Happy HOT Monday, everyone! Phew, what a scorcher of a weekend! Hope you are all staying cool here in the US! It's time for a new Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, and here's the sketch:
My card deviates a wee bit from the sketch but hopefully you can see it! Here we go:
This is a lovely sketch and I hope you'll hop over to the AHSC blog to play along!
On a personal note, I don't normally send out July 4th cards, but I might just send this one to my second cousin's son (I always jokingly tell my cousin, if I ever had a son, I would want him to be just like his son Jonathan)! Jonathan is a godly young man who loves the Lord and is also a Civil War reenactor, along with his dad Steve, (my second cousin). Jonathan found out we have a relative who fought in the Pennsylvania 56st Regiment, so he asked several of our family members if we wanted to take a trip to Gettysburg, which is only a couple of hours from our home, so we finally made the trip on Saturday. It was HOT, let me tell you! We had a tour guide who was extremely knowledgeable, and we visited various sites around the battlefield, most importantly the Pennsylvania Memorial where we found our relative's name listed under the 56th! Coincidentally, John found one of his relatives listed under the 121st! Here's Jonathan with the flag he made (or maybe his mom made it), replicating the original flag of the 56th:
Here's my cousin Steve, his grandson Oliver, and Dana, listening to the tour guide:
Some of the info went over Jameson & Sawyer's heads, but they will grow to learn more about it as they get older. I believe they've been to Gettysburg before, so I am sure they'll be back!
Maven was interested in the cannons!
Cassidy was a great help with the kids too!
Thanks for visiting today, enjoy it and be blessed.
| Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified | |
| Stamps | Sanded (ret), USA1776 (Waltzingmouse, ret) |
| Card stock & Papers | Basic Beige, Real Red, Misty Moonlight, Americana (Honey Bee) |
| Ink | Night of Navy, Crumb Cake |
| Accessories | Dimensionals |
| Tools | Cut & Emboss Machine, Everyday Arches Dies, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Iconic Imagery Dies, 1" Circle Punch (ret) |
4 comments:
Beautiful, heartfelt card which speaks volumes of our country's history! Gettysburg is the perfect spot to learn about historical events that happened here. Saturday was a hot day but so glad you were able to visit. I've been there so many times when i was younger. It's something to see & experience. So glad your whole family went! Gettysburg is about 45 mins to an hour away from me and maybe one of these days when cooler days set in we will go again. I have a niece who visits there every October. She always recommends the ghost tours. Anyways, thanks for sharing the pictures and so glad you found relatives names on the list. So exciting! Stay cool now!!
Love the patriotic card LeAnne - the archway frames Lady Liberty beautifully! Really interesting to hear about your trip to Gettysburg too - great photos (everyone is growing up so fast!)
LeAnne, I love your card! That background paper is fabulous - and you replicated it so well with your background for Lady Liberty.
It's been many years, but I will never forget visiting Gettysburg with my children guided by my Aunt and Uncle from Bucks County. [always during the HOTTEST week of the Summer!] There's a feeling one gets when visiting these sites that cannot be explained except to say one can't help but feel 'grateful.'
M
I love anything red, white and blue and your card is wonderful! I'm so glad you had that family time at Gettysburg. The littles are cute and they will learn a little more each year. I know the older I get the more I understand and definitely get teary-eyed thinking of the great sacrifices that were made for us. We actually had 1/2" (or more) of rain here on Saturday!
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