I bought this Sizzix Step Die for 50% off. A step card is easy enough to create but I will make a different fold card more often if I simply have a die to do it for me! Plus it's kind of fun to have the rounded edge on the step layer!
I love that both the CAS challenge and the Color challenge can be combined for a fun patriotic card. I rarely make 4th of July cards but this year I have a great sentiment set so I have been having fun coming up with different ideas for patriotic cards!
I stamped the fireworks from the Red White and Blue stamp set by The Project Bin on the left panel and adhered the Stitched Star grid on the step panel. After stamping the sentiment from the set I washed my hands (Lately I can't seem to make a card without smudging ink on them) and apparently I didn't have my hands completely dry. A splatter hit the left panel so I wiped it and in the process rubbed a bit of paper away. :( I decided I just wasn't going to give the card away. My first thought was to add gems in the center of the fireworks but then I noticed I had some stars remaining and thought they might be fun as firework centers. Then I had an "aha" moment! A star fit over the top of the rubbed paper-water splatter perfectly hiding it! I think I will send this off after all!
TFL!
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Tue, Jul 03, 2018 @ 7:46 AM
Gorgeous, Angie! I think I need one of these dies, I love fancy folds and side step cards. Your design is beautiful and so clean looking.
Have a Happy Fourth of July!
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Tue, Jul 03, 2018 @ 10:21 AM
A steal at 50% off! I love that die, and your card is fab, mf! Glad you are feeling ok!
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Tue, Jul 03, 2018 @ 11:49 AM
Oh, Angie, this is fabulous! I love the design and the sentiment! I love celebrating our nation's birth too, and I hope you all have a wonderful time! Hugs! xoxo
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