Hello stampers and happy Tuesday to you. I’m finally writing my daily blog post, some back issues have slowed me down a bit today. Honour and Remember is the name of the project that I am hoping to engage the community in to add a personal touch to the 75th anniversary of the World War 2 Liberation of the Netherlands by the Allies. Our Canadian soldiers played a huge part in this liberation effort and many of them or their families will be attending festivities in the Netherlands in May. I plan to be there too.
Honour and Remember
Since this event took place seventy five years ago, it is highly likely that many of our veterans are no longer alive. Their families will be there to represent them and it is my hope that we can give these family members visible tokens of our appreciation. This can be in the form of a hand made card or a journal with stories and photos. How wonderful would it be if we could get a card or a journal to each person there?
The power of a handwritten note and a shared story is incredible. If you have stories that you would like to share, please send them to me and I will include them in a journal. You are also welcome to send photos along with your stories. I am flying to the Netherlands on April 29. The community event will be on Saturday April 25 from 10am till noon.
The Cards
Here are the cards that we will be making. Some are meant for beginners and some are meant for those who like to so more detailed work.
Tomorrow I will post all the cards individually so you can have a closer look at them. I used the notecards and envelopes to make it extra easy for everyone.
Thanks!
Thanks for joining me today, I appreciate you. If you don’t already have a demonstrator, I would be over the moon happy if you ordered from me! Of course there is a spot waiting for you on my team as well. Be sure to check out all the new saleabration offerings that became available today. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Happy Mail for Gerard
I am hoping that you will all participate in the happy mail for Gerard contest! This is what I wrote yesterday:
Please don’t forget about the happy mail in Canada contest where we want to shower Gerard with some love when he comes to Canada. If you send a masculine card for him by March 29 I will enter your name into a contest for a masculine stamp set of your choice from the mini catalog and I will blog about your card. I will also video Gerard opening all his cards so we can all enjoy his surprise and delight. Here is the address: Gerard van der Sar, c/o Jackie Bultje, 81 Delaware Avenue, Chatham, Ontario N7L 2W3 Canada
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Hi, Jackie. I wanted to tell you that I so enjoy your videos and your chatting. You have the best stories to tell and I appreciate you sharing them. I feel like I actually know you!!
I live in Calgary, Alberta and have made some of the cards that you will be making on April 25 – it would be a little difficult for me to join you all! I wondered if I could mail them to you at the address you show for Gerard’s Happy Mail. My Dad was a navigator with the RCAF in WWII. Let me know if you would mind me participating in this manner.
I also wanted to tell you that it is refreshing to hear you speak of God and his plans for us. As Christians we often stay silent and it is more than okay to share our faith. I loved the Easter cards you made. I hope you kept the gorgeous grape card stock you used to show how to heat emboss. If you were to add a hill under the crosses it would be representative of the three crosses when Jesus was crucified.
Sorry to ramble on here, but thank you!
God Bless,
Judy
I’m glad you rambled on! Please do send those cards to that address. I did keep the three crosses and I embossed them. I was thinking the exact same thing. Blessings to you and thank you for commenting.