Celebrate America!

Summer unofficially has started where I am...school is out, the temperature is getting H O T and it is the season of flags. From Memorial Day to Labor Day these next 3 months are full or red-white-blue flag-waving opportunities for my family and I love it! This is probably the time of the year that I am most emotional about the freedoms that have been afforded us by the lives and duties of others.

Viva Las VegaStamps has a plethora of stamps that could be used to celebrate America. I think my favorite are the photo stamps that look like vintage posters. They are simply gorgeous. For my tag today  I selected a stamp that has a collage of fireworks, the American flag, the statue of liberty and the rotunda of classic American architecture.

I've paired this beautiful stamp--which happens to be the perfect size for an ATC also--with upholstery remnants, May Arts ribbons and trim and some metal  embellishments. Miracle Tape adhered the paper to the fabric snuggly and Distress Ink colored the stamp to give that vintage feel! I hope you enjoy my tag! Thank you for stopping by!

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Salute to America

With 911 approaching I am reminded of the day when I heard the news that didn't make sense to me. We all remember hearing the it...  The news that was a reality that no one could believe was unfolding. Not a plane was in the sky.  So many lost their lives.  I remember that day like it was  yesterday.    

In memory of 911 I would like to share a few cards I made with images from Viva Las Vegastamps! Salute to America Plate 485. I decided to make them simple black & white images to let the stamps tell their story.

Using VLVS! stamps World Trade Center and 911-01 We Will Never Forget, on this card you can barely see the faint image of The Twin Towers in the center.  

To make the above card the World Trade Center was stamped with VersaMark on Kromkote Cardstock and heat embossed with Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder.

Then use the same World Trade Center image and stamp it on a transparency; heat set with Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder. Cute the image out minus The Twin Towers.  With Miracle Tape adhere the transparency to the card.  Miracle Tape is great to use when adhering parchment or transparencies.  

For the second card I used VLVS! Black Skyline World Trade Center with Reflection and 911-01 911-01 America WILL Remember from Plate 485. 

My final card using VLVS! stamps from Plate 485 are: Eagle on Branch, God Bless America and the American Flag.

Plate 485 sold unmounted is a great selection of patriotic stamps.  Each stamp on the plate is sold individually mounted or unmounted.

Stamps shown on Plate 485:

911-01 America WILL Remember

Black Skyline World Trade Center with Reflection

God Bless America

Big Apple Skykine

American Flag

Ribbon Stars 7 Stripes

America the Beautiful

World Trade Center

Never Forget. Never Surrender!

Eagle on Branch

World Trade Center Circle

New York Skyline

I'm proud to be an American!

911-01 We Will Never Forget

The price for Plate 485 is $21.95.  If you buy stamps from VLVS! I highly recommend comparing the individual stamp price with the plate price. If you plan to buy more than one stamp from any plate it may be more economical to buy the plate! 

Thank you Viva Las Vegastamps! for this beautiful plate!