Today’s card is for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge PPA307. It’s a color challenge designed by Brian King of stampwithbrian.com.

Since it’s the 4th of July, I decided to used the Real Red and Night of Navy more than the Pool Party, although Pool Party is certainly an appropriate color, since many people will be having parties around their pools this holiday. So I guess you could think of my card as a flag stretched out and sunning itself in the cool water.

Here’s how I did it:

The card base is Pool Party card stock. To make the flag I started with a piece of Whisper White card stock. I cut a piece of Night of Navy Designer Series Paper with 50 dots on it. Yes, I counted! I glued that to the upper left corner of the white piece.

I cut seven  3/8″ strips of Real Red card stock and glued them to the white piece as shown. I trimmed the red strips along the edge of the white piece. Voila, a flag!

I stamped “happy birthday” from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set in Pool Party onto one of the white stripes. Actually, I messed this part up and stamped it really crooked, I mean ugly crooked, and I’m much too lazy to redo the whole thing. No problem! I cut a Whisper White strip of card stock, used my trusty Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp it straight, and glued the strip in place.

Right under that I stamped the letters USA from the Brushwork Alphabet stamp set in Versamark ink onto the Real Red strip. Then I heat embossed it in white.

Lastly I picked some white stars out of the Metallics Sequin Assortment and glued them over some of the white dots in the field of blue.

Here’s what I used:

Be sure to check out the Cupcake Challenge on my Stamp Candy Facebook page! Make something with a cupcake on it and post a photo on my Facebook page by July 6 to be entered into a drawing to win the Perfectly Wrapped stamp set! I will randomly draw the name and announce the winner on July 7. And while you’re there, please “Like” my page. Thank you!

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