Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Happy 4th of July!


Summer already seems to be flying by!  Before we know it, July 4th will be here!  I was inspired by the star in the FUSION inspiration photo along with the stripes.  I decided to create a card by stamping inside the negative star image.  Off I went and had a happy July 4th card!  We'll be away for July 4th  with Pat's side of the family celebrating his parents 50th wedding anniversary!  Lots of family, games and overall good times for us to look forward to in a few weeks!

And here are a few pictures from our dinner out for my mum's birthday.  We had a very nice night out and went out for ice cream afterwards.  The older two and Collin were not in the mood to have their picture taken so Pat jumped right in!



23 comments:

Karen B. said...

Great lines and colors on your card.

Jay Gee said...

Love how you were inspired Lynn and love the stamping in the negative space - great card :)

Mary Ann said...

Love your card,Very Pretty!

Tracey McNeely said...

Fabulous Lynn, love how this inspired you and the inverse die cut with the stars stamped inside is brilliant. Glad you had a fun night out with your Mom, gotta love it when kids do not want to smile for the camera!

Kristie Goulet said...

Love the stamping inside the die cut space.

Tigriswillreign said...

This is fabulous, Lynn! The perfect DP and those buttons are PERFECT!

Maureen said...

good for Marcel and Pat to get in with Nana :) I'm glad she had a fun weekend celebrating. Oh, what a cool star! Love the buttons and the celebratory feel of this! Reminds me of our July 1 which I consider my New Year's :) It's getting close!

Marisa said...

Fabulous card, Lynn!!! Love the negative star. Great family pictures too - I'm now craving some ice cream ;)

Barb said...

Looks like the boys sure enjoyed their ice cream - cute photos! :)

Love your fabulous take on the inspiration photo, Lynn! Such a fun card!

sandie said...

Love the colour of the card with the die cut. And button, gosh I had forgotten about them!! Yours look great with the twine x

Kara said...

this is really cute!! love the little dotting of red with the buttons!

Kara said...

duh! I meant blue!!

Vickie Z said...

Love the pattern behind the die cut star!! Buttons are perfect!

Unknown said...

ADORABLE card, Lynn! Hope your mom had a wonderful evening :)

Sue Lelli said...

I had to look at my calendar! I thought I missed the 4th of July!!! LOL! LOVE the stamping in the negative star and the colors you used! LOVE your Mom's b-day photos! Looks like a FUN time!

Ginny said...

Love the stamping inside the negative die cut! You are making these cards look way too easy!! How fun to have a 50th wedding anniv. celebration - such a wonderful reason to celebrate.

~amy~ said...

What a great card..love the colors!

Love the pics you shared...such sweet smiles!

Thanks for playing with us at Fusion!

Unknown said...

Love your take on this week's challenge. I never think to make cards for the 4th of July. Thanks for the inspiration and for joining us this week at Fusion.

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Way to be organized girlfriend!

Christina said...

Oh how I love thee, negative die cut star. And your stamped borders inside just make my heart go pitter patter.

Jenny said...

Love your card, the star shaped aperture is fab!!!
Thanks for sharing the photos.... Hehe you managed to get a snap of the boys whilst otherwise engaged I see :0)
Jenny x

Geri said...

So nice, Lynn! Love the star-shaped window to those sweet patriotic patterns!!! Great design!!

Lisa Arana said...

love how you stamped in the die cut! fabulous card.