This past weekend (June 14th) was Flag Day. I remember this because it was my grandmother's birthday. When she was young, she thought that everyone put out their flags for her birthday!
Thinking about Flag Day prompted me to make some cards with red, white & blue spirit.
These two cards have the same basic layout / sketch, but with a small change in embellishments.
To make this card, stamp stars with white pigment ink on the navy, crimp red cardstock, and make stripes on white with a stampin' wheel.
Add a bit of ribbon and an embellished bottlecap. If you receive this month's kit, you will be able to use the bottle cap for a project like this. We recommend flattening the cap by bending with pliers. If you take the "smash" approach, try using a board on top of the cap so that it flattens evenly.
Using a circle punch, attach the stamped image to the bottlecap with foam dots. Quick and simple. Using this same sketch, vary the colors, use printed papers, add a flower instead of bottle cap and you can make MANY cards without getting bored!
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This card uses the same stamp sets, but the balloon image is punched out with a square and layered on a larger square. For fun, tie balloons to the center of the card. This card certainly reminds us of a party!
It is appropriate for a birthday card (change colors and patterns), picnic invitation, summer family reunion and many more occasions.
TIP: if you are making a number of the same card, stamp a whole piece of navy blue (randomly) with white stars. Then you can cut the size piece you need and will only have to get stamps out once. This same idea applies to the white striped background.
What a fun idea to use balloons on a card. Very patriotic, unique.
BuffaloGal
Posted by: BuffaloGal | June 27, 2008 at 08:24 AM