Heroes

Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge  this week celebrates Heroes

This card celebrates the men and women who serve our country.  My brother and his newly wed wife are serving in the armed forces. I was thinking of them when deciding what to create. 

 The card uses a mix of Artistic Outpost images to create a card celebrating our soldiers.

I started from a kraft card base.  I added two banners embossed with stars. I distressed and sponged the edges of the banners.

I stamped the solder on white cardstock using black ink. I then cut the image out and sponged with brown dye ink. 

I colored the flag portion of the stamp using watercolor markers:

After I colored the image with my red and blue marker I spritzed it with my water bottle to keep the ink moist.  I layered the solder over the flag. I distressed the edges of the flag image and sponged it with brown dye ink.

I stamped the Hero sentiment by coloring the stamp using the same watercolor marker and stamping it onto white cardstock.

I decided to add hinges onto the edge of the card:

I took the little screws that came with hinges and cut the ends off using my wire cutters.

I always cup my hand over the screw when cutting. (I had heard of someone shooting it into their eye!)

I then just glued them into the opening after gluing on the hinge.

I also wanted to create a card in remembrance of 9/11.  There were so many heroes during that difficult time and this card remembers them:

Products:  Artistic Outpost Hero,  Artistic Outpost - She-Roes, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Stars, Ranger Distress Inks - Broken China, Ranger Distress Marker - Broken China, Ranger Distress Marker - Fired Brick ,  Paper Artsy Hardware

Come join us and play along in the challenge.  Everyone who plays along in the challenge has an opportunity to win a $50.00 Gift Voucher to Simon Says Stamp.

 

Have a wonderful Monday!

Suzz