4th of July VCMP/ Operation Write Home Noon Challenge

I am having sooooo much fun with the Operation Write Home 4th of July VCMP!  A whole weekend of card making, just what I needed to get my creative juices flowing.   The first challenge  was to make a red, white and blue birthday day- I made one masculine and one feminine.
The first one i use my new SU stamp set Flower Patch and the matching dies and for the sentiment I used SU So Very Happy. I love how this came out

 For this second card I used several different manufactures stamps, The swishes are MFT Abstract Art and the Happy Birthday is from a set I bought at an arts and craft garage sale- I think it is a Close to My Heart set. I think it still needs something but not sure what.

That is is for this challenge - coming up is the colored background challenge.

Thanks for looking and have a blessed day!