Mojo Monday #319

First of all, I want to give a deep, heartfelt thanks to those who serve and have served defending our nation's freedom!  We have the freedoms many nations wish they had and that is due to the brave men and women who have fought and, in some cases, sacrificed their lives on our behalf so we can retain it!

My husband's nephew serves in the Canadian military and has done two tours in Afghanistan.  He has some nerve wracking stories to say the least!  In addition, his second tour was heart wrenching because he was called over to replace the captain of a squad who had been been killed in the line of duty, and she was one of his wife's best friends!  We met her at their wedding a short three months before she was killed in action.  Freedom has a price and those who defend ours deserve our deepest gratitude and support.  

Today's sketch made me happy - but them most of the Mojo sketches do LOL!  Since it's now the second week of November, Christmas cards are a calling!  I've had my fill of leaves for a while so it's on to snowflakes {grin} my favorite Christmas card accessory.

I used Authentique's Tradition six by six pack of Christmas paper, and there is a definite green theme going on here, so I snuck in some grey and a pop of red.  The deer are from the newly released Unto Us set and I used the matching Reindeer Fun die set to cut them out.  Apparently there are green snowflakes in my part of the world wink, wink, and I had to be very careful with the placement of the bling because the first time I put them down it looked like the reindeer were leaving a little "gift" on the card LOL!

You can check out all the challenge details over on the Mojo Monday blog and also get a chance to view all the wonderful Mojo Makers samples.  Should you wish more details on the Mojo Maker's cards, you can also visit their individual blogs noted below.

Carole Burrage

Debbie Carriere

Julee Tilman (Owner)

Marisa Ritzen (you are here)

Mary Fish

Sarah Biglow

Teresa Kline

Wanda Cullen

Off to spend some more time at the soccer pitch! My son reffed two games yesterday and will be reffing six games today (yes, you read right)!  There is a tournament going on and he will basically be working all day, with an hour break for lunch!  So proud of him!  He is a wonderful referee and this is such good experience for him, with the added bonus of his having a growing bank account. 

Have a fabulous day and please take some time to thank anyone you know who has served for your country! 

Challenge:  Friday Mash Up 

What's In It?
Stamps:   Unto Us, Glad Tidings (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  Tradition (Authentique), Going Grey , Old Olive, Real Red, Kraft (Stampin' Up) 
Ink: Black  
Accessories:  Reindeer Fun Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Scalloped Circle and Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), Crimper (Fiskars), Button, Twine, Bling, Glue Dot, Dimensionals