It's Independence Day in the USA and, to celebrate the occasion, I have three patriotic cards to share. BUT . . . before I do that, I have a special garden flag to share:
How cute is that flag??? My son and Ramsour (the Border Collie on the flag) share a birthday, and this was one of their gifts last month. Choosing a photo for the flag was very difficult because we have so many excellent choices, but I thought this photo perfectly captured Ram's handsome face and his love for playing outdoors. The fact that one of his all-time favorite toys was in the picture further sealed the deal!
As for the cards . . . I always enjoy making patriotic cards, but I didn't really have any great ideas this year. Following are some of my creations:
It's hard to tell from the photo, but the white background was embossed with a woodgrain texture. I loved the punched banners (from the retired Banner Blast stamp set) and glittery stars, but the card just seemed like it needed something else--even with the silver heat-embossed sentiment and twine.
The above card with the cute hanger was an idea I saw on Pinterest, and I loved the hanger. However, I wasn't sure that the hanger would stay attached to the card since the bottom of it was just barely resting on Stampin' Dimensionals behind the punched banners. So, I ditched the idea of using hangers and went with this one:
The final design (shown above) was my absolute favorite! Can you see the star-embossed background? I'll probably never let that embossing folder leave this house! The retired Seaside embossing folder was used to give texture to the Whisper White layer, and I really like the way it mimics stripes that appear to be waving. Again, the sentiment was heat-embossed with silver embossing powder, which paired nicely with the silver glittery stars.
Wherever you are and whatever you do today--especially if you live in the USA--I hope you find a way to celebrate Independence Day. There have been a few times in my life when I thought our founding fathers would be so disappointed if they were alive today, and I especially feel this year that their heads would hang very low. Perhaps the best thing we can do for our country is pray--pray very hard that we learn to live in harmony and just be kind.
1 comment:
Super cute flag and loving your cards. The hanger is so cute. I agree with you. We need to pray,pray,pray for our nation. We are definitely going through some sad times. God bless the U.S.A. Happy Independence Day!
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