Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July friends!  I'm celebrating our independence with a couple of cards for the occasion.

 

This card using this cute Patriotic Bear and Bunny image is from Miss Ink Stamps.

 

I purchased it last year and hadn't used it until now.  I colored the image with Copics and added white gel pen details.

 

I then die cut the image out using a postage die from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I blended in a bit of color before removing the image from the postage die.  This card has made its way across the country to my sweet little "P".

 

 

 This next card uses the ever popular postage die from Waffle Flower.  

 

I discovered that these patriotic dies from Frantic Stamper fit into each of the spaces perfectly.

 

I don't send out a lot of cards for this occasion, but found myself playing around with these supplies that seldom get used.  

I'll be entering one of these cards into the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Red, White and / or Blue

A Cut Above ~ July Anything Goes 

 

Have a safe and happy 4th my friends!

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Out & About Collection ~ Spellbinders

Happy Friday friends~  Do you have any great plans for the weekend?  The recently released "Out & About" collection from Spellbinders will give you plenty of ideas for weekend activities. 

 

It's no secret that I love to garden and watch & feed the birds in our yard.  We've watched many bird families raise their young in various birdhouses around our yard, so this darling Love Note Bird ticked all the boxes for me.

As with all of Spellbinders dies, the details are incredible!  This little winged wonder comes with a flowered branch die and a love note, which you'll see on my next card. 

The "Hello Smile Etched Dies" are part of the new collection as well.   I used the Circle Illusion Embossing Folder for the background on this card.

Since July 4th is just around the corner, I thought I'd use patriotic colors for my next card.  

I used the "hello" die for this card.  The background on this card was made with the Tiny Dots Embossing Folder.  You can't ever go wrong with polka dots.

 

I hope you enjoyed today's projects.  You can find the entire new release at Spellbinders and take a peek at what's COMING SOON.  I've listed links to the products below for your convenience.  Hope to see you again soon!

Here's a list of handy links that will bring you directly to the items listed:

Spellbinders

Love Note Bird
Hello Smile Etched Dies
Tiny Dots Embossing Folder
Circle Illusion Embossing Folder

Card Kit of the Month 

All Club Kits

Past Club Kits

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Reach For The Stars ~ Double D Challenge

Good morning crafty friends!  It's the middle Wednesday of the month so that means it's time for a new challenge over at Double D Challenges.  The theme for this week is "Reach For the Stars".  

For some reason when I was writing down the challenge themes on my calendar, I simply wrote down "stars".  

So, with stars in minds, I thought about making a card for Independence Day.  I hope that works.  We'll see if this gets me kicked off the team.  😅

Before you get too excited about my fantastic design for a card, let me say that I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest that had this tall, slimline, angle cut that I put my own spin on.

The stars are cut from white cardstock, white glitter cardstock and newsprint cardstock.  I like the variety it gives.

This is the inside of the card with space to write my good wishes on.

I tried to remember the name of this style card.  Correct me if I'm wrong.  Is it a Z-fold angled card??

Anyway, you'll find lots of amazing inspiration using stars over at the Double D Challenge Blog.  I do hope you'll pop over to see what my talented team mates have come up with.

Here's the inspiration board to help jump start your creativity:

And here's what you could win when you play along:

Before you go, I want to share with you that my good friend and team mate Vicki Robertson is starting a new challenge called "A Cut Above".  It's a challenge that focuses on using dies, so it's right up my alley.  Her first challenge will start on July 1st.  I hope you'll hop on over to her blog, become a follower and join in on the fun.

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Patriotic Cone ~ TSOC

Good morning friends ~ I have something that's a little bit different for you today.  There's a new challenge starting over at The Sisterhood of Crafters and the theme is "Anything But A Card".  I enjoy these kinds of challenges because they get me thinking outside the box.

I actually made this patriotic cone back in June, specifically for this challenge, for a friend's birthday in July.  

She loves vintage like me, so I tried to incorporate a vintage feel to this patriotic cone by using a couple of vintage images from Crafty Secrets, some old lace and vintage book pages to create the flower embellishment.

I made these medallions using scrapbooking paper, adding some Antique Silver Silk Microfine Glitter to the edges.  I added a star shaped brad to the centers of the medallions.  This is a good way to use up some supplies that have been sitting around forever.  Who uses brads anymore?  The ticket is stamped and cut using PTI's Just the Ticket.  Another super old set, but still a favorite of mine for vintage crafting.  

The little flags are cupcake picks that I picked up a few years ago in the clearance baking section at Michael's.  

On a side note, my friend loved her gift when I gave it to her for her birthday.  I'm so glad!

Now it's YOUR turn to play along.  You can find all the details at The Sisterhood of Crafters or by clicking here.  We look forward to seeing what you create!

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Remembering Those Who've Served

Hello and Happy Memorial Day weekend!  I thought I'd share a couple of patriotic cards I made recently as we remember those who gave it all so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have in our country today.  

When I visit the cemetery, it's very humbling to look across the hillside and see all the American flags waving at the foot of the graves of the people who served our counrty and fought for the freedom of others.

 I'm proud to say that my dad, my husband and my brother-in-law all served.  

 My dad and brother-in-law served in the US Army and my husband served in the US Marine Corps.  

Once a marine, you're always a marine, so I've heard said.  But I believe that to be true with all branches of our military.  

I hope while you're out and about enjoying an extra day off from work this week, that you'll remember those who've served and gave it all, and those who are in service now.  It's a great sacrifice for our men and women and their families.
It's the ultimate sacrifice.

God Bless!

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