Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Patriotic Promotion

I need more hours in a day!  I've gotta get this blog post written up real fast so I can go to the store to get stuff to make an apple pie to take with us to a potluck dinner tonight.  So let's get moving!


My little brother is being promoted to major next month so I made this for him.  Happily for me, the color combination at Colour Me...! lends itself perfectly to a patriotic card:


And in another bit of serendipity, the sketch posted today at Freshly Made Sketches worked with my giant star:


The sentiment stamp is from the retired Service & Sacrifice set, but everything else on here is current.  Oh, the button is SU! but it's retired also.

Ok, must dash!  Cheers, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Bright & Beautiful, Service & Sacrifice
Ink:  Versamark, Pacific Point
Paper:  Whisper White, Pacific Point, Real Red
Accessories:  Stars & Circles Framelits, Hexagon punch, Lucky Stars EF, white baker's twine, white EP, retired button, Dimensionals

9 comments:

Tanya said...

Very nice!! Its got a very striking look with the silver star and patriotic colors!

CCsMom said...

Awesome. I LOVE it!

Anonymous said...

I really like the dry embossed star background with the large focal star. It pulls everything together. Julia

Unknown said...

Love your take on the sketch. Karen x

Tanja said...

great take on the challenges - thanks for sharing your card at Colour Me...!

Karren said...

Congrats to your brother! This card is a perfect way to congratulate him on his promotion. Love that beautiful, big star! Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.

Tenia Nelson said...

What a very cool card!! Thanks for playing along at Colour Me!

Kim S said...

Perfect use of the sketch! You are a great sister to honor this occasion! Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

Rita W said...

This is so perfect for the occasion, Christy. How awesome for your brother. I love all the stars! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.