The Skipping Stones Design Team is thrilled to be teaming up with the fabulous designers from The Ribbon Carousel to bring you a patriotic blog hop! My card today features a custom background made with white paper, some distress stains and the script stamp from Skipping Stones Design's Garden Kiss Stamp.
Lets talk prizes! Hop along and leave some blog love for our designers for a chance to win one of 2 great prizes! The Ribbon Carousel will be giving away a ribbon carousel and Skipping Stones Design will be giving away a stamp set of the winner's choice! Winners will be announced on Saturday at 8:00 PM EST!
Remember that Skipping Stones Design has an inspiration challenge over on the blog as well. For the month of July we are doing inspiration pictures instead of sketches!
Love love LOVE that parchment background you created and those little star banners are perfect!
ReplyDeleteLOve your card. I really like the background
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Absolutely glorious! Happy 4th of July!!
ReplyDeleteI love this - took me a minute to figure out that it is a 4 July card! I love clever cards like this!
ReplyDeletelove the card, esp the folded and layered ribbon!!
ReplyDeleteThe ribbon is great, stapled, awesome touch.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!
ReplyDeleteawesome card...love how you used the ribbon...Happy 4th of July
ReplyDeleteI love this. A lot. The distressed text is amazing in the background and I love the ribbon! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteLove the not-over-the-top red white and blue! It no doubt a patriotic card without being totally in your face about it- wonderful!
ReplyDeletelove simple and beautiful!!!:):)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card. I love how it's not a typical red, white, and blue card for the 4th (background reminds me of the Declaration of Independence parchment....very fun!)
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th, Karen! I love the text background and the simple ribbon banners on your patriotic card.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful card...love the stamps you used.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen! I love this card - it echoes the constitution with the old parchment paper and stain aging - the simple color reminder in the ribbons . . . it's really quite remarkable! You are amazing!
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*love* :)
ReplyDeletehappy 4th girlfriend :)
cool--looks like the declaration of independence!
ReplyDeleteKaren this is wonderful ~ I love what you've done with the ribbon! HAPPY 4th!!
ReplyDeletelove it. love it. love it. love it!
ReplyDeleteI love this card! it looks great!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous, patriotic card, Karen!
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th of July to you!
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Great card! Is the background a Skipping Stones stamp? Live the layered ribbon and the slightly more subtle patriotic theme.
ReplyDeleteGR8 card!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing, I love that paper with those ribbons!!
ReplyDeleteI would definitely send this wonderful card to someone who has served our country. Thanks for sharing it and also to Ribbon Carousel and SSD for the opportunity to win a prize.
ReplyDeleteAmazing as always love how you used the ribbon!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the background AND your card!
ReplyDeleteFantastic patriotic card! Love how you have used those ribbons!
ReplyDeleteSimplest and gorgeous card Karen.... Happy 4th of July ...my friend... hugs...xoxo
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat card:)!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Reminds me of historical documents...
ReplyDeletewow! that is an amazing background! gorgeous card, Karen! hope you had a happy and safe 4th! =)
ReplyDeleteLove your background, looks just like an old historical document, so appropriate!!!
ReplyDeletegreat design, lovely background
ReplyDeleteSo creative!! Love the ribbons banners with the beautiful background! Another Karen original! |Hope your July 4th weekend was fab!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Just love how you did the background! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the ribbon action! Fab card!!
ReplyDeleteKaren- this is stunning- LOVE that background and the ribbon is just perfect!
ReplyDeleteKaren, this is a masterpiece! I would have sworn that it is patterned paper. Amazing!
ReplyDeletelove the background!
ReplyDeleteClever card! Loven' this blog hop!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Karen! Love the background.
ReplyDeleteA perfect 4th of July card! I love the text background! Looks like it could be the Declaration of Independence :) Amazing design.
ReplyDeleteLove the awesome background on your card.
ReplyDeletelove the colors and the design...so lovely and very neat :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning! So warm and rich!
ReplyDeleteI really like this card. The first thing that popped into my head was The Declaration Of Independence. The aged paper with writing and the simple ribbon embellishment say it all. Wonderfully done!
ReplyDeleteLove this to bits- that ribbon is perfect & love the way you've put it to work!!
ReplyDeleteLove this patriotic card! Great distressing on the background and love the choice in ribbons!
ReplyDeletewow, everything about this card is wonderful. great showcasing of the stamp and ribbon
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