The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell The Forgotten 500 is the gripping, behind-the-scenes look at the greatest escape of World War II.” BUY THIS BOOK 4. “Classified for over half a century for political reasons, the full account of this unforgettable story of loyalty, self-sacrifice, and bravery is now being told for the first time ever. It’s also an unforgettable account of the lives of ordinary American and Japanese civilians in wartime-from “Calutron Girls” like Ruth Sisson in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to ten-year-old Hiroshima resident Hideko Tamura, who survives the blast at ground zero but loses her mother and later immigrates to the United States, where she lives to this day-as well as American soldiers fighting in the Pacific, waiting in fear for the order to launch a possible invasion of Japan.” BUY THIS BOOK 3. “But Countdown 1945 is more than a book about the atomic bomb. Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World by Chris Wallace with Mitch Weiss Win a kit before you can buy it! Just leave a comment on this (and every) Countdown to Creativity post! We'll randomly draw one lucky winner from all the comments left across all the countdown posts, and announce the winner first thing Monday morning, July 2nd, before the kit launches at 1pm Eastern.BUY THIS BOOK 2. I definitely went in a horror movie-themed direction with my card but you could also use this technique to create a simple vintage look (without the evil clown)! ) Finally I added a little nuvo crystal glaze to the balloon to a little extra shine. Then I stamped the sentiment with versamark and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder. I also stamped the balloon and colored it with colored pencils. I removed the post-it mask and added a little shading with brown colored pencils. Then I stamped the park silhouette stamp across the panel with intense black ink. Next I stamped the carousel with intense black ink and masked it with a post-it note. I also added a little Gold ink to the edges. I deliberately kept the shading a little uneven to give it more of a natural look. Then I blended Cup O' Joe ink around the corners and edges to add a little darker shading. To start I blended Soft Brown ink around the edges of a piece of watercolor paper. There wasn't a clown stamp in the kit but I figured the red balloon was a pretty iconic image from that movie so I used it instead! However when I saw the kit I immediately thought about the scene in the movie It (the original 1980s made-for-tv movie) where the kids are looking at a book with old photographs and there's carnival music playing and suddenly the photograph comes to life and the creepy clown pops up. I'm pretty sure I can count on one hand the number of times I've intentionally set out to create a sepia or vintage-themed card. So when I saw this month's kit I immediately thought about using it to make a creepy carnival/It-themed card! Ha. It didn't help that I read a horror book as a teen that featured a carnival and cemented the idea of a creepy carnival in my head. Okay, so I hope everyone has been enjoying the bright and cheerful countdown cards this weekend because I'm going to take it in a different direction! ) Ever since I was a kid I've always found carnivals and fairs a little creepy. Now let's join Jess who is sharing a slightly different take on the main kit! Join us as we continue to share ideas using both the main kit, as well as the new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday. Good morning! We are back with another countdown post, leading up to the release of the July My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, July 2nd at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific.
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