July 4th is almost here!

Hello!  I just got back from my 2nd retreat this month and I had a blast!  I got 25 layouts done again (that makes 50 pages!).  With the retreat earlier in June and with this one, I got 100 pages scrapped!  Whew!  I was busy!  All I have left is to scrap Christmas and finish our camping trip from November.  (I realized half way that I had forgotten to print out some photos!  Boo.)

Today I bring you a layout I did for the 4th of July last year.  I love the 4th.  We usually head to my in-laws or go downtown and watch the fireworks.

Paper is DCWV, Mosaic template, or paper from target.  Bling from Love2scrap.  Title from Phrases Cartridge.

Aren't these photos great?!?  I took some with my point and shoot and Jer took some with his super DSLR camera.  Either way they look amazing and I love doing the Mosaic tile layouts.  I've done many now, that it really doesn't take me that long anymore.

Anyhoo, I hope you enjoyed the layout.  I also hope you enjoy the 4th and I will see you soon!  Thanks for looking!!!!

4th of July Fireworks!

I just love the 4th of July!  Fun times with fireworks, sitting outside for a picnic or BBQ, having fun with family....things that are just great!  We love shooting off fireworks!  This past year we were in a bad drought, so there was a fire ban.  We just stuck with smoke bombs and sparklers mainly.  This was the layout I decided to use to display the fun we had!

Red background paper is Tammi Potter Mosaics.  Patterned Paper is Scenic Route.  Embellishment is  Queen and Co.  Title is Stand and Salute Cart.

I know I used the Tammi Potter paper in the last post, but her papers really are cool.  I love getting this tiled look!  I use it mainly for 4th of July, but have also used it for flowers at the Botanical Gardens and Mountain Scenes in Colorado.  There is a lot you can do with these pages if you have the patience!  Once you get going though, they are a snap to get done and look amazing when they are finished!


Thanks for looking and I hope you have a safe and fun 4th!

The 4th is coming up!

Hello!!!!  I hope you are having a great week!  It will be 4th of July before we know it, so I thought I would post a layout from last year's 4th of July fun!  We usually go to my hubby's parents for a party, and this past year was no exception!  We spent some time on an ATV first!

Paper used:  Scenic Route for pattern paper and white cardstock.  Blue paper and wavy stars and USA and 2001 were from Tami Potter Mosaic Moments.  Stickers were from Hobby Lobby.  Title:  Cupcake Cartridge.

The Mosaic Moments are so fun to and easy to use!  Check out their website tamipotter.com.  I love the block look and the paper has guides on it to show you where to tape the pics down, plus there is a bookmark that I used to tell me what dimensions the photos had to be to fit exactly.

Hope you enjoyed this layout and I hope it gave you some ideas to use for your 4th of July pics!  See ya next week!!!!

Hooray!

So this week I spent some time working on finishing 2010 layouts and a card. Here is what I did on Saturday and Sunday!

I made this card for my father-in-law for his birthday! His birthday is around the 4th, so I always do a July 4th theme! I used a red and blue shiny cardstock for the card and for the star and Hooray title. The title is Lyrical Letters cart. I used a cake stamp from Stamps for Life and colored them with prisma color markers. I then added some glitter dots to the cake.

This layout was showing Jer's Grandpa's final resting place for his ashes and Jer's family. Just snapshots of the family at the property. I used Fence patterned paper from Karen Foster, cowboy paper (artist unknown), Cosmo Cricket for flowers, swirls, frames and sentence strip, brown cardstock from DCWV for title. Hannah Montana cart for title.

Hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July! Be safe and if you are in the south, stay cool!!!!