Hi creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here today on The Greetery Blog. Hope you are having a great Spring and that everything is awesome in your craft room! As now it’s May and soon to be Summer, my mind turns to Summer occasions! Most of all, in the Summer, I love a patriotic theme. I love the 4th of July, picnics, fireworks, gingham…. And this year, 4th of July will be extra special as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday! I was in Junior High School when it was the Bicentennial and it was so fun to celebrate! The Greetery has THE BEST Americana supplies and I wanted to create a pretty and patriotic card to share with you today. I used cream, deep red, and navy blue with pops of gold for my color palette…
My finished card is an A2 Kraft card base, layered with navy and then a cream panel. My card features LOTS of Americana supplies: the Stars and Stripes Bow, the Wave the Flag Dies, and the gorgeous Land of Liberty Stamp Set. I started by die cutting out all my pieces – the flag, the bow, the stars and the crest (Crest No. 1). I assembled the flag and the bow and gently inked the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink.
I inked around the edges of the cream panel to make it look a bit vintage/aged. I put the flag die cut onto the card first, starting at the bottom left corner. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment and attached it to the crest. I attached the crest over the flag portion using foam adhesive. Then I glued the bow at the top of the crest. (More is MORE!) I added the Star Struck die to the card and then sprinkled the extra stars around the card. I finished up with gold paint splatters and a few red gems!
That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have an awesome and creative day! Wishing you all the best as we get ready for Summer creating! It’s my pleasure to share with you every month. Happy Birthday America! Blessings to you and your families. I will see you soon… In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda
SUPPLIES:
Star Struck Die
Crest No 1 Die
Wave The Flag Border Die
Stars and Stripes Bow Die
Land of Liberty Stamp Set and Die
Cream, Red, Blue cardstocks
Gold glitter paper
Gold paint
Gold heat embossing supplies
Antique Linen Distress Ink
Stitched Rectangle Die
7 comments
Love this card!!!
Dear Wanda, this card is the most striking, visually appealing and all round terrific theme in the history of card making. It says it all. It has it all! I guess I am a letter sweater wearing old gal and this card is right up there for every reason! Thank you and here’s to America’s 250 year anniversary! Have a nice Memorial Day holiday!
Absolutely gorgeous, Wanda! 🤩
Beautiful!! 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️
That bow! Perfectly perfect card!
What an absolutely stunning card! Wanda, your talent is amazing & I love this! I’ll join you in a Happy Birthday America wish!
I am so impressed with your patriotic collection. The sad thing is that I don’t remember seeing your email with this particular release.
With our country’s 250th anniversary coming up, I expected to see all kinds of choices for making patriotic cards. Much to your advantage, yours is outstanding.