Monday, May 30, 2011

the kraft journal challenge

happy Memorial Day :)
this weeks theme over at TKJ is memorial day. be sure to stop on by their blog and be sure to stop on by thekraftoutlet (link on my sidebar on on the tkj blog) and pick up some kraft supplies and other goodies :)
i made a card using all kraft cardstock in brown, light brown and buff/ivory .the stars and hearts were cut using my cricut and doodle charms cartridge. used a couple of SU background stamps to make the flag panel and for the word honor i used an autumns leaves alpha set. i used tim holtz distress ink (fired brick) and SU (bordering blue) and colorbox fluid chalk (chestnut roan) for coloring and distressing. added some brads to centers of stars and a lil doodling.hope you have a super day im off to pack as im headed to reno nevada for 5 days :) wish me luck!!!!!!!! thanks for stopping by my blog i appreciate you and your comments are always fun to read :) xxxshelly

5 comments:

Kristin said...

Your card came out fantastic! Happy Memorial Day:)

Unknown said...

Awesome card Shell! Love the hearts and the stars. So pretty. The Flag is awesome! I can't believe how quickly you manage to get these fab cards done.

DonnaMundinger said...

Love the kraft with this sort of "American Primitive" style of card. Happy Memorial Day! xxD

Unknown said...

I really love the primitive feel of this Memorial Day card...beautiful work...good luck in Reno and thanks for joining us again at The Kraft Journal!!

Audrey Pettit said...

What a fabulous patriotic card, Shelly! I just love the homespun feel to it. Reminds me of an old patchwork quilt. Love that flag panel and love the mixture of stars and hearts. Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at The Kraft Journal.