June 28, 2010

{MTSC80 & Curtain Call Act 36} Celebrate Freedom!

The 4th of July is one of my most favorite holidays!
And I *love* creating patriotic cards too!


It's late and I need to get this posted, so I'm keeping it very short and sweet.
This card was created for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge
 and Stacy's Curtain Call Color Challenge too!





LOOK!  Mercy's Muses have been at it again!
Cindy Haffner ~ Cindy Haffner's Corner
Crystal Birr ~ The Messy Stamper
Jackie Pedro ~ The Scalloped Edge
Pam Varnell ~ The Stamping Addict
Julie Lacey ~ Stamps and Taxes!
Jessica Diedrich ~ The Whimsical Butterfly
Mercy Kerin ~ Lord Have Mercy {Queen Muse}
and our June Guest Muse . . .
Jessica Knutsen
from There She Goes


Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I really hope you'll consider playing along with the challenge this week!  For all the details and the challenges, please hop on over to Mercy & Stacey's blogs! 



Wishing you all a very safe & FUN 4th of JULY
God Bless America!


Quote for Today ~
My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy! ~Thomas Jefferson

18 comments:

Unknown said...

pam...this is beautiful! your cards are just jaw-dropping gorgeous, lady! amazing sample for this week's sketch! :)

Stacey Schafer said...

holy smokes, Pam! i'm with Mercy...your cards ROCK! thanks so much for sharing this Americana card with us at the Curtain Call...it's a fab use of color, my dear!

Unknown said...

Your card is beautiful. I love the colors very much and your sketch is awesome!

Marisa said...

Love the sketch and how you used it with this week's Curtain Call colours, Pam!! Fabulous card! Love the star with the bow and the embossed section. Another beauty :D

Jessica Diedrich said...

GORGEOUS card, Pam! I love the rich, rustic feel to it!

Christina said...

Fabulous patriotic card, Pam! I love the embossed red strip and the perfectly imperfect stitching around the top panel!

Michele Kovack said...

What a gorgeous Patriotic card! Love all the distressing and the rustic colors!

Cindy Haffner said...

WOW, I'm lovin this!!

Julie said...

This is beautiful, Pam! I love that paper! Where is it from? Just stunning!!

Vicki Burdick said...

OMG, Pam, this is fabulous, I love everything about it!!!! SUPER!!!

Silke Ledlow said...

Super beautiful take on the Sketch Pam!!! Love your card!!! Hugs ~S~

LeAnne said...

Love this---as usual, you have the most fabulous STYLE! (Whereja get the sentiment?)

Jackie Pedro said...

What a gorgeous card, Pam!!! LOVE that dp!!

Stef Perry said...

Beautiful card, Pam! Love July the 4th!! Have a fantastic celebration!!

Lea L. said...

This is so pretty! I just love the distressed and vintage feel it has!! Thanks for playing at the Curtain Call this week!!

♥♥♥Lea

Sue said...

What a great combination of both challenges Pam, love the overall vintage look! Thanks for joining us at Curtain Call for another week! :)

Shelley said...

Wow Pam! I am staring at your card in amazement. I can't tell if you stamped that DP or it was printed that way. Either way, it looks sooo good! I love it when you join us at the Curtain Call!

Marian Garcia, Studio M said...

I pick you as my winner! xo, Marian from CA