Hello friends! Happy 4th of July! Woot woot! I hope that you have a wonderful day planned! What do you do to celebrate? Fireworks? Picnic? Hanging out? Whatever it is....enjoy! For the Taylored Expressions fans, I have a bright and starry card over on the TE Blog today if you want to check it out. I love making patriotic projects! There is nothing better than the red, white and blue of our flag....
I had some fun inking up my favorite Tim Holtz patriotic supplies...and lots of stars...for this card I'm sharing with you today. I wanted my card to feel old fashioned and vintage.... Because that's another thing I love - vintage Americana! I was kind of wishing I had a background stamp of the Constitution - wouldn't that be cool as the bottom layer?? I'll have to check into that!
I started by stenciling a panel of stars diagonally across a piece of watercolor paper in Antique Linen Distress Ink. Then I roughed up and sponged the edges of the panel. Then I watercolor painted some flags and the USA Mini Blueprint stamps. I stamped them in brown ink first.
Here is my bottom layer, with the stars...
I always have to make my own matching ribbon...
I threw in some #hashtags stamps in the corner...and also added some gold metallic stars for good measure.
This laurel leaf embellishment started of silve/bronze. I added a layer of Wild Honey Distress Paint over the top of it to make it look golden, then mounted it over my ribbon bow...
HAPPY 4th OF JULY EVERYONE!
I had big plans to light sparklers and stand in the rain with them because it looked like rain, felt like rain, smelled like rain, but it didn't rain. So I didn't. It did rain last night though so Joe and I went outside in the rain with our sparklers. So disappointing. It wasn't dark yet so there was that and the sparklers were these weeny little things. Sparklers were so much cooler when I was a kid.
Anyway, love the Tim Holtz blueprint card. I had those stamps out this year but didn't get to them. That Independence Day rather snuck up on me.
And someone makes a stamp of the Constitution We The People.... I used to have it. It would look awesome in the background indeed!
Posted by: Princess Judy | 07/14/2014 at 12:41 PM
Better late than never...this is GORGEOUS! :)
Posted by: Kathy Martin | 07/09/2014 at 06:12 AM
Vintage Americana! One of my most favorites looks! This is stunning, Wanda! I love the star stenciled background...and love that you used Antique Linen ink. The hashtags and flags are just fabulous. And how clever of you to alter that laurel leaf pin!
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 07/08/2014 at 05:20 AM
Wanda, this is absolutely gorgeous!!!! Love the vintage american feel to it. Hope you had a great 4th :)
Posted by: Debbie Carriere | 07/06/2014 at 07:54 PM
Impression obsession has the background word stamp you're looking for (currently on sale at Ellen Hutson).
Posted by: julie | 07/05/2014 at 05:02 PM
Absolutely fabulous Wanda! Happy Independence Day!
Posted by: Tracey McNeely | 07/04/2014 at 09:05 PM
That is the Greatest "4th of July" card I have ever seen!!! Ecerything about it is spectacular!!! Have a great day!!!
Posted by: Fonda Jo | 07/04/2014 at 09:01 AM
So GORGEOUS..love the vintage feel of it!!
Happy 4th of July Wanda and Mark!
have a great weekend!
Hugs Holly.
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 07/04/2014 at 01:37 AM