Good morning!
It's reveal day at My Creative Scrapbook and I loved the fun, colorful papers and embellishments in the June kit.
I have been holding onto this photo for awhile. Though taken on the Fourth of July, I knew I wanted to use this picture to document a story from our everyday life.
My son loves American flags. He began to really notice them at a young age and when he was a preschooler, he came up with a game to play in the car: to count American flags as we passed them. We have played this game hundreds of times and he is usually the first to spy a flag. He has keen observation skills, which led to his nickname, Sharp Eye. You can't get anything pass that kid!
I journaled the story under my photo. I just ran regular paper through the printer in landscape mode. Nothing fancy, but it accomplished my goal.
I added a few embellishments to the left of the photo, including a flag pole made from a long Q-tip I got at the cosmetic counter of our local department store.
This kit primarily featured the Color Chaos collection from Bella Blvd. I've long been a fan of this particular manufacturer and I had a great time putting together layouts with this kit.
You can find information about all the kits offered by My Creative Scrapbook on its website.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!
I grew up in a small town and I've always loved the down-home Fourth of July celebrations: the parades, the cookout, the fireworks, the gatherings. I tried to evoke that feeling of festivity in this card:
And here's a close-up.
I'm so excited to be part of the Trendy Twine Design Team reveal for July. We are featuring Berry Red twine, which is perfect for the Fourth, of course, but the classic red/white combination is a great go-to color for any project. The Trendy Twine blog, Twine it Up!, is full of patriotic projects today featuring twine. There are so many fun and creative ideas on the blog. Check them out!
Trendy Twine has paired up with My Thoughts Exactly for a fun July 4th giveaway of twine and stamps. It's super easy to enter. Just head on over to the Facebook pages for Trendy Twine and My Thoughts Exactly and leave a comment by midnight EST on July 4. Here's the prize:
Trendy Twine also has a new challenge posted for July with a great giveaway: an extreme mini pack, which is 10 colors of Trendy Twine + 20 yards of the Berry twine we're featuring this month. You can find all the challenge details here under the Design Team projects. You can also purchase Trendy Twine here at Annie's Paper Boutique. So many beautiful colors. It will be hard to choose. Just warning you.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful July 4th holiday.
Card Supplies:
CS: American Crafts
PP: Authentique Paper, Simple Stories
Stickers: October Afternoon, Simple Stories, Lily Bee
Wood veneer: Studio Calico
Punch: Fiskars
Twine: Trendy Twine
Paint: Plaid
Sewing machine: Bernina
