Inspiration Week: Introducing Stars & Stripes Stamps & Star Border Die

Hello there!  How are you doing today?  I'm really excited to share ideas using our new Stars & Stripes stamps and the new standalone 5.5" star border die coming out on Friday!  While you're here be sure to sign up for our drawing of the day for your chance to win them!  ;)

My first card uses the featured Stars & Stripes Stamps, along with the panda and koala bear from the Comfy Creatures set being featured tomorrow, the shadow image from the Sunny Borders stamps and the new Star Border die.  I cut the star border from two different colors of blue cardstock and then added the stars back into the border using a Zig glue pen.

The little hat from the Stars & Stripes stamp set was designed to fit all our various creatures.  Using that as my jumping off point I went fully patriotic on this set.  I love how depending on the way you color the little clothes from Comfy Creatures and what you have them hold, you can create a completely different look!

Up next is a card using the stars from the set, along with the star border stamp from our Sunny Borders stamp set which I used to create a tone-on-tone background with VersaMark ink.  After I arranged the stars, I adhered them with a glue pen and popped some up with foam tape for extra dimension.  I also added some clear Wink of Stella glitter to all the smaller stars and a little glossy accent to a few random ones.

For my next card I used that same star border stamp from the Sunny Borders stamp set, alternating between red and blue ink.  I then sponged on festive berries and mermaid lagoon distress ink over the top using mini sponge daubers.  I colored my rocket pops in coordinating colors with Copic Markers, stamped little faces on them using the faces from the set and then covered them in glossy accents to make them shiny.  I think you could get a little extra life from this image by coloring it in fun happy colors for summer too.

For my next card I wanted to create a special card perfect for giving to a loved on Veteran's day or for putting in the mail telling our military men and women how much they mean to us.  I used the bunting image to create a little banner and paired it with the flag from the set.

Before I go, I wanted to share a couple of everyday ideas using this set just to show how versatile it can be.  I love blue, black and yellow together and I couldn't wait to create a fun scene using this little rocket and matching sentiment.  The set comes with 4 different curly trails that are perfect for pairing with the rocket.  I think with a little creativity you might be able to use them to create your own firework image too.  ;)

To color my images I used Copic Markers in Y15, Y17, Y19, Y38 and YR04.  For my background I sponged on Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch distress inks trying to create an ombre effect where my die-cut window was.  To add a little variation, I heat embossed three of my tiny stars in white, along with my sentiment and rocket trails.

For my last card I used the pinwheel image along with a pocket die-cut on my Silhouette.  The bunting image from the set can be colored in patriotic colors, but it also looks great colored in fun rainbow colors!  On a side note, I needed the lengthen the stick on my pink pinwheel so I stamped an extra stick and tried to hide the seam behind the yellow pinwheel.  ;)

To create the fun shape of my card I used our Fishtail Banner dies in front (leaving it flat in back to make it easier to stand.  I then filled the bottom inside of the card with some fun coordinating patterned paper (not shown).  

And here's another look at the new products featured on today's cards...

  

Would you like to win some of these fun products?  Today we are giving away the Stars & Stripes stamps & Star Border die to one lucky winner using the Rafflecopter below.  Come back everyday this week for another chance to win the products featured that day.  

Winners will be announced here on the blog on Sunday, April 3rd.  :)

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I hope I was able to inspire you today.  We're more than half way through our inspiration week.  Check back tomorrow for ideas using our Summer Picnic and Comfy Creatures sets. Until then...