Betsy’s Blossom Is A Firework!

My apologies to Katy Perry!  Can you believe it's only one week until July 4th!  Wow!  This summer is flying by!  I thought I'd try a couple of red, white and blue cards to celebrate the season! 

Have you noticed how much the large image from the Betsy's Blossom set looks kinda like fireworks?!  I decided to experiment with some bursts of patriotic color on these Two Cool cards!

And, considering my area in Indiana is under a servere drought, with 104° temps and high winds forecasted for tomorrow, and a fire watch and burn ban in place…these may be the ONLY fireworks we see this year! *sigh*

On this version, I used Pacific Point, Real Red and Bashful Blue for the color combination. 

Each firework is sparkling with Dazzling Diamonds and a Rhinestone Jewel in the center. 

I finished off the card with Pacific Point 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon and a Real Red Perfectly Penned sentiment.

The second card uses a darker combination: Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist and Bashful Blue. 

I stamped more colorful bursts onto scrap Whisper White card stock, then cut out smaller shapes to pop up on the fireworks for dimension.  Rather than Dazzling Diamonds glitter, I tried Dazzling Details glitter glue.  I like the finished look of the glitter glue better, but it did make the ink bleed a bit, and it took a while to dry.

This card is finished with Rhinestone Jewels and Cherry Cobbler Scallop Polka Dot Ribbon.

Complete Supplies List:

• Stamps—Betsy's Blossoms, Perfectly Penned
  
• Ink—Pacific Point, Real Red, and Bashful Blue (card #1), Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, and Bashful Blue (card #2) Classic Ink
• Paper—Pacific Point, Real Red, and Whisper White (card #1), Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler,and Whisper White (card #2) card stock  
• Accessories—Pacific Point 1/4" Stitched Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler Scallop Dots Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds, Dazzling Details, Rhinestone Jewels
• Tools—Paper Snips, 2-way glue, SNAIL, Dimensionals

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Off to do a rain dance!

Angie