Stamp It! Meets Stamping Royalty Blog Hop

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So happy you could join us today!  It's time to get your Royalty blog hop on! Yep, that's right!  All of the 2011 Stamping Royalty girls are here today to share some Patriotic cards with you!  I feel so honored to be a part of this amazingly creative group! Its going to be a lot of fun to hop around and see all of their creations!  

 First off, here is my card...

I stamped the sentiment on a 1" strip of white cardstock using Jenni Bowlin's Spice Tin ink!  Then I banner cut the ends and attached it down on each end with glue dots, giving it a little dimension in the middle!  Then I added some silver pearls for a little extra fun!

Here is a quick picture showing how I made my main image!  I just took 2 colors of Tim Holtz Distress Inks and rubbed them on a large piece of plastic...(actually an extra Cropper Hopper divider I had laying around!) and then spritzed the ink with water!  I took the Hero Arts Starburst Lace stamp and pressed down into the ink and kinda moved it around slightly to mix the ink up a little!  I learned this technique from Hero Arts video a couple years ago (or so) and it has always stuck with me!  I am not usually a techniquey person but I always love to try them out!  This is a fun one for sure because the results are always different!

Here is my next card! For this one I punched out a bunch of red, white and blue stars! The red stars I used as a faux embossing and then stamped the Starburst Lace stamp on the white ones, using the same technique as above!  

I used all the extras to make a little 4th of July banner!

So that is all I have for you today!  I am really glad that you could come by!  I have really loved blogging and sharing my creations here! Stamping for me is such a stress reliever and the most amazing creative outlet!  To be apart of the 2011 Stamping Royalty has been amazing!  More than anything, I have made so many amazing crafty friends who "get" all this stamping craziness!  It is great to be able to share with each other the things we put our heart into!  

This hobby is also something where I can give back when someone is in need of a smile or a pat on the back!  In this day and age of email, snail mail is something that comes along and really brightens your day!   If you would like to make some cards to pass along, go to Operation Write Home and see how you can send your card(s) to someone who needs it! If you would like to be apart of today's blog hop, go and get crafty and make some cards to send to OWH!  You can go back to the PCC blog to link up your creation!

"OWH's Mission:

Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them."

Now go and make somebody's day!  :)

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OK so,You know we have to do a little giveaway now right?  :) 

You know you want to get your hands on a copy right? You can do it one of 2 ways! Leave a comment here on my blog for a chance to win your own copy OR you can purchase it HERE!

One last thing...be sure to visit the Paper Crafts Connection blog today!  Leaving a comment over there will put your name in to win 1of 2 stamping prizes packages pictured below!  Can't miss out on this one right? 

Don't forget to stop by and visit all the other queens!  I know they will have some fabulous projects to share!!

· Amber Daigre

· Lynn Darda

· Angela Fehr

· Mariana Grigsby

· Shelly Kurth

· Sarah Jay

· Cristina Kowalczyk

· Karolyn Loncon

· Stephanie Nagel

· Laura Pryor

· Mary Dawn Quirindongo

· Kelly Silva

· Julia Stainton

Thanks again for stopping!  Have a great day!

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts Starburst Lace, PTI Think Big Sentiments
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Fired Brick and    , Jenni Bowlin Spice Tin
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White, Pure Poppy
Misc: Silver Pearls