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Hello! Annette Green here today with a fun and easy home decor project you can finish in an afternoon made with all kinds of great products you can find right here in the eP store. Just click on those linkies at the end of this post and they will take you there. 

My USA banner pays tribute to our fine country and can be displayed during the summer season from Memorial Day to 4th of July all the way through Labor Day. Or if you are a die-hard Americana fan, all year round.

It all starts with a 3-pack of these Scallop Tags with Trim (Art Parts by Wendy Vecchi). I decided to switch things up a bit and flip them over the other way.

I covered each with papers from Little Yellow Bicycle's "Just Because" line (perfect with all its reds, whites and blues) then added some tissue tape along the sides. Then inked them with Vintage Photo to darken the bright colors a little, then inked with Walnut Stain around the outer edges.

I ran some white chipboard coasters through the new Pediments die by Tim Holtz, then gave them an aged look by first applying Tarnished Brass Distress Paint to the surfaces, dried them well, then a layer of Walnut Stain Distress Paint which I quickly spritzed with water and mopped up with a balled up paper towel to create texture. After that was dry, I inked the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink.

I used Tim's Mini Paper Rosettes die to create three small rosettes from more of the "Just Because" paper. Even though the paper is only 6 x 6, there's no reason why you can cut two strips and piece them together to fit the die. I inked their edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

I grabbed some old chipboard letters and covered them with some of the new Collage Mini Stash papers from Tim Holtz. This is the postage stamp page. After sanding to clean up the edges, I inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

Now for assembly. Papers go down first, then tissue tape, then the embellishments. 

Several Idea-ology pieces adorn each letter.

I connected each tag with chain from Tim's swivel clasps and then added a full swivel clasp to each end for hanging on the wall.

Hanging from the bottom of the middle tag is one of the new Collage Keys from Tim Holtz (also hanging from one of the swivel clasps). I love these Collage Keys! They come with several vintage images on stickers or you can put your own thing inside. A clear epoxy bubble seals it. 

Incidentally, a Crop-a-dile works just dandy through the thick paperboard tags to make the holes.

This accent on each tag is also part of the Scallop Tags with Trim set. I've covered them with the ruler paper from the Collage Mini Stash collection, sanded it smooth and inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

That's it for me today. Thanks for popping by to check it out. Have a wonderful weekend!