It’s time for the red, white, and blue and what says 4th of July more than stars and sparkle?! When I got out my red, white, and blue paper I had a completely different idea of a card I was going to make. Then I thought of my new stamp set Simply Stars and this card came together quite nicely. It was just fine with just the Real Red and Night of Navy stamped stars, but who can leave off some bling with Red and Silver Glimmer Paper when you have the opportunity?!
The greeting on the card is stamped with Real Red ink on Whisper White card stock from the stamp set Chalk Talk. It needed a layer, though, and that’s where I was starting with the Glimmer Paper. In order to layer on the Silver Glimmer Paper, I had to hand cut the greeting following the lines around the design. It’s not perfect but it’s fine! Then I cut out the Glimmer Paper using the Chalk Talk Framelits Dies. It still seemed to need something. I adhered the Silver Glimmer Paper to a piece of Night of Navy and hand cut with my Paper Snips (an indispensable tool for cutting like this, in my opinion!), just leaving a small border around the design. The “Happy Big Day” greeting from Chalk Talk is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. They stick well on the Glimmer Paper. I thought “Happy Big Day” can easily cover the 4th of July holiday!
As I said, not to ignore an opportunity for more sparkle and shine, I punched out stars from the Silver and Red Glimmer Paper with my small Star Punch in the Merry Minis Punch Pack #126882. This punch pack was in the Holiday 2012 Catalog. It doesn’t appear in the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog but it is carried over and can be ordered. Just copy that item number into your order. That little star fits perfectly in the center of the Simply Stars stars!
I had fun making this card and I know you will too! I almost wished the card was bigger because it was fun stamping and embellishing with glimmer paper!
Make something, anything, today with red, white, and blue for whatever your 4th of July celebration is. Make a card for a neighbor. Make a party favor for your guests. Make some table decorations for your picnic. Make a scrapbook page for your 4th of July photos. Check out my posts from last year with some 4th of July ideas! Fly your flag, even if it is one of those little ones you can buy at the store on a stick.