Hello and welcome to my stop on today's OWH Fundraiser Blog Hop. I'm excited to be able to join in and show you a few of the brand new dies being introduced by Die-Versions to support OWH. If you're hopping along in order you should be arriving from Archi's CraftCave
If you've gotten off-track or want to start from the beginning head on over to
Now on to my card shares. I created two cards that will both be used as Any Hero notes. (If you're new to OWH, those are the handwritten notes of thanks and greetings included in each and every box of cards sent out.
In this first card I used my Die-Versions die to cut the focal point sentiment and then I used the resulting 'stencil' to trace out my other hexagons so they'd all be the same size. Creating your own stencils with dies is a great way to stretch your creativity and your crafty budget all at the same time.
I used a pencil to trace the hexagon shape onto the back side on my papers using the die-cut reverse shown here, and then used a ruler and craft knife to cut along the traced lines. Easy!
On this card, featuring the Hero edge die and Combat Boots by Die-Versions I used some scrap papers in various greens, torn and inked to create a camo effect for the background. Inking the bootprints in an uneven pattern gives then a little added dimension and texture.
Thanks to Die-Versions for creating these great fundraiser dies for OWH and to you for stopping by and visiting with me. You have a lot more to explore on today's hop and your next stop is
Happy Crafting!
Your cards are amazing you really came up with such creative and clever ideas. Love what you did and how you did it. You truly are talented and your cards will mean so much!
ReplyDeletePaula your cards are amazing!! I think I have to get the
ReplyDeleteI especially like the heavy-tread boot tracks! Very cute cards. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love both of them, but the one with the boots and the edge die really stands out to me.
ReplyDeleteBoth of your cards are gorgeous!! I love how you've showcased the dies!! So happy to be hopping with you!!
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So sorry if this posts twice, but it's not showing up. :( I love both of these cards, but the one with the boots really stands out to me. I love the Hero edge die. Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeletePaula your cards are Amazing!! Love your paper choices!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Really like your cards, especially the second one!
ReplyDeleteWow, Paula...great job with the Die-Version dies. Your cards are perfect!
ReplyDeleteSuper cards with a great eye-catching combo of hexagon papers, makes me drool. And those boot prints! March on, great hero is what they say
ReplyDeleteLove the hexagons and all the work you did cutting them. The heavy boot tracks are just awesome and I like how you incorporated the die on the side. Great cards.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards!! Especially love the greens & browns & that great boot print on your second!!
ReplyDeleteLove love love the quilt effect on the hexagon card! Thanks so much for participating in our hop today!
ReplyDeletePaula I love your cards!! Your paper choices are perfect!
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards! I love those combat boots and your tip on using the die to create a template is something I will definitely be trying out. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove both of these, especially like the boots on the ground one. Love creating stencils with my dies too.
ReplyDeleteWas really looking forward to seeing your cards on this hop. I always enjoy, and CASE, your ideas.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about the paper on the first card. Was it preprinted with patriotic words or did you stamp them? Either way, it's a great effect.
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed with your original camo paper and the boot prints are great. TFS!
Oh, my goodness! Your boot print card is the best ever! Love the colors, love the subtlety of the card. Absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteI like the one with the boot treads...very neat and different!!! Radloff jen at cable one dot net
ReplyDeleteWow, your ideas are great! Both of your cards are wonderful Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are stunning. TFS
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Archana
Love the footprints. Great sample!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea Paula for making your own hexagons! The bootprints card is great. I'm a huge fan of yours and love your talent. Thanks for sharing your tips and talent.
ReplyDeleteOoooh I really like these. The more I see these images it makes me think that the products could be used for other things too such as fathers day or his birthday. You could even give a card like this to a fan of geocaching.
ReplyDeleteThe combat boots...I love them! So unique!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards! I love how the hexagons turned out looking like stars!!!!!
ReplyDeletegreat tip using the hexagon die! the boot print is growing on me.
ReplyDeleteLove the boot prints and it is even better that you were able to use up some scrap paper.
ReplyDeleteI like how you used the die to make a stencil on the first one and the torn paper to make the camo background on the second.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love that handmade camo card, Paula! I'll have to use that idea when I run out of camo paper! Thank you so much for all you do to support Operation Write Home!
ReplyDeleteI really like all of the details on your second card. What a great way to make some camo paper. The multiple colors on the boots make them much more realistic.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the footsteps card. The combination of the green tone colors are stunning and so creative:)
ReplyDeleteGreat cards and great tips! I like the way you created the camo background. The boot track are great!
ReplyDeleteThese are two very different cards! I'm partial to RWB, so the first card caught my eye. I love how you created the additional hexagons and used a variety of papers. On the second card you were so clever to create your own camo paper! Inking the boot treads randomly makes them very realistic. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI love the boots! Very cute. I also like what you did with the hexagons, it looks like a quilt.
ReplyDeleteI always love looking at your cards. They are always so creative and distinctive. TFS
ReplyDeletePaula, thank you for the great tips on using die cuts for stencils. Your cards are fabulous! I really like the torn paper and the inked boots on the hero card!!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards!
ReplyDeleteThe boots are the best. And thanks for showing how to make camouflage paper with scraps. You are always inspiring.
ReplyDeleteLove the use of the hexagons in the first card, and love how you created the camo look in the second card. Two heroes will be extra lucky to receive these cards.
ReplyDeleteLove the boot tracks!!! very cool how you used the greens for camo.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you created the camo background. I don't have camo paper but can create the effect using your method. TFS
ReplyDeleteI especially love the hexagon shape dies. You've shared such a cute way to incorporate them on your cards our servicemen send home to tell their loved ones back home they miss them.
ReplyDeleteI REALLY enjoyed the blog hop!!! I was SO inspired and anxious to make many new cards.
Thanks you Paula, and the entire design team for all your hard work for our servicemen! I'm proud to participate.
Loved the cards you made. The boot tracks made an impact. Thanks for sharing your craft.
ReplyDeleteLove the bootprint card! It has great personality.
ReplyDeleteNot only are your cards great eye candy, but I enjoy how you always "teach" me something new when I visit :-) Love, love, love the hexagon hero card!
ReplyDeleteWasn't sure about those boot tracks but your card is really nice
ReplyDeleteLove the boots!!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards as always Paula. I like the tips on using the hexagon negative for cutting identical sized hexagons. Absolutely love what you did with the boot tracks. They look so realistic with the extra touch of color.
ReplyDeleteAmazing job! Great use of DV dies! Love it!
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards Paula. Love the one with the boots.
ReplyDelete"Boots on the ground" - a great card! I like them both. Wonderful inspiration!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards, especially the one with the boots!
ReplyDeletePaula I love your cards, but especially love the way you created the camo paper!!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing your cards. I new they would be great and you did not disaappoint. I especially like the shoe soles was wondering how someone was going to use that one. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow! Love the way you created your own camo paper. I never would have thought of that. What a wonderful Any hero card that will be well appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering how folks were using plain hexagons! Thanks for the tip! The boots dies looks really great on the camo background!
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt kind of look on the hexagon card!
ReplyDeleteGosh, both cards are great. Love the quilted look of the first card and boot treads of the second look awesome against the background. Well done.
ReplyDeleteI love the boot prints on your camo background. Great job. Thanks for the share!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE everything about your boot print hero card.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving, loving, loving the new Die-Versions dies for OWH! Such creative ways to use them. Thanks for all you do for OHW!
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Some more AMAZING cards - thanks for the ideas!
ReplyDeleteI really like what you did with HERO edge die. Good job.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the hexagon technique! I love how the pattern makes a star.
ReplyDeleteThese are both great. Such wonderful new dies and benefiting OWH...win, win. I really like your 2nd card using the torn pieces to create the camo effect. I might have to CASE that idea. :)
ReplyDeleteLoving your AnyHero cards, Paula! You rocked 'em! I was hoping someone would show the bootprints, I'm at a loss :) :) Yours looks great!
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I am definitely drawn to the camo look and the bootprints on the second card - what a strong focal image! Your inking of the print to look muddy is awesome. Some hero is going to be wowed as well no doubt.
ReplyDeleteLove these, Paula!! So glad to see you on the hop today... Tonight... I am late-night hopping. Wouldn't miss it for the world though. I'm always happy to see what you've been up to!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love how you did the 1st card, what a great idea and the papers you used are so cool together! I ordered the Hero edge die, can't wait to get it and start playing!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely cards ... So creative and I'm sure any hero would love receiving them. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards, especially the boot tread. Love the new dies!
ReplyDeleteI love the boot die-cuts and the use of the hexagons.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are simply awesome, Paula! I love the bright, patriotic colors in the first one, and the hexagons make it especially unique. And I like what you did with the coloring on the boot print die-cuts. Tfs!
ReplyDeleteLove the boots on the camo background!
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards. The color scheme and technique on the camo card is outstanding. Great job!
ReplyDeletelove your hexagon card so colorful
ReplyDeleteYou are SO clever! I will definitely try expanding my craftiness by using "stencils' made with the reverse of my die cuts. And how smart to use various shades of torn green paper to create a camp effect! Economical use of scraps ~ always a good idea. :-)
ReplyDeleteVERY NICE CARDS. HEXIES ARE MY FAVORITE AND I HAVE A GREAT PUNCH FOR THEM. THE SECOND CARD IS AWESOME, THE TORN PAPER IN THE BACKGROUND IS A GREAT ELEMENT.
ReplyDeleteAs usual, your cards are amazing! I especially like the boots with the camo back.
ReplyDeleteLove both the cards, but especially the effect with the various colored papers under the boot.
ReplyDeleteI love the boots on the camouflage. Not sure if I would have thought of that.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to use the cut out as a stencil - nothing wasted! And the camo effect with the bootprints is really cool! Thank you for sharing these cards and for your ongoing support of OWH.
ReplyDeleteAs usual, you cease to amaze me Paula. I love the homemade camo paper, I never thought to do that. Those will make awesome hero cards.
ReplyDeleteLove both of your cards. Your hand cutting of those hexagons shows a steady hand and good eye! I thought you might have done it with an electronic diecutting machine. They are so sharp!
ReplyDeleteLove the treatment you did on the bootprint. Thanks for showing that die on a card. I had no idea it was that large.
Nice card with the boots die - great details!
ReplyDeletePaula, thanks for the tip with the stencil - that makes it all look very symmetrical and pleasing. (And I always love tips to save money :-)
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are really nice. Ute
Love both of your cards and how you showcased the dies. I really like how you did the background on the second card. A great way to make camo looking paper. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGreat examples, thank you for sharing. I liked the use of paper scraps to add to the background.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip on creating the hexagons! Beautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteI love how you stretched your crafting dollar by making a template for the hexagon! And I adore how you did the boot prints with the extra color for interest.
ReplyDeleteOh my word--- the hexagons are amazing but I simply LOVE the boot prints as well! How fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving such clear instructions so we can CASE these cards.
ReplyDeleteWow-- I love the first one; it is so well-designed!! Colors, patterns, all seems just perfect and thanks for the tips, too!! Second one is fab, too--I WILL be CASE'ing the camp idea; you are so clever!!! TFS!!
ReplyDeleteJust wonderful! WOW
ReplyDeleteI LOVE those little boots! That's such a creative design and the colors you've chosen look great! Very nice!
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The cards here are super cool and I love the purpose!! How inspiring!! Also congrats on the Leibster Award nomination from Penny - she's great, isn't she?
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