LLF: red,white and blue

Good morning lovely bloggers - did you sleep well? I think I had one too many pimms and lemonade last night which doesn't bode well for my run at 9.30! Oh well - you live and don't learn eh?

Now I was very naughty last weekend and treated myself to some of the new stamps from LOTV - last months vintage/backgrounds and quotes. There are so many wonderful plates it was hard to choose - so I was waiting until yesterday to find out the new challenge at LLF before I used them properly. And when I found out it was red, white and blue I set to using them as best I could - this is what I came up with:

so this is what I did - I used versa mark and inked up my background plate, stamped directly onto a white card blank and added clear detail embossing powder before heat setting. The I used Barn Door DI and added it all over the card with cut and dry foam. Next I stamped the sentiment in blue and cut using a spellbinders die and matted. I cut two leaves in white and the spiral dies I used to make the flowers. Finally, after assembly I added some of the pearls from the hobby house. And that was it!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

LLFliliofthevalleythursdaychallenge: Red, white and blue
Simon Sayssimonsaysstampschallenge: Patriotic
Countryview Craftscountryviewchallenges: Sizzling summer

Hope you have a good Friday - and thanks for popping by - I have of course got my run and the bingo tonight but in between the two it'll be time for gardening club - they'll be lots of bags of lettuce going home today! And maybe a few turnips too! Yummy!

Big Crafty Hugs

Rachel xx