Supplies:

• Graphite Black Brilliance ink
• vellum
• 2 sided adhesive
• cardstock by Sticker Studio 'Freedom' #48411
• Distress Inks by Ranger
• Perfect Paper Adhesive
• cream cardstocblack top fold card
• pewter charm
• black brads
• rusty tin heart
• gold foil
• foiling adhesive
• wire
• buttons
• popdots

Directions

1. Apply two sided adhesive to vellum. (I used my Xyron.) Stamp Flag in Graphite Black Brilliance on vellum. Set aside to dry.
2. Tear assorted images from 'Freedom' cardstock and age edges with Distress Inks. Collage to a cream colored panel.
3. Tear edges of vellum Flag and layer to collage panel.
4. Overstamp collage with Stars, using foiling adhesive and foil.
5. Trim panel edges and attach pewter charm with brads. Layer panel with a slightly larger cream panel to a black card.
6. Apply bits of gold foil to rusty heart and wrap with wire and buttons. Adhere to card with popdots.
   
   Rubber Stamps

• Stars by Magenta 18.044.E available from CardsnStamps
• Flag by Rubber Monger #8695

Supplies:

• Blue linen card stock – Marco’s Paper
• Red linen card stock – Marcos’ Paper
• Cream linen card stock – Marco’s Paper
• Star hole punch
• Star Liberty Stamp – River City Rubber Works 1923-O (StampDiva)
• Xyron adhesive machine
• Foam mounting tape
• Bone folder
• Scissors
• Red ink pad
• Grey ink pad

Directions

Fold 8 ½” x 11” cream cardstock in half and use bone folder to crease fold line. Run red cardstock through Xyron adhesive machine. Tear strips of paper to make flag stripes. Cut 3 ¼” x 3 ¼” blue cardstock and tear around edges. Run through Xyron adhesive machine. Punch stars on the blue square using the star punch. Adhere to the top left corner of the card. Adhere torn red stripes to card. Stamp Star Liberty on a scrap of cream card stock using red ink then again on another cream scrap using grey ink. Adhere red image to a piece of blue cardstock and tear around the edges to create a star background. Cut the statue of liberty from the grey stamped image and adhere to the red image using foam mounting tape. Adhere star to the front of the card.

Directions

I stamped the calligraphy angel in Document black in on white glossy, then angled paper at various sides of the angel, and used Ranger's beach ball yellow (Sea Brights line) on a sponge, and sponged yellow angles all ove rthe page. Then I applied Ranger's Adirondack Red Pepper on a sponge and blended it on top and beyond some of the yellow angles, and Marvy's light blue on a sponge in other areas. I stamped all of the other images and words with the Document Black ink. I then sponged on more of the three colors untill all of the white glossy paper was covered in color. Then I edged the entire piece with a very fine line of Krylon copper pen. I affixed the completed artwork to a larger piece of navy blue glossy, using red liner tape. Then I stamped the word 'celebrate' with Pearl Ex stamp pad in metallic gold. I then attached that piece to a light gold metallic gold card with Xyron permanent adhesive.

Supplies:

• Navy card
• navy, white & red cardstock
• wavy crimper
• tag
• braided cord
• white,red and gold ink
  
  
  Rubber Stamps
• Words- Impressions of Faith-tiny words
• Star- Sunday International- on letters#1 sheet
  

Supplies:

• Hands~Stamps Galore
• Statue of Liberty~Beverly
• In God We Trust~ PFY.com
• Clouds/grass/Pines & water~Stampscapes
• Mountains~Sunday International
• Rock Ledge/number 4~Beeswax
• July~ Purple Onion
• Flag~QKR
  
  Directions
  Statue of Liberty stamped in permanent black and masked.Hands stamped in permanent black ink and masked.Pines and lake stamped. Mountains then stamped. Rock Ledge stamped and finally the grass. Flag using partial blue and partial red dye inks, stamped. In God We Trust stamped in permanent black ink. Sky sponged in shades of blue and then clouds stamped in a blue rainbow pad dye ink. All masks removed and everything was colored using markers. July 4th stamped in black Staz-On. Matted on bright red cardstock, then glossy white cardstock and finally cobalt blue cardstock.

Supplies:

• Firecracker die cut
• white glossy cardstock
• red and blue cardstock
• Brilliance ink pads in blue, red and gold
• Ranger blue dye ink pad
• Fresco Chalk navy blue ink pad
• adhesive
• mounting pad
• silver glitter glue and folded white card
• acetate template for the kaleidoscope center image
• decorative scissors
  
  Rubber Stamp
• Magenta Ray Corner MG 18001K
  available from STAMP DIVA
• Hero Arts Postage Stamp HA-A2231 available from STAMP DIVA
• Cluster of Stars—Bugawamps

Directions

Using a kaleidoscope template, position the center portion of the Magenta ray image continuing around to create the circle by re-inking the stamp in red ink for each impression. (Make certain each impression is dry before proceeding to the next.) Re-ink the stamp in blue dye ink and stamp offsetting corners. Ink the star cluster image in red, blue and gold (one color at a time) and stamp randomly. When dry, add glitter glue to the ray points. Stamp the postal liberty image on a scrap of white cardstock with Fresco chalk ink. Cut out with decorative scissors and mount to a slightly larger blue card.

Assemble the card front as shown and use a mounting pad for the postal image.

Supplies:

• White Card
• Black & Tan & Cream Card Stock
• Gold pen
• Thin gold wire
• Color Box Ink... Maroon
• Ancient Ink..Black...Blue
• 2 Gold star buttons
  
  
  Rubber Stamps
• Large Patriotic Heart and Star
  ggdesigns
• Small and Med.Solid stars
  ggdesigns

Directions

1. Cut Black card stock to fit white card leaving a slight white showing. Edge with gold pen
2. Cut Tan cs slightly smaller then the black and also edge in gold.
3. Stamp in a muted blue, the different size solid stars randomly on tan cs. Set Aside.
4. Stamp Ribbon stamp in muted blue on cream colored cs and stamp Heart & Star over that in Maroon & then cut into separate squares.
5. Cut two pieces of black cs slightly larger then the stamped pieces.
6. Wind the thin gold wire around black cs and secure in back.
7. Add the stamped pieces on top of the black.
8. Layer those pieces at slightly different angles on top of the tan cs.
9. Stamp God Bless America on a piece of the cream cs and smudge edges with
   maroon ink and wrap gold wire around this piece and secure in back. Tape to bottom left side of card.
10. Add the two gold star buttons to the bottom of right side of card using glue.

Supplies:

• Tim Holtz’ Distress Inks: Black Soot, Old Paper
• Marvy Markers: #3 Blue, #65 Cherry, #40 Brownish Grey
• Light Grey Parchment Cardstock
• Navy Cardstock
• Masking Magic
  
  Rubber Stamps
• Beeswax
  Abe 1005J, Flag 759I, Eagle Seal 853F, Declaration of Ind. 903M, America Beautiful 65F)
  
  

Directions

Stamp Abe image with black ink on grey cardstock and apply mask. Next stamp Eagle seal using Old Paper ink in lower right corner and upper left corner behind head. Color rubber image of flag using Marvy markers and stamp in center behind Abe image. Allow to dry and apply mask over flag. Stamp Declaration over flag using black ink and allow image to overlap Abe image slightly. Carefully remove masks to avoid wet ink from smearing from mask portions. Stamp greeting on side. Use stipple brush or color duster to apply Old Paper ink to cardstock around edges for aged look. Repeat application of applying Old Paper ink to another piece of grey cardstock for larger layer. Assemble the card. Finished Card 5 ½” x 6 ¼”.

Supplies:

• Red cs, blue cs, white cs
• acetate
• Memories blue and red ink pads
• Stayz on Blazing Red ink
• Glaze gel pens available at The Stamping Bug
• Red and blue glitter local craft store
• Glue Pen
• Double sided tape.
  
  Rubber Stamps
• July 4th (k205) & God Bless (co15) available from My Hearth Stamps for you
• USA Map by Rubber Stampede

Directions

1. Layer a red panel on a blue card. Layer a white panel on the red panel.
2. Stamp July 4th stamp on acetate in blazing red stayzon.
3. Color in with gel pens and add some blue glitter to accent the star bursts.
4. Cut out around the image and attach to white cs. Mask the image and stamp USA map in blue memories ink.
5. Color in a few states on the map with glue pen and accent with red glitter.
6. Stamp God Bless America over the USA map in red memories ink.

Supplies:

• Rubber Stamps:
• Oh Domino -statue of liberty
• Sunday international - Patriotic # FS51
• Fluid Chalk inks - color box
• Lipstick red
• Blue iris
• Creamy brown
• Bisque
• Stazon black inkpad
• Colored pencils
• Cardstock
• Bamboo bead
• Fiber
• Ribbon
• Glass beads
• Crystal lacquer
• Dry wall tape
• Brass charms
• Double sided tape
• Assorted Cancelled postage stamps

Directions
Stamp bamboo bead with statue of liberty stamp in black stazon. Using direct to bead draw flag background with blue and red fluid chalks. Letting dry. Seal with Crystal Lacquer. Run fiber through holes and string with beads. Age Blue cardstock with bisque & brown chalk inkpad using DTP. Do the same for postage stamps. Stamp images on Manila paper with a combination of blue and red fluid chalks. Color with colored pencil. Cut out or tear images as shown. Age with bisque and creamy brown chalk pads, keeping most of the color around edges. Color dry wall tape with red chalk ink; apply to blue cardstock as shown, tape paper items and glue charm and beads with crystal lacquer. Attach to red card.

Supplies:

• Glossy card stock
• Dye inks
• Star punch
• Watercolor paper
• Watercolors
• Red and blue layering paper
• Black card
  
  Rubber Stamps:
• Lost Coast Designs
• Other images misc. clip art

Directions

1. Stamp the lost coast design stamp 4 times: dark blue, red, pink and lightnblue. Cut all four to same size, aligning them together before cutting.  Place the pink image as the base. Cut the blue and light blue into square for the flag "stars" area. Punch the dark blue square with the stars punch.  Mount using mounting foam the dark blue on the light blue. Mount the blues in the upper left hand corner of the image. Cut the red image into strips horizontally. Mount every other red strip onto the pink (for the stripes of the flag).
2. Run watercolor paper through inkjet printer after setting up clip art to print. Mount the flag onto the water color paper with the desired images printed. Watercolor over the images, being careful with the black ink, as it will smudge if worked with the water.
3. Mount onto the layering red and blue, and mount on card.

Supplies:

• Cardstock-blue, red, glossy white
• White embossing powder
• Versamark ink pad
• Ultramarine Staz-On
• Small white slide mount
• White Twill tape
• Tag punch
• K & C Military die cuts
• Scrabble letters Jolee'

Rubber Stamps

• Lg Star Spangled-Stampington
  Stamp Diva
• United We Stand source unknown
• Big Apple Viva Las Vegas

Directions

Cut blue cs to measure 12 x 6. Stamp star spangled with versamark and emboss on blue cs. Punch red tag. Emboss big apple on tag. Stamp the united we stand words one by one over twill tape using the ultramarine. Trim to fit bottom of card. Stick red tag into tape.

Age slide mount with walnut ink. Place photo inside and place USA on right side. Mount stars on left corners. Mount above tag. Mount Navy man above slide mount. Tie fivers on left side.