Memorial Day Weekend - THANK A SOLDIER - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. REMEMBER THEM ALL.

I cannot believe that Memorial Day is here upon us!  This month has been so busy. Earlier this month Susi graduated from Tarelton State University, so we were all gathered together to celebrate with her. I followed it up with my quarterly doctor appointment.  He is taking me off of one of my meds that has been causing me severe heart issues.  Now I know why I've been having problems!  :)  Well enough  on that...

I have made a couple of really cute cards that I have CASED from a magazine.  I think they are unique and they are not hard to do either. 



Cute little his & hers towels

I am hosting my first fundraiser for our local volunteer fire department this coming Saturday.  It will be most of the day. We will have door prizes and food.  It's going to be very small this year, but I am not disappointed at all.  I will not give up.  I will do it again.  But, not on a holiday weekend, not on graduation weekend, but on a better - nothing going on - weekend!!!  It will still be so much fun.  I am going to do a few demonstrations, we'll make things, do our own things, eat and just have a good gal-time day.

Well that's all I have to share for today.  Have a safe and wonderful weekend.  And, PLEASE, remember why this holiday is....Thank a soldier, a veteran, a reserve for what THEY do for us, what they did for us.  For allowing us to live FREE.  REMEMBER.... REMEMBER.... NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.  IT DID NOT COME FREE.



My Red Thinking of You Card

Hi everyone, hope you've been well since the last time we've been together.  I've been okay. 

I wanted to share another one of my contest cards that didn't make it this time.  I really liked it, but I really like all of my cards!  I'm suppose to, aren't I?!  Hee-hee! 

 

I made this card on a black cardstock base, then found some black and white designer paper for the next layer. I embossed the red layer with my dotted swiss CuttleBug folder to give it some texture. The white part is a Spellbinders Shapeabilities Pendants die that I also embossed.

Here is a close up of the red and the embossing on it.

This is a close up of the Thinking of You tag that I attached to the front. On each scallop, I "dolloped" a bit of black glaze from a pen that I had on hand. I inked around the white cardstock to tone it down a bit so it didn't stand out so much on top of that red.  Tied it all up with the black sheer ribbon, black brads in the corners, and white paper inside to write a sentiment on.

Thanks for looking and spending a few of your precious minutes with me today.  Hope I might have inspired you or given you a new twist on an idea for a card.  I'm not into coloring much, so I do more of the layering....



 Hope everyone has a great week and hope to visit with you again this week.

Hugs....