Celebrate America with a Patriotic Handmade Card

If you are a lover of our Red, White and Blue, you will adore this pup-tactic patriotic creation that shimmers with explosions of crafty goodness.

Happy Fourth of July! Today we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary of signing the Declaration of Independence. This Patriotic card was made by our talented designer, Maurilia, who says it was a joy to create. We hope you give it a try and celebrate this special anniversary of this great nation. Happy Crafting!

Select the navy blue paper from 2208 Life Upon the Sea as your background. Trim the 6×6 paper to 4 1/4 x 6. Next gently splatter the panel with white paint to create a starry night.
Die cut the 3 fireworks using 5319-04D Star Bursts/ Fireworks Die once panel has dried. Next chose glitter paper of your choice. I used red, gold and white. Use basic circle dies to cut each firework to avoid any unnecessary bulk.
Die cut the word celebrate using 5801-02D Celebrate w/ Shadow Die in white glitter paper. Cut out two more in heavy white card stock for stability. Adhere all three words together with glue.
Die cut the word America using 5742D Vintage Alphabet Die letters in red glitter paper. Cut out each letter twice more in heavy white card stock for stability. Adhere all three letter layers together with glue.
Stamp and die cut the dogs (backside) using 3486-02 Dogs Front and Back Stamp and 3486-02D Dogs Front and Back Die. Color them in using alcohol markers in shaded of browns and grays. I trimmed my dogs to 8 using scissors on one end so that they would fit nicely on the night sky panel. Add foam adhesive behind the dogs for dimension.
For festive fun, I used red striped and red polka dot paper on the left side of the card. U will need to cut each of these to 1 x 6. The scallop is made by using 5218D Rectangle Combo 3 OPC Die twice. Adhere this scallop outer edge with glue. Don’t worry about the seam. We will cover this with an embellishment.
Now assemble the card. Attach the strip paper then the scallop edge then the polka dot paper letting each layer peak out a bit. Attach these onto a folded card base with glue. Attach the night sky adjacent to these to fill the card base.
Adhere the word celebrate under the fireworks. Adhere the America using a straight edge ruler to properly align the letters below celebrate. Adhere the dogs on the bottom of the night sky.
Lastly addy white bakers twine in between the scallop edge and red polka dot paper. Tie a bow and hot glue a red bottom to cover up the scallop seam.
Using 5618D Small Classic Alphabet Die die cut the letters Happy Fourth for a fun inside sentiment in shades of blue and red.