WT217 Stars And Stripes

Hi Everyone! I hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day!! When you read this post. I will have left to go camping with the family for 5 days. My hubby thought it would be fun to take me away with the family to celebrate Mother's Day. I have scheduled a few posts for while I was gone so if anyone stopped by, there was something to see.

If you have not seen the post about the Inspiration Blog Prize, click here. I really want you all to have the opportunity to win 2 DP pads of paper from SU (your choice up to a $9.95 value for each).

The card I have to share with you today is using the new releases from Our Daily Bread Designs- God Bless America and In God We Trust for the WT217 Challenge to use kraft paper on your card whether it be a neutral, border, or for your backdrop and SC227. I saw this distressed looking dp with stars at Michael's from My Mind's Eye and I knew I had to make a distressed card with these patriotic sets! I love this saying from George Washington. I think so often we forgot that our founding father's relied on God and the Bible for guiding our nation. With all the war, economic depression, etc. are we still trusting or are we pushing God out? So many of our religious liberties such as prayers in School, In God We Trust on money (I was amazed that some of our new coins no longer have this printed on them), and etc. is being removed. I sometimes fear the outcome.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs- In God We Trust, God Bless America

Paper: My Mind's Eye 29th Market St, Bitter Chocolate, Kraft, Watercolor paper

Accessories: Lone Star Buttons by Jesse James Co. craft hemp, distresser, oval nestabilities, cuttlebug embossing template, MS stars Border punch

Thanks for stopping by and for leaving your sweet comments. Don't forget that Tuesday, May 12 is the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. There is some awesome prizes too be had!!!!! What a fun challenge!!

I look forward to visiting your blogs when I return!! Have a great day!!

11 comments:

bsgstamps4fun: Barb Gault said...: Wonderful vintage design and muted colors!; May 11, 2009 at 8:40 AM
Stef H said...: This is stunning. I love those muted colors! Hope you have tons of fun camping!

Hugs,; May 11, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Tina said...: Holy moly, this is perfect.; May 11, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Crystal said...: Chris, I just love the look of this card...love all the destressing and what a fabulous layout!!! gorgeous design!; May 11, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Anonymous said...: So beautiful!! What a very lovely creation!! I adore the stars and the colors!! :); May 11, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Riet said...: Wowww Chris,what a beautiful card,l love the colour.

Hugs Riet.x; May 11, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Sue McMahon said...: Another beautiful card, Chris!; May 11, 2009 at 8:59 PM
Kelley said...: Wonderful! Hope you're having fun!; May 12, 2009 at 1:04 AM
Anonymous said...: Wunderschön, tolle Farben. Ganz mein Geschmack!
LG Andrea; May 12, 2009 at 9:14 AM
Nicola said...: Fantastic card Chris, love your distressing and those lush papers.
Hugs,
Nicola -x-; May 12, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Amy Sheffer said...: Beautiful, Chris!! Too funny - I got some of the very same paper, thinking it would work well with the ODBD sets! I can only hope mine turns out this well - awesome job!! Hope you had a fantastic trip!!; May 12, 2009 at 7:30 PM