Hi there,  I put together a super Iconic British card to congratulate my niece Niamh for getting excellent exams results last week. She got  "A" on every single topic... wowzer!  

I used fun products by Simon Says Stamp: School Bus Messages stamp set and coordinating School Bus Massages die + Basic Lines stamp set.

Keep using  School Bus Messages stamp set the whole year round by mixing and matching products to celebrate educational achievements!

For the background of this card,  I used line stamps from  Basic Lines stamp set  and  SU Real Red ink to stamp the red crosses of the Union Jack Flag. I used the Tim Holtz Stamping Platform for stamping precision.

I masked the red crosses area using two stripes of printing paper and I kept this masks in place using the magnets of the stamping platform, then I sponged Salty Ocean and  Blue Print Sketch Distress Oxide Inks to complete the flag pattern.

My first stamped British flag ever and I love it!  

I didn't measure anything by the way.  I mean  I didn't measure the size of the line stamps, the masks or the paper or the bus. I'm more an intuitive stamper and I was just testing the waters. Lucky me it was done at first try!

I had to move the stamps on the stamping platform in order to elongate the lines and being able to stamp across the whole panel. 

When I finished stamping I  cut the panel to give shape to the flag and the final piece measured  5" x  5- 1/2" inches.  You can make the card any size but I wanted to leave enough space around the school bus image so that the beautiful flag will show up.