Proud To Be An American

Hi Friends!

For those of you in the United States, I hope you had a great Independence Day!  I am sharing another card designed using the brand new release stamp set, Patriotic Background along with The Red, White & Blue Bundle and Patriotic Sentiments (all from Stamp Simply). 

This card is very similar to my last post and once the coloring was finished, it is fairly easy to assemble and relatively flat for mailing.

To create this card:

De-static a piece of white cardstock and a piece of light kraft cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the Patriotic Background stamp using Versafine Black Onyx ink and stamp onto one of the panels and repeat the same process with the flag image from The Red, White & Blue Bundle on the other panel. 

De-static the lower part of the shield panel, ink the “Happy Independence Day” sentiment from the Patriotic Sentiments stamp set using Versafine Black Onyx ink at the bottom of the background stamped panel.  Apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Apply clear embossing powder to both panels and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, color the background and flag image with water-based markers and watercolor pencils.

Use a gold metallic paint pen to fill in around the shield and stars on the background and the star on the flag pole.

Once you are satisfied with the coloring, de-static the middle area of the background with an embossing powder tool, ink the “Proud to Be An American” sentiment from The Red, White & Blue Bundle with Versafine Black Onyx Ink, stamp onto the prepared area and apply clear embossing powder. 

Heat set the embossing powder and once cooled, trim close to the edge of the background perimeter and layer onto a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of white cardstock.  

Mount the background panel onto a 4 ⅛”x 5 ⅜”  piece of red cardstock and adhere to a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” white card base.  

Die cut the flag image with the coordinating die (also die cutting a second flag image to layer behind the colored image).

Mount the flag onto the card front with dimensional foam.

To finish off the card. add a strip of star designer paper to the inside left hand part of the card base (I like to use up my scraps this way).   

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be participating with the Color Throwdown #800 Red, Blue and Kraft Challenge , the Simon Says Wednesday “Stars and/or Stripes” Challenge, the Colorful Options "July 2024 Flags" Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #655-#656 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of my Sister Design Team cards on the Stamp Simply blog, or the above challenge sites yet, I hope you take the time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

Stamp Sets: Patriotic Background, The Red, White & Blue Bundle, Patriotic Sentiments  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Stampin’ Write Markers-Poppy Parade, Raspberry Ripple, Night of Navy; Derwent Watercolor Pencils- Navy, Red, Black; Gold Metallic Paint Pen

Cardstock/Paper: White, Poppy Parade, Sahara Sand; Carta Bella The Fourth of July 6x6

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- The Red, White & Blue Bundle, Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the current specials at Stamp Simply!

It is not too late for our Fourth of July sale (use code JULY20)!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful week! 

Stamp Simply June 2024 Release- Patriotic Background

 

Hi Friends!

Today, I am sharing another card designed using the brand new release stamp set, Patriotic Background along with Patriotic Sentiments, both from Stamp Simply. 

As I mentioned in previous posts, I love all of the patriotic stamp sets from Stamp Simply and both of these stamp sets work so well together!

This card was very easy to create and would be perfect for making multiples plus, it is relatively flat for mailing.

To create this card:

For the card front,  ink the Patriotic Background stamp using Versafine Black Onyx ink and stamp onto kraft cardstock.

Stamp the “Happy Independence Day” sentiment from Patriotic Sentiments using Versafine Black Onyx ink.

Color the background stamp images with colored pencils.

Once you are satisfied with the coloring, trim close to the edge of the background perimeter and carefully cut along the lower edge of the shield (just above the bottom layer of stars).

Set the upper layer with the shield aside.

Add a strip of white crochet lace on top of the lower star layer and layer a strip of red seam binding over the top of the lace (wrapping the ends of the seam binding behind the lower star panel).  

Adhere the above layered star panel directly onto another piece of kraft cardstock (approx. 3 ¾” x 5 ¼”). 

Distress the edges of the kraft panel with a distressing tool (or edge of your scissors) and add Vintage Tea Distress Ink to “antique the paper).

Mount the panel onto a piece of navy cardstock (approx. 4 ⅛” x 5 ¼”)  and adhere to a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” top fold white card base.

Add a strip of the star patterned designer paper on the inside left hand part of the card base.

Adhere the top portion of the Patriotic Background shield and star image with dimensional foam onto the card front (layering just over the red eam binding) to finish off the card.

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of my Sister Design Team cards on the Stamp Simply blog, I hope you take the time to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!!

Stamp Sets: Patriotic Background, Patriotic Sentiments (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Tim Holtz Vintage Tea Distress Oxide, Stampin’ Up Watercolor Pencils- Night of Navy, Real Red, Early Espresso, Black

Cardstock/Paper: White, Navy Blue, Kraft Carta Bella The Fourth of July 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Distressing Tool, Venise Lace Lucia .75”- 1 yard- White, Seam Binding Sampler- Christmas- 30 yds

 

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the current specials at Stamp Simply!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a fabulous week! 

God Bless the USA

 

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are enjoying your week!  Today I am sharing a very easy patriotic card using stamps, dies, and paper all from Stamp Simply. 

When I first received The Fourth of July paper pad, the flag design on this piece of the paper seemed to call out to me to create a simple card so the flag design would show. 

To create this card:

Trim the flag patterned piece of designer paper from The Fourth of July 6x6 paper pad to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”.

De-static the paper with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiment from Patriotic Sentiments with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Mount the panel onto white cardstock, trim and mount onto black cardstock before adhering to a white card base.

Add the strip of the remaining piece of the designer paper onto the left hand side of the inner part of the card ( I used the opposite side of the paper). 

Die cut the three stars from silver mirror cardstock using the star dies from the Stars & Stripes dies, mount onto the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of my Sister Design Team cards on the Stamp Simply blog, I hope you will do so- such gorgeous inspiration from all!!

Stamp Sets: Patriotic Sentiments, Patriotic Bundle Trio (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black,  Carta Bella The Fourth of July 6x6, Bazzill Mirror Cardstock- 8.5 x 11- Silver – 15 ct

Accessories/Tools:  Gemini, Jr., Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder,  Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Patriotic Stars & Stripes (Old Glory), Stamp Simply Clear Stamps- Patriotic Bundle Trio

 

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the current specials at Stamp Simply!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a great week!