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Here we go with another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

Since we're almost on 4th of July, this week's theme is 

RED/WHITE/BLUE

As it's a first Monday of the month, we showcase a particular brand.

This time we use DARKROOM DOOR products!  

 As always you can win a $50 voucher and spend it

at Simon Says Stamp Store.

Here in Poland we obviously do not celebrate 4th of July 

but I decided to join my crafty US friends' celebration 

and made this commemorative card for their Independence Day. 

Since I wanted my colors to be very soft and a bit "frosted"

I covered all my surfaces with some layers of white gesso

using the dry brush technique which I really love.

First I covered my base with modeling paste through Darkroom Door Mesh stencil and then colored it with blues. When it dried I used the dry brush technique and soften the color with white gesso. 

Remember THIS project? My today's butterfly is the "leftover" 

or the inside of that background panel :-) As it was divided into 2 parts, 

I sewed it giving an extra detail to the die cut. 

I colored it with red and after drying, covered with several layers 

of white gesso using the same dry brush technique. 

The panel behind the butterfly is just this amazing 3D embossing folder 

used with a deep blue cardstock and touched with white gesso 

by a dry brush again. 

The red frame is a leftover from THIS project :-) 

I just shorten it to make it square. 

It seems I never throw away anything!

Happy 4th of July! 

Product list: 

Darkroom Door Large Mesh Stencil	Tim Holtz Sizzix BOTANICAL 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder	Tim Holtz Sizzix MIXED MEDIA 4 Thinlits Die	Tim Holtz Sizzix layered Butterfly	Idea-ology Paper Dolls	Tim-Holtz-Idea-ology-QUOTE-CHIPS
The Crafter′s Workshop MODELING PASTE	Studio Gesso White	Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste CRACKLED Texture Studio 490	Tonic PURE PLATINUM Nuvo Embellishment Mousse	Tonic CORNFLOWER BLUE Nuvo Embellishment Mousse	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock - Soft Navy
Distress Stain Tumbled Glass	Distress Spray Stain Candied Apple	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad CANDIED APPLE Ranger	simon says stamp craft tacky glue	Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and White	Prima Flowers MINI STARS Finnabair Mechanicals