Meljen's Design & Sketch Saturday

One of my goals for the New Year was to find a couple of charities that use homemade cards and make cards for them.  I was originally thinking about a local hospice care center or some thing similiar.  I had heard about Operation Write Home several years ago, but forgot about them.  I ran across their site right after Christmas and I just knew this was the first place I wanted to send cards.  I am a very proud American and I am extremly grateful to our military for all that they do to serve and protect this country.

IF YOU KNOW OF ANY GREAT CHARITIES, LOOKING FOR CARDS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

I am getting ready to send some cards to Operation Write Home  this week.  I want to have a batch ready by the end of the month.  I decided to make some patriotic cards for the AnyHero Mail.  I am going to have 10 - 15 cards for the AnyHero program and 30 - 50 cards for the Write Home program.  One of the first stamps I thought of was 'Birthday Cup Mouse' by Meljen's Designs.  I don't know why but it has always been a patriotic digital stamp to me.   I have used it several time and I am sure it will be pulled out again.

I have six of these cut out and ready to color.  I am going to keep one for my files, one to a very dear friend for his birthday and the other 4 will go in my stack of AnyHero cards.

I am also going to use this card for three challenges.  The first is Meljen's Design's Bulleye challenge.  Everything was suppose to be centers.  I think I did ok on that.  Then the second one is the Sketch Saturday challenge.  The sketch was a simple one and it worked good with this digital stamp.  At lastly, Tuesday Throwdown's challenge is stripes this week.

It has been a slow process but I am trying to get back into the swing of things.  And that means more challenges.  See you again soon.  Have a great evening.