This Memorial Day weekend is the first bloghop for the Cards for Heroes (CFH) volunteer program. This bloghop is intended to help spread the word to paper crafters and blog followers that cards, envelopes and monetary donations are very much needed to get cards to our men and women serving in uniform. You can learn more about this great program by visiting their site and while there you will find the “TOP OF THE HOP”.
The military has been an important part of my family and of my dear friends, and I’m sure the same is true of you. After we were taught to have good manners and be respectful as kids, we were taught about the importance of patriotism, dedication to our country and about giving something back. Our country and flag deserve the highest honor and respect.
We have men and women serving throughout the world making personal sacrifices and giving of themselves selflessly. Whether we personally agree with war efforts or not, these men and women are giving their lives to serve our country in the highest possible way and they certainly have earned our respect, thanks and admiration.
So if you can help us spread the word about this important project, you can also start by visiting Nora's Blog. Once there Nora will provide you a link to the next blog, and so on. We promise a lot of patriotic inspiration. Leave comments, feedback, praise as you go, especially on blogs not getting a lot of comments - we want everyone to feel your love and support!
It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle, it takes a hero to be one of those men who go into battle. - Norman Schwarzkopf
I hope that you enjoyed these two cards today.. I certainly enjoyed creating them. Thank you very much for stopping by.. thanks for doing the blog hop. Enjoy your holiday…don’t forget to visit Nora's Blog. We begin at 2:00 central time today!
Details: (Card 1) Retired “Make a Wish” stamps from SU, Night of Navy and Real Red, stamped onto white linen cardstock and used Night of Navy for the card base. The sentiment is from SU Short and Sweet set.
(Card 2) Tore pieces of deep red designer paper (from my scrap bin) into strips and glued onto card base, leaving areas of white card in between, I punched the stars from SU Night of Navy cardstock, and used a Signo uniball pen to create the stitches. The sentiment is computer-generated, and the gold cord is from Joann’s.
168 comments:
Great cards Peggy. I also believe these men and women deserve our love, appreciation, and support. Freedom is never free and I thank God there are those out there that still believe in protecting our lives and our freedom.
Peggy!! OMGosh, so beautiful. Such great cards. So glad we are blog hopping together. Have a great weekend xoxoNora
I love the card with the torn paper & adorable stars!
Love your very creative flag cards!!
These cards are fabulous! I thank the good Lord everyday for the incredible work our armed services do. My father was a Commander in the Navy and both of my grandfathers were in the Army. How fortunate we are to have such great men and women serving our country.
The cards are lovely, very very pretty, and your post was very well said!
God Bless America & our soldiers!
Have fun hopping!
Your cards are fabulous! Love the simplicity yet still so much detail. Thanks for supporting CFH, I think it's an awesome cause.
love the stamping on your cards
Great cards - love them!
Love your card designs....so rustic and Americana!
Beautiful cards! I really love the way you kept the focus on the flag!
Great job on all your cards Peggy!!
Very well said, and lovely cards!!
Kerilou SCS, 2peas
These are wonderful, our military deserves are support,my son has been in the Marines and army for over 11 years.
I love the two different flag cards-- very unique!!
I love your cards! Thanks for supporting Cards for Heroes.
My son is a US Marine currently serving in Iraq and it always makes me happy to know that his effort and sacrifice is appreciated.
FABULOUS cards, Peggy! Thank you so much for participating in CFH.
I really enjoyed reading about your inspiration & background, thank you for sharing.
LOVE the "flags" on your cards... what a fantastic idea!
Oh Peg, these are wonderful tribute cards. You did fabulous.
Love your cards, Peggy! The paper tearing is stunning!
Such a treat to see your beautiful creations, and what a great thing to participate in. Your cards are just lovely!
Beautiful cards-have a beautiful and blessed Memorial Day weekend!
xoxo
Sara
Cute Cards and thanks for being so involved.. ♥
These are so lovely!! I enjoy the stripes and stars. The tassel is a wonderful addition!! TFS!
Extremely beautiful cards. The flags are gorgeous!
Great cards! I love our flag...great use on your cards!
Great cards! Love the stamped star!
Hi Peggy,
Beautiful cards, again I love the stars!! Thanks for sharing a little bit of your family story. Keep creating and giving !!
Have a SWEET and SAFE Memorial Day Weekend!!
Cool cards!
Thanks for sharing your cards! It was a pleasure to hop in!
Cindi
Really like your cards. Thanks for participating in this great cause!
Wonderful card! Great job honoring our service men and women!! {{cheers}}
Great cards. Love the quotes, too.
Love the simple sentiments which say it all. Thanks so much for sharing these cards- and your heart with our troops.
Such great cards Peggy. Thanks for promoting CFH
thanks for doing this!
Your cards are so striking - I love them.
Your cards are just beautiful! I especially love that stamp of yours!!! (Where'd you get it made???)
Such creative cards!! Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful Memorial weekend!
Oh my, such pretty cards! Love the big star on the first one. :)
Lovely card, I love the effects on them, have a great memorial day!
Beautiful cards!!
Terrific cards!!!
Such lovely cards! Happy Memorial Day to you!
Lovely cards...thanks for sharing!
Have a great weekend!
Love the simplicity of the cards! Clean and beautiful. Have a great Memorial Day weekend, and thanks for supporting our soliders!
Love your cards. Thanks for all you do for CFH!
Fun! So happy to be doing the blog hop for such a good cause with such a great, generous group of talented peeps! *smile*
Great cards! I love the layouts!
Wonderful!
Love your cards!
Perfect cards for our heroes! And I love the way you tore out the red lines! Thanks for sharing. Happy Memorial Day.
Great looking cards!
Your patriotic cards are terrific...I especially like the first one with the large star!!!
I like your cards. I hope you make more. Thank you for letting us see your cards. Love, Gigi Nolan (age 7)
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Love the distressed look! Super patriotic!
Beautiful cards! As the spouse of a currently deployed solider I know (b/c he was just complaining about the lack of cards in the makeshift PX)that the men and women appreciate your time and effort! I will definately be looking into helping out!
Thanks!
Great card!!
What beautiful cards! Love the paper tearing!
What beautiful cards! Love the flags and paper tearing!
Your cards are so amazing.. Really like the torn paper and stars card.. You did a great job and a wonderful honor. Really like the story you put with the cards. {{hugs}} to you and your family!..
Awesome cards!Thanks for supporting this event. As a proud Army Mother, I appreciate anything that is done in support of our troops. They need us now more than ever!!
Love your beautiful cards!
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!
Great cards, love the stars and stripes!!
Love your cards!.. Really like the torn paper and stars flag card the best. Also, really enjoyed reading your story. Great job on everything you have done and are doing.
Great cards! I love America, and feel so blessed to live here and truly thankful to those who fight for our freedom.
Great cards Peggy! Hugs for all you do! :)
OMG you're squeezing my heart! That first stamp set was one of my faves - I had a t-shirt made with it at my very first convention. Thanks for your kind words!
The cards are both great. I really like the torn stripes on the second card. Very inspirational.
Wonderful cards, Peggy! They're very beautiful!
Peggy, these are wonderful cards!!! Have a great memorial weekend!
Both wonderful cards and just right for this blog hop.
I love both of these cards! The flag theme is great! Thanks for the inspiration.
Love the bear arms saying! Cute! I'm so thankful for our troops!
Love these cards!!! TFS
More cards that will be appreciate by heroes! What a great sight to see. Thanks for sharing.
Love the card. Love the comment by Norman S.
Beautiful cards and beautiful sentiments.
Beautiful cards. Thanks for partipating in the bloghop!
Your cards are sweet! Love the coloring. Thank you for remembering our troops!
great cards!
what lovely cards. And it's so very important to remember our troops. They do so much for us both here and abroad.
M.E.
Love your cards... so beautiful!!
Love your cards!!!! Thanks for supporting our military and their families!!!
Your cards are precious
Great cards! Thanks for your inspiration.
such a beautiful card... u have such talent.. wow! U inspire me!
Very pretty cards! Thank you so much for participating!
AMAZING cards!! Thank you for supporting our troops. Check out my blog for a giveaway!
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wonderful cards!
Great cards, love the first one. Thanks for supporting our troops!
Beautiful cards!!
Some of your words brought back a lot of memories from a long time ago.
God bless you for supporting our troops.
The flag cards are wonderful. We are all thinking of those important men and women serving our country along with those who did in the past!
oh your cards are so patriotic and the look awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Great cards Peggy!
Peggy - beautiful cards. Thanks for participating in the blog hop. Blessings
Beautiful cards... Thanks for hopping!
Lovely cards! On to the next stop. This blog hop is great fun! Happy Memorial Day weekend!
Peggy...great cards! love the clever flag!
your cards are just stunning!
Thank you for supporting CFH and have a wonderful Memorial Weekend! :)
I love hops, and getting the chance to see some talented works that I otherwise might not see! How fun! Great cards.
Lovely cards! Great cause.
I was just going through my craft stuff this am, and I think I have some cards to donate for this cause.
Thank you for making cards for our heroes. You cards are so nice. I am always looking for ideas.
Beautiful cards, thanks for sharing!
beautiful cards! thanks for all you do to support our military men and women!!
Great cards. I'm finding so many interesting blogs on this blog hop. I'll be back!
Super cards! I may be re-creating one of them (the top one) since I have that stamp set and love what you did with it!
I couldn't think of a more honorable way to celebrate Memorial Day, then be here at the Blog Hop visiting one blog after another full of hope, giving, love and honor to the those serving selfishly, and to honor our country and flag. AMEN!
Peggy the cards are fabulous! You made lovely cards, and think of the hands and exchange of appreciation will be shared.
Thank you,
Patti
I love your cards. Thanks for sharing.
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Love your cards and the sentiments. That quote is just perfect for this blog hop.
The bloghop is an amazing event. My family will celebrate Memorial Day by making some cards to send to soldiers.
I look forward to being a CFH contributor!
Wow, really love your work! Applause, applause!
Love your flag cards, both are so great!
Beautiful cards!
Love your cards. The flag theme really comes through so nicely. Thanks for sharing and for giving of yourself to our service men and women.
A card for a hero - whoever they may be :)
Thanks so much for sharing!
Love love love your talent!
Your cards are wonderful. Love the torn paper flag. Thanks for participating and helping our troops to keep in contact.
I love your cards! You did a fantastic job! I can't say enough about them. My favorite is the one where you tore the paper to make it look like the stripes on the flag. Super cute, I would have neever thought of that on my own. Thanks for inspiring me. I will check back on your blog to be inspired in the future.
Beautiful cards, Peggy!
Beautiful cards Peggy. Love the way you incorporated the flag in them.
Great Cards Peggy. Now I have to look into my stash for that stamp set. I know it's in there somewhere! The torn strip cards is also a favorite from this hop. I love the shabby chic look of torn paper. Adds so much more texture. Thanks for the inspiration and the reminder to give thanks and love to those serving and their families. - JEan
wow great cards! Thanks for supporting our troops! what a fun hop.
Your cards are great and I agree and support your thoughts about those who serve. CFH is a wonderful organization. I sent a big batch of cards last Fall. Need to start on some more soon.
This blog hopping is fun.
Your cards are just terrific!
Love the flag cards!
Blessings,
Beth
Love your cards :)
And I scrolled to your father's day card....soooo cute!!!!
you have great texture on your cards. impressive.
Thank you for your comments and cards. I like the way you tore the stripes on that second card.
Great cards... love teh flag theme... TFS!
I love the way you tore the stripes.
Love the simplicity of your cards...they really make an impact. This is a great mission. Thank you!
Peggy, your cards are just GORGEOUS. Love the oversized star, wowsers! Really eyecatching.
And I love that quote from Schwartzkopf too---so true! Our heroes are truly those who do battle every day on our behalf!
Thanks for blog blog bloggin and hop hop hoppin!
Completely wonderful cards. So glad I stopped by.
Your card is beautiful. I lvoe the simplicity and homey feel of it. It's so true that patriotism goes hand in hand with respect and manners. I always tell my first graders to stand tall with pride before we pledge the flag in the morning!
Both your cards are fantastic!
Wonderful, Wonderful cards Peggy!!! Thank you so much for sharing and supporting this cause...
Faith
These are beautiful cards - thanks so much for sharing.
thanks for the shout out that you don't need to support the war to support the troops and their families!
Fabulous artwork Peggy!
great cards ... love how you made that flag!
Awesome cards! Love your style!
Beautiful post :)
TFS!!!
Happy Memorial Day! All of your cards are beautiful and thank you for your creativity and dedication to this great cause. : ) Sb
Oh, these are SOOOO stunning, just beautiful. Love them both. Thanks for participating and thanks for visiting my blog during the CFH hop :)
Corinna
www.myscrapbooklife.com
Peggy - I just love that flag card! I have some handmade paper and sometimes just struggle with how to use it - what a great idea! Will be looking for some reds and blues today! Thanks so much for joining us in this blog hop, and for your support of Cards for Heroes!
I love your cards.
Great cards Peggy....I found alot of inspiration in them and your blog. keep up the great work. Ina
great cards!!! I couldn't have said it better myself...our soldiers deserve all we can do for them considering what they are doing
This is so true: Whether we personally agree with war efforts or not, these men and women are giving their lives to serve our country in the highest possible way and they certainly have earned our respect, thanks and admiration.
wow what great cards and such a wonderful cause
Thanks for sharing your wonderful cards. Love the torn effect to create the stripes. So glad to finally sit down and hop on through.
such beautiful cards. love the vintage feel to them. awesome.
Great cards, thanks for sharing! Enjoyed a peek at the rest of your blog too!
melody b
i LOVE your cards, peggy! beautiful! hope you have a wonderful memorial day... hugs! :)
Great card. Thanks for sharing them.
great cards. Love the beautiful simplicity of them. TFS
Excellent words, Peggy. And I love the torn paper stripes on the second card!
As a new Navy mom, I appreciate people your participation with CFH, thank you!
great cards. love your creative flad cards.
Love the technique you used in the second card.
Great cards!
Really excellent cards!
Powerful cards! Thank you. BettyAnn
love your cards, amazing!
Both cards are gorgeous, Peggy but that first one really WOW'd me.
Wow, you are amazing! I love both and hold the armed forces dear to my heart. I've had many family members serve!
Wonderful cards. Many members of my family have served. It's great to have an organization like CFH to let the men and women of our armed forces know that we care.
love the cards
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