Celebrate July 4th Like a Star!

Coffee of the Day - Pumpkin Spice (you know it's my fave!)

I am slowly starting to get over that nasty pants migraine. slowly. gosh, I hate those things. they keep me from crafting, as they mess up my eyes something awful.

anyway, I was finally able to get into my craft room yesterday for a short bit, so made this little card for funsies! I had seen the challenge over at Chi Chi Memories and was lucky enough to be able to get this cutey  'Funky Girl' image in the time it was offered as a freebie.

paper is from the Authentique Pride collection, as is the little sentiment banner. they truly have the best patriotic papers! maybe one day Basic Grey will release a patriotic line. lace trim and buttons are vintage, star is punched from a Starbucks coffee cozy, rose is Prima, and everything else is from my stash.

be sure to enter my Nifty at Fifty Birthday Blog Candy! it's starting to get kinda big since I keep adding stuff to it! :)

Challenges:
Chi Chi Memories - sketch
CCEE Stampers - sunglasses
DRS Designs - it's new (Prima rose is from a brand new collection, to me anyhow!)
Crafter's Cafe - polka dots and ribbon (satin ribbon goes through vintage lace trim)
Fresh Brewed Designs - red, white, and blue
Paper Pretties - red, white, and blue
Rhedd and Rosie - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
City Crafter - red, white, and blue
Die Cuttin' Divas - I Vow to Thee My Country (USA & Spellbinders die)
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - July 4th
Twisted Tues. - red, white, and blue with star twist
Craftin' Desert Divas - red, white, and blue linky party
Open Minded Crafting - patriotic colors
My Sheri Crafts - A Star is Born
Stampin' for the Weekend - anything goes

Back to School with Party Time Tuesday

The Party Planners what to challenge you to make your Kidos, Grandkids, Favorite Teacher or that Special Teacher in your life a card. We want to see those school themed stamps and embellishments put to work! Please click HERE and you will be taken straight to the PTT blog where you can enter your card via Mister Linky. Hope to see you there!
Our sponsors this week are:

Chi Chi Memories is the labor of love of talented artist and illustrator Natalie Tong. Natalie's background in graphic design has helped her create the very happy world of Chi Chi Memories. Her line of digi images centers around kids Jordy and Candace and their world of animal friends such as Freddie the elephant and Teddy the bear, among others. Natalie's designs are meant to spread happiness and cheer around blogland. You can visit Chi Chi Memories at http://chichimemories.com where you will find the shop (where you can find FREEBIES), the blog and challenges. There is also a Papercraft Planet group for you come share your work with Chi Chi Memories images and chat. Chi Chi Memories is thrilled to be able to sponsor Party Time Tuesdays!
Winner Will receive 3 digis of your choice

Creations By AR
I'm Adela and I live in sunny Southern California with my
husband and our two teenage girls! Crafting has been a passion
of mine since I was a little girl. I love to sew, crochet, knit,
draw, paper craft, stamp... I love anything related to crafting!
With encouragement from many people, my love of paper crafting
in 3D has led me to open a website which allows me to share some
of my template designs. I feel so blessed and I truly believe that
God has given everyone their own special talents and it is our
privilege to share it with others.
Winner will receive 2 templates of your choice

For my card I used this cute Chi Chi Memories country boy image that I was given. I decided to make a 'C is for Country' card using Basic Grey Recess papers and some supplies you might find in your desk - stencil, mini clip, twine, & label maker.
Lots of distressing helps add to the country feel.

Sketchie Sketch Time at Party Time Tuesdays!

for my Heart Song post, please click here.

It's time for a wonderful sketch challenge over at Party Time Tuesdays! Joining us are 3 fabby sponsors! whoa nelly, if that doesn't inspire you to play along, I don't know what will! ;)
One lucky winner will receive a $15 gift certificate from Paper Makeup Stamps. Another winner will receive a $15 gift certificate from The Paper Shelter and a final winner will receive their choice of 3 images from Chi Chi Memories. makes you want to get right to your crafty table, doesn't it?


We have a neat sketch for everyone to follow this week.



My first card uses a beautiful image from Paper Makeup Stamps & Basic Grey Urban Prarie papers. Her wings, shoes, & the bow on her dress were all painted with shimmerz. the large flower was sprayed with frost shimmer mist for pretty sparkle. the senti tag, which comes from Paulette at Create with TLC, was sprayed with tea rose glimmer mist. May Arts ribbon & pom pom trim along with some pink fiber twine were added.



My second card uses these fun apples from Chi Chi Memories. I thought they would be great paper pieced, so went to town (& back again!) with Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety papers. a fun ticket from Maya Road provides a simple sentiment, while lots of buttons, a Prima flower with ribbon leaf, & twine clothesline for the banner help give the card a bit of a country look.

Make sure you stop by the Party Time Tuesday blog to see all of the DT inspiration! we look forward to seeing what you create with this great sketch! :)

Fairy Card:
Incy Wincy - recipe: 3 embellies, 2 papers, 1 image
Make My Monday - fairies or angels
Crafty Pad - cute & girly

Apples Card:
Hooked on Crafts - sweet treats
Ellephantastic - layers
Stamp Man - anything goes with summer colors

Under the Sea at Party Time Tuesday!

for my Heart Song Designs post, please click here.

I told you we were going tropical, so now we are diving down into the coral reefs below those gorgeous blue waters......



The theme for this week at Party Time Tuesday is a photo inspiration. isn't this just a beautiful pic? It was taken at the Denver Zoo by our very own challenge leader, Jenn. Our sponsors this week are Chi Chi Memories and Crafts & Me. Winners will receive images from the stores.


I used this fun teddy bear in a submarine image from Chi Chi Memories for my card, paired with papers from the Basic Grey Lauderdale collection. I wanted to do a little something to add to the underwater feel so the bubbles were painted with shimmerz and then I took my watercolor brush and added some water drops. Leaves were cut with a SU! die to mimic sea weeds & grasses. real shells were added and then a lovely Prima resin flower to complete the undersea montage! :)

I do hope you will stop by the Party Time Tuesday challenge blog to see the many beautiful creations of the Design Team. so much to inspire you to make your own project for the challenge! see you there!

Digital Tuesday - I love the sea
Craft Your Passion - under the sea or your fave season
Paper Playtime - water
Crafty Emma - water
Deep Ocean - sea
Crafting for all Seasons - beach/ocean