of my all time FAVORITE stamps -- Climbing Rose-- This is just such a lovely image and your card doesn't need a ton of "extras" to make it SING! I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with Copic markers (R81, R83, R85, G40, G82, G85, BG000 and BG0000). And, after it was all done and matted, I added the sentiment at the top and if you can see below, some bling on the little heart tag thanks to a mini rhinestone.

I have to say that to create my long and lean birthday card was inspired by this sketch....

It's just one of 10 new sketches just released by CardMaps that you can find HERE! I loved the clean simplicity of this sketch and using the image I did, I thought this sketch was perfect!

Before I go.... Want to read more about Operation Write Home's Birthday Bash? Just click HERE! Think about it. We all make cards because we enjoy the crafty process. Imagine your card traveling to our troops so that they can send some of your handmade love HOME! Not to mention, in just three short months, OWH spends more than $13,000 in shipping. If you can't donate a card, why not donate a few bucks to help them ship the creations? It's such a fabulous cause.

Be sure to stop by some of my fellow IO DT members to see what kind of birthday creation they whipped up to help OWH celebrate!




  • Daniela Dobson
  • Dina Kowal
  • Jeanne Streiff
  • Jenny Gropp
  • Laura Fulcher


    • Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope to see you all back here real soon! :-)
    ~Julie
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    33 comments:

    1. GlendaSeptember 1, 2011 at 3:04 AM

      what a lovely card and the image is just perfect. Your coloring is fabulous and you are right you don't much else to make it gorgeous! Outstanding!

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    2. Tami B.September 1, 2011 at 7:23 AM

      That is a beautiful stamp, and your coloring really plays it up. I can see why it would be one of your favorites.

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    3. Nancy MSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:50 AM

      Wow-you card is SO pretty. I also love the unusual design layout. Thanks!

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    4. Linda CarsonSeptember 1, 2011 at 10:23 AM

      Beautiful! What a lovely way to use the sketch!

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    5. Patricia HSeptember 1, 2011 at 11:25 AM

      That climbing rose really is pretty, and you've done a fabulous job coloring it.

      I think I need to modify what I wrote on Jeanne's blog... When I grow up, I want to color like her *and* you.

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    6. Jean B in PASeptember 1, 2011 at 11:44 AM

      Your card is very pretty and elegant.

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    7. AnnSeptember 1, 2011 at 1:52 PM

      Beautiful card! Love this sketch and the rose is perfect for it!!

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    8. stampqueenSeptember 1, 2011 at 2:00 PM

      Beautiful coloring on your roses!!!

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    9. Paula S.September 1, 2011 at 3:02 PM

      The long, lean layout is perfect for this striking image. Beautiful coloring work! Thanks to IO for supporting OWH and helping us celebrate.

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    10. One Scrappy GalSeptember 1, 2011 at 3:54 PM

      Beautiful card! Beautiful stamp! I love the way you divided the image! Classic!

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    11. TigriswillreignSeptember 1, 2011 at 4:04 PM

      Love that sketch!!

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    12. MarySeptember 1, 2011 at 4:09 PM

      great sketch -- beautiful card!

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    13. Crafty Math ChickSeptember 1, 2011 at 5:08 PM

      Very cool layout, very bold. I am always too cautious to separate images in this way, but you did so beautifully.

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    14. CheriSeptember 1, 2011 at 5:31 PM

      This is really, really pretty! I love the layout. TFS!

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    15. Steph Lee (Arty Carty)September 1, 2011 at 6:05 PM

      what a pretty card - i love the layout!!

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    16. Dawn C.September 1, 2011 at 6:20 PM

      Beautiful card! I love that the card is divided into 3, what a cool idea! Simply elegant! Happy Birthday OWH!!

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    17. Bon Bob’s DelightsSeptember 1, 2011 at 6:41 PM

      Very pretty card and great layout!! The rose is a great image!!

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    18. KatieSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:45 PM

      Really pretty card. I don't think I have ever seen this stamp! I love the pinks and greens. Thank you for sharing.

      Katie B.

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    19. LynnSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:59 PM

      Such an inovative card! It is just lovely! I especially like the soft colors.

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    20. CarolSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:29 PM

      I love your pinks and greens put together. The long card is just perfect for that image. Thank you for sharing your wonderful card!

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    21. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:47 PM

      Very clever layout!

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    22. MaggieSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:48 PM

      I love how you cut and popped the image. Your coloring is beautiful.

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    23. MissySeptember 1, 2011 at 9:00 PM

      What a creative card. I love how you cut the image into section. I am going to CASE this one.

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    24. RufusSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:08 PM

      Thanks for helping support OWH. You're right don't need another thing to give this card pizzaz!
      R/

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    25. UnknownSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:19 PM

      Love how you popped those panels.

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    26. Operation Write HomeSeptember 2, 2011 at 1:04 AM

      How beautiful!! I am soooo going to be doing this, I love the tiled look. I have lots of long tall stamps that would be perfect. Gorgeous, Julie!

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    27. RissyLouToYouSeptember 2, 2011 at 9:19 AM

      Love the long lean look of the card and will check out the card maps link.

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    28. grandmaleeSeptember 2, 2011 at 6:39 PM

      What a fabulous interpretation of this sketch! This turned out totally fabulous especially with the way you colored it!

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    29. denise g.September 3, 2011 at 6:01 AM

      Ooh, pink roses - YEAH! This is SO pretty. Love the colors and how you kept it focused on the posy.

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    30. CyndyBr7September 4, 2011 at 7:52 PM

      Beautiful roses - wish I could color my roses like this - still learning to use my Copics. Thanks for sharing on this busy birthday month.

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    31. Shannon WhiteSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:40 AM

      Wowzers Ms. Julie this is so lovely! Fantastic layout too! Really Beautiful!

      Hugs
      Shannon

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    32. Anita KejriwalSeptember 7, 2011 at 11:50 AM

      What a bright and cheerful card!! Surely to bring a smile on a face!!

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    33. Linda's LoveliesSeptember 9, 2011 at 8:16 PM

      IO's climbing rose stamp is perfect for this sketch design. What a lovely card!

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    Thanks so much for leaving me some love in the form of a comment - it makes me smile!