Decorate to Celebrate #78 - 4th of July!!

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a great week!! It's time for another fun challenge at Decorate to Celebrate!! For Challenge #78, we are asking you to create Fourth of July or Birthday Decorations!! Let's celebrate everything wonderful about fireworks, sparklers, freedom or birthdays with your table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more :)

I created a 3D star decoration for my project. The star was created with a Sizzix Bigz Star Bright die with papers from DCWV. The rosettes are Tim Holtz Paper Rosettes dies.

Happy July 4th was colored with TH Distress Markers in Salty Ocean and Fired Brick. The sentiment, as well as...

Let Freedom Ring are from Craftin Desert Divas Celebrate Freedom stamp set. Click HERE to purchase.

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Decorate to Celebrate to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link you your 4th of July or Birthday projects. I can't wait to see what you create :)

Independence Day!!

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a wonderful first week of June!! Wow, how is that possible?? It's my turn to post on the Craftin Desert Divas blog and I'm sharing a project with you using the new Celebrate Freedom stamp set from the May release.

I haven't made a shaker card since November 2011 (HERE), but after seeing so many gorgeous ones lately, I decided to make one for my stars and stripes card :) The star was cut with a Spellbinders Star die. The papers are from Bo Bunny's Anthem stack. The star was filled with iridescent sequins and stars punched with vellum. I used a Cuttlebug Stars embossing folder and Distressed Stripes embossing folder to mimic a flag. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA.

I used the Independence Day stamp and turned it on it's side. The banner is a Taylored Experssions die. The sentiment was heat embossed with red and blue embossing powders. The stars along the top were punched with cork paper. The gems are Prima Say It In Crystals.

Look at all the fun sentiments and designs on this set!! Perfect for your patriotic cards and projects!! You can purchase the stamps at the Craftin Desert Divas Shop. And we would love to see your projects using any of the stamp sets in our Craftin Desert Divas Gallery.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - May Linky
2. Little Scrap Pieces - Show Off Saturday
3. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
4. Just B Creative Crazy - May Linky

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a fabulous week :)

Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - Stars and Stripes

Happy Friday!! I hope all of my friends and followers in the USA had a safe and happy 4th of July celebration yesterday!! And I hope everyone has fun plans for the weekend :)

Friday means a Fun Friday challenge at Little Scrap Pieces. The challenge this week is Stars and Stripes.

This was a quick and easy card to make. The base was cut with a Spellbinders Card Creator Matting Basics A die in heavyweight cardstock from Canvas Corp. A Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes embossing folder was inked with Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress Ink and then the paper was run through the Cuttlebug for a letterpress effect.

The star was created the same way. The star is a Spellbinders Star die and the Cuttlebug Star embossing folder was inked with TH Faded Jeans. It was attached with foam tape for dimension. The sentiment is from K Andrew Designs Sweet July stamp set, stamped in Versafine Onyx ink.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp - Patriotic
2. Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything Goes
3. DL.Art - Thankful Thursday #112 - Patriotic
4. DL.Art - Thankful Thursday - July Anything Goes
5. Sunday Funday #11 - Linky Party
6. Fun-Day Friday #7 - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Little Scrap Pieces to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Stars and Stripes project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Star Spangled Happiness!!

Happy Wednesday and happy 4th of July eve to all of my friends in the USA!! I hope you have fun plans for tomorrow...cookouts, maybe a party, fireworks :)

I have a Patriotic page to share from my journal. The page was spritzed with water and then Dylusions Sprays in Cherry Pie, Postbox Red, London Blue and Calypso Teal. Tim Holtz Picket Fence Distress Paint was lightly flicked over the surface. A Dylusions Starry Starry Night stencil was placed on the page and sprayed with water for a ghosting effect. Some of the stars were colored in with Cherry Pie, London Blue and a white Sakura Gelly Roll Pen. They were outlined with a white the Gelly Roll Pen and then with charcoal. A Tim Holtz splatter stamp from the Spooky Stuff set was stamped in Picket Fence Distress Paint for the effect of fireworks. They were then covered with Ranger Rock Candy Distress Stickles for sparkle. The circles around the border were created with a Wendy Vecchi Dots & Stripes Border stencil, as were the stripes along the bottom. They were created with Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste.

Julie Nutting's Prima Doll Stamp - Mia - was stamped on book paper. Her top, headband and shoes were created with a Wendy Vecchi stripes stamp from the It's More Flower Art set and Dylusions spray in Calypso Teal. Her skirt was made with a Crafter's Workshop Punchinella stencil and Dylusions spray in Postbox Red. Mia was then outlined with a white Sakura Gelly Roll pen and charcoal.

The sentiments are all from K Andrew Designs Sweet July stamp set. I couldn't decide which sentiment to use, so I used them all :) They were stamped on watercolor paper and spritzed with Dylusions sprays. They were then outlined with the white pen and charcoal.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp - Patriotic
2. Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything Goes
3. DL.Art - Thankful Thursday #112 - Patriotic
4. Sunday Funday #11 - Linky Party
5. Inspire Me Friday #109 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a SAFE and HAPPY 4th of JULY!!

Decorate to Celebrate #53 - Summer Celebrations

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you week is going great!! It's time for a super-fun challenge at Decorate to Celebrate. For Challenge #53, we are asking you to create any project to be used as a party decoration (or party supply) for a Summer Celebration. Let's celebrate everything wonderful about pool parties, barbecues, family reunions, 4th of July, backyard carnivals and more with your table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more :)

For my Summer Celebration, I created a patriotic wreath for the 4th of July. I started with the two largest Spellbinders Grand Circles and traced them on heavyweight cardboard and cut it out for my wreath base. The stars are all the sizes of Spellbinders Stars die set, cut in Core'dinations Core Couture cardstock.

The rosettes were cut with the Paper Rosette and Mini Paper Rosettes dies from Tim Holtz. USA was cut from TH's Block Talk.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - Anything Goes Linky Party
2. Craft it Up & Link It Up #8 - Red, White and Blue
3. 2 Creative Chicks - Buttons, Brads, Bows

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Decorate to Celebrate to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Summer Celebration project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Decorate to Celebrate #27 - 4th of July Party!!

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Happy Wednesday, everyone!! I hope you are having a wonderful week :) It's time for another super-fun challenge at Decorate to Celebrate!! For Challenge #27, we are asking you to create any project to be used as a party decoration (or party supply) for a 4th of July Party. Let's celebrate everything wonderful about fireworks, sparklers and freedom with your table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more!!

For my 4th of July party decorations, I created rocket candy holders and decorative 3D stars. In the spirit of full disclosure, I must admit that M&M's were harmed in the taking of the above picture. But I promise you, they did not suffer long ;) (And mmmmm, they were good!!)

The paper is from DCWV The Stack 6 (an old, old, oldie). All of the stars are from Tablescapes Spring & Summer cart, cut in various sizes.

I found these adorable rocket candy holders on the Martha Stewart blog, HERE. There are templates you can print out with the correct sizes.

All of the stamps are from K Andrew Designs Sweet July stamp set:

Click HERE to purchase your own set, or to see her entire fabulous line of stamps :)

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Decorate to Celebrate to see the amazing projects my Design Team sisters have created. Then link up your 4th of July Party decorations!! I can't wait t see what you create :)