PPA#49 Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July weekend! This is my take on the PPA#49 Inspiration Challenge here.
I started with a card stock base of Crumb Cake(formerly Kraft). I stamped the circles from the Level 2 Hostess set, Apple Blossoms in Crumb Cake with the Stamp-a-ma-jig. I stamped the "happy" definition from Define Your Life in Cherry Cobbler and "July" from Full Calendar in Cherry Cobbler too. I punched out the July with the 1 3/8 in by 5/8 inch large oval punch and layered that onto a Night of Navy punched with the 1 3/4 in by  7/8 inch large oval punch. The number 4 is from the retired Big Deal Numbers and I added the "th" and "of" with the Night of Navy Stampin' write marker. I used the paper piercing tool to pierce some circles to the strip of Whisper White card stock. The Perfect Polka-dots textured impressions folder was used to add the dots to Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White and Night of Navy card stock. And finally, I punched out three stars with the Extra-Large Star punch and popped them up with Stampin' dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Apple Blossoms,Define Your Life, Full  Calendar, Big Deal Numbers(retired)
Papers: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy
Inks: Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake Classic stampin' pad, Night of Navy Stampin' write marker
Accessories: Extra large star punch, 1 3/8 by 5/8 inch and 1 3/4 by 7/8 inch Large oval punches, paper piercing tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Perfect polka-dots textured impressions embossing folder, Stampin' dimensionals

Mark the Date Birthday

The Mark the Date stamp set is going to retire June 30th. It's a great set for masculine cards, invitations, baby announcements, calendar pages and more. I used it here for my brother-in-law's birthday.
I started with a Crushed Curry textured card stock base. There's a strip of The Write Stuff Specialty DSP, Chocolate Chip card stock and Old Olive Patterns DSP. I stamped the calendar in Chocolate Chip and "May" is from the Full Calendar set and was stamped in Crushed Curry. "Happy Birthday" was stamped in Chocolate Chip on Old Olive card stock and punched with the My Way punch and popped up on Stampin Dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Mark the Date and Full Calendar
Papers: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Old Olive Patterns DSP, The Write Stuff Specialty DSP
Inks: Chocolate Chip and Crushed Curry
Accessories: My Way punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin dimensionals