May the 4th Be With You Blog Hop

Welcome to the

where we will celebrate all things Star Wars related.

Whether it's a card, scrapbook page, party plan or quilt, it's related to 

the Star Wars franchise in some way and we want to share it with you.

So in a galaxy far, far away there's a crafter working tirelessly to

create some movie magic for you...now on with the projects at hyper speed.

Before I get to today's projects, I'd like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to my amazing

hubby, Ron, who does all my graphics for me AND designed today's cards.

I had a concept in mind, but he made it happen.

I did the color work, but all the graphics are him.

THANKS HONEY FOR ALL YOU DO! LOVE YOU!!!

I needed a couple of cards for a few people going through trials with cancer

and thought today's hop was the perfect way to merge something horrible and yucky 

with something funny and just possibly give them a smirk in the midst of the darkness.

The card above I kept the ribbon white using a Molotow masking pen and using my

Ranger Distress Inks added a rainbow.  I know, I know, not very Star Wars-esque BUT

a white ribbon in the symbol for lung cancer which a fellow crafter's mom was just diagnosed with, so I wanted a bright cheerful card to send to her but needed the ribbon to stand out. 

For these two, I used more Ranger Distress Inks and Heidi Swapp Color Mists, 

Perfect Pearls Mists and plain old water to achieve the starry galaxy look.

I used a pink alcohol maker to color in the ribbon.

In the printed version of this card there are ribbons on the ends of the banner but 

when I was masking them off didn't do a very good job and they got smeared so I found

some giant faceted bling in my stash and covered them up.  Now the card can be used for anything.

With the Storm Troopers, it's a more masculine card, 

I think I'll send it to my BFF's Dad who's been battling cancer for a number of years now. 

Be sure to comment on each blog in today's hop to be entered into the drawing for a

$10 Stampin' Up Gift Certificate given away by our hop host 

and Stampin' Up Independent Demonstrator Theresa Knopf.

A winner will be drawn on May 14th and announced on the next blog post after that. 

Thanks for flying by today.

Theresa 

Here's the line-up in case you end up on the wrong planet (I mean blog):

Theresa Knopf http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com

Alicia O'Bryant http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com

Sarah Biswabic www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com

Holli Pruitt Rodriguez Sunflowerholli.blogspot.com

Melissa Christine http://papershenaniganz.blogspot.com

Amanda Rhodes http://salnclts76.blogspot.com

Lisa Frederick http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com