Saturday, May 24, 2014

OWH Memorial Day Bloghop

Hello!
Welcome to the Art Impressions blog!
Happy Memorial Day Bloghop to everyone!

(If this happens to be your first stop, hop on over to the OWH blog to start from the beginning)

If you are not familiar with Operation Write Home, it is an amazing nonprofit organization! With the help of many volunteers, OWH creates and sends blank, handmade cards to troops overseas, so they have the opportunity to write home to their families, loved ones and friends. This is one of our favorite blog days of the year! It's wonderful to see so many amazing volunteers and companies join together to support an amazing organization!

This weekend is so special in our hearts. We are thankful for those who serve and those who have given it all for our freedom. A sincere thank you to all those who are active and non-active military, family members who have sacrificed time with loved ones and especially those who we remember today.

Today, we're featuring a card from our designer Karen Day. The bloghop is a Red, White & Blue + Theme and Karen created this CUTE card with our Birthday Whoot!

Copics: Owl - E57, E55, E53, E51, C1, Y26, Y23, YR12
Hat - B26, B24, B21, R24, R22, R20, C3, C1
Twig - E37, E35, E33



Now for some GIVEAWAYS and SPECIALS!
(Because who doesn't love those?)

This week, we're featuring an OWH challenge. Submit your cards here for a chance to win Ai prizes!

Also, we're offering 10% off this weekend at artimpressions.com!
No need for a coupon code, just head over to our site and you'll get the discount at checkout!


A special thanks to everyone who has participated or hopped along!
Happy Stamping!


87 comments:

Sherry Eckblad said...

Love that owl card!

Beth L. said...

I love your owl! Gorgeous card! I love the papers you put together for your card.
Thanks for the challenge and the discount. I really love all the girlfriend stamps you make.

Unknown said...

love the owl! thanks for the discount too!!!

Melanie Rozwood said...

This is cute.

Paper Therapy Ponderings said...

cute cute cute - love that sentiment thanks for supporting OWH

Barb Housner

Tammy said...

Awww this is so cute, I love that image!
Tammy x

Pam said...

Adorable card! Love the sentiment.

Sue D said...

This is adorable. I like the patterns on the paper and the star in a circle.

sherry varga said...

What a darling card. I love the owl!!!

Kari V. said...

Oh, that owl is fabulous! Love the colors on this card, too!

CraftyPaws said...

Adorable Owl pun card! love it tfs hugs, Kristina

Celeste Goff said...

How adorable is this?! I love that little owl!

Diane said...

Adorable owl and super fun sentiment. Thanks for your continued support for our troops.

Elsie B said...

Such a cute image and sentiment. The owl is tilting his head in what I think of as the "puzzled puppy" pose. Thanks for participating in the blog hop!

Lori Kobular said...

Your owl stamp is so cute and I love the sentiment!

conil said...

I love this owl...he always looks like he's going to topple off that branch. Your coloring is perfect. Great card.

Leni said...

Fun owl! So cute. Gives a smile on your face

Unknown said...

thanks for another idea on how to use owls
I just adore your papers

Cindy's Card Co said...

I love AI stamps. I have several. Your card sample is just adorable, so cheery.

Jen R. said...

I like that you offset the card.....it really grabs the eye!

Jil Lebel said...

Your owl is awesome. I love the way you turned the paper to go along with his turned head. JIL

Heather North said...

You have some of the funniest stamp sets I've seen. Every time I see a card made with an AI stamp I have to smile.
P.S. Very cute card created for the OWH bloghop today. :)

Cherie said...

This is so cute! I love how everything is a little tilted and the sentiment is perfect.

Verna Angerhofer said...

Oh, so very cute and darling is that owl image. Love his expression. And, your coloring of him is wonderful.

Carol McCready said...

Love the owl. He is so cute.

Denise Bryant said...

Darling owl card! Love the red, white and blue!

byAnnette said...

Fun Card!
Papers are great with owl!

Thank You for supporting OWH!

JoAnn P said...

Cute owl. Thank you for supporting OWH.

Karenladd said...

AWK! That owl is so darn cute! Lovely card and coloring!

Tina said...

My daughter and I visited your booth in Orlando and bought this stamp and several others. You stamps are excellent quality and just the cutest ever. Thank you for supporting OWH!

Barb Ghig said...

Oh, what a sweet card! I love how you colored the owl, and that you chose patriotic colors for this card...so charming!

SHartl said...

I may just have to get that adorable owl stamp!! What a cute card.

Andrea T said...

Adorable card. I just love AI images. They are all so cute and creative. Thanks for supporting OWH.

Unknown said...

What a fun card! I love the paper layout. Thanks for supporting OWH!

LibLady said...

Love the owl!

Jessie said...

Lurve the Owl! I just got this stamp recently, thanks for the inspiration. And thanks to AI for all their support of OWH.

Paula S. said...

It's impossible not to grin at any card made with an Ai image. What fun! Thanks or everyone at Ai for your steadfast support of OWH.

Linda said...

Thanks for your support of OWH!!! What a totally adorable card! WTG!!!

Lee Mae said...

What a cutie all decked out in red, white, and blue! Such a fun card. Thanks for being part of the hop and for supporting OWH.

Samantha F. said...

Such a cute card--love it!

Donna Nuce said...

Thank you so much for your support of OWH. Your Owl card is adorable! Have a great day!

Margaret said...

That owl is adorable.

Ann Marie said...

Loving that owl! Adorable! Great coloring!

Barbara said...

Thanks for supporting OWH. Just love the card. I 'm a sucker for owls.

Beth said...

what a Whoot!

StampNK said...

That owl is too much! Love his funny expression and big eyes

Andrea B. said...

What a fun card - love how the off-kilter positioning of the blue paper mimic the way the owl's head is tilted to the side. And your coloring of this fun little owl is really well-done, too! Thank you so much for your support of OWH and our armed forces.

Unknown said...

I love! love! love! the owl card, the look on his face, the paper combinations. Great card

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card Karen , I love the Whoots , love the designer papers and layout, love the wonkie angle of the layer

Rufus said...

I love my Whoots sets and all the rest of my AI stamps (of which I own MANY, esp the humorous ones) I want to thank AI for their support of our troops and OWH.
R/

Unknown said...

Love the owl, so whimsical. Great use of color.

Patti J said...

Cuteness!!! Love that darling owl - he's got sparkly little eyes :) Thanks for sharing!

Lisa said...

Karen's card is so cool! I just love the red paper with white dots..combined with the cute birthday owl, says Festive! :)

Unknown said...

I love the placement of the background paper and the owl...what an adorable card. thanks for sharing.

Jo Ann U. said...

Thank you, Art Impressions, for your support of Operation Write Home and thanks for sharing this adorable card - that li'l owl is so darned cute!

Tammy P. said...

Really cute card. I love AI stamps and appreciate all of the support you give our heroes through your support of OWH. Thanks for the challenge and the discount!

Beth F. said...

Such an adorable owl card!

jheuser69 said...

The owl is adorable, wonderful card!

Carolynn said...

Your owl is a total charmer!

Sybrina K said...

What a wonderful card! Thanks so much for your support of OWH!

Anonymous said...

Ai has some really fun stamps. I need some! I love how you colored this sweet owl, Karen. Thank You to our Troops and Sandy!

Amy C. said...

What a fun little card! That owl is a "hoot"!

Cheri said...

The owl is adorable and your coloring is fabulous.

MaryAnnHT said...

Cute card--great sentiment and use of layers. Love! And, thanks for your support of OWH.

Ms. Craftin-ista said...

What an adorable AI image. And great coloring! Great card, thanks for sharing.
Raeanna Smith

Aimee said...

Awww, that owl is soooo cute! And the papers are yummy!

Rhonda Miller said...

Your card is so cute. I love the owl image and the sentiment is perfect.

Andrea D. La Vigne said...

I LOOOVE your owl, and how the blue paper tilts with the owl's head! Thanks for supporting OWH, and for sharing your beautiful card!

Shanta said...

Awesome card!!!

SUPRFOXdesigns said...

Love the owl card and sentiment- so cute!

Unknown said...

Your owl is just adorable.

Unknown said...

Beautiful card the lay out is perfect with the image. Thanks for supporting OWH.

Unknown said...

Great card. Whooo knew?

Kathy H said...

Sweet card!!!

cah said...

Such a cute owl and a fun sentiment.

creations by jackie said...

Cute as a button your card. Just love that owl.

WhoMom said...

Adorable card!!! Your owl is perfect, I love the AI stamps, they are so fun. Thanks for sharing on the hop today!

Wavejumper said...

One of my most favorite mfgs!

So good to see you see here and I want to deeply thank you for all your support of OWH all the time.

No big surprise-your card is very sweet!

Thank you for being here today.

Michelle said...

Great card! I love that little owl! Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Sooo many cute stamps - so little time! Thank you for participating in the OWH bloghop. Don't think I'll get to them all but I'm trying!

Unknown said...

Love the card and Love your stamps. I've gone tons of them and still want more!!! Thanks for the sale and opportunity to win and most of all THANKS for participating and supporting OWH.

Blythe said...

I like the Owl and sentiment, very cute

Diana N. said...

Cute owl focal feature!

BobbisTreasure said...

Love how you used the off set background papers. Thanks for supporting OWH! BobbisTreasure at aol dot com

Gretchen said...

The owl is so cute! What a great birthday card!

Anonymous said...

What a sweet card! I just love that little owl!

Kerry said...

That owl is too adorable. Love the design and the papers are great too.