Monday, June 25, 2012

BBTB2 Patriotic Project

Happy Monday!  It's time for another challenge at BBTB2, this time chosen by my dear friend and fellow MSU Spartan, Susan and wait 'til you see the FABULOUS challenge and project she has in store for you.  Susan chose a Patriotic theme which gives everyone the opportunity to create for the Fourth a full week in advance.  WooHoo!  We're so hoping to see tons of red, white and blue from you all!  I couldn't help but go to A Child's Year for a start since the adorable silhouettes really bring sweet memories of the celebrations of my childhood.  I love a parade!  But then I saw that little guy on the rocket and just had to use him.  (I love fireworks even MORE!)
Shaped front using the shadows of the boy, fireworks from Stand and Salute, and sentiment from Celebrations.  I took my colors from the fab striped DP with a little extra pop for the fireworks with gold and silver mirror CS.  I wasn't quite sure what color to cut the boy in.  All red didn't do it for me, so I cut him again in the light blue and trimmed a bit on both cuts and embossed and popped the layers to add a bit more interest.
I really lucked out on the tiny stars.  They're glitter foam I had in my stash and they fit perfectly on the cut.  The dimensional stars in the center of the fireworks were also in my stash.  I managed quite a bit of dimension and finished off the sentiment with a bit of doodling.  My DT sisters have truly knocked this one out of the park, so be sure and visit BBTB2 and start waving your flag.  Can't wait to see what you create.

I'm also entering this in My Sheri Crafts "Oh I Love America" Challenge.

22 comments:

  1. wow, love all your layering and your color is just perfect, hugs

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  2. WOW...... make that a triple WOW. I love the whole design, of course... but I absolutely love love those sparklers. Great card.
    Carole

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  3. oooh I love this one too Donna!! I love love love the dimension you add hun, it always looks awesome.
    huge hugs Lou xxx

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  4. Wow! I always love your layers and these are fabulous.Love the colors, cuts,paper, cute! The whole thing. It's perfect.

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  5. What an amazing card Donna, but then again, do you ever make one that isn't?!! I love the dimension you always put into your cards and I love how you can take the shapes and weld them together to make an awesome and amazing card. Love this little guy from ACY, he is perfect on this card!! I so love fireworks too. lol hugs

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  6. Oh my gosh I love this! Fabulous project, love those fireworks and the stars! Super fun and dimensional.

    -Rebekah

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  7. Super duper cute card, Donna. I love the exploding fireworks behind the rocket boy. You've captured the essence of the holiday perfectly. I love the 4th and fireworks, too. (Even though I fear my poor dog is going to have a heart attack every year from the noise. LOL)

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  8. Donna this card is just a blast!! (I know, I crack ME up)!! Seriously, truly adore this card. The fireworks are a perfect match for your little rocket dude! Wonderful papers, design, and colors. As I like to say, you are a paper crafting rock star!!!

    Susan

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  9. I love how the guy is flying thru the fireworks

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  10. Oh this is wonderful, the fireworks in mirror card really pop and all the fabulous layering just makes this another Donna masterpiece! Love it!
    Hugs
    Juliexx

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  11. Wonderful Patriotic card! Love the shaped front and all the layers! The little boy on the rocket is so cute! I love ACY images!
    Thanks for sharing with us at My Sheri Crafts!
    Glenda

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  12. Girl you are so amazing.. always leave your blog with a smile.. this is AWESOME... hugs

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  13. Donna this is so awesome! I would love it if you did a step by step tutorial on how you do one of your layered cards, I've made some, but they are never as good as yours. Just awesome!

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  14. LOVE all your awesome dimension here and that great boy on a rocket image! Thanks so much for sharing with us @ My Sheri Crafts!!!

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  15. You always seem to amaze me Donna! What a gorgeous card! Love the dimension and the placement of the images. I want to ride on a rocket too ;)

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  16. This card just makes me what to stand up and sing ...and the rockets red glare. This is so fantastic and I love all the stars and fireworks. It's bursting with fun.

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  17. Great card and an amazing design.

    Thanks for joining us at Nutcrafters.

    Helen x

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  18. The layers on this are just amazing and very eye-catching. I absolutely adore it!!!!

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  19. Donna, I just love the cuts you chose to put this patriotic piece together. Diggin' the foam stars! Jeez, can you believe the Fourth of July is just days away?

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  20. a perfect card from our perfect crafter :) love how you layered the childs year cuts.

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  21. Donna I am using your card in the Fantabulous Friday showcase this week at FCCB. :)

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Thanks for making my day!