Happy Independence Day

I found this stamp on a 70% off shelf.

I stamped it on a snippet of Whisper White with Real Red ink.

The stripes didn't stamp well so I used a marker to color them in.

Markers are good for fixing up what stamps miss.

Then I stamped the flag again in Dapper Denim and cut out the square with the star.

I stamped the star again with Whisper White and heat embossed it, cut it out and 

popped it in the square.

I felt like it needed a little bit more so I punched a  couple of smaller stars 

(more snippets) and added them.

Popped it on some embossed stars and it's ready to go to 

a young man that is about to graduate from Naval Basic Training.

And to wish all my American friends a very

Happy Independence Day!

and I'll pop on over to

Pixie's Snippet Playgound

since I used some snippets.

and 

CAS Mix Up

Using Stamping, Coloring with a Marker (stripes), Dry Embossing and Heat Embossing

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamp:  Stitched Flag (A Stamp in the Hand Co.)

Ink:  Real Red, Dapper Denim, Whisper White

Paper:  Dapper Denim, Whisper White (SU)

Other:  Lucky Stars EF, White EP (SU), Star Punch (retired SU), Confetti Stars Border Punch (SU)