Stars and Stripes

Hello Monday, my friends! Welcome to our STARS AND STRIPES challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! With the Fourth of July coming up here in the USA, I thought I would make a card to celebrate freedom. 

We've had a great month with our guest designer, Jess, who has such a wonderful talent in mixed media! I have really enjoyed her projects, as I am sure you have. Jess, it's been great pleasure working with you.

UPDATE:  I am thrilled to have my Stars and Stripes chosen as a Favorite of the Week July 6 at Splitcoast Stampers!!

STARS and STRIPES

I started by cutting a sheet of yardstick into a 5.5 inch square card, and then stamped my images on the leftover strip. I also cut squares out of the Stamperia Mechanical Fantasy paper (I think I have found a new favorite steampunk source!)

I swiped distress oxides in red first on the craft sheet, spritzed it with water and laid the paper down on it. I repeated this with the blues. 

I laid my pieces out onto the chocolate card stock square, and popped up the stars and USA. 

Next, I added in stripes of white with stencil and white paint, using a cosmetic sponge. Then, I decided on my gear placement. 

Then, I decided to have some fun with embossing powders and laid down a couple of layers of Vintage Beeswax. Note - this is a great way to create an encaustic look without the mess of wax. I heated the beeswax up and sprinkled some Boho Paprika onto it and melted that in across the card. 

Details...

There you have it, my steampunk style Stars and Stripes card. I hope I've inspired you to join us in this fun challenge! One lucky participant, drawn at random, will win a $50 shopping voucher from our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp!

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Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Black

 

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Emerald Creek SPICED MARKET kit Boho Blends Embossing Powder

 

Emerald Creek Vintage Beeswax Baked Texture embossing powder

 

Tim Holtz MINI STENCIL SET 34

 

Tim Holtz Idea-ology SPROCKET GEARS Watch Parts Hardware

 

Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform

 

Fiskars Reinforced Paper Trimmer 12 inches

 

Ranger HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL

 

Simon Says Stamp Clear Embossing and Watermark ink

 

Beacons 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue

 

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Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET 15 X 18 Reusable NSC20677

 

Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE acrylic paint

 

Craft Scissors - Tim Holtz

 

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3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER

                                        

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