Another Patriotic Card

Is it too late to post another patriotic card?  I hope not because I have one more.

It was too hot on July 4th to spend much time outside so I was able to sneak off to my craft room for a little bit.   Since I was in a patriotic mood, I decided to make one  more  quick, patriotic card.

 

 

I used Washi tape on this card.   I am really starting to love Washi tape and think I’m going to have to add it to my list of favorite things.   It is so fun and easy to use and adds a pop of color and pattern to your project.  I have to admit, I’ve been a bit of a hoarder so now I am making an effort to actually use the Washi tape, not just admire it in the jar. 

 

Here is pic of my jar of Washi tape.  (I took it with my phone because I was too lazy to run up stairs for my camera.)

 

 

Before I go, I wanted to show you the entire Amelie image because I used just a portion of her on my project.  Isn’t she sweet?

 

 

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

• Stamps:  Amelie to the Beach (digital stamp) from Whimsy & Stars Studio, Mega Mixed Messages from Papertrey Ink
• Inks:  Close To My Heart Moonstruck
• Papers:  Papertrey kraft CS, Neenah Crest solar white CS
• Tools:  Sewing machine, Spellbinders nestabilities, Copic markers
• Embellishments:  Sakura white gelly roll pen, Kaiser rhinestones, misc. washi tape

Challenges:

• Crafty Bloggers Network - 2W, SIO - (2nd week) Anything Goes (ends 15th July)
• Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - 2W, 2E, SIO, F, must use digi - (2nd week )Independence (ends 15th July)
• Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
• Paper Playtime - 2W, F - (2nd week) Die Cut + Red, White, Blue  (ends 15th July)
• Tammy Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
• There She Goes - Sewing and Stitching
• Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (1st week) BINGO* (Stars, Stripes, Dots)
• Opus Gluei - JFF, 2W - (2nd week) Patriotic (ends 14th July)
• Scrappy Frogs - M - (July) Red, White, Blue (ends 4th Aug)
• Allsorts - 1E - #162 Red, White & Blue
• Catch The Bug - 3E, SIO -  Anything Goes
• Crazy 4 Challenges - #C4C144 Show your Countries Pride
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - 3E, 2W - Week 2, Anything Goes
• Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday – Washi Tape
• Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes
• Pattie's Creations - 2W, 2E, SIO, include a digi / stamped image - Week 2, Red, White & Blue
• Raise The Bar – Red, White & Blue
• S J Papercrafts - 3E, M - (ends Jul-18) Red, white & blue
• Divas by Design - 2E - #42 red, white, blue
• Stamp n Doodle - music on site -   Stars and stripes
• Whimsy Inspiration - 3E, SIO - #46 anything goes
• Unique Crafters Challenge - M, P1, 3E – Patriotic
• Paper and Such Design - 2W, 2E -  Red White & Blue
• Stamp n Plus M, SIO for 1st 2 Challenges Then SIR - #2 Anything Goes
• Jackson's Digital Expressions - 3E SIO -   Anything Goes + Optional Colour Inspiration*

Happy Memorial Day…. With Love

I found a little bit of time to craft on Saturday and was inspired by all the wonderful patriotic cards that I saw on the Operation Write Home (OWH) blog hop.   I decided to make a card to put in my box to send to OWH.

This cute teddy bear is from the “Sending you Luv” digi stamp set from Whimsy & Stars Studio.    I decided to keep my card relatively flat and easy to mail so that it would be easier for the OWH recipient to mail it. 

 

 

 

I printed this teddy 3 times.  I colored the first one all except for the heart.   On the 2nd one, I cut out the heart (outside the edges of the heart), covered it with washi tape and then trimmed it right outside the lines. I also used my thickest embossing stylist on the back side to give it some dimension.  On the final copy, I colored his paws, cut them out and layered them on the heart.

 

 

Thank you to every one to every one who has served our country.   I am thinking of those we have lost and their families today.

 

Happy Memorial Day!   Thank you for stopping by!

 

 

Supplies:

• Stamps:  Sending you Luv (digital stamp) from Whimsy & Stars Studio
• Inks: None
• Papers:  Papertrey white CS
• Tools:  Sewing machine, Creative Memories corner rounder punch, Copic markers, Big Shot, Papertrey star dies
• Embellishments:  misc. washi tape

Challenges:

• Craft Your Days Away  - 2W - 1stW #46 Red White and Blue
• Hotshot Crafts - 3W - Week 1, Die Cuts
• Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes
• Jellypark Challenges - 2W, 2E, SIO – Week 2, Wishi Washi Tape / Office Supplies
• Lily Pad - 2W - Week 1, Stars
• Our Craft Lounge - SIO – Memorial Day
• Southern Girls - 2W, 1E - (ends Jun-06) Die-cut or punch
• The Play Date Cafe -  Color Inspiration*
• Just Keep on Creating - F, M - #2 anything goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - 2W - #80 Anything goes
• One Stitch At A Time - SIO - Colour Conbo: Red, Blue and White
• Opus Gluei - JFF, 2W - (2nd week) Sew What?! (ends 2nd June)
• Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
• Squigglefly - SIO - CAS (Clean and Simple) NO designer Paper
• Tammy Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays–Get Patriotic!

We have another fun challenge for you this week at Sentimental Sundays. The new challenge is “Patriotic”. We want you to use the colors of your nation’s flag for your creations. Don’t forget to include a sentiment!

With Independence Day coming up, I wanted to try to make something that celebrated our nation’s history and fit the challenge theme. I thought that this famous quote from John Dickinson, which was a freebie on the Sentimental Sundays blog last year, would be perfect.

I recently purchased the DVD set “Liberty’s Kids” for my daughter. It is a cartoon that I can feel good about her watching because she is learning about the Revolutionary War. We used to watch it on the History Channel when she was younger but I don’t think they show it any longer. She also enjoys going on the Liberty’s Kids website. It is really cute that it has inspired her to start a family newspaper, “The Home Gazette”, and she wants to go visit some of the historical sights from the war for a future family vacation.

Before I wrap up my post, I wanted to thank you for hopping along with the Sentimental Sundays team last week. Stop by the Sentimental Sundays blog to see if you were one of the random winners.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: For the Troops by Raindrop Echo Designs (past free set on the Sentimental Sundays blog)
• Inks: Distress Inks Antique Linen
• Papers & CS: Papertrey kraft CS, Stampin’ Up Ruby Red CS, K&co Americana paper pad
• Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilitie Die, Provo Craft Seeing Spots embossing folder, Score Buddy, Martha Stewart edge punch
• Embellishments: Old Paper distress paints, Martha Stewart twill tape, Papertrey bakers twine

Challenges:

• Card Makin’ Mamas – Red, White & Blue
• Cards For Men – Stars
• Craft Us Crazy – Red, White & Blue or Summer
• Daisy Doodles Challenges – Stars & Stripes
• Die Cut Dreams – Red, White & Blue
• Everybody Art Challenge – Anything goes
• Hand Stamped Sentiments – Stars & Stripes
• Pals Paper Arts – Stars
• Paper Crafting Journey – Anything Goes
• Paper Play – Stars & Stripes
• Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Red, White, & Blue
• Rainbow Lady – Digi Day
• Scrapbook Sisters – Anything Goes
• Shelly’s Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - Stars & Stripes
• Sweet Stampin’ Challenge - Something Old (the digi) something new (the paper won during the OWH blog hop)
• Totally Stampalicious - Something Old (the digi) something new (the paper won during the OWH blog hop)

Whimsy Stamps June Digi Release–Freedom & Courage

It’s the first of the month so it is time for the June Whimsy Stamps digital stamp release. We are introducing new images from Meljen’s Designs, Crissy’s Digis, Moon Cookie Gallery and Raindrop Echo Designs. Also, we have another new designer this month, Kathryne Kittmer or StampArt Design.

As always, there is a blog hop to show off all the new images. Now that the Whimsy Digi Team has grown, we are big enough to split into two teams. The other team is participating in the hop this month. Please stop by the Whimsy Inspiration blog to get the blog hop list. You will want to hop along with them for your chance to win some Whimsy digis.

I decided to also post a project today showing off one of the new images. I decided I had to use an image from the new digi artist, Kathryne Kittmer of StampArt Design.

As soon as I saw this image, I knew I had to use it. This eagle is gorgeous and was so easy to color that I know I will be turning to it again. It is paired with a free digital sentiment from the Whimsy artist, Ann Vento. Ann offered this as a free download on her blog quite a while ago. If you like it, you can find the link in the list of supplies below. (I know the sentiment is a little hard to read here because of the angle of the card, but it says ” The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage. ~Thucydides”)

Thank you for stopping by today! Don’t forget about the Whimsy Stamps blog hop. You can find out all the information at the Whimsy Inspirations blog.

**EDITED 6-6-11: I received an email today from Scrapbooks, Etc that I am in the running for a $500 prize and a $500 donation to a charity of my choice with this card. The charity that I chose is the Red Cross fund for Joplin. Please stop by Scrapbooks, Etc. and vote for me! (You can vote once daily) CLICK HERE TO VOTE

Thank you!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Majestic Eagle Head by StampArt Designs available on Whimsy Stamps, Freebie Sentiment from Raindrop Echo Designs
• Inks: none
• Papers: Papertrey Kraft CS, Neenah Solar Crest CS, Bazzill Basics CS, We R Memory Keepers Old Glory DP collection
• Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic markers
• Embellishments: PaperStudios Nail heads

Challenges:

• 2 Sisters Challenge – Anything Goes
• A La Card Monkey – card for a man
• All Sorts Challenge – Things with wings
• AUD Sentiments – for a male
• Catered Crop – Red, white & blue colors, sewing machine, die cuts
• Charisma Cardz – male cards
• Clearly Inspired - critters
• Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge – Red, white, blue
• Digi Doodle Shops Best – anything goes
• Digi Stamps 4 Joy – Wings
• Do It With Digis – for the boys
• Do You Stack Up – Animals
• Everybody Art Challenge – banners or flags
• Fab N Funky - What'eva
• Fresh Brewed Challenges - It's a Guy Thing!!!
• Incy Wincy – Nature
• Lollipop Crafts – Inspired by Song (“Freedom Ain’t Free” by Chris LeDoux)
• Lothian Crafts – for a man
• Moving Along with the Times – Holiday (Fourth of July or Memorial Day)
• My Mum’s Craft Shop – things with wings
• One Stitch At A Time – Fourth of July
• Paper Crafting Journey – Anything goes
• Paper Cutz – Banner
• Paper Issues – for the guys
• Paper Players – anything goes
• Party Time Tuesdays – Anything goes
• Simon Says Stamp – fathers day or for a man
• Stamp Something – Use a sentiment
• The Kraft Journal – Memorial Day
• The Stamping Boutique – Red, white, blue
• Wags N Whiskers – In Stitches

American Heart

This week I get to be a guest Bar-tender at Raise the Bar. The challenge is to base a project on the colors of your flag. With Independence Day right around the corner, I wanted my red, white and blue project to be patriotic.

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I love the distressed feel to this card. Isn't this sentiment from Tlc Creations wonderful?

Please stop by Raise the Bar and join in the challenge for this week.

Thank you for looking!

Challenges for this card:

• ABC Challenge - Xtra Dimension
• ABC Design - Red, White & Blue
• AI Factory - Red, White & Blue
• All Sorts Challenge - Embossing
• Crafty Catz - Distressed
• Crafty Pad - Embossing
• Curtain Call color challenge - Act 36
• Cuttlebug Spot - Celebrate Independence Day
• For Fun Challenges - Patriotic
• Frosted Designs - Red, White, Blue, Stars & Strips
• I Did It Creations - Red, White & Blue
• I Love Digi challenge - Emboss It
• Lexi's Challenge - Layers, 3D
• No Time to Stamp - Star Light, Star Bright
• One Stitch at a Time - Stars & Stripes
• Pals Paper Arts - PPA49 Fourth of July inspiration
• Paper Cutz - 4th of July
• Paper Romance - Red, White & Blue
• Pixie Dust Studios - Red, White & Blue
• Posh Design - PDSS CLSC17 sketch
• Wee Memories - Red, White & Blue
  

Supplies:

• Images: For the Red, White, & Blue (freebie) by Tlc Creations
• Papers & CS: PaperTrey Inc kraft CS, Georgia Pacific CS, all other papers from Daisy D's
• Inks: Distress Inks Old Paper & Tea Dye, Close To My Heart Moonstruck
• Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Paper piercer, Swiss Dots, Distressed Stripes, & Divine Swirl Provo Craft embossing folders
• Embellishments: Hand cut starts and hearts, brads

Proud To Be An American

I love celebrating Independence Day with he parades, the cook outs, the gathering of friends and family and fireworks. I love seeing people proudly displaying their flags and kids decorating their bikes with streamers. Now doesn't this little bear look like he is enjoying the July 4th festivities?
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Patriotic Bear and the "Proud to be an American" sentiment are part of the Meljen's Designs new release available at Whimsy Stamps.

As soon as I saw the new release, I knew exactly want I wanted to do. For once, a project turned out the way I envisioned it. This little bear is so stinkin' cute and he certainly looks proud. Here is a closer look at him.

I forgot to take a close up of the bottom portion of the easel card. Sorry.

Be sure to show off your Red, White & Blue projects in this week's Meljen's Design challenge. Melissa has some super cute, patriotic stamps in the new release that you could use. (You do not need to use a Meljen's image to enter the challenge.)

I hope you have a wonderful Independence Day. Thank you for looking!

**Edited: Woohoo! My card is going to be featured on the SNR Card Universe.

Challenges:

• ABC Design Challenge - Red, White & Blue
• AI Factory - Red, White & Blue
• Annabelle Stamps - Easel card
• Creative Card Crew - Easel Card
• Cupcake Inspirations - Challenge 65
• Digi Doodle Shop Best - Dots & Spots
• For Fun challenges - Patriotic
• Fresh Brewed Designs - Fireworks (My card has sparklers & glitter)
• Glitter Babe's challenge - Make it sparkly
• I Did It Creations - Red, White & Blue
• SFYTT- 6-26-10 sketch
• My Time To Craft - Zig Zags (used ric-a-rak)
• No Time To Stamp - Star Light, Star Bright
• Oh Alice - Twinkle Twinkle
• One Stitch At A Time - Stars & Strips
• Paper Cutz - 4th of July
• Paper Romance - Red, White & Blue
• Papertake Weekly - In stitches
• Pixie Dust Studio - Red, White & Blue
• Practical Stampers - border punch
• S2G - Summertime with sparkles (Stickles on sparklers)
• Spoonful of Sugar - Animal Crackers
• Stamp Something - use the colors of your flag
• Wee Memories - Red, White & Blue
  
  

Supplies:

• Images: Patriotic Bear and Proud to be an American from Meljen's Designs on Whimsy Stamps
• Papers & CS: PTI white CS, Georgia Pacific CS, all other papers are from the 4th of July Project Pantry kit from Taylored Expressions
• Inks: None
• Tools: Cricut, Plantin SchoolBook cart, MFT large scallop border, CuttleBug, Spellbinders Nestabilities, paper piercer, Prismacolor and Copic markers
• Embellishments: Stickles (gold & tiara), Zig Writer marker, misc. wood button & white twine, misc. cork, Ric-a-rac from above mentioned Taylored Expressions kit, Sakura clear Gelly Roll pen
• Techniques: Faux Stitching, Easel card

Silver & Gold Challenge with Meljen's Designs

I made this card for Memorial Day which is quickly approaching. My original intent was to use this card to write a thank you note to our troops and post it to them through Operation Write Home. But then I spaced out and used glitter on the card which is not allowed for OWH cards (due to safety concerns). Since we usually have troops home on leave in our local Memorial Day parade, I will try to remember to bring it along and hand deliver to some one.




The new challenge on the Meljen's Designs Inspiration & Challenge blog is "Silver & Gold". I have silver brads and used a gold glitter pen on the little stars. This dove is Stars & Stripes Dove from the new Meljen's Release, In Loving Memory. These images can be purchased individually or in the set at a discounted price in the Meljen's Designs digishop. Remember you also have the option to create your own pack of 2 or 5 of your favorite images to get a discounted price. Here is a peak at the In Loving Memory release.

Melissa is also releasing a few other individual stamps today. (You can also create your own pack of 2 or 5 for a savings.)

To help keep a little silver and gold in your pocket, here is a coupon you can use on Meljen's Designs images over the Memorial Day holiday.

I hope you will join us for this week's Silver & Gold challenge. You do not have to use a Meljen's Designs image, but we would love to see you use one if you can. You can link up your card and see the DT inspiration pieces HERE.

Please take a moment to look at my 2nd post today. My Lindsay's Stamp Stuff post is HERE.

Thank you for looking! Have a safe & happy Memorial Day!


Challenges:

• Card Patterns - Sketch 65
• Craft Your Passion - Use Crackles or Distressing
• Crafty Catz - Stars & Stripes
• Creative Inspirations - Distressed
• Daisy Doodles - Anything goes
• Fresh Brewed Designs - Red, White & Blue
• KL Stampin' & Scrappin' - All Torn Up (distressed edges)
• Lucy's Cards - Use at least one digital image
• Speedy the Cat's Friends challenge - Animal
• Stampin' B's - Patriotic Card
• Your Next Stamp - Use a border punch

Supplies:

• Images: Stars & Stripes Dove from Meljen's Designs
• Papers & CS: PaperTrey white CS, Making Memories Floral Fabric Findings, Daisy D's Freedom Stripe, misc. blue & red CS
• Ink: Distressed Ink in Tea Dye (just for sponging)
• Tools & Embellishments: Close To My Heart glitter, misc. silver brads, Sakura gold glitter pen, Prismacolor markers, Stampin' Up border punch, Close To My Heart edge distressing tool