Friday, June 28, 2019

Masculine Patriotic Card - Stamped in a Different Way


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Hi, Friends......

Do you like stamps? I do. I'm not talking about rubber stamps...I love those, too, but I mean postage stamps! I save them all.....but that probably should not surprise you, since I keep pretty much everything that I might be able to use to make a card.

I have been collecting flag stamps for some time with this very idea in mind: to collage them for a patriotic card background. I tore the excess paper away from the stamps and then smooshed them around in some watered down Distress Ink to age them. After gluing them onto some cardstock, I dry embossed them with the pattern inside the folder inked up with red ink. The foiled stickers added to the fun.



Supplies used include:
Winnie & Walter - Essentials: Katharine Cutaways die set
Stamps from my stash
Cardstock from my stash
Distress Ink in Walnut Stain
Darice - Assorted Stars embossing folder
Versafine ink in Satin Red
Foiled Stickers from a thrift store
Baker's twine from my stash

Hope you liked my "stamped in a different way" card. Thank you so much for stopping by today.

🖤
Janis


Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Stars and Stripes
2. Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #96 - Spots and/or Stripes
3.
TCP June Challenge #358 - Summer
4. Let's Create June Challenge - AG w/ opt. Masculine
5. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - June
6. Simon Says Stamp June Work it Wednesday - Foil it! (The stickers are foiled.)
7. Word Art Wednesday Weeks #392-393 - AG
8. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
9. Double D Challenges - Pick a Pattern
(I chose stars and stripes!)



12 comments:

  1. Ooooh - that is super cool. I LUV it :-) xxx

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  2. Oh my gosh, I just love this artsy patriotic card! I have envelopes full of stamps that I've saved off of envelopes but never thought to sort them into themes. Love the distressing and aging, and really love the inked star-embossing! Now you've got me inspired to dig out my old cancelled stamps and see what I have.

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  3. How clever idea using postage stamps!!! Wow!! You made a fabulous collage with them, and such gorgeous design!!! Very well done!!

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  4. I LOVE your postage stamp card! Now I wish that I had saved all those flag (and other) stamps!

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  5. Fabulous design. I love how you created the background... co creative.hanks for sharing with us at Double D Challenge Blog. We hope you will join us in future challenges.

    Kathy
    DD DT

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  6. Love this idea of making a collage of postage stamps.

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  7. Just FABULOUS Janis! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Pick A Pattern’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

    Darlene
    DOUBLE D Challenge Blog
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS Please stop in for a visit!

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  8. Fabulous details on this gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us at Double "D" Challenges.
    Amelia (Double "D" Challenge Design Team)

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  9. haha that cat photo is so funny!
    Beautiful card!
    hugs

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  10. What a great collaged background - perfect for your card.

    Thanks for joining us at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge.

    Helen x

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  11. Great use of those stamps, thanks for sharing over at Paperbabe Stamps.
    Creative wishes Tracey DT

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  12. Very pretty tribute to the brave soldiers. Lovely collage on the background. Thank you for joining Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

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THANK YOU so much for taking the time to leave a comment. Your kind words encourage me so very much!!!

Have a lovely day!
<3
Janis