True colors

     It's time for a new challenge at The Kraft Journal and this week we want to see your "red, white, and blue" projects.
  I've started my card with a base of Light Kraft Cover Weight cardstock.  Blue Bazzill and some patriotic papers create the background for my image.  There are a few other touches of the Light kraft sprinkled about the card.  The stars were double cut from chipboard, layered, gessoed, and covered with Crackle Paint.  After they dried I rubbed in some Weathered Wood Distress ink to help them match the paper.  I used some Dark Jewel Hemp cord to wrap each of the stars.  Across the center of the card I've tied some Natural Hemp cord.  The buttons are "stitched' with Hang Tag String.
     Hope to see your project in the link up.  :-)
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Incy Wincy Designs--use only colors or items from your country (USA)
Love to Create--stars and stripes
Make It Monday--anything goes
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner--celebrations/Fourth of July
Corrosive--summertime girls
Joanna Sheen--summer daze
Sentimental Sundays--be patriotic
Cardmakin' Mamas--red, white, blue
Delicious Doodles--1, 2, 3 recipe (1 twine, 2 buttons, 3 stars)
Wags'n Whiskers--use kraft
Moving Along with the Times--Happy Birthday
Saturated Canary--red, white, blue
Inspired by Stamping--red, white, and blue
Crafting for All Seasons--patriotic/military/fireworks
Crafts and Me--birthdays
Simon Says Stamp--sporty and/or patriotic
Sisterhood of Crafters--stars
Crafty Sentiments--red, white, and blue
Top Tip Tuesday--Independence Day or stars and stripes


     Happy Monday!


Other Supplies

• Paper:  patriotic scraps from my scrap box, Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Saturated Canary "Ava"
• Ink:  Copics, Weathered Wood Distress ink
• Tools:  Sizzix Stars #2 die
• Miscellaneous:  buttons from my stash, Picket Fence Crackle paint