HEARTFELT CREATIONS BOTANICAL ROSE PATRIOTIC CARD
Hello, my stamping friends! A heartfelt thank you for stopping by Guneaux Designs. If you have stopped by in the last several weeks, you may have noticed that I have used Heartfelt Creations products to create a few cards. I have fallen in love with their products! 🙂 This card share today is a Heartfelt Creations Botanical Rose Patriotic Card.
This card is for this week’s Color Challenge, CC640 on Splitcoaststampers. The hostess chose a wonderful color combination of SU Dapper Denim, Real Red, Smoky Slate, and Whisper White. As a “dessert” option, she asked for something patriotic.
When I think of the word, patriotic, the American flag comes to mind. However, the definition of patriotic is, “of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot”, or something that represents the love of one’s country. Giving thought to that, I decided not to use a flag image, but to use the National Flower of the United States, which is a rose. The rose was designated the official flower and floral emblem of the United States in 1986. Thus, I made a white paper rose the main feature of my card.
To create my card base, I decided to fold the front in the form of a “V” for victory. Then as I was adding the patriotic ribbon, I realized that the form of the card front with the ribbon appears as a metal that one would receive for a significant achievement (e.g., gold medal for the USA). That reinforced my thought process regarding how to decorate the card.
The white sentiment is difficult to read as it is a small print and embossed. It says, “It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible. George Washington”. I love the sentiment and am in total agreement with it. The sentiment is from an ODBD stamp set, God Bless America.
With all of that being shared, when I look at the card, patriotic is the word that quickly comes to mind. I hope you enjoy the card!
Stamps: Heartfelt Creations Botanical Rose, Heartfelt Creations Large Classic Petunia, ODBD God Bless America
Paper: SU Real Red and Neenah White Card Stock
Ink: SU Craft White, SU Smoky Slate, Copics, and VersaMark
Accessories: Heartfelt Creations Botanical Wings Dies, Heartfelt Creations Large Classic Petunia Dies, Prills, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Ribbon
God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen
Firm Reliance on Divine Providence!
James 1:22
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
