Happy 4th of July Treat Box

to all my American family and friends.

I made 24 of these treat boxes for hubby's work, but forgot to take pics.  Fortunately, hubby took one and this is it friends 😀

I used a file from Silhouette to make this "fry box" with Uncle Sam on it.

Wishing you all day filled with fun.  Stay safe everyone!

Hugs,

 

4th July Treats

 Hello friends. I just realiased that I forgot to share the cute treat boxes I made for hubby's work to celebrate the 4th of July.  So as the saying goes ... better late than never 😀

I made these using a Silhouette cut file. Soooo cute!  All cardstock and papers were purchased at Hobby Lobby.  I filled them with various sweets all wrapped in red, white and blue.  Everyone liked them, so mission accomplished 😀

Crafty hugs,

Happy 4th of July!

to all my American friends!  I'd like to share the treat boxes I made for our 4th of July celebrations.

I made 28 of Uncle Sam's Treat hats. I purchased the SVG from Dreaming Tree.

I got a variety of candy, all in red, white and blue to match the celebratory colours :-)

These included mints, buttermints and Tootsie Rolls.

I started by making the 8 for our family ...

... and made 20 more for hubby's work :-) They enjoyed them very much so it was well worth the time it took to put them together. The kids and grandkids enjoyed theirs too :-)

Till next time,

Proudly May She Wave

Good morning all and to all my

American friends ...

We live close enough to the Pearland High School where the festivities take place followed by fireworks. So we get together with our children and grandchildren, enjoy a barbecue and then at night we all sit outside together with neighbours and their families and watch the fireworks. This has become our 4th of July tradition for the last 10 years. Today, though we are crossing fingers that the weather cooperates because we've been having heavy downpours since last night as a pressure system moves through.  According to the weatherman, it's all supposed to move out by mid afternoon, so there is hope yet 😄

Challenge # 169 ~  Red, White & Blue

Now, onto our new challenge at Crafty Gals Corner.

Keeping the 4th of July celebration in mind, our challenge this week is Red, White & Blue.

Of course, if you're not celebrating with us, you can still play along with us by incorporating Red, White & Blue in your project.  If you hop on to our Crafty Gals Corner Blog, you will find great inspiration from our DT which is made up from Crafty Gals from all over the world.

We have 3 wonderful and very generous sponsors for this challenge. They are:

Sparkle N Sprinkle

Prize ~ $15 Gift Certificate

Star Stampz

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles
Prize ~ 1 of 5 sets offered by the sponsor

Bio:

Are you interested in digital sentiments, papers and other embellishments? How about a badge made especially for your blog? If these are items you are interested in, you are going to want to check out Décosse's Dynamite Doodles. My name is Lisa and with over 200+ posts of freebies to choose from, and new ones added often, I just might have what you are looking for. Along with the freebies I offer, I also create blog badges, watermarks and digital Scrapbooking Kits. I also sponsor a number of challenge blogs throughout the year and it is my absolute pleasure to have the opportunity to sponsor the Crafty Gals Corner Challenge Blog!

If you have the time, I'd love for you to pop by and visit me. There is always inspiration to be found among my many different features. Come and take a look--I hope you have a blast!

 Using an image from the "Proudly Patriotic" Digi set by Sparkle N Sprinkle, and made this card for today's challenge.

It was very easy and quick to put together. Here are the crafting ingredients in case you would like to make one of your own.

Image - Proudly Patriotic digi set - Sparkle N Sprinkle

Card fold - Silhouette design #93718

Cardstocks - GinaK

Firecracker paper - Silhouette design #201830

Sentiment - from the Proudly Patriotic digi set - Sparkle N Sprinkle

Copic markers used to colour image

I hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog today, and that I have inspired you to make a project to link to our challenge #169, Red, White & Blue.  Remember there are fabulous prizes to be won.  You have until noon, CST, on Tuesday, 17 July 2018, to link your project to the  Crafty Gals Corner blog.

Till next time,

Happy Crafting!

4th of July Card at DRU with Lena

Hello crafting friends and welcome back. It's my turn today to share a card at the Dies R Us Inspirational blog.  I chose to work a little ahead and made this Happy 4th of July card.

I began by cutting my card base out of cherry red card stock. This card measures 5.5" x 5.5"

Using the America Frame and the Eagle dies from Amy Designs, I made my cuts out of dark blue card stock. I took the middle cut out piece from the frame die and embossed with a Swiss Dots embossing folder. Then I took my ribbon, wrapped it around this cut out and glued the whole thing back into the middle of the die.

Next I took all the pieces that were left on the eagle die and paper pieced them back into my eagle cut. This makes for a more solid image. While getting all the little pieces, I coloured the beak yellow. I used a piece of tape on the back of the eagle to keep all the little cut outs in place.

I cut out two oval mats using the Spellbinders Large Oval dies, stacked them and used them to frame my eagle.

I kept the inside of the card pretty simple. I just stamped the greeting, using Cardz TV's All American Greetings stamp set, and added a couple of stars.

I've been asked many times how I store my cards, so here is a quick share.

Most of my cards are either 6.5" x 5" or 5.5" x 5.5". I purchase clear poly bags which are slightly bigger to accommodate the embellishments.  I always place a matching envelope together with the card in the bag. These bags allow me to see the card, keep it clean and  protected, and I always have the envelope ready to address.

 I have two of card storage boxes with dividers. I place my cards in them and put them on the shelf ready to use.  I have quite a few cards for Christmas, Female and Male birthdays.  These get stored in a different box as there are too many of them to place in these boxes.

Now for a quick recap of the dies I used:

Amy Designs - America Frame

Amy Designs - Eagle

Spellbinders - Ovals

I hope I was able to inspire you to use your dies, create a project, and come play along at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog for your chance to win a gift voucher to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the first and fifteenth of every month.  Be sure to Follow Us on Facebook too. 

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Till next time,

Crafty hugs,

To all my American friends ...

I wish you all a very blessed day!

Hugs,

Summer Fun at Crafty Gals Corner

Hello creative friends! Our temperatures have reached the near 100's, so we are in full summer swing here at Crafty Gals Corner and our challenge for you this week is all about Summer Fun :-)

Challenge #76 ~ Summer Fun!

Our wonderful sponsors this week are:

Sassy Studio Designs

Prize: 4 Digital Images

The East Wind

Prize: 3 Digital Images

Living in America, the 4th of July is always a day of fun spent with family, friends and let's not forget the yummy food.  All this is then topped off with fireworks at night.  So in the spirit of this fun holiday, I used Patriotic Sassy from Sassy Studio Designs and made this "Happy Fourth of July" card.

Recipe:

Card stock ~ GinaK.

USA frame die ~ Amy Designs

Embossing folder ~ Cuttlebug - Christmas Stars

Sentiment stamp ~ Cardz TV - Happy Days

Copic markers were used to colour the image.

Ribbon is from my stash

I hope you liked my card and were able to draw a little inspiration from it.  Now, it's your turn!  All you have to do is to grab your summer crafty supplies and create a project to link up to our challenge.  You have till noon, CST, on Tuesday, 21 June 2016, to link your project to our challenge #76, "Summer Fun", at Crafty Gals Corner.  Can't wait to see what you all come up with.

Please take a few moments and visit our blog.  While there you will meet our newest members of our Design Team ~ Tracy, Wanda, Jennifer and Sara.   You will also be able to find some awesome inspiration while browsing through the cards the DT made especially for you.  Please take a quick look at the few rules for this challenge.  Also, don't forget to visit our wonderful sponsors this week.  You will find beautiful digi images to create your projects.

Till next time,

Crafty Hugs

4th of July Firecracker

Good morning all.  Yesterday, I told you how much I love my Cricut Explore.  Today, I have to tell you how much I love my Silhouette.  I'm very lucky to have them both.  The card I'm sharing with you today was done using the Silhouette. I love all the different cards and images you can get from their store, especially the shaped cards.

From the pics above, you can see that the Silhouette also cuts beautifully.  I have had several people ask me what I think of both machines and which one I recommend.  That is very difficult for me because I love them both.  I find that the cricut is able to make more intricate cuts, it's quieter and user friendly.  The silhouette has a more sophisticated design program and allows you to do a lot more, but for me, not being very computer savvy in the first place, it is a little more difficult to use.  In the end I find that these two machines compliment each other, rather than compete against each other. Like I said, I love them both!

Supplies used for this card:

Silhouette Design # 60934

Red Cardstock - GinaK. - Cherry Red

White & Blue Cardstock ~ Paper Studio

Gold card stock - from scraps stash

Sentiment stamp ~ Cardz TV - Happy Days stamp set

I will be back tomorrow with a new challenge at Hiding in My Craft Room.

Thank you so much for stopping by and for all the lovely comments. I do appreciate each and every one of them!

Hugs,

Mickey & Minnie Celebrate the 4th of July :-)

Hi bloggie friends.

Today I would like to share with you a card I made for my little granddaughter for the 4th of July.  She is the first little American born in our family.  A little fun info to share with you about my family ~ I'm Portuguese, my hubby is Dutch. Our kids are South African (born). My brother is also Portuguese, his wife is British and my little nephew is Canadian (born).  My other SIL is Dutch.  Now my daughter is married to an American and my little granddaughter is also an American, a real Texas sweetheart :-)  It's always fun when we meet friends for the first time and they ask "Where y'all from?"  :-)

Anyway, back to my card ...

I love my Cricut Explore!  I made this center panel card using the Print 'n Cut feature.  Do you see how well all the colours match?  I could have cut the bunting and the flag in layers, but I didn't have any matching card stock so decided to print it all.  I love using my Disney cuts again. No more fussing with itty bitty little pieces like the tongues and eyes.  Love, love, love my Cricut Explore! :-)  It cuts beautifully.  Just look at how it cut those thin little mouse tails! I used the Mickey and Friends cartridge to cut Mickey and Minnie, and the Independence Day cartridge for the flag and the bunting.

Other supplies used:

Red card stock ~ GinaK.'s - Cherry Red

Embossing folder ~ Cuttlebug - Christmas Stars

Greeting stamp ~ Cardz TV - Happy Days Stamp Set

I will be back tomorrow to share another 4th of July card with you.

Till then,

Happy Crafting.

Hugs,

Red, White & Blue Colour Challenge at Crafty Gals Corner ~ Challenge # 24

Hello everyone. Hope you are having a great crafty week :-)

Our challenge this week, at Crafty Gals Corner is Red, White & Blue colour challenge.

Above is the colour pallet from which you can choose your colours. 

Our wonderful sponsor this week is STAMPlorations.

The prize for one lucky participant is a $10 gift certificate to their store.

Here is my card made with this refreshing image from STAMPlorations called Tropical Drink. 

Recipe:

Card base ~ Recollections (6.5" x 5") - White

Red and Blue Cardstock ~ Recollections

Image ~ STAMPlorations - Tropical Drink

Embossing Folder ~ Cuttlebug - Christmas Stars

Ribbon & Gems ~ from my Stash

Faber Castell Polychromos were used to colour the image.

As I'm writing up this blog post, the rain is pouring down, courtesy of Tropical Storm Bill, and I really wish that I was on a lounger under a palm tree on a tropical beach with this drink in my hand  :-)

I hope you enjoyed my card and join me on my island fantasy getaway :-) But before you do, grab your supplies and make a card to join our challenge this week.  Remember, that the 4th of July is just around the corner, so this is the perfect challenge to get you going :-)

You have till noon, CST, on Tuesday, 23 June 2015 to complete your project and link it to our challenge # 24 at Crafty Gals Corner.

Till next time,

Happy Crafting