Memorial Day!

With the upcoming Memorial Day here in the USA, I decided to honor and give thanks to all the men and women who served and protected this great country and their families, so that we can continue to enjoy all of our freedoms. It seemed so appropriate to use Artistic Outpost's "Hero" stamps in remembrance and celebration. My patriotic tag will also join in Lisa's Bloggers Challenge "Red, White and Blue."

The image and sentiment were colored with Stampin Up Markers in Not Quite Navy, Real Red and Black and stamped onto white card stock. Very lightly inked around the edges with Antique Linen and then shaded with Vintage Photo and cornered with Black Soot.

By accident I cut a leftover piece of matte photo paper for my tag and thought, "what the heck." This was inked with Fired Brick and Stormy Sky. I decided I wanted a little more of a watered effect and literally tossed a good amount of water on the tag and let it run and puddle, then lifted off the excess with a paper towel. I dried the tag and then went ahead and flicked on some smaller water drops. The interesting thing is that the flicked drops mostly accumulated in the areas that did not pool and I personally loved how it looked! The next step was to stamp the flag, which I did mask off the frame and sentiments within.

Well I do thank you for visiting today. For those in the US, have a safe and wonderful Memorial Day weekend and a happy weekend to everyone!