Hi There! Hope you all had a great week & are ready for the weekend! It's time for another color challenge with Just Us Girls. Sweet Lisa chose this week's color combo for JUGS32. Hope you come join the fun! 
Using some Spellbinders™ Premium Craft Foil, I created the 3D flag! In case you missed the embossing metal tutorial I previously shared & are interested in learning how to use this amazing product, please feel free to click HERE for complete details!
"Old Glory", All American, Memorial Day, The 4th of July (Independence Day), Freedom & ALL the men & women in the past, present & future who have served, are currently serving & will serve in the United States military come to my mind when I think of these 3 colors.
For a lil' added dimension, I paperpieced the basket, the tablecloth, the flag & the stars. Cutting out those lil' images is hard on the eyes! WARNING: Don't attempt to cut teensy weensy images using a sharp object in the wee morning hours! :) Ask me how I know?
For all the details, please visit the Just Us Girls challenge site & be sure to visit ALL the DT girls (found on my side bar) as well as LeAnne & Teresa! Once you have your project photographed, be sure to go to Just Us Girls and post a direct link to your project on our site. If you upload to on online gallery, please be sure to label your project as JUGS33.
Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" will be 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, May 20th. Our Inlinkz tool will also close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on Friday morning following the deadline.
That's all for today. I will be waltzing along with the Claire, Owner/Designer of Waltzingmouse Stamps, the Waltzingmouse DT & Friends in the Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz on Monday, May 17th continuing the 1 year Birthday celebration of Waltzingmouse Stamps :) A birthday isn't complete without a cake ;) Hope to see you then! Thanks for looking! Be Sweet!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Stampin' Up, Papertrey Ink
Paper: K&Company DP, Papertrey Ink
Ink: Copic: E55 Light Carmel, R29 Lip Stick Red, T5 Toner Grey, W-1 Warm Grey, B29 Ultra Marine, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Vintage Photo
Other: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities S4-114 Standard Circles LG, S4-250 Big Scalloped Circle SM, s4-241 Jumbo Scalloped Borderabilities™ Petite, Shapeabilities™ S4-081 Tags Five, W-001 The Wizard, Premium Craft Foil, embossing folders, buttons & twine from stash
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54 Sweet Comments So Far:
Oh so beautiful, Mona! Love all the elements you included in this card!
Wow Mona, what a wonderful patriotic card!. Lots of wonderful details to look at!. Hope your fingers are not to nicked up!:)
Really cute and patriotic card! Love the larger stitched flag! Great job!
Love the awesome colors in this card! You matched the challenge so well! Fabulous card!
Love the red, white and blue! Great job with this card! Love all your intricate layers!
Very pretty card! Love the theme! You did a great job with this challenge!
Beautiful card and I love all your little details! Fantastic border and love the basket! You rocked this one!
Great theme this week! I love how you can make any theme into something elegant and vintagey chic! Awesome job Mona!
Love this patriotic theme! What a fabulous job, Mona! Really neat mixture of textures and elements!
Awesome card...love the colors and the detail...so nice!
Great card, Mona! Love that foil flag and your Spellbinders border!
Great job with this challenge! Love the patriotic colors; what a great idea!
Gorgeous! Can I come to your patriotic picnic? I'll bring the apple pie I'm craving! ;)
Wow, I love that foil flag you created. Nice 3D effect! You are the master of cool techniques! Love it!
What a gorgeous card!
Fabulous card, Mona! Love the metal embossed "flag"! Loved your tutorial last post as well!
Very pretty card, Mona! Love how you paper pieced that basket, tablecloth and the stars! Nice effect! Also love the embossed metal! Great touches everywhere!
Gorgeous card, Mona! Love that flag!
This is so crazy fabulous!!!
This is adorable, I can't believe how you paper pieced that basket, Looks great! To me this seems like a hard challenge, but your's looks fabulous.
Have a great weekend!
Hugs, Linda
Gorgeous, Mona! Love the embossed metal, wonderful picnic basket and detail cutting (ouch) and I think I "need" that large scallop borderability... :)
This looks great Mona! That metal embossing looks awesome and I love the picnic basket! You always tie it all together so sweet! Have a great day! ~Diane
Hello!:) Soo many beautiful cards you make! This American card was gorgeous. Monday we are are celebtating our national day her in Norway:).
I love the embossed metal you have make. Thank you for looking and all the inspiring:) I also became a follower og your blog, so I can see more of your creations, if it's ok?:)
And you are vecome to visit my new blog, if you have the time and are want to:)
Have a really nice day:)
Hug, Ellen
Oh the things we crafters do to make a great creation! Hope you aren't too injured...but you have lots of medical help in the house, so I'm sure you are well! LOL!!! Love this card and the metal background is fab! How did I miss that tutorial? The picnic basket is a great choice...what screams holiday better than a picnic basket? Love it!
Mona, this is wonderful! I totally forgot about that PTI basket----you really showcased it beautifully here!
Great one Mona! Nothing is difficult for you, you even make Patriotic colors look so beautiful (It seem tough to me), love your creation!
Spellbinders is certainly lucky to have you on their team! I LOVE how you show us how to use all of their products. The flag is FAB and I just love the picnic basket and all of the little pieces! GREAT card, as always!
Great card Mona! I love the embossed flag in the background. You sure know how to give each and everyone of your card a little twist!
Mona this card would be great for Independence Day! I love the Red, White and Blue Theme and I really love how you incorporated another spectacular metal embossed element! Also your basket of stars and flag is cute! Great job!
Love this!! So cute..I have wanted that stamp set for awhile :)
Mona this is the cutest card! Love the basket and the carefully cut out pieces. Did you cut or stab yourself? Silly girl! Hope you are having a great weekend. :)
This is fabulous, Mona! I love this week's challenge and hopefully I can find time to play with you girls. Love the stars and the basket!
Blessings,
Kim xXx
Mona that is so cute, I love it
I love what you did with this challenge! Your colors are so perfect and patriotic! That embossed metal background flag is so incredible! I also love your patriotic picnic basket! Great job, Mona
WOW!!! So patriotic and I love it! The colors are so perfect for this project. Love all the texture on the card and the small details. The embossing with the folder (star) is out of this world. You did a terrific job ~again!
OMGosh! There is soooooooo much to LOVE about this card! :)
Mona your work is AMAZING, I LOVE your work.
Love this card, Mona! Great patriotic theme!
Mona you are such a busy lady! This card is so special! I love all those neat layers and that foil technique you used! Your tutorial from your last post is so helpful! Thanks!
WOW!!! Stunning Patriotic card Mona!!! Love the design and all the amazing detailing you have on this card!!! Gorgeous my friend!!!
Love your design here! So pretty!
Somehow I missed this beauty yesterday! I just have to say that it is a gorgeous card. I love the old time vintage picnic feel to it! All your cards are incredible!
Wow,this card is so beautiful, Mona! I love that foil flag; what a great idea! Also, I hope you didn't hurt yourself too bad! Thanks for the warning us! Have a great rest of your weekend!
Beautiful card with lots of wonderful details! You cards are always so eye catching! Great job!
Mona--Great work with the red, white and blue. You did the flag proud. Like the change in your opening page too. Change is always good. Sue M.
Mona, I love this card! Great use of the Red, White and Blue! That metal embossing is so gorgeous!
Simply lovely!! :o)
Gorgeous card, Mona. All your details are amazing! Love your use of foil, the stitching...everything.
Hugs and smiles
Mona, love the patriotic colors! Your layers are so perfect! Really gorgeous card!
beautiful card. love it.
This is so lovely and patriotic! Love your flag! Fantastic! Wonderful design.
WOW! Love everything about your card, as always. I am starting to sound like I say the same thing everytime but I have to tell you that I feel like that everytime I look at one of your projects.
Beautiful patriotic design! You are quite the versatile designer!
What a super stunning card - any American would be proud to frame this and display it in a prominent place in the home - it's magnificent. You continually amaze me GF. I'll return later to watch the tutorial. Sorry I'm so late commenting - it's been a week!
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