"Art is my vehicle through life; may we share the ride together." Ron Wickersham

Thursday, June 30, 2011

A Card!

It's been a long time since I made a card!  What with current teaching and designing commitments, I have had very little time for personal arting.  My mother loves to receive mail, especially my handmade cards, so I decided to make it a top priority to get one made for her for July 4th.



This card was relatively quick and simple as I used alot of odds and ends from previous projects.  The navy square base (old Rusty Pickle paper) was a leftover from a 4x4 swap on which I had painted and then stamped the pledge.  I covered a chipboard star with patriotic paper (also Rusty Pickle, really old, but I still love these!) and added an accordian rosette made with red, white and blue striped paper. I added some red fibers, an inked flag, and red border-punched strips. There is a tiny silver star in the center of the rosette and Stickles on the edge.

5 comments:

Robin said...

Your Mom will love it Susan! Love that little flag you used and the painted look behind the pledge...very cool!!

Hugs,
Robin

Robyn Phelan Sharp said...

I love the bunting rosette!

Unknown said...

Beautiful card Susan. I think it's perfect for your Mom.

DeeDee said...

I bet she is gonna love getting this in the mail..... lovely card Susan..I just got some of those little flags in a swap.... umm..now I know how to use them

Linda Manning Findley said...

looks super ..... happy 4th ...... Linda F