Showing posts with label 4th of July card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 4th of July card. Show all posts

Monday, July 1, 2013

Happy 4th of July Stampin' Up! style


Happy Fourth of July! 
I know it is a little early, but I thought maybe you would want to make some of these to send, too.  I first cut the white and red cardstocks using the Top Note die.  Then I cut the Real Red piece in 1/2 inch sections.  I adhered the red on top of the white, then ran it through the Big Shot with the Stripes Embossing Folder.  I used a piece of 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inch Midnight muse to make the corner piece (make sure you put it in the correct corner!), then ran it through the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.  I trimmed it down slightly, so the corners of the Top Note die would match.  I punched out the stars from Silver Glimmer Paper and adhered them to the flag with glue dots. 

Paper:  Real Red, Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Silver Glimmer
Other:  Embossing Folders Stripes and Perfect Polka Dot, Star Punch from the Merry Minis Punch Pack, Top Note Die (retired), glue dots

Although the Merry Minis Punch Pack is not in the current catalog, it is a carryover item.  You can see all of the great holiday products that carried over and are still available here. 

Monday, May 28, 2012

American Flag Stripes Embossed

Happy Memorial weekend!  This past week, I had the opportunity to meet with a wonderful group of women and tell them about Operation Write Home.  We created many cards to send overseas to the troops for them to use to send back home to loved ones.  Check out more about the program here.  As a thank you to these women, I created this card using the Stripes Embossing Folder.  I inked up my brayer with Cherry Cobbler ink, inserted the Whisper White cardstock into the folder and ran it through the Big Shot.  The star was a bit trickier, since I don't have the retired star punch or the retiring star die for the Big Shot.  I broke out my Cricut and found a cartridge with a star on it.  The Silver Glimmer paper made a great star, but I had to use an exact-o knife to completely cut it out.  I added some retired Cherry Cobbler dotted ribbon and adhered the card together. 

Thanks for SU! demonstrator Joanna at a CASE of art for the inspiration for this card!