Christmas in July

I hope everyone had a fun and safe fourth of July!  I had a pleasant day and enjoyed a cookout with my family and then watched fireworks in our neighborhood.  Now I'm ready to call it a night but wanted to post this card while I had a chance.  Tomorrow is lining up already to be a busy day.

The Paper Players have a cool challenge this week ... Christmas in July.  I bought a new Christmas set but didn't want to "show it" yet.  So, I used a set that just retired.  Ok, I really like how this card turned out and may just use this as one of my designs this year. 

Stamps:  Christmas Classic (retired)

Paper:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla

DSP:  Jolly Holiday (retired)

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  Cherry Cobbler baker's twine, Old Olive ribbon and brads, polka dot embossing folder, Cuttlebug tag die, Stickles

All products are SU unless otherwise noted.

Please excuse the bad pictures lately.  Some setting on my camera has changed and I don't know what it is yet.  Taking this picture at night didn't help matters either.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Pam~

PPA99 - CAS Element of Style - Stars

Hello Friends!  Today is Thursday which brings another Pals Paper Arts challenge.  This week we are featuring clean and simple with an emphasis on stars and/or military.  Let's see those patriotic cards this week.  Ready for some inspiration ... take it away with Bette Milder!

This was a fun card for me.  I love the happiness that red, white and blue represent ... sure to put a smile on everyone's face.  When I was looking through my "current" stamps, I came to realize that I didn't have any stars.  The only star that I found was in a Christmas set.  The inky fingers went to play and created this ...

Stamps:  Christmas Classics, Itty Bitty Bits

Paper:  White, Real Red, Pacific Point

DSP:  Real Red

Ink:  Real Red, Pacific Point

Accessories:  Itty Bitty punch, pearls, Real Red ribbon, designer button, dimensionals, glue dots

All products are Stampin' Up.

• I snipped a thin strip of Pacific Point cardstock and used that to tie a knot in my button.
• I popped up the smaller stars from Itty Bitty Bits on dimensionals to give the larger stars definition.

As always, thanks for stopping by and I always read and appreciate the comments that you leave.

Have a great day,

Pam~