My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #62 - 4th of July and Canada Day

Good Morning Everyone!  To all my Canadian friends, I hope you had a happy and safe Canada Day  and to my friends here in the USA, Happy 4th of July this week!!  This week we are celebrating the fine countries we live in!  Our Monday Challenge this week is 4th of July and Canada Day!  Here is my 4th of July card.

I was looking for a fun sparkler to cut with my Cricut but decided to make my own out of Crinkle Ribbon instead!  I love how it turned out! 

I even got some good use out of my Christmas stamps for this card! The sentiment on the star comes from My Craft Spot's Merry Christmas set and the stars stamped on the base of the card come from My Craft Spot's 'Tis the Season stamp set.   I cut the star from Plantin School Book cart and addded some doodling around it. 

I found a scrap of shimmer paper for the background and embossed it with a stars folder then sewed it on.  The sparkler was created with a stick by tying three bows using Cranberry, Snow White and Navy Blue Crinkle Ribbon and a bow with Airmail Divine Twine all available at My Craft Spot (except the stick which came from my yard).    

Make sure you stop by and check out the rest of the AMAZING Canada Day and 4th of July projects at My Craft Spot this week and share your projects with us for your chance to win a fabulous prize!  Speaking of fabulous prizes, don't forget to mark your calendars!  You are invited to the Stamp Release Party coming up next week at My Craft Spot! There will be amazing projects each day and fun prizes all week long! We will be ending the week with a Blog Hop on Saturday and the full release of the stamp sets. Mark your calenders and come join us for some fun!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Products Used:

• My Craft Spot
• Merry Christmas Stamp Set
•  'Tis the Season Stamp Set.
• Cranberry Crinkle Ribbon
• Snow White Crinkle Ribbon
• Navy Blue Crinkle Ribbon
• Airmail Divine Twine
• Stampin' Up!
• Cardstock
• Crumb Cake
• Shimmer
• Dimensionals
• Journaling Pen
• Cricut E2 with Gypsy
• Plantin School Book
• Singer Sewing Machine
• Scotch ATG Adhesive
• Archival Brilliance Pigment Ink
• Graphite Black
• Cuttlebug
• Stars Folder

***I'm also linking this up at my dear friend Julie K's 3 Girl Jam Beautiful Bows Blog Hop Linky Party!   

Celebrate the Occasion #20 - 4th of July

Hello Everyone!  It's Design Team #2 day at Celebrate the Occasion!  This week we are Celebrating the upcoming 4th of July!  The twist is you must use Red, White and Blue in your project!  I have another LO for you today!

Just a simple LO today!  This one is my Middle Es first 4th of July.

I used Stand and Salute for all the cuts on this LO.  The red polka-dot ribbon is from Stampin' Up!, the white is Hand Dyed Crinkle Ribbon from My Craft Spot, and the blue is from Michael's.

I outlined the Statue of Liberty and popped her up.  The fireworks are glittered up with Stickles.

I love her crazy smile in this pic!  I added some more ribbon, a button, bling and some My Craft Spot Bakers Twine for an accent.



Products Used:

• Stampin' Up!
• Whisper White Cardstock
• Brilliant Blue Cardstock
• Real Red Card Stock
• Gable Green Cardstock
• Red Polka-Dot Ribbon
• Cricut E2 and Gypsy
• Stand and Salute Cricut Cartridge
• Michael's Blue Ribbon and Bling
• Basic Grey Button
• Stickles
• My Craft Spot
• Snow White Crinkle Ribbon
• Click HERE to Order
• Cherry Red Bakers Twine
• Click HERE to Order

Other Challenges:
My Sheri CRAFTS #63 - Independence Day or Canada Day

Make sure you stop by and Celebrate the Occasion with us this week!  The Design Team has some fantastic projects to inspire you!  Thanks for stopping by today!

My Craft Spot #14 - Seeing Stars

Happy Monday Everyone!  Can you believe we are on week #14 already at My Craft Spot!  Time flies when your having fun crafting!  This week, we have a fun challenge for you!  The challenge this week is Seeing Stars!  I made a fun layout using pictures of my Oldest Es first 4th of July! 

Wasn't she cute?  This was back in 2006 and now she's so big!

I used my Martha Stewart Fancy Lace Punch for the bottom border.  The stars are cut from Plantin Schoolbook and since my sewing machine is not working again, I just used the needle to stitch holes in the stars!

The striped ribbon is from Stampin' Up!  I added a gorgeous Crinkle Ribbon Bow with some Vintage Cherry Bakers Twine both from My Craft Spot!  The button was a last minute addition to fit into the Whimsical Wednesday Challenge! 

I used my Gypsy to weld Country Life font together to form the title then outlined and popped it up!  The "You make me smile" stamp is from My Craft Spot Sweet Sentiments Set #1.

The banner is also cut from Country Life and tied together with Vintage Cherry Bakers Twine.

Products Used:

• Stampin' Up!
• Crumb Cake Cardstock
• Cherry Cobbler Cardstock
• Night of Navy Cardstock
• Confetti Cream Cardstock
• Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
• Soft Suede Classic Ink (sponging)
• Night of Navy Classic Ink
• Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker
• Cricut E2 and Gypsy
• Country Life Cartridge
• Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge
• Martha Stewart Fancy Lace Punch
• My Craft Spot
• Sweet Sentiment Set #1
• (Click HERE to Order Stamps)
• Vanilla Bean Crinkle Ribbon
• (Click HERE to Order Crinkle Ribbon)
• Vintage Cherry Bakers Twine
• (Click HERE to Order Bakers Twine)

Other Challenges:
The Paper Variety - It's Summer
Whimsical Wednesday - Let's Get Patriotic (must use brads, bling or buttons)
Creative Cutter Room - God Bless America (must include a flag...it's on her shirt)
Getting Scrappy Challenge - Getting Punchy (use any type of punch)
FCCB Challenge Me Monday #66 - 4th of July (use red, white & blue)
Scrapbookaholic By Abby #8 - Red, White & Blue
You Had Me at Craft - Made it Myself Mondays

Make sure you stop by and See some more Stars at My Craft Spot!  The Design Team has some amazing projects waiting to inspire you!  I can't wait to see what you come up with for your Seeing Stars project!  Make sure you link them up by next Sunday to be eligible for the fantastic prize this week!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Birthday Sundaes #15 - Stars & Strips Birthday

Goodmorning!  It's Birthday Sundaes day today!  This week we want to see Birthday Cards with Stars & Strips! 

 Products Used:

• Stampin' Up!
• Night of Navy Cardstock
• Cherry Cobbler Cardstock
• Crumb Cake Cardstock
• Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
• Night of Navy Classic Ink
• My Craft Spot
• Scarlett Red Crinkle Ribbon
• Sweet Sentiments Set #1
• Cuttlebug Stars Embossing Folder
• Pebbles Glittered Star

Make sure you check out the rest of the amazing DT creations at Birthday Sundaes this week!  We would love to see what you come up with for our Stars & Strips Birthday Card challenge!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Thankful Thursday Challenge Day - Honor Someone

Is everyone ready to grab your kids (or a loved one of any age) and craft this week?  Our new challenge for Thankful Thursday is to Honor Someone Special with a display!  With Memorial Day coming up, I immediately thought Red, White, and Blue and my little assistants agreed we should make something for PopPop (my grandfather)!  His 85th Birthday was this month so I hope he enjoys this special creation my girlies made!  Here is what we came up with!

We found a glass candle plate in our box of Yard Sale junk!  It is junk no more!   

The girls went to town on the Cricut cut-outs...

Here is my Oldest E showing Middle E how to use the Gypsy...

Mod Podging the paper down... 

They both have fun painting... 

Middle E can't wait for it to dry!  We are adding his Navy picture to the plate!

Then we made some cards.  My Oldest E wanted to make them so PopPop can send them to his Navy friends!  I love the way she thinks!   

Products Used:

• Stampin' Up! Cardstock
• Flag paper is from Michael's Open Stock
• Stand and Salute Cricut Cartridge
• My Craft Spot Bakers Twine
• Lots of Love

Other Challenges:
The Paper Variety Star Studded Challenge

We have an awesome prize this month at Thankful Thursday! 

It is a Post-it prize pack so make sure you head over to Crazy About Cricut, check out the other wonderful DT projects and link up your Honor Someone Special project!  Don't forget to involve the kiddos or a loved one while crafting and most importantly, have fun!  Thank you so much for stopping by!