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happy 4th – thank a veteran with a card

by nataliegramleystamps | Jul 4, 2025 | card samples, embossing folders, masculine cards, my favorites, stamps ink paper, techniques

The Fourth of July is probably my second favorite holiday after Christmas. I am so very grateful to have been born in this great country! I am also very thankful for the freedoms we so often take for granted.

So I am challenging all of my friends and customers to send a thank you card to a friend or family member that you know that served or is serving in the military – we often do not take the opportunity to let people know how much they are appreciated and this is a perfect example. Do you have someone you know that has sacrificed in service of this special country of ours? Will you rise to my challenge and make and send a thank you card? I hope I inspire you! I didn’t necessarily have a 4rth of July stamp set but if you color the card in red, white and blue and place a thank you sentiment on it that conveys the point!

Measurements:
BASE: Real Red CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
Basic White CS: (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″

This is a simple and sweet thank you card.

Brush the top third of the Basic White layer with Real Red ink using a blending brush.

Brush the bottom third of the layer with Blueberry Bushel ink and a different blending brush. Leave the middle white uninked.

Stamp the Spring Corners thank you sentiment on diagonal corners and then stamp the small heart image in between the two sentiments using Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

Emboss the Basic White stamped layer in your Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine using the Dotted Circles 3D Embossing folder.

Because you blended the ink first and this is a deep 3D embossing folder you may get some white paper crackling through the color – I love this effect! If you do not want this effect color the embossed layer after running through the machine.

Adhere the embossed layer onto the Real Red CS base.

I adhered some white sequins (these are retired sorry but you could use our Iridescent Pearls for the same effect!) on the card front and you can send this patriotic thank you note on it’s way to your favorite veteran – mine is on it’s way to my marine brother-in-law!

Have a wonderful Fourth of July celebration! We are so blessed to be free and able to live in this wonderful Democracy – even though we may not all agree politically – we all have the right to live as we choose and that I am so very thankful for.

Hope that this inspires you to make your own thank you card for someone that you care about! Now go and create some beautiful red,white and blue artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Fourth of July and Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Spring Corners Bundle (English)

[164743]

$46.75

Spring Corners Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164738]

$20.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$14.00

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

[147138]

$9.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$9.00

Stampin' Glass Mat Studio (Imperial)

[163987]

$60.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$15.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Dotted Circles 3 D Embossing Folder

[163789]

$12.00

Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels

[158987]

$7.50

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happy memorial day more color mondays – real red, blueberry bushel and basic white

by nataliegramleystamps | May 27, 2024 | card samples, color challenge, Designer Series Paper, fun fold, more color mondays, new catalog, online exclusives, techniques

Happy Memorial Day to all! Especially the military personnel in my own family and yours! In the United States it is a day to remember the fallen heroes as well as those that have and currently are serving our country! I also love that this traditionally marks the start of the summer season for us as well! For my family it signals the start of summer lake season – boating and watersports, family and friends visiting, lots of memories to be made. Personally it is my favorite time of year! This card celebrates all of that with a very fun tri-diamond Z-fold card using the Love This Moment on-line exclusive set as well as the Beach Day Bundle!

Measurements:
BASE: Real Red CS 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″
DSP: (2) 2″ x 5 3/8″ for first panel, and right side of inside of card
Basic White: (4) 2″ x 5 3/8″ for second panel and left side of inside of card, also for back of panels 1 and 2 for writing
Diamonds
2 small size: (2) colored cardstock (CCS)
1 7/8″square
(2) Basic White CS
1 3/4″ square
1 large size: CCS 2 1/2″ square
Basic White 2 3/8″ square
Hinge piece (same color as base CS)
1 3/4″ x 3″ scored at 3/4″, 1 1/2″ and 2 1/4″

Stamp the little star image from the Love This Moment stamp set in Real Red ink on 2 of the 2″ x 5 3/8″ Basic White strips, both small squares and stamp the sentiment on the square turning it into a diamond shape first and then stamping so that the sentiment reads straight across the diamond shape, then stamp stars around the sentiment.

Stamp three of the surf/paddleboard images in Blueberry Bushel ink and fussy cut out.
Mount the three diamond shapes onto the Blueberry Bushel mattes.

Score the base card at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″ and fold into a traditional Z-fold. Adhere the DSP onto the first panel and the other DSP secion onto the right side of the third panel leaving the same amount of room about 1/8″ on three sides as the first DSP panel. Adhere the two Basic White stamped panels onto the second panel and the left side of the third panel.

Cut the hinge piece out of the same color card stock as the base and score at 3/4″, 1 1/2″ and 2 1/4″. Place Stampin’ Seal + adhesive on the first and last panels and fold in half and place in the center of the inside just to the right of the 4 1/4″ middle score line of the base card.
FOld the front of the card base closed and rub over the hinge piece to secure the adhesive.

Snip the inside point off of the large diamond and adhere to the top of the hinge piece.

Line up the top point of the first small diamond shape to the top of the card at the score line between the first and second panel. Adhere the left side of the diamond only to the first panel lining up the top and bottom points to the score line.

Line up the bottom point of the second small diamond shape to the bottom of the card at the score line between the first and second panel. Adhere the left side of the diamond only to the first panel lining up the top and bottom points to the score line.

Decorate the diamonds as you choose I added the paddleboards to the diamonds at an angle.

I decided I wanted a little more stamping so I added beach balls by stamping in Blueberry Bushel and adding color with the Real Red Stampin’ Write marker on every other section. I wanted the blue to be a little lighter so I took a Water Painter and watercolored with Blueberry Bushel ink on the other sections and added color the same way to the paddleboards.
I popped up the beach balls onto Stampin’ Dimensionals and added them to each diamond.

I added the white Adhesive-backed Sequins Trio for a little sparkle and this card is complete!

I love celebrating the little everyday moments in life – what is your favorite season, what is your favorite thing about summer?
Celebrate by making something fun and sharing it with someone you love! Go and create some art work of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie