This week, KOOL TAK™ has a special guest blogger…Ronnie Goff. Ronnie is a seasoned, professional craft and hobby designer who has a definite design style. This week, Ronnie shares with us a how to make a patriotic card featuring a number of KOOL TAK™ products. While the sample below features the recent Memorial Day holiday, it can easily be converted for the 4th of July and Veterans Day. We know you will enjoy this remarkable card that commemorates the summer holidays.
Having come from a family full of military men and women, I wanted to create a special card for the summer holidays. KOOL TAK™ supplies make this card shine and sparkle, demanding attention for those who serve our country for the freedom we enjoy today.
Materials:
- KOOL TAK™ ShinyTransfer Foil Sheets-Holiday Colors
- KOOL TAK™ Premium EXTREME – 1/2″ x 27 yards
- KOOL TAK™ Premium EXTREME – 4 1/2″ x 27 yards
- KOOL TAK™ LAYER PLUS – centering/piercing/edge stitching
- KOOL TAK™ Sparkles – BONUS Pack – Silver
- KOOL TAK™ 3D Foam – 1/4″ x 1/4″ x 1/32″ thick, 144 pads – CLEAR
Tools: Scissors, X-ACTO knife, pencil
Instructions:
1. On card front, use LAYER PLUS tool to measure a 2″ square in the upper left hand corner.
2. With a pencil, lightly mark the rest of the card in 1/2″ horizontal lines as seen in the picture below.
3. Cut off a 2 1/2″ piece of Premium EXTREME – 4 1/2″ x 27 yards, fit within the 2″ square, trim edges.
4. Beginning at the top 1/2″ marked on your card front, apply the Premium EXTREME – 1/2″ x 27 yards and trim ends flush with card as shown.
5. Using your X-ACTO knife, gently lift a corner of the 2″ square tape covering to expose the tackiness of the adhesive. Do not touch this area.
6. Place 3D Foam – 1/4″ x 1/4″ x 1/32″ thick, 144 pads – CLEAR squares inside the 2″ square in a star pattern. Leave protective film in place.
7. Remove blue foil from the ShinyTransfer Foil Sheets-Holiday Colors package and place dull side down on the 2″ square. Gently use your fingernails as you burnish the foil into the tacky areas. Remove foil and check for any areas not foiled.
8. Use your X-ACTO knife to remove the film from the 3D Foam – 1/4″ x 1/4″ x 1/32″ thick, 144 pads – CLEAR squares.
9. Pour the silver glitter from the Sparkles – BONUS Pack – Silver over the 3D foam pads. Remove excess glitter.
10. With your X-ACTO knife, remove the remaining strips of adhesive.
11. Cover and rub red foil DULL side down on all remaining areas.
12. Using a computer type the words Memorial Day in white on a blue background. Adhere it to the bottom of the card.
Below is how this card is displayed in my office. It adds further honor to my sister and brother who have retired from the armed forces about 8 years ago.
Without the ease of Kool Tak™ products, this card wouldn’t be here today!
Do you have family and/or friends who have served in the armed forces? We’d love to hear how you would use this patriotic card to commemorate the summer holidays. Share with us in the comments below.