America

 As our beautiful country is under siege from all angles as never before, the 4th of July is even more important to me this year . . .

I stamped the six flag fragments twice:  first in red and then the star portions in blue.  Then I used deckle-edged scissors to cut out each of the blue fields of stars and glued them over their original positions on the red images.  Deckling the edges made them softer and almost invisible while providing a small bit of dimension.  Adding the sentiments via three different banners of red, white, and blue kept the theme going.

 May our country survive those who wish to destroy her, and may we work together to hold our Congressional representatives accountable so that we never have to face this onslaught again.

 

Cardstock:   Strathmore Ultimate White, Scraps Navy , Carnival Red

Stamps:       Technique Junkies Patriotic Fragments

Inks:             Brilliance Rocket Red, VersaFine Majestic Blue, ColorBox

                     Frost White, VersaMark

Emb Pwdr:  Hero White, Adirondack Denim

Dies:            Frantic Stamper “America”, Tim Holtz Tattered Banners,

                     Papertrey Ink Sketched Shapes, Reverse Confetti

                     Greetings Frame (banner)                 

Doo Dads:    EK punch Heart, Woolworth’s glitter Red