Scraps of Life: Let Freedom Ring

Hello, again Ribbon Friends! It is my day on the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog! I am still making great use of the May Ribbon Club (Patriotic Assortment)! I just cannot stop making patriotic projects! I do have loads of other ribbon, but it has been two years since I made anything for 4th of July, so this ribbon club went to my head!

I created a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card out of red cardstock. I don't normally make cards in this orientation, but I really wanted to use the USA die cut that I found hiding in my stash!

I die cut the states outline (except for Alaska and Hawaii) from blue cardstock and very, very carefully glued it to the white panel. That thing was fragile! The outline is very thin and difficult to get out of the die. But...in the end, I had success!

I then die cut just a few states out of some scraps of collage paper and inserted them into their spots on the map. I only used the states where my husband and I have lived since our marriage. It seemed a fun idea, but looking at it now, it seems to indicate that only those five states have freedom...which...well...let's move on shall we?!!

I die cut a blue frame to place around the USA die cut to keep it from "floating" on the page. I love My Favorite Things stitched dies! They are so perfect for A2 cards.

Next comes the ribbon!

I made a loopy bow out of the 3/8" Random Stars Patriotic Satin ribbon and glued it to the corner of the card. I then made another loopy bow from the Air Mail Baker's Twine. I glued the twine to the top of the ribbon. Then I needed to hide a bit of a hot glue blob...so I added a White Pearl Star to the top.

The other corner needed something, too so I added a digital sentiment, die cut into a banner shape to the upper right corner. I topped the banner with more Air Mail Baker's Twine and another White Pearl Star.

The digital sentiment is from Power Poppy and is a FREEBIE available HERE!

I use the Bow-it-All tool to make all my bows! So fast and easy! I find some fiddly things difficult if I am having an arthritis flare-up, so making my bows with the Bow-it-All helps me make very nice bows...zip zap zoop!