Happy Memorial Day!

Hi, friends :)

I hope you are all having a wonderful Memorial Day,

 enjoying this day in all the ways that are special to you!

 As a child of a military family, I'm always honored by the men and women who have served our country and proud to be an American ♥

We've had an incredibly busy weekend,

including a beautiful Flag Retirement ceremony at a local farmer's market.

It was moving and educational

and a special invitation that the troop participated in with honor.

Preparing the flag, stripping along the stripes and getting ready for the fire

  

My son is the taller one on the left, one of his best buddies on the right :)

And my card today is a reflection of this Memorial Day -

using red, white and blue and scraps of dsp from my bin

to create this 'ribbon card'.

I'm using a stamp from The Project Bin Stamps

from the A Way with words "Awesome Sauce" stamp set.

 At the end of the day ...

such a versatile stamp with many meanings ~

       and you can tailor this to any way you'd like for your personal cards!

 

This lovely stamp in the set comes with a scalloped square border,

so I masked off the border to use just the wording

since I was using a circular shaped stamp base.

Quick little hack - washi tape or even old address labels work great!

One of my favorite types of cards - 

using new stamps, old scraps = amazing creative process :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings ♥

~Kelly

I'll enter this into:  Amusing Challenge - National Colors
Crafting when we can - Use Stars 

  

God Bless America!! ♥

 
Good Morning!

I would like to say thank you from the bottom of my heart

for the prayers and well wishes for my husband ♥ 

The bumpy road of unknowns is easier to travel with

good friends and prayer warriors! 

Today is bittersweet, my last post with Whimsy and Stars Studios Stamps
as the Spring DT term has come to an end ....
I've had a wonderful time getting inky with Whimsy
and hope you've enjoyed all the DT creations the past few months :)

Today is our monthly blog hop and our theme this month is:
Celebrate summer with your Favorite Whimsy and Stars Studios image.
Summer just wouldn't be Summer without the 4th of July
celebrations ~ from the beaches to parks to grilling and fireworks!
I chose to work with this adorable image:  God Bless America ♥

Here is my card:

Please be sure to stop by the blog and see what
the rest of the DT has created for you this Summer!

And if you like this image or would like to see more,
you can find them all here in the Whimsy shop!

As Always,
Big Hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

I'll enter my card into:  The Paper Players - R/W/B
and PPA207 - Red,white, blue