Materials:
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Instructions
Begin your project by trimming a ¼” off
the length and a ¼” off the width of your red cardstock. Mount the red
cardstock on blue cardstock. Then cut a 7¼”x 10¾” rectangle of the
patterned paper and adhere it to the red cardstock as shown. Mat your
photo with red cardstock and place it on the patterned paper. To
create the title, follow these steps:
Use Microsoft Word’s WordArt to
manipulate your text into a circle. For the example shown, I used the
Earwig font. Print the text on a plain piece of computer paper. Trace
the printed title onto vellum using the Slick Writer pens. Tip: If you
don’t have the Earwig font, or aren’t familiar with WordArt, you can
create a similar title by cutting a circle slightly smaller than you
want your finished title to be. Using the circle as your guide, write
or trace your title onto the vellum, leaving enough space around each
letter to draw boxes around each letter and color them in. Mat the
title with a layer of patterned paper and a layer of blue cardstock as
shown.
Next, cut two 7” strands of red and
blue wire. Fold them in half to create a loop. String 3 Freedom beads
on the wire and twist to close the loop. Using a thumbtack or other
piercing tool, poke two holes through your title just above where you
will place your flag. Tie down your wire loop to your title by
crossing a small piece of red wire over the twisted part of the loop
and poking it down through the two holes and twisting it together on
the back side. Cover the wire edges on the backside by taping or
gluing down a scrap piece of cardstock or you can use a piece of
Scotch Acid Free Mending Tape. Glue the American Caviar Bead Flag over
the wire. I used Glue Dots. String Freedom Beads on the wire ends
below the flag and curl the ends of the wire into loops with your
round-nose pliers to hold the beads in place. Finish by gluing the
mini stars from the American Flag Caviar Bead to the top of your
title.
To create the fireworks, I used the
red, white and blue beads from the Freedom Bead pack and the gold
bugle beads from the Heritage Bead Pack. For the large firework, cut
two 4” pieces of blue wire and one 3” piece of blue wire. String with
the beads and finish each edge with a star charm, looping the ends of
the wire with your round-nose pliers. Cross the three beaded wires
over each other and use small pieces of scrap wire to cross over the
beaded wire to the backside of your layout to hold your embellishment
in place.
Repeat this process for the small
firework, but cut one 2” piece of red wire and two 1½” pieces of red
wire to create your embellishment. Finish your layout by journaling
with a white gel pen. |