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I was so happy to be able to participate in this blog hop! My father and all four of my brothers have served in our nation's military. My father and younger brother were Army and my other three brothers were Navy. Those of you who read my blog regularly also know that my younger brother was killed last July. While he was not active duty military at the time of his death, nor was his death related to his military service, he was accorded a military funeral, with 21 Gun Salute. The flag that draped his coffin was given to his seven year old son.
Thanking our military is very dear to my heart! My family often adopts service men and women, and I regularly donate cards to active duty personnel. We live on the edge of a military base and our church supports the military in every way we can.
Here is the card I made for this hop! I hope it will bring a smile to the person who will eventually receive it!
Thanks for stopping by! Please hop on to Judy's blog, Creating...My Style to see the next card in the hop!
Supply List:
Cardstock: American Crafts Coffee, Stampin' Up Whisper White, Bazzill Pomegranate
Designer paper: My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Fly a Kite
Spellbinders die templates: S5-027 Labels Twenty-one, S5-028 Nested Pennants, S5-029 Nested Lacey Pennants, S5-045 Banner Basics Two, Presto Punch star from the starter set
Embellishments: mini patriotic bingo card from Jenni Bowlin Studio, seam binding from Lawrence Schiff Silk Mills, buttons from Buttons Galore and More, floss from DMC
Ink: Copic marker R29, Memento dye ink Rich Cocoa, Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk ink Chestnut Roan and Olive Pastel
Stamps: Waltzing Mouse Rescue Remedies Additions
Wonderful card, Gloria! Love how you used several of my favorite die templates :)
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done, as usual! Your work is amazingly detailed and always completed to perfection.
ReplyDeleteJust Beautiful....I love the sentiment....I also live close to a Navy Base....in fact my Grandfather and Father built it...tfs
ReplyDeleteYour card is gorgeous! Thank you so much for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! Love all the layers and the colors.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful card with a perfect sentiment.
ReplyDeleteI love everything about this card. The colors, the paper, the punches. It's awesome! I came from OWH. TFS!
ReplyDeleteGloria this is so beautiful - it's like a big nestie party! Love love love all the detail!
ReplyDeletelove the card. so much detail. one of my brothers was in the army while another was in the Navy. BTW, I love Archivers at Easton. I'm there at Table 7 most Fridays. I am there usually making cards for OWH.
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Gloria,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautifl card. I love all the layers you have on your card.
Beautiful card I love the colors and shapes! I make cards for OWH and love blog hops!
ReplyDeleteLove all the layers and great details!!
ReplyDeleteI love your card!! The layers and the sentiment make it a perfect card for OWH Anyheroes cards. Thank you for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteWhat a marvelous card! The colors and dimension make me wish I could see this in person. Thanks to your family for their military service and for supporting Opertaion Write Home.
ReplyDeleteGloria - What a lovely card. It is simply stunning. Thanks for sharing.
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