Some fun new things and a special thank you

I participated in the Fall Fling online crop at Kit 'n Kaboodles this past weekend....it was fun to get to meet the members there and have some fun! One of the challenges was to create a birthday card for one of the members....here is my card:

I embossed this sheet of Core'dinations cardstock with a cuttlebug folder...inked the edges to showoff the design...I freehand drew this bird onto these scraps of DreamStreet paper that I had... the little quote and flower I picked up at the garage sale I went to on Saturday morning...that is a Pebbles Inc happy birthday rubon...

I also created this card and you can also see it posted on the Kreative Kaboodles blog today!

I used glossy white cardstock and stamped the leaf using a versamark ink and embossed it with clear powder... I then used 3 colors of Memento ink to smudge the background...which makes the stamped image pop off the page. I then added the wonderful Happy everything; which is a Stampendous class a peel sticker...

I hope you will take some time today to think about those that have and continue to serve our country in the armed services. Being the wife of a now retired Naval officer, I say a very heartfelt special thank you to those that put their duty to country before all else. I am ever so thankful for your service and the sacrafices that you and your family make.