It feels like a "God-wink," a Divine appointment, that just as I am sitting at the keyboard to write today's blog post, the commercial on the TV in the background is talking about how our brave firefighters run toward danger rather than away from it. I will never ever forget watching the news coverage of September 11th when the firefighters and first responders of FDNY ran bravely toward those two towers still determined even while understanding the horrific danger.
Our policemen, firefighters, first responders, and our military make me so very proud to be American. I'm so grateful for them! They came running when the ginormous tree fell onto our home in September of 2004 from Hurricane Jeanne, and they even came to change a smoke detector battery that is so high up that we couldn't get to it ourselves! Our Station #22 is awesome! And hey, speaking of hurricanes, please include the linemen in this group...they come from far and wide to get our power going again after the storms knock everything out. Another reason to be extremely grateful!
This is an easy card to make and looks like a traditional card when closed, but reveals an extra fold on the inside once opened. The base is a standard 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch piece of card stock folded portrait style, with another 5 1/8 x scant 8 1/2 inch piece (scored at 4 and 6 1/4) adhered to the inside. The window die-cut into the card front allows the circular focal point to peek through from the inside.
Here's the card half-opened. The right half of the circular element is adhered to the interior fold.
When fully opened, the date, pledge, and "Patriotism" sentiment become visible.
To get the cleanest ink impressions, plan your layout and stamp the sentiments before adhering the various elements together.
- Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - The American Eagle Bundle
- Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - The Pledge of Allegiance
- Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Patriotic Sentiments
- Stamp Simply Steel Dies - Fishtail Sentiment Banners
- Stamp Simply Steel Dies - Welcome Baby Basics (baby star)
- Spellbinders Nestabilities - Standard Circles SM
- Spellbinders Nestabilities - Standard Circles LG
- echo-park-let-freedom-ring-6x6
- Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 105# Cardstock - Gold 6 ct
- Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz - Countdown
- Memento ink, Copic markers
- Faded Jeans and Fired Brick distress oxide inks for sentiments
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