Sunday, March 20, 2011

March Madness

Operation Write Home had a Virtual Card Party yesterday, and I only completed one of the challenges. This was a color/pattern inspiration challenge for a Mother's Day card.


The patterned paper is from Basic Grey's June Bug collection, the 6 x 6 paper pad. I cut a piece to cover the whole card base, and it was just too much! Slicing and dicing worked wonders.


I spent most of yesterday sorting cards. Lots of cards arrived here last week, and I really needed to spend the day getting them organized for shipping. From the looks of these boxes, you'd never know I shipped 17 boxes full of cards to our Heroes last week.


I use the large flat rate boxes to hold my sorted cards and place them on the stairs, out of the way.


I'll empty most of these "sorting" boxes today when I load cards into these boxes:


It's March Madness in more ways than one. Go Tarheels!
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15 comments:

  1. Paula S.March 20, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    I like the slicing and dicing technique. It breaks it up and adds a lot of interest. I think I'm gonna steal this idea. WOW - Bless you and all those boxes!

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  2. AdeleMarch 20, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    It really takes over your house, doesn't it? Thanks for the hard work!

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  3. WendyMarch 20, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    I really like that card. And love the photos of how OWH has transformed your home as a shipper. March madness, April madness, May madness, etc... you rock as a shipper!

    PS: I'm back in town for at least a couple of weeks if you need a sidekick / helper!

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  4. Operation Write HomeMarch 20, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    Woohooo!!!! Goooooooo Dixie, sort sort sort pack pack pack!!

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  5. Carol LMarch 20, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    Your card is fabulous, and that's a great tip you shared with us about those busy patterned papers!
    Thanks for all your hard work with OWH! My goodness, that's madness for sure, but so many folks appreciate it, so keep up the great work! I don't know where you find time to make cards with all those boxes to sort and fill!! YOU GO GIRL!!!

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  6. Nancy F.March 20, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    Dixie, I knew there was an awful lot of work involved in being a shipper, but those pictures really tell a story! My goodness! Thank you so much for all you do!

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  7. SandyMarch 20, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    Your card was so beautiful ! Never realized how much work this was until the photo . Thanks for all u do!

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  8. CherylMarch 21, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Your card is beautiful! The clean design lets the beauty of this paper show.

    Thank you for all your work for OWH! It is a great organization. I'm working on a filling up a box to send in soon.

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  9. gbinionMarch 21, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    WOW!!! (speechless!!)

    Thanks for all you do!!

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  10. TeresaMarch 21, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    I LOVE the card! Thank you for your work with the cards!

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  11. CoraMarch 21, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    Would you believe I just made cards similar to this from one of the sketches. I used up several small sheets of the old Scarlet Letter paper. Chopped it into 3 rectangles for each card. I think I made about 13 thinking of you cards. I like your card. I like all your boxes too!

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  12. LaurieMarch 21, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    Love that idea of cutting up a patterned paper. I have tons that I don't know what to do with! I'm totally lifting this idea.

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  13. suzyQ2March 22, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    What a beautiful card! Do you have a "recipe" for this design?
    Carolcarratt@msn.com

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  14. Jan HunnicuttMarch 24, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    What a beautiful card, I think I'd like to C.A.S.E. it too :) I also enjoyed your post above about shipping owh cards from start to finish.

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  15. helloholleyApril 11, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    This is a beautiful card.....
    thank you so much for everything you do for OWH!!! You guys rock and I really love to read an see the photos of evertthing that goes into what you guys do.....AMAZING!!!You are an inspiration to us all!!! ;)
    Inky Hugs,
    Holley

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