Honoring Memorial Day with Red, White and Blue

It’s Memorial Day weekend in the United States. While the holiday marks the official kickoff of Summer (many are headed to the beach, hanging out by pools or enjoying cookouts with friends), Memorial Day is a day to remember those who’ve died in military service to our country. There’s nothing more patriotic than the beautiful combination of red, white and blue – and this combination of Pool Party, Real Red and Night of Navy has been a favorite of mine for years. Today’s card is a thank you card that combines these colors with a fun pattern and meaningful sentiment. Here’s my card:

The three-part sentiment on my card fits perfectly as a tribute for Memorial Day, don’t you think? I pulled the three words from a larger sentiment in the Inspired Thoughts stamp set and used tape to isolate the words I wanted to showcase here. “Remembered, appreciated and celebrated” – I couldn’t have said it better. Here’s a look at the Inspired Thoughts stamp set:

I created a fun pattern with the striped pattern in the Pool Party, Real Red and Night of Navy 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (Subtles, Regals and Neutrals packs). I lined up the smallest 1″ square stitched square from the Stylish Shapes Dies along the stripes (two corners lined up against a stripe) to cut out four of each color. I then lined them up with alternating angles to create a chevron pattern from left-to right or top-to-bottom. Here’s how I lined up each square on the striped paper:

When each square is lined up with alternating angles, this pattern is built:

I added a small Opal Round to the right of each sentiment as an additional accent. I’m a big fan of the red, white and blue. Here are some of my favorite color combinations that are perfect for Memorial Day, including the combination I used on this card:

Stamp Sets: Inspired Thoughts  Papers: Subtles 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (Pool Party), Regals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (Real Red), Neutrals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (Night of Navy), Real Red, Night of Navy, Thick Basic White  Inks: Night of Navy  Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Opal Rounds, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Inspired Thoughts Cling Stamp Set – 155536

Price: $19.00

Stylish Shapes Dies – 159183

Price: $30.00

Opal Rounds – 154289

Price: $7.50

Subtles 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 159255

Price: $12.00

Regals 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 159256

Price: $12.00

Neutrals 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 159257

Price: $12.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147110

Price: $8.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100867

Price: $9.25

Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 102482

Price: $9.25

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 159229

Price: $8.75

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Price: $4.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.25

No matter what you are doing this Memorial Day weekend, I hope you are able to spend a little time with friends and family or relax at home – I hope you are able to enjoy this weekend in whatever way you want.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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