With Liberty and Justice for all!

There is something about the red, white and blue that always helps to remind me about how fortunate I am to live in this country. Speaking of the red, white and blue, have you seen Bo Bunny's new Liberty collection? It is patriotic through and through! I know this collection might not be for everyone, but it certainly inspired me! Playing along with creating a 4th of July card and I got a bit carried away. Instead of creating one card I created 4! 4 for the 4th!!!

For this one I used the Cricut Elegant Edges Cartridge to create my stamp shaped card. I used my Gypsy to weld the two stamp shapes together.

Here I used two of the new Bo Bunny Noteworthy die cut shapes (the star and the label shape) to embellish my card.

For this one I had fun embossing the plastic packaging that Cricut cartridges come in using the Stars embossing Folder. I then stitched the plastic piece to my card with my sewing machine.

Here you can see it a little better...

For this one I used a strip of denim from the Learning Curve wraps and then layered some Double Dot ribbon in red and a brad on top.

I was also going through some photos recently and found this photo from the 4th of July last year. I took it at a local park that was celebrating the 4th. They had flags lining this entire section of the park, which is a memorial to veterans.

Seeing all of these flags inspired me to create a version of our flag as a home decor piece. I used pre-cut wooden shapes purchased at my local craft store as the foundation for the flag. The top piece is 6 x 12" and the strips are 1 x 18". I trimmed the strips to 1 x 16" and then adhered them to the backside of the larger piece to create my stripes!

I created a fun medallion for the center using a star I cut from the patterned paper, an accordion folded flower and chipboard circle and brad for the center.

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny Liberty
Brads, Stickers, Chipboard Stickers: Bo Bunny Liberty
Double Dot Ribbon in Red
Denim Wrap: Bo Bunny Learning Curve
Embossing Folder and Elegant Edges Cartridge: Cricut

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July weekend and of course celebrate it safely with your family and friends! I know we will, because we are going to be spending it at the lake with my Dad!
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Hugs!
Juliana

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7 comments

TanyaJune 30, 2011 at 9:45 AM
These are fabulous! I love that collection, its gorgeous!
mustangkaylaJune 30, 2011 at 11:27 AM
What striking cards! Beautiful work!
EmilyJune 30, 2011 at 9:47 PM
Great card set! Happy 4th!
RachelJuly 1, 2011 at 7:59 AM
I love your flag, I'm such a sucker for red, white, and blue!
GabyCreates.comJuly 4, 2011 at 2:03 AM
Hi Juliana, love your cards and your home décor flag... I stopped by to let you know that I created a wreath with your Gypsy file and would be honored if you took a look at it!
http://www.gabycreates.com/2011/07/4th-of-july-wreath.html
Thanks for sharing!!
kisatrtleJuly 6, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Wonderful projects
Julie OverbyJuly 17, 2011 at 8:03 PM
Gorgeous projects, Juliana! Will I see you at CHA?

Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. ~Mother Teresa

HUGS!
JULIANA