Happy 4th of July for GDP094

Yesterday I shared my Design Team card for this week’s Global Design Project challenge (you can see that project here).  Today I’m playing along with the same challenge.  Yippee!

Today is July 4, Independence Day here in the United States, so I wanted to make a card with patriotic colors.  Seems appropriate to pay homage to the Red, White and Blue today, and this challenge gave me the perfect sketch to do it.  Here’s my card:

And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Building Stripes.  You already know how much I love to create my own designs with cardstock, right?  I was half-way through cutting all these 1/2″ stripes in red and blue when it hit me that red and white would be perfect (instead of just making the stripes in patriotic colors, why not pay respect to the flag?!).  I cut a piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock (the base) and glued these nine 1/2″ strips to it – perfect length.  I trimmed the edges with my retired Stampin’ Up! guillotine trimmer.  How easy is that?!
• A Perfect Star and Sentiment.  The red and white stripes are adorned with a perfect star and a sentiment that gave me exactly what I was looking for.  Can you tell me where I found these?  Although the Stars Framelits retired in May, I found this perfectly sized star in the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies.
  

  Mini Treat Bag Thinlits, Stampin’ Up!

  How fun is that?!  I searched my stamp sets for the perfect sentiment for a Fourth of July card.  This “celebrate” from the new Celebration Time stamp set fit the bill with a simple word and a modern font.

  

  Celebration Time, Stampin’ Up!

• Patriotic Fun.  Real Red, Whisper White and Dapper Denim are a perfect combination for a patriotic card.  Incidentally, they are perfect for a nautical-themed card, too.  The addition of Pool Party adds something really special to this combination, don’t you think?  If you like this combination of Real Red, Dapper Denim and Pool Party, please save this:

Stamp Sets:  Celebration Time  Papers:  Dapper Denim, Real Red, Thick Whisper White, Pool Party  Inks:  Whisper White Craft Ink  Accessories:  Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Celebration Time Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 143790

Price: $22.00

Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies – 137547

Price: $40.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad – 101731

Price: $8.00

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder – 109132

Price: $5.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada) – 129053

Price: $30.00

Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 102482

Price: $8.00

Dapper Denim 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 141414

Price: $8.00

Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 122924

Price: $8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 140272

Price: $7.00

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I hope you’ll pop over to the Global Design Project to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian