Welcome to Loni's Life and my card for the CardsForHeroes .org mini- bloghop event on August 15 th . All products available from Stampin ' Up ! Stamps: Snow Swirled Ink: Encore Gold Paper: Brushed Gold, Handsome Hunter Accessories: Embossing buddy, Powder Pals, Gold Stampin ' Embossing Powder, Heat Gun This card uses Heat Embossing to give the card a bit of sparkle without GLITTER which is not allowed for Cards for Heroes due to safety issues for our heroes. I love crafting cards for our Heroes because they don't have the luxury of a Hallmark store or a grocery store or drug store card aisle to find cards to send home. Instead those Heroes are out there every day doing their jobs to protect the freedoms which we, at home, all too often may take for granted. Please join me in crafting Cards for Heroes, but keep in mind the following deadlines: Halloween: Sept 20 Thanksgiving: Oct 5 Christmas,Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's: Nov 1 Please continue your journey at the ...