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Playing In the Rain 4th of July Card
It’s almost time for the 4th of July so here is a Playing In the Rain 4th of July Card to celebrate! The little guys in the Playing In the Rain Stamp Set are having fun watching the fireworks, not playing in the rain this day! It’s always fun to make up a little scene with stamp sets and dies that work that way!
Although I can’t believe it is July already (unless I walk out my back door into the heat!), I do enjoy the 4th of July, especially seeing the fireworks! I thought it would be fun to make a card with the characters in this stamp set. The gray rabbit on the left is the “correct” one. The brown rabbit on the right is stamped in reverse! I stamped him on my Silicone Craft Sheet. Then I laid down my Basic White piece of paper over the top of the stamped image, rubbed the back of the cardstock, and lifted it up. Then I had a bunny facing the other way! The image was almost as good quality as stamping it directly on paper. The gray fox in the center is stamped normally on Basic White like the gray rabbit.
I colored in the animals with my favorite, the Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers, then cut them out with the Playing In the Rain Dies. The one I stamped in reverse I just cut out by hand. I also cut away the umbrella and puddle because, as I said, it’s not a rainy day this time! The die set has other fun dies like the bridge, the tree stump, and the grass. I cut those out and played with the placement until I had everything just right. The two bunnies are popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Although I don’t have any official “fireworks” stamps, I made some with dies in the Merriest Trees Dies. I used some red glimmer paper I had in my stash from a previous catalog, some white glimmer paper, and gold foil. A couple of them I doubled up. You may have other stamps or dies that you could use to make fireworks if you look! Also, the card base is Real Red with a Pool Party layer for the background. Just a fun card to make to celebrate the 4th of July coming up on Thursday!
Happy July!
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Enjoy the 4th of July!
HAPPY 4th of JULY!!
I hope you get to enjoy the holiday and see lots of fireworks! Or stamp! Either way!! 🙂
July 4th Red White & Blue Treat Box
Tomorrow will be July 4th and if you are looking for a little treat box or even a decoration or a card for the 4th of July, you can use this July 4th Red White & Blue Treat Box idea! It’s always fun to make a little something for every holiday!
For this project, I used one of the Sweet Little Boxes (which just retired from the Spring Mini but you may have one around!). You can use whatever box you have or make one! You could make a little 2-4-6-8 bag and decorate it this way! I simply used pieces of red, white, and blue cardstock to decorate the front of the box – Real Red, Basic White, and Starry Sky.
For a decoration, I always like stars, but for this box, I die cut a gold foil circle from the All That Dies. Then I used the retired Playful Alphabet Dies to cut out the U, S, and A. The little red hearts are die cut from the Teacup Dies. And since I still had the Resin Stars from the Hey Sports Fan Suite that just retired in the Spring Mini, I added a few of the yellow stars to the front of the box.
Inside the box, you can put a cookie or piece of candy or some other little small gift. Or just use it for a decoration for the 4th of July! Or, copy the front of the box and make it into a card. Whatever you think of!
Just have fun making a little something patriotic before you go out to watch fireworks!
Happy 4th of July tomorrow!
Decor For the 4th of July!
Celebrate our Independence Day! Fly your flag!
A few decorations for the 4th of July!
A few more decorations! Some old, some new! Always something made with Stampin’ Up! kits or supplies!
Have a safe, happy, and fun 4th of July! (With no rain!)
4th of July Fireworks USA Birthday Card
This 4th of July Fireworks USA Birthday Card was made in a rather odd way! The other day I was trying to think what stamp set or dies could be made to look like fireworks on a card for the 4th of July. Then I saw an idea online to use one of the seed pods or whatever it is in the Enjoy The Moment Stamp Set! I got out a piece of scrap paper and experimented! I thought it would work along with some smaller stamps in other stamp sets! And I ended up with a fireworks card for the 4th of July that was fun to make!
The card base is Real Red Cardstock with a Basic White layer. The “balls” on the card are the seed pod. There are two together on the stamp so I colored the stamp with Real Red on one, Pacific Point blue on another, and sometimes Daffodil Delight. I used my Stampin’ Write Markers to do this. Then I found some little flowers on one stamp in the Artistically Inked Stamp Set. Since they have that kind of watercolor look to them, I thought they didn’t necessarily look like flowers, they could look like little fireworks! I colored those with red, blue, and yellow markers.
After I had all the fireworks stamped, I used the tiny dots in the Artistically Inked Stamp Set to stamp on top of the stamped fireworks and even just randomly in the background with Versamark Ink. Next, I dumped on some Heat & Stick Powder and shook off the excess, then heated with my Heat Tool. After that, I dumped the stamped piece into the Gilded Leafing. It had been a while since I had used this technique so I wasn’t sure I remembered how to do it. I rubbed off the excess leafing with my hands and then with a piece of sponge, although I think before I had used an old stencil brush. Whatever is gentle on the leafing that works for you is okay. That gave my fireworks some gold glimmer!
Here is another card I made using some kind of snowflake stamps to look like fireworks! Look through your stamps, old and new, and see what you can use. Don’t forget stars – stars are great for any celebration!
The greeting is in the Blossoms In Bloom Stamp Set. I used Real Red for the diecut from the Ornate Frames Dies as a layer under the greeting. I originally planned to use the Playful Alphabet Dies to spell out USA but I ran out of room. I just used a Pacific Point Stampin’ Write Marker and wrote in USA at the bottom of the greeting plus added some little blue stars! And for extra bling, besides the Gilded Leafing, I added some In Color Jewels randomly on the card.
I won’t be sending this card since the 4th is tomorrow, but I will set it out somewhere with some 4th of July decorations! I like my little fireworks with the Gilded Leafing to spiff it up!
Have a Happy 4th of July tomorrow and this weekend to celebrate our wonderful country! Hope you get to see some fireworks or stamp your own on a card like my 4th of July Fireworks USA Birthday Card.
Sweet Ice Cream 4th of July Bars
Finally, I got to play with the Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set and since it’s so close to the holiday, I made them into Sweet Ice Cream 4th of July Bars! I got the idea from a t-shirt design I saw online! You never know where inspiration will come from! As I played around with stamping the ice cream bars, I ended up with five of them and by golly, I was determined to use all five on this card!
The card base is Pacific Point Cardstock. You could certainly use another color of blue. The layer is, of course, Real Red. The ice cream bars were stamped on Basic White and then cut out by hand and adhered to the top Basic White layer of the card.
The Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set comes with ice cream bar shapes, ice cream cones, and scoops of ice cream, sprinkles, and wonderful greetings to use for many occasions. The ice cream bars have a kind of a textured look to the stamp and are actually two-step stamping as you put the top and bottom of the ice cream bar (or popsicle) together. I tried to leave some white area on the bars so I would have red, white, and blue. Even on these bars, it was good to put a few sprinkles with red or blue for some added interest.
To ink up these stamps, I used regular ink pads and sometimes also Stampin’ Write Markers in Real Red and Pacific Point. These markers are good for coloring right on the stamp however you like to put the color where you want it. I even colored on my own stripes using these markers, just drawing them in after I stamped the ice cream bar. The little popsicle sticks are stamped by coloring the edge with the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker and then coloring in with the same color. I just glued the sticks to the back of the ice cream with a dot of Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
The three background ice cream bars are adhered right to the card. The two front ice cream bars are popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is in the stamp set and is stamped in Real Red Ink. I love the greeting on this card!
And that’s it! Now you have a patriotic card in red, white, and blue for the 4th of July holiday! Here’s another card I made YEARS AGO for July 4th!
Remember, the Designer Series Paper Sale begins today and runs through July until August 2 on select papers at 15% off!
If you have the Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set, you can make a patriotic card for the 4th of July with red, white, and blue ice cream like this card with Sweet Ice Cream 4th of July Bars!
Happy 4th of July!
Have a safe, healthy, and
Happy 4th of July!
4th of July Papercrafting Ideas
This 4th of July Treat Pouch is an easy project to make with just a square piece of designer paper or cardstock. And covering chocolate nuggets is one of my favorite things to do for a treat!
I had forgotten I made this Uncle Sam 4th of July Patriotic Favor until I got my 4th of July decorations out! You can make this whole thing out of a paper towel roll or chips container, just covering it with paper, and then decorate with Uncle Sam! Or just make Uncle Sam and decorate and decorate something else!
Look through your flower stamp sets and see it you have one that will resemble fireworks like this Flower Patch 4th of July Fireworks Card! These are some old stamps in the Flower Patch Stamp Set (retired) but you can substitute many other things!
I always liked this idea of making firecrackers out of just strips of cardstock or designer paper, then put a little piece of twine or Linen Thread coming out of the top. These, of course, are the only safe kind of fireworks to have! Try this Happy 4th of July! Happy Independence Day! card with whatever paper and stamps you have!
We have lots of ways to make a card like this 4th of July Patriotic Wreath Card with Swirly Scribbles. We have other ways to make the circle wreath or even just punch or die-cut leaves or sprigs or whatever you have to fill in the wreath. On top of the wreath just put flowers or stars or both! You can add some embellishments like Rhinestones or glitter dots, etc. for a little bit of bling and sparkle!
And last but not least, find a way to make an American flag like on this 4th of July Flag Card. Use whatever designer paper you have or cardstock or stamp something. You could make some flags and adhere them to skewers or dowel sticks or even toothpicks and use for a decoration on your table or on top of cupcakes!
I hope you enjoy these past ideas! Have a safe and Happy 4th of July!
Stitched Stars 4th of July Patriotic Card
Let’s celebrate with this Stitched Stars 4th of July Patriotic Card because that special day when we celebrate our country is coming up on Saturday! It seems amazing that it is July already! The weather outside does tell me that it is July, though! This year we aren’t having our fireworks displays here so we just have to create our own fireworks by making cards and other 4th of July projects! Use them for decorations in your home!
This red, white, and blue card is designed to make us think of fireworks and patriotism for our country with colors and gleam from the foil paper. The card base is my favorite color, Real Red, with a blue layer of one of the new In Colors, Misty Moonlight. Night of Navy would be another good choice or even Pacific Point. The stars are arranged on a layer of Whisper White.
The stars are all die-cut with the Stitched Stars Dies which first came out in the last holiday catalog. There was also a coordinating stamp set, So Many Stars, in case you still have that. That stamp set retired but the dies survived! I have always said stars, whether stamps or dies are so handy to have to all kinds of congratulatory or celebratory cards and projects.
I die-cut the “flourish” in the die set out of both Gold Foil and Silver Foil Sheets and saved all the stars that poked out of that. That way I could adhere the gold foil flourish to the front of the card and also use the silver foil stars on the card. Then I also die-cut a few red and blue stars out of the set to add to the card. If I would think ahead, it would be a good idea to use Adhesive Sheets before die-cutting on the back of the paper so they would already have adhesive on the back like a sticker. Then there would be no messy glueing with the Multipurpose Liquid Glue! But if you are really careful and put the teeny tiniest dots of glue on these thin lines, you can use it successfully.
The greeting is from the Many Mates Stamp Set, which I’m finding I turn to a lot for sentiments since it has such a good assortment! You might want to add it to your list! The greeting is stamped with the Misty Moonlight In Color Ink and layered on a scrap of Real Red punched at one end with the Lovely Labels Pick A Punch.
I added a Gold Glitter Enamel Dot to the punched piece, but I couldn’t stop myself! I added some more to the card area around the stars with the next larger size of dots. I think that was the finishing touch!
And to help celebrate July, Stampin’ Up! ‘s newest promotion started today, Bonus Days! With every $50 you spend in July, you will receive an email with a coupon code for $5 off in August! No limit! If you spend $100, for example, you will get two coupon codes in an email for $5 each to use on your order in August. Stampin’ Up! will automatically send you the email with your codes right away so be sure to watch for it or even check your spam folder for it. If you don’t receive it after a reasonable time, then let me know and I’ll check with Stampin’ Up! or you can always call yourself. You might consider printing out the emails or writing down the codes you receive so that you will have a “backup”!
Enjoy Your 4th of July Holiday!
Have a very happy and safe 4th of July!
I hope you fly your flag, eat some delicious food (preferably BBQ ribs!), eat some yummy desserts, see some fantastic fireworks, and enjoy your day to the fullest!
Easy, Fun 4th of July Papercrafting Ideas
Uncle Sam 4th of July Patriotic Favor
Use a paper towel roll or something similar, maybe a tall round tin, and decorate like Uncle Sam for the 4th of July. Fill it with candies for a party favor or hostess gift!
Happy 4th of July! Happy Independence Day!
You might not have these exact stamps, but you have something you can use! I know you do! Find some odd stamp image that will resemble fireworks!
4th of July Patriotic Crate of Daisies
If you have the Wood Crate Dies, you can make this easily and use the Daisy Punch, too! If you don’t own the Wood Crate Dies, just make a little box or use a little box you have. Make some patriotic flowers (and maybe add some candy!) and you are set!
4th of July Candy Treat Pouch
These are really easy to make! You can make a small one with a piece of 6″ x 6″ piece of paper or a larger one with a 9″ square piece of paper. Decorate for a patriotic treat and add candy. You can easily change this up for any occasion!
4th of July Wood Crate Candy Treat Holder
Another crate but you could also just do a cello bag of candy or some other treat! Fill it with some red, white, and blue candies, tie on a ribbon and maybe add a 4th of July tag!
I hope these past projects give you some ideas for whatever 4th of July projects you would like to make for decorations or treats!
Colorful Seasons 4th of July Card
It’s time for fireworks so here is a Colorful Seasons 4th of July Card all ready to inspire you to make some kind of fun card for the 4th of July! Can you believe it is July 1st already?!
I don’t have a “4th of July” stamp set so I had to use what I had. I looked through some stamp sets looking for something I could use for fireworks. I noticed these little stamps in the Colorful Seasons Stamp Set that I stamped in Real Red and Night of Navy Inks. I used the stamp that was half that image but stamped it on both sides to make the firework, but I also see in the stamp set there is one stamp that would have made a full image! Oh well. I think mine came out all right! The Crushed Curry fireworks are actually the tops of palm trees from the Waterfront Stamp Set!
The chairs are stamped from the Colorful Seasons Stamp Set. Originally I was going to die cut the Adirondack style chairs in the set of Seasonal Layers Dies but then I changed my mind and stamped these cloth folding chairs, something more like we will take to watch fireworks Thursday night.
The background on the card is stamped with images from the Waterfront Stamp Set for the grass and some blue sky. I used my Aqua Painter to soften the ink a little bit, although you can’t use much water on Whisper White Cardstock. You could also just sponge on some ink for a background. I do love that Waterfront Stamp Set after ignoring it when it first came out!
I didn’t add a greeting, mainly because there wasn’t any good space to put one! Maybe I will add one later or just stamp something on Whisper White cardstock inside the card.
And Stampin’ Up! has a July special! BONUS DAYS!
For every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax, of course!) you will receive a coupon for $5 to spend on merchandise in August! Your coupon will arrive by email after you place your order. Make sure you hang on to that code! It’s best to print out the email, write down the code somewhere or put it under lock and key in case of a computer crash or natural disaster! No limit to the codes you can earn.
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So I think our July is off to a good start! Shop for Stampin’ Up! products in July, spending $50 or more or in increments on one or more orders, and receive a Bonus Coupon to use on an order in August!
Make a card or something for the 4th of July and get in the spirit of the holiday! It’s a short week! Happy 4th!