TPB: Happy Memorial Day!

Hello friends!

  

It's the Memorial Day holiday here in the USA,

a day here in the USA in which we remember those that gave 

the ultimate sacrifice in the military service.

It was an honor growing up in an Air Force family

 and this day is one of the few that is very humbling.

 

Later today, my son and some of his Boy Scout troop mates

will be placing flags on the graves of fallen soliders at a local cemetary.

They'll be flanked by members of the US Marines

who stand as wonderful role models of leadership and duty!

  

Today I'm up on The Project Bin blog

and I'm showcasing a card using one of my FAVORITE stamp sets from TPB ~

Red, White and Boom!

This set is traditionally one we've used for the 4th of July/

USA's Independence Day,

but today, I'm showing another way to use this set :)

I've paired with the My Favorite Things Peek-a-boo striped die 

(you've probably seen this one my blog many times!)

and I've used alternating blue and red card stock to push through the slots.

The stamp I used from the set is

 America the beautiful ~ masked off to use just the top portion.

Here's a another look:

Wishing you a day of reflection and remembrance :) 

I hope if it's a holiday for you, 

that you're able to do something wonderful!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

Happy Memorial Day!

Hi, friends :)

I hope you are all having a wonderful Memorial Day,

 enjoying this day in all the ways that are special to you!

 As a child of a military family, I'm always honored by the men and women who have served our country and proud to be an American ♥

We've had an incredibly busy weekend,

including a beautiful Flag Retirement ceremony at a local farmer's market.

It was moving and educational

and a special invitation that the troop participated in with honor.

Preparing the flag, stripping along the stripes and getting ready for the fire

  

My son is the taller one on the left, one of his best buddies on the right :)

And my card today is a reflection of this Memorial Day -

using red, white and blue and scraps of dsp from my bin

to create this 'ribbon card'.

I'm using a stamp from The Project Bin Stamps

from the A Way with words "Awesome Sauce" stamp set.

 At the end of the day ...

such a versatile stamp with many meanings ~

       and you can tailor this to any way you'd like for your personal cards!

 

This lovely stamp in the set comes with a scalloped square border,

so I masked off the border to use just the wording

since I was using a circular shaped stamp base.

Quick little hack - washi tape or even old address labels work great!

One of my favorite types of cards - 

using new stamps, old scraps = amazing creative process :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings ♥

~Kelly

I'll enter this into:  Amusing Challenge - National Colors
Crafting when we can - Use Stars