SOTW - Land of the Free

What perfect timing for this week's Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions! July 4th (USA) is just around the corner and I am so thankful for the many men and women who serve and have served our country...and for those that lost your life defending our freedom - I thank you and celebrate you!!!



YOU can purchase this same stamp for 50% off this week - what an incredible deal; just in time to make some special cards for that special someone in your life! Visit The House That Stamps Built to get all the details of how you can purchase this stamp at 50% off.

A co-worker's son is at boot camp right now, so I created this with him in mind. Tried something new with this card too - paint! Julee Tilman did it on one of her cards recently and it literally took my breath away. I used it a bit differently, but still really like the way it turned out!

The white later and small oblong blue layer are both distressed on all edges. I embossed the blue layer with several different images - two stars from PTI's All Star Team, the polka dot star from PTI's anniversary set a year ago and the round star image is from All Star Team Additions.

I tore the red and blue papers, but didn't "worry" if they aligned or were just the right size. Ah...stepping out of my clean and straight lines. LOL I painted the blue layer with white paint and let it dry - just took a couple of minutes. Then I stamped the "Land of the Free" image with Versamark ink and dumped on some dark blue embossing powder. LOVE the way it looks. The blue paper is Bazzill so it's not a smooth surface to begin with. I smudged both the blue and red layer with Black Soot Distress ink, I think I'm really going to like the Black Soot ink. I just bought it this week!

I stamped and embossed the circle star image and punched out with a 1 1/4" circle punch. The main layers and round image were both mounted with dimensionals.

The lines on the white paper were made using a template and sponging on the red...again, I didn't worry about the lines being "perfect" in color. For the inside, I distressed a white panel, created two score lines at the bottom, stamped a row of stars & polka dots from All Star Team Additions in SU! Really Red, and "Be Your Best" in SU! Night of Navy.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to visit The House That Stamps Built to see what great deals Wendy has going on!! And don't forget to visit the DT members; they have some A-M-A-Z-I-N-G creations to share with you!

• Ayana Posadas
• Dana Joy
• Darsie Bruno
• Harriet Skelly
• Joy Hadden
• Julie Smith
• Lynette Neus
• Makiko Jones
• Robin Kirkpatrick

Have a great week; hugs, ~M.



WHAT'S IT TAKE?
Stamps: Repeat Impressions Land of the Free; PTI All Star Team, All Star Team Additions, Anniversary Set
Papers: SU! Really Red, Bazzill Blue, GKD 80 lb. white
Ink: Versamark, SU! Really Red, SU! Night of Navy:
Accessories: paint, embossing powder (clear & blue), circle punch, Scor-Pal