With this being Memorial Day weekend, I thought a Patriotic Red White and Blue Thank You Card might be in order. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those men and women who died while serving in the United States military. It’s actually a somber holiday even though most of us enjoy the three-day weekend and maybe travel, shop, or have family gatherings. But it is important to think about why we have this special holiday.
I was reminded that poppies are flowers of remembrance on Memorial Day. I’m not sure these flowers in the Timeless Arrangements Stamp Set are poppies, but they could be! I made a card recently similar to this one with this flower randomly stamped for the background of the card front in Sweet Sorbet, a monochromatic card. I put the card in my Tuesday stamping newsletter for an easy project. (You can sign up in the red box in the sidebar.)
That card gave me the idea to make this card using red, white, and blue. The card base is Real Red, with a layer of the “backside” of one of the sheets in the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper. I thought this dark blue striped paper was perfect for this card.
The center piece is Basic White, 4 1/4″ x 3″ layered on a piece of Real Red cardstock 4 1/2″ x 3 1/4″. I stamped the flower in Real Red ink and also Blueberry Bushel ink. Just stamp randomly with some flowers going in different directions and some running off the page. (Just have scrap paper underneath!)
The heart is one in the Heart Punch Pack, which, unfortunately, retired recently. However, it was still on my punch rack so I used it! I originally intended to use the small heart in the Radiating Stitches Dies, in the Online Exclusives, but I thought it was a little small. You likely have heart punches or dies in your “stash” so you can see what suits you if you were making this card.
The heart is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the greeting is stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink on a Basic White banner from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I put Stampin’ Seal in the middle of the banner and the Mini Dimensionals on each end of the banner and adhered it across the heart. The greeting is in the Timeless Arrangements Stamp Set.
You could make this same card design using different colors and a different greeting. It’s actually a very basic card design and easy to make. See what variations you can come up with!
Remember, the Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper sale begins on June 1st!