Good morning and happy 4th! I hope you have fun things on your agenda today! Just a reminder that since it is a holiday, we will not be shipping orders today and customer service is closed. We’ll be back on Monday!
I’m popping in to share a couple of fun cards with you to celebrate the 4th! I’ve had this idea rolling around in my head for a while and finally got a chance to carve out some time to create and play last evening. I was thinking it would be so much fun to combine the Wave the Flag Border and Stars & Stripes Bow dies with our Print Shop: Calico set. I saw the cutest sweatshirt the other day when I was out shopping with my daughter. It had a simple flag stitched out of strips of cute calico print fabrics. I have been itching to create some sort of paper version ever since!
To start, I pulled out the Print Shop: Calico rubber stamp and stencil, along with some linen textured cardstock. I knew stamping onto the linen paper was going to give my calico prints the perfect worn and weathered look I was going for. I started by stamping/stenciling panels of calico…all with shades of red, pink, blue, and white, making sure I had some that were more obviously red, blue and white to use to create the flag stripes and star portions. I used Distress Oxide Inks – Blueprint Sketch, Prize Ribbon, Tattered Rose, Festive Berries, and Tumbled Glass.
I created a total of 5 panels, and this was enough to cut all of the pieces for my Wave the Flag Border and Stars & Stripes Bow. I also pulled out my Rustic Star die to cut a few star shapes from the left over scraps to scatter in my background. After assembling the Wave the Flag Border, I also did something I haven’t done in a long, long time – I pulled out my sewing machine and adding some stitching. It really makes it look like fabric!
To assemble the cards, I pulled out my A2 Stitched Scallops die and diecut some panels to layer with my flag and bow, then topped it all off with a couple of sentiments from the Land of Liberty stamp set, cut with the matching die.
That’s all I have for you today – thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderfully fun and safe holiday weekend!
