Friday, May 21, 2010

Remembering Our Fallen Heroes


The Shabby Tea Room Week #10 challenge was to use red, white and blue on a card. Memorial Day is coming up at the end of this month so a little Patriotism is called for. This holiday is supposed to be a day of remembrance for the men and women of our military who have given their lives in service to our country. This is a very simple and humble gesture so I made a pretty simple and humble card.

The base is plain white cardstock. The designer paper is from the All American Collection by Adornit Carolee's Creations. I used Frayed Burlap Distress Ink to give everything an aged look. The stars are chipboard that I painted with Picket Fence Distress Crackle paint and then inked. A little hemp twine, some buttons, a baby Prima rose, and some yummy shabby seam binding from Debbie's etsy store finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by!



8 comments:

Kristina said...

Hi Tracy,
It's FANTASTIC!
Cards like these have a special place in my heart! You did an AMAZING job with it!!

Thanks for sharing it!
~K

Unknown said...

Hi Tracy, it's always good to remember people who have fought and are still fighting for our freedom. You made a wonderful card, I love your craquelure stars, enjoy your weekend, hugs, Ira

~* steph :) *~ said...

love your card. what a wonderful sweet tribute. great details and i love that ribbon!! beautiful. thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day, my friend! *hugs* steph :)

Debbie said...

Tracy ... this is GORGEOUS!!!!!! I love the tattered look with the distressed edges and that yummy seam binding looks fabulous! Thanks, as always, for sharing your talents with us in the Tea Room :)

Nicole said...

Perfect card for this challenge and for all of our heroes. Love it! Thanks for playing along with us at TSTR! :)

Heather Rogers said...

Oh so pretty! Love the rose in the middle of the seam binding bow. :)

Audrey Pettit said...

Great sentiment on a lovely card. I really like the row of stars. thanks for playing along with us at The Shabby Tea Room.

~* steph :) *~ said...

congrats tracy, saw you made honorable mention cup of tea! awesome :)! *hugs* steph :)