Friday, July 4, 2014

Happy 4th of July!


Wishing everyone a wonderful 4th of July holiday! We always stay home and I am perfectly fine with that, I see it as a day to relax, be crafty and have a BBQ.  I have 2 cards to share for a few different challenges and lots of NBUS too. First card is for this week's ColourQ #248 and Moxie Fab World - Word Dies



My next card is for Colour Me #27 and CAS(E) this Sketch #83. I love the new Stampin Up color Blackberry Bliss and was so happy to see a challenge using it. Thank you so much for taking time to stop by...enjoy your holiday!



Ingredients
Celebrate
Solid Card Stock: Michael's - White, SU - Night of Navy and Sahara Sand and PTI - Pure Poppy
Stamps: WM - 1776
Dies: PTI - Block Talk 
Statue of Liberty: WM cut file from Lucy
Ink: SU - Real Red, Night of Navy and Pacific Point
Thank You
Solid Card Stock: Michael's - White and SU - Blackberry Bliss
Stamps: PTI - Friendly Flowers and Sketchy Banner Greetings
Dies: SSS - Sketchy Banners



33 comments :

  1. Fab cards KIm, love the explosion of colours too :) Viv xx

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  2. Kim, your cards are so beautiful. You just keep getting better and better if that is possible.

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  3. Hi Kim! Happy 4th! Staying home sounds good to me! Hurricane Arthur blew through here last night with heavy rains and wind - and we're having scattered thunder showers all day today - so it's a good day to stay in and stamp!! Love your Miss Liberty card - the fireworks look great above her - and love the framed sentiment! and your floral cluster is gorgeous in the purple!

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  4. Happy 4th to you too! Love both cards. The floral card is gorgeous. Love the color and the design. Great take on the sketch.

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  5. Happy 4th to you too Kim!! These are both such pretty cards!

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  6. Love your Statute of Liberty die cut - the fireworks are perfect!

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  7. Happy 4th to you. I like both cards but the one for colour me is favorite. Glad you joined colour me

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  8. Happy 4th of July to you too!! Love both of your cards. I am a total sucker for that WMS Statue of Liberty, and just love it with the fireworks. Hmmmm...on the word die...how could I have missed that one? Is it PTI? Your floral card is just stunning--such a fabulous focal point.

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  9. Fantastic 4th of July card! I love it and now I have to add that stamp set to my wish list! Thanks for joining us at colourQ!

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  10. Love your cards Kim. The 4th of July card is perfect for the colourQ! Love the purples on your colour me card too. Hope you get the stains off your fingers. Thank you so much for sharing with us at the colourQ!

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  11. Happy 4th of July, my friend! Love your card - so festive! The second card - you did some amazing collage stamping here! Wonderful color, I agree!

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  12. Wow Kim...love that Statue of Liberty card...looks so good with the celebrate die cut!

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  13. Oh I love that WM set Kim - if only I had a reason to buy it! The die cut word just goes so well with it. Your second card is amazing...it kind of reminds me of zentangle a bit and what a fabulous colour!

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  14. Hope you had a Happy 4th, Kim! What a dramatic firework card ... love the addition of those star sequins! The floral burst is amazing ... so bold and vibrant! Anita :)

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  15. Gorgeous cards, perfect for the challenges, Kim! Once again, I'm inspired. I'm loving that blackberry bliss design!! Hugs, Darnell

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  16. Oh my....love both of these! That patriotic one uses my favorite July 4th set....I wish that holiday came around more often so I could get more use from it! And I love the block sentiment! And your CM card is just delightful!

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  17. I do like that Statue of Liberty stamps and all that firework, and the colors give this card the perfect patriotic feel.
    Your second card is absolutely stunning. Firstly I love the color, second I love the image. I'm not sure if the stamp comes like this or if you've combined several stamps and masking, but whatever the answer it looks fantastic!

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  18. Love your blackberry bliss card - amazing! :)

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  19. Very fun cards, both of them! Your blackberry card is gorgeous. The flowers turned out wonderfully !!! Thank you so much for taking the time to play along with us this week at Colour Me...! We sure hope to see you around again soon :)

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  20. I will be calling my SU lady first thing tomorrow cuz this Blackberry ink is GORGEOUS! It looks like someone played around with some burgundy & purple ink and came up with this result! Great choice of stamps that do such a fabulous job of showcasing 'the ink'.

    Great 4th of July card - love the sprinkle of stars and the two peaks of red border which really showcase the image!

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  21. Belated Happy 4th of July! Hope the celebrations of Friday have spilled into the weekend. Your cards are, again, so inspired, innovative and all around awesome. I have the Blackberry ink (NBUS) and your showcase of it here is lovely. Your first card: perfect for July 4th! In awe...absolute and complete awe!!
    Hugs~c

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  22. Love the way you stamped the flowers and graphical elements, it looks stunning! Thank you for joining us at Colour Me…! this week, we appreciate your entry!

    Julia, Design Team Colour Me…!

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  23. Love your Miss Liberty card with the fireworks exploding in the background. Such a great idea!

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  24. Nicely done Kim! The Liberty card looks so authentic and the mix of blossoms for Colour Me is gorgeous!

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  25. Love these, Kim! Super 4th of July card & beautiful use of the colors & sketch for the 2nd card!

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  26. Hope you and your family had a wonderful 4th of July weekend! Another couple of brilliant cards. I love your first card, its very clean but powerful with those amazing dies and stamps. Was just telling my children the other day that I was lucky enough to visit the Statue of Liberty when you could still travel up to her crown. The view was stunning!! And that Blackberry colour in your second card is so luscious. All of those flowers stamps go so well together and really like the cute little one down in the corner (as if she has escaped the pack...). I'm thinking that maybe your on Summer Holidays now? If so, enjoy yourself and I hope the sun keeps shining!

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  27. Oh, these are both wonderful, Kim!

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  28. I love the patriotic card - must be the summer time calling me - or maybe the bling? LOL! Clever stamping on the second. I'm always afraid to stamp on top of a stamp but wow - look at the wonderful card you made!

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  29. Wonderful cards, Kim! I LOVE the first one. Those stamps are so great for the 4th and the 'celebrate' die cut looks fantastic.

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  30. Beautiful 4th of July card, Kim, what a beautiful way to celebrate! so happy to see you at the colourQ this week. Hope you had a wonderful 4th!

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  31. I am really totally enjoying poking around your blog and seeing what you have been doing - you are an incredible crafter with a great eye for color and such a knack for what details look good together!! These two cards are so fabulous and I especially love the 4th of July card - AMAZING!!

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  32. Fantastic cards, Kim! I love them both!

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  33. Wonderful cards, Kim!

    Teri

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