Happy June! Are you ready for some fun? This month, the Stamp of the Month blog hop has more than 50 participants! I know you will get some great ideas, and be inspired to have a party! This stamp set is perfect to get ready for the 1st (if you are in the North) or the 4th of July! Today, you should have arrived from Krista’s blog. If you happen to get lost along the way, Melinda has the whole hop listed on her blog, here.

Let’s get hopping, shall we?

Kami’s graduation is coming up, and she wanted some homemade announcements and party invites. So, this is a combo of a few that I found on pinterest, matched with this month’s SOTM!

The front cover doesn’t fully reach the far right side, to give the small panel that you see the 2014 on.

I got out my trusty Art Philsophy cartridge, and cut out the numbers, the white circle, the spikey circle, and the scalloped piece on the side. The banner itself was fussy cut by hand with some micro tip scissors.

The circle and the banner are both popped up with a bit of foam tape, to give it some dimension. The ‘waves’ of the banner are actually glued to the silver spikey circle, to help give it a curved appearance.

The spikey circle and the scallop trim on the edge were both colored with our silver metallic pen!

So, if you are family or friends, you very well may receive something that looks just like this, or very similar, in your mail boxes soon!!

This set has so many different options on it! I am certain that you will find LOTS of inspiration along the hop!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed it! Your next stop in the hop, is Nancy’s blog.

Happy Crafting!!
~ Michelle