Celebrate NSD and the 4th of July!!

Yes, we just found Spring, and I'm already sharing 4th of July!!  Looking forward to sunny warm days ahead!  But it's in honor of National Scrapbook Day (NSD) that I've made this cute pocket page using the brand new Doodlebug Patriotic Picnic collection:

And why for NSD??  Because it's a super special this weekend at Hannah's in Antioch, IL!!  We are doing a free make n' take of the sweet little pocket with the sequins and stars in it and using the new WRMK fuse tool!!  And as a bonus, if you'd like to have this sweet page kit for your PL book, it's only $5 to take it home!!  It's full of all sorts of Doodlebug goodies, like washi tape, mini doilies, sequins, vellum, and of course the amazing paper!!  Make sure to stop by Hannah's this weekend--we are even giving away a Minc and a WRMK fuse tool, plus a few goodies bags....just spend $25 and get a raffle ticket!  With all the new product in store.....come by this weekend, check it out, and play with the new fuse tool while you are there!

Thanks for stoppin' by today! Have a great weekend!! 

Today is Independence Day!!

Ok, yes, it's not the ACTUAL 4th of July....haha....but it's my Independence Day from a couple of crazy weeks!  Had family members in the hospital, road trips, and work, work, working at the liquidation sale at the LSS I work for!  Sooooo glad to have a few days off to craft (ok, and MAYBE get my guys some clean laundry....lol).

So in the hip-hip-hoooooooray of it all, here are a couple of July projects I can now share since they've been posted on the sites I created them for:

And next up this patriotic frame/home decor project:

And I've shared this one, but will do it again because it fits so well:

Doodlebug's Patriotic Parade was used for all three projects.  Also used American Crafts chalkboard paint (the frame and the jar) and POW glitter paper (card).  The WRMK flower punch board for the flowers, and most of the embellishments are Doodlebug....the "Happy" on the frame is from Unique Laser Designs.

Thanks for stoppin' today....share a little Independence Day with me today.....enjoy some creative time this weekend.....we all need a little independence!

Red, White, and Blue All Over!

With Memorial Day and the 4th of July right around the corner, I thought I'd dive into the new Doodlebug Patriotic Parade collection, and my new WRMK Flower Punch Board and make something festive:

This Doodlebug collection is adorable....I also used the sticker sheet in addition to Doodlebug buttons. 

The jar is painted with American Crafts chalkboard paint, and decorated with washi tape from Queen & Co, twine, buttons and bling:
 

This close up shows the WRMK flowers, and the straws I filled with tufts of tissue and placed firecracker stickers on them....they look ready to pop like real firecrackers!

Lovin' this bright, festive collection!  Thanks for stoppin' by today....enjoy the holiday weekend....and thank you to all who have fought for our freedom!!

Celebrate the 4th!!

Happy 4th of July!!!  Celebrating the freedom and spirit of the USA today!

I'm celebrating with a post over at Practical Scrappers today with this project:

A home decor piece made using WRMK Red, White and Blue collection.

With a few embellishments, this is a super easy project.....individual wooden
plaques strung together on ribbon, add a few embellishments and it's ready
to hang in celebration!  And here are close ups of each piece:

The top has embossed stickers from the WRMK set, and fussy cut letters/numbers.

The second piece, more of these amazing stickers, and some Queen & Co bling

for some 4th of July sparkle...

And the final piece....a little fireworks sparkle....

Today, we'll be cooking out and enjoying some fireworks....how about you...

how do you spend the 4th?  Or do you celebrate it?

Make sure to stop over at Practical Scrappers to see the other Patriotic projects!

Supplies Used:

Paper:  WRMK Red, White & Blue

Embellishments:  Paper Studio bottle caps; Queen & Co twinkle goosebumps; WRMK Red 

White & Blue embossed stickers; May Arts ribbon; Twinery twine -maraschino

Ink:  Distress Ink-Black Soot

Paint:  Adirondack Snow Cap paint dauber