Thank You, Veterans

https://www.va.gov/

Thank you, today and everyday, 

for the sacrifices you make 

to keep our country safe.

The Best on Earth:
A Veteran's Day Tribute

If someone has done military service,
They earn the title "veteran," and more;
They earn our deep respect and admiration;
That they are special no one can ignore.

They sacrificed the comforts we enjoy;
The list is long of all the things they gave.
Our veterans are extraordinary people;
They’re loyal, dedicated, true and brave.

When terror and invasion were real threats,
They showed us they could handle any storm.
We owe our freedoms and our very lives
To our veterans, who served in uniform.

Our veterans should be celebrities;
They’re exceptional; no other group compares.
We’re grateful for the many things they’ve done;
They’re always in our hearts and in our prayers.

We owe our veterans support and friendship;
Let no one ever question what they’re worth.
These men and women served us and our country,
Our veterans--the very best on earth.

By Joanna Fuchs

http://www.poemsource.com/veterans-day-poems.html

Gown and Tux Shaped Wedding Card

Normally when I've been invited to a wedding, I made a special card to reflect the colors or theme of the wedding. I didn't know what either would be for a wedding I recently attended, but suspected it may be a sort of country theme. The invites were a simple cream card in a kraft envelope. I was going to use that as a starting point for my card and had several ideas. In the end I decided to make this gown and tux card since I have always wanted to make one after seeing the idea several years ago.

The pattern I used was found here, but there are many other versions to be found online.

Since the invite was cream and kraft, I made the gate fold card base kraft with a cream insert to write on. I made my card slightly taller than a regular A2 size to hide a check I was giving the happy couple.

The insert is a very old die cut item that was in my stash.

It came in a grab bag of items long ago. I think it was meant

to be folded in half as a gift card or place card for a table ? 

I liked the elegant corners so used it as a base

to stamp a sentiment on (oldie from Stampin' Up!).

After I cut the dress pieces out, 

I ran them through an embossing folder.

The trim on the waist of the dress is

some really, really old plastic

crafty stuff I came across at a yard sale

many years ago. It was on a roll like ribbon.

I should have made the waist on the dress a bit

wider than what was on the pattern to fit the plastic trim.

I added teeny, tiny paper punch buttons

and a hand cut collar to the original tux pattern.

A little bit of doodling with a marker, too,

for extra detail. 

This was a fun card to make.

Thanks for looking =) 

Although the idea is not original, I'm entering my card in the following challenges "just because":
Through The Craft Room Door Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs November Anything Goes

Get Well Wishes Card

Old Stampin' Up! rubber stamp images, card stocks and inks were used to create this quick and cute card. The image was water colored with inks from my classic ink pads using an aqua painter. I used Versamark ink on a rubber stamp to create my own tone on tone background (light green base).

Thanks for looking =)

Blue Jeans Baby Digi Kit

Another lovely kit by

JMC Designs

is available now at 

Scraps-N-Pieces.com !

This kit is called Blue Jeans Baby.

It was created for the Bits' N' Pieces 

designer kits at Scraps-N-Pieces.

It is made up of several packs,

each of which are on sale for $1.00 USD

 through November 7th, 2016. 

I created a facebook timeline cover

and a card front with the kit,

using My Memories Suite 7 software. 

Below are images for each pack

and the contents of each.

Elements Pack:

60 Unique Elements - 2 Arrows, Heart Banner, Buckle, 3 Bows, 2 Butterflies, 4 Buttons, 7 Flowers, 3 Stamped Flowers, 2 Frames, 2 Grunge, Hearts, 4 Leaves, Leather Strap, Metal Flowers, Metal Heart, Metal Turtle, Owl Charm, Pocket, 5 Ribbons, 2 RicRac, Staple, 2 Stitching, 2 Strings, 2 Swirls, Denim Tab, 2 Tags, 2 Trim, 3 Wooden Hearts

Patterned Paper Pack - 24 Papers - 12X12 300PPI

Cardstock Pack - 7 Pack -12X12 300PPI

Extra Paper Pack - 24 Papers - 12X12 300PPI

Cluster Pack - 4 Beautiful Cluster to add to any layout

Washi Tape Pack - 8 Transucent Tape Pieces

Thanks for looking =)

Giving Thanks Digi Kit

Above are a facebook timeline cover

and a printable card front

that I created with the lovely new kit,

Giving Thanks

by JMC Designs.

It is now available at Scraps-N-Pieces.com

and is 50% off for all of November 2016.

Be sure to visit the JMC Designs blog

for a free coordinating mini kit

that is offered as the Use It All Challenge

this month at Scraps-N-Pieces.com

I used the My Memories Suit 7 software

to create my projects.

KIT CONTENTS:

54 Accents - Flowers, stars, Stamps, Frames, Brads, Flairs, WordArt, Tags and Labels

Alphabet in 6 colors

8 Cardstock - 12X12 300ppi

24 Patterned Papers - 12X12 300ppi

55 Unique Elements - Acorn, Apple, Banner, 3 Bows, 4 Buttons, Canoe, Corn, 8 Flowers, 4 Frames, Grunge, 2 Indians, 2 Pilgrims, 5 Leaves, Pie, Pumpkin, 5 Ribbons, 2 RicRac, 2 Turkeys, Scatter, Splatter, Staples, 2 Stitching, 3 Strings, 2 Twigs

Thanks for looking =) 

25th Birthday Card

We have another lovely inspiration photo for you

to use this month for the challenge at

House of Cards:

lots of layers and/or colors

I used some similar colors on my card as well as lots of layers,

both inside and out !

The front is a shaker.

Visit the rest of the design teams blogs

to see more inspiring ideas ! 

Cohenna | Donna | Em | Heather | Jane | Judy 

Karen | Katarina | Katy | Leslie | Linda | Merethe

Michele | Mynn | Paula | Rocky | Rosi | Ruza

Shawna | Shirley | Steph | Sue N. | Susan | Tina | Toni




I've entered my card in the Anything Goes challenge at
 Through The Craft Room Door

Beach Memories Shadowbox

I've been waiting for a couple of months to share this project with you !!!

I'm sharing it as part of my design team duties for

Love To Craft Challenge Blog.

This is something I've wanted to make for a long while,

but couldn't find a shadowbox to fit the items I wanted to frame.

In late July, I took a little road trip with my Mom

to a craft supply store in search of shadowboxes and frames.

I was happy to finally find a couple of things I had been needing !

Sand from the beach was poured into a clean, empty frappe bottle.

I tilted it onto the side, gently shaking it to level it out. 

I then placed shells on top of the sand as best I could 

(how DO they build ships in bottles?!?),

using a long thin skewer to help move them about.

To make the sand "solid", I gently added drops of distilled water

through a straw, keeping the bottle on its side and as still as possible.

I wanted to get the top layer of the sand wet so that when it dried,

it would remain "glued" into place. I don't know that all sand would

react this way, but the fine sand from the beach we were on dried " solid".

I left the bottle uncapped, away from heat and sunlight, to dry. 

It took every bit of three weeks.

I wanted to make certain it was totally dry before capping the bottle

and placing it into the shadowbox. 

I painted the bottle cap with a stone effects spray paint

before screwing it onto the bottle.

I die cut numbers from chipboard,

gave them a heavy coat of clear drying liquid glue

then sprinkled sand on top of them.

Die cut tags and twine for a bit of "journaling"

are attached to the items.

The shadowbox I bought did not have a finished back.

In fact, there was a piece of paper from the manufacturer 

glued to it that had to be removed. The unfinished back had

 several holes in it from the hanging hardware that was attached.

It really needed to be covered up, I intended to anyway,

so I used water design paper from an old Die Cuts With A View paper stack.

I also used a sand design piece of paper from the same stack to 

layer behind the photos.

Thanks for looking !

Be sure to visit the rest of the design team members' blogs

 to see many more inspiring craft ideas ! 

Love To Craft Challenge Blog

This is a monthly, anything crafty goes challenge blog. 

Won't you share with us what you are crafting ? 

I'm entering my shadowbox in the following challenge:

Through The Craft Room Door Anything Goes

Happy Jacks Halloween Card

Old rubber stamp images from Stampin' Up!
Assorted card stock scraps, decorative paper from Die Cuts With A View, orange and white bakers twine, scallop edge border punch.

Thanks for looking =)

Witching You A Happy Halloween Card

Rubber stamp image is an oldie from Stampin' Up!
Decorative background papers are from an old Die Cuts With A View paper stack.
Tag topper paper punch to make my own tag also from Stampin' Up!
Orange organdy ribbon bought in bulk years ago from an online retailer no longer in business.

Thanks for looking =)

Halloween Tree Card

Another really old stamp set of mine that I have hardly used and put to use to make a Halloween card this year. It was from Stampin' Up!

The background papers are from an old Die Cuts With A View Fall Stack.

Thanks for looking =)