My Country/Mit Land Bloghop!
Posted by Sandy Allnock on Jul 1, 2012 in Bloghops/Events, Stars and Stamps | 100 comments
We have a very very special treat for you today: a dual-country bloghop with our sisters in Denmark!
Lisbeth and Sandy at CHA
Until CHA in January, we in the U.S. didn’t know we had a sister organization; two ladies showed up at our OWH booth and told us about it! We were sooooo excited to know that we have more people inspired to do the same kind of work as we are! And even more thrilled to hear that their efforts are causing a change in how the Danish show their support to their heroes. But they’ve begun to turn the tide, and have been getting people to support the heroes themselves, regardless of what they think of the missions they’re assigned to. Just like here in the USA!
They started in 2o1o and love to send cards to their heroes - ‘because there is not a kortudsalg in the desert’ ! The word “Kort” is “Card” in Danish.
So…our bloghop this week will alternate between our American Stars & Stamps blog team and the Danish bloggers - as you hop through, you may get notices asking if you want pages translated so you can read their text (it may depend on your browser; try Google Chrome if you would like it translated, I know that one works!). You could also just look at the photos and click to leave comments as best you can; look for the “usual” place where you’d click to leave a comment and try it, and if the comment window appears, you’re good to go! Danes are bilingual so they do understand what you write 
Blog Candy!
We’ll choose one lucky commenter from EACH BLOG to win a set of My Favorite Things stamps; it’s a military set and includes the stamps on the card below (as well as on this post)! When our Danish commenters win, they’ll have a choice of that set or we’ll put together goodies that won’t depend on needing English to use on their cards. Come back here next Sunday and we’ll list the winners!
Treats for hoppers: each post has a SKETCH for you!
Yeah, how about that! They were each created after the crafter made their card, so big thanks go out to our fabbbbby Paula who is a design genius and helped out with them. The first sketch….
Without further ado….get busy hopping! You have til Saturday night, July 7, to leave comments – so be sure to leave some OWH-style love on all the blogs! Please share this bloghop link with your friends – they’d be excited to see how another whole country is being transformed by our patriotism expressed here in America!
- Stars and Stamps, OWH blog
- Operation Skriv Hjem, OSH blog
- I Can’t Stop Embellishing (Sandy, President of OWH)
- At the Home of Charlie (Charlie, founder of OSH)
- Imagine. Make. Share. (Yolanda)
- Mette-Hyldig (Mette)
- Allison’s Creations (Allison)
- Forsiden… hos Cecilie (Cecilie)
- Scrap Happens (Nancy)
- Min Scrapside (Annette)
- She’s Gone Digital (Jan)
- Scrapbooking by Lisette (Lisette)
- Handmade by Paula (Paula)
- Margit’s Hjorne (Margit)
- Paper Therapy Ponderings (Barb)
- Karina’s Scrap (Karina)
- Handmade by Julie (Julie)
- Pipserier (Dorthe)
- What’s Next? (Dixie)
- Gitte’s Scrapbooking (Gitte)
- Expressions of a Craftaholic (Samantha)
- Homemade by Stinne (Stinne)
If you’re inspired to try out one of the sketches from the hop – share! Be sure to link to the blogger’s post, as well as back here. Thanks!
I am very excited to be part of the blog hop and to have “found” your blog which is full of amazing tips and inspiration. Off to browse through the rest of the blog hoppers’ blog.
What a great idea and I will love to visit every blog on the list
Greetings from Denmark
What fun! Thanks, Paula, for all your work on the sketches.
What a great idea for a blog hop!
Alright, Denmark!! I am so happy to go on this special blog hop! All our heroes ROCK!!!
I forgot part of my comment, so the second part is below…
How exciting to find out we have a sister organization in Denmark! And who doesn’t love a whole new collection of OWH sketches to inspire them to make cards for our heroes! It’s a win-win situation for EVERYONE!
Hi there everybody and thanks for having us as part of this blog. The cards shown here is very pretty in and I really like the fireworks behind the uniform. Happy 4th of July to you in a few days – off to hop some more – this is great fun.
I `m very excited to be part of the blog hop. Greetings from Denmark
Great idea…super card!
Great idea. Your card are great.
The card you created for this amazing bloghop is so cool! I love the uniform image!
Im so exited to be part of this first bloghop with both USA and Denmark. Now ill hop onto the next blog
Woho – this is huge!.. Can´t wait to see the rest of the blog hop – so I´m hopping away
/Tina M.
I so love this card and the fireworks banner! Perfect for Independence Day! Love this sketch and especially this hop!
So nice to hear the story behind the co work, and a super nice card that you have made, are not in doubt is to or from a soldier.
Thanks for having me as at team player for this bloghop.
What an exciting idea!!! This is going to be so much fun!
Love this Sketch – and MFT is another one of my addictions!
This is aboslutely wonderful!It’ll be great to meet each other and share ideas! Thank you!
This is WONDERFUL!! I love the card & the sketch! Thanks Paula ♥ Now off I hop……
I like your card Sandy and I LOVE your sketch, can’t wait to try it out!
Oh how fun! Thanks for arranging this blog hop Sandy. I just posted it on my Facebook and will be checking out the sites. This is a great way to stay OUT of the heat
Hugs, Ellen
This card is near and dear to me as I have a son in Afghanistan now. Prayers for all of our heroes.
That was lots of fun. It was great to jump from US to Denmark all morning! Lots of pretty cards and neat ideas. Thanks, ladies, for sharing.
What a; beautiful card, and what a wonderful idea for our countries to participate with this together.
I don’t know why I didn’t realize there would be a blog hop this weekend…Duh..It was a pleasant suprise and it is also a pleasant suprise to see that we are not alone in our endeavors. Great world, great people:) Can’t wait to start the hop:)
What a fun and unusual hop this is! I look forward to putting some of these sketches to use this week and can’t wait to see what everyone else does with them. I am wondering if we might just beat our all-time record for InLinkz entries.
Going to be a busy card week! Can’t wait to get started on the sketches
What a cool card for OWH. And I love the paper behind.
I`m very excited to be part of the blog hop. Thank you for the opportunity.
Greetings from Annette, Denmark
It was so much fun going to see everyone’s cards! Lots of great inspiration!
I also really love the fireworks on this card!
I love this card – the design, coloring, everything about it! Thanks for organizing this international blog hop!
Love the colors on the card!! Thank you Paula for all your hard work on those wonderful sketches!!
Nice card – I start bloghop now
Fantastic card and a great idea
Perfectly card The most beautiful designed card. Love the colours:)
Karin, Danmark
Sounds like a great time ! Thanks to ALL the heroes around the world and thank YOU for setting this up !
Wow, gorgeous card. Beautiful design!
Thank you so much for the chance to participate with you in this bloghop!
Gr. Karina
from Denmark.
This is a great hop! I love this sketch and card, and I’m pasting all of these sketches into a document so I can eyeball them as I make cards! Now if only I had the week off… Thanks for the OWH/OSH joint hop! Very fun!
What a fantastic job you all do and the cards are so inspirational. I love the layout with the banner, it is very effective and ofcourse the patriotic red, white and blue colour scheme is just perfect. I think it is great that we can use our hobby to show our support and gratitude to our soldiers.
Happy hopping, best wishes Vikki from Denmark.ps. keep up the good work
That was a fantastic hop! My head is reeling with all the extra sketches (Thanks Paula) and all the possibilities!
Great idea and great card!! It is nice to know that there are card makers in Denmark. I just came back from Germany and Poland and I was so upset-I did not find a craft store or craft supplies(other than yarn to knit or crochet)any where in my travels. After a month away, I could not wait to get home and attack my crafts.
This hop is fabulous! What fun to find new sketches and great cards at each stop. Thank you, Paula, for all of your hard work and to all the participants as well. I can’t wait to try out all of the new sketches!
Looking forward to seeing our new sisters’ blogs – great card!
I love this idea for a Blog Hop… and a friendly hello to my Danish sisters from Ohio, U.S.A. I can’t wait to start hopping and I love have new sketches and ideas too. I’m keeping them on a board on Pinterest so they will all be in one place.
Love this sketch and card. Great idea to split the paper on the banner and add twing.
How did I miss commenting on the very first blog? LOL I’ve been through them all and am busting to get card making with all the wonderful new ideas here. What a terrific blog hop and thank you to all of our Danish sisters for sharing their talents with us. Hoorah OSH and OWH. A truly inspired idea, Sandy. Thanks!
I love your card, and the bloghop. An extra bonus for attending CHA!! Pat K.
I like the way you did the ‘banner’ behind the image, with two pieces of (terrific) dp cut to leave the border between. Thanks!
Another blog hop and more sketches — whoopee! So nice to hear there’s a Danish sister organization. Welcome all! I’m on my way to start hopping. I know it takes a lot to put one of these together, so thanks to all who the bloggers who are participating.
How fun to have a hop with our sisters! I love knowing the OWH philosophy of supporting our troops is worldwide. Thanks for putting this together!!
So nice to hear of a Danish sister organization. Thanks for organizing this International hop.
Great idea for a blog hop : ) i love the fireworks, and the sketch and card are beautiful.
Now i will hop along
Greetings from Denmark.
Oh my goodness this is so exciting and I LOVE that there is a sketch on each one– so super fun! You ladies have out done yourselves yet again– I am so impressed! Thank you so much for all of your awesome work! Well I am off to hop!
Love the sketch! Thank you so much for the bloghop, fun!
What a fabulous idea and bonus sketches to boot!!! WOO-HOO!! Thanks everybody!!!
What a fun idea for a bloghop and a great big, “Hello!” to my Danish sisters from sunny California. What a wonderful card to start this off with! Thank you for putting this all together.
I just finished the hop, and it was a blast! REALLY, REALLY neat to know our sisters in Denmark are just like us! Thanks OWH and OSH for organizing this fun hop.
Great card and fabulous blog hop. I learned so much from our Danish friends.
Great idea, and a great way to see somenew blogs.
Christina P.
Looking forward to the blog hop and seeing all the wonderful cards! Love all the details on your card and the sketch is a great idea. Thanks
Hi again, I have been hopping all day and it has been really inspirational so thanks to you all, but unfortunatly I have been unable to comment directly on 3 blogs Yolanda, Allison and Samantha maybe because I do not have a blog. I would just like to say that I thought their cards/blogs were super and I enjoyed all of them and I am sorry that I was unable to comment directly.MVH Vikki from DK
Great card and wonderful idea about this bloghop between USA and DK. Greetings Annette Vesth, DK
Oh what fun — it is going to take a bit to get through all the wonderful blogs but I am looking forward to seeing them all. Then I’ll try and do each of the sketches and post them. How many month’s do we have to get them all done???? lol A big thanks to Paula too for all those sketches.
Wahoo! A blog hop-this is going to be fun. I’m excited to see what the Denmark crafters have created.
What a fantastic group of card makers. This was so fun!
What a great idea for a blog hop! Can’t wait to see all the cards. Love the idea of a different sketch for each blog participant.
What a great surprise and fantastic way to kick off the week! I’ve been waiting patiently all day while my DS set up my new laptop (my old one kicked the bucket) and now I can HOP! Greetings to our kindred spirits in Denmark!
I always wanted a sister frOm another country!
this is exciting to have this blog hop!
This hop is a great idea. Thanks so much. Your card is beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Wow! This is so such a cool blog hop! Means a bit something extra special for me, as my paternal grandfather was from Denmark!
How cool is it to have a sister organization in Denmark! Yahoo Denmark! Thanks to Paula for her work on the sketches. Another yahoo for more sketches. Off to enjoy what I’m sure will be all sorts of inspiration! Oh yes, great card.
R/
Oh my goodness!! I have never been so proud in my life!! Way to Go Denmark!! This is amazing!!
The fireworks panels look like windows. Beautiful card Sandy and what fun to share our love our heroes with our sister Danes.
this is a great card!
What a great initiative, Sandy!!! It was so fantastic to visit you and your booth at CHA, I am very happy that you and Charlie have made such a good connection!
Hallo everybody. Thanks so much for the great idea. You made a beutiful card.
I am very excited to be part of the blog hop.
Greetings from Denmark
Looking forward to going through the hop!
Fabulous sketch and card! Looking forward to the hop!
Nice .card. I will now start the bloghop…
how exciting to find more like minded crafters!!! Thanks for the great card idea!
What a great, fun hop with lots and lots of inspiration along the way! Thanks for all those great sketches too – WOW! This has been fun!
This is so pretty, I will now start the bloghop…
Greetings from Denmark
This will be fun. I am trying to do the OWH sketches as a personal summer challenge and now more. Hmmm, I may have to spend a lot of time in my craft room. I’ll have to order adhesive and pizza!
What a great idea. I can’t wait to see all the creations.
I really like this card. The papers work so well with the green of the uniform. The fireworks paper really adds a pop.
It is just such a great idea with this blog hop, really looking forward to seeing all the lovely creations
Love how the papers work together on your card
Lovely idea and lovely card
How fun! Thank you for organizing!
BobbisTreasure at aol dot com
this bloghop is amasing
hugs mette, denmark
Another blog hop – fun. And how cool about Denmark getting on board to give encouragement to their heroes.
I Love this BLOG HOP – kindred spirits meeting in cyperspace.
I’m gonna be hoppin’ a few at a time today ’cause my AC is out and it is hotttt in my office. I plan on retreating to the basement to make a few cards in between hops! Love the card & the sketch… on the sputnik looking paper, were the dots punched & added on? They look ever so slightly like they have some dimension to them. Great idea!
Ok Hopping and hopping and checking wonderful talent. I love hte card that is posted in this post. Happy 4th of July to everyone
Thanks for the blog hop inspiration. I tell everyone about this wonderful organization!
Happy 4. of July. I love the sketch. Greetings from Denmark.
Hugs from 10na
What a fun Idea – a 2 country hop – with a comment from a 3rd country..:)
The card is Fabulous and I really like the sketch! Will have to make something using it!
Hugs
Rene
Cape Town, South Africa
Happy 4th of July,hope that we can “hop” again next year, take care, best wishes from Vikki DK
What a great idea. Bloghop between 2 countrys
Greetings from Denmark
I love the sketch. Hope I win the fun stamp set.
I finally have a chance to get on board here and see what everyone has created! How neat to have a sister organization from another country. I guess that just shows how much support our heroes have worldwide, no matter what language we speak.
Great sketch! I’m off to create one right now.
Love the sketch & love the card – as always!
Those fireworks really look like they’re popping off the page. And I like the headless soldier- it could be anyone!