Crafting the Perfect 4th of July Card

 

 Hello friends! Ericka here, and today I’m excited to share a quick and festive 4th of July card I crafted using some amazing stamps and Magicals from Lindy's Gang. Let's dive into the process and the fun I had creating this patriotic card!

For this card, I combined the vibrant colors of Lindy's Gang Magicals with the adorable 4th of July Kids stamps, along with the bold God Bless America and Happy 4th Big sentiments. The result? A card that's bursting with patriotic pride and perfect for celebrating Independence Day!

Step-by-Step Process

1. Creating the Watercolor Background: I started by applying Lindy's Gang Magicals in Autumn Maple Crimson and Tibetan Poppy Teal  to create a stunning watercolor background. These magical powders add a beautiful shimmer and vibrant color that instantly make the card pop. After letting the background dry completely, I was ready to add the next layers of detail.

2. Heat Embossing the Images: Once the background was dry, I stamped the 4th of July Kids images onto the card. Using white embossing powder, I heat embossed these images, giving them a crisp and clean appearance that contrasts beautifully against the colorful backdrop. The white embossing adds a touch of elegance and ensures the images stand out.

3. Adding Sentiments: Next, I incorporated the bold God Bless America and Happy 4th Big sentiments. These sentiments are perfect for a 4th of July card, adding a strong and celebratory message. I chose to emboss these in white as well to maintain a cohesive look.

4. Drawing the Frame and Adding Stars: To complete the card, I hand drew a simple frame around the edges. This helps to pull everything together and adds a finished look. For an extra touch of patriotism, I added a couple of hand-drawn stars. These little details make the card feel complete and add to the overall festive theme.

Thank you for joining me today! I can't wait to see what patriotic projects you all come up with. Until next time, keep crafting and have a Happy 4th of July!

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Fourth of July

Hi everyone.  Today I am here sharing two cards perfect for the Fourth of July or any occasion.  

I created this one using this adorable Minion

Stamps

Sassy Cindy

Artsy Flag

Carl Being Happy

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Break The Rules -- Unexpected Use of Scraps Card

 Hello!  This is Shanna with another fun card featuring products from Crackerbox Stamps!
Ever have a vision for a card, and halfway through, something changes your direction?  That was this card for me!  

Today's card features the following stamps:

Rosie

If You Obey

Anchor

I started out by stamping and coloring the Rosie stamp and die cutting her out with a circle die.  My original vision for the card was a "angled gatefold" card--which is a card that has angled edges on both gatefold closure panels.  I was excited!  Then the math didn't. math right for me lol--and I was left with the blue panel you see on the background of the card..  Oddly shaped, and I had no clue what to do with it!  Then I decided to see what it looked like placed on a standard A2 card panel--and this design was born.

I used the anchor stamp and white pigment ink to add a background pattern to the blue cardstock piece, and then stamped the sentiment in the lower right corner using red ink.  I popped on a few red pearl embellishments to finish it off and we were done!

I rarely throw much away--thinking I will use it *eventually* --  I was super excited to see that work out for the better today!

Thanks so much for dropping by, see you again soon! 

~Shanna

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Fourth of July Card

 Welcome back everyone to the Crackerbox stamps blog.  Today I am sharing a Clean and Simple 4th of July card.  I used the flag and colored only a portion of the image to screate a decorative background.  Then I used minion to have him appear as if he is singing our national anthem ❤️

Stamps Used

United We Stand

Stuart Guitar

Artsy First Flag

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Let Your Dreams Take Flight Patriotic Card

Hi Everybody!Cornelia here today. I let myself be inspired by July 4th for this card. After all, it's coming up soon.

I stamped the American flag first. I then masked it and stamped the white firework with Versamark and heat embossed it with clear, sparkly embossing powder, which unfortunately doesn't show in the picture. Then added the dark blue fireworks and the sentiment.

The stamps I used:

American Flag Artsy

Fireworks set of 2

Dreams take flight (on sale right now)

And perhaps you want to check out those:

I hope you like this. Thanks for visiting!

Happy Stamping!

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4th of July Parade Shaker Card

Hello friends! Ericka here, and today I have a fun 4th of July shaker card using the 4th of July Kids stamp. I love this fun stamp, and it reminds me of our yearly 4th of July neighborhood parade.

I stamped the Happy 4th Big sentiment, and white heat embossed it on my red cardstock. I die-cut an opening on the cardstock and then glued a piece of clear plastic to the opening. I lined the plastic with some foam tape and added my fun sequins from my stash. I stamped the 4th of July Kids stamp in Versafine Clair Twilight and clear embossed it, and added it to the back. I attached my shaker to a card base to finish up my card. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful week!

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4th of July Flag Card

Hello friends! Ericka here, and today I have a quick card I made with the American Flag Artsy for a 4th of July card.

This was an easy card to make using Distress Ink in Prize Ribbon and Festive Berries. I simply took my ink pads and swiped them on my cardstock till I was happy with the coverage. I stamped the American Flag Artsy, and clear heat embossed the image. I then used the Happy 4th of July and God Bless America sentiments and white heat embossed them. I finished my card with some blue and red sequins and added some silver stars. Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you are having a great summer!

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Patriotic Let Your Dreams Take Flight Card

Hi Everybody! Cornelia here today. In honor of July 4th, I made a card, using some older Crackerbox Stamps.

I first stamped the flag, inking the stars in with some dark blue and the rest in a very muted dark red. Stamped the sentiment. Added the Statue of Liberty using a stencil. I went over the stripes in the torch with white, as to not have the stripes shine through too much. Brushed the body of the Liberty lady with whatever color was left on my brush (did a little bit of masking to not brush outside the figure. Took a fine liner pen and doodled the frame and doodled a bit around the Liberty Lady for more contrast.

The stamps I used:

Dreams Take Flight

American Flag Artsy

I hope you liked this. Thanks for visiting!
Happy Stamping!

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Happy 4th of July Card

Hello! Nadine here today sharing a patriotic 4th of July card.

I inked up the American Flag Artsy with some blue and red ink and then sprayed it with some water before inking it onto my paper. I wanted it to have watercolor look to it. Once it was dry, I stamped over the flag again with VersaMark and heat embossed it with some sparkle embossing powder.
Then, I randomly stamped the Fireworks around the flag using VersaMark and sprinkled some red, blue, and gold embossing powder on them, and heat embossed them.
For the sentiment, I stamped the Happy 4th of July stamp with VersaMark and heat embossed it with red embossing powder. Then I lightly flicked on some blue ink and mounted it to gold glitter cardstock and then to my card base.

Stamps Used:
American Flag Artsy
Fireworks Set of 2
Happy 4th of July

For the full list of supplies used, click HERE

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4th of July Flag Card

Hello friends, Ericka here and we are getting ready for the 4th of July here and I used some great stamps to create my card. 

 

I started out using my MISTI with the American Flag Artsy and colored the flag with red and blue with my watercolor markers. I lightly spritzed the stamp and pressed it onto my cardstock.

 

 

I repeated the same step with the United We Stand and Happy 4th of July sentiments. I love the two-tone look of this technique.

I finished my card by adding some star sequins randomly to my card. All in all, this was a super quick card to make. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a chance to play with this great new release!

For a list of all supplies used, click HERE.

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Artsy American Flag

Hi Everybody,

Some of the products I have used have been provided to me from various companies I design for. Affiliate links may be used in the links provided below.

Cornelia here today. As some of you probably know I deeply support justice, equity and diversity. The current events I feel are necessary and long overdue. We can not discriminate on the basis of skin color or anything else! After all diversity is what makes us unique and special and wouldn't it be boring, if we all would be the same?
Out of my beliefs I created this card.

Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps has this amazing American Flag in the store. I first inked it up in grey and then again in blue and red, according to the flag colors. But this way it stays subdued. I added this wonderful stencil to the bottom of the flag. It is from iStencil and you can find it HERE.

I did not think this cards needs a sentiment - it speaks for itself.

In case you want to learn more about the origins of racism I have some more information
on my blog.

Here are the 20% off stamp sale categories: 

The card technique is MASK.

You can get $5.00 store credit once a week. Each month we will have several categories on sale for 20% OFF and a technique for that month. All you have to do is make a card with at least one stamp from the sales category and use the technique (in June its "stencil") and 

post it on our Flaunt It If You Made It Page!

Vicky will put $5.00 on your store account and leave you a comment that it is done. We can't wait to see your creative work! 

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Happy Flag Day Hero!

Hello everyone,

It's Donna here, Happy June, can you believe it's not Summer yet and we are already having 80 degree weather?  We still have about three more weeks before Summer to really kicks in.  Time sure is flying when your having fun (lol).  I am featuring the newly released American Flag Waving rubber stamp and the sentiment Hero.  I thought this was the perfect stamp to show this week since Flag Weeks starts June 14th and July 4th is next month.

My card is an A2 top folding card.  I had the paper I used on my card in my stash, I cut the paper 4 1/4 x 5 /2 and cut it diagonally and added it to the base of my card.  I stamped the American Flag Waving, colored it with copics and then stamped the sentiment Hero.  I die cut the image and sentiment with a stitched die in my stash and then added foam tape to the back and added it to my card.  I added some clear stars that where also in my stash.

Here are the specials for the month of June:

Thank you so much for stopping by, please come back soon.

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God Bless America!

Hello everyone!

It's Donna here with a Patriotic card for your inspiration. Happy Independence Day to all of you who celebrate!

Here is my card and how I created it:

1.  My card is an A2 card,
2.  I used the Tim Holtz star stencil from Crackerbox & Suzy store, I used StazOn white pigment ink for the background,
3.  I then had a patriotic stencil in my stash with fireworks, I used some red glitter gel to create the fireworks in the background,
4.  I stamped the image from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps "4th of July Kids" with Versafune Onyx black ink and cut it out with a rectangle die, before removing the die from the cut piece, I inked the image background with Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire distress inks,
5.  I then stamped the sentiment from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps God Bless, and die cut it with a flag die,
6.  I adhered the 4th of July Kids with foam tape and the God Bless sentiment to my card.

Closer look

Here is the current promotion for July:

I hope all of you have a wonderful 4th of July!  Thanks for stopping by.

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