Military Thank You Card

Today's card is all about thanking the men and women who serve in our armed forces. Many of us know someone serving in various branches and some of us have lived the military life. I grew up an "Army brat" and know how difficult it can be when our loved ones are sent overseas.

I'll be sending this to a friend who was recently shipped out to the middle east for a year. I haven't really found an all encompassing line of products for this type of card, until the new release came out from Erin Lee Creative. There are soooo many different options with the entire line of products just released. Even hot foiling dies!

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This card is closer to a square size with measurements of 4.5 inches by a little more than 4.75 inches. I basically eyeballed my panel sizes based on the size of my center die which is very large.

I made 3 cuts with my center die; one on white cardstock, one on a camo style paper and one on an adhesive foam sheet.

 

The camo paper is from a Paper House Productions  paper pack in my stash, however I believe it is retired. You can find basic camo paper in most large hobby stores but if you'd rather shop online, Scrapbook.com has a great selection of camo paper. I used this to back my die cut which consists of the adhesive foam sheet die cut using the ELC Thank You So Very Much die set, topped with the coordinating white cardstock die cut. I love how the dimension makes everything pop. Not sure how this adhesive will hold up in the middle east though, because I hear it's HOT!

I also did some embossing with a dotted embossing folder in my stash using Hero Arts cardstock, then backed that with another piece of kraft paper. 

All my elements are popped up on adhesive foam squares, including my sentiment from the Stars & Stripes stamp set.

I also added elements to the inside of my card, using the ELC Thank You Hero die set and glued them down. Alert, alert, alert.... make sure your glue is dry before you fold your card closed! Haha!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I'm a firm believer in supporting those who are guarding our freedoms and I hope you'll add these amazing products to your life. The hero's in your life will thank you! If you'd like to do some shopping, I've provided convenient affiliate links below, at no additional cost to you!

Terri

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