Christmas Cards for the troops

Today,I headed to Rozelle to finish off making my Christmas cards for the Australian troops. Paper Lady has been organising this effort and all cards will head overseas for the troops to send back to their families. You may remember an earlier post when cards I made last year made it to Jordan and I got a lovely thank you postcard from the troops there.
Here I am creating.
the cards and close up of three of the cards I made today.
Images: (c) 1990-2010 Stampin'Up!(r) Artwork: Margaret L Crawford

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Karen said…
Margaret I'm so glad you joined us on Thursday. And your cards are gorgeous. Thanks for posting the one of the wreath made from flowers. I was trying to explain it to another friend that came to the evening session - now I'll just send her to your blog!
October 24, 2010 at 3:31 PM
Susan said…
Wow, that's an awsome thing you do for the troops. Your cards are pretty cool too.
November 10, 2010 at 5:12 PM
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