The tour has ended but the links are still up at the end of this post,
feel free to browse through them at your leisure.
I came across these websites that you may want to view
or choose not to that remind me of
Memorial Day.
(the above is very sad and made me cry the whole way through)
(the wife of a serving commander who deals with daily
living while her husband is away and makes some
awesome scrapbook layouts)
These are my cards I made in honour of
that I will be sending to a serving Hero/Heroess
Stamps: Circle Circus, Warm Words
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Pacific Point
Paper: Night of Navy, Riding Hood Red,
Kraft, Whisper White
Accessories: Whisper White, Night of Navy
and Real Red grosgrain ribbons
I chose the Circle Circus Stampin' Up! stamp set
which is exclusive to the Australian market
This particular stamp has dots that make
up the circle.
Like the armed forces each
dot represents a person who all work
together to make it all happen.
Why am I participating in this US Memorial Day
BlogHop Tour you may ask?
My husband is a medically retired
US Navy 2nd Class Petty Officer.
I have always felt a connection to the
Men and Women from all countries who selflessly
give up their lives to help try and save our world.
They devote their lives and family
making it a better place for us to live in.
I try and contribute in any way
to make their lives, during their service, happier.
My contribution is to make a card and
enclose a letter to boost morale.
I also make extra cards so the Men and Women
of the armed forces can send
to a loved one back home.
as you can see they truly appreciate all our efforts.
When the Australian troops were first sent over to Iraq
I also sent letters and cards and the feedback I got
showed how much they appreciated that folks back
home cared enough about them to take the time to create
or write to them, it made their sacrifice and
commitment all the more bearable.
The card above was made for a female
and the card below is made for a male
The tour starts
I use Time Zone Converter
She's used an awesome watercolour technique.
There will be a link from Lisa's blog to the next
blog. There are over 100 blogs participating.
(click on the above paragraph to find out why)
Cards that are needed the most are:
LOVE
MISS YOU
THANK YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
THINKING OF YOU
MALE BIRTHDAY CARDS
FEMALE BIRTHDAY CARDS
CHILDREN BIRTHDAY CARDS
GENERAL AND BLANK CARDS
ADULT BIRTHDAY CARDS (not risque)
and of course CHRISTMAS CARDS will be needed soon
If the BlogHop gets stuck along the way
the blogs listed below are
taking part
- A Country Life, Keri
- The Paper Spa, Paula
- The Thrifty Scrapper, Tereza
- A Life Unrehearsed, Bonnie Rose
- Peachy Papercrafting, Martha
- Sideoats & Scribbles, Lisa
- My World, Shari
- Hero Club Blog, Hero Club Blog
- Jennifer McGuire Ink, Jennifer
- Tattered Tiara, Lisa
- The Wired Angel, Peggy
- Merry's Musings, Nora
- Just Dandy, Melissa
- There's No Place Like Gnome, Chris
- Prima, Prima
- Lilacs and Lupines, Karen
- K's Card Creations, Kathryn
- Riverview Stamper, Monica
- Kasmello is Scrappin, Kas
- Amy Catalogna, Amy
- Secret Agent Stamper, Anita
- I Like Markers, Marianne
- It's A Colourful World, Sandy
- Thinking Inking, Debbie
- My Little Inkspot, Lisa
- Diary of a Crazed Redhead, Sherene
- KJ's Stamp Pad, Kelly
- Understand Blue, Lydia
- Card and Page, Windy
- Welcome to My World, Erin
- Confessions of a Craft Addict, Sandy
- My Scrapbox, Donna
- The Chatty Stamper, Dawn
- Simon Says, Simon Says Stamp!
- Welcome to My World, Lisa
- Sweet Paper Treats, Karrie
- All Sam's Idea, Samantha
- There is a Stamp for That, Rebecca
- Crazy About Scrap'n, Laurie
- Papers & Polkadots & Paints, Susan
- My Craft Central, Tammy
- Vintage Papers, Nancy
- Deckle Dana, Dana
- Adorn It, Georgana
- In CASE You Missed It, Angela
- Paper Fun by Lysa, Lysa
- Creating for a Cause, Fabre
- Society of Stamp- and Scrap-aholics, Deborah
- SB Artist: Painting in the Dark, Susan
- Salon d'Arte, Susan
- SMB Design, Susan
- Bits & Pieces, Cathy
- Bethie J's Blog, Beth
- I am Dreaming of Castles, Lyneen
- Whispers and Wishes, Kaere
- Axes Designs, Magdelena
- The Profound Brunette, Melissa
- My Scrapbook Life, Corinna
- Dapple Designs, Tami
- Rusty Pickle, Rusty Pickle
- Imagination Starts Here, Tamatha
- Oh Bumble is Me, Margarita
- Finding the Joy in Each Day, Laura
- Stamp your Heart Out with Carollee, Carollee
- Scrap Happie, Sarabeth
- Chelsea's Creative Corner, Chelsea
- Creating Treasures, Tereza
- Firecracker Designs, Pamela
- Libby's Little Addiction, Libby
- Sunflower Studio, Leigh
- {2H Design}, Lauren
- Life on Altadena Avenue, Shelly
- Scrap Therapy, Dana
- Purple Princess, Tara
- Nichol Magouirk, Nichol
- MB, Melanie
- Amy Teets Designs, Amy
- That I Would Be Good, Deena
- Patty's Flickr Site, Patty
- Delovely Scrapbooks, Melissa
- Lucy's Cards, Lucy
- Simply Scrapping, Sarah
- The Blog of One Happy Mama, Kristina
- "Bill is Home", Kimber
- Wee Inklings, LeAnne
- Eva Marina Scraps, Eva
- Rainbow Crafter, Lida
- Life is Beautiful, Megan
- Oh Scrap!, Joscelyne
- Scrap Creations, Regina
- Inkerbelle, Isabelle
- Scrappin Out Loud, Angi
- This Little Card of Mine, Jana
- Back to Allen, Lisa
- Cards and Coffee, Anita
- Paper Grace, Lisa
- Jan's Art Friendzy, Jan
- However Although Thus Several Several, Mandy
- Kodiak Stamper, Cindy
- Stampin for the Soul, Pamela
- It's Me, KP!, Kelly
- Untamed, Sandra
- Pagemaster Designs Online, Michelle
- Wandering Star, Susan
- Scrappin Everyday Life, Stacy
- Art is My Sunshine, Brit
- Scrappin Along, Lucia
- Read, Write, Create, Lynsey
- Stampin with Blythe, Blythe
- Creating…My Style, Judy
- Tales from the Laughing Llama, Lianna
- Stamped Smiles, Vicki
- Stamping With Denise and Whimsy Stamps, Denise
- The Weekend Stamper, Kelly
- Kelli Stamps 4 U…and U can 2!, Kelli
- My Time, My Creations, My Stampendence, Lauren
- My Life in Collage, Mou
- Oodabug Alley, Charmaine
- Stamping Is My Therapy, Charlotte
- Creating Every Day, Suz
- I Just Wanted to Say…, Liza
- Pretty Pressings, Claudia
- Crafty Thoughts, Cathy
- Loni's Blog, Loni
- A Life So Simple, Heather
- Addicted to Creating, Christy
- Stamping Up a Storm, Bridget
- Splendiferous Creations, Lisa
- A Little of My Life, Anam
- Scrapbook Calls , Anam
- Greetings from Bufordsburg, Kathy
- The Crap that Goes On in My Life, Bethany
- All Things Alicia, Alicia
- Tartan Magnolia, Kay
- Dawn…A New Day, Dawn
- Homefront Blog, CFH
Latecomer List...these aren't part of the daisy-chain of the hop, but we don't want you to miss out on these!
- New on Monday: Hero Arts Challenge!!!
- Capture & Create, Ali Edwards
- The Classroom, Ellen Hutson
- Unity Stamp Co, 30% off SALE!
- Bits & Pieces, Cathi Zielske
- Stamping by Rachel, Rachel
- My Life with My Love Bugs, Christina
- Encouraging Impressions, Sarah
- Sea Garden, Seongsook
- Crafting in Croatia, Nina
- Karen Pedersen, Karen
- LMac's Catered Crop, Linda
- Blondins Blog, Sue
- Andi's Perfect Gravy, Andi
- Tilting at Windmills, Teresa
- Stamp Studio H, Holie
- Expressions by DA, Darlene
- Hooked on Stamping, Helen
- Troop support article, Beth
- CR8IVE ME, Maryellen
- Stampin with Serendipity, Pam
other Memorial Day cards I have seen
If you have designed a Memorial Day card
and I will link it to your blog
Laycock Designs made my signature................coming up 10,000 visitor blog candy
