TPB: Red, White and POP! :)

 Hello, sweet friends!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend :) 

Thank you so much for the kind words, prayers and well wishes for my husband ♥

I haven't had as much free time since yesterday to craft

as he's so uncomfortable :(

I'm trying my best to be an attentive Florence Nightingale 

because I know without a doubt he'd be taking such great care of us

if the roles were reversed!

 

I did manage to get a card made for The Project Bin ♥

Mondays are my day to post on the blog ~

and I knew right away that I wanted to make another combo card.

I am so in love with the idea of combining more that one 

stamps sets and it's a great way to stretch your stamps.

 

Now for some super fun news!

I remembered I made a stamped inlay card a couple of years ago

using this same 'Just Poppin' stamp/die set.

I did a quick research on my blog and ......

it was 2 years ago, almost to the day!

That popcorn card was a stamped inlay card 

(or set back stamping, depending on what circles you travel in!)

 

To make this A2 card,  I started by having a base

 of Catalina Splash cardstock from Fun Stampers Journey.

I then ran a sheet of Gina K smooth white cardstock

through the cuttlebug to make the framed border using an MFT die

Next, I cut out the shape of the popcorn and bucket using the Just Poppin dies,

and adhered 3D foam on the entire panel.  

I also ran the doodlebug dsp 'patriotic parade' through the CB w/ a die

and set it directly onto the base cardstock.

The idea is that it lays flat while the frame die cut hovers above ~
it gives the illusion of being 'one' but it's actually two seperate panels

with the stamped/die cut image 'in-laid."

I decided to carry over the theme to the inside of the card.

This card has such a sense of bravery mixed with whimsy!

My brother - and only sibling - is a July baby and just shy of 4th of July

I'm a March baby and just shy of St. Patrick's Day ...

hmmmmm.

I think that makes him brave and patriotic

while I'm chasing leprachauns and rainbows and unicorns!

Sounds.  about.  right.

:-)

Here's the inside of my card ↓

You can find these stamps and more in The Project Bin shop,

and tons of inspiration each day on TPB blog.

At a quick glance:  

 Red, White and Boom!

 

Just Poppin'

 

 

Thanks for poppin' by today! :)

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly