Memorial Day Thank you Card with Handmade Star Background

Happy Memorial Day!

Thank you to all the former and active servicemen and servicewomen that have fought for our country.

Thank you doesn't seem like enough.

God bless you all.

 

This card was supposed to be today's post but I forgot to change out the layout for this card. Oh well, it's a 2 for 1 day at Cre8iveCindy! 

The sentiment is a sticker by Mrs. Grossman's. It's a cute little sheet of thank you sentiments.

The circle scallop die-cuts are all by Spellbinders. The bottom one is vellum with flicks of color here and there.

The patterned paper is by Me. I punched a bunch (haha) of stars with scrap paper and glued it on the card base. 

The ribbon that goes through the center is from my MIL's stash. It is by The Robert Stanley Collection. I like it and may use it for a 4th of July card.

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God bless America

I don’t think I  remember a day in such detail as I do on this day in 2001. It is definitely one of those days that changed life as we knew it. I can’t believe it’s been 17 years. I don’t love this card and it might be more because of the crappy photo.

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Patriotic Cards Part 5

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Patriotic Cards Part 4

 For this first card I used red paper by C gull, blue by Provo Crafts and stripes paper by die cuts with a view. The star die cut in the center is from eBay with letter stamps by Lawn Fawn in red ink. 

 The background paper is Bella Boulevard. The white paper in the center has been inked and sprayed using a star stencil. The sympathy sentiment is by Clearly Besotted and I cut the edges of the red cardstock with stamp pattern decorative scissors. The red chipboard was painted with Plaid paint with a piece of blue card stock behind it. The glitter star is by Making Memories.

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Patriotic Cards Part 3

More Patriotic cards. On both of cards I used the a flag stamp by Stampin Up that I colored with distress markers. The embossing folder by Provo Craft for the first card and Darcie on the second.  Pattern paper on the first card is by The Paper Studio and the second by Accord publishing. 

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Patriotic cards Part 2

 The embossed background is by Cuttlebug and the star stamp in the center is by Kitchen sink stamps. The thinking of you  sentiment stamp is by Hero arts.  The frame in the center is by Accord Publishing and it is matted on a piece of glitter paper by Recollections.  I inked the edges with Color box chalk ink.  

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Manly Monday Patriotic Cards Part 1

 In the remembrance of 9/11 I have a bunch of patriotic cards to show you throughout the week. I made them for a donation to the families of the military men and  women whose plane ✈️ went down earlier this summer.

 This flag stamp is by Deep Red Stamps.

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This week I have a layout for the 2012 calendars that I have been teaching classes on and have 12 of them to do myself. 20 more days until the big reveal to the family. That makes my stomach turn. Anyway here is July and Hubby said I could use it for Manly Monday.

Supplies:

Star brads by The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby

Banner made with Cricut cartridge Lyrical letters

Dog tag made with Cricut cartridge Base Camp

Star stamps to make background paper are by three if not four different sets by Stampin Up

Ink by CTMH, Ranger, Stampin Up

All stickers by EK Success

Cardstock by CGull (blue), Recollections (red) and The Paper Co (white)

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The picture looks like poo but what can I do when the sun won't shine. We have been living under a gray cloud for over a week. Hate it! Why do I live here, I ask myself constantly? Oh yeah, most of my family (even though some I could stand to move away from) and friends are here.

I tried doing lighting in my office and got yelled at for removing lamps from the living room. So I asked for an over my head lighting, just something that would clip onto my bookshelf and I got the look followed by "I put all new lighting in that room. What do you mean there's a shadow?" Lol-whatever. Anyone got any suggestions without spending a ton?