Happy 4th of July!!

Happy, happy birthday USA and happy, happy 4th of July to all of my American friends!! I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with family, food, fireworks and fun!! Stay safe!! I will be attending a small family bbq so I won't be around much this weekend. I'll check in with you when I can :)

One of my crafty goals each year is to enter Tim Holtz's Tags challenges as often as I can, and though I try each month, I don't always make it. I was able to sneak in some time in the craft room to complete a tag for the July Challenge - I was excited that I had most of the products to work with :) I pretty much followed Tim's Instructions HERE. I didn't have the new Hickory Smoke Distress Ink, so I used Pumice Stone instead. And my Black Soot Distress Marker didn't want to work with the spritzer, so I used Walnut. The 4 is from Tim's Inside Out die, cut with silver foil. I also stitched with white thread instead of black because I was too lazy to change the thread on my machine ;)

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015 - July
2. My Sheri Crafts - Happy 4th of July
3. DL.ART - July Linky
4. DL.ART - Thankful Thursday - Red, White & Blue
5. Little Scrap Pieces - Show it It Off Saturday
6. Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday #95 - Anything Goes
7. 3 Girl Jam July Challenge - Anything Goes w/Ribbon

God Bless America!! Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Scrapy Land Blog Challenge #12 - Splat!!

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week!! We had our first big snowstorm of the winter on Monday. I was so hoping to make it to spring without a big storm but no such luck :( It's time for another fun challenge at Scrapy Land!! The theme this week is Splat - we want to see your projects using inks, spray mists, paint...along with a brand of die that Scrapy Land carries (there are over 40 brands to choose from!!).

For my cards, I used several different mediums. The background watercolor paper was spritzed with Dylusions sprays in Postbox Red and Cherry Pie.

For this card, I used a Die-Versions Brick Background die to make a stencil. I then applied Wendy Vecchi Crackled Texture Paste through the stencil. The next layer of watercolor paper was colored with TH Distress Stain in Fired Brick and Barn Door. Fired Brick Distress Ink was then applied through a TH Heart stencil. I used a TH Distress Marker Spritzer Tool to spritz some Fired Brick Distress marker.

A Spellbinders Classic Heart die was inked with Fired Brick Distress Ink and then covered with more Crackled Texture Paste. The edges were inked with Fired Brick and Walnut Distress Ink. Once the cracks appeared, more Walnut ink was applied to highlight the cracks. The banner is a LaLa Land Stitched Elements die. Love is a Die-Versions Complements Everyday die.

For this one, I used a TCW Brick stencil so the cracks really show. The button on the ribbon is a Die-Versions Wee Petite Button die.

I used Die-Versions Heart Doodles dies to decorate the inside. I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Texture
2. DL.Art - February Linky
3. Little Scrap Pieces - Show it Off Saturday
4. Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Valentine's Day

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Scrapy Land to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Splat project using a brand of dies that Scrapy Land carries...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Dream As If You'll Live Forever

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! I have been having trouble with Blogger for a while now. People will leave comments for me and I don't get the email notification. I don't know that they've left the comments unless I scroll down to the comment section on my blog. Is anyone else having this problem?? I submitted a question to Blogger that has frustratingly gone unanswered. I've checked spam folders on my blog and email and nothing. I do get most of the comment email notifications, but there are a few people that always comment and I don't get theirs at all anymore. And many times, when someone new comments, I don't get that either. It's been happening for a few months now and I am so frustrated. Any help would be appreciated!! :)

I had a chance to visit my craft room this weekend and put together a tag to play along with Tim's July 2014 Tag Challenge. I absolutely love this month's tag!! I followed Tim's instructions HERE. I didn't have the larger sea horse die, so I used the mini one. I also didn't have the Bubbles Texture Fade, so I used the Ink Splatter Texture Fade

I tried to get a picture of all of the awesome texture. The cracks on the sea horse are so fun!!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Tim's 12 Tags of 2014 - July
2. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Let's Be Clear
3. DL.Art - July Linky
4. Little Scrap Pieces - Show Off Saturday
5. Pause, Dream, Enjoy #14 - Tags
6. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes 
7. A Vintage Journey #10 - Dies and Distress

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)