America the Beautiful

Even though it's my second favorite holiday (after Christmas), I don't usually make 4th of July cards. But I had an idea in my head that I wanted to try out, using the Work of Art stamp set from Stampin' Up!  My original idea morphed into what you see here.  I also used the Christmas Star single stamp from last holiday season, and I think the blotches stamp is from the first Paper Pumpkin kit!  It's hard to tell, but "America the Beautiful" is embossed.

Hope this inspires you to celebrate the 4th in your own creative way!

Best,
Denise

You Are a Fabulous Work of Art

A few weeks ago, I attended Stampin' Up!'s 2014-2015 catalog premiere.  Besides being tons of fun and sharing the excitement with fellow stampers, I actually won a door prize -- three ink pads in their new 2014-2016 in colors!  Wow!  I felt so lucky because not many people there won door prizes.  Anyway, everyone there received a copy of the new catalog and a stamp set called Work of Art.  I must admit, at first glance I was a bit befuddled and thought that it was probably not a set I would have chosen for myself.  Then I started seeing samples made with it, and began to see the possibilities!  The card below is a case 'n tweak of one posted by the phenomenal Sandy Mathis.  All products in this card (except the button) are from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for visiting!  Use some of your weekend time to create!
Smiles,
Denise