Operation Greeting Cards for Seniors GRAND PRIZE Winner

Hey everyone, thank you again for everyone’s participation in this event.  I delivered another 100+ cards yesterday.  The Nursing Homes were so thrilled to receive all the beautiful cards.  Thank you, I couldn’t have done it without all of you!

And without further adieu…the random grand prize winner is (drum roll)…

BEVERLY SIZEMORE!!!

Everyone’s prizes will be in the mail today!! I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and an Amazing 2024!

Please check out the pictures of all the beautiful cards I received.

Tricia

Check out the Cards! – Operation Greeting Cards for Seniors

Good  Evening Peeps!!!  I just spent the day updating my database, separating cards and organizing the next phase of this journey.  I thought you might like to check out not only how we are doing with our goal but also the beautiful cards we received.

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Whimsy Flower Garden | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions

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Welcome Back Watercolor Fans! I am loving the New Releases so far and the new whimsical flowers is no exception.  These are great to use with the new Gnomes set but they are also great on their own.  Here’s how I created this project.

Whimsy Flower Garden

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Easter Basket Shadowbox | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions

Welcome back watercolor fans!  I am so excited about this new release.  The bunnies and chicks and the baskets and and and… Any way, onto the card. I pulled out my shadowbox dies and went overboard.  Shadowboxes are great because they are so quick and easy (small painting and quick die cutting).  Let me tell you how I created this Easter Basket Shadowbox card.

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Bokeh Snowman | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions

It’s amazing that we aren’t yet to Thanksgiving, yet we already have snow! Yippee!  I chose to do a really simple snowman and sleigh using the new Snowman Christmas set from the Watercolor Journal.  I am obsessed with the Bokeh technique.

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Scarecrow Pumpkins | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions

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What do you mean it’s the middle of October, where has the time gone?  My project today is fall themed, I know, again!  I love this time of year.  The colors and everything Fall makes me happy.  I used the new Fall Journal stamp sets to create this cute Scarecrow Pumpkins.  All I can say is “So. Much. Fun.”  I need to retire so I have more time to create!  Let’s get into it.

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Christmas Magic Ornament | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions

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Welcome Back Watercolor Fans! I am so excited you decided to join us again for an all inspiring weekend.  I chose to create a Christmas Magic Ornament card (still stuck on these new images and the Christmas in July theme is OK with me to get a jump on my list.).

To begin, I used some awesome painters’ tape that I got from Let’s Make Art.  I wish I had cut it down first, so I had the border around it, there’s always next time.  I painted the glass ornament and topper using Daniel Smith paints and Canson watercolor paper.  Sandy Allnock inspired and taught me with her Watercolor glass ornament with Christmas berries tutorial on youtube, go check it out!  It is sooo easy!  I added some post-it tape in the middle of the ornament, where I placed my image, to protect it while I painted.

Once it was completely dry, I broke out my Art Impressions NEW snowman stamp from the latest release.  I inked just the top half of him with a couple of colors.  First, I added 569 from his top hat to the top of his scarf only (not including his branches).  I also added it to the bird.  Next, I used my 969 and added that to the birds’ legs, the branches, his jacket and the bottom half of his scarf and a small amount on his eyes, nose and mouth.  I continued adding some to his hat.  TIP: I wish I had rubbed some ink off where I placed the greenery on his hat, so it was more prominent, again next time!  I stamped it off and stamped it in the middle of the ornament.  I pulled the color out of the lines and added some additional color from my palette.

If you let each layer of color dry completely, you can build up some nice shadows.  Did you know that complementary colors on the color wheel allow you to build nice shadows?  For example, if you are using a red to color the scarf, you could layer in green to get some nice shadows.  Remember, make sure your darkest colors are in the shadowed areas and you leave white space and highlights.

Once the card was complete, I cut it with my rectangle stitched dies and added it to a Gina K Designs dark chocolate mat.  I cut the tag from the new Journal dies set from a piece of Gina K Design Tangerine Twist card stock (yes, you read that right, orange…stay with me). I hand-drew a criss cross design using 856, then using 847 just on the outside of the words and the 757 just along the edges. I used the new Christmas sentiments set for the “Christmas Magic” (I cut it apart so I could stack it onto the tag).  A little green embroidery floss and voila!

This card was so fun to make I painted (not put onto cards yet) 3 of them in one sitting!  It was so much fun.  I love it when I have time to paint my Christmas cards without the rush of the impending deadline to get them into the mail.  It makes a more peaceful process and experience.  It doesn’t always happen but I certainly love when it does.

Well, once I again, I thank you for spending some of your weekend with me and the watercolor crew.  We love to see all of your wonderful watercolor projects and hope that you will come back next time!  Have a crafty day!

 


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Easter Cross | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions Stamps

Hello watercolor fans and welcome back.  This weekend I decided to create this simple Easter Cross project.  When I say easy, I mean easy.  Here is how I put this project together.

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Seasonal Blocks | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions

 

Wow, it’s been a cold January so far.  This watercolor weekend I thought I would do something a little different.  I created this block style setup to do some water coloring on.  I didn’t realize I had done a seasonal block look.  This was such a quick project, I made a ton of them.

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Christmas Wishes | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions

Hi Watercolor Fans!  It’s that time again.  We have lots of Christmas inspiration for you.  I created a Christmas Wishes scene.  It reminds me of a snowy town settling in for the night.

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