Happy 4th of July

Hi Everyone!

I hope you are all out enjoying some time in the sun with family and friends!  We were lucky enough to attend a couple of outdoor parties this long holiday weekend.  One celebrating an 80th birthday and another one for a 6 year old.  How's that for running the gamut? lol!

So, since it's the nations birthday today too, I thought I would show off this stamp-y card made with one of the newly released stamps from DRS Designs.

Freedom Cannon is among the newest stamps, and I made my background papers using the Starry background stamp, inked in red, yellow and blue.  That was really fun to create, I think I always just use this stamp for Christmas cards.  Then the bottom portion was created with the Woven Plaid stamp, also in navy ink.

I used a couple of gel pens on the fireworks, but it didn't seem spectacular enough, so out came the Stickles and a few gems.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you had a great Fourth of July.  And for all my Canadian friends, I think it was Canada Day over there this weekend, so I hope you had a wonderful day as well :)

Now, for tomorrow and Wednesday, yes TWO days, I will be posting over at the DRS Designs blog, so you can pop by over there and check out more of my handiwork using some of their newest stamps!

Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges for this card:

Come and Get it Challenge-Patriotic

Creative Inspirations-Red, White and Blue

Dream Valley Challenge-Ribbon

I Did It Creations-Patriotic

Catch the Bug-Anything Goes

My Sheri Crafts-Independence Day

Our Creative Corner-4th of July

Sugar Creek Hollow-Country's Colors

Bling it On-Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas-Red, White and Blue

Crafty Catz-Summer Colors

Digis with Attitude-Anything Goes

Fairy Knoll- Red, White and Blue

Fairytale Challenge-America

Pattie's Creations-Country's Flag Colors

Wags n Wiskers-Summertime

Craft Us Crazy-Red, White and Blue

Delightful Challenges-Red, White and Blue

Digi Doodle Shop-Anything Goes

Pixi Dust-Red, White and Blue W/option of stars

Rainbow Lady-Patriotic

Rubber Cafe-Red, White and Blue

Amber's Crafts and Stuff-Red, White and Blue

Cooking it Up with Katie-My Country

Crafting for All Seasons-Red, White and Blue

Digi Stamps 4 Joy-Red, White and Blue

Paper Shelter-Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty-Red, White and Blue

Stampin' Royalty-Patriotic

Details not listed above- Paper: The Paper Company, Georgia Pacific White, Ink: Memento, Stampin' Up, Markers: Copic, Nesties, Punch: EK Success, Ribbon: Offray,