TGIF – Patriotic Pinwheels

TGIF! Happy holiday weekend (at least for our US readers)!

I’m taking a turn for this week’s TGIF and I couldn’t wait to pull out my Pinwheel Party set to create some patriotic pinwheels. I haven’t played with this set for a while, and I was reminded of why it’s a customer favorite. Those pinwheels are so fun to stencil in all sorts of colors.

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I chose several shades of red and blue Oxide inks…Tumbled Glass, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, Festive Berries, and Aged Mahogany. Using more or less ink, along with varying the pressure applied while sponging can give you a broad range of colors with just a few inks.

I arranged all of my colorful pinwheels on a Crimped Slimline panel, and finished it with a sentiment made from a few different elements. The number four is from our Bold Numbers die. The “happy” and “th” are both from the Digit Sentiments stamp set. the small banner that “happy” is stamped on is from the PreText Banners die. To add a little sparkle (can’t have the 4th of July without some sparkle!), I used glitter to coat the number four as well as some tiny stars cut with the Pinwheel Party die. I also coated a few of the smallest pinwheels in glitter. Oh, and that number 4 sponged with red and blue? It’s totally reminding me of a rocket pop popsicle! 🙂

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Wishing you a weekend filled with family, fun, and of course, fireworks! 🇺🇸💥