Fusion Card Challenge - July 3rd

If you are looking for my eclectic Paperie ePlay challenge post 'Altered Bottles'- please scroll down!

Thank you all for participating in our last challenge when we joined up with Cas(e) this Sketch - what wonderful inspiring cards you all linked up!  We hope you will be equally inspired by our challenge this week!   Don't you just LOVE the blue and red colors here???!!  Or maybe you just really love the sketch?

Personally -  I have a lot of difficulty using a triangle -  so I'm afraid I just ran with the colors, flowers and stripes in the inspiration photo this time!

I stamped my Pinstripe Backgrounder stamp from Waltzingmouse in black ink on white cardstock - then I sponged the whole panel with Salty Ocean Distress Ink.  I cut the panel with my Stitched Mat Square die from Lil' Inker Designs and layered it onto a white card base.  I got out the Lil' Inker Spring Flowers Die set that I bought quite a while ago and sort of forgot I had (!) and boy - do I love how they look creased and layered!!  I put foam tape between each layer so they really pop up.  I added the sentiment from Whole Lotta Happy from WPlus9 on a  banner cut with my Stitched Sentiment flag die from Lil' Inker.  Then I just added some home made enamel dots (made from Perler Beads)

I can't wait to see how you interpret the challenge this week!   Here are links to see what the rest of the Design Team has created!

Betty J
Dannielle Robeson
Deepti
Jeanne Jachna
Julia Aston - me!
Katie Brooks
Kelly Griglione
Kimberly Wiener 

Lyndal Higgins

Lynn Mangan 

Michelle Folland

Michelle Lupton

Sindu
Stephanie Severin

Remember to link up your card over at the Fusion Card Challenge Blog! 

And I wish all those in the US - a happy safe 4th of July!  We'll be home watching the Boston Pops and fireworks on TV on the 4th -  and on the 5th we're traveling to Rhode Island to the wedding of my college roommate's son.  

and if you'd like some 4th of July crafty inspiration - click here to see all my past posts for the holiday!

Stamps:  Pinstripe Backgrounder - Waltzingmouse, Whole Lotta Happy - WPlus9

Paper:  White, Pure Poppy - PTI, Pacific Point - SU

Ink:  Archival Jet Black, Ranger Distress Salty Ocean

Accessories:  dies - Stitched Mat Squares, Stitched Sentiment Flag, Spring Flowers Die Set - Lil' Inkers Design, enamel dots - home made from Perler Beads.