Always Remember. . .

Before I get too excited about posting today's accomplishment, I want to say THANK YOU to all the men and women in the Armed Forces around the world for doing what you do every day to keep the rest of us safe and free. One day a year doesn't seem like enough to recognize you and the sacrifices you and your families have made.



I was pleased to see a color combo I could actually work with!
I know, I know. . . challenges are supposed to be hard but some days, my brain just can't handle it! LOL

I didn't have any Sahara Sand CS on hand so I had to substitute Kraft CS - I think it turned out pretty nicely:


I found an old 6x6 Prints Pad I hadn't even opened and used some of the Celery prints. I tried to follow the sketch for Kazan's Sketch 13 but found it to be a "complicated" layout.

I colored the image and stamped it twice on the WW. I decided to line up the image, kraft and celery layers a bit differently than I normally do - instead of centering them on each other, I lined them all up in the bottom right corner. Then I paper-poked the kraft layer, the printed paper layer and the bottom olive strip. I added a bit of Olive twill ribbon to the top section and some celery grosgrain to the bottom strip. I thought it was kind of boring so I dug out my adhesive rhinestones and strategically stuck some on the image to give it some sparkle.

What do you think? I think this card is simple yet elegant ~~ something I struggle with. Lately I have been finding myself adding this, moving that, embellishing this and then realizing I should have stopped a LONG time ago.

I'm going to try to do the Splitcoast Color Challenge this afternoon: Certainly Celery, Basic Grey and Pacific Point. Any ideas???
Have a good afternoon!

Edited to add:
OKAY - I'm back and adding to today's post. I did the Color Challenge but just couldn't make the Pacific Point work. Luckily, there was an alternate color choice - Not Quite Navy. :) Here it is. . .



I guess I'd better skedaddle and get supper started. We are ALL back to school tomorrow - thankfully, I've enjoyed the fun while it's lasted!

Later!