Happy Memorial Day to everyone! I hope that you are enjoying the weekend and I hope that each of us can take some time today to think, thank and be grateful for the men and women who served and have served in the Armed Forces for our wonderful country!
It is Make it Monday and here is your sketch for you to play around with! There are a couple of "challenges" (websites) that I like and this one was a past sketch from Freshly Made Sketches…. I hope that you can find some time for yourself and create a masterpiece from this sketch! Here's my take…..
If you have subscribed to my blog for a while….you always know there is a story behind the cards that I make! We just celebrated my Mother in Laws 80th Birthday and it was wonderful to have a special dinner with my in-laws!
Sitting there – looking at how amazing my MIL looks with all that she has on her with taking care of my Father-in-law that is not in the best of health I realize how blessed I was. My FIL loves Memorial Day and his little town always has a parade. In the past he always went and was so proud.
My FIL was in the Korean War an has some very repressed memories of his time serving for our country. Sitting there I realize how much we take for granted…and this card is for him…to thank him for being so brave!
How can you go wrong with these colors and so fitting for this day!
- The card base is a note-card size, 3 1/2" X 5" in Real red.
- The Whisper white piece is 1 3/4" X 3 1/2 and then the Not So Navy from the Regals Designer Series Pack and is cut at 2" X 2 3/4"…love these papers!
- For the sentiment, the stamped piece is 2" x 3" and then I stamped it with the MUST HAVE "Thank You" set and it is in the new catalog….
Comment: – I am so happy that with the new catalog that Stampin' Up! is offering more and more photopolymer stamp! I am doing the happy dance as they are so easy to see when you need "quick placement" –If you go to my Shop Now you will see that this stamp set does not show up…it is on backorder but it is in the NEW CATALOG!
- After stamping the sentiment from "Another Thank You", I did a quick mat in the red 1/8" larger, and then the white is 1/4" larger – I thought a quick stitching in night of navy was appropriate to "break up" the white!
You know what is left – the envelope! Easy-peasy with the Big Shot and the Envelope Liner framelits! Please pop back tomorrow to see my offering for the Color Collections Paper swatch offerings and also ribbon…WOWZER – we have some GREAT NEW ribbons!
Today is a special day…one that I truly hope that's "reflection" touches your heart1 After seeing my FIL and seeing his love for his family and so excited to be "out" with family…..it made me STOP and reflect how we take many things for granted…if you can…thank someone that has had the courage to honor their country!
Until tomorrow….
A great card for your FIL. I am sure he will appreciate it. It screams patriotic.:)
A perfect card for today to thank our heros. This is a great one to case for OWH any Hero mail. Thanks for sharing, Susan and have a great day.
How right you are about these colors, you can’t go wrong with red, white, and blue. It always seems so fresh and bright. You’ve done a great job with the design of your card. I’ll bet your father-in-law will enjoy it and your thoughtfulness. I’m off to give the MIM challenge!
Great card, Susan, I love anything red, white, and blue.
Susan, What a great card. The colors are great and the Thank You is so wonderful.
We were at the parade today. as any Veteran rode past us or walked past us. I kept saying Thank You.
Have a wonderful Memorial Day. Ellen
Wonderful card! We salute YOU for this card that we can CASE for the OWH group! I struggle with this thinking mine aren’t good enough or something is always wrong. This is just perfect and one we can make several of! One postage stamp will do it too! Such a wow factor in one little card! I am sure your FIL will love it. I just showed it to my husband (a disabled vet) and he just smiled and asked if I could make some of the same cards. I am so glad they carried over that thank you set to the new catalog. It was sold out when I tried to order it previously.
Quick question, it looks in the close up that the red notecard size is one layer with the other layers including another piece of red on top of it but I think you used the red note card as the whole card and the layers are on top of that part. Not using a white card – maybe it is the white envelope part under it? The last photo looks like a whole red note card. Does this make sense?