Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Wave the Flag







Hi.  I am popping in really quickly to share a card for this month's One-Layer Simplicity Challenge to Wave the Flag.  I was inspired to make this card by a tee shirt I saw someone wearing that used canoe paddles for the stripes on a flag.  I was too embarrassed (or sensible) to ask the person if I could take a picture of her shirt for my card-making files.




To make this card, I cut a rectangle out of a post it, adhered it to the card, and then stamped the canoe paddles in a line.  Then, I put the negative part of the post it on the card, removed the rectangle and stamped stars, embossed them with clear, and then sponged Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink over the stars.

This card will be going to Operation Write home, and I will probably cut out the focal point and mat it, as there is an unfortunate smudge of ink that I am not happy about, but for now, it is still one layer. 

I apologize for my lack of blog visiting and commenting, and hope to get back in the swing of things soon.


Thanks for Visiting

20 comments :

  1. What a cute idea Joyce and so summery too!

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  2. Ha Ha! That person probably would have thought you were a total nut! Great idea...wish I had seen it! Great one layer card! I am going to have to pay more attention to the shirts I see!

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  3. Love how you were inspired....that would be a fun t-shirt. Too cute.

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  4. What an awesome card Joyce and a very unique flag.

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  5. Oh so cute and clever - a perfect summer card.
    Heather T

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  6. What a great idea, Joyce. I love that you can get inspiration from fashion.

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  7. Very Pretty. Love what inspired you too! I am so glad you are going to be able to salvage the card, but I don't see a smudge.

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  8. Clever design--and so perfect for an Operation Write Home card!

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  9. What an awesome card! Perfect for Operation Write Home!

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  10. Love this idea! Such a cool flag, and wonderful one layer card!
    My envelopes came and I am so happy I have them, thanks for the help!

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  11. What a super clever and COOL idea!! Love this so much and you just did such a marvelous job!!

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  12. really great idea and pretty card.

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  13. Inspiration is all around us, isn't it?! Love where yours came from for this card. Brilliant idea. Some soldier is going to love this! Bev

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  14. Such a fun take on the flag...
    love it!
    And I can't believe you didn't ask if you could take a pic...
    I would have! :)

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  15. Oh my goodness...this is one fabulous card. I love your take on the flag, so clever and just beautiful.

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  16. LOVE this design and perfect for OWH. Nicely done Joyce!

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  17. How cool, Joyce ... what a fabulous idea ... love your story of how you were inspired! Visiting and commenting ... I'm the same ... must be the time of year (hahaha ... for me that's practically all the time, all year!). Anita :)

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  18. What a clever flag idea. Good for you for seeing the design on a shirt and creating it on a card before you forgot about!

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