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Patriotic Creative Challenge
June 2010

Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue

WINNERS!

FIRST PRIZE

Vintage Patriotic Bingo Card Ornament by Berta Feige delighted the judges with a strong thematic focus and creative yet professional execution. The patriotic embellishments include glass glitter and rhinestones, silver tinsel, and pleated crepe paper for a bunting-like ruffle at the bottom. We were quite torn between this ornament and Berta's Rosette ornament, but this one just set off the fireworks! Berta will receive three free downloads of VintageImageCraft.com Image Books, and her artwork will be displayed on the Home Page for one month!

SECOND PRIZE

Miss Patriotic Crown by Kay Tangner really popped for the judges because of Kay's wild setting for the front-and-center vintage image. She added unique touches with creative embellishments that made the image so dimensional, like sewn-on buttons, a beaded necklace, flags, tassels, and more. Kay made this one for her niece's birthday on July 4! Kay will receive two free downloads of VintageImageCraft.com Image Books.

THIRD PRIZE

Hip-Hip-Hooray Soaps by Cindy Adkins are both decorative and practical. These little soaps boast antiqued vintage images, and embellishments like buttons, flags, raffia and cheesecloth. The judges were impressed by Cindy's attention to detail, front and back, as well as her artistic photo styling and setting. Cindy will receive one free VintageImageCraft.com download.

HONORABLE MENTION

Patriotic Kissing Ball by Margaret Diggs was so distinctive, the judges chose to award it an Honorable Mention. This Victorian whimsy displays some meticulous work, from creating the ball to making the tea bag roses and the natural fiber embellishments. Wonderful work!

The judges, Roni Johnson, Justine Frederick, Scott Henderson and Martin Bray want to thank all of the artists who submitted their work for this June 2010 Patriotic Creative Challenge. Each piece was an impressive expression of artistic vision and accomplishment. Thank you for sharing the fruit of your hands and hearts.

VintageImageCraft is proud to present
this gallery of patriotic artwork!

Entries to the June 2010 Creative Challenge

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Vintage Patriotic Kissing Ball
For this kissing ball, I used various patriotic images and a red/white stripe printed on cardstock. Cut out twenty (20) 4in circles and folded an equilateral …

"Hip-Hip-Hooray" Guest Soaps
It’s fun and easy to decorate soap packages to welcome your 4th of July guests! These images from Vintage Image Craft were digitally antiqued. Then, commercial …

"God Bless America" Bible Tag
This 4th of July, while many Americans will be enjoying cook-outs on the beach, our Louisiana coast has been devastated by the oil spill. As a reminder …

God Bless America Tin
This mixed media piece was created on (and in) a tin box, using images from Vintage Image Craft, as well as commercial papers, embellishments, and ephemera. …

Miss Patriotic Crown
I used wallpaper glued to chipboard as the base for the crown. I used Jenni Bowlin crepe paper and bingo FLAG card for embellishments. I chose one of the …

Patriotic Pencil Holder
I used one of the Uncle Sam images from VIC, and covered a cup in red, white and blue and attached Uncle Sam to the side. More pictures on my blog: http://erinscrafts.b …

Rosette Ornament
I made a pleated rosette ornament for my 4th of July tree. The rosette is a 5" diameter pleated circle edged with silver glass glitter. Then I placed a …

Patriotic Wall Hanging
This Patriotic Wall Hanging is made from a Vintage Image Craft free image. The image is glued to plywood, about 7.5 inches, with gold leafing applied to …

American Pride - collage serving tray
This large wooden display tray was decorated with commercial papers, cheesecloth, embellishments, Americana-themed stickers, and gel medium, in addition …

Celebrate - mixed media collage
This mixed media piece was created from a commercial candler holder. It was turned on its side and made into a picture frame that holds 3 sepia-toned patriotic …

Vintage Patriotic Bingo Card Ornament
I used a Jenni Bowlin bingo card as a base and added a Sizzix die-cut frame cut from paper-covered chipboard. On that I added a cropped vintage image of …

Star Spangled Banner
Internet generated sheet music. Vintage Image Craft Star Spangled Banner. Ribbon embellishment. Boy and Girl Vintage images. Inked edges for vintage look. …

Nature's Way of Celebrating - collaged birdhouse
This birdhouse is a project in which I tried to maintain the integrity of a natural piece. Images were collaged over wood, then gesso was applied. It …