Happy Independence Day!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

And Happy FIRST Independence Day to our little Sunshine!

You can bet we'll be celebrating this Fourth of July with our favorite little firecracker!

Image - Bugaboo Stamps - Bugaboo Brat - Liberty

Papers - PTI Cardstock, Kraft & Doodlebug Design Prints

Tools - Cuttlebug & Nesties

Extra STUFF - Computer generated sentiment, Dimensionals, BLING & Stickles

Be sure to visit The Bug Blog and play along with The Anything Goes Challenge this week.  

AND, get your Christmas STUFF out, because we kick off our Christmas in July Celebration next Saturday, July 11!

Hugs & Happy Days!

Oldie But Goodie @ Bugaboo

Happy 4th of July (just a little bit late)!  

Just wanted to wait for the Oldie But Goodie Day.  Even though these little Sun Bonnet images are oldies over at Bugaboo Stamps, I STILL LOVE THEM!  

They're perfect for sweet little girls!

This little cutie is for our jelly bean this year!

Thanks to my friend Cheryl First who inspired me with this layout that I pretty much lifted (since my MOJO is totally MIA).  I strongly suggest visiting Cheryl's blog because she ROCKS and has so much creativity.  VISIT HERE!!!

Thank you Cheryl!!  :)

Image - Bugaboo Stamps - Fancy SB July USA

Papers - Doodlebug Design print & PTI Cardstock

Tools - Cuttlebug, Nesties and the new Nesties Border ( LOVE THIS NEW LITTLE NESTIE), EK Success Star Border Punch

Extra STUFF - Stickles, Studio G Sentiment & Stazon Jet Black Ink

Visit The Bug Blog and see what other images have come out of retirement for today.  You'll be reminded of how many of these cutie SHOULD be in your collection and maybe haven't made their way there yet.

AND if you find some that SHOULD be in your collection - ADD THEM.  For the month of July Jodie has a 50% off sale going on at the Bugaboo Stamps Store.  You CAN'T PASS UP a 50% off sale!!!

Hugs & Happy Days!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July for my cute little nephew!

Perfect for an Oldie But Goodie Thursday at The Bug Blog.

We had the chance to spend the day with Evan on Friday and man did we have a good time!!

Had to whip up a little Sock Monkey 4th of July card for the little guy!

Image - Bugaboo Stamps - Sock Monkey Calendar collection

Papers - Kraft & cardstock from my scrappy box

Coloring - Copics

Tools - EK Success Border Punch, Cuttlebug & Nesties

Extra STUFF - Studio G Sentiment, Colorbox white ink, Doodling, GOOGLEY EYES, Stickles & Bling

Enjoy those BBQ's and Happy 4th of July!

B-I-N-G-O...and BINGO was his Name-o!

Yep, you guessed it - it's BINGO day at The Bug Blog!!!

My BINGO (no, I won't sing the song here.....though you know I'm singing it in my head....).

My Bingo??  

Red, White & Blue, Starts with F (Freedom) and Kraft Brown!

Image - Bugaboo Stamps - Light house

Papers - Kraft & Bazzill from my scrappy bin

Coloring - Copics

Tools - EK Success Border Punch, Cuttlebug & Nesties

Extra STUFF - Color Box White Ink, Studio G Sentiment, Stickles & Dimensionals

Head on over to The Bug Blog and join the BINGO fun!

Hugs & Happy Days!

Happy 4th of July!!

And Thank You to all our Soldiers and Veterans who because of your sacrifice and love for our country we are able to celebrate today!

Just a little clean and simple 4th of July card I thought I'd share.

Have a wonderful 4th of July and remember to thank our brave soldiers and veterans when you see them

Hugs & Happy Days!

It's a Picnic...

With a Stars, Stripes and Sparkle Challenge at Shelly's Images.

We're showcasing this fabulous picnic image with and without stars and stripes - PERFECT for so many occasions!

In this instance, it's totally working for me to celebrate the upcoming Independence Day here in the USA.

Image - Shelly's Images "Picnic" 

Papers - All from my scrappy box - Coredination Couture included

Coloring - Copics

Tools - EK Success Border Punch

Extra STUFF - Dimensionals, Sparkly Ribbon, Diamond Stickles, Stazon Jet Black Ink and Fiskars "Let's Celebrate" Sentiment

We'd love to have you join us this week for the Stars, Stripes and Sparkle Challenge!

Head on over to the Shelly's Image challenge blog and join the Stars, Stripe and Sparkly fun!

Hugs & Happy Days!

Fourth of July Creativity....

Happy Weekend!!  I wanted to share with you this little 4th of July quickie I put together for my nephew - Purple & Dinosaurs, a great combination for a little boy who KNOWS what he likes!  :)  Our favorite little Firecracker!  His baby sister will have a good teacher! :)

Image - Doodle Dragon Studios

Papers - Scraps from my scrappy bin - Red, White & Blue CS and Kraft

Technique - Embossing & Magic Colored Pencil Technique

Extra STUFF - BLING, Doodling, Studio G Stamps, Stickles & Red, White & Blue Ribbon

Well, we're off to mom and dad's today - Building deck steps that lead to dad's gargen are on tap today.  If I have a chance tomorrow, I'll be sure to share photos of our progress and of the garden - you'll be AMAZED at how the veggies are growin'.  Heck, today, we might even have green beans to pick!  :)

Happy Day!

Happy 4th of July!

God Bless America!

I hope you are all enjoying the holiday!

Lady Liberty

I'm a huge fan of this new image at Shelly's Image - Lady Liberty!  This image is actually by guest designer Jordan, Shelly's daughter.  Can you say WOW?!  What a budding artist!! 

A perfect image to celebrate the 4th of July and remember those who fight for our freedoms and the sacrifices they make.  I plan to make a few extra of these and while my dad is in the hospital over the next few weeks, distribute to some of the brave veterans that fought for our country and our freedoms.

Image - Shelly's Images:  "Lady Liberty"

Paper - Bazzill:  Red, Lt. Blue & Blue; Kraft paper from my stash

Technique - Copics (still working getting the hang of coloring with markers.....how am I doin?)

Extra STUFF - Colorbox Chestnut Roan to make stuff look "OLD"; Red, White & Blue ribbon - tea stained; Studio G Bless the USA and Stars - Stamped & Embossed - Warm Red Colorbox Ink, VersaMark & White Embossing Powder; White Marker for highlighting

Don't forget to pop over to Shelly's Images blog today and see the super great Tutorial Scrappy has put together - want to learn something fun and crafty today - that's the place to go!

Thank you so much for stoppin' by today - I'm always so grateful when you find a little time to spend at my Creative Paradise!

Liberty & Sparklers

I hope this finds you recouped and relaxed from a wonderful 4th of July weekend! We spent part of our weekend with our family. Both Glen's dad and my dad saw active combat during the Vietnam War, so we celebrated with them and celebrated the freedoms our soldiers fight for daily. We had gorgeous weather on Saturday - not too hot, not too sunny, just right - a perfect day for BBQ meal. We were able to enjoy an outdoor meal that was fantastic! Glen loves to grill and I think our family & friends will agree, there's never been anything that's come off the grill that wasn't 'to drool for'! Saturday was no exception.

Of course, after putting ourselves in a food coma, we were able to catch the firework display over the lake Saturday night. The perfect end for a great day!

But I digress - this was a quick card I put together last week but didn't have time to photograph or post. I made two of them, one for my favorite nephew and one for my favorite summer pen pal.

I can't remember where I saw this quote, but I thought it was adorable! Perfect for these two special kids in our life. Who doesn't LOVE sparklers?!

Paper: Red, White & Blue Cardstock from my stash

Stamps used: Stampendous Hey there Cupcake (for the 'sparkler'), Michaels or J's $1 stamps (stars & fourth of July/freedom phrases)

Inks: Color Box Red & Blue

Diamond Stickles on the red stars, Red Dragon Embossing powder on the sparkle of the sparkler

'Liberty & Sparklers for All!' computer generated using Scrap Baby font

Thanks for stopping by today - I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July weekend and are off to a beautiful week!!

Happy Craftin'!

Min