Happy 4th of July!

I love celebrating our Independence Day with family and friends! What a blessing we have been given! It is a time to reflect, honor and celebrate!

The Star Spangled Banner, Our National Anthem

by Francis Scott Key

"O say can you see, by the dawn's early light,

What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming, 

Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight

 O'er the ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming?

And the rocket's red glare, the bomb bursting in air,

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there,

O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?"

I enjoyed creating this card and adding fun patriotic elements! I added the red, white, and blue washi tape to white card stock then stamped my large number 4 to create a fun new layered element!  

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to shop at Eyelet Outlet for your crafting needs!

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Flag & Hat Brads

Star Brads (Red, White & Blue)

Grass Washi Tape

Red, White, Blue Stripe Washi Tape

Happy Crafting!

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You're a CROCSTAR!

 The little shoe charms folks are wearing these days remind me of brads, so an idea for a card was born!

On this one, I used Eyelet Outlet star brads for the shoe charms and some star washi tape in the corners and a few strips of skinny glitter washi tape as well.  I added an enamel star to the swirl beneath my sentiment.  

Trust me, whatever your Croc loving friends are in to, we've got a brad for that, so the sky's the limit on this card idea!  We've got fairies, horses, donuts, cars, cats....you name it!  

On this one I used some of our lovely round jeweled brads for the charms and added some of our glitter rainbow washi tape, skinny glitter washi tape and swirl bling.  

Thanks for being here today and happy crafting!

Hot Pink Flower Cart Box Card!

Hey everybody! I hope you had a great week! Leslie here, sharing a pretty flower cart box card created with my Scan N Cut that could be used for a birthday, encouragement or even Mother's Day that's coming up month after next! This card features our Color Daisy Brads, White Daisy Brads and Sunflower Brads, along with our Pink Jewel Bling and Enamel Stars! This was definitely a fun one!

I cut the flower cart card base from white cardstock, the cart layering panels from hot pink cardstock, the cart wheels from brown cardstock, the leaves from green cardstock, and the flower pots from metallic orange cardstock. The Color Daisy Brads, White Daisy Brads and Sunflower Brads made up the little clusters of flowers in the pots. I embellished the canopy with our Pink Jewel Bling and adhered white Enamel Stars to the wheels. 

I stamped a sentiment from the STAMPlorations Beautiful You stamp set in Memento Rose Bud ink and adhered the sentiment panel to the back of the cart. I punched several 1/2" circles and adhered them to the backs of the flower clusters to hide the brad prongs. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today - we'll see you next time!

Leslie Turner
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Independence Day Fun Fold!

Hey everybody! I hope you've had a great week! Leslie here, sharing a July 4th fun fold! You know it and I know it... July 4th will be here in the blink of an eye! I'm a certified fun fold geek and have a couple file folder pockets (each about 4" thick) full of tutorials that I've collected or created myself over the years. Today's zig-zag fold is one of my own designs that I went one step further on and die cut two round apertures to see the fireworks through, which I thought was a fun touch!

I cut the card base from white cardstock, two narrow embellishing strips from blue cardstock, and layering panels from assorted coordinated patriotic papers. Using a round die, I die cut circular apertures into the first and second sections. I stamped the fireworks on one of the negative space circular die cuts and adhered it to the third section to be seen through the apertures. I stamped the main sentiment in red ink on white cardstock, cut it with a rectangular die and adhered it along the top of the first section. I used our blue and white Patriotic Enamel Stars to embellish all three inside sections. I affixed a hat from our Flag & Hat Brads to the second section adjacent to another stamped sentiment.

 
I cut the back panel from white cardstock and embellished it with a scrap from one of the patterned papers used on the front along with a narrow strip of blue cardstock. I stamped the sentiment in red ink, added a flag from our Flag & Hat Brads and some Patriotic Enamel Stars, and layered the panel on the blue cardstock. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today - we'll see you next time!

Leslie Turner
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