America!

It’s a patriotic party at Taylored Expressions! The 4th of July is my favorite holiday. It means family, friends, and a boat on the water! And, I do send patriotic cards to my friends and family, so I’m always looking to expand my collection to create handcrafted cards, party favors and little decor pieces.

My first card features the new Old Glory heart stamp. The stamp is unique in the way the stars and stripes position together in red rubber, but easily pull apart so that inking is crisp and clean. I stamped the blue stars and then positioned the stripes, removed the stars and stamped the stripes in red. So crisp!

The star functions the same way, it’s so easy to stamp the elements in respective colors without any cross-blending or contamination on the stamp as you are working.

The backdrop for the stars is a foiled America the Beautiful. I’ll be ordering several more packages of the foil its! So pretty and fast to pull together.

A few diecut stars and thread behind the star pull this together beautifully on a scalloped layer background.

The Fly Your Flag banner is quick and adorable as well. I’ve used the Land that I Love sentiment and accented with red glitter drops. The heart and sentiment looked great on the Pierced Hearts Cutting Plate piece.

My favorite card from the release is a little unconventional as I’ve used blooms from Sketchbook Blooms stamp set to create the A in a big foiled AMERICA. The blooms are colored with OLO marker, and the sentiment:

America! God shed his grace on thee

stretches like a banner over the focal panel. I love the Champagne Foil with the Foil It patterns, and I’ve accented with a thin gold cardstock frame cut from the A2 Frames Cutting Plate.

The whole panel is accented with clear Drip Drops.

Finally, I have a sweet Gus and Gertie image to share with you. This one is part of the Patriotic Promo (details below). I’ve simply popped the dynamic duo (colored with OLO) up over the Full Circle Patrioc stamped image – accented with glitter. Have a Star Spangled Day from the Foil It collection snazzes it up instantly for a cheery 4th of July greeting!

Right now through 11:59PM CT, Sunday, May 28th when you make a purchase of $100 or more in the TE webstore, you will receive the Gus & Gertie – 4th of July Stamp & Die Combo set FREE! Gus and Gertie are dressed in their patriotic best and ready to celebrate! Please note that this promotional set replaces our May incentive set during this release week. Offer valid while supplies last.