Featured Cardmaker: Kathy P, White Lake MI

Finding Operation Write Home was like “coming home.” My best friend heard about Cards for Heroes, and, although she’s not a card maker, she knew I was. She pointed me in the right direction.

While I’ve made my own cards for years, I really got into rubber stamping when I retired and took a part-time job teaching classes at a local rubber stamp store. In card-making, I’m intrigued by what can be done with the “tools” (paper, inks, stamps, paints) so I’m really more of an “assemblage” person.

My “workroom” is half of the basement! It’s divided into quadrants. One for rubber stamping, paper arts and paint, one for glass bead making, one for fiber and fabric, and one for sculpting/clay. I’ve a large worktable so friends can gather and “create.” It’s not fancy but it sure does serve its purpose.

I confess to being a paperholic with racks of paper from all over the world; I can’t resist. And I collect all sorts of embellishments that appeal to me (even bits of beach glass, discarded keys, twigs, postage stamps) so when inspiration strikes, I’m prepared. I’m currently having a love affair with pearls, bling and ribbons. Never do I pass up the “discount” section of a craft store!




Different techniques appeal to me at different times. I like to learn new ones because you never know when you’ll be inspired to use them. Since I’ve begun to make cards for OWH, I’m really conscious of the materials I use so that our military heroes aren’t adversely impacted by the product (I avoid glitter, pearlized powders, and even limit my use of glittler-glue).






I always believed that we, who are so blessed, have an obligation to “give back”. OWH is a great way for me to do this and put my talents (and all that paper) to good use at the same time. My father was in the Navy. Family members and friends have been (or are) currently serving in the military. It sounds like a cliché, but “I’m proud to be an American”; and, supporting the men and women who have chosen to serve our country is one of my ways of “giving back.”