Sunday, October 18, 2015

Coast Guard Life

So, Heart 2 Heart Challenges' theme for this week is "Home Is". The point was to create something that represented your hometown, even if you no longer live there. As many of you know, I am a Coast Guard Wife. When people ask me where I'm from my response is either, "Everywhere and Nowhere", or "Wherever the Coast Guard sends us". We are currently stationed in Cleveland, and today, I was invited to a tea at the District 9 Admiral's house, hosted by her husband. I decided that I would make a Thank You card that represented what I consider my ultimate "home", the Coast Guard Family.


I used this week's sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge as my inspiration for the design.


I kept the color scheme totally USCG colors, and added a fun anchor cut from a Spellbinders die using my Cuttlebug. The anchor is a great representation for the USCG, and I really love the texture the die creates.

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18 comments:

  1. Lauren October 18, 2015 at 6:30 PM

    That anchor diecut is amazing! Love the nautical feel of this card. Thanks for playing at H2H and AHSC!

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  2. LisaOctober 19, 2015 at 7:00 AM

    Great card...I love that anchor and love the colors! Thanks for playing along at Atlantic hearts this week!

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    1. AprilOctober 19, 2015 at 7:18 AM

      Thanks for looking and commenting, Lisa! The anchor is a spellinders die. I love it!

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  3. comopark1886October 19, 2015 at 10:08 AM

    I love how you used the Atlantic Hearts Sketch for this card. the colors are so pretty too!

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  4. AnonymousOctober 19, 2015 at 10:28 AM

    Thank you for playing at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I always love knowing why a card was created. I really like the anchor die cut and your use of the washi tape.

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  5. BrandiOctober 19, 2015 at 2:34 PM

    I love the story behind your hometown being so many places. I love the card you made for the tea, the colours and the anchor are great. Thanks for playing along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (AHSC) & H2H!

    Brandi R
    DT member AHSC & H2H
    crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.ca

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    1. AprilOctober 19, 2015 at 3:21 PM

      Thanks so much, Brandi! I like to give my readers background info, because I too like the stories. :)

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  6. Linda NormanOctober 19, 2015 at 5:08 PM

    I never would have thought to use washi tape for the banner, It looks great! Love the Anchor too! Thanks for playing along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (AHSC)!

    Linda N
    DT member AHSC
    www.scrappytherapy.com

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    1. AprilOctober 19, 2015 at 7:41 PM

      Thanks, Linda! I love using washi tape for banners. If you fold it in half, you can create more of a 3d effect as well. :)

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  7. Jessica KOctober 20, 2015 at 11:24 AM

    Clean and simple - I just love it! Great use of the washi tape! :)

    Thanks for joining us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!
    Jess - DT

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  8. UnknownOctober 26, 2015 at 1:44 PM

    Awesome card! Thanks for sharing with us at Heart2Heart!

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  9. Melissa RobinsonNovember 15, 2015 at 11:42 PM

    Love the fun but simple look of this card! Thanks for playing with us at H2H!

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