Happy July 4th, my stamping and crafting friends!!!  Today for the “Technique Lovers Challenge” on the Splitcoaststampers website is a featured “Everything Old Is New Again” technique called Reverse Masking!  Here is a tutorial for the technique.  My Happy 4th of July – Courage card is submitted for the challenge.

Using the Stampin’ Up! (SU) Stars Dies, I cut a mask of the largest star.  I laid the mask over my white card base and sponged SU Real Red Ink in the form of the mask; a star. Loving the old SU Classic Ink, Brilliant Blue, I decided to cover the image from the SU Courage Stamp Set (retired) and stamped it over the sponged red star.  I then covered the sentiment with the same ink and stamped it below the image.

To give the appearance of fireworks, I sprinkled red and blue brushos around the card and then spritzed with water.  This is a clean and simple card to make, and I hope you enjoy it.

Have a wonderful, fun, and safe 4th of July as we celebrate Independence Day!  God bless the USA.

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs by Beverly Polen

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.”  John 14:6