Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Cards for Heroes Blog Hop!

Welcome, and thank you for participating in the Card for Heroes Blog Hop! If you have landed here in the middle of the hop, I encourage you to start at the "top of the hop" at cardsforheroes.org! There are many great blogs to check out to see beautiful card samples and learn more about what cardsforheroes.org is all about! Hop 'til you drop!

This is a card I made in a patriotic theme. It is the same layout as the Father's Day card posted here, but I have used Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White, and Basic Gray with silver brads. The stars are punched using the Stars #2 die with the Big Shot, but the two coordinating star punches from Stampin' Up! would make this card a breeze to make as well. By changing the greeting and colors, the card has a totally different feel.



I made this card to send as an "Any Hero" card as part of the 25+2 challenge. The thank you greeting seemed appropriate to tell a soldier thank you for serving! I am new to cardsforheroes.org, but I am very excited about participating with the organization. Stamping is a great hobby for me, but making cards for our nation's heroes brings more meaning to it. I make many more cards that I can use personally, and it is great to share cards with soldiers who appreciate them so much. If you wonder how much, check out the hero blog on the website!

The next blog on the hop is that of Marianne Walker in Eugene, Oregon. She is the product specialist for Copic Markers and designs stamps for Our Craft Lounge. She is very talented and has FANTASTIC tips on coloring and shading with Copic Markers on her blog. Her work is beautiful!

Hop on over to Marianne's blog,

109 comments:

Heidi E. said...

Cute Card..

Unknown said...

Love your card!

Cindi (aka iring) said...

Awesome collection of cards on your site (I scrolled on down). Thanks for sharing with CFH. It was a pleasure to hop in!

Cindi

Karen said...

Wonderful card! Great job honoring our service men and women! {{cheers}}

Dawn said...

Great card. Glad your playing in the 25 challenge. Have a Happy Memorial day!

Anonymous said...

nice card!

Suz said...

Happy Memorial Day & thanks so much for sharing such a patriotic card

Unknown said...

Great card!

Unknown said...

Cute card! Love the stars.

Heather said...

Your card is so sweet! Thanks for the inspiration!

Anonymous said...

So beautiful!! Love the stars and the fun layout!! TFS! ;)

Lisa Renéa said...

Thanks for participating in the CFH blog hop!! Love this card & the way you've tied the ribbon!

Nancy L. said...

I love your card!

Merry's Musings said...

I strolled through to some of your other cards and I just love your creations. Of course my fav is for the Blog Hop today, it is just perfection. Happy Memorial Day Weekend :0)

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

Great card. Love the stars :)

Kerri said...

What a beautiful card!!!

Renee said...

great card!

Martha said...

Love the crisp, clean look of your card! Thanks for sharing and inspiring us on the CFH blog hop!

Lida said...

Love the stars in your card, so pretty, have a great memorial day!

Anonymous said...

Fun! So happy to be doing the blog hop for such a good cause with such a great, generous group of talented peeps! *smile*

Sue McGettigan said...

Cute card - Happy Memorial Day to you!

JPScraps said...

Like your card...I need to pull out my star punches!

.:liza:. said...

This is such a classic card!

Lucy Abrams said...

Great card - love those stars.

Unknown said...

I like your card. I hope you make more. Thank you for letting us see your card. Love, Gigi Nolan (age 7)

[as typed by her Mommy, Deborah, at dominodebi.typepad.com]

Purple Princess said...

Wonderful card!!

TLHarwick said...

What a cute card! As the spouse of a currently deployed solider I know that these cards will be appreciated and used! My DH just complained to me the other day that he sat in line for 30 minutes at the makeshift PX to find only birthday and graduation cards! (so he says he made me a card! LOL!)
Thanks for your time and effort!

Lauren said...

Love all the stars on your card! Thanks for supporting the troops!

Loni said...

clean ans simple, love the stars and the simple message.
Thanks for supporting CFH!

Lynn said...

Love your card! Thanks for helping with this event!

Jennifer said...

Cute card! Happy memorial day!

Kelli Waters said...

Great card! Thanks for sharing!

Teresa said...

I really love the card you made.

I'm trying to do my little bit for CFH. I have added a link to this blog hop and embedded the CHF youtube video on my blog. I hope it brings many more people to participate in this wonderful group.

Thanks for all you do!

Becca said...

I love this red and blue together. The grey is a nice added touch! Sometimes it's hard to use just red, white, and blue, and the grey is perfect to add in there. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous, patriotic card.

decp8nter said...

A perfect card for any hero! TFS

sideoats + scribbles said...

Ooooo, love the stars! :)

Victoria S. said...

Cute card- i like the stars alot!

Cathy Rulli said...

Great card - tfs

Daintry said...

I love the stars! Simple and classic! Thanks for sharing!

{VICKI} said...

lovin the HOP

cr8iveme said...

love your card. I know whomever receives it will truly appreciate it.

M.E.

~ginny said...

Well done on your card!
I added your site to my Google Reader!
Long live our Heroes!
~ginny

Lisa - papergrace said...

This card is just great! Simple (kinda) but just really beautiful! I love it.

mica said...

Your card is so pretty! Love the stars.

Marcy said...

Love your card! Please keep on supporting CFH - they are such an amazing group. I am inspired by how all the bloggers support each other too! Have an amazing weekend.

Marcy Kaminski

Kathy JH said...

Great card!

Bonita Rose said...

your card is wonderful!

Erika said...

Such a great card! Simply - but so nice!

Lisa (mldesignworks) said...

So pretty--I love making any hero cards! Thank you for participating!

Dana said...

great card!

Stacy Milford said...

What a great card...love the stars!

BethW said...

I cannot believe all the fantastic
cards the participants have made. I have enough inspiration to last me several years. You guys are incredible,

Carole RB said...

Great card Anita

Chrisd said...

Great stars, they can wish on no matter where the military are located throughout the world along with their families!

paula said...

Cute card!! Thanks for participating!

Lisa said...

GREAT card--and thanks for those links!!

The Wired Angel said...

Beautiful card... thanks for participating, and thanks for the info on the 25+2 project.. I'm planning to get my gals ready to participate.

Terra5 said...

I love stars and I love punches!
Your card is great.
Thank you,
Terry F.

Shirley said...

Great card!!

Axes DesigNs said...

Nice cards.. Thanks for making cards for heros!

Verda said...

Your card is great and I love the fathers day card also . Isn't it amazing how nice stars are for masculine cards.

nsmerkt said...

Beautiful classic-looking card. Thank you for participating! I'm off to the next one.

Dawn said...

great card!

Vintage Papers said...

love your patriotic card!
Thank you for supporting CFH and have a wonderful Memorial Weekend! :)

Kerilou said...

Lovely Card! I like the colors you used!! I am liking the basic gray!!
Kerilou

katrynka said...

Lovely card! Great cause.

I was just going through my craft stuff this am, and I think I have some cards to donate for this cause.

Nichol Magouirk said...

beautiful!

PCM said...

I love those colors on your card. The stars are wonderful. Thanks for making the cards to send to CFH. Blessings

Maggie said...

I am a newbie as well to cards for heroes, only been doing it a couple of months. Your card is great.

Tammy said...

What a beautiful card! Thanks for sharing!

Janet Lindstrom said...

Great card! I really like that rich navy color.

liannallama said...

your card is great and so patriotic!

Lost in Paper said...

bold and beautiful!! fabulous card!!!

Elaine said...

I agree - making cards for heros adds a special feeling and makes the card making process more meaningful!

Carolyn Sharkas said...

gorgeous card, thanks for sharing

ceashark at aol dot com

Atticelf said...

Cute card. The bloghop is an amazing event and my family will celebrate Memorial Day by making cards for CFH. I look forward to being a CFH contributor!

Heather said...

Love your card!

Paliku said...

Your card is perfect! The thank you sentiment is only two words but
has a huge impact in appreciation and duty for those who serve.

erin said...

Love the red ribbon! Nice pop!

sondra said...

beautiful and simple says it all
Thanks so much for sharing!
Love love love your talent!

Kathy Thompson said...

Loved the card - simple but beautiful. Thanks for making Cards for Heroes.

Laurie said...

Love that thank you card. It looked real easy to create. Thanks for your support of CFH!

Alyce said...

I enjoyed this stop on the blog hop. Thanks for sharin.g

Jean Fitch from jlfstudio said...

Thanks for participating and sharing the art, the inspiration and the creativity. Happy Memorial Day! I’ll be back to visit when the hop is over. – Jean

kasmello said...

Great card for the challenge. I still have to do my any hero cards for it!

Unknown said...

Very nice cards throughout your blog! Thanks for participating!
Have a great weekend!
~angie

Tami Bayer said...

this is a wonderful any hero card. You've found a beautiful way to share your artistic talent.

Caryl P said...

This card is fabulous, I love the ribbon. Thanks for opening my eyes to the 25+2 challenge as well, I'm working on it as soon as I finish the hop!

Kay said...

Love your card! It's so classy!!

SuzAnn said...

very dramatic card - strong and proud!

Bandon, Oregon said...

Great Card!! Thanks for sharing and passing on the word for the Cards for Heros...

Faith

slightlyimperfect said...

What a pretty card. So clean and bright. Thanks for sharing.

Sandy said...

What a clean and classic look for a patriotic card, this is beauuuutiful! Well done!! Thanks so much for joining in this hop...what fun it is to meet so many more stampers!

Susan M. Brown {sbartist} said...

Happy Memorial Day! All of your cards are simply beautiful and thank you for your creativity and dedication to this great cause. Also - love the graduation hat - what a great idea! : ) Sb

Ina Good said...

Awesome card collection and I especially love the military card and want to personally thankyou for supporting our troops. Blessings to our men and women in the armed forces and all those who support them! Ina

Susan Powers said...

I love your cards, especially the one for the "Cards for Heroes." All the bright colors & the stars, so beautiful. Thanks for sharing

Sue Root said...

Cute card. I just got the Sizzix die you used, so now I have a good idea for it.

Regina said...

cute card!

Judy Hayes said...

Love the stars! Thanks for participating in CHF blog hop!

Sharon said...

your s special person wounderful card

jaemom said...

What a wonderful card to share and participate in the 25+2. TFS!

Anam_Kihaku said...

cute card. thanks for sharing.

Seongsook Duncan said...

Thaks for sharing your card and ideas.

Fabre said...

Thanks for participating in our blog hop this weekend, and our 25+2 challenge! We appreciate your support at Cards for Heroes. I just love the card you made, and I plan on making some similar ones soon to write some any hero letters myself!

Nana711 said...

Love the stars. Also enjoyed the other cards on your blog. Thanks.

Unknown said...

Love the crisp design of your card and the rose cards are gorgeous. TFS

Christina said...

Cute card!! Thanks for sharing!

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Leesa Berry said...

Love your card! Thanks for all you do for such a wonderful cause. Happy Memorial Day!

Anonymous said...

Great card! Love the vibrant blue!!