Fourth of July - Celebrating an American Icon using supplies from American crafting legends

 As part of the card hop that I am participating in, I made this relatively simple card with minimal supplies and am really happy with the way it came out. It took a few colors of ink, a card base, one sheet of white paper, a stamp set, paper trimmer, and glue to put it all together. It took me about 30 minutes from getting supplies together and thinking it up to getting it done.

The background stripes and the blue rectangle were done by running ink across the page. For the red stripes, I ran a Tim Holtz mini distress cube in horizontals lines across a white piece of cardstock, running it a few times for each stripe to get a nice level of coverage. For the blue rectangle, I ran the mini cube across in all directions to make sure that all the edges were covered and you can see the pattern it created when you look at the blue piece. Pretty cool effect when all you did was run an ink cube across paper. If you are looking for some paper to match a certain color or want to add an accent, this little coloring with a mini cube hack might work for you.

For the stamp, I chose this Heidi Swapp stamp set for 4th of July. I don't have a lot of her stamps, but everything I have - I love! I cut a small square with the saying and stamped a Statue of Liberty and then fussy cut her to add an extra layer by placing her on top of the square. I used a piece of white card between the blue and the red and white layer to help add a little more depth.

For this card, I thought Lady Liberty was the perfect choice. Not only am I long-time fan, growing up it was always so special to see her, but when our democracy as we know it is tested, we need to remember the ideals she embodies. According to the National Park Service, the government entity entrusted with her care, she "is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy." May she be a light to us all to remember, respect, and truly embody those principles. I loved making this card to celebrate this powerful lady I grew up admiring in New York harbor. Hope you like the card and can use the ink cube tip on a project soon!