Patriotic Pandemonium

Animals, Birthday, Christmas, Congrats, Holidays, Independence Day, Inky Stamper, Ocassions, Seasons, Splitcoaststampers, Summer

Hello friends!  I had a day of some crafty fun and wanted to share things I’ve made for some challenges.  I absolutely love the red, white and blue colors.  Most of the time it’s associated with patriotic colors and July 4th Holiday, but I’ve decided to take not just the colors, but the theme using one stamp set and a sheet of paper to create different looks with it.

First up is this really cute mouse waving his flag with a fun patriotic theme…which is what this new stamp set from Inky Stamper (called Americana) was intended for.  I printed out some freebie papers and used them on all of my cards here today.  I colored Ralph up with Copics and popped him up on a scallop circle silver glitter cardstock and stamped the sentiments and stars with red and blue inks.  I also added some sequins from the Stars & Stripes sequins mix at Inky Stamper and added some silver Stickles in the centers of those as well as the stars.  I also added one of the flags from the sequins mix next to the sentiment at the top.  (I’ve used these on all of these cards too.)

I’ve made this card for SCS Teapotter Tuseday challenge as a Patriotic Congrats card for someone in the military whose been promoted to Colonel, so this worked out really well for sending this one out.

For this card, I wanted to share that a teeny tiny image from a stamp set can be fun to use in a different way as well.  I took the “bomb popsicle” image that was stamped and colored and popped them up with foam tape over die cut stars from white glitter cardstock.  I’ve used some more of the freebie papers and added a sentiment that was white heat embossed over red cardstock and cut out with a banner die.  The tiny red stars came from that sequins mix I mentioned above.

I made this card based on a sketch for a challenge that I wanted to enter before it ended too.  (Check it out in the challenges listed below.)

And lastly using this same stamp set, freebie papers, sequins mix and color theme, I made a Christmas card with it.  I took the little star image from this stamp set and stamped it several times, colored it in and fussy cut several of them out.  It’s not that bad when you’re cutting and watching videos while you do it!

I took a circle die and traced a circle with a pencil so that I would have a guide as to where to create my wreath.  I stamped a few stars directly on the circle area and then erased the line before I colored them.  the other stars that I fussy cut, I glued some on and popped some up with foam squares.  I also added an extra star in the center of the silver bow on the wreath.

I added some silver sequins from the same sequins mix mentioned above and then placed some silver Stickles in the centers of them as well as in the center of the stars.

These were so much fun to make with all of the same products and color theme to challenge myself with.  I hope you’ve enjoyed them too or been inspired in some way.  Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:

  1. Try Stampin’ On Tuesday – sketch + cold treats (card 2)Mix Up July 615
  2. Crafting Happiness – Anything Goes (card 1)
  3. Four Seasons – Anything Goes Summer (card 2)
  4. Crafty Animals – Anything Goes with animal (card 1)
  5. Critter Crazy – Anything Goes featuring animal (card 1)
  6. Pearly Sparkles – Christmas in July (card 3)
  7. Crafty Calendar – Anything Goes (card 1)
  8. Challenge Up Your Life – Patterned Paper (all cards use papers)
  9. The Paper Fun Day – Anything Goes optional: red, white & blue (all cards)
  10. Try it On Tuesday – Use 3 colours (red, white and blue)

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I'm so happy you found me! I love to share smiles with my handmade cards! I also enjoy papercrafts through art journaling, scrapooking and mixed media projects too! Thanks for stopping by!

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29 thoughts on “Patriotic Pandemonium”

  1. Three fantastic cards! Love the patriotic theme, darling images and all the sparkle too!

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  5. I’m a big fan of red, white, and blue and also patriotic cards as I made them for years for OWH when they were open. I just love these great little freebie papers and how you used them on each design. The mouse is just too cute waving his flag, and those popsicle bombs are so much fun too. The wreath is just gorgeous with all stars, sparkly sequins and pretty bow! NJ on everything 🙂

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  7. You chose the most adorable images and fabulous papers for this selection of patriotic cards Vicki,love the darling mouse

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  11. 3 fabulous cards using the lovely patriotic colour combo- love that they’re all so different.
    Thanks for sharing at crafty Calendar this month.
    Chris
    x

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  12. They’re all great – different and all fantastic. Gotta love the red, white, and blue too! I love the middle card and your take on that sketch. Wonderful cards Vicki.
    Lynn

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  13. Great cards Vicki love the Patriotic colours,sparkle and the different takes with the P,paper
    Carol x
    Thank you for joining us at Pearly Sparkles
    Carol DT x

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  15. Vicki, all your cards are really nice, but of course I REALLY like the one you created using our Try Stampin’ on Tuesday sketch!! Congrats to your friend who was recently promoted. I like the dimension you’ve imcluded on your card with pop dots! Thank you for sharing your creative talents with us!!! -Donna

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  16. WOW, Vicki, what a great idea to do such different cards using just that one stamp set! The color combo works for every one of them. I really love the promotion in rank card. It’s an amazing use of a small stamp that might otherwise be completely overlooked. Lovely work, my friend. 😀

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  18. These are all wonderful patriotic cards. That little mouse is super adorable. And I really love how you used that sketch. The ice pops are just perfect. The wreath card is fabulous. I love the touch of the bow and the finishing star over it.

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  19. A wonderful selection of cards using the patriotic colours. Thank you for linking with us at Try it on Tuesdays.
    Yvonne

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  20. Super fun patriotic cards, thank you for sharing them with us at Critter Crazy Challenges.
    Anne CC-DT

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  22. Wow – three beautiful cards – love the little Inky Stamper mouse – looks so cute on the glitter circle. And the bomb pops on the stars is just too cute. Great job on all three.

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  23. I love these delightfully fun patriotic cards, Vicki!! So delightful to celebrate our nation’s birthday!!

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  24. You have quite a collection of patriotic cards Vicki. Red, white and blue are really appealing together, aren’t they? I’m not sure the mouse works with 3 colors but the others are all perfect. Thanks for joining us at TIOT. hugs-Erika

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  25. Very fun collection of patriotic cards, Vicki. They are festive, pretty, and oh so cute. Hard to pick a favorite but I think the first one is mine. Hugz

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  26. Great card – love your star garland.

    Thanks for joining us at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge.

    Helen x
    DT

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  27. You showed how to use a set of stamps with a rather narrow application in a very effective way. You’ve made some very different cards for different occasions. I especially like the last Christmas card.

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  28. Sorry that I am a little late to the party, but I wanted to share how wonderful your cards are. I love the use of silver, white space, and repetition on each card. Thank you for joining us for this challenge at Try Stampin’ on Tuesday and look forward to seeing you again soon!
    Anna, TSOT Design Team

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  29. Oh my goodness – I totally love your patriotic colors! I just got SO inspired to create! Have been trying every night to leave comments on your posts, but my IPad won’t let me, and I’m rarely on my desktop since Hubby’s issues started. We are getting there, one step at a time! Off to look at your other posts – hugs!

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