Happy Saturday!

We are here today for a special post.  We are one of the stops on the Cards for Heroes Blog Hop! Cards for Heroes is a great organization that supports armed forces serving overseas by sending them blank greeting cards for them to send home to family, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.  We did a card drive for them last fall, and collected thousands of cards!

We have a few cards for you today.  The first one is from Kelly Rasmussen.  So fun!  This could easily be changed up for a birthday theme, too.

Card by Kelly Rasmussen.
Supplies:

• Raindrop Background
• Designer Woodgrain
• Card Messages
• Crimson & Kraft Notecards
• Clear Card Buttons
• Memories Dye Ink - Cherry Red
• VersaMark
• Clear Embossing Powder
• White Embossing Powder
• Other: blue and white cardstock, 1″ circle punch, star template, white string, stitching, pop dots

Tami Hartley joined in and created a great star-spangled note of gratitude using images from the Galaxy of Stars set.

Card by Tami Hartley.
Supplies:

• Galaxy of Stars
• Thank You Sayings
• Screen Shadow
• Manuscript Background
• Primary Elements Chalk Ink Queue
  
• Crimson & Winter Mix Notecards
• Summer Mixed Gemstones
  
• Other: white cardstock, ribbon (American Crafts), stitching, pop dots
  

Jennifer McGuire had her son, Colin (age 3) help her put a bunch of cards together, each with a message for a hero.  She just put many clear star images on one large acrylic mount and stamped them several times.  Her son then colored them before adhering them to the front of a card.  Jennifer printed messages for the inside, leaving Colin to sign his name.  This would make a great school project, and we bet this will make some heroes smile!

Cards by Jennifer and Colin McGuire.
Supplies:

• Galaxy of Stars
• Thank You Sayings
  
• Crimson Notecards
  
• Black Memories Ink
• Other: markers, computer fonts, corner rounder and a willing 3-yr old boy.
  

Here is some good news: If you are interested in helping out Cards for Heroes, be sure to come back on Monday for Memorial Day. We have something really cool up our sleeve - something we have wanted to share with you for awhile now.  And for all of our non-USA stampers, you are also welcome to participate - CFH can help you find opportunities for your country.

Time for a giveaway: Just leave us a comment here by 11:59pm PST on Sunday, telling us your favorite kind of card to make. We will pick a winner of these great stamp sets… Galaxy of Stars and Curly Alphabet.

Now… to continue the blog hop, hop on over to Jennifer McGuire’s blog HERE. From there, you will stop by the blogs of many others.  There will be lots of prizes along the way!

Have fun and happy hopping…

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