Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Patriotic


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!

50 comments:

  1. Love love LOVE that parchment background you created and those little star banners are perfect!

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  2. LOve your card. I really like the background

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  3. Absolutely glorious! Happy 4th of July!!

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  4. I love this - took me a minute to figure out that it is a 4 July card! I love clever cards like this!

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  5. love the card, esp the folded and layered ribbon!!

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  6. The ribbon is great, stapled, awesome touch.

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  7. awesome card...love how you used the ribbon...Happy 4th of July

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  8. I love this. A lot. The distressed text is amazing in the background and I love the ribbon! So pretty!

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  9. Love the not-over-the-top red white and blue! It no doubt a patriotic card without being totally in your face about it- wonderful!

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  10. What 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!)

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  11. Happy 4th, Karen! I love the text background and the simple ribbon banners on your patriotic card.

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  12. Very beautiful card...love the stamps you used.

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  13. Hi 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!
    Hugs!

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  14. *love* :)
    happy 4th girlfriend :)

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  15. cool--looks like the declaration of independence!

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  16. Karen this is wonderful ~ I love what you've done with the ribbon! HAPPY 4th!!

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  17. love it. love it. love it. love it!

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  18. I love this card! it looks great!

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  19. What a fabulous, patriotic card, Karen!
    Happy 4th of July to you!
    Hugs!
    x

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  20. Great card! Is the background a Skipping Stones stamp? Live the layered ribbon and the slightly more subtle patriotic theme.

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  21. This is amazing, I love that paper with those ribbons!!

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  22. I 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.

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  23. Amazing as always love how you used the ribbon!!!

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  24. I love the background AND your card!

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  25. Fantastic patriotic card! Love how you have used those ribbons!

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  26. Simplest and gorgeous card Karen.... Happy 4th of July ...my friend... hugs...xoxo

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  27. Gorgeous! Reminds me of historical documents...

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  28. wow! that is an amazing background! gorgeous card, Karen! hope you had a happy and safe 4th! =)

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  29. Love your background, looks just like an old historical document, so appropriate!!!

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  30. great design, lovely background

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  31. So creative!! Love the ribbons banners with the beautiful background! Another Karen original! |Hope your July 4th weekend was fab!!

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  32. Wow! Just love how you did the background! :)

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  33. Love the ribbon action! Fab card!!

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  34. Karen- this is stunning- LOVE that background and the ribbon is just perfect!

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  35. Karen, this is a masterpiece! I would have sworn that it is patterned paper. Amazing!

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  36. Brilliant Karen! Love the background.

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  37. A perfect 4th of July card! I love the text background! Looks like it could be the Declaration of Independence :) Amazing design.

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  38. Love the awesome background on your card.

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  39. love the colors and the design...so lovely and very neat :)

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  40. Absolutely stunning! So warm and rich!

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  41. I 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!

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  42. Love this to bits- that ribbon is perfect & love the way you've put it to work!!

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  43. Love this patriotic card! Great distressing on the background and love the choice in ribbons!

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  44. wow, everything about this card is wonderful. great showcasing of the stamp and ribbon

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