Have A Star Spangled Fourth Of July

Here I am, again, this time, with a fourth of July project.  My card uses the image, Super Spandex, from Slinky Tart, colored with markers. The image and banner are attached with foam mounting tape.  I love foam mounting tape because it helps add a nice touch of dimension to cards! My card layout uses the Sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. I made this card for one of my best friends, for Fourth of July! I know my friend will love it! I used a Gold Glittery Star to embellish the card and set off the striped banner.


Challenge #307 Sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches
HIMCR #205 Any Holiday (4th of July) at Hiding In My Craft Room
Anything Goes at ATW Challenge
Challenge #160 Fourth of July at My Sheri Crafts
Challenge #130 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Cute Cards at Come and Get It Challenge
Challenge #240 Red, White and Blue at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #75 Flag Colors at Pile It On
Challenge #42 Spots or Stripes at Creative Craft Cottage
Challenge #134 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations Challenge
Red, White and Blue at Cards In Envy
Challenge #66 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #268 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #147 Red, White and Blue at Eureka Stamps
Summer (4th of July) at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge
CCH #200 Spots and Stripes at The Crazy Challenge
Challenge #200 Anything Goes at Use Your Stuff
Anything Goes at Love To Scrap Challenge
Summer (4th of July) at Crafty Sentiments Challenge
4th of July at Scrap Creations Challenge
Challenge #158 Celebrations (4th of July) at Loves Rubberstamps
Favorite Craft Product (Foam Mounting Tape) at  Creative Inspirations
Take Your Pick (Color: Red) at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #41 Fantasy (Super hero) at Ike's World Challenge
TTCRD 6/30 - 7/6 at Through The Craftroom Door
Name That Tune (I Am Woman) at Top Tip Tuesday
Patterned Paper at Mod Squad Challenge
Challenge #251 It's In The Stars at Tuesday Throwdown
Favorite Holidays at Eclectic Ellapu
Challenge #292 Red, White and Blue at Crafty Creations
Let's Go To The Movies (Independence Day) at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #276 Summer (4th of July) at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #40 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Challenge #234 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Wonderful Wednesday at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps
DTBST #288 Red, White and Blue at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #94 Seeing Red at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards
R#233 Red, White and Blue at Crafts4Eternity
Challenge #286 Anything Goes at Crafty Catz Challenge
Challenge #8 Anything Goes at Simply Papercrafts Challenge
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Crafting With Friends
Challenge #22 Anything Goes at  Not Just Cards Challenge
July Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Celebrations (4th July) at Di's Digi Designs Challenge

Have An Olympic Birthday

Howdy Y' all!  It's Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps and that means a fun new image for you! It's one of the new images in the AKV World Kids collection and he certainly is a cutie!  Head over to Catch The Bug to check out all the other creations using this cute image!

My card uses the image AKV World Kids - USA, by Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. Of couse, in celebration of the olympic games, I had to go with the colors red, white and blue! Go team USA! The card layout uses the sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy. The blue gemstones and all papers are from my stash.  Sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with circle punches.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #19 Sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy
Challenge #85 Birthdays at Wags N Whiskers
Challenge #103 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #155 They Say It's Your Birthday at Corrosive Challenge
Die Cuts And/Or Punches at Whoopsi Daisy
Let's Celebrate at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #122 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #127 Round It Up (Sentiment) at The Critter Challenge
Challenge #71 Sparkle And Shine at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #27 Punches And Dies at Love To Create
Challenge #22 Show Us You Bling at Tammy's Scrappin' Corner
Clean And Simple at Crafty Sentiments
Sparkle And Shine at Bearly Mine Designs
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #22 Use A Triangle or Circle at Go Fish Challenge Blog
Challenge #17 Anything Goes at Jackson's Digital Expressions
Challenge #26 Bingo (Punch, Your Choice - Image, Bling) at Tuesday Alchemy
Challenge #96 Use A Digi at Crafts And Me
Challenge #182 Olympic Colors (Red, Blue) at Crafty Creations
Tic Tac Toe - Three In A Row (2 or More designer papers, Digi, Bling) at Milk Coffee Challenges
Challenge #110 at Totally Papercrafts
Challenge #29 Bling at Emerald Faeries

Star Spangled Birthday

Hi Hi! Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!  My apologies for being so late in getting this post finished.  We were without power for about 16 hours and I am just now getting electric and internet back. Phew! I felt like I live in the boonies, without power! LOL

Anyway, we have a new Stella Says Sketch challenge for you, this fortnight, at Catch The Bug! You have two weeks to play along, so be sure you don't miss out on the opportunity! There are awesome digi prize packs from Bugaboo Stamps up for grabs!

My project today is a birthday card, using Sock Elephant Balloon, from Bugaboo Stamps. This little cutie is colored with Promarkers and done in a red white and blue color theme for upcoming independence day, with a birthday twist. The papers are all from my stash.  A Fiskars punch was used to punch the border. I used blue ribbon and a red gingham bow, also from my stash. Buttons recycled from old clothing have been used as embellishments.  The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set by Stampin Up, and is punched with the word window and modern label punches.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:



Challenge #88 Oh, I Love America at My Sheri Crafts
Royal Digi Challenge #10: Anything Goes at The Scrapbooking Queen
Challenge #35 Anything Goes at Creatalicious
Challenge #48 Color Challenge - Red, White And Blue at Card Makin' Mamas
Blue + 1 (Red) at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #27 Happy Birthday at Emerald Faeries
Challenge #35 Red, White And Blue at House Of Gilli
Anything Goes at Incy Wincy
Challenge #125 Colors of Your National Flag (Red, White, and Blue) at Kaboodle Doodles
Red White and Blue at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #68 Happy Birthday at Celebrate The Occasion
Challenge #166 Amazing Animals at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #79 Independence Day or Stars And Stripes at Top Tip Tuesday
Celebrations at Delightful Challenges
PWC212 Red, White And Blue at Paper Pretties
Patriotic at Simon Says Stamps
Challenge #90 Birthdays at Crafts And Me
Challenge #123 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #90 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Sisters
Challenge #70 Punches or Dies at The Paper Shelter
Seeing Stars At The Sisterhood of Crafters
Challenge #30 Patriotic/Military/Fireworks at Crafting For All Seasons
Happy Birthday at Moving Along With The Times
Red White And Blue at Stamping With The Dragon
Waving (Balloon) at Jellypark Challenges
Challenge #47 Red, White And Blue Pattie's Creations
Challenge #112 Inspired By A Song (Happy Birthday) Or Movie at Phindy's Place
Can You Digi It at Totally Papercrafts
Challenge #138 Sweet And Simple at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #98 Red, White And Blue With Glitter at 2 Sisters
Scallops at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #170 Red White And Blue With A Little Sparkle
Challenge #120 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #167 Photo Inspiration (Red, White and Blue) at Cupcake Inspirations
Inspired By: Independence Day at Creative Inspirations Paint
GL43 Red White And Blue at Gingerloft
Challenge #109 Be Patriotic at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #51 Children's Birthday With Ribbon at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Red, White and Blue at Squiggle Stamps
VSC #1 Summer Fun at V's Sweet Ideas
Challenge #11 Anything Goes at Jackson's Digital Expressions

Celebrate Freedom

Are you ready for a new challenge at Catch The Bug?! It's time for our Anything Goes challenge, again~ Whoo Hooo! I know you all look forward to this one! It is definitely the favorite of all favorites for challenge themes!  I'm sure you're going to want to play along with us! Remember, there are prize packages from Bugaboo Stamps up for grabs!  Hurry over to Catch The Bug to play along, and to check out the amazing inspiration from the rest of the design team.

I've been feeling patriotic, lately, so my project today is patriotic.  My card uses the image Fancy SB July USA, from Bugaboo Stamps.  The image is colored with Promarkers.  For the card layout, I've used the sketch at A And T Digital Designs Challenges. The stars are die cuts, cut from a flag print paper and a matching star paper.  I backed them with a solid blue cardstock and attached them with foam mounting tape for dimension. The sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You, punched with circle punched and attached with foam mounting tape.  The polka dotted ribbonn is from my stash.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #5 Sketch at A & T Digital Designs Challenge
Challenge #34 Photo Inspiration (Red, White and Blue) at Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenges
Challenge #46 Red, White And Blue at Craft Your Days Away
Challenge #115 Red, White and Blue at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #172 Color Of Your Flag at The Crafty Pad
Anything Goes at Kaboodle Doodles
Anything Goes at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Day 90: Layered at 365 Cards
Add A Sentiment at Love To Create
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Linky Party #91 at Make It Monday
Challenge #70 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
Anything Goes at Celebrate the Occasion
Challenge #11 Dimension at Creative Card Crew
Patriotic at Creative Craft Challenges
Anything Goes at Oldie (Papers) But A Goodie Challenge
Challenge #77 Dig Out The Old at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #10 Love of Country (Red, White & Blue - USA) at Can You Digi It
Challenge #59 Red, White And Blue at My Mum's Craft Shop
PWC208 Summer (July 4th) at Paper Pretties
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #55 Sentiment at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #86 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Sisters
Challenge #37 Anything Goes at Divas By Design
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
PSC34 Anything Goes With A Sentiment at Perfect Sentiments
Challenge #151 Photo Inspiration at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #28 Many Layers at Crafting For All Seasons
Red, White and Blue at Delightful Challenges
Red, White and Blue at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #119 I Love Promarkers
Challenge #55 Anything With A Sentiment at Aud Sentiments Challenge #45 Dying to Diecut (Or Punch) at Southern Girls Challenges
Challenge #46 Feeling Punchy at Card Makin' Mamas
Punches at Frosted Designs

What?! Another tag?!

Another Tag for the Tombola game at CDAC! This image is by Mami Doodles and is colored with Promarkers. Ribbon and DP from my stash, with a patriotic color scheme.


I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

Tombola Game Room at Crafter's Digital Art Center
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Red, White and Blue With Ribbon at Catch The Bug
Red, White & Blue at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #11 Red White and Blue or Summer at Craft us Crazy
Red, White & Blue at Stamp Something
Challenge #18 America at Fairy Take Challenge Blog
Challenge #136 The Colors of America at Ann's Creative Nook
Simply Red at Scrappy Frogs
Challenge #117 Photo Inspiration (Red, White & Blue) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #127 Bold and Bright at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #10 Ribbon at Dream Valley
In The Garden at By The Cute And Girly
Show Us your Flowers at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #117 Flower Power at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #2 Flowers at Deep Ocean
Challenge #73 Beautiful Women at The Crazy Challenge
PTT#22 4th of July (Red White & Blue) at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #55 Red, White and Blue at Tuesday Throwdown
All About Keeping it Simple at Clear It Out
Challenge #22 Red White and Blue at Digistamps4Joy
Red White and Blue at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #65 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #49 Digi Monday Red White & Blue at Paper Playtime
Challenge #68 Colors of Your Country at Cookin It Up With Katie
Challenge #2 Favorite Color Combo (Red, White and Blue) at Little Darlings

Red, White & Blue! A Tag For You!

How about celebrating July 4th with this cute tag?! I'm really into the red white and blue color combo, lately in honor of Independence Day. I've used this fabulously refreshing image, Happy Hour Strawberry, from Shelly's Images, and colored it with Promarkers. I added sparkle and shine with a clearstar gelly roll pen. The red and white polka dot paper is new, and the blue ribbon is from my stash.

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

Tombola Game Room at Crafter's Digital Art Center
Spotty Dotty at Just Some Lines
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Red, White and Blue With Ribbon at Catch The Bug
Challenge #61 Make It Sparkle at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Challenge #42 Anything But Square at Crafty Emma's
Red, White & Blue at Penny's Paper Crafty
Let It Shine at Crafty Creations
Challenge #61 Summertime (Drinks By The Pool) at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #11 Red White and Blue or Summer at Craft us Crazy
Red, White & Blue at Stamp Something
Challenge #57 Summertime (drinks by the pool) at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #18 America at Fairy Take Challenge Blog
Challenge #61 Going Round In Circles at Phindy's Place
Simply Red at Scrappy Frogs
Challenge #117 Photo Inspiration (Red, White & Blue) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #26 Going Round In Circles at Pile It On
Challenge #127 Bold and Bright at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #10 Ribbon at Dream Valley
Challenge #49 Digi Monday Red White & Blue at Paper Playtime
Challenge #33 Red, White & Blue at Woodware USA
PTT#22 4th of July (Red White & Blue) at Party Time Tuesdays
All About Keeping it Simple at Clear It Out
Challenge #20 Layers at Iris' Spot
Challenge #55 Red, White and Blue at Tuesday Throwdown
Anything But A Card at Scrap-Creations
Challenge #20 Red White and Blue at Celebrate The Occasion
Challenge #20 Layers at Iris' Spot
Challenge #65 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #49 Digi Monday Red White & Blue at Paper Playtime
Challenge #68 Colors of Your Country at Cookin It Up With Katie
Challenge #2 Favorite Color Combo (Red, White and Blue) at Little Darlings

Show Your Independence

Wow! Can you believe how fast time has flown by?! June is almost over, and soon we'll be celebrating Independence Day! So, since Independence Day, July 4, is so close, let's show our love for the Stars and Stripes, the Red, White and Blue!

This is our new challenge for you at Daisy's Doodles! Show us Stars and Stripes to celebrate Independence Day! Come over and play along for your chance to win at Daisy's Doodles! We can't wait to see all of your fabulous creations!

I am having a blast as June guest designer at Daisy's Doodles! Jules has so many fabulous images to choose from! If you haven't checked out the Daisy Doodles store, you really should! You'll love the huge selection of images! Jules has something for everyone! Hurry over and check it out! You'll be glad you did.

My card today uses papers that are all scraps from my stash. I used the eagle image, from the Celebrate America set. I've colored the eagle with Promarkers and matted him in blue. I used two star shaped buttons to the upper left of the image. Below the image, I used a strand of red and white baker's twine and a strand of blue and white baker's twine, then tied them in knots in different increments, to make loops. I've used star shaped metal brads, through each knot, to make a decorative border with the baker's twine. To the right of the image, I've punched a circle and pop dotted a punched star in the center, then added strands of baker's twine hanging from the circle. (Sort of reminds me of a metal of honor!)


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #41 Inspired By A Song (America The Beautiful) at Lollipop Crafts
Things With Wings at Crafty Calendar
Challenge #9 Cards For Men at Little Claire's
Challenge #28 Card For A Boy Or Man at Mami Doodles
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Hooked On Crafts
Choose 3 Past Challenges (Buttons, Brads, Punches) at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #51 Put A Little Song In Your Heart (America The Beautiful) at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Deep Ocean
Challenge #63 Red, White & Blue at Meljen's Designs
Anything Goes at Delightful Challenges
Die Cuts (Stars) at Whimsie Doodles
Challenge #10 Seeing Spots at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #18 Punches And Dies at The Paper Shelter
Day #108 Mega Movie Thursday (Poster Inspiration - Colors Red, White and Blue) at 365 Cards
Challenge #42 No Sentiment at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #103 Inspired By A Song (America The Beautiful) at Moving Along With The Times
Favorite Things (Brads) at Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #24 Use A Star at Do You Stack Up
Challenge #12 Animal Magic at Do It With Digi's
Something With Pretty Papers at Stamp Something
Challenge #71 Die Cuts And Punches at Totally Papercrafts
Challenge #83 For The Men at If The Shoe Fits... Scrap It!
Challenge #56 One For The Boys at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #1 For The Men at Paper Creator's Crafts
Things With Wings at Sweet Stampin
Buttons at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Dad and Lads at Papertake Weekly
Simply Red at Scrappy Frogs
It's A Man's World at Catch The Bug
Spotty Dotty at Just Some Lines
Challenge #44 For A Guy at 2 Sisters
Challenge #67 Things With Wings at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #25 Show Me Some Metal at Pile It On
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #13 Stars at Cards For Men
Challenge #92 Red, White & Blue at Die Cut Dreams
Challenge #27 Bright Colors (No pastels) at Happileigh Scrappin'
Something Old (Star Buttons), Something New (Star Brads) at Totally Stampalicious
Masculine and No Flowers at Stamp-n-Doodle

Have A Happy 4th Of July

Are you ready for the 4th of July?! You better be, because its just around the corner! I'm definitely ready! Can't you tell from this cute card I have to show you?!  I've used this cute image, Firecracker, from
Mayzy Art. She is adorable, isn't she? She is colored with Promakers.

This is meant to be a masculine card, made especially for my very best friend who lives in Florida.  He always appreciates my handmade cards, so he gets one especially made for him, every holiday and birthday.

All papers are from my stash. My card layout uses the sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy. I've added glitter and sparkle to the image with a clearstar gelly roll pen. The stars are punched with two star punches, by Recollections. I used some shiny blue adhesive star embellishments to add the finishing touch.


Challenge #26 International Colors (Red, White & Blue) at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #42 Sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy
Challenge #161 All Things Digital at Sentimental Sunday
Challenge #44 Use A Digi Stamp at Here Come The Boys
Masculine at Come And Get It Challenge
Inspired By: Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #26 Bling (Gemstone Stars) at Pile It On
Challenge #170 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
CISC #1 Red, White & Blue at Clearly I Stamp
Challenge #169 Red, White And Blue at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #93 Summer Holidays at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #147 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
Challenge #35 Anything Goes at Platypus Creek
Challenge #46 Stars And Stripes at Eureka Stamps
Anything Goes at Stamping With The Dragon
Celebrate Summer at Jellypark Friends
Stars And Stripes at The Sisterhood of Crafters

Tuesday

Challenge #127 Patriotic Themed at Party Time Tuesdays
Red, White And Blue at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #93 Anything Goes at Bearly Mine Challenges
Make Someone's Day (With Sparkle) at Clear It Out
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #154 Stars And Stripes at Tuesday Throwdown

Wednesday

PWC265 Red, White And Blue at Paper Pretties
Patriotic at Simon Says Stamp
IIC#115 Red, White And Blue at Inky Impressions
Cute at Divas By Design
Challenge #134 Spots And Stripes at Penny's Paper Crafty

It's A Hello Birthday Paint Can

Hi everyone! I'm excited to have a fun new project to show you, today.  I've been dying to post this for everyone to see, but had to wait till the recipient received it, since it was a birthday gift. Are you ready to see something different from me?! How about checking out this altered paint can that I made for my friend, Sheila, for her birthday?! She loves hello Kitty, so I knew it was perfect for her!

I bought an empty paint can from Home Depot and covered it with scrapbook papers in polka dots and stripes.  The color theme is red, white and blue.  I used Hello Kitty stickers, as well as some Hello Kitty digital clip art, colored with Promatkers, to decorate the can.  The middle of the can has a band of red glittered ribbon. I've used sparkly shiny ribbon pieces in red, white and blue, to tie on the handles.

To decorate this paint can, I incorporated the themes of Birthday, Girlie and Friendship to make the perfect gift for a wonderful friend. It also reminds me of my childhood, since I loved Hello Kitty as a child. I'd have loved to have received this, as a kid, wouldn't you?!

I filled the can with lots of Hello Kitty goodies for Sheila, including a Hello Kitty watch! 

Front Of Can:

Back Of Can:

I am entering this altered Hello Kitty Birthday/Friendship paint can in the following challenges:


Challenge #59 Anything Goes at Whimsy Inspirations
RCC81 Celebrations (Birthday) at The Ribbon Carousel

Challenge #50 For The Girls at Creatalicious
Challenge #72 Red White and Blue + Ribbon at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #107 Childhood (Loved Hello Kitty as a kid!) at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #43 Ribbons at Emerald Faeries
TSG209 Circles (Polka Dots) at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Favorite Color Combo (Red, White and Blue) at House Of Gilli
Challenge #146 Use Sentiments at The Crazy Challenge
Challenge #90 Anything Goes at Paper Make Up Stamps
Linky Party #142 at Make It Monday
Cute at Digi Sketch Challenge
PTT#122 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #15 Anything But A Card at Hotshot Crafts
Challenge #68 Red, White And Blue at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #104 Anything Goes at Wags n Whiskers
Challenge #230 Furry Friends (Hello Kitty) at One Stop Craft Challenge
Challenge #212 Red, White And Blue at Cupcake Inspirations
Inspired By: Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
Off The Edge at Come And Get It Challenges
Challenge #57 Animals (Hello Kitty) at Dream Valley Challenges
Challenge #44 Here Come The Girls at The Squirrel And The Fox
Challenge #21 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Anything Goes With Ribbon at Crafty Ribbons
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Tie A Ribbon at Divas By Design
Challenge 200 Ribbon Lace or Twine at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #36 Anything But A Card at Can You Digi It
Challenge #55 Celebrate (birthday) at LEJ Designs
Challenge #59 Photo Inspiration (Polka Dots) at (PIN)spirational Challenges
Challenge #175 I've Been Framed at Corrosive Challenge