A Patriotic Card

Today’s card is a birthday card for my husband who is also retired from the United States Army. I know that he’ll enjoy this card and it will be sitting out for all to enjoy for a while. This card can be used for so many occasions however, the Designer Series Paper “Hey Sports Fan” is on last chance sale while supplies last from Stampin’ UP! Click on the Shop with me and get “Hey Sports Fan” DSP and make a bunch of these patriotic cards.

Card Recipe

• Card Base – Cut Night of Navy Cardstock 4 ¼ x 11 scored 5 1/2  
• Front Panel –Cut Night of Navy Cardstock 3 5/8 x 4 7/8        
  • A- Poppy Parade 4 x 5 1/8 – Die cut 1 large rectangle Picture Frame *- Only use the frame
  • B- Night of Navy Cardstock 4 x 8 1/8 – same as above * – Only use the center section
  • C- DSP – Poppy Parade and Very Vanilla Stripes 4 x 2 ¾ – cut 1
  • D- DSP – Night of Navy 2 x 1 3/8 – cut 1
• Inside base layer – Poppy Parade 4 x 3¼ – Die cut 1 largest Deckle die
• Inside top layer – Very Vanilla 3¾ x 5 – Die cut 1 second largest Deckle die
• Very Vanilla – scrap piece for label and stars

Supplies

Your Biggest Fan Stamp Set 158060 / Sports Event Dies 157892

Deckled Rectangles Dies 159173, Fabulous Frames Dies 159163

Designer Series Paper (DSP) Hey Sports Fan 157882

Timeworn Type Embossing Folder 156505

Inks – Night of Navy 126970 / Paper Trimmer / Resin Stars Embellishments 158144

Directions

1. Card Base – This is a landscape card.  Using the paper trimmer, take the front section of the card and place the top right corner point and the bottom left corner point in the scoring track of the trimmer and score. This creates a triangle.  With card back in landscape, take the bottom right corner front and pushing/standing it up and then lay it down to press with a bone folder. 
2. Take the front panel and apply a fine line of Tombow glue close to the edge, then take the back side of the Poppy Parade Picture Frame (that is about 1/16 larger) and attach them together.
3.  Align the bottom left corner and top right corner with the fold line and this will center the front fairly close, do a dry fit first. This is a standup card and with this in mind you only apply adhesive to the portion of the front panel that will be attached to right side of the triangle.  Use adhesive of your choice and attach the front panel.
4. Emboss (C) above with Timeworn Type embossing folder.
5. Adhere DSP (C) to the Night of Navy Frame center section.
6. Using the star die cut 2 sets of stars.  Take DSP (D) above and adhere the stars, then attach the DSP in the lefthand corner of DSP (C) creating a flag.  Place dimensionals on the back and then place in the center of the front panel.
7. Inside layers – Using the largest Deckled Rectangle die – Poppy Parade and the second largest – Very Vanilla adhere them together and then adhere to the inside of the card.
8. Stamp a sentiment on the inside if you like.   I used Happy Birthday
9. Finish the card front by adding resin stars to keep the card front standing up when on display.

So many occasions to use this Patriotic card!  Enjoy

Happy Stamping!

Robin