Happy Canada Day!!!

Hello High Hopes Fans!!!

Happy Canada Day!!!  I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday weekend, and hopefully you are able to find some fireworks to watch too!!!

For today's post, I thought this bi-fold card would be very appropriate for the occasion...
 Jane

 

and a peek with the bi-fold opened

 

This is Team Canada (S180) and Oh Canada! sentiment (F080).  Such a fantastic image with all the little Canadian animals!

To start, I used a piece of watercolour paper and a Versamark Ink Pad to stamp the image (using my Misti Stamping Tool) then applied Black Embossing Powder on the ink and heated it.  To colour the image, Tombow Markers and water were used.  After the colouring was finished and dry, Glossy Accents were added on the animal's noses. Also, a Gelly Roll - white gel pen was applied on some of the animal's cheeks to add a bit of interest.

For the card base, I decided to create somewhat of a bi-fold card to resemble the Canada flag. So a piece of SU Real Red cardstock was chose.  I was not satisfied that the right hand side of the card would stay closed and lay flat, so I took a one hole punch and some Tombow-Hook and Loop fasteners (thin velcro with adhesive on the back) and punched two sets of them.  I figured that this would be a good way to keep the card closed, yet easy enough to open.

The "Oh Canada" sentiment was stamped with a Memento tuxedo black ink pad and the celebrate is a die cut from a Penny Black set called Celebrations. To complete this card, a bunch of crystal gemstones were applied around the main image.

 

Supplies Used:

***Note: If you are in need of any products used here, please send Lora at OCS an email and I'm sure she would be happy to get the item(s) you are looking for.

 

Ink - Tombow Markers - 942, 856, 847, N35, N65, N75, N95, 761, 800, 977, 899, 947, 990 and 942; Versamark Ink Pad, Black Embossing Powder and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad.

 

Paper - SU Black & Real Red Cardstock and Watercolour paper.

 

Misc. - Misti Stamping Tool, Gelly Roll-white gel pen, Glossy Accents, Penny Black Die-Celebrations set, Ranger-multi medium matte, Tombow-Hook and Loop Fasteners, hole punch, crystal gemstones, Water Brush and Glue Dots.
 

Thanks for stopping by!  And I hope you come back to visit soon and see all of the wonderful creations that the talented divas have been busy working on!!!
 

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