Our Teaparty this week is to create Patriotic Congratulations cards for Laura, wife of Brian (ZPAW Now), who has had an amazing Army career and was recently promoted to Colonel. Wow! Brian mentions creating a card to show Laura "what she is protecting," by her service to America, so I have added a farmhouse and windmill to represent America's Heartland. Inside includes ". . . thank-you from the Heart-land."
The two-step American flag is an old wood-mount stamp, so I got out my trusty Stamp-A-Ma Jig to line up the repeated images to create the flag-filled sky. I stamped off each time before putting stamp to paper. Sponged the edges with Bordering Blue, added the panel to Night Of Navy and then to Cherry Cobbler CS. Adhered to card front.
Stamped the farmhouse and windmill in Versamark on the GKD white CS, heat embossed with the Bold Black EP, and fussy cut them out. Colored the windows and door of the farmhouse with colored pencils.
Chose the PP to represent farm fields (the green PP has little squares!). Used the dies to cut each paper into a hill. Stamped the greeting onto the bottom hill with Versamark, and heat-embossed with the Bold Black EP. Added the two star brads. Sponged the edges with Mellow Moss (green PP) and More Mustard (others). Layered them onto the flag panel. Added the farmhouse and windmill popped up with foam tape.
I hope Laura will like this, and will know that the greetings are truly heart-felt. TFL!
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 GMT Views: 328
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50743
Wed, Jul 19, 2023 @ 2:55 PM
What a wonderful way to illustrate how thankful we are for our military...I love the greetings from the Heart-land. Good job on the repeated stamping...I took still use my stamp-a-ma-jig as I have a lot of wooden stamps.
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Registered: May 18, 2004 Location: Southwest Michigan Posts: 37151
Wed, Jul 19, 2023 @ 5:58 PM
Oh, I am sure she will love this! The scene you've created is just outstanding with the fields, the flag-filled sky and that wonderful farm house and windmill.
P.S. I keep my stamp-a-ma-jig handy because I have kept many of my beautiful wood mounted stamps!
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Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32126
Wed, Jul 19, 2023 @ 8:36 PM
Liz, this is just fantastic. I love your farm scene, and that checked green paper representing the sections of land that people owned. Love those glitter star brads. You put a lot of thought into this! LOVE your flag sky line. I still use my samj too! Wonderful heartwarming and very special card for Laura!!!
Registered: February 10, 2006 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 13167
Thu, Jul 20, 2023 @ 3:52 AM
I noticed as I read your wonderful description that I began humming My Country 'Tis of Thee! You captured your patriotic heartland theme so beautifully! This is an outstanding card for Laura!
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 132012
Thu, Jul 20, 2023 @ 10:47 AM
I still use my SAMJ regularly - it's one of the things that I keep within arms reach. I think your flag sky is super, and love the rolling hills in the foreground. That type of windmill certainly says America to me!
Registered: August 4, 2005 Location: Western PA Posts: 813
Thu, Jul 20, 2023 @ 4:04 PM
very detailed... that background is perfect. This is a stunning card. Never thought of it, but I don't have a windmill stamp nor die. This one is fabulous along with the house
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