Today's product introductions are all about celebrating (and reaching out to) the military heros in our lives…..those men and women, whether home or deployed, who make incredible sacrifices for our freedom on a daily basis. To each of them, and to their families, we say thank you for your service.
Melissa Bickford has created Military Stars, a set that was created to honor all of our men and women in uniform who protect and defend our country. With multiple patterned star images to choose from this set is sure to give you the most beautiful patriotic cards that you can send to show your support for our military troops. The stars coordinate with the smallest die in the Seeing Stars die collection and the Fiskars 2" X-large Star Punch, which will make stamping and creating your projects so much easier. Not only is Military Stars the perfect set for creating and sending cards to our troops but also for creating military or patriotic themed scrapbook pages. A truly wonderful patriotic set that will fill a hole in your stamping supply and bring a smile to those who sacrifice so much!
PLEASE NOTE:
The stars in this set were designed with a rustic, distressed edge to give them a unique look, however, we realize that this look will not be applicable to all projects. To make the stars as versatile as possible, they were designed to be just a hair larger than the smallest Seeing Stars die which omits the distressed edge. If you would prefer to include the distressed edge when cutting these stars out, the Fiskars 2" X-large Star Punch works perfectly and can be found in the store HERE. We hope you enjoy these additional options and the design opportunities they provide.
The Details:
- Military Stars will be available for purchase on June 15th.
- It will retail for $24.
- Military Stars contains a total of 15 images. The stars measure approximately 1-3/4” wide x 1-3/5 tall. The circle with the star inside measures approximately 1-7/10. The smallest star measures approximately ¼” wide by ¼” tall.
Melissa Bickford also designed Military Hero, a set featuring a wonderful mix of sentiments geared towards supporting all of our military heroes. This set offers a variety of verses to choose from for both outside as well as inside your cards. Whether you have a loved one serving away from home and want them to know how much you miss them or you want to send your thoughts and support to any soldier, airman, sailor, marine or coast guardsman, this set will surely fill that need. Our brave servicemen and women do so much for our country, a card showing your support will surely put a smile on their face and let them know that they are not forgotten. Melissa is donating all of her proceeds from the sale of this set to the Wounded Warriors Project, which you can read more about HERE.
The Details:
- Military Hero will be available for purchase on June 15th.
- It will retail for $24.
- Military Hero contains a total of 36 images. ‘While you are away from home…’ measures approximately 2-3/4” wide x ¾” tall. ‘Congratulations’ measures approximately 2” wide x ¼” tall. ‘We are so proud of you’ measures approximately 2-2/5” wide by ¼” tall. ‘Soldier’ measures approximately 4/5” wide x 1/5” tall. ‘Thinking of you today and always’ measures approximately 2” wide x ½” tall.
This is the seventeenth in a monthly series that includes mega-sized versions of some of our favorite sentiments that were included in previously released sets. This seventeenth edition stems from the popular Star Prints set. The extra-large format will provide you with all new capabilities and design options. And for only $5, how can you go wrong?
The Details:
- Think Big Favorites #17 will be available for purchase on June 15th.
- It will retail for $5.
- Think Big Favorites #17 contains a total of 4 images. "Enjoy Life" measures 2" x 2". "Way to Go" measures 1-3/4" x 1-1/4". "My" measures 1-3/8" x 7/8". "Hero" measures 7/8" x 1/4".
We are also introducing two new Pattern Packs this month! These new colors will be a wonderful addition to your collection!
Pure Poppy Pattern Pack (36 sheets, 6 sheets each of 6 patterns): $12
also available….
- Pure Poppy Polka Dot Singles (18 sheets): $6
- Pure Poppy Bitty Dot Singles (18 sheets): $6
- Pure Poppy Damask Singles (18 sheets): $6
- Pure Poppy Leaves Singles (18 sheets): $6
- Pure Poppy Gingham Singles (18 sheets): $6
- Pure Poppy Stripes Singles (18 sheets): $6
Enchanted Evening Pattern Pack (36 sheets, 6 sheets each of 6 patterns): $12
also available….
- Enchanted Evening Polka Dot Singles (18 sheets): $6
- Enchanted Evening Bitty Dot Singles (18 sheets): $6
- Enchanted Evening Damask Singles (18 sheets): $6
- Enchanted Evening Leaves Singles (18 sheets): $6
- Enchanted Evening Gingham Singles (18 sheets): $6
- Enchanted Evening Stripes Singles (18 sheets): $6
Now, before I get into the projects, I thought I would talk a bit about some different ways you can support those serving our country in the armed forces. So much of our hobby focuses on the latest and greatest, embracing new techniques and the trendiest color combination. Why not dedicate just a small portion of your talents to supporting the men & women who make the ultimate sacrifice, putting their life on the line to protect the freedom that we all enjoy every day?
It only takes a few spare moments, some extra supplies and a big heart to make a commitment to this type of meaningful paper crafting. In my post below, I share several project & design ideas to help you get started. There are several ways you can participate through different organizations, but I thought I would highlight one in particular today…
This organization is asking for cards, letters, emails, and prayer messages of appreciation for our military, past and present. It is their goal to see that our military – active, reserve, and veterans – receive these messages, whether they are serving at home, abroad, or are injured in hospitals.
A Million Thanks
17853 Santiago Blvd. #107-355
Villa Park, CA 92861
Many of you may have additonal organizations that you already donate cards to. Please feel free to share other addresses in the comments section of this post.
Now, let me share a few projects with you that can offer up a bit of inspiration when creating for our military.
This first project mixes up a few different patterns from the new Pure Poppy Pattern Pack to create some unique stripes.
I created this star embellishment by die cutting two medium stars from white cardstock using the Seeing Stars die collection. I then used the smallest die to cut out the center of one of the medium stars, creating a frame. I stamped the "We Support You" star from Military Stars onto the bottom layer with Enchanted Evening ink. The star frame was layered on top with small pieces of foam tape.
For the stripes, I cut 1/2" strips of various Pure Poppy Pattern Pack papers and adhered them onto a block of white cardstock. A square of Enchanted Evening Pattern Pack stripes was cut for the upper left corner.
I used a strip of Classic Kraft cardstock in place of one of the upper stripes and heat embossed it with this wonderful sentiment from Military Heros.
Everything as adhered to an Enchanted Evening card base.
This card shows how you can share your support without using standard patriotic colors. I paired up Canyon Clay, Ripe Avocado & Ocean Tides for a great look.
I die-cuta 1-3/4" circle from Vintage Cream cardstock and stamped it with the star frame from Military Stars in Ripe Avocado. I then die-cut a Vintage Cream star using the smallest die from the Seeing Stars collection and stamped it with this gorgeous star image from the Military Stars set using Ocean Tides ink.
The sentiment strip is cut from Classic Kraft cardstock and stamped with another great phrase from Military Hero using Dark Chocolate ink. The edges are swipes a bit with Vintage Cream ink. The Canyon Clay background I used a new impression plate, which I will be sharing more about later in the week!
This is a simple card with just a small focal point in the upper corner. I started with a Classic Kraft card base, swiped with Fresh Snow ink around the edges.
I stamped a small square of white cardstock with Bitty Background Blocks in Enchanted Evening ink. I die-cut a star from white cardstock and stamped it with the "Our Hero" star image from Military Stars. I heat embossed one of the sentiments from Military Hero onto Pure Poppy cardstock and cut it into strips. I adhered the strips to a block of white cardstock and trimmed the edge of the block at an angle.
This is a "Miss You" card that could be used for anyone, military or not.
I stamped the US map from Road Trip in Summer Sunrise and trimmed it out. I added two nesting star images from Super Stars in Hawaiian Shores & Orange Zest. The sentiment, from Military Hero, was added with Terracotta Tile ink. I stamped a second sentiment onto a strip of Orange Zest cardstock using Terracotta Tile ink again, trimming the end of the strip with pinking shears. I stapled a scrap of Hawaiian Shores Twill ribbon at the side of the map and also added a small piece of washi tape.
This cool background was created with the reverse side of the new impression plate I mentioned earlier. Full details to be revealed later on in the week!
Everything was mounted onto a Terracotta Tile card base.
This card has more of a rustic feel to it. I impressed the Classic Kraft background using the Guide Lines impression plate.
I die-cut Doily Details from white cardstock and adhered it in place. I created a red, white & blue strip with cardstock and Enchanted Evening Pattern Pack bitty dot paper. I folded it to create a banner of sorts.
I die-cut the medium Seeing Stars die from corrugated cardboard from an old box I had laying around and swiped the edges with Fresh Snow ink. this was layered with the smallest die-cut star, stamped with another fabulous image from Military Stars in Enchanted Evening ink. A Pure Poppy button was added to the center, finished with the "To Our Hero" sentiment.
Everything is adhered to a crisp white card base.
My last project is a quick and easy card that could be easily mass-produced.
I simply cut a white block of cardstock and stamped this star from Military Stars in Enchanted Evening. I then used a post-it note to mask the right side of the block and stamped one of the stripes from Faux Ribbon in Pure Poppy ink. For the last touch, I added the perfectly phrased sentiment using Charcoal Palette ink.
I added a bit of Pure Poppy Stitched Ribbon to the side to add some extra detail & texture.
I hope you have enjoyed all the creations that I have shared with you today! Do you have a loved one in the military that came to mind while reading today's post? Did any of today's projects make you a bit excited to create something for that loved one yourself? We would love to hear your initial thoughts on everything we introduced! Please leave a comment on this post to tell us what you think of the new products and you will be eligible to win big!
$75 Papertrey Ink Gift Certificate
to spend however you choose!
You have until 7am EST, June 12 to leave your comment and be eligible to win. Only one comment per person please. One randomly selected winner will be announced on our June Release Winners Page before noon EST the same day. Thank you for stopping by today and best of luck with the contest!
Heather Nichols will be showcasing more of Military Hero, Military Stars and Think Big Favorites #17 today, as well as her own Framed Out #5.
CLICK HERE to see more from Melissa Bickford.
CLICK HERE to see more from Dawn McVey.
WE SUPPORT YOU, HURRY HOME CARD
- STAMPS: Military Stars, Military Hero (available June 15th)
- INK: Enchanted Evening, VersaMark
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Enchanted Evening, Classic Kraft, Encahnted Evening Pattern Pack (stripes), Pure Poppy Pattern Pack (bitty dot, leaves, polka dot, stripes & gingham)
- OTHER: Seeing Stars die collection, Filigree White Embossing Powder
- FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE CARD
- STAMPS: Military Stars, Military Hero (available June 15th)
- INK: Ripe Avocado, Ocean TIdes, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream
- PAPER: Vintage Cream, Classic Kraft, Canyon Clay
- OTHER: Seeing Stars die collection, Limitless Layers 1.75" Circle die, Sunrise impression plate (available June 15th)
- FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
OUR HERO CARD
- STAMPS: Military Stars, Military Hero (available June 15th) Bitty Background Blocks
- INK: Enchanted Evening, Fresh Snow, VersaMark
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, Classic Kraft
- OTHER: Seeing Stars die collection, Filigree White Embossing Powder
- FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
WE MISS YOU
- STAMPS: Military Hero (available June 15th) Super Stars, Road Trip
- INK: Summer Sunrise, Terracotta Tile, Orange Zest, Hawaiian Shores
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile
- OTHER: Hawaiian Shores Twill Tape, Sunrise Impression Plate (available June 15th), Washi Tape (Target), pinking shears, stapler
- FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
TO OUR HERO CARD
- STAMPS: Military Stars, Military Hero (available June 15th)
- INK: Enchanted Evening, True Black
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, Classic Kraft, Enchanted Evening Pattern Pack (bitty dot), corregated cardboard from box
- OTHER: Seeing Stars die collection, Picinic Plaid impression plate, Doily Details die, Pure Poppy button
- FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
DURING YOUR DEPLOYMENT CARD
- STAMPS: Military Stars, Military Hero (available June 15th) Faux Ribbon
- INK: Pure Poppy, Enchanted Evening, Charcoal Palette
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, Enchanted Evening Pattern Pack (bitty dot)
- OTHER: Pure Poppy stitched ribbon
- FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
Nichole, these are wonderful classic patriotic cards! Love the flag with all of the different patterns and the layered star! Great job, Melissa on designing such a special set! 🙂
PS..the Sunrise Impression Plate is very cool!
Thank you, Thank you…finally some stamps I can use for Military. Love all the possibilities of being patriotic or for a service member. Love the projects!
Wow! I love that new impression plate. Melissa designed some terrific new military sets – they’re great.
THese are fantastic cards, Nichole. Thanks for the reminder about donating cards!
This set will be a welcome addition! Love the simplicity of the cards and the support for our troops. Awesome once again!
What thoughtful sets — love your samples, too.
Love all the stamps! And I love the idea of donating cards – so simple and easy yet SO meaningful to those who get them…thank you.
Sooooo excited to finally have a military set!! Love it!!
Beautiful! I love how you recreated the US Flag! These sets are perfect for sending cards to the troops.
All beautiful cards again today! I donate cards to Operation Write Home, and these sets would be perfect for those. Thanks to all the men and women, and their families, who serve our country!
Beautiful cards! Melissa did a great job with the new patriotic sets. You can tell a lot of thought and care went into them.
Beautiful. I don’t have any use for this set but I still love all the cards you made with them and I can only imagine how happy all those people are going to be who have loved ones in the army.
Lovely new sets again today. The think Big stamps are great too.
Love the Military Hero – my son is a soldier and they will be perfect to make cards to tuck into those overseas packages. Very patriotic!
Wow…. really great projects using much-needed patriotic sets (lots of wonderful sentiments!).
Love the new Poppy paper pack!
What wonderful projects.
Terri e.
Love the Pure Poppy PP, and that new impression plate looks fantastic. Thank you for the ideas for donations, too!
Gorgeous cards:) I am very excited to see the full reveal.
Nichole, what a gorgeous flag card. Love the new PTI patterned papers.
What a terrific stamp set! The sample cards are so beautiful! I know our service men and women would be so happy to receive an encouraging card made with this set!
Amazing patriotic cards! Love the red, white and blue with the Kraft color. Such a great color combo. I’m excited about the distressed stars too! Perfect for summer projects along with making OWH cards!
Love the rustic look to it. The cards are beautiful!
Love the projects you showed. Those new paper packs looks awesome.
Beautiful papers, lovely creations! I love the patriotic themes-for some reason I have a hard time finding papers I like w/ the patriotic themes, so I am in love with these! Thanks so much!
Awesome post today! Many of us including myself have friends and family serving our country, awesome!
Great cards today! Love all the new sets & dies!
Great products to make cards for the military. I used to send them through a local USO group but now am considering going through Operation Write Home.
Really, really love the new impression plate!
Wonderful cards and what a great specialty set! Very excited about the Pure Poppy patterned paper, too!!
Although I don’t have use for the military set specifically, it is a great set! I love what you did with it. Makes me want to buy it anyway!
Great cards. Love the new patriotic/military sets and the pattern paper colors this month are perfect for these. The new impression plate looks fabulous.
Lovely cards! I’m sure our men and women in service would love to receive these!
I am inspired by the versatility shown with this months sneak peek releases thus far and the marvelous array of possibilities in all the projects shown today. Again, I so look forward to the full reveal at the end of the week and thank you once more for all you guys do!
Such beautiful sets for such a wonderful group of men and women that we owe so much to. Melissa did a great job with the sentiments also. Your cards are beautiful and can’t wait to see more with the impression plate.
I love to see more and more stamp sets that help us create cards for our deployed heroes. I make cards for Operation Write Home and can always use more stamps for making my Any Hero cards!
These sets should make us proud of the sacrifices of our young men and women who keep our countries safe in these troubled times.
A great addition to any stamp collection.
being a former air force wife and having a son in the army i really appreciate these new stamps. love the new patterned paper colors too. thanks for everything.
Gorgeous striking cards that would be treasured by someone far from home. The paper packs are so versatile and I am eagerly awaiting more on the new impression plate!
Gorgeous cards. I always send my cards to OWH – Operation write home. But it is nice to know of another organization as well. Loving the new pattern packs.
These are wonderful cards and stamps! Thanks for the organization information. I’ll try to get some cards sent out soon!
Wow, you have raised patriotic/military cards to a fabulous new level!
What a great set of stamps!!
Love the BIG’s too! TFS
What an incredible way to honor our troops! All of the cards presented today are just gorgeous!
What beautiful cards! My 4 year old PTI lover thinks so too!
My parents were both in the service, and I have many friends and family who are still in. As such, I think these are awesome products in this release!
VERY inspiring! Those stars and sentiments are just wonderful. The Think Big Favorites are great! I Love the swirly letterytype. I cannot wait to get them!
Perfect sentiments! And of course, the pattern pack colors are perfect and so timely also!
That sunburst impression plate MUST be mine.
These patriotic cards are so inspiring. I LOVE the new impression plate shown on some of the cards today. It is a must have!!!!
Love the stars and military hero!! Great sets, so proud of our military!!
I don’t have anyone in the military, but these beautiful projects literally brought tears to my eyes thinking of how much encouragement they need. Thanks for the examples and the direction as to how to be a part of the support team for our troops!
What amazing stamps and the pattern paper is perfect for this time. I can already tell that the impression plate will be in my cart too, lol.
Loving the new paper packs! Your cards are fantastic!
I love that you introduced the EE and PP for the paper this month just in time for the 4th 🙂 And I love how you took those papers to bring Old Glory to life in your first card!! Beautiful cards today for the men and women who serve our AMAZING country!
Beautiful projects from everyone today – I especially love Dawn’s “Thinking of you today and smiling” card.
Loving the new stamp sets and the message to thank our troops; those serving our country now and those that have served their time!!! Thank you!!!!
Also loving the new impression plate!
Beautiful cards today! I hope our service men and women will receive a ton of cards made from this release!
A great suite of products that will come in handy for the fourth of July and for Veterans’ day
Wonderful way to remember those that keep us safe without even knowing who we are.
These cards are fantastic and you’ve inspired me to make some with my friends. I love the doily card so much, I may have to totally lift that one just as is. Thank you!
These sets are so well thought out, such beautiful tributes to the men and women who serve our country! I’m super excited about these pattern packs too, just perfect to go with this theme.
love the stamp set and sentiments for our service men and women. Thanks for the blue and red patterned paper to use with the stamps. the sun ray impression plate is a must have, too! Thanks for all the goodies.
As an Air Force vet, these cards/stamps really mean a ton. What great sets and who doesn’t love red, white, and the blue!
Beautiful cards!!
Beautiful samples for these new sets!
These projects are great! I really appreciate these newt stamp sets.
this is such a touching set of sentiments! perfect release with independence day soon approaching. beautiful examples as always nicole! 🙂
Terrific stamp sets today and terrific ideas for donations! Your projects are awesome! To our military and families….thanks for all you do!
Nichole, you’ve outdone yourself with these cards. The patterned paper will be in my cart without a single doubt! 🙂 Love it! Thanks for listening to us.
Wonderful cards, Nicole!
Hopefully this post inspires people to donate more cards to OWH and other groups!
Thanks for posting about ‘A Million Thank’, will share this info with my scrappin’ crew! These stamps are just perfect!!
WOW! THese are the BEST military support sets I have seen yet! I must have them. THANK YOU PTI!!!
I’m looking forward to seeing more about the square die cuts.
Really beautiful projects today! I don’t have anyone close in the military but I know there aree so many people who will get so much use out of these sets! And I really can’t wait to see that new impression plate in more detail!!
LOVE that impression plate!! Beautiful cards!
What a wonderful set to show our loved ones serving in the military that we care! Looks like this set can be used for many other occasions as well!
This is a fantastic release for crafting military cards. So glad to see the Poppy red pattern packs.
What a tribute to our military; I really love these projects. Thanks for showing how to create cards using other colors than our traditional red/white/blue. Lots of inspiration here.
Beautiful samples! Love the new paper packs too.
You’re team are so thoughtful to also donate the profits.
What a wonderful stamp set! The cards are awesome! Great inspiration, thank-you!
Beautiful cards for such a worthy cause to honor those who serve and protect us everyday. I’m loving the paper packs -wish I could have one in every color!
Beautiful projects!
Wonderful patriotic cards! And so pleased to see your continuing release of the printed papers; they are perfect for these kinds of cards and layouts!
I love everything about today’s post, but the most important part of it is the reminder to put our supplies into action and send cards to organizations who can benefit from our time and talent. Kudos to Melissa for donating the proceeds of her set to the Wounded Warriors project. Well done PTI!
Beautiful sets! Love the new paper packs, my all time favorites.
Love the stamps, paper, and cards! Thanks for the great patriotic theme ideas and products!
WOW!!! This release just gets better and better! I grew up in a military town so EVERYTHING today is on my list to order. I have so many ideas for cards for friends who are stationed away from home, Memorial Day cards for next year, 4th of July invitations for this year and a scrapbook for my Grandfather of his military service.
I am so very moved by today’s post, the “Inspirational” Photos” are so heartwarming. Applauding Melissa and PTI for these much-needed patriotic themed stamps! The projects are awesome.I am adding my sincere THANKS to our Military men, women and their families for all the sacrifices made, past and present!
I love the set that supports and respects our country and troops. Thank you.
Beautiful cards and a wonderful set to encourage and thank our troops!
Once again, I want it all, I love the new patterned paper packs, hooray for pure poppy and enchanted evening! I really love how you used them to create the flag card! The think big fav’s sentiments are so versatile, too!
Beautiful cards done with this set!! Love the flag card. Even though I do not have any military family members this set is great!
Great stamps for this theme and beautiful cards you have created!!
What a fabulous way to show our military heroes that we care!!! Thanks for sharing your creations.
I definitely have someone in mind: my hero, my son. He is a SMSgt in the Air Force, soon to be celebrating his 20th year of service. And I would love to send cards to so many members of my family, thanking them for their service to our country.
Thank you, Melissa, not only for designing these sets, but for dedicating the proceeds from the sale of “Military Hero” to the Wounded Warrior Project, a cause near and dear to my son’s heart.
Nichole, I am loving that corrugated star! It’s gorgeous!
Thank you so much for designing this set and for telling us ways to support the military through designing cards and donating to Wounded Warriers. As a spouse of a retired soldier I really appreciate it!
What a great set to support our military heroes! I love the simplicity of it and the clean design.
what a great addition! All the colors look great too…can’t wait to see more!
This is a really wonderful patriotic collection. I love the card making idea to show the troops and families how truely grateful we are for their service to our country. Mary
Thank you so much for creating this stamp set, a perfect addition for anyone who makes cards. All of the cards you made today are just wonderful.
I love the military stars. You did a great job with these. I have always been a BIG fan of all things patriotic. Don’t know why…just so drawn to it. Thanks for feeding my passion.
Beautiful cards. Also love the think big set. The font on this one is one of my favorites.
Wonderful releases this month. I love the patriotic theme sentiments. They are so sweet and perfect. It’s just what you’d want to say to a service man/woman. I’m really excited about the hexagon releases too. So versatile.
Love the cards today. My Dad was a Vietnam vet and I am sure he would have loved to receive one of these cards. My nephew will be deployed in August and I would love to make him some cards. Awesome projects, stamps and dies!
Very excited about the new paper packs. Will be great paired with banner dies.
Awesome set and cards!
More amazing projects! Love it.
Love the new paper colors and just in time for the upcoming holiday. Wow..what an amazing way to say thank you and to show our support to our troops. Thank you for the information too.
Red, white and blue – couldn’t ask for better colors!JB
Even though I have a family member serving in Afghanistan, I wasn’t certain the military stamps were for me. However, seeing some of the sentiments (through the projects you’ve created) made me realise I’ll have to give these stamps some real consideration once I see the full reveal on the 15th…
I love the stars!! The possibilities are endless.
Great projects they are all beautiful. Amazing stamps. And it is a great cause.
What a great way to give tribute to those serving, and who have served, to keep us free. Thanks to all of them. And thanks to PTI for another round of winners. Love the hexagons!
Beautiful cards for a wonderful cause. I love the stamps, papers, texture plate – great releases!
Beautiful projects. Great sets as usual.
Great examples as always. Love the rustic look to them, Liking the new paper packs!
I’m so inspired that I’m going to suggest my stamp club make military cards to donate to Operation Write Home. Thank you for so many awesome stamps and ideas.
WOW…. great set and super cool that they can be used for other purposes too. Love that new impression plate.
These cards are beautiful and thank you so much for mentioning “A Million Thanks”. This is something I want to definitely get involved in and is the least I can do.
They don’t come any better than you, Nichole. Thank you so much for supporting the Wounded Warrior Project. This set will definitely be on my order and I will send cards to the address you posted.
I can’t wait until these sets come out! I am a military mom and also love donating my cards to our troops through http://operationwritehome.org/
These sets will be perfect for cards sent to Operation Write Home. Can’t wait to try out some red, white and blue designs!
WOW!! Such a versatile set for sure!! Awesome inspirational projects again :)Thanks!
I love the military themed stamps. With so many men and women serving and protecting us, these will be useful in thanking them.
What a wonderful way to support our service men and women! Beautiful projects ~ Thank you!!
These are such wonderful patriotic stamps that Melissa has created and I love all the cards that you created with them! I’m so looking forward to the introduction of that beautiful new impression plate, too 🙂
STUNNING cards……!
My husband served for 20 years, I wish I’d had these stamps back then. They are spot on for our military families!
I love all these thank you cards for the military! What a great set to come up with!
Absolutely LOVE these sets. Another void in my stamping arsenal filled :). Great sentiments -and classic style, perfect for our military heros. LOVE the new pattern packs this month too!! Hooray for the red, white and blue!! 🙂
Yes we all need to support our troops and bring them home safe!! Nichole I love your patriotic cards!
Gotta say, I love the sunburst texture on your cards. I’m definitely adding that to my collection!
I just love these military sets! I do not personally know anyone serving in the military now, but both my dad and uncle served in WWII. I can see sending my uncle one of these to show my appreciation for his service. My dad has passed away, but he would have loved one too. Thanks to Melissa for designing these sets and for donating her proceeds to the military organization!
What a wonderful, patriotic, stamp set. Perfect to salute our military. Thanks for creating this.
Love these new sets. My son is doing early enlistiment to the Marines and will go to boot camp next summer. The stamps are perfect!
these cards are beautiful and a stamp set for the military is most welcome.
Love all the patriotic cards and the wonderful sentiments in the Military Heroes set. Thank you for this meaningful set.
Great sets and beautiful cards!
Great cards! My daughter and I have been sending cards to Operation Write Home for the past three years. It allows the service men and women to send cards home to thier loved ones.
I can’t wait to use the new heros set for project Write home.
Love all of the fabulous work all of you did today with the military theme. Truly wonderful!
Wonderful sets. I’m so excited that Melissa is supporting The Wounded Warriors Project. Way to GO!!!
What a wonderful way to celebrate our heroes! Great set and great sentiments!
Fantastic cards! I donate cards every month to our military, and this will be an excellent set to use.
Love all the projects and the new products.
Nichole, you did an amazing job with your creations today! WOW! I am loving that new impressin plate that you used.
Love the new paper and love all the cards you created.
This is a beautiful set along with wonder sentiments. Thank you for the address to send cards as well. Great job ladies!
I just LOVE these products from Melissa Bickford! I love her fabulous style, and these will fill a huge gap in a lot of stampers’ supplies, I would imagine. Fantastic cards samples today, as always. And thank you for the tips on how to use our creativity to support the military.
Way to go Melissa! Thanks so much!
I LOVE anything patriotic and am looking forward to July 4th! It looks like it will be used for many things including our military!
Another awesome release PTI!
The patriotic creations are great. Thanks
Wow! Just stunning!! I love the patriotic things to show support for our military personnel. Perfection!!
O-M-GEEE! This Military Starts Set is sooo Perfect. This is a definite Must Have for ME! Thanks for creating this one. All the sentiments are just what I need to say.
I have to admit I was most taken with the Think Big favorites. Those fonts are so lovely.
Wonderful sets today! I’m loving the new patterned paper packs and having the ability to make such lovely patriotic cards! I also love the newest Think Big favorites!!! Your cards are so inspiring!
What FABULOUS sets! A perfect way to Thank our military service people! As always the sample cards are FABULOUS! (and a big YEAH for the new paper colors!)
With a few tweeks, like color changes, the military themed cards will also work for my friends who take short term missions trips. They need some love and support, so I need this set, even though I don’t think I have much use for it in a military fashion.
Loved how you used the Guidelines impression plate for the kraft background (gotta get that plate!). And your first card with the red stripes was my favorite – great for scraps too.
Whooo hooo! Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening Patterned Papers!! I love these stamps!! My son is in the National Guard and sending cards to the troops is one of the most wonderful things people can do!! Thank you also Melissa for donating proceeds!! You are amazing!!
Just lovely. The cards are amazing and I really like the stamps. I especially love the map, I already have a use for that one!
Great projects Nichole. I love this set and it’s very much needed military set. I don’t have anything like this so it’s a great addition to my stamping collection!
Beautiful cards! Kudos to Melissa for donating her profits to Wounded Warrior. What a wonderful thing for her to do.
What an awsome set. We owe them so much for their service to keep us safe. Thank you for the link. I have only sent cards to them once. At the end of the year I sent all of my cards that I had made all year and didn’t use to them. I think I will do that again this year. I think the stamp set is a perfect way to help thank them for their service to us.
LOVE all of the Patriotic inspired cards today, Nichole. My brother, who recently passed away, was a tireless advocate for Veterans and your cards really reflect that sentiment.
Wonderful projects today. I can think of so many uses for this collection of products 🙂
These sets look wonderful! Each of your cards is classic and beautiful.
Beautiful projects by everyone today, as usual. Nichole, you have some really great and creative creations. Lots of good ideas.
I’m very excited about the new “sunburst” impression plate. I love that look so much. Thank you.
Aww, these military sentiments brought tears to my eyes – well done!
I am so excited about the Pure Poppy paper!!
Have you ever really noticed how when a person “really” cares, it just shows in their work. Well Nicole, you showed us that you care in your work and we are thankful!
Love it all. The papers are so great. Glad for the reminder to donate cards! Thanks
Love these new items and appreciate the tribute to patriotism!
What a lovely, thoughtful release! The inspiration pieces are all so very classy.
What an inspiring set – the sentiments are so touching and meaningful. Happy to see new papers, and I just love the sneak peek at the new impression plate.
So nice to honor our troops!! Love the poppy and enchanted evening patterned papers!!
I’m very happy w/the patterned paper color choices for this month. These sets will be great to make cards for Operation Write Home.
I love our country an all those who serve with much sacrifice to preserve our freedom. Any small way we can express that is a good thing. Your cards today are an inspiration to that end. TFS!!!
Awesomeness…if that is even a word…it describes all your projects today showing the new reveals! And YEAH, thanks for more colors in the Pattern Paper!
Such beautiful patriotic products…..and I love all the inspiration.
What a wonderful set with so many options for creating cards for our Service heroes.
And I love the papers!
Thank you for all you do and share.
Each month you WOW us with new creative items to add to our wish list. I always think what could I really need and then the release comes out and I need it all. Thank you, Linda
Star prints is a favorite of mine, and I can’t wait to incorporate Military stars with it! I absolutely love creating things that celebrate our country, and those brave men and women who sacrifice so much to ensure my freedoms. Thank you for creating a set that honors these heros.
Such beautiful sets! I love that proceeds are going to such a wonderful organization. Super excited about the pattern pack colors this month!
What an awesome stamp set. I work with a non-profit organization ‘cards for soldiers.’ We make cards (blank on the inside) for occasions (birthday, anniversary, holidays) that we send to troops serving overseas. They use these cards to write home to their families.
http://cardsforsoldiers.blogspot.com/
Pam accepts cards (without glitter, standard size with envelopes) and handles the shipping to the bases.
Love this release so far – I’m going to get a LOT of use from the new impression plate, too!
Hello girls. Love the new colors of paper packs. Our stamp club occassionally sends military cards and I always struggle with them. This sure would take the struggle out. Thanks for the chance to win.
Fantastic set to use for making cards for the men and women serving our country! Thank you!
That new IP rocks! Fabulous patriotic projects!
What a great idea…all the patriotic stamps, I love ’em all. Another great idea about sending just one hand-made card to the organization “A Million Thanks”,it’s so important for our troops to know how much we support them, Veterans too.
Thank you!
Nice ideas! I just love the red and the blue papers. Great job.
Love the new patterned paper and those impression plates, wow!
It’s hard for us non-USA’ers to know what it must be like for families with loved ones in war zones. May everyone be blessed and safe.
Very thoughtful stamps. I especially like the new impression plate.
I’m so excited about the Pure Poppy paper – thank you for making this color available in plenty of time for the holidays! Also, star prints is one of my favorite sets, so I’m happy to see more items to complement that collection.
Love the patterned papers with these cards. The patriotic sentiments and stars are beautiful. Very inspiring! I make cards for deployed troops for Operation Write Home “supporting our nation’s armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.” Here’s the link for more info, FAQs, guidelines (no glitter, and a few more) and shipping:
http://operationwritehome.org/welcome/
Looks like another great release. I LOVE that Sunrise Impression plate, WOW!!!!
Gorgeous samples today! My brother is in the military, thankfully at home currently. I know a simple phone could change his status.
I can see how you could adapt this for birthdays, thank yous and just generally sending support cards. 🙂
Hurray for the red, white and blue (and Kraft). Great patriotic ideas
Loving those paper packs especially the blue. Thanks
I donate cards to the dansih Operation Write Home, and these sets would be perfect for those too. Beautiful work
Awesome and amazing as always! I’ve been totally inspired to make some cards to share. Thank you for providing the info needed so I can send some cards to spread the PTI sunshine across the world to our wonderful military!
I enjoyed seeing the patriotic card designs. Donating cards is such a nice idea. I especially like the rustic look of the “Our Hero Card”. The script used in Think Big Favorites #17 is one of my favorites. As “Enchanted Evening” is an especially nice blue color, I was pleased to see that it now has its own patterned paper pack.
These cards were so inspiring! Love the pride and honor they communicated to our military! Amazing use of Papertrey products.
Thank you for creating the sets for the military. May we ever forget how much they give in service to us. And thank you again for inspiring such creativity!
PS. I am sorry that yesterday, my comment got posted three times … it never showed up at the bottom of the feed after I hit enter, and I thought I was typing the messages / codes wrong. I am so sorry.
I don’t have anyone in the military but have a huge respect for those men and women and their families who give so much for the rest of us. I am glad to see them honored through a hobby that I love.
oh my so many gorgeous creations , so full of pride too another great sneak peek day at Papertrey!
I appreciate the wonderful sets for the military. As a military kid, it’s nice to have good choices when making a card for a soldier, veteran or their families. Thanks Melissa!
These cards are all so classy and inspiring! I love the new pattern pack colors that are coming up-perfect colors for this time of the year!
Awesome new products & card samples!
Love the new impression plate! can’t wait to see the full reveal!
I am loving this!!
Love that “To Our Hero” card! Great new colors on the papers too.
What an amazing Patriotic release!! I love the papers!!! Great projects again, Nichole.
I love the military sets. My church family sends out cards to those who are deployed in our church, so these will be a great addition to making cards for them. Plus, they make me want to start decorating in red, white and blue!!!
I love your samples today…thanks for sharing the inspiration!
I really love the patriotic stamps and cards. They are awesome.
Oh no! HUGE typo in my earlier comment. I am sorry again! That should say, “May we NEVER forget how much they give in service to us.”
Beautiful! Anther day of great card inspiration. I especially love the new paper packs. I’ll definitely be getting those.
Love, love, love today’s peek! I love the military set. I have so many former students in the military all over the world. This set will be awesome to make cards for them.
Beautiful cards for those serving in the military .. And I am so happy to see the Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening papers .. Looking forward to the 15th!
The Military sets are awesome and so are all the cards & layouts created by you talented ladies! Love the new impression plate too.
My BIL got home from a tour in Afghanistan a year ago in August. He’s going to be home for a while, but I know he’s itching to go back as soon as possible, and he just keeps getting promoted (darn overachiever), so we know he’s going to be a VIP. These will be perfect to send cards within his care packages. And I knew it was going to be Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening! Not only will we be able to make patriotic-themed cards, but we will also be able to start on Christmas cards. 🙂 Yay!
Oh great idea, I must check the message boards to see if anyone knows where to send Aussie cards.
What a wonderful idea to donate proceeds to such a worthwhile organization! Very impressive! These are some very heartfelt sets and the cards will be well received and loved.
Beautiful cards. I love the new paper packs and I also like the new Impression plate.
Soooo excited about the military sets! My hubby is in the Air Force and it will be sooooo nice to have more choices for making military cards, scrapbooks and gifts. Way to go Papertrey!!!
Gorgeous cards! Beautiful color combinations and a military inspired set is an amazing idea.
Love it all. Would love to have it all. Awesome.
Military Stars is looking like a great and versatile set! Thanks for so much inspiration!
Love the hexagon plate!
Thank you for the patriotic theme!! We definitely need to show our respect for our military. Your team does so in a very elegant and meaningful way!!
what lovely sentiments and so many ways to use them 🙂
Hi. I am very impressed with both your cards and your initiative… it’s so important to comfort soldiers away from home
As a teacher in a military town, I appreciate how these images and sentiments will comfort not only the soldiers, but the families who deal with deployment. Beautiful images!!!
All of the projects today really get you in the patriotic mood. What a couple of great sets to honor those heros in our lives.
I really enjoy the monthly countdowns and all the great PTI ideas and products. This announcement goes a lot farther than that for me. I needed a new purpose for creating cards and making them for our troops is so meaningful and important. Thank you for the opportunity you have identified, for the group that collects and distributes them, and for the mathematics and bold number of what PTI followers can accomplish if they are determined.
These are great stamps and beautiful projects. That is generous of Melissa to donate to wounded warriors.
Fantastic! These are so versatile.
God Bless the men and women who serve our country. What great stamp sets. Pure poppy is one of my favorite colors, glad you made the DP in that color.
Wow! Lots of great cards!
I can’t wait to see the sets! Great projects too! I am in need of some new stamps like this, I donate cards to our local VA. I have made cards all the Vets who are in the hosptial over Veteran’s Day for 3 or 4 years now. I usually end up making around 125 cards and I love it! Thanks for all the great inspiration 🙂
So excited after seeing the awesome projects created with these!
How can I resist that sunrise impression plate? As always your samples always make me drool.
You’ve made lots of followers happy with the new paper packs ~ heard a lot of wishes for Pure Poppy & Enchanted Evening. Little did we know Melissa had military sets up her sleeve. She did a super job of showing CAS cards for mass producing to honor those serving our country…and even more. TBF has some great sentiments as does Dawn’s We Go Together. Your cards remind me once again how blessed we are knowing so many heroes are sacrificing their lives for our freedom. Just sayin’….
Great set to celebrate the military, and everything USA!
Nice patriotic cards.
Donating cards is such a great cause!
Beautiful cards! The new paper pack colors are perfect for these military sets!
I **love** the sample military appreciation cards. My cousin is deployed and I regularly send cards to him, my aunt, and my cousin’s wife&children to show our support for their hardship and commitment. Can’t wait to add these stamps to my collection to show appreciation for our military. Thank you!
Papertrey Ink you never disappoint!!! I really am looking forward to using the octagon die and making cute cards like your samples!!!
Not only beautiful designs and colors but the thought behind them sends all of the samples through the roof.
Love the patriotic stamp sets. I will get a lot of use out of these.
Love the patriotic stamps and the tribute to our men in service. Thank you Melissa!
It is so great to have PTI products to use to make cards to honor our military people. And I am so happy that Melissa is donating to such a great cause.
Love military hero. My grandpa served in WWII and I have old pictures of him in his uniform I can see scrapbook pages coming together already.
amazing patriotic card samples, nichole! looking forward to adding the pure poppy and enchanted evening paper packs to my supplies. another great month from pti.
These are stunning! Thank you for recognizing our military!!
Nice to see a set like this that I can use for our family member who just lost his legs in Afghanistan.
I am very touched by the projects that were showcased to day. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone participate. We need to be there for each other and encourage the people that sacrifice their lives everyday for our freedom.
I love everything about these military sets! Your cards are all just beautiful!
Love the new stamps and papers. This hero set reminds me that my father served in WWII and father-in-law also. I am thankful for their service and proud that they were willing to put themselves in harms way to protect the freedoms we enjoy today.
I love this set! I recently was able to prove my lineage for membership with the DAR and we do many different projects throughout the year to show support for our active military, veterans and their families. I know I will use this set enough to wear it out! Wish I could afford 2!
I love the Military Stars. The military certainly deserves our support and gratitude. From my perspective, they are all “stars!”
Beautiful cards. I love the sentiments that come with these new sets.
What a great set. And thank you for sharing that particular organization. It gives me additional meaning and purpose for creating cards this summer.
Nicole,
All of today’s projects are “STARtacular”! Each one has an amazing sentiment.
Love the new stamp sets and paper packs! And I can’t wait to get my hands on that new impression plate!
Wow what wonderful stamp set and a great ideas for military cards as well as 4th of July! Tks for the inspiration.
Great projects today and love the new color additions to the Pattern Packs!
I love that new impression plate and the patriotic cards are all great inspiration!
Beautiful cards! I do have a loved one in the military, my Husband. This is a great stamp set!
What AWESOME, AWESOME cards! They are so thoughtful, patriotic and inspiring!
Beautiful set. I love the thought behind it. Encouraging those in service with a card is such a simple thing to do. And I don’t know a single person that doesn’t need an encouraging word. Really wonderful.
Love the new patterned paper in those colors! Also, the military stars and sentiments were a great idea! I want to share my cards with that group. Great samples. Thanks to your team for such an inspiration.
I love the blue and red pattern paper packs. They will make excellent 4th of July cards. I love how you made the flag card.
Wow, Nichole. The more cards I see from you, the more I want everything! I’m so excited for the two new paper packs and the military sets are gorgeous…Melissa did a beautiful job designing these! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Love these! I am a Military wife so this set will get lots of use from me!
I am inspired by the variety of patirotic cards you’ve displayed. And for a good cause, too. Will be sending some their way for sure.
What a thoughtful set that Melissa has created to support and honour the men and women who are sacrificing their lives for liberty. What suitable paper pack colours you are releasing this month, the Pure Poppy fits right into Canada Day and the service men and women deployed from Canada.
Absolutely LOVE the new military sets! My husband retired from the Navy, after 20 years of service, as a disabled vet. It really means a lot that Melissa’s proceeds are being donated to such a worthy cause. I recently ordered the Operation Write Home rubber stamp (it’s FREE and they want the back of their cards marked in some way with OWH). These stamp sets are just what I needed to get started making cards for OWH. Thank you PTI!
My dad is a veteran, as is my brother-in-law, both uncles, and many friends; so were my father-in-law and his brother (both deceased). As a result, I love anything that recognizes these men and women. I love these sets. And I love the PP & EE paper packs!! The projects today are fantastic!
Thanks to the volunteers who protect us! Way to express It
What a beautiful way to honor all the men and women who serve our country.
So much goodness. Love, love, love the military sets. I’ve always loved stars and am so happy to have sets that will be encouraging to the troops. I’m also very excited that this month’s pattern packs are pure poppy and enchanted evening. I was just making some cards last night and thought “Oh, I wish I had some pure poppy patterns to use on this card!” So, my wish is coming true. Thank you! I loved all your cards, especially the first one with the patterned ‘stripes’. Awesome! =o)
Just love this time of the month, so many inspiring cards and ideas. The new poppy paper is amazing!
I am in love with that impression plate! Awesome stuff, love the military cards.
These are wonderful! I have a dear friend whose husband is due to be deployed to Afghanistan and this would be perfect for making them cards.
I also thought of how great it would be for Operation Write Home “Any Hero” cards.
These are very nice cards, although I don’t know anyone in the military either. I love the impressions plate though! So many options!
I absolutely live your first card! The others are also wonderful! I wish I would have had these stamps when my son was isrving in Iraq. His friends all looked forward to seeing the cards that I sent because they were all handmade. Thank you for thinking of those who served and are currently serving our country. It is not easy for them — even trying to deal with the va is a challenge once they are no longer active duty.
Great cards from the DT! TFS =)
Melissa’s new sets are great. How wonderful that she is choosing to donate her proceeds from one of them to the Wounded Warrior Project!
Wonderful cards today and thanks for sharing the A Million Thanks organization information.
Beautiful papers and I love the big sentiments. Some really great patriotic cards love them all full of inspiration.
I love these military cards – the doily die is great as are all the rustic touches. All of the messages are perfect too!
Your cards choked me up a bit today Nichole…thought of my two nephews who served in Afghanistan and how many cards we sent to them to cheer them up. They both said it meant the world to them, what a beautiful set and the sentiments are beautiful and heartfelt. Selfishly, I am thrilled to see the Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening pattern packs too! Yay!
What lovely sentiments and images for our dedicated military personnel. I can’t wait to see the full reveal!
These new releases are just perfect for military cards, Nichol! I love the red and blue papers and the stars and sentiments are fabulous. Thanks for the chance to win these awesome products!
Thanks for the inspiration – these colors and stamp sets are a great addition for creating cards to support the military.
These cards are beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow wonderful cards…love all the creative ways to honor our heroes and encourage them.
Thanks for sharing the info about the organization A Million Thanks. Operation Write Home is another that I think very worthy! Your new sets are perfect and I love the sample cards you made. Can’t wait for the 15th!
It is great of your company to design a set for the military. I love the new papers too!
Wonderful, patriotic cards with such variety. thanks for the reminder to make cards for the troops. it’s so easy to forget all they sacrifice as we go about our daily lives. conveniently you have great red and blue paper packs available this month!
Love the samples, and I really like the impression plate!
I know those beautiful papers will be coming to my home, as they are 2 of my most used PTI colors!
Beautiful cards and even more wonderful are the sentiments. I, too, love the patriotic theme.
What a wonderful tribute for our service men and women. Just perfect set and perfect cards.
Love these cards and this set! The Enchanted evening is such a pretty color too! Thank you!!!
Humorously, I am a “peacenik” from way back. My brother was a Marine however and my niece is in the Navy, having graduated from the USNA. I think her brother will also go there. I also had one girl scout who joined the Army. I also live outside of Washington, D.C., so there are tons of military totems. So, people in my family came to mind as did my reaction to all these prototypical notions of patriotism. I think peace is patriotic and one of these days I’m going to make that card and post it somewhere…. These stars are perfect for it! And the sentiments are perfect for sending to Walter Reed Army-Navy Hospital in Bethesda. The Nationals invite patients from Walter Reed to every home game and after the 4th inning, we all stand to recognize them.
The star dies have been on my wish list for too long, you’ve inspired me to move them to my shopping cart!!
Awesome set for the military cards; been a long time in coming. Jjust love them.
Linda Grady
Papertrey has really filled a void with the military stamp sets. While I do not currently have family serving in the armed forces, I look forward to adding these beautiful sets to my collection so that I can make and send cards to some of the organizations listed by you and the design team members. I’m also very happy to have two more paper packs to work with! They’re beautiful.
What great sets to have in my arsenal. Our military deserve heartfelt support from us all. BTW – what a great photo of the baby touching her daddy’s hand!
These are wonderful stamp sets. So much thought and care went into them. I’m so happy that red and blue were introduced before July 4th.
What very special sets these are…very inspiring!
These are terrific sets…so warm and beautiful. Melissa did a wonderful job! I love all the card samples you provided. Thanks for the chance to win.
Nichole, these are amazing cards! Love the new Military Stars and Military Hero!
Love the patriotic themed stamp sets! I am so grateful for all the brave men and women who serve our country so we may all enjoy freedom and democracy! Beautiful cards created with these sets! Thanks so much for posting “A Million Thanks” address so we can send cards to them. 🙂
Oh wow, what a wonderfully inspiring set, gorgeous samples too! LOVIN’ your new DP!
My friend and I were just discussing how there’s not enough stamp out there that’s dedicated to military family and then this come out!! The sentiments are so perfect!
Beautiful and classic! Excited to see the new impression plate, too!
What fabulous sets and I LOVE that the pattern paper release this month goes so well with Independence Day next month!
Thank you for making this amazing set!
Beautiful cards and such a meaningful set! 🙂
Oh, man, I have stars in my eyes from this reveal. I’m really loving this new batch of products.
Military Stars and Hero sets will really fill a niche. We have two young men from our church in the service right now. I was really scrambling to make just the right card to send during basic training and deployment. Thank you…..
You got me on the Impression plate! Cool Stars!
So awesome to have a military set! A must-have for me since my hubby is military. TFS.
Those pictures put a tear in my eye! The cards are AMAZING! The stamp sets are incredible and LOVE the new color packs!
Susan
Patriotic cards always look so crisp and clean….like their dress uniforms!! Beautiful cards!
Very cute military set. I love the patterned paper in the Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening colors.
Love the new colors and stars! I love the mix of different patterns and templates. Good work, PTI!
Wonderful examples – I especially love the card with the cardboard star. My brother was in the Navy and was in Iraq in 2003. I love the idea of the proceeds going to help our veterans and that these sets will make perfect cards to send to our brave soldiers. PTI hit a home run with these sets! Thank you!
Love the beautiful kind hearted projects that we shared. Thank you!
I like Melissa’s Military Hero set. I’m looking forward to seeing both her military sets. Good choice of pattern paper release for June with 4th of July coming up.
As the wife of an active duty Air Force guy, I thank you for this set, this post, the charity you focus on, the beautiful & inspiring cards – all of it. It touches my heart to know that the sacrifices he makes and we make as a family are remembered and honored in this way. Thank you.
Terrific patriotic cards today! Thank you for the inspiration!
All of your patriotic-themed cards are top-notch, Nichole! TFS these fantastic samples. The new sets are great. Can’t wait to get the new imp. plate. 🙂
I love the new colors and dies! I just discovered PTI and now it’s on my agenda to check the blog EVERYDAY!
Wonderful creations, Nichole! Love the red, white and blue!!
Thanks Nichole for this post and great card ideas. Here is another wonderful organization that collects handmade cards for our military men and women who are overseas and in need of cards to send to their spouses, family and friends to keep in touch: http://www.fromourhearts.info/ They need cards for all occasions as well as all the holidays. They also take card fronts and turn them into cards. Thanks
Beautiful sentiments and papers! (Can’t wait to hear more about that new impression plate, though!)
i love stars, especially with a patriotic theme. how wonderful these sets are for remembering our military or other heroes in our lives. thanks also for letting us know about a “million thanks.”
Beautiful projects! I am intrigued by the peek of a new impression plate…
Not being a U.S. citizen, it’s still impossible not to feel stirred by American Patriotism. These cards are wonderful and very encouraging. Kudos to Melissa for her design and donations!
What a fitting tribute! Thank you
gorgeous cards. love the non-traditional colored cards.
I always get inspired coming here. I am addicted to impression plates! I want the hexagons and the sunburst looking one. I also like the paper colors. Thanks again
Thank you for showing such great examples with alternate color palettes. I love adding Kraft to these patriotic cards.
Love all the amazing projects today…
especially the “drop” flag…
so simple but yet so stunning!
And what a great month for these colors to have their paper packs released…
perfect for so many patriotic projects!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the new Military sets! Can’t wait to order on the 15th.
Love the Pure Poppy patterned paper and all of your red, white, and blue (and kraft too) cards!
Thanks for making a set to honor our Military! Beautifully done and I am thrilled to have the patterned papers available in those colors too!
Love the stars. Great for summer scrapbook pages. My favorite card is the one with the doily and banner… such great texture!
I love the patriotic theme to your projects. I also love the idea of sending cards to our military men and women who give so much for all of us.
Such great cards. I especially like the card with the non-traditional patriotic colors. This is a perfect set for the cards I made for Operation Write Home.
These sets are wonderful! I am glad to see that there is such a classy sets avaialable made for those serving our country!
ALL of theses cards are AMAZING!!!!
THANKS so much for sharing!! I LOVE ALL of the creations!! THANKS for the chance to win and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Love all your projects! I’m especially excited about the Pure Poppy patterned paper too!
Beautiful samples. I really love the first one, the flag. I think I need to “borrow” that idea. Great job as always.
Your sample cards today totally left me with a lump in my throat — what perfectly fitting tributes to those true male/female heroes who so bravely serve in our Armed Services so that we can enjoy our many blessed freedoms here at home! BEAUTIFUL cards/FABULOUS way to honor these great American heroes!!! love today’s release!
Very wonderful patriotic projects and wonderful cards to help celebrate those who are making sacrifice to keep our country safe!!!
Wonderful patriotic cards! Love all of the new paper packs as well!
lovin’ these new patriotic sets… super cool!!
I did enjoy your cards. I LOVE the red, white, and blue, and I’m glad to see patriotism becoming more and more important again.
Beautiful cards, i love the colors and the designs, the stars go so well with the theme, love the new impressions plate.
Love that a whole stamp set is dedicated to our heroes. Thank you!
So glad to have ideas for sending cards to our troops. Hope everyone makes a card and donates it. Especially love the flag card.
Fantastic projects, can’t wait to see more of the new impression plate !
Really nice. I’m looking forward to making and donating cards to the military.
Wow what a wonderful and unique sets! I’m loving them all!
This month’s release if off to another wonderful start. I love the projects and the new papers are awesome. Thank you for another chance to win more PTI products!!
Beautiful cards, so much inspiration! Thanks so much!
You never cease to amaze me with your unending creativity! Love every one of these projects! Great release, I can tell already!
I love the patriotic themes and the support for our military! I think you came up with a wonderful set that is both classy and fun. Thanks!
As always I like all the ideas!
Well-designed cards! Can’t wait to see more of these sets.
Amazing cards. Beautifully constructed and truly heart-felt. Thanks so much for the Wounded Warriors info.
What a wonderful way to honor our brave troups and to say thank you! The stamp sets and dies and projects are very well thought out (as usual!!)!
Love the support of the military. Thanks for being patriotic.
Beautiful cards!!! What a perfect patriotic set ! Love it!
Your cards are so gorgeous! I love how you incorporated so many different styles in each of your cards.
This set is perfect for the season and the samples are gorgeous!!!
Great tribute to service men 🙂 Love the script of the sentiments too. Thanks for the chance to win.
I am simply stunned by these wonderful cards! So very needed and so very special! Thank you to all who serve!
I love all these idea and the fact that you are honoring our soldiers. Thank you!
Thank you so much for honoring our Military w/ these incredible stamp sets & dies! My Dad was a WWII & Korean Naval Vet. My Husband is a Vietnam Marine Vet and my Daughter is an Iraqi Freedom Naval Vet.
I look forward for a chance to win these, but either way I WILL be using these frequently!
Beautiful cards! Super excited about the cardstock!
Awesome stamps! I just met a soldier who will be deployed to Afganistan. I will definitly be sending him some cards.
Thank you for creating this wonderful set for our service men and women. Finding appropriate stamps has been a challenge so this set really fills a need. And I encourage everyone to also consider Operation Write Home as a worthy organization for all those beautiful cards!
WOW! Military Hero and Military Stars are great stamps and can help us create something special to thank the military persons in our lives. I think it is wonderful that PTI is releasing these (along with other fabulous products). Thank you also for the card drive information!
Wonderful patriotic designs and inspiring projects!
These are perfect stamp sets for making cards for the military! Wonderful job Melissa on designing some much needed sets! Beautiful projects!!
Absolutely fabulous patriotic/military images and colors. Perfect way to honor our heros!
Fantastic! This will be a great set to use and support our troops. Love that some of the sentiments could be used for a regular missing you card.
I salute you on another day of beautiful cards, patterned papers, and inspiration!
So many possibilities with those amazing stars! Great projects!
Lovely new products today as usual and Nichole, your projects are as gorgeous as always.
I’m Canadian, so I’m hoping someone out there can provide links for some international card sharing organizations. All of our troops get lonely while on deployment and wouldn’t it be wonderful if every single one of them received a card while away from home, regardless of what country they come from?
Your projects have definitely inspired me to find answers to my own questions. Thank you SO much for reminding me to turn my focus further outwards more often. 🙂
What stunning cards you have created and shared! They are beautiful! Thank you.
Terrific release! Well done.
Wonderful new stampset and wonderful work.
Eveline.
Love all the projects! I can finally have something to use for our service men and women out there Papertreyink style 😉 Thank you!
Great sample cards! I think I am definitely going to need the new Pure Poppy paper. Love it! Thanks!
What a beautiful tribute to all those serving in the military.
What a wonderful batch of patriotism!
Awesome stamp sets, and great projects! Think I like the new impression place the best 😉
What great photos, stamps and projects! So much inspiration!
Love these sets geared towards our military heroes!
What a fantastic release – and this is only Day #2! Nichole, you have been blessed with such fabulous talent! I just love your products!!
Again another great job by the PTI designers. I love the patriotic theme. I can see many uses. I also love the pure poppy paper pack. Thanks.
Just amazing!!!
Beautiful papers, the patriotic theme is fabulous. Will be so much fun to use the new goodies.
Great new products with a wonderful theme to use to thank those who serve. TFS 😉
Loving the new Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening papers…just delightful. Also I am anxious to see the Military Stars. Several years ago I created a mini album for my Dad recording the time he spent in the Navy. This would be a great way to add onto his album.
Nichole, Heather, Melissa and Dawn: you girls are genious! All your cards are brilliant and inspiring, even brought some tears to my eyes. Great job!!
Love the cards and the new paper line, but I love the idea of Thank-You’s going to our soldiers alot more. I applaud you for creating a stamp set just for them.
Beautiful new products!
And thank you so much for telling us about A Million Thanks, I will for sure help, thanks again!!!
Again, wonderful samples today – thanks for the inspiration
I’m so in love with everything, especially the new papers. Can’t wait to order on the 15th.
Love all the creations and inspriation!!! Great organization!
Fantastic idea to thank those that work so hard to keep our freedom. These are such important sets to create and I thank you for supporting all who serve. Such fabulous and inspriational samples too. Awesome!
Lovely! Great for all those serving our country 🙂
I am so in love with Hexagons! I have wait to add this to my collection!
I love the patriotic sets! What a lovely tribute to our service men and women and their families.
I didn’t think I needed a military set…until today. Just fabulous. Love the Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening paper packs as well. Love the new impression plate too!
What a beautiful set! Love your projects with this set.
So thoughtful! This would be a great addition to my many scrap pages that honor my husband’s continued service in the Army!
Thanks a lot! Now I am all teary eyed. My husband was in the Army so this is something that is close to my heart. Thank you so much for thinking of all the Military families around our great country. It does mean a lot.
gorgeous samples for the patriotism themed sets! they will make wonderful cards and projects for the men and women who are serving their country!
Another lovely new set today ! Great projects from the team !
Those patriotic cards are so so lovely! As always your release has been very inspiring!
The Military Hero and Military Star sets make me cry because of the good it can do to encourage those who serve our country – thank you for making this meaningful set. I look forward to making some of your 180,000 cards.
The stamp sets are so pretty, and I love the new impression plate, the new PP are awesome too, I am loving your unique layouts!
Your cards are very nice today Nichole. I can’t wait to see the full reveal.
The new stamps are great and I really love the impression plates! As usual, I’m very inspired by your projects.
What an inspiring stamp set! Perfect to have for July 4th!
the sentiments are so touching and so sincere!
I can’t wait for this release to come out! The projects you have created thus far are just fantastic! Friday can’t get here soon enough!!! 🙂
Beautiful patriotic set! Very versatile and classy. Love the new patterned papers, too…yummy!
Gorgeous cards! My favorite one is the first one – We Support You.
The cards are simply wonderful! I need to add these stamps to my collection as I have family members in the Air Force….
Beautiful recreations of our flag! Love the rustic look!
I absolutely love what I seen today. I love all of the red, white and blue. I can’t wait to get this set! Thank you so much for creating it… it will get LOTS of use at my house!
I love the ideas! And thanks for the information on the organization. it certainly sounds like something I could contribute to.
I don’t have any family members who are deployed, but this is a fabulous set.
What a much needed, amazing set! The patriotic themes are heard to come by. Beautifully done!
I love the pure poppy and enchanted evening patterned papers. I also love the stars and the sentiments.
What a wonderful collection of items.
All of these cards are so awesome. My nephew is on a ship somewhere out there. Thank you for creating these images for our military.
gettin’ inky…
I thought each and every one of these projects were fabulous! I will be using these to spark my imagination and try something similar!
Very nice projects today! I like the PTI’s team commitment to doing things for our troops. Makes me happy to be a PTI customer!
Really great cards for this set. I love the background impressions you’ve used and the designs are lovely.
Oooo! First the hexagons and now sunburst impression plates? My goodness…can it get any better? Can’t wait to place my order on the 15th!
We certainly appreciate our military and all the sacrifices they have made for our freedom. These two sets will definately make beautiful cards for them, thanks Melissa for designing these wonderful sets. The sunburst impression plate looks interesting too.
The new patriotic sets are beautiful, as well as all the cards made with them today. And the Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening paper – gotta have it (as well as the new impression plate)! Thanks for the chance to win an awesome gift certificate!
I sooo appreciate the patriotic cards and themes! My nephew is in boot camp and I can’t wait to get these stamps to let him know how much we love and appreciate him! PTI does it again!!
Thanks once again for the beautiful cards and ideas. Can’t wait to order.
Love the paper packs. Thanks for encouraging support of our military. Love the inspiration!
What a wonderful and thoughtful thing to do to honor our men and women in the service for our country. Hope you sell lots and lots of stamp sets!!
Lovely sets for a great cause. I love the red, white & blue color scheme in so many of your projects.
Fabulous cards!! How great to recognize the men and women who serve in our military. Love the new colors.
So taken with all the samples in this post! Gee…could it have anything to do with my being a ‘firecracker’? (Born on the 4th of July!) We have an active local group for troop support and they will love the cards we make with these stamps. Thank you so much for remembering our troops.
Awesome cards. Love, love, LOVE that we can honor our American heroes with this new set of stamps. Thank you!
— Connie C.
This set and projects are so inspirational! Love your support to A Million Thanks, and this is the perfect set to express our thanks for our servicemen and women who are dedicated to insuring our freedom. I am also gaga over another Think Big Favorites from Star Prints! That is the best font, EVER! 🙂
Love your cards and color combination. Thanks for sharing.
These sets are perfect – I know it’s hard to put into words when making cards for the military – love these sentiments! I think donating cards is such a great idea for us crafters!
Beautiful cards! I love all things patriotic. And I’m loving the Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening paper packs. Definitely making their way into my cart on the 15th!
Wonderful creations today! Your inspiration photos touched my heart, especially the one of the baby high-giving the computer screen (*sob*).
Love the 3D star on your flag card and the rays on the background of the “We miss you” card – perfect touches for perfectly touching cards!
My son is in the Navy and is stationed stateside but as far away on the lower 48 as possible! I also periodically send a packet of cards to my daughter’s college friend who is deployed in Afghanistan. Thank you so much for designing these sets! Sending a card to our military is the least we can do to thank them for the sacrifices they make!
Operation Write Home is another great organization – would love to see you all post for them too. I love these stamps – what a great tribute.
What inspiring samples today and I love the paper packs being released this time!
Beautiful sentiments in this set!
I’m really liking the military stars set…..didn’t think I’d be needing that one! Can’t wait to get the Pure Poppy Patterned Paper pack home with me!
Oh, anyone would love to receive one of your cards! Great work!
So glad to know where to donate these cards. I LOVE these new papers too. So beautiful and versatile!
This is a beautiful set! I love the stars and all the wonderful sayings! Perfect!
I’ve always felt that soldiers and veterans deserve lots of respect and encouragement. A number of my younger cousins are serving in the military (on both sides of my family) and I really appreciate these products created with those serving our country in mind. You did a wonderful job of creating fabulous projects to celebrate and show appreciation for all of the sacrifices they make! Thanks!
One of my first PTI orders included Star Prints. I love stars and this will be a great companion set!
Such beautiful sets today! I just adore all your samples and how wonderful of Melissa to donate her proceeds! Can’t wait to see all the images on release!
I am SOOO excited for this release! Can’t wait to see more of that sunburst impression plate and stamps…
So fresh and clean! Awesome additions to anyone’s stash!
Beautiful patriotic projects! Pure poppy and enchanted evening look amazing teamed together like that. Love the simplicity of the ‘our hero’ card.
Nichole, I am a military mom and your post brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for encouraging your readers to support our troops. These products are wonderful and so meaningful.
I got teary-eyed looking the the “military hero” cards you made. I make cards for “Operation Write Home” (http://operationwritehome.org/) and will make some for “A Million Thanks”, too.
Love the new sets. My father was in the military during an era when that was not popular. It is wonderful that people are now so supportive of our troops whether or not they believe in the war. Kudos to Melissa for donating her proceeds to such a great cause!
Having parents in the military, I really appreciate these new patriotic sets
Loving all the samples. Great stuff!
I love that the patriotic style can be used for the UK with the red, white and blue – the british charity Help for Heroes does a fantastic job.
What a great assortment of cards. Many different ways to use everything.
My husband serves in Afghanistan – I cant tell you how much I appreciate this sets now!!!! Just THANK YOU
Hi!
Today’s showcase is just beautiful, and a tribute to the most wonderful people that protect us!
Thanks for sharing!
Love the new patterned papers and impression plates 🙂
Your cards are gorgeous, Nichole! More fabulous stars and the funny thing about stars (and butterflies! 😉 is that you can never have enough stamps of them!!! I also loooove the new impression plate, can’t wait to see more about that!
Hugs, Wendy
I love all of these cards and this new set. My brother just to back from afghanistan this last April.
The new patriotic set is so inspiring! You guys really think of everything!
Georgeous projects Nichole, and what inspiring sets. Love those new paper pack colours too. What a great month 🙂
Love the new sets, these cards and your motivation behind them. All my loved ones are at home, safe and sound, as a result of our service men and women!
Great projects today. Very patriotic colours.
What great sets and I LOVE the papers!
Such inspiring projects today Nichole! Just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed reading today’s post–thank you!
Chris L.
Melissa has done it again, just great sets and how wonderful it is that all the proceeds from one of her sets is going back to the Wounded Warriors Project, so cool! I love the new paper packs, but really anxious to see more from the new impression plate…looks awesome!
Once again, you hit the ball out of the park! I LOVE your first card Nichole with the American flag done in the pure poppy and enchanted evening paper! beautiful
Although I personally don’t have anyone with a military background, my admiration for what the service men and women do cannot be put into words! And yes, this post has inspired me to connect to others through my card making.
These are wonderful sets! I’m thankful to Melissa for adding just the right touch of sentiment and patriotic feeling. Your projects really did them justice. Well done!
This is a nice set for a great cause. Sending encouraging notes to our troops is a very thoughtful idea.
Another unique set that I have to add to my collection
What beautiful patriotic cards! Thank you for providing these great stamps- you guys have done an awesome job, & I’m looking forward to a fun release!
loving the new impression plate!
Great projects today! I love the red, white, and blues!
love all your cards, looks like and awesome stamp set to add to my collection, love red white blue and kraft together thanks for the insperation!
Another awesome day – can’t wait for the full reveal! All the projects are wonderful – the new stamp set is such a great idea!
I’m very intrigued by the sunburst impression plate!
Wow…some amazing inspiration today!
Oh wow, all these cards are so inspiring. And very creative!
We have had 7 of our family in the service. How great it would have been to use this set. I love the cards!
Wow! What a great way to show our love of country and pride in our servicemen and -women. Love.
What a great idea! The patriotic papers are perfect!
Thank you for all the wonderful inspiration!
Love the distressed star look and the many examples using these new sets! Thanks for offering a military stamp set 🙂
Some really beautiful inspiration with the Military stamps. This line will be an awesome addition.
Beautiful cards!!!! Love the new Think Big set!!
These are the stars I have been waiting for – I just didn’t know it. Star Prints was never quite right for me, but these fill the void I was feeling. There are perfect for what I want stars for and being a military family, they are going to get tons of use! These cannot get to my front door fast enough!!
Fantastic! Words cannot express….
I love all the military & patriotic themed stamps! And I also love it that you are releasing the pure poppy & enchanted evening papers at the same time – just perfect! The card ideas are inspiring & so creative – love all of them!!!
Wow.. these are awesome. My husband is in the Army (24 yrs), my dad is retired Army (24 years), my brothers are in the Army (one 20 yrs retired~the other is still active at 23 yrs)… and a son in the Air Force (4 yrs)… so I love to make “patriotic~military” cards. I would so love to be a winner.. so I could add this to my collection.
Thank you for making such a great set.. sets like these are hard to come by these days.
blessings ~ Pam
What a wonderful idea for this set and I love the projects. These will mean a lot to so many people
Such wonderful projects. Love the patriotic theme. Thank you for your support of our troops.
What classic and heartfelt collection! I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for anything and everything patriotic, and everything here will definitely be in my cart for release! Amazing!
Great cards. I would like to personally thank each man and woman who sacrifices daily for our freedom. Thank you, thank you, thank you. God bless the USA.
Beautiful creations one and all! PTI always comes up with great sets that fill those gaps in our stamps!
Linda
I love the military theme! And your projects are great! And I am so excited for the Patterned Paper this month! Pure Poppy is the best!
I’ve been meaning to create cards and mail them for our military. Thank you for this blog post. It gave me that extra push I needed. Loving the new patterned paper.
Not only a wonderful set and beautiful cards, but what a fabulous challenge you have set for us. It’s a fun and easy way to show our appreciation for our brave and hardworking military.
What a great stamp collection for our military!! Can’t wait to see it all!
I’m so proud of PaperTrey Ink! You come up with the MOST amazing sets.
I have been waiting forever for a patriotic set with such wonderful sentiments. Great designs today, love them all
I love all the designs, especially the recreated flag card. I can’t wait to make them to donate!
you’ve outdone yourselves! this is amazing! well done!
What a lovely set! I love the sneak peaks of more things to come.
Love the cards!!
At first I wasn’t interested in this patriotic theme. I love what you all have done with them! My thoughts have changed and they will be in my cart. I’m in awe with what the DT comes up with. PTI absolutely has the very best DT around! Hands down. Oh and the sun ray IP amazing!!!
WOW!
All the cards are just wonderful!
You have been very busy!
After seeing yesterday’s ideas for the hexagon cover plate I decided to try it with the Quatrefoil cover plate and I am loving it! It is so much fun filling in the blanks with patterned paper.
I love those impression plates! Great samples today!
Great cards, love the new products especially the star 🙂
These are awesome cards. I am happy to see the sentiments for family and friends who are dearly missed. We have 8 kids, 3 of whom served in the military. My husband is retired Navy. I have many friends who’s children are serving. This is going to be a popular set.
I really like that star frame! And, I’m intrigued by the new impression plate…looks pretty cool!
What an amazing release day for PTI! I love having so many options to create artwork to say thank you to all the men and women serving our grand country! Thank you PTI for providing these options! God Bless You!
Love the patriotic products this month, they are amazing and so hard to find. I love the flexibility for current and past military. Wonderful! Thank you for filling such an important void in my stamp collection.
Being a Military wife I know how much it means to our service members to get something from back home while they are away and these products would be the perfect thing to put a smile on all of their faces. Thank you Papertrey Ink and to the many organizations that help support our troops!!
i really like these patriotic sets. and i especially love the option of the die or punch to get the look you prefer.
Love the military and patriotic set, a wonderful tribute!
These are beautiful sets!! Any military personnel would be so touched to receive a card specially made for them. And a big thank you to Melissa for donating her proceeds!! 🙂
I just want to say thank you to Papertrey Ink for not forgetting our soldiers.
Beautiful sets! I’ve been wanting a set like this and can’t wait to get it to use!
Gorgeous projects. Love it all.
What a wonderful set! Love all of the cards!
Wow! I love the way you have put together such great cardss! Very inspiring!
Nice to finally see a military set!
What a wonderful idea. Love to support our military. It means so much to me that they give of themselves to keep us safe. My husband served in Viet Nam, I know first hand how much he appreciated mail.
Thank you Nichole for recognizing theose who serve our country.
Love that you created these patriotic sets!! The projects are so awesome! I wrote the address down for A Million Thanks and will definitely make/donate cards for this important cause!
What a beautiful way to show our love and appreciation to our beloved troops. Just another outstanding release from PTI!
Loved these patriotic cards! Wonderful job and can’t wait to use these myself!
I love all the projects presented here!! I really like the new paper packs as well. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the military stamps, especially the sentiments. Praying daily for the safe return of our troops, and the sacrifice these families have all made for our freedom!!
What inspiring patriotic cards you’ve created. Love the patterned papers.
I really love making cards to send to my Dad, he is a Vietnam Veteran, and I think that the stars and stripes always make a great statement of America, and what he fought for, and how lucky we are that we live here. Thanks for designing such an awesome inspiring set!
What a great set..
I love the new papers and that star fits so nicely with other sets! Very versatile!
The cards are nicely done, some very patriotic and others simple and heartfelt.
Love the sentiments and images in this set, great projects today!
Love all the patriotic papers and stamps. They are beautifully designed and very meaningful. Love them!
Love the military set! Great job!
A beautiful post and thank you for the information on where we can send cards for military personnel. Love everything you made and all the new products!
Beautiful cards! Awesome set by Melissa!
I am so proud of and thankful for our military and their families. My Dad was in the Korean War. So glad we have a set to make cards and layouts to express that appreciation. Thanks Melissa!
Your cards are such a tribute to all those who serve. Like the patriotic themes. I really love the pattern paper in Pure Poppy Thanks for a chance to win.
Fabulous set of patriotic cards and it looks like very usable sentiments in those sets too. Always like seeing the red, white and blue so gorgeously displayed!
The set is so wonderful. We all need to express our gratitude for our men and women who serve our country.
Peggy N
I love this. It’s so important to pay tribute to the men and women and who keep our borders safe. Thanks for such awesome sets that allow us to honor those most deserving.
Nichole, love all the patriotic cards! As you mentioned, these sets will be great for donating cards.
Great idea!
I think these sets are so awesome! I would have loved something like this when my husband was in the Marines. I especially love that all the proceeds are donated…makes it even more appealing!
Love the versatility of the stars, and gorgeous cards, BTW. Also love LIVE those think big favorites, love them all, especially at that price. 🙂
I love Enchanted Evening and am so happy to see the patterned paper pack! My favorite card was the Kraft with the white doily circle. So crisp and striking!
Thanks Melissa for this wonderful set. It fills a void much needed for those of us who have friends and family in the military. The cards are wonderful…so many great ideas.
Love the red and blue paper and the lovely cards.
Thes sets look so amazing!! Perfect for all those serving our country in the military. Both my grandfathers are Vets as is one uncle and a cousin. And I’m so excited to hear the profits are being donated to Wounded Warrior. I can see these sets being used for so much more, though.
I love your first card with the stripes made out of the Pure Poppy pattern pack. Great idea!
I just love the hexagon stamps and die cut. You see them every where right now. A lot of the stamp companies are introducing them. I don’t really know how to use them but the tutorial yesterday was so creative and informative. I have so many ideas coming to mind.. I’m so exited
P.S. I love the puffy fabric star.
Thank you for the inspiration, love the patriotic cards!
Thank you for helping to get more people supporting our troops. I feel so good when I am making cards for Operation Write Home, or sending cards or packages, or even just emails, through Adopt a US Soldier (www.adoptaussoldier.org/). The troops are so very appreciative too! These new sets will definitely be in my cart on the 15th, especially since the profits will be going to the Wounded Warrior Project. Thank you!
Love the patriotic projects! Thanks for providing the address to “A million thanks”. Great cause. That impression plate intrigues me also. Can’t wait to hear more about it.
Gorgeous creations! The last card, especially, is spectacular.
Beautiful cards, Nichole, and Melissa’s sets are just awesome! Love that you released the perfect patterned papers for this theme and I adore the the impression plate! Great job!
Thanks for the heads-up on where I can send more cards. Last year I sent quite a few, and I got the children in the neighborhood together to make some. These new stamp collections will be just perfect for making new cards to send and I got so many new ideas from the beautiful projects you shared. I’m also looking forward to that new impression plate you mentioned … looks very interesting!
They are wonderful stamps and projects for those serving our country ~ what a wonderful tribute to them. Love all of the inspiration.
Simply beautiful..makes us all stop and remember
What wonderful new products!!
Love the impression plates that you used on these cards! What a wonderfully sentimental theme too. Love it!
Such wonderful stamps to make cards for our military.
I’m always amazed at all the new ideas PTI keeps coming up with. My wish list keeps getting longer and longer because I want everything! Kudos to you all!
Love the military stamps. Great for showing how much we appreciate all that they do for us. The card examples are absolutely wonderful. Love them all. Great inspiration.
Love the sunburst impression plate!
Such wonderful sentiments in this set! Love the red, white and blue samples!
*Loved* the cards today. Welcomed products for support the troops/patriotic cards!
Beautiful cards. The sentiments are wonderful.
Melissa’s new stamp sets are wonderful and that she is donating her proceeds is icing on the cake. I am also looking forward to the full reveal of the new Sunrise Impression plate.
I am so excited about these products! Can’t wait to get my hands on them! Thanks so much!
What beautiful sets. Your cards are absolutely amazing! Really, some took my breath away. I wish I had all these sets right now because in two days a group of 300 youth that I work with are doing various service projects and one of them is to make cards for our military men and women. These sets would have been perfect. I guess we’ll just have to make cards for them again. 🙂
Inspiring artwork! I like sending patriotic thank you cards to vets that I know. Thanks for the address to A Million Thanks.
Wonderful cards. Love the new impression plate used on a few of them. Great designs and inspiration to send off to our military.
I love how patriotic this is! I can’t wait to see the full set! LOVE IT!
I am in love the pattern paper. Perfect timing too. Love the creations too. I always love this time of the month.
Love the new collection!
beautiful projects too!
Loving all of the projects and new patterned paper! You folks never cease to impress me!
I love this theme and all of the samples!
Beautiful new products to add to the PTI line. And ones that honor our military is such a wonderful bonus and much appreciated and needed! Thanks so much!
love all the projects and the new stamp sets. The new papers are also awesome. Very patriotic!
I love all the creative ways you have shown in your projects to give thanks to our military!
I love the new patriotic possibilities!
Love all the beautiful projects! And all the projects were just amazing! Thank you for the reminder to send cards to our service men and women. I know they would love that.
Can’t wait to add these to my military collection. Between my husband and sister-in-law’s deployments, they will certainly get a workout. From one military spouse, thank you PTI for supporting the troops!
Love these sets – thanks for acknowledging those who dedicate their lives to serving our country.
Wonderful cards and this is a fabulous release! Thanks for the chance to win!
Your sample cards are wonderful. Can’t wait to get that new impression plate in my cart!
Nichole, you have such a gift for making every single stamp look great, and you use them in ways I wouldn’t always expect – Amazing job today, I can’t wait to see more of that new impression plate!
This a great way to say thank you to those in the military. They are all heroes. I think this set is one of those that will have a lot of surprise uses. Great set Melissa.
I can’t think of a more appropriate and useful set than the My Hero set! I always look forward to the 15th day of the month. Can’t wait to see the entire release!
I am loving the impression plate sneaks. And you can’t go wrong with the military/stars sets. The new paper pack colors are perfect for this summer season. Thanks!
Wow, I’m really excited to see that new impression plate in action! Stunning projects.
Awesome cards! So patriotic! Beautiful paper packs too!
Wonderful group of papercrafting items dealing with a patriotic theme.
I don’t even know where to start ordering with this release- WOW!!!
beautiful sets: love the sentiments that are expressed for our servicemen and women 🙂
love this set.. The fourth of July is such a summer favorite of mine. These are such cute cards.
I just love all those stars! I can’t wait to get my hands on those!
Love these patriotic theme stamps and the information about A Million Thanks. It a great way to show our appreciation to people who protect our freedom.
Love the first flag card made with patterned papers. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win!
love the new military hero set and the new patterned papers!
Love all the military and patriotic stamps that Melissa has designed. Looks like she did an excellent job with the sayings and designs. Can’t wait to see all of them. Love the Paper packs with Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening. They are so Beautiful!!! The new Think big favorites look great, and the sneak peek of the impression plate look Fabulous! Nichole, your cards you put together for us are “Out Of the Park Delicious”. They are so Beautiful I would like to just frame them for the art in a room! Thanks for all the beautiful designs you put together with the Great sets by Melissa!!
I love these stamps. I work alongside a large number of military families and these stamps will be wonderful.
The samples are so striking but easy to mass produce. I am looking forward to getting these sets so I can CASE these cards.
My favorite card is the ‘We Miss You’ card, which showcases the versatility of these sets. I am so excited that one of my favorite stamp sets – Road Trip – was used in it. I want to CASE this card for friends and family who live far away.
Thanks for designing such amazing products!
I love those stars! WhAt a great addition to the stAr sets you already have!
Such beautiful patriotic cards. Also love the new Think Big Favorites.
I am bowled over by these fantastic projects!! What serviceperson wouldn’t love to receive a handcrafted card like one of these? Your creativity in designing unique products never ceases to amaze me!
I am so incredibly inspired to donate cards made using the Military Stars set to support the military. It is the very least we can do to honour their bravery and selflessness.
I love all of the patriotic cards – love the stars and the one with the white doily especially but they are all fabulous!
The paper packs look like so much fun and coordinate so well with the colors of ink. I really like the stars and hero sets…can’t wait to see more!
Love everything about these! Can’t wait to get started using them!
Love the patriotic cards, especially the red, white, and blue ones; such great designs.
I think our veterans deserve all the recognition they can get. We owe them so much. Thank you for providing us with ways to honor them.
These projects are great! I really appreciate these new stamp sets.
LOVE the think big sentiments. The military set is sure to touch the hearts of many – it’s so YOU to think of it!
I am loving the new pattern papers. So fun and easy to coordinate with the new sets being released.
I love the papers – they go so perfectly with Melissa’s set. My card club often makes a second card that we send off to Operation Write Home. It’s a great way to spread some cheer and do what we love.
Wow, amazing patriotic cards. Thanks for all the great inspiration.
Cute cards. This is going to be an expensive month again. Thanks for a chance to win.
Wow, these are awesome cards. So fitting for our many troops away from their families.
I love your cards! Very inspiring!
Great set and very patriotic cards! I can see replacing the star with a maple leaf for our Canadian troops, but the sentiments ring true whatever nationality. Thanks again for your creativeness.
I’m loving the new impression plate that will be introduced!
This is such a nice set! Love the patriotism!
Lovely cards. The military sayings are really nice and I like the stars with the star stamp.
Love the impression plates and the patriotic themed stamps! Your cards are incredible!
Awesome! What a great idea to make and donate cards to encourage “our heroes”! I just love it! Thank you for providing an address to us so we can get invloved.
I also love the new gorgeous papers!
I love this new stamp set, I have friends and family who serve in the military and I just know they’d really appreciate a patriotic themed card. Can’t wait for release day to get my hands on this set 🙂
These RED, WHITE & BLUE cards are great inspiration for all the cards I send to our troups here in Tucson. Can’t wait to get my hands on these new stamps.
This post put a little lump in my throat. We have so many heroes among us. Your projects are beautiful. The “Our Hero” is my very favorite.
Love the cards, very patriotic! Can’t wait to see more of the impression plates 🙂
More wonderful new sets and papers…love them!
Some great ideas in these cards, thanks for sharing them. I love that you’ve branched out from the classic red, white and blue for some.
Beautiful creations!! Love the new paper packs!! Great new release…can’t wait for it!
Even though the Military Hero set is of no relevance to me, I think it’s a wonderful stamp set and the cards you’ve created are great. Love the strong colours of the red, white and blue against the kraft.
I love the patriotic stamps! Think Big Favorites are great, like always!
I have definitely been thinking of my son with this months sneak peaks. I posted earlier when I first saw the military themed items and this is what I wrote: [ I’m very excited to see the military themed release this month with stamp sets I can use for cards and scrapbooking for my son, my hero, our soldier. Our son joined the army almost 4 years ago and my biggest fear came true when he was sent to Iraq for a year. Even though he has served his year in the war and I would have loved to have these stamps to correspond with him then, I still can’t wait to get my hands on these stamps. I can send him and a few others we know in the military, all kinds of cards and other hand made items I can personalize with these stamps to include in the care boxes I send to him regularly. He is stationed over 1,200 miles from home and I get so lonesome to see our boys face. It’s my way to send a little love from home and let him know how much he is missed! These stamps will be ones I reach for over and over again. Thank you so much for putting this set together Melissa. ] Your cards were so inspiring Nichole! I love so many elements. I am going to try some of them and incorporate some of them with the cards and DIY projects I send off to my son this summer.
Such beautiful cards for a very deserving group of heros. The patriotic colors and themes are wonderful.
Loving the distressed edged stars! And the new patterned papers are gorgeous!
These cards are fabulous! Can’t wait for the 15th!
Having just celebrated our Queens Diamond Jubilee last week, it’s lovely to see all the red, white and blue again – this time for all the heroes and for 4th July celebrations. Have a great day next month!
Marion
Awesome cards! I love the significance of this stamp set. Love the sentiments. Awesome Day 2.
Love this set, the new paper pad and what you created with it! My husband was in the Army (which is when is when we met) and my oldest was in the National Guard. So, this set hits close to home for me.
Great projects!
What an encouraging and uplifting set to honor those who serve so unselfishly to protect our freedoms. Beautiful, just beautiful.
I especially like the military stars, and can’t wait to see more of the new impression plate that is used on the canyon clay card! Thank-you!
Love the new stamps and that paper is just wonderful. Can’t wait to get my hands on it all!
These are such amazing creations!! WOW!!
Love the new sets!! What an awesome idea. :). The card samples are amazing and I love them all, some very unique color combos as well. I have one friend’s husband in the military and I know he would appreciate any cards that were made for him! Thanks for all of the inspiration your cads rock…as usual. 😀
Kathi
Do they want the cards personally signed and written in, or do they want them blank to do with as they please?
My list just keeps getting longer and longer. I’m amazed every month with the new products and samples.
Fabulous items today to honor our military heroes, and yet be useful for other occasions as well. I also appreciated learning about Wounded Warriors and Operation Write Home today.
Beautiful cards. Love this set
love all the red, white and blue, stars and stripes. bring on the fourth! All the cards are really neat.
Love all of your cards! I am especially fond of anything red, white & blue, so I am loving the patriotic themes. The military stamps are a wonderful addition. I also love that impression die that you used!!!
What a wonderful way to honor our troops!
Loving the new impression plates! Genious!!
Wonderful cards today and a wonderful cause! Thanks for filling this void!
Oh. My. Goodness! These cards are fantastic, Nichole! And a big “thank you” to Melissa for donating the proceeds to such a worthy cause. I can’t wait to get started making my own versions!
Beautiful cards-loving everything about the new releases so far!
The THINK BIG #17 sentiments are GREAT!
Great set for military families. Love the sentiments too.
Stunning and inspiring cards…also, love the sneak of the new impression plate!
Just had to say…being a military family…THANK YOU. I love Military Stars and Miltary Heroes…so wonderful and so easy to use. It will be a great joy to make creations with these to honor our military heroes!!
What a wonderful inspiration these cards are! Coming from a military family it brings tears to my eyes…
I love that these are devoted to recognizing our military and the sacrifices they make on our behalf.
wow, love these stars!
My BIL is currently deployed. I already sent a link to this set for my sister. She’s going to love it!
Thanks for sharing the opportunity to donate cards to our men and women in the military. Great stamp sets and card designs too!
I love, love, love these sets!! And though you have highlighted their use here with very patriotic colours for the US, I can see me getting lots of use of them in making cards for our Aussie diggers too. I have a long heritage of military service in my family – my great-grandfather, grandfather, father and twin brother all serving. Thank you Melissa for using your personal experience to create such a necessary, yet poignant, stamp set. xxx
These patriotic themed cards are wonderful. I make cards for our troops through Operation Write Home and these sets would be wonderful. I look forward to shopping for them soon!
The stamps & impression plates are fabulous – the cards are amazing!
Love the new release, especially Hello Sunshine!
stunning!
Oh wow i love military set. thank you for thinking of them….
Awesome and beautiful cards, pretty amazing.
Wonderful cards..You have inspired me to sit down and make sure that my next shipment includes as many hero cards as I can get out:) You rock!!!
gorgeous cards and amazing new set! so many ideas to use with your existing line of products. Thanks
i donate cards to OPERATION WRITE HOME. they send them overseas for the soldiers to write home to their friends and families as well as donating cards to the “heroes” themselves! great organization!
Operation Write Home is who I donate too as well. They work endless hours to get cards to all corners of the world. I’ve met the women(Sandy and Kris) who do this from the kindness of their heart. Look up Operation Write Home on the web or on Facebook. They would love to have more cards!
Does anybody know the combination for the 365 day countdown for military dads? I want to make a decoupaged block countdown for my sons but I can’t figure out which numbers to put on each block! Please help! Thanks 🙂