Stars & Stripes July Challenge #36

Dear scrappers,
This is my first design and post for Connie Can Crop and we started this month with Connie's Star n' Stripes challenge. Make sure you visit her blog and add your fun project for a chance to win:

This challenge sponsor will be giving one lucky winner a $20 gift certificate to spend in her fabulous shop!

- For more details (deadline/ guidelines/ and extras) of this fun challenge please check: Star n' Stripes challenge

Without further, here is my project for this challenge:

 I made this wall hanging for a friend, who is moving to NC, thus I made it to remember her of our stamping group, of our great city and of our state...

 I applied some of CCC3 techniques: distress watercoloring and eroded metal,  I used the star and the banner dimensional element from CTMH.

For further details and materials, please visit my snap guide for a similar project I made previously

 Here are some further details for the picture and its background:

 I distressed the picture using vintage photo distress ink and added a frame using borders from Idea-ology.

A closer view to the eroded metal technique from CCC3 used in the banner's background.

I hope you enjoy this project and leave my fellow designers and me some love

Have a very blessed week,