On we go with the mass production of cards using OWH sketch 258:

Although I started with a lavender sentiment panel the use of this color in the remaining elements is very subtle.

I went with a blue floral in a very busy print along with a pink teacup embellishment.

Teal bordering gives a bold look.

The bottom edge of the center flag is raised on foam tape to separate it from the other elements.

Ddd

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Updated: Monday, 10 August 2015 12:08 AM PDT

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This is the next-to-last sketch being published by Operation Write Home The sketch actually came out on July 11 and I made TWENTY cards from it on that same day. Other postings needed to come first so these are just now up in the queue.

Here is OWH sketch 258:

I first went through my file of pre-stamped sentiments and selected twenty that were close to or larger than the specified main panel. Then I went through my scraps of strips of patterned paper and pulled lots of them. I sorted through them, selecting three to go with each sentiment panel. These were trimmed to 1 x 3 inches. Next was the selection of a background paper for each and, finally, a base card color that would also double as a border for the sentiment. The last step was to choose an embellishment (most of these were from a set of chipboard stickers).

All that was left was to, one by one, cut the pieces, trim the flags, and assemble the cards.

The first completed uses a yellow sentiment panel, shades of yellow printed flags, aqua borders and a yellow-gold embellishment.

Love that script background.

Ddd

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THE FINAL BONUS SKETCH!

After this there will only be the new regular sketches as ther are published every couple of weeks. And even those will soon be coming to an end as the last of the cards had to be in to OWH by August 1, 2015 so they could begin the process of winding down operations.

Here is the final bons sketch from OWH:

What a great opportunity to use up lots of the scraps of papers I have been using recently as king of a wrap-homage to this whole process.

I decided to go crazy with the dotted papers and popped the squares up on foam tape.

A glittery and a standard peel-off sticker sentiment were moved from the bottom of the card to the face of the squares for more impact.

The use of a quiet background allowed me to use a rub-on package at the bottom that features... dots! Way to bring it all together!

The white base card is allowed to peek out around the edges.

Ddd

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Love the sketch - if it's laying down! I decided to rotate this bonus sketch a quarter turn to the right.

I started with the vellum pansy group sticker and backed it with white.

I pulled bright yellow and purple solids from the flowers for the background and stripes.

I let the white base card show around the edges to echo the center block.

I added a sentiment with gold peel-off stickers.

Ddd

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Somebody in the bonus sketch world really got stuck on the square format. Here is the last of the NUMBERED bonus sketches - B32:

Sticker repeat!!!! Yep, I used another of the rose stickers - a single this time instead of the cluster.

I did mix it up with the accompanying papers though... a shimmery pink lace for the background a mottled rose for the horizontal strip and a leafy green for the center block.

I trimmed a pre-stamped sentiment to use and changed its location from the sketch.

I used a distress marker to color in the frame on the sentiment.

Ddd

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We haven't had a horizontal card for a while. Sketch-makers must have realized this and made provision for it in OWH bonus sketch B31:

I've been using the same sticker sets so much that the cards are starting to look familiar as soon as I start. I should go back and review by sticker set to see if I have become predictable in the selection of the same papers and embellishments to use with them!

Fortunately, the cards will all go to different people so nobody else will be comparing them side-by-side.

For this one, I used the vellum hydrangea stickers over a white block. The leaf color was pickked up perfectly in the X background.

I added a little interest by using a multi-colored stripe on the horizontal bar.

On the same vellu sticker sheet as the hydrangea was a twist of purple ribbon. I used that inside the stripes.

Ddd

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Another SQUARE? That's the plan for OWH bonus sketch B30:

I liked the bohemian paper I used yesterday so I cut a new piece for the sketch today.

A couple of berry stickers matched the background and provided a second color that I used for the center square block.

I also used this color formula to create the sentiment block along with its stickers.

For the sentiment I used some word stickers from a mixed sheet and make hearts with Distress Markers.

Ddd

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The sketch for OWH bonus B29 is wide open for interpretation. One had better have an interesting feature piece to pull off something like this:

The large clear sticker I chose to use was strong enough to stand up to a bold background so I pulled out one with a bohemian look.

The crosspiece was filled with a pre-stamped sentiment which I trimmed even with the illustration instead of running it out to the edges like the sketch showed.

No base card shows on this layout.

Ddd

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What's not to like about a sketch with a little banner? That's what we've got with OWH bonus sketch B28:

I had a large floral heart I wanted to use in place of the circle and it was a good size for it. Color pulled from the petals were reflected in the background and lower horizontal piece.

I glued the banner flags to a piece of twine and tied at the edges of the heart. I used letter stickers on these flags.

I wanted to continue the sentiment on the horizontal strip so I moved it upward to give it continuity. The word used is a glittery script sticker.

I added a couple of purple heart brads at the ends of the strips.

Ddd

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AAAAK! I totally missed that this was a square card when I cut out all the parts for it. Here is OWH bonus sketch B27:

Sure, it seems obvious here, but on the page where I had the sketches printed 4-to-a-page it went right over my head.

The tag I used was smaller than the sketch allowed so, even with the rearrangement of the sentiment block, I ended up with a card that had way too much blank space at the top.

To balance this a little I added three tiny rhinestones along one of the lines.

I do like the colors of the papers and how they echo the flowers in the tag.

Ddd

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Do you realize how CLOSE we are to the end of these sketches? Here is OWH bonus sketch B26:

Well, that's different!

I had some pre-done diecuts from a long-ago swap and layered two of them with some patterned paper for the feature piece. 

To really make the cut edges pop I used a black background and mounted it on a matching cream card base.

I stayed with the heart shown in the sketch. If I were to do this one again I would back the vellum heart sticker with some white so it would be brighter.

Ddd

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And on we go with the OWH sketches - today it's bonus sketch B25:

I wanted to create my own elegant background so I reached for a lace-printed paper and overlaid it with groupings of rose stickers.

To allow more of the background to show I cut the sentiment panel down and tied the twine around that instead of the whole card like the sketch shows.

The white base card shows as a border around the whole card.

Ddd

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Another new OWH sketch is thrown into the mix - number 257.

I worked on this totally backwards from my usual method - I chose the sentiment block first from my file of pre-stamped scriptures.

This led to the bright dotted paper and that led to the background blue dotted paper. While I was in the dot-selecting mode I chose three plain papers from the colors in the feature paper and diecut circles from them.

Each of the circles got a silver medallion from a sheet of peel-off stickers and then I layered everything with black.

Three black brads are in keeping with both the design and the colors.

Ddd

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A simple sketch, a simple card - here's OWH bonus sketch B24:

I'm still trying to figure out why the measurements for the center panel are 3.5 as it is obviously not that tall.

I had a rub-on seed packet that was so old I wasn't sure it was going to apply to the paper. But a bit of babying and I managed to get it to stick.

To fit the sketch, the lower horizontal band covered up the name of the plant but the rub-on sheet had a smaller version of the label that I could use on top of it.

I used a green layer to go with the seed packet, a lavender layer for the flowers on the illustration and a white card base for the border matching the oval.

Ddd

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 You DO know that a heart, star or flower in a sketch really serves as a 'placeholder' allowing for any other element to fill that space? That is the route I took on OWH bonus sketch B23

I had some silver Dazzles stickers designed to layer. I chose different shimmer papers for the layers and trimmed out the flowers with scissors.

I pierced a hole in the center of each layer and staccked them on the prongs of a flower brad. The layers were also glued so they would not shift but would stay with their petals offset.

I mounted the stacked flower on a top-fold silver shimmer card base. and added a stem from the flower sticker sheet.

The silver peel-off sentiment landed just where the sketch indicates it should be.

Ddd

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Simple can be boring or it can be classy - I choose the latter for OWH bonus sketch B22:

Sometimes I forget until it is too late that placing vellum stickers on a colored background will change their color. I wanted that green background but didn't intend to get all that green in the petals. Oh well.

I selected colors from the illustration for the background strips and bordered the main panel and the background  with white.

I trimmed down a pre-stamped sentiment to include a thin white border and popped it up on foam tape.

Ddd

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Due to a heat wave I have been able to work in my cool basement studio without guilt. Now we're up to OWH bonus sketch B21.

This time I played it straight, only diverging by letting the clear vinyl butterfly sticker escape the bounds of the circle element.

I backed this with a piece imprinted with lace in white, gold and silver.

I used the extensions above and below this panel to stamp the sentiment in two parts.

The main background is yellow to match the butterfly.

I used a white card base with a small border showing all around the edges.

Ddd

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There sure are a lot of non-traditional card shapes in amongst the OWH bonus sketches. Number B20 is another square one.

A plaid and a dot were chosen to echo the colors in the vellum sticker mounted on white.

When I cut the circle, I placed the upper plate only down to the beginning of the ribbons. This allowed me to remove the partially cut circle from the die and finish the shaped portion of the cutting with a craft knife.

I cut out the pre-stamped sentiment with a round punch and mounted it with foam tape.

Ddd

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I love a good pun used on a card. I got to indulge myself on OWH bonus sketch 19:

I had to do a little adjusting to accomodate the balloons on the gold peel-off sticker but it is still in the spirit of the design. I placed the sticker on shimmer paper and used a craft knife to cut away the portions inside the balloons. These were backed with different colors of shimmer paper before the whole piece was mounted on a white base card.

On the same sticker sheet was the text phrase I used. It is hard to read in the photo - it says 'Fishing you a happy birthday'.

The lower piece of paper serves as the 'table' so it is appropriate that it is visible through the 'water' in the bowl.

Ddd

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You sure can change the entire look of a sketch with bold paper choices. That's the route I took with OWH bonus sketch B18:

Oh, how quite and calm this sketch looks.

I decided to carry over the one big circle into the papers for all the background elements. I chose a large black and white dot for the base and a multi-colored medium dot for the horizontal band. 

The large black circle is cut from a paper textured with small dots.

I had a vellum sticker sheet with only two round dots left on it. These were used on top of two white dots on the background tying it back to the multi-colored band.

A big red and gold vellum heart sticker fills the black circle.

Ddd

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