Good Tuesday afternoon and Happy Fourth of July. There is so much controversy in our country nowadays regarding the American Flag. I usually never share my opinion on any political subject publically but I am proud to be an American and happily celebrate this holiday and our flag. Anything less would be dishonoring all those that fought for our freedom and those especially those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. My project was made using the Impression Obsession US Flag and Flag Banner.
I took a few step by step shots of how I put this flag together. There are lots of parts and pieces but it really isn’t hard at all.
I started by cutting a piece of printer paper the exact of the body of the flag and covered it with 1/2” double stick tape and one thin piece of 1/8” tape.
I removed the backing from the tape and attached the flag body to it.
I cut the flag again in red and attached the stripes. The double stick tape holds the pieces perfectly in place.
I cut the blue star section and pushed out all the tiny stars. Next I attached the double stick tape to the back.
I lined the white star section directly over top of the blue and held it firmly in place. In the photo you see that most of the stars had already been removed. I had forgotten to take a picture when I first started.
I used a stylus to push the stars out of the white and pushed down firmly to place the stars in the holes of the blue. I removed the back off the back of the blue star section and put it in place on the flag.
I had some left over banners from other projects and decided to add three of them to the base of the flag. I just had to add one little white star on each one of them.
I love to celebrate the 4th with corn on the cob, hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken, steaks and anything else you can cook on the grill. No 4th celebration would be the same without a big juicy watermelon. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks to all of you who left me comments about your favorite tutorial style.
Card size: 5.50” x 4.25”
Oh My!!! Fantastic card!!
Hey Kittie….
You’re killing me, you know that…. Another new die I’m going to have to buy… LOL… I really love this card and plan to be making several for next year!!!! Thank you for sharing your creativity….
What a beautiful card! Thank you for your creativity even though you are way above my beginning talent. I adore your creations. Thank you also for your comments about the flag and our country! I also am proud to be an American and proud of our flag and what it stands for! As a Mom, sister and aunt to ones that are currently serving and have served our country, it is refreshing to hear positive comments. Thank you for your support.
Thanks so much for sharing your tips for creating this flag. I just bought this die even though I was worried about all of the tiny pieces. I always feel like I’m all thumbs when I’m dealing with those very small die cut pieces. Now I’ll just be keeping my fingers crossed that all those tiny stars stay in the white CS until I’m ready to push them through into the blue! 🙂
Great card as always!!!
I, too, am proud to be an American….and I love your flag and your great step by step tutorial…enjoy your week then off to vaca with your family….super duper Miss Retiree
I love this card and like everyone else am a very proud American… Congratulations on your retirement… I retired in September 2016 and just love it… Thank you for the step by step tutorial…
Bernice P
Awesome card and step photos. Thanks so much. My husband and I are proud Americans. He is also a veteran. We fly our flag daily and additional smaller ones on 4th of July. Being a happy and grateful American is not political to me… it’s part of who we are. ?
Kittie, I am SO SORRY I am late at commenting but I LOVE THIS FLAG card. I too am Proud to be an American. I started doing my family ancestry about 5 yrs ago, and found out that on my mothers side we are directly related to 2 families that came over on the Mayflower, the Bradfords and the Cookes..Only Dorothy Bradford died before the Colony was built. She got all the way to Plymouth Harbour and either jumped, or fell overboard and drown without even touching land.. 🙁 And then several other ancestors immigrated over to the COlONIES.I am only doing the direct line of my grandparents, their parents, their parents, but no siblings etc..that got to crazy. I have had a direct ancestors or a few in every single war this country has been in, the only one there wasn’t one was in Desert Storm. So I am very proud of my heritage. I will have to make several of these cards and one to go into our ancestry book. Thank you Kitty..I have been a fan of your for ages..I LOVE All your cards..thank you..Victoria