I changed the image, the nestie panel, the color scheme, embossed the back panel, distressed the stars so the white would show through, distressed the edges, added faux stitching, and pierced around the sentiment - which brings me to the second challenge:
F4A122 Piercin' it. I have done piercing around the edges and on corners, but I have never pierced around a round sentiment before. Made me a little nervous because I don't have any of those fancy piercing templates.
As you can see I am still working on some "4th" cards Thanks for taking a closer look, hope you like it
Date: Friday, June 22, 2012 GMT Views: 1028
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Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31062
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 @ 1:39 PM
What a great tribute to our awesome country, Barbie! I love the twine, stitching and that piercing looks pretty fine to me for not having a template to go by! Thank you for honoring me today with this sweet card! I feel so blessed! : )
------------------------------ ~Roberta
�Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.�
― Lou Holtz
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92341
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 @ 1:43 PM
What a great card to honor our country's b'day, Barb. Love the vintage feeling and your sponging of the red is SO well done. Love your grayed down colors to go with the vintage look.
Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of TEXAS Posts: 15980
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 @ 3:06 PM
Barbie, a wonderful patrotic card to honor the Queen this week!
------------------------------ Phyllis Young at heart, slightly older in other parts. We really never grow up, we just learn how to act in public!! What if you woke up today with only what you had thanked God for yesterday??
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50357
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 @ 5:35 PM
I was wondering about that stamp until I realized it wasn't a stamp..it's a very cool sticker. I think you did great on the piercing..you wouldn't have done any better using a template. Terrific patriotic card!