Today I am really excited to share with you how I made the 4th of July card! I have always crafted and even own a Cricut, but like with all things sometimes it collects dust. I wanted to make a card to share today and really for making cards there is no comparison!
I really wanted to utilize some of my art supplies with card making and I loved how the two merged. My favorite is probably the stars on the flag. Read on to see how how made it.
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When designing a card it is all about experimentation and sometimes throwing things out to make a better product. I can already see something I would change. But there is also a time to stop making changes. It is like coloring. Sometimes too many changes can be too much. The only things I would change with the card is no glitter on the white stars just on the blue background.
The first thing is I did is designed the card in Cricut Design Space. It is a little clumsy, but knowing a few tricks can make it easier. Click here to get my files I designed: COMING SOON.
Then I cut out all my components.
My scraper is well loved as can be seen.
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Here are all the components to my design. My white card stock was a little heavier. Next time I would turn the cut dial more toward fabric for that. The other cardstock was fine. I had to cut a little with the cricut scissors.
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I used Tombow Adhesives to glue all the componets.
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I have used Tombow adhesives for years. They recently sent me this adhesive. It is smaller and sticks better than the old one I have.
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Then I colored in the letters with Tombow alcohol markers. I did not love the red of the marker on the blue.
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I colored over it with a white Posca marker. And then colored over it again with the red Tombow Marker. It matched the flag so much better. I colored in the flag and used a white Posca marker for the stars. Those were my favorite. If I was doing it over again. I would use a ruler for the stripes. They are a little off.
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Then I grabbed the only glue I could think of and attempted to add glitter.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikG6DWxK5KabsdjJcV6TwbeZd9VG4Cbd8J-eUqqQ-NLPcs9ZbErhvHVC3C6fwjvxKg6AjgASLJeJmZJyh7ci5gHR2rUe4BcPTAZtRAdTYZNM4zP76P9iBGHEbv-2xdAbQNVlhpZ8T0u0B/s1000/IMG_4669edit.JPG)
I did not get a picture, but it went horribly. I could not see the letters. I ripped off the red cardstock and put a new one over it. I actually ended up liking it because then it was just on the blue. If I did this over again I would glitter the blue first and then tape down the red cardstock so the glitter would only be on the blue paper.
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Here is the end result, almost.
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I decided I wanted to bring the flag out more so I outlined the flag in white. I could have cut another white cardstock, but I did not want to do more cuts. Do you like how it turned out?
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I teamed up with some blogging friends. Check out these other cute crafts!
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Super cute, Jenny! I am definitely going to have to try and create cards on my Cricut!!
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