It's Wednesday, and it's usually a Humor Me Wednesday post on the Catch the Bug Blog, but since tomorrow is Independence Day here in the US, I'm posting a patriotic card instead. I haven't gotten more and more patriotic as I've aged, finding more and more reasons to love my country, and more specifically, the people that make up this country. So, in honor of the land I love:
God Bless America!
In my small town, we have a huge celebration on the 4th of July. It's the annual Liberty Fest. I'll be helping the nursing home get the residents outdoors to see the parade. Our town of less than 2000 people draws a crowd of over 10,000 to watch the parade. There's a beach party, bands throughout the day, a softball tournament, a horse pull, a tractor pull, an arts & crafts fair, and of course, fireworks in the evening.
I used USA Flag Puppy on this card, colored with Copic markers. Isn't he the cutest? I love that expression on his face!
The background of stars was created with a die from Avery Elle. The sentiment was computer generated.
There will be other Humor Me Wednesday ideas on the Catch the Bug Blog, and I'm sure some of them will be humorous. I hope you hop on over to the Catch the Bug Blog and check out all the talent there.
And, to let you know about the upcoming fun at Bugaboo! Take a look at this:
It's the first Wednesday of the month, which means it's time for a new challenge at the Scrapy Land Challenge Blog. It's also the day before Independence Day here in the US, so I'm going with a Patriotic Theme for today's challenge project.
First, though, some information about Scrapy Land Challenges: Challenges run for 2 weeks, and are always Anything Goes, as long as you use a die that the Scrapy Land Store sells. Scrapy Land carries over 55 brands of dies, so you have plenty to choose from! There are 2 winners each challenge for a $10 gift certificate.
In honor of July 4th, here's my Patriotic Pup:
I started by cutting out the 3 stitched stars. They are from Avery Elle. If you used the search engine in the Scrapy Land Store, you will find many similar star dies that would work. Then, using an alphabet die set from Spellbinders, I die cut the USA. Scrapy Land doesn't carry this exact alphabet, but has many that would work just the same as this one did. Again, use the search function to find them.
I colored up the cute, patriotic pup from Bugaboo Stamps, fussy cut him, and glued him to the front of the card. I found the blue/stars background paper at Pixel Scrapper. It is digital. I wanted the stars to be very small, so instead of printing it on a full sheet of paper, I brought it into a Pages software and shrunk it to a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 size to make the stars nice and small.
The cute patriotic flair button and pretty crinkle ribbon are from D.L. Art.
Anything Goes with a die Scrapy Land Store sells -- easy, right? I do hope you join us in the next 2 weeks!
I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- your national flag
Cut It Up Challenges -- Red, White, and Blue
Papercraft Challenge -- stars
Digichoosday -- ATG
It's the 23rd of the month (these months go by so fast!), so this is the day that I have some inspiration on the Scribbles Designs Blog.
I've been gravitating towards black and bright pink lately, so I did the same combination again for today's card. I used a free image from the Scribbles Store called Sunny Flower, and created this:
I colored Sunny Flower (free) with Copic markers, then used a sentiment stamp from Close To My Heart. It is acrylic. The black and white flowered background paper is a new release this month from We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is one of the Coneflower Love papers. It, and the raspberry colored banner are cut out with dies from Avery Elle. I kept this card flat for easy mailing.
That's it for today's DT inspiration on the Scribbles Designs Blog. Check out what the other designers have to share. You won't be disappointed!
I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- June Linky Party
A Perfect Time to Craft -- ATG
Simply Create Too -- lots of flowers
It's the first Monday of the month, so it must be time for a new challenge at the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog! The challenge starts today, and runs until Sunday, June 30. The optional theme this month is 'Encouragement', or you can link up any positive themed project that you make.
Our sponsor this month is SheepSki Designs. I just love Andrea North's images, so this is a real treat for me! For the start of the challenge, I had the joy of working with a digital image called 'Solo':
This is an encouragement card, as this inside reads "to show I care". I'm sending it to a friend that has been ill and needs a bit of cheering up.
I colored Solo with Copic markers. The note paper, with floral accents is from We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is from the Just a Song Collection.
Encouragement -- we all need it, we all give it. Make a project and link up this month at The Path of Positivity Challenge Blog. You'll have a chance to win wonderful images like this one from SheepSki Designs!
I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Happy Craft Challenge -- ATG
Lemon Shortbread Challenge -- ATG
