Americana

Many years ago, I made a cloth flag out of muslin in which I used buttons for the white stripes. I thought I would do the same thing only using paper, ribbons and buttons. This is what I came up with, and I think it turned out pretty well. I used Stand and Salute for the flag and inside sentiment which says "United We Stand". Found some glittery ribbon leftover from Christmas, and used some of the buttons I found at a flea market not long ago. I used Plantin Schoolbook for the outside sentiment, and welded it on the Gypsy. Added some shimmer and a lttle bit of glitter to the stars and called it done. This is my tribute to "Old Glory" and all that She represents. It makes for a pretty hefty card if you were to mail it, so I think it will just hang out in my craft room on the shelf for me to look at! Thanks for looking!

Mr. Fix It

Hello everyone! I made this card for my step-grandson to give to his Dad, who is always fixing things around the house or yard. I used the Father's Day cart, and welded the tool box together. I stamped the tags and "nailed and screwed" them to the side. All the tools ,except the tape measure, are stickers I found in my stash. The letters on the front are from Plantin Schoolbook, and the emblem on the inside from Father's Day. I distressed a piece of paper and " hung " it on the inside. Used my gelly roll pens for a little bit of glitz. I really enjoyed making this one,and I hope you like it too. Thanks for looking!

Dad's Recliner

Hello everyone! It's been awhile since I posted, so I thought I would share this Fathers Day card with you. My Dad has a favorite blue recliner that he sits in every day and watches TV , and listens to various news channels. He drinks coffee all day also, and somehow manages to fall asleep at some point during the day! Go figure! Anyway this Fathers Day Seasonal cart had the recliner on it, so I rushed out and bought it just for this card! I used color core paper for the recliner, sanded the body of the chair and left the outline unsanded. The sentiment was computer generated, and the z's came from Plantin Schoolbook. I didn't like the bright blue core on the inside so I matted the inside, added some glitter to the z's, did some inking and popping, and called it done ! Thanks for peeking!