A Few Patriotic Creations

EDITED TO ADD: I used rubber that already had cling mount attached, so the shape is stuck to the acrylic mount permanently.

A few little thingies I created after gazing at patriotic blogs over the weekend. I made the ATC as part of a set that I am going to incorporate into Birthday calendars for my family for Christmas. The tag is for today's Theme Thursday challenge, which was to make, well, a tag! (Or incorporate one into your artwork :)

I am always looking for ways to use the rubber I have left over from rubber stamp sheets and sets. I decided to try a few rustic stars (I say "rustic" because these things I make myself are NEVER perfect. So they're "shabby chic" LOL!) I just used an ancient template I had, traced out a medium and large star, and adhered on either side of a 50-cent acrylic block.


I stamped the stars in blue and red inks on the base of a tag, and embellished from there.


The "real" stamps are from Prairie Rubber Stamps, Stampabilities, Hero Arts, and JustRite.
Have a great day!

Anniversary Numbers

I needed to make an anniversary card for my husband, but couldn't come up with an idea that wasn't too feminine and gushy. Luckily, along came the Theme Thursday challenge, which was numbers. Now that's something a guy can understand :). This card has numbers on it that are significant - some just to us, and others that anyone can relate to. For instance did you know that 143 means "I love you"? Each number stands for the number of letters in the three words. And 831 - that means "8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning." A little love number trivia for ya. The music is vintage (we were both musicians a long time ago - we met at college in a dorm called "Arts House" that housed arts-loving students). The token says "happiness" (don't know if you can see it). And he'll just have to put up with a little girly touch - a red rose for love LOL! Have a great evening.