Saturday, March 20, 2010

Operation Write Home Blog Hop...


Operation Write Home's Mission is to support our nation’s armed forces by sending blank greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them. Saturday, they are having a Blog Hop and 84 blogs have signed up for this momentous occasion! Not only will you see wonderful creations that will inspire you but you'll give our Armed Forces a lot of love! You'll start the BLOG HOP at the OWH Stars and Stamps blog!

Once you've commented on my blog, you'll next hop to Jeannie's blog, TheBucketList Stamper!


My card today fits the Clean and Simple Sketch for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. (Sketch below) Yes, I went the easy way out, but I just couldn't figure out all the little bricks on the Fancy Sketch! Luckily, they gave us a chance to pick which sketch to do!

I printed my image from Delicious Doodles onto Whisper White cardstock, then colored with Copic Markers. I mounted my image on glittery cardstock. My designer paper is from the "At Home" Stack by Die Cuts with a View and my pearls are from Hobby Lobby. I finished the large card off with rhinestones and an organza bow. Card size: 6 x 6 3/4 inches.


94 comments:

  1. Hi Darsie - this is just divine - you know we love your cards and each week you 'wow' us with something gorgeous!! Love the image and the colours you have used - and ADORE those pearls!!! This is definitely a favourite with me - thanks for the YUMBLY eye candy Darsie! Love it! I am so glad you played along this week with the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, we appreciate your support and we love seeing your 'works of the heart' See you again next week! (((hugs)))
    Linda MMSC Design Team

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wow, so many yummy embellishments, Darsie!! Delicious!!! Thanks for joining in the fun of the hop!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Wow! That card is beautiful, and that sketch is really fabulous - already added to my sketch book! Thanks for joining in the blog hop!

    ReplyDelete
  4. WOW, this card is really pretty, I also love the one you did with the cross. Great work.

    Blessings,

    dawn

    ReplyDelete
  5. Love the pearls...what a great way to add shine, without using glitter!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Darcie, what a wonderful image of those gorgeous yellow roses, I can almost smell them..........love all the pearl swirls you crated too. Colors are so soft, love them. Glad you could share your card with the MMSC this week. Beautiful take on the sketch.

    MMSC
    Sue
    March Guest

    ReplyDelete
  7. Wow Darsie, this is gorgeous! Those flowers look like a photograph, beautiful coloring. Love the pearl details too. :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. Beautiful card!! The pearls are great!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Just beautiful! The pearls add such class and elegance. Thanks for being part of OWH.

    ReplyDelete
  10. What a great card. I love your image and the bling.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Darsie,
    I'm Jeanine I'm tagging behind you but just wanted to leave a message saying your card is absolutely the most gorgeous I have ever seen. Wow is all I can say.
    God Bless you and your family,
    Jeanine

    ReplyDelete
  12. I LOVE LOVE LOVE all of the pearl embelishments! You did a fantastic job coloring in the flowers!!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Wow Darsie.....a lady who loves the bling as much as I do. Great job with the colors and pearls on this card.

    ReplyDelete
  14. What a beautiful card! I love your flowers.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Gorgeous work as always, Darsie! I'm so blown away by how you colored the image -- it looks so REAL! Love the pearl accents and that wonderful blue bow, too. Thanks for all that you do for our soldiers!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Oh so pretty! This will be gobbled up and treasured. Such a beauty.

    ReplyDelete
  17. LOVE your card, Darsie! Thank you so much for being part of the blog hop today and for the beautiful card and tutorial you shared with us on the Stars and Stamps blog!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Your card is so pretty! The sketch reminds me of a quilt pattern.

    ReplyDelete
  19. What a truely beautiful card! This is my first time to your site, but won't be my last for sure! I am inspired!
    hiscreation2@hotmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  20. Beautiful card! I love all the pearls and the flowers are wonderful. You did a wonderful job with your Copic Markers WOW!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Lovely card. I love the sketch. I'm always looking for a good sketch! Now I have GOT to get some Copic markers!

    ReplyDelete
  22. I am so impressed with your card. All of the embellishes are stunning. You have a great eye for stamping and creating cards! Thank you for sharing with us!

    ReplyDelete
  23. Your 'clean and simple' sketch becomes very complex when you lay the pearls on top of it!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Wow! Such texture! I just want to touch it! Great card. Thanks for hopping!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Your coloring is amazing and all those pearls are stunning.

    ReplyDelete
  26. Lovely card! Those pearls are amazing.

    ReplyDelete
  27. Darcie, your card is fabulous! I love it. The image is colored so beautifully and I love the sketch! Thanks for joining in on the blog hop! I am so proud to be involved with such a great cause!

    ReplyDelete
  28. Oh Darsie! You colored this?! Wow. I am just stunned by this card. You are so very talented!

    ReplyDelete
  29. This card is fabulous. I love all the pearls you added and the ribbon is sweet.

    ReplyDelete
  30. Oh your card is just so beautiful! I love the sprays for pearls and the image is so pretty!

    ReplyDelete
  31. Love your card - the sketch, the coloring, the pearls!!!!! Thanks also for sharing the sketch with us!!

    ReplyDelete
  32. Beautiful card! From a military wife - Thanks for participating in OWH's blog hop and for sharing your creativity.

    ReplyDelete
  33. Wow, what a beautiful card!!! So much detail; I love it!

    ReplyDelete
  34. love all the pearls! What a beautiful card and thanks for supporting OWH

    ReplyDelete
  35. That vase and flowers look like a photograph!! I am not nearly that talented when it comes to coloring images.

    Thanks SO much for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  36. Just beautiful! I love all the new blogs of such talented people I've discovered on this bloghop!

    ReplyDelete
  37. Great card. You followed the sketch very nicely. I will need to come back and look around your blog when I have more time.

    ReplyDelete
  38. This card is beautiful...thank you for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  39. What a gorgeous card! I was amazed when you said you colored it. Wow!

    Thank you for sharing your card with us- and with our troops though OWH!

    ReplyDelete
  40. Wonderful card. The pearls set it off so well. Great card and the colors are so springy. This card will be ooohed and aaahed over by anyone who gets it:)

    ReplyDelete
  41. Thank you for sharing your card and especially for taking part in the OWH Spring Blog Hop. You embellishments are beautiful and stand out terrifically. Great card.
    Sher

    ReplyDelete
  42. Absolutely gorgeous!!! Your coloring is exquisite.

    ReplyDelete
  43. Lovely card, beautiful coloring and lovin' all those pearl swirls!!

    ReplyDelete
  44. That card is beautiful eye candy. The details are amazing. Each time I look at it I see something new. Wow!

    ReplyDelete
  45. Darsie this is just magical. I love the luscious pearls and all the charming details. So well done. Thanks for playing along this week with the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge.

    Bear Hugs,
    Carol :o}
    Midnight Madness Design Team

    ReplyDelete
  46. What a beautiful card! A lot of work went into it.
    thank you for sharing,
    darlene a

    ReplyDelete
  47. What an exceptional job you did coloring this image! The bling just takes this fantastic card right over the top! WOW!

    ReplyDelete
  48. What a striking card! Beautiful! This is what is known as EMBELLISHMENTS! I also really like your cross card - had to go look that stamp up so I can buy it later! Thank you and blessings, Louise

    ReplyDelete
  49. Absolutely beautiful card, I love it.

    ReplyDelete
  50. OMG, your coloring is divine! This card is gorgeous! LOVE your pearl flourishes. Also love how you've used 2 narrow ribbons for your sentiment tag on your Old Rugged Cross card.
    R/

    ReplyDelete
  51. Cute! I love all of the cute pearls.

    ReplyDelete
  52. Excellent job again Darsie!!!! I was expecting FSS, & now I'll have to check out Delicious Doodles...you enabler!!! The yahoo swap came at a great time...I even made a Stampscape card for the hop! Thanks for your awesome tutorial on OWH blog. I love seeing all of the hoppers that used that FSS image! If you keep using all of these beautiful pearls, it may be cheaper to buy into the company! lol

    ReplyDelete
  53. What a GORGEOUS card! I love it. It sure would be an awesome Mother's Day card. Thanks for the inspiration!

    ReplyDelete
  54. This is so pretty....I love your pearls....thank you for sharing...

    ReplyDelete
  55. WOW!! Absolutely stunning and amazing!! Your coloring leaves me speechless! It's like I'm looking at a picture from a magazine. Totally awesome work!!!

    As a military spouse and someone new to OWH, I thank you for taking part in this awesome blog hop and in OWH!

    ReplyDelete
  56. Love the pearl flourishes... beautiful card.

    ReplyDelete
  57. I love your card... it's very beautiful!! I'm so excited that I found the OWH on the hop... I can't wait to start making my cards to send out!!!

    Thanks for Sharing!

    xoxo
    Ola
    okj83 at live dot com

    ReplyDelete
  58. Absolutely stunningly beautiful card! Colors are glorious!

    ReplyDelete
  59. What a beautiful card, Darsie ... I love the colors w/the yellow and the pearls - perfect ... Wonderful job.

    ReplyDelete
  60. Your card is absolutely gorgeous! Love all the layers. Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  61. OH.. WOW gorgeous card.. ( i must say cards,, i love what you do...) great job..

    hugs x

    ReplyDelete
  62. WOW!!!! Your card is gorgeous!!! I love all those beautiful pearls and the lovely papers!!!

    Hugs!
    Carolyn

    ReplyDelete
  63. When I read your card description of clean & simple all I could think of was no way! Then I saw it was about the sketch. It's stunning.

    ReplyDelete
  64. Beautiful flowers and your pearls are divine. It looks so elegant. Great job and thank you for supporting our heroes.

    ReplyDelete
  65. So happy to "see" you again! I used to visit the shop in Horseheads whenever I was in town to visit my husband. He's finally home in FL, but I missed your shop on my last visit. Your card is beautiful! Glad you are still creating!

    ReplyDelete
  66. Hello - I've hopped over here from OWH - it's my first time visiting your blog - WOW! What a card!! SO beautiful and ornate - I think 'Victorian era' when I look at it! My style is so much simpler - I could never come up with something like this - it's gorgeous!! I look forward to visiting you here again for more eye candy! :) Happy Hopping, and cheers from Vancouver, BC!

    ReplyDelete
  67. That card is just AMAZING! The coloring is fantastic and the bling just finishes it beautifully!

    ReplyDelete
  68. What can I say, I am very impressed with your rose coloring...it is perfect. Amazing work my friend :) AMAZING :)Thank you so much for joining in the fun this week at the Midnight Madness sketch challenge blog. I wanted to just let you know that the MMSC46 Sneak Peek has been posted.
    Priscilla
    MMSC Hostess

    ReplyDelete
  69. Darsie, your CAS card is just beautiful..lovely coloring of the roses and the addition of all those pearls adds such a feminine touch to your creation. Lovely dp, colors and ribbon! Beautiful!
    Thanks for playing along with us this week.
    Hugs,
    Charlotte
    MMSC DT

    ReplyDelete
  70. I love the pearl doodles - do they come like that?? what a fantastic idea.

    ReplyDelete
  71. fabulous card. I love the faux pearls they the perfect touch!

    ReplyDelete
  72. I want to join you all at OWH :) what a great organization.


    your cards are lovely and I am now a follower,
    Susan

    ReplyDelete
  73. Pretty & springy, great job! Thx for your support of OWH. Hugs, Loni (Stop #55)

    ReplyDelete
  74. Your card is totally fabulous!

    Hugs,
    Marsha

    ReplyDelete
  75. What a beautiful card! Thanks for sharing and supporting OWH.

    I am a little late and trying to catch up!!!

    ReplyDelete
  76. Love those yellow rosees :) And your blog is fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  77. Darsie,
    I tried to post a comment on Saturday and it wouldn't open up for me. Your flower is absolutely stunnin!! I love all the bling that you included - some lucky gal is going to get this work of art! TFS

    ReplyDelete
  78. What an absolutely gorgeous card!!! Love the pearls!

    ReplyDelete
  79. You sure did a wonderful job with the CAS style sketch, those pearls and flowers make a cheerful card! Thanks for sharing your talent this past week, xox ~Jeni & MMSC DT

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for your comments! I appreciate the time you take to visit my blog and leaving your thoughts!