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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Operation Write Home Memorial Day Blog Hop "THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO!" card





Hello and welcome to this stop on the Operation Write Home Memorial Day Blog Hop for 2014.

The card I chose to make today uses my favorite color combo.. RED, WHITE AND BLUE.

For this card, I used an Operation Write Home Sketch for my card:  SKETCH #123  *pictured down below




SUPPLIES:

card stock:  Real Red, Neenah White and Neenah Patriot Blue, Gold (Poster board from Hobby Lobby *$1.19 a large sheet, punches beautifully)
pattern paper:  The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby) Proud to Serve
stamps:   Hero Arts Everything You Do
ink:  Midnight Muse
accessories:   Scor-Pal, Cuttlebug Distress Stripes & Stars embossing folders, Star Punch and Dimensionals

**GIVEAWAY**

I am having a giveaway on the post before this one..   included is a card kit to make 10 of these cards, including adhesive, dimensions and envelopes.. as well as a brand new Spellbinders 9 pc Edge dies set.  

{{CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE POST}}


SKETCH #123




This Memorial Day as we remember and pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice..  I wanted to share this prayer (from the internet) for our military members that serve today:


Brave warriors, should fate find us in battle, May our cause be just. May our leaders have clear vision. May our courage not falter. May we be triumphant an earn victory as we show mercy to our enemies.
May our efforts bring lasting peace. May our sacrifice be always appreciated by those we serve. May we return to our loved ones unharmed. Should we be harmed, may our wounds heal. Should we perish in the struggle, may God embrace us and find for us a place in His Kingdom.  


Thanks for stopping by.



thanks for looking ~



have a great airborne day!
God Bless All Our Military.. each and every one of them

85 comments:

  1. Wow! What a stunning card. I have yet to try this sketch, but I will now try it. I also appreciate the prayer, thank uou for sharing that. :)
    Raeanna

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  2. Fabulous card Pam. You are the best when it comes to patriotic cards. Thanks for all you do. You are an inspiration. You are a great voice for military wives

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  3. You inspire me with every card you create, and this is fabulous! You've also used my favorite go-to sketch from OWH and I love the patriotic colors and big, bold sentiment! Well done! Enjoy the race - I'll be watching too!

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  4. Pam your card is perfect! Love the embossed stars and Red, White and Blue!! Very patriotic!!

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  5. I really love your card, Pam! So very patriotic. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Fantastic card! I love the paper you used for the background. I agree with Cora, your cards are always an inspiration for me.
    Thanks for sharing the prayer.

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  7. beautiful card as always - thanks for all you do to support OWH

    Barb Housner

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  8. Great combination of the perfect paper and embossing too!! Great card!

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  9. This is a great card. I like the background paper.

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  10. Kimberley Martini YoungMay 24, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    Your cards always look so easy and simple but I know the love behind them is just amazing.

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  11. Pam, such a sharp beautiful card. Love the rich papers you chose. Thank you to your entire family, for your service, I can only imagine the sacrifices you have all made. Thank you!

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  12. Pam, just a most gorgeous card, love your papers, embossing and and sentiment. Thanks to your family for their service.

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  13. GREAT card Pam! I love how you use embossing to create so much depth and texture! What kind of gold paper is the star!

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  14. What an amazing card...I love it!!!

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  15. Great card. Love all the details.

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  16. This is absolutely wonderful!!! I think this is my favorite card to far today. Every part of it is perfect. Thanks so much. (It is going in my "to be CASED' file).

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  17. Great take on the sketch. Don't you just love that embossing folder? And thank you for your sacrifice and your husband, for his service to keep our nation safe.

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  18. I love this card! The papers are perfect. I'm going to have to check this sketch out again.

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  19. I have that same paper and used it in a similar sketch. I made a card that looks like something Pamela would have made. That made my weeks. Thanks!

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  20. Hi Pam! You always make the most beautiful patriotic cards. Love following your blog! Have a great day and thanks for supporting OWH!

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  21. I love the way you used the stars and stripes embossing folders on your card. The kraft star is a great touch!

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  22. You did a wonderful interpretation of the sketch. Love how you replaced the heart with a star.

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  23. Pam, you always do such beautiful work and never cease to inspire me. I love seeing you share your cards on the OWH Facebook wall and I know I'm not alone. Thanks for sharing this prayer and sincere gratitude to your family for it's military service. God bless!

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  24. Your take on the sketch is absolutely wonderful. I really love all the stars and stripes look!

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  25. Gorgeous Patriotic card, I love all of the layers!

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  26. Really like your card!
    The different embossing adds a special touch while enhancing the sentiment!

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  27. Love how your version of the sketch turned out. That flag paper in the background is totally awesome. If it is not paper but stamping, then it is more awesome!!

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  28. Hi Pam! You are a master card maker. You know I'm a fan and this card is no exception! I totally love that flag background DP! Keep up the great work and thanks for all you do!

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  29. Love the sketch interpretation. Very professional looking.

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  30. Great card - love the embossing.

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  31. I love your card! You're always making me go by Hobby Lobby to check out their papers...and I have way too much paper! Ha ha. Hope you enjoyed the race in Charlotte- I've done that once and it's a lot of fun.

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  32. Such a wonderful card...love the patterned paper and the star embossed panel.

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  33. Love this card. I will definitely be CASEing it. And pinning it. And if I win - making it. :-)
    April

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  34. Pam, your eye for color, pattern, and texture, plus proportion is just amazing. Love this card from top to bottom. Enjoy the races!

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  35. Love your interpretation of the sketch. Your choice of papers is just terrific.

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  36. OH WOW what a beautiful card! So Inspiring as always.

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  37. Beautiful combination of embossing, papers and stamping. LOVE this!

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  38. Your cards are always so clean, well designed, and full of texture. You always seem to have just the right stuff! Once again, you have outdone yourself, and created a beautiful patriotic card.

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  39. Another amazing card from you, Pam. I always love all the layers on your cards. And thanks for the idea of using posterboard for punches. Thanks for your continued support of OWH.

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  40. I really love this card! The papers & the texture are amazing!! Wonderful layout also!

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  41. I really really like this, actually I like ALL of your cards, this one is very well done, love the background paper and the placement of every detail down to the sentiment. Thanks for sharing.

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  42. Pam, I really love this card! That's a sketch I haven't yet tried - thanks for inspiring me to do so!

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  43. Thanks for the tip on the gold poster board..we just got a HL! The gold star is such a great focal point on your card. Love your blog & always inspired by your kits! :)

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  44. You certainly rocked that sketch - fabulous card!

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  45. Gorgeous card! I love your background paper and the embossed stars. I have used that sketch so many times...it is one of my absolute favorites!

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  46. I love this card with the embossing and wonderful papers! Thank you so much for your family's service to this country and for the chance to win a fabulous card kit! Just signed up to follow by email!

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  47. ooh, that paper you used is just perfect for your card! I love the embossed star paper and the great patriotic design.

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  48. Wonderful card, love all the texture

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  49. I love, love, love this card! Patriotic through and through. Beautiful!

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  50. lovely card love the embossing stars and the base paper is awesome
    thanks for sharing

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  51. What a great card highlighting a patriotic theme! Love the embossed panel. Thanks for the tip on the gold poster board!

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  52. Love the embossing and that great gold star!

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  53. Love this card! The background paper is so pretty and the stars, both embossed and punched. Great sentiment too. Thanks to you and your family for your service to our country. Thanks for all your support of OHW!
    R/

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  54. This is a beautiful card! I love all the embossing used and the pretty papers. Great job!

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  55. Perfect card as always! Keep on inspiring us! WTG!!!

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  56. I love the embossing and the banner.

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  57. each layer on this card is super!
    love the embossed stars and flag background in particular

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  58. Lovely card. Any hero would be proud to receive! Katie Wilson winzercastle@sbcglobal.net

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  59. I love the combination of the papers and the embossing...this is a great card. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  60. Fabulous card. Love the flag paper and the embossing.

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  61. Wow! I'd never heard that prayers before, but how profound it is! Thank you for sharing it and for sharing your stunning card.

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  62. Love all if your cards! But this one is the best!

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  63. Hi Pam: I love the papers you used on your card, but I especially love the prayer that you shared. Very moving. I follow your blog and am always inspired by what you create. Thanks!

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  64. What a awesome card, the best card yet.

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  65. Your card finally motivatted me to get that stars embossing folder - beautiful card and thanks for the inspiration.

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  66. thank you for a great card and wonderful prayer. i LOVE the flag paper in the background and you did a great job with the sketch!

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  67. Your card is a winner! Must CASE!!

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  68. Great card! I love the background paper! Thank you!

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  69. Love the embossed piece with the flag background. Beautiful card.

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  70. This is an absolutely gorgeous card. Loved the flag background. TFS

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  71. Very nice card.

    I liked the sentiment you posted.

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  72. Fabulous card. I've never seen the paper you used and think its great. Thanks for sharing on the hop and having a giveaway.

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  73. Fabulous card. I've never seen the paper you used and think its great. Thanks for sharing on the hop and having a giveaway.

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  74. Another fantastic card. I always look forward to your next creation. Thanks for being a hop stop.

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  75. This is an absolutely perfect card! I love everything about it. It's clean and simple, but so NICE. You can tell the quality of the supplies. Winning kits for this card would be AWESOME!!!

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  76. Love your card! It's just about as close to perfection as it can be. Love the sketch for starters and then there is all that texture added by embossing!

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  77. Love how you coordinated the elements - great job!!!

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  78. Great card...I love that patterned paper and the idea of using the poster board for the star punch is perfect!

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  79. Pam, I love your cards! They always look so crisp and clean. I have CASEd several of them. I love the background paper on these!

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  80. Such a sharp, clean card. I like the embossing and all the layers which adds such a sense of depth to the card.

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