Happy July Fourth Card

 Happy July Fourth Card

Hi all,

I decided to release this card early to give you a chance to make one for yourselves!  Happy Fourth of July a little early.  I hope that you all have some fun things planned!

Here are the supplies I used. (I didn't use the red or silver glitter glue pictured.)

• Flag
• red cardstock
• white cardstock
• blue glitter cardstock or paper
• Card Base
• Base - white cardstock
• 1st mat: blue glitter cardstock or paper
• 2nd mat: red glitter cardstock or paper
• 3rd mat: silver glitter cardstock or paper
• Embellishments
• Red, white and blue sequins
• Red, White and Blue "drops" (they harden into shiny discs- see my card for examples)

I used some of the lyrics from the song "You're a Grand Old Flag".

You're a grand old flag
You're a high-flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave
You're the emblem of
The land I love
The home of the free and the brave
Ev'ry heart beats true
Under red, white and blue
Where there's never a boast or brag
But should old acquaintance be forgot
Keep your eye on the grand old flag

      lyrics written by Mary Cohan & George M Cohan

Please see below for the measurements to make this card.

This card is a standard size A2 made with white cardstock, then matted with blue cardstock, then with red glitter paper, then with silver/white glitter paper.

I made the flag by cutting 1/4-inch strips of red and white cardstocks.
The American flag has thirteen stripes symbolizing the initial thirteen colonies. The top and bottom stripes are red. (I wanted to be accurate, or my sisters would not be happy.)
I cut a piece of white cardstock and covered the front in double stick adhesive. I layered the red and white stripes, being careful to lay the first one straight and to make sure that the other strips were tight against each other. 

• My method was to start the strips from one side and work my way across the strip, adhering about one inch or so at a time, butting against the previous strip as I went.  This worked out well for me.

Once I was done, I cut the two flags out using my paper trimmer. I also trimmed the overhang on each side of the flag.

The American flag has a blue rectangle on it with stars, each representing a state. The blue background covers a total of 7 red and white bars.
I cut a piece of blue glitter paper so that it would be long enough to cover 7 bars. I had to fiddle with the width though as I wasn't sure of the measure. I think I got it close though.
I didn't opt to put stars on the blue field. I decided to add 1776 which is the year the colonies declared their independence from British rule.

I printed out the phrases I wanted to use on white ribbon and added them to each card. I used sequins on one card and crystal drops on the other. (Unfortunately, I didn't look up the lyrics and relied on my memory. So, I got a couple words wrong. I decided not to go back and change it.)

Measurements for this card:

• The size of the completed card is A2 or 5 1/2 inches long by 4 1/4 inches high.
• The Flag
• When done: 5 inches long by 3 1/4 inches high
• Cut red and white strips: each strip should be 1/4 inch wide by 5 1/2 inches long.  (Cut the strips a little longer than you need. You can trim them at the end.)
• Red strips (not glitter) - 7
• White strips (not glitter) - 6
• Make sure that you start with a RED strip at the bottom and work your way up, ending again with a RED strip. (This way you won't be getting adhesive on you!)
• The BLUE (glitter) part of the flag is 2 3/8 inches long by 1 3/4 inches high.
• The numbers that I used for the "1776" came from a sticker pack. You can find different ones at Michaels.  
• I will put a single GOLD STAR in the center of the blue field on the next card.

• The Card Base
• Card base (white cardstock): Take a piece of white cardstock 8 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches.  Fold in half to create a white card measuring 5 1/2 inches by 4 1/4 inches.
• Card Layers:
• Blue cardstock: 5 3/8 inches x 4 1/8 inches
• Red glitter cardstock or paper: 5 1/4 inches x 4 inches
• Silver (or white) glitter cardstock or paper: 5 inches x 3 3/4 inches
• Embellisments
• I used red, white and blue sequins on one card. I used Crystal Drops for the other card:
• Red - Tonic Studios Red Berry
• White - Tonic Studios Vintage Drops in Chalk White
• Blue - Pops of Color in Royal Blue (sold by Scrapbook.com. It's their brand.)
• Other possibilities:
• Buttons, glitter and glue or glitter glue, paper flowers
• The Sentiments
• I was able to print onto white satin faced ribbon. White cardstock will also work very well.
• Consider handwriting your sentiment.

Have Fun!

Hope that you enjoyed this patriotic card. Thanks for stopping by.

Lis

HOPE Card

 Hope Card

Good Morning Friends!

Today's card is heart shaped. 

I created this card with a Crafters Companion die set. This is from their Create a Card collection.  It came with several nested heart dies as well as the fancy decorative dies.

I die cut my base card from white cardstock. 

To create the card:

• Fold a piece of white cardstock in half.
• Position the heart die so that part of the cutting edge hangs over the edge of the folded/creased side.
• You can make any shaped card you want, using this technique.
• Once cut, the heart will have a small flat section on one side.  All you have to do is die cut a heart out of one sheet of cardstock and layer it on top of your card base. Now your heart is shaped correctly.  I chose to die cut my heart from some beautiful dark purple pearlescent cardstock (Crafters Companion Masquerade Ball Collection).

I used the next size heart die to cut the patterned paper.  I used the central fancy hear decoration and cut that from gold mirrorcard.  I also cut the smallest heart from gold mirrorcard.  I cut the sentiment (Paper Wishes) from dark purple pearlescent cardstock.

I layered everything to the front of my card.  I added a purple heart and some gold leaves to the inside for decoration.

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When my mom was alive, she would always tell me to finish the inside of my cards.  That has stuck with me and is why I add designs to the insides of most of my cards.

One last look.

I hope you all have a great Sunday!

Thanks for stopping by!  Lis