My soul hath them still in
remembrance, and is humbled in me.
This I recall to my mind,
therefore I have hope.
Lamentations
3:20, 21
With a great sum obtained I this
freedom.
Acts 22: 28
These verses may be taken out of context, but I wanted to
get across the idea of REMEMBERING those who have ‘given’ us this wonderful
FREE country – and many having paid a GREAT PRICE – for us to be able to
inhabit it. We celebrate this week
our country’s Independence from tyranny and oppression back in 1776 – when it
was thought that war for us was done.
Not so. Unfortunately, many
wars have been fought since and many of our loved ones are serving and
sacrificing in War yet today. Our
country may not be ‘perfect,’ but it is surely the best place to be of all the
choices there are!
I have long been a fan of CookingWithCricut.com and PaperCraftingWorld.com and am now a Design Team Member for the weekly PCW Challenges. I am soooo excited to be involved here with this! This week’s challenge was to make something Patriotic and use a Star and the colors Silver or Gold. Please visit all of the blogs that are listed there, get some inspiration and then link a project You have made at PaperCraftingWorld.com!
I have long been a fan of CookingWithCricut.com and PaperCraftingWorld.com and am now a Design Team Member for the weekly PCW Challenges. I am soooo excited to be involved here with this! This week’s challenge was to make something Patriotic and use a Star and the colors Silver or Gold. Please visit all of the blogs that are listed there, get some inspiration and then link a project You have made at PaperCraftingWorld.com!
I made this Military Sympathy Card for the families of Dear
Friends of mine who lost their nephew/son/husband/father just a few weeks ago
in Afghanistan. I used a PCW Flag Frame
cutting file, a quote that I liked on the front, a Bible verse and a poem
inside that I found several years ago written inside the front of a used book
that I purchased. I have used it
several times since in Sympathy Cards.
The Gold Star on the front is indicative of their loss – they are now a
Gold Star Family…
For this week’s post – my FIRST here on the PapercraftingWorld.com Design Team!!
– I also wanted to make another card using PapercraftingWorld.com cutting files. I used the Scallop/Oval Card and the ‘I Heart USA’ files. I inked the
edges of the white cardstock with Night Sky ink. I cut the Gold inset, the Navy inset border (that I
‘modified’ for this) and the Red for the phrase out of Sparkle Cardstock. I used Pop-Dots to raise the
phrase. I ‘hand-stitched’ around
the oval inset with a Gold gel pen.
(The Betsy Ross in me just HAD to stitch something!) I added a red gem to the center of the
heart.
My son, a Marine Capt. (USNA/2005), has just returned
stateside a couple weeks ago from Afghanistan and has had two prior deployments
to Iraq. Whatever your plans for
this 4th of July – and I know many spend the day with friends and
family and have a good ‘Day Off’ from work - please do take some time to
remember the reason for this holiday – and the Many who have gone before and
those still going to ensure that we continue to live in the ‘Land of the Free –
Because of the Brave!’
Most Sincerely and Thankfully –
Lynden – a Blue Star Mother!
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| A Blue Star ornament I made for a Friend |
