Veterans Thank You

My husband spent 28 years in the Army, and we live near Fort Knox, Kentucky.  A lot of my stamping friends have connections to the military so we try to support the military by making cards.  We give thank you cards to Veterans at various events and locations, and we also provide cards to units overseas for them to send home to their friends and families.

At my last party, almost everyone who attended was either a soldier or married to an active duty or retired soldier.  We decided to do not only a Make-n-Take, but also a Make-n-Leave!

We made a cute little Make-n-Take using the Reverse Words stamp set that was available during Sale-a-ration.  You can see that card here.

This card was the Make-n-Leave.  Each stamper at the party made one of these for a Veteran.  My father (who is a veteran of WWII) and my husband gave these out at a local Veterans Breakfast last month.

Stamps:  The Wilderness Awaits

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Night of Navy, Real Red

Ink:  Night of Navy

Dies/Punches:  Stars Framelits, Medium Star Punch

Other:  Lucky Stars TIEF, Red Cotton Ribbon (vintage), Metallics Sequin Assortment

Thanks for spending a few minutes here today.  If you see a Veteran, thank them for their service.  It really does mean a lot to them.

 

Hardin County Public Library Projects

I teach a class at our local public library once a month.  Below are the projects we made this month.

HCPL October 2015.b

The card is cute but simple.  It’s hard to see, but the black is embossed with the Lucky Stars TIEF.  The moon is punched from Crushed Curry, and sponged with Pumpkin Pie ink.  The “BOO” and black glimmer paper are punched with circle punches, and the bat is “fussy cut”, and has rhinestone eyes.

The treat bag is a small “sour cream” container, made with 1/8 sheet of Old Olive CS.  You curl it and tape the short ends together to make a cylinder.  Then one end gets pinched in one direction and stapled.  Fill the bag with treats, and pinch the other end perpendicular to the first.  Staple or punch a hole and tie a tag, and you’re all set!

I hope you enjoy these projects!  If you need any of these supplies, I would love it if you visited my website to place an order!

Thanks for looking!  Until next time…….stay inky, my friends!