Hello and welcome to the
Memorial Day Blog Hop! We have a great line up of bloggers for you today that are all going to share projects relating to Memorial Day. These ladies are great crafters! I hope you will join us for the hop and leave comments for everyone with your thoughts about their project! This is the first stop on the hop.
Wikipedia says that "
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 30 in 2011).... it commemorates men and women who died while in military service to the United States". I have had a few family members and friends that have served in the military. I have not, however, had anyone I know die while they were serving. That is the ultimate sacrifice for our country and I am grateful to all of those folks who put their life on the line to protect me, my family, and my country. Thank you!
Based on what I read about today's holiday, I decided to make this thank you card:
I started with cutting my background papers. This is a standard A2 card.
Then I sent my blue sheet through my Cuttlebug, using the Stars folder. I brushed white ink over the top of the paper to make the embossing stand out. I like using the mini chalk pads from Joann's dollar section for this.
Next, I used ribbon from Michael's that I just picked up to adorn the corners of my blue page. Shh, don't tell anyone but I just scotch tape it to the back of the card. No fancy adhesives for this part!
I cut out the Statue of Liberty from the Stand and Salute cartridge. I cut it once regularly and once on blackout, both at 4". Then I used a brown marker to draw the lines that the Cricut cut as details and inked the regular image using two shades of green. I tried to make it look a little weathered like the real statue.
I adhered the blackout cut to the card and used some dimensional dots to pop out the inked image.
Lastly on the front, I added a metal piece. I bought these on clearance when I first started scrapping and this is the first time I have ever used one! I used two red brads to attach it (I would have liked white but I didn't have any!) and I stamped thankful on the tag that slides inside.
The finished front:
I also saw the frame feature on Stand and Salute and really liked how it looked with the Statue of Liberty so I decided that would be what I put on the inside. I cut the frame from the blue paper at 5.25". I used my ATG to glue the white paper to the back and then again to glue the full piece into the inside of the card.
A close up of the frame:
I also have some blog candy for you! To thank you for visiting, I am giving away your choice of either
Twinkle Toes lite cart OR a $15 gift card to Michael's or JoAnns to one lucky person who leaves a comment on this post telling me one thing about Memorial Day. It can be a fact about the holiday, something you do to celebrate, or anything else you would like to share! It is not necessary for you to be a follower of my blog but I would absolutely love it if you decide to become one! I am approaching 200 followers and am pretty sure I'm going to celebrate that milestone! *wink*wink* Be sure to include a way for me to contact you! I will select a winner Tuesday afternoon using Random.org.
Be sure to follow along the hop by going to Laura's blog next!Here is the complete blog list for you:
1. Michele <------- You are HERE!
2. Laura -
http://lauras--piece--of--paradise.blogspot.com/ 3. Kristen -
http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/ 4. Rexann -
http://ibecircled.blogspot.com5. Jamie -
www.myamusinglife.blogspot.com6. Dana - Paper Memories (
http://irwdanataft.blogspot.com/ )
7. Cindy -
www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com8. Brenda -
http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/ 9. Roberta -
www.txscrappermom.blogspot.com 10. Renee -
http://icameisawicreated.blogspot.com/ Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Memorial Day to you!
