Hey everyone!! Happy 4th of July, Independence Day! Happy Birthday America! What are you doing today to celebrate? As of right now, writing this post, I'm not sure what we're doing! It's going to be perfect weather and there are lots of things going on around town... We just haven't decided! I hope you and your family have a perfect day!
I have a very patriotic and festive card to share today. I always love vintage Americana style...So that's just what I did here for today's project. The finished card is A2 size made from woodgrain paper from my stash. LOTS of distress inks, gold splatters, and rhinestones complete the look!
I started with my card base, and then layered dark red cardstock as the next piece. The top layer, the circle, the USA die, and the flag, were all stamped onto cream cardstock instead of bright white. I used Barn Door and Faded Jeans Distress inks to color the flag stamp. I used the mini inks so it was easy to put straight onto the stamp.
I used an old Adirondack Ink Pad in Butterscotch to stamp the fireworks on that top layer. I splattered everything with brown ink and edged everything with brown ink too. Looks old and cool I think. It's hard to see in the photos, but I also splattered gold ink over the pieces. It's really pretty in person!!
Close up of all the stamping, inking and splattering!! LOL. The words were stamped in brown ink instead of black ink, again, for a vintage look.
Can you see the gold paint there in the corner??
All the pieces are attached to the card using foam tape. The rhinestones work nicely for the centers of the fireworks - just a bit of shine to it all...
SUPPLIES....That's hard for today! All of these stamps are stamps I've had for many years in my collection. All of them are discontinued and I looked online for resources...but couldn't find any... The USA Die and the brown words are from Taylored Expressions. The flag is from Art Impressions. The fireworks stamp is from Rubber Soul... And the postage one didn't have any label at all! Sheesh. Have a great day!! See you soon... XOXO
Wanda! This card is amazing! You do vintage better than anyone! I hope your Fourth was fun and restful! Are you starting Christmas cards in July? Every year I say I will... but seems more like Oct.
Posted by: Julie L | 07/05/2019 at 05:47 AM
I love the older look of this card. It’s a great reminder that you don’t alwsts need bright colors to make a fab card. Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Kristi Pahlas | 07/04/2019 at 04:07 PM
Happy 4th to you and Mark... it is sweltering hot here so we are soaking up the air at our house. I may step out to grill some hamburgers later. I have a couple of new to me sets waiting for some attention so I may play with them. I have waited forever for the Versatile Vase set from Altenew and I finally got it. So I think I might try some flowers to go with it. Happy Day to your house dear lady. God Bless the USA.....
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 07/04/2019 at 09:16 AM
Thanks for making something so lovely from older supplies. We all need to work more with what we already have. I appreciate you showing that we don't always need the latest thing to make something beautiful.
Posted by: Katrina Cunningham | 07/04/2019 at 09:02 AM
Thank you for this beautiful card. I really like this vintage style. Happy Independence Day.
Posted by: Linda S. | 07/04/2019 at 05:58 AM