back again! - OWH B-Day Bash challenge and a virtual card-making party

Hi there! I know it's been a while, hasn't it? Thank you for sticking with me. :) So much has happened since moving here to Tennessee, you wouldn't believe it. I found myself pretty overwhelmed, needing a long, guilt-free blog break. But I'm back, with a card for the Operation Write Home Birthday Bash!


And to help celebrate, this weekend, Hero Arts is throwing a virtual card-making party over at the Hero Arts Flickr pool, complete with challenges and prizes galore (prizes will also be offered by OWH). The goal is to make 500 cards to send in to OWH, and one of the challenges - offered by my fellow Hero Arts Hostess alumni and me - is The Punch Your Art Out Challenge, requiring you to use at least one punch or die on your card. So here's my submission:


Pretty simple and straight-forward. :) I used the Nestabilities Label 4 die... cut and embossed. A little trick about getting that thin black mat: after cutting and embossing your image, adhere it to black card stock, and then reposition your die back around it . Using a craft knife, carefully cut around the edge of the die and voila - a nice, slim mat without using a second, larger die. :)



Hope you enjoy! Be sure to participate in this fun event, all for a wonderful cause (links above). Here's to hoping that life has finally decided to settle down so I can start posting again... if so, I'll see you soon! xo

SUPPLIES:
Hero Arts stamps S5264, CL401, and CL380.. SU Bashful Blue, and Memories black and white dye inks.. Nestabilities Label 4 die and popdots.