July

I'm continuing to add to the month collection.
This one just kept changing while I was designing it. I started out with a different picture background and then I exchanged it for the one you see now.
I added starbursts to the background and set the layer mode to overlay, that way it looks soft, barely visible.
I added another layer and put a heart brush matching the red of the flag in it, and set the blending mode to overlay. I also moved the brush, so the heart looks a bit off center.
After I added another layer, I typed the phrase 'JULY' using The American Flag font, and applied an acrylic style on it.
I finally added another layer and used a curly frame in white to frame the whole thing. I set the blending mode to 'soft light.'

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I hope you like it.
Patricia.

America the Beautiful

This is my last "America" design I will probably offer this month.
I started with the words. I used Parade and Scrap Cursive fonts. I had some red and blue styles I used on them, and then I added the white stroke, to make them jump out more.
When I cut out the stars shapes I used the same background paper I've been using the last few days. I erase part of them to look as if they go behind the letter A.
The background is just a gradient I created, going from red, to white to blue.
I found a somewhat grungy shape I could use on it and cut it. It looks like brush strokes.

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Happy 4th of July!
Patricia.