Lone Pine Designs: Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge

Lone Pine Designs

"Lone Pine Designs" originated when I first moved to America in 2005 from Australia. My mother in Australia called our new home in NH "Lone Pine" as she wanted my new home, which is surrounded by pine trees, to have an Australian name. The Battle of Lone Pine is a very famous successful Australian battle which took place during the Gallipoli war in Turkey in 1915. It was called The Battle of Lone Pine for the solitary pine tree standing in the middle of the battlefield which surprisingly remained standing at the end of the battle. After the tough few months leading up to our arrival here in America and surviving the first year in a new country I felt like that pine tree still standing in the battlefield. It was in 2006 when I started to sell my work on Ebay that I decided that Lone Pine Designs would be the perfect name for this new endeavour in my life.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge

I made today's first card for this week's Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge. A copy of the sketch is below my card. The "Be Happy" was stamped and embossed on blue cardstock, cut out and then adhered using foam dots...it's a little hard to see in the photo.

I also made this next card using the sketch but without the sentiment going across the middle.

Have a happy day!

Supplies:-

~Be Happy~

Stamps - Unity KOTM December 2009

PTI white cardstock

SU coloured cardstock

Paper flowers

Brads

Versamark ink

SU ink

White embossing powder

Foam Dots

~Ice-cream & presents and cake, oh my!~

Stamps - PSX Fuzzy Bear and SU Birthday Bliss

PTI white cardstock

Brilliance ink

Copics - E42, E44, E35, E33, E30, Y21, BG34

SU markers

SU coloured cardstock

SU ribbon

Foam Dots

10 comments:

Gardner's BasketApril 22, 2010 at 7:07 AM
These are wonderful. Your bear is adorable! The OWH card is very pretty, I love those flowers.
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BeckyApril 22, 2010 at 8:37 AM
These are fabulous girl..I am loving the lettering on the first one, and the second one is just so adorable.
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jimlynnApril 22, 2010 at 11:02 AM
Both are just super! Don't know which one I like best because they're both fabulous.
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EmkayApril 22, 2010 at 11:42 AM
A pair of lovely cards!
That bear is so cute and I love the soft colours on that card.
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TammyApril 22, 2010 at 6:12 PM
Oh my goodness, I love the bear in the box!! I like the blue and white card as well but I love the bear!
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UnknownApril 22, 2010 at 7:57 PM
These are great cards...I really like the "be happy for this moment" card.
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stampingmommyApril 22, 2010 at 10:52 PM
OMG! These are both great!!! That bear is just too cute!
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Karen HowardApril 23, 2010 at 10:14 PM
Wow, great cards, Christy!!! Love the Happy Birthday Bear card. Great idea swapping out the sentiment for a larger image! Gorgeous job coloring the image too!
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mmwilkenApril 24, 2010 at 9:01 PM
Thanks for sharing. The blue is my favorite and love the combination!! Great job Christy!!
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SusanApril 26, 2010 at 1:01 AM
Nicely done!
Susan
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