AHSC702 God Bless America

 Happy Tuesday, peeps! I have a patriotic card for you today, and it is for the current sketch at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!  Here we go:

And here's our sketch:

Our church recently hosted a 250th celebration put on by our township's Historical Committee.  Unfortunately, it rained, plus there were many other activities going on that day, so the attendance was sparse.  But the Committee did a wonderful job; we had the Brandywine Harps do a concert of patriotic songs; Charlie Zahm and friend supplied songs of the era and lots of historical tidbits about the first 250 years of our country, and we heard from another historian about several different Revolutionary War veterans buried in our cemetery!  (BTW, Charlie plays all over the country, so if you ever get a chance to see and hear him, you won't be disappointed!  He looks good in a kilt, too!)  So this is to be a thank-you card to the committee for doing such a great job!

I started my card by cutting some strips from Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy and Basic Beige with a Taylored Expression die, then simply adhering them to a piece of scrap paper, then to a Basic Beige card.  I stamped this little flag from the retired Star-Spangled Banner in both the Cherry and Navy colors, did a bit of fussy-cutting, then added a wee tiny glimmery star and plopped it on top:

At first, I was a bit intimidated by the sketch, but being able to diecut four strips at a time with the die made everything go quickly!  I hope you won't be intimidated by it, and that you'll play along with us at Atlantic Hearts!  Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Star-Spangled Banner (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, White Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Sports Event Dies (ret), 1/2" Easy Strips Dies (Taylored Expressions)

Patriotic Shadow Box

Happy Wednesday, peeps! I had a little class yesterday where we made an 8"x8" patriotic shadow box.  It was a lot of fun and I got a chance to use an old Waltzingmouse stamp set that I got many, many years ago, along with some Honey Bee papers and stamps!  Here we go:

 

Each Basic Beige square was 2" with a 2 1/8" mat of Cherry Cobbler.  All the printed paper came from Honey Bee's Americana pad. Besides the WM stamp set called USA 1776, we also used the retired Star Spangled Banner from SU and a background stamp from Honey Bee called Land of the Free. Our colors were Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Real Red and Misty Moonlight.  We used some glimmer paper and various star punches and dies as well as the Alphabet Ala Mode for the letters.  I like to use patriotic decor throughout my house during the summer, so this will fit in nicely!

Thanks so much for stopping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Star Spangled Banner (ret), USA1776 (Waltzingmouse), Land of the Free (Honey Bee)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Beige, Americana (Honey Bee), White Glimmer Paper, Silver Glimmer Paper, Adhesive Sheets, Foam Adhesive Sheets
Ink	Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy
Accessories	Metallic Gems, Rhinestones
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Alphabet Ala Mode, Stitched Star Die (Paper Rose), Small Star Punch (ret), Banner Die (Pink & Main), Sports Event Dies (ret)

FMS643 Land That I Love

 Happy 4th of July! We have a lazy day and I'm having trouble getting started today!  The FMS sketch from Linda was a fun one to use for a patriotic theme!

I pulled out a couple of patriotic stamps and here's what I came up with:

I stamped one image from SU's retired Star-Spangled Banner in each color of Real Red and Blueberry Bushel, then did some paper piecing for my center panel.  I diecut it with a Perennial Postage die, although I did have to run it through two times to get the shape I wanted!  I added some diecut stars behind the image:

The sentiment was from a really old set from Mark's Finest, called American Made; it was diecut and I added some Bitty Banner diecuts behind it:

Another image and sentiment from Mark's Finest went on the inside:

And since the Time Out Challenge is featuring stars this week, I'm entering it there as well!

Happy Independence Day!  And here's a funny photo for you, totally not related to the 4th of July, sent to me by my sister in South Carolina:

I could use some of those pencils while doing my crossword puzzles every day!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed! 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Star-Spangled Banner (ret), American Made (Mark's Finest)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Blueberry Bushel
Ink	Real Red, Blueberry Bushel
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Perennial Postage Dies, Stitched Star Dies (Paper Rose), Bitty Banners Dies (ret), Banner Die (Nellie Snellen), Star Embossing Folder (ret)

IB178 Dad's Meal For The 4th

 Hi peeps, happy Thursday!  Our Inspired By photo inspiration is a fun one!  Check it out:

And here's our optional sketch, which is what I used for my card today!

I chose to make a 4th of July card, using the red, white & blue wording in the photo as an inspiration as well!  I pulled out a retired SU set and stamped two of the images in Misty Moonlight and Real Red, then did some fussy cutting and gluing:

I pieced together the red and blue images, diecut them with a stitched square die, and added some banners and stars:

I stamped and diecut a banner from the retired set Number of Years and added a diecut "4"':

I mounted everything on a piece of Real Red DSP, and for some extra fun, I added some "stitching" along each edge, using the new Stitchery set:

The design team has created some REALLY cute cards for this challenge....check them all out to see how they were inspired...you'll be surprised!  You can see them all at the Inspired By!  And by the way, the inspiration photo above?.....they're really cookies!  I made some once; they're a little time consuming, but they're fun!  Here's a similar recipe:

Hamburger Cookies from tbsp.

Aren't they cute? Thanks for stopping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Stitchery, Number of Years, Star Spangled Banner (both ret)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Misty Moonlight, Real Red DSP
Ink	Misty Moonlight, Real Red
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Large Numbers Framelits (ret), Star Dies (Verve), Timeless Type Alphabet Junior Dies (ret)