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Welcome to the Scrapbook News & Review "Oh, Say Can You See" 4th of July Blog Hop! WooHoo! Are you having as much fun as we are? If you landed here first, be sure to go back to the beginning of the Blog Hop so you don't miss any of the wonderful creations, tutorials, and/or blog candy offered by the talented ladies participating in the Hop!
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On with the show! Happy 4th of July!! I hope that you, your family and friends are having a wonderful weekend! We're enjoying a typical 4th celebration...a cookout with friends while we wait the arrival of fireworks (my favorite part!)
I thought it might be fun to share some details on the history of July 4th and I found that History.com has a nice review on their site. This is the write up from their home page (you can follow the links below for more info), "Independence Day is more than a chance for family and friends throughout the country to gather for barbecues and fireworks displays, it is an annual celebration to commemorate the courage and faith of our founding fathers in their pursuit of liberty.
"Uncover the history behind America's birthday and the sacrifices made by the extraordinary leaders who, at great personal risk, struggled to unite a young nation. Read the Declaration of Independence that laid down the foundation for the U.S. Constitution, endorsing the fundamental principles of freedom we still uphold to this day. "
Now the card! I chose to work with non-traditional red, white, and blue colors. Something a bit more muted...and oh yeah, I had to throw in a splash of pale green. ;-) I also wanted to stick with a clean and simple layout, a form of stamping that I grow to love more each day. The supplies used for this card are from Stampin' Up!. The trail behind the star is a stamp from Unity Stamp Co.
To get the type on the chipboard star, I stamped a sentiment onto white cardstock before adhering the star to the cardstock. I then simply cut out the star and sanded the edges. The "bumpy" green paper was created by running it through my Cuttlebug, using a "bubbles" (have no idea of the actual name!) embossing folder. I then flipped the paper over, displaying the indented side vs. the embossed side.
I hope you enjoyed your stay at the Paperie Petals blog! Thank you so much for visiting! And now from here you're going to want to 'hop' on over to Suz Gray's blog to see what goodies she has cooked up for you this holiday weekend!
50 comments:
what a super cute card! Happy 4th!
whoohoo my first code how kewl..
Happy 4th, I'm giving away a cuttlebug machine :)
Maggie
http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com
What a simple and fun card! Have a great 4th!
oh, really like the swirl shooting out from the star like that! very kool! happy 4th!
Lovely card! Happy 4th!
Love this card....clean and simple!!! TFS and Happy 4th!!
Great card, love the muted colors and your embossing. happy 4th of July..........
Oooh love the words on the star. You've created one fabulous embellishment.
Love the card ! Thanks for the history info! Happpy 4th!!
Love the design of your simple red, white, and blue card! TFS! Have a Happy 4th of July!
super cute card TFS!
Very pretty card!
Yes! I think I know the phrase! Yay! Love your project and what an adorable blog you have:)
Love your card! the cutlebug is so great for cards! love the way you used it! Happy 4th!!
That star just jumped out of the card. Such a perfect touch. Happy 4th.
Love the muted colors of this card. I am not into the bold!
Love the card! I've added you to my google reader because your blog is filled with some amazing creativity! Thanks for sharing with us!
AWESOME CARD! as always Kim...It is always a pleasure to visit yor blog... tons of wonderful stuff here...HUGS...SK :)
I love it Kim. Beautiful work as always.
super cute card!
I love the star. Very cute card.
Super cute card!
love your card... thanks for participating and mentioning the real meaning behind this great holiday! Enjoy your 4th!
Kim as always... great work. Love it!
So cute and clever! I love the simplicity of the layout and the soft, muted colors. I have BIG blog candy on my blog, and would love for you to hop on over and enter!
Great card -- you can't go wrong with Cuttlebug embossing to add the wow factor.
Happy 4th
Love the muted colors. Happy 4th.
adorable card.
Happy 4th of July!
Very cute card - love your colour choices!
Love the "bump" effect on this card.
super fun hop!
Fabulous card, Kim! Love how you used the embossed paper! Cool effect!
Happy 4th
Freida
freida38801@yahoo.com
Fantastic card. Love it.
Great paperdrafting and a Happy 4th to you!
Very nice card! The green reads as a light yellow on screen.
You have an adorable blog! Love the design.
Happy 4th!
Super card!
I love the simplicity of your card. Thanks for sharing and happy 4th to you.
Sheila
n2kids61@yahoo.com
Love the card...
Happy 4th. THX for participating
LOVE your card - I really like the clean lines of it and the colour shades you used!
Beautiful card!!!
What a beautiful card!!
Happy 4th july
I just love the design of your card
Happy 4th from the UK
Hi Kim :) I love your card with the muted colors and the embossing, so pretty! Hope you're having a wonderful 4th of July weekend!!
Lovely card.
LOVE your history lesson! And the chipboard tag is AWESOME! My email addy is gassgirl340@yahoo.com. Hope you had a wonderful 4th!
love this!
Love your card and the swirl stamp!
Adorable! Love the details.
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