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OWH in the News

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Here is a link to an article in the Orange County Register about OWH and the handmade cards. Prtty good read. Helping heroes keep in touch at home

Dimensional Ruffles

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A couple of weeks ago, as I hopped along through the OWH Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop I viewed several cards people had posted where they used a technique that Sandy Allnock, President of Operation Write Home , had highlighted in a video tutorial . I missed the original posting of the video and the Dimensional Ruffled cards, but I really liked the way they looked and since I already had the Martha Stewart punch she used I knew that one day soon I would  give it a try.   Well, today was that "one day soon". So off I go to the Craft Room - pull out the drawer of punches and my eyes immediately spy another edge punch that would work well also. So I decided to see how many edge punches I had that would work. Well, lets just say I didn't use EVERY punch that would work. But the punches that didn't get used today will definitely get used for this technique in the future.  Having as many "acceptable" punches as I did led to a new inspiration. I decided to se