America The Beautiful

I'm proud and blessed to be an American, and I'm so incredibly grateful for all those who serve and have served our country. My own personal military hero is my Dad.  He's 92 and is a Retired Colonel in the United States Air Force.  So, he's a pretty big deal.  Whenever we'd walk around on base with the Colonel, everyone (with so few exceptions) had to salute him as a (much) Sr. Officer.  While he still has flying privileges and is current on all his licenses, etc., he has made the (very wise) decision to be done flying.  In fact, he got a call the other night while I was there visiting, and they were asking him to go out as the co-pilot on a Search & Rescue flight; and he declined.  I respect that so much because I know that he would love to be up in the clouds flying.  My Dad is struggling now, and I'd really appreciate your prayers for him.  He's a true American HERO.  Today I'm sharing a card that features several awesome stamp sets from Stamp Simply that help me celebrate my military hero.

I started with basic black cardstock that I layered with a cute patterned paper from Carta Bella's 4th of July 6x6 Paper Pad.  Next, I used the Tim Holtz Postage Die to cut a piece of cream cardstock onto which I stamped lots of patriotic words.  I used the Liberty Bell Stamp Set, Patriotic Background Stamp Set, Patriotic Sentiments and The American Eagle Stamp Set to get all the different words onto my background.  I wish you could see that whole piece because of all the encouraging patriotic words it holds.

I also used the Patriotic Background Stamp Set to stamp the cool background shield image.  I colored it with my Copics. The finishing touches were some Baker's Twine that I wrapped around my card, and then I topped it with a Red Paper Flower.  There are lots of great products waiting for you at Stamp Simply and we hope that you'll stop by to look around.  Whether you're looking for Patriotic Stamps, Christian/Scripture Stamps, or pretty much any category of Stamps; you're almost certain to find it at Stamp Simply

Thanks so much for visiting me here today.  I'm also hoping that you'll stop by my Instagram Page to Follow and say hello.  I'd really appreciate it.  You can find lots of great inspiration on the Stamp Simply Blog, too.  I'll see you out there in blogland and on social media, friends.  Stay creative.

Blessings,

Karen