INDEPENDENCE DAY IS NEARLY HERE!

I love the 4th of July!  I love the history behind it.  I love the fireworks and celebrations!  Here is a layout I did for my Anything Goes challenge on Colorful Creations.  I am also entering it into the "Let Freedom Ring" challenge at Little Scrap Pieces and the Red White and Blue challenge at Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium and the Independence Day blog challenge on Kraftie Kre8tions.

I chose some photos from the 225th reenactment of George Washington's historic march out of Valley Forge that we attended in 2003.  I chose my base paper and went to work.  I used an Adirondack Paint Dauber in Snow Cap and 2 Crafters Workshop templates.  I did a bit of painting and started looking in my Patriotic embellishment stash.  I found this wonderful quote by George Washington from I swap I participated in about 10 years ago.  I embossed some red and blue cardstock and cut stars.  I added ribbon, trim, bling and some tiny sticker stars and a cute little tag also from that swap.

And here we are:

I hope you have enjoyed my first patriotic layout for this month.  I'm sure there will be more.  I have so many reenactment photos to scrap.  I just may have to go out and get more patriotic papers though as that pile surprisingly is dwindling down.  Shocking for a total paper hoarder like me...my total paper is certainly not dwindling a bit!

Thanks for stopping by!

SENDING HUGS AND PRAYERS

For my last creation for the night I did another card.  This one uses the color combination of Red and Pink for the Dillybeans Challenge, sketch #194-5 from Sweet Sketch Wednesday, a stamp, swirls and lace for Stamptacular Sunday, Embossing for Little Scrap Pieces, lots of texture for Crazy 4 Challenges and Anything Goes #68 at Word Art Wednesday.

The Sketch:

My Card:

and now, it's off to bed for me.  Sweet dreams to all and to all a good nite.  Thanks for stopping by.

Now for a TWIST!

My last creation for today is a layout for Colorful Creations Twisted Blueprints Challenge and the red, black and white challenge at Little Scrap Pieces Cardz TV Color Challenge #23.

The twisted blueprint sketch is:

and the twist was to use mixed alphas and more than two patterned papers.

Here is my layout:

Thanks for stopping by again!  More creations tomorrow!
Sweet dreams!

AND NOW...A CARD THAT REALLY PACKS A PUNCH!

I just finished my card for this week's Paper Secrets CYAO challenge.  I was able to use so many different elements on this card that I am also entering it in Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge #46 use a lot of layers, Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday Birthday challenge, Pause Dream Enjoy challenge #2 Desserts and Dilly Beans Metal Accents.

First for CYAO - we were to use this sketch

along with 3 of the following elements:

*canvas/linen *twine *heat embossing

*washi tape *chevrons  *wood 

I chose twine, heat embossing, washi tape and wood.  

The twine is wrapped around a wooden popsicle stick, the outer border is done with washi tape and the sentiment is heat embossed.

The card has a lot of layers for Sugar Creek, it's a birthday card for Little Scrap Pieces, the metal embellishment has a cake on it for Pause Dream Enjoy and there is a metal accent and a stamp for Dilly Beans.

Here is my card:

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