4th Of July Celebration

Happy 4th of July 🇺🇸! To celebrate, I made this patriotic card after watching Gina K make a similar one. The 4th has always been a big holiday in our family. I hope you like my card!

I began with a 5 1/2" x 11" piece of cardstock. I placed a piece of Gina K Masking Magic on top after cutting it with the Gina K Master Layout 11 frame die. 

For stars, I used Lawn Fawn Starry Sky Stencil and Prize Ribbon Distress Ink. For stripes, I used My Favorite Things Radiating Ray's stencil and Barn Door Distress Ink.

To give a look of dimension, I cut three more frames with the die out of Neenah 80 lb cardstock A2 panels. I glued all three together, then trimmed 1/8" off each side.

Once dry, I adhered the frames to the stenciled cardstock. I then trimmed down the panel to the same size as the diecuts. 

Keeping with the summer feel, I chose an umbrella and beach ball from Lawn Fawn's On The Beach set and a pail from their Life Is Good set. I colored these with Copic markers. I die cut an extra umbrella and adhered it behind to give it extra stability.

For the sentiment, I stamped out Pink Fresh Studio's Perfect Sentiments. It's a single stamp with a single die that completes all sentiments at once.

I adhered the panels onto an A2 size piece of Gina K Blue Denim cardstock. I put the sentiment on with foam squares on the sides and glue in the middle. I glued the pail and ball directly to the stenciled panel. I popped up the umbrella with foam squares so it would be flush with the frame. The final touch was holographic stars cut from Lawn Fawn's holographic cardstock using Lawn Fawn Hearts and Stars Mini Tag die.