USA

My sister is a Navy wife and I couldn’t be more proud of her and her husband. Earlier this year they moved to Japan. I was planning on sending her a package to brighten her day. During a Close To My Heart craft day I was introduced to a fabulous new product, clear cards. I knew right away what I was going to make for my sister.

My sister has always been an encouragement to everyone around her and I thought it would be neat to create a few patriotic cards for her to share with her Navy wife friends.

I sent four of each card to my sister and she and her friends wrote notes to their husband on the ship. I can only imagine how tough it would be to spend so much time separated from my loved ones. I know that for our military getting a letters from home is so important. It makes my heart smile knowing that I was able to be a part of the encouragement that they received. By far these cards are will go down as some of my favorites.

The trick to the clear cards is the image on the outside of the card hides the sentiment on the inside. On this card the red and navy blue card stock, the flag and the three crystals are on the top of the card. The ribbon and the sentiment are on the inside. For the second card the flag is on the top and everything else is on the inside. In this case the flag is covering the writing space.

The flag stamp is from a set called Vintage USA and the you are my hero is from the Just Like You stamp set. The clear cards come in a pack of eight. These cards were made with all Close to My Heart products.