Okay so I know I am a little late for the 4th of July, but there is never a wrong time to celebrate America! So in honor of our birth, freedom, and our troops I created a God Bless America Canvas inspired by the Slhouette Blog. I used all supplies I had on hand, so does that make this a free project? :)

First I grabbed a 10x10 canvas, and cut out a chevron stripe with my Silhouette Cameo to use as the red background. Let dry. Then I cut out the United States shape, I got it as a free shape of the week but it is totally worth the .99 since I have used it on other projects you will see soon! I so love the detail of this shape! Then I sponged a antique white color 3 or 4 times with the negative part of the shape in the center of the canvas. I am going to use the positive part for something else fun. Then I free handed a heart and sponged a lovely navy color on the USA shape.

After I was done I just kind of stared at it because it was just too clean for me. So I grabbed my distress inks and added a antique brown wash over the canvas to age and distress it a bit. That mad eit all better!

I also felt it was missing something else and I knew it had to be text or words. So I went to my computer and typed up Land of the Free, Home of the Brave, God Bless America in a lovely typewriter font. I built up the layers, distressed it and added the text to the canvas with some foam adhesive and ta-da I was done!

Now I just have to find a place to put it!