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Mama Elephant and Operation Write Home


I'm super excited to be joining Mama Elephant and OWH today for an awesome cause and to show off a super cute new stamp set! You should be joining me from Laura Bassen's blog but you can find a complete hop list at the bottom in case you are lost. :)


Mama Elephant is so excited to be partnering this summer with Operation Write Home - they are a nonprofit that sends beautiful handmade cards to our service members so that they can write home to their families. Isn’t that just the best? There’s no Hallmark store in the desert, so this is a pretty important gift we can give them as crafters!

Mama Elephant's “In My heart” set was inspired by the mission of OWH; Mama Elephant knows that many of those serving overseas have little kiddos at home that they write to. So Mama Elephant designed cute little kids and sentiments to express just how much those little folks are missed! The drawings are done in such a way that they can be adapted to different ethnicities too, making this a really flexible set. Mama Elephant will  be donating 20% of the proceeds of the stamp sets sold on our retail site from now until July 31st! How cool is that?


You can join in on the mission to serve the troops - be sure you visit the OWH website and read all the guidelines carefully….you’ll learn about why glitter is dangerous to send, so leave the stickles behind when making cards for heroes! Lots more information is available on their Welcome page - tons of questions are answered there! And they have a fun YouTube show each weekday with project info, tutorials, and more - check it out HERE.

So now that you know all the cool details....here is my card using this AMAZING set!


I paper pieced this sweet little girl and added my favorite sentiment from this set. Her hair needed a little bling so I added a gold sparkly enamel dot. :)

There is more inspiration so keep hopping! Next up is Heather Campbell!

Here is a complete blog hop list :)



Comments

Melissa T. said…
Great coloring on this little card. Thank you for sharing! :)
CraftyPaws said…
So adorable-cute and sassy! love it! tfs and a great hop! Hugs, Kristina
Joan K said…
She is just adorable - nice job of paper piecing and I love the extra bling!
Holly Saveur said…
such a sweet sentiment...
*Vicki* said…
Such a fabulous card design!! Love the added twine and hearts!! TFS! :)
Sooo cute!!! I love the dotted background. Thanks for sharing.
Joan Smith said…
Oh my goodness what a sweet, sweet & precious card gosh you did a super creative job and you color skills are impeccable very impressive.
Lori Kobular said…
Your card is so cute!! I love that sentiment! Thanks for helping OWH!
Unknown said…
I am so excited about this stamp set, seeing so many ways to use it makes me need it more and more. Thanks for helping out OWH!!
Anonymous said…
What a sweet card.
Christine Kiehl said…
Aww, love the polka dots. Gray no less, how creative! Thank you for sharing with us!
Elsie B said…
Such a cutie! And hey, I agree that a girl can always use a bit of bling!
Elsie B said…
Such a cutie! And hey, I agree that a girl can always use a bit of bling!
Anonymous said…
Great, sweet card, especially the sentiment. Thank for being part of the OWH bloghop today!
Grá O'Neill said…
Beautiful card, love the paper piecing :)
Mary-Anne V said…
Very sweet...love the polka dots and the cute image.
Sarah G said…
Lovely card - great details with the hearts, twine and touch of bling!
Jannette said…
So cute! These kids in this stamp set are so cute! Great job on the card.
Robin said…
Just Adorable!
Christiana said…
Aw, this is sweet as can be! Love it.
Sue D said…
Very sweet--I like the hearts and the polka dot background.
Sandy Allnock said…
Awwww she is so sweet!! Love your card. Thanks for promoting OWH!!
Annywz said…
This card is so cute! love all the colors~
WhoMom said…
Sweet card. I love the hearts on the side and the gold enamel dot for bling.
Lady Fair said…
Adorable card, love the paper colors and the pink hearts.
Kathy S said…
These cards in the hop are just fantastic. Thank you so much for participating in OWH.
Celeste Goff said…
This card is just too sweet! I love all of the wonderful details you added right down the enamel dot in her hair!
mariangel said…
lovely love the soft colors cute girl love it
wilson.marie65 said…
Super super precious card.. love the bling in her hair
good luck to everyone :)
Love the coloring on the little girl. This is such an adorable card overall. Tfs!
Bounding said…
What a fun sweet card, full of love. So adorable!

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