Thanks to a sailor

Another card to give to the group sending cards to the troops.

Sketch:  Tuesdaymorningsketches

Another card for a sailor.

Sweek Sketch Wednesday2

Here is another card to donate - to be sent to sailors who are deployed - see more details in my previous post.  I hope that some one will enjoy this cardboard boat image by Dearie Dolls - a pre-colored freebie.  I have so many supplies I am trying to use - the corner items are stickers.  I added twine and some shiny gems. Spellbinder dies were used to cut the ovals.
Sketch:   Sweetsketchwednesday2.
Red, white, blue:  Simonsaysstamp Monday
                             DLArt
                             Craftygalscornerchallenges
                             Simonsaysstampblog. Wednesday
 Patriotic:   Cutencraftychallengeblog
Masculine:    Artimpressionsstamp
Inspiration:    C.R.A.F.T. 
(Spellbinder) dies:   Diesruschallenge.blogspot
                     

For a sailor

I have been giving some cards to a local group called Hearts for the Troops.  A navy Mom most recently "adopted" an entire navy ship - sending care packages and cards. One of the sailors should enjoy this.  I hope to have a few more cards for her to send for birthdays as well as some to include in the care boxes.  For this card I used a pre-colored Dearie Doll digi, embossing by Cuttlebug, washi tape, a bit of pattern paper, and die cuts by Spellbinder.
Sketch:   Diecuttindivas 
animals  (Fish):   Crafting-with-dragonflies
Patriotic:    Cutencrafty
Red, white, blue:     Simonsaysstamp Monday
                                  Craftygalscorner
                                 Simonsaysstampblog Wednesday
Any, with Spellbinder die:   Scrapyland
Inspiration - colors:   VOstamps
Great outdoors:   Housethatstampsbuilt
Nautical:    Daranddiane  
Any:    Pammies

Bonus DT card for Crafter's Cafe - TIc Tac Toe

I had an opportunity to select a bonus image for the current Tic Tac Toe challenge at the Crafter's Cafe.  I was happy to select All American Owen from the Paper Nest Dolls.  He will make a great card to donate to the local group Hearts for the Troops - but not so great for the tic tac toe grid LOL!
  The embossed layer is by Darice and looks like fireworks.
Diagonal - white, patterned paper, dry embossing


Come join us during the next two weeks!

Challenges entered: 
Hand colored image:   My Creative Scoop.
Masculine:   Simon Says Stamp Monday
Any:    Lemon Shortbread
            Crafty Gals
            Crafting-with-friends
           House that Stamps Built
          Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 

DT card - QKR Stampede #285 - Hearts for the Troops

Once again, we invite you to participate in the weekly Anything Goes challenge at QKR Stampede.  You may enter up to 3 times by Thursday at 6 p.m. EST.  Winners receive images from the QKR Stampede - there is also a winner for using QKR/Eureka images, with more images available for winners.
I selected this  image from Eureka (sister company to QKR Stampede) called Stars and Stripes balloons.  I am going to contribute some cards to a local group called Hearts for the Troops.  A navy mom sends many birthday cards each month to her son's buddies.  This week they are going to pack up gift packs of plastic eggs and candies - a lot of sailors are going to get some sweet treats!
I used a Spellbinder scalloped rectangle die cut to back the balloon image.  The sentiment is also from Eureka, and the Celebrate panel is a colored sticker from Creative Imaginations.  This time I colored with a red fine point Sharpie.  I used the sharpie and gel pens on the sentiment.
Sketch:  Tuesday Morning Sketches
Colored image:   My Creative Scoop
"B" - Balloon, Birthday, Blue:   Allsorts
Use a sticker:  Crafting by Designs
Die cuts:   Di's Digis
Any, with a die cut:   Cut It Up
Any:   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 
           House that Stamps Built
           Corrosive Challenges 
           Crafting-with-friends
            Creative Fingers
            Jo's Scrapshack
           Digi Choose Day 
            Lemonshortbread

For Adrienne

Image - QKR Stampede; comouter generated thank you.  Misc. papers from my stash.
This goes to our granddaughter, a student at the Air Force Academy.  She is a member of Wings of Blue, the parachute team - she has nearly 250 jumps in a little more than a year!
Sketch:  Stella Say Sketch
Girls have fun:   Crafty Catz
Any:   Inspiration Destination
            Simon Says Stamp Wednesday

Operation quiet Comfort

Over at SplitCoastStampers the Falliday Fest is wrapping up.  One of the destinations for a card drive is Operation Quiet Comfort - this time, specifically, a thank you for the military.  I combined it with the challenge to recognize something beautiful - in this case, gratitude for the troops protecting America the Beautiful.  The stamp is part of a Close to my Heart set.
Sketch:   Stella Says Sketch
Beautiful:  Heart2Heart

Patriotic Gertie for granddaughter

Our granddaughter is completing her requisite 5 (parachute) jumps.  She is beginning her second year at the USAF academy. We told her to let us know after she finishes, not before!  She enjoys my cards, and I am sure she will like this.  I have had these papers, brads and buttons for some time.  The red stars are punched, and the blue trellis and sentiment are die cuts (Cuttlebug).  Blue and red Washi tape strips at the top do not show up on the photo.  Patriotic Gertie - ready for an outdoor parade - is part of a freebie set at Imagine That Digi Stamp Store.
CHALLENGES:  
Die cut:   Dies'r Us Challenge
                Digi Stamps 4 Joy  
Star:        Dragonfly Journeys
                 Love to Scrap
For a girl:        Aud Sentiments
Celebration:     Star Stampz
Family memories:        Frilly and Funkie
Fancy fold (Easel):      Incy Wincy Designs   
Red, white and blue:   Scrap-Creations
                                      Crafty Catz
                                      Simon Says Stamp
Colors of flag:     Dream Valley  
Patriotic:              Paper Girls

Patriotic cat for Adrienne

Our granddaughter, a cat lover, is very successfully completing her first year at the US Air Force Academy.  It has been a challenging and rewarding year for her, and we want to congratulate and encourage her.  I periodically send her unsigned cards that she in turn can use to send to her friends.  I thought the starry red DP would make a cute cat!  It s an old stamp with the label Sarah Biese.
Sketch:    Your Next Stamp
Paper Piecing:   C.R.A.F.T.
Any:  Penny Black at Allsorts

Happy Birthday to some one who loves to grill.

This stampin Fella image fits our son-in-law to a "t" - except, I must admit, the physique!  His birthday is today, and he loved the card.  The coloring is with Prismas, and the "pinwheel" cut with a CB die - for me, this works as an alternative to flowers on a masculine card.
Sketch:  http://www.sweetsketchwednesday.blogspot.com/
Red, white, blue: http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/
And:  http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/

Patriotic bee

This is busier than I usually like - but probably ok for a 4th of July celebration!  I added stickles and a gold metallic ink to include some sparkle - they do not seem to show on the screen.  The red and white dots are a piece of Recollections tape - I am really liking to use tape for some of these small accents - I can add the accent without adding bulk.
Sketch:  http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com.au/
Patriotic:  http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/
Red, white and blue:  http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/

Patriotic birthday

This is an image in a stash of images given to me.  The sentiment is 7Gypsies Library,'  I am trying to add a few cards to my supply to send to the troops.

No DP:  http://perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.com/
Masculine birthday:   http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/
Sketch:   http://classygirlmusings.blogspot.com/search/label/card%20Sketch

Honoring a wounded hero

It is so important to support our military.  I saw this on SplitCoastStampers :http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/card-requests-f202/hero-can-use-good-dose-sc-love-t553344.html  regarding a young soldier who lost all four limbs as a result of a bombing incident.  I hope some of you will check it out and join me in sending support.
The eagle and sentiment came from my stash of patriotic images.  I have lots of stars, etc., but none in the right deep red and blue, so I used one of my first Cuttlebug purchases, the asterisk die. I colored with Twinkling H2O for a bit of shine.  The stripes are Paper Pizazz, and the twine from Pizzazz Aplenty.
Sentiment and stripes:  http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/
Masculine:  http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.com/
Sketch:  http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/