Oh Say Can You See 4th of July Blog Hop

Hello and

Happy 4th of July!

Today we're celebrating the American Independence Day!

This warm Summer holiday is usually spent outdoors with a get together of family and friends and a picnic, or barbecue, or even a pool party, and often there's a fireworks display when the sun goes down! However since we can't do these things in blogland, we have to celebrate differently, and to do that, I've joined Scrapbook News and Review's Card Universe in a blog hop!

Welcome to the Scrapbook News and Review/Card Universe

Oh Say Can You See 4th of July Blog Hop

If you stopped here at my blog first, make sure to go back to the beginning of the hop & follow it along the way. There are 95 blogs in all to browse during this hop, and I'll be hopping right along with you!

If you're already hopping along, I'm sure you've noticed that all of the projects being featured today are patriotic or they were created with the colors Red, White, and Blue to celebrate the 4th of July!

I'm happy to say that I have 2 Red, White, and Blue projects to share with you today! Surprise, Surprise, I know! Rarely do I ever do that! It's amazing what you can do when you have plenty of time to plan ahead!

The first project is a card I made using one of the Cutie Pie images from DRS Designs. The stars alone on her dress tell me that she's ready for the 4th of July!!



I think this card is pretty simple in nature as far as how I created it, but just to clairify some things...This Cutie was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and blended with Gamsol, Stickles were added to the balloon and the stars on her dress, and the star background was stamped with Versamark.

And if you think she's cute, head over to DRS Designs and see the rest of her friends. The Cutie Pie Collection are some of my favorite stamps!

Stamps: DRS Designs- Cutie Pie Kids Here For The Party (K670), Interlocking Star background (H819)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark, SU! Real Red
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by American Crafts
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Xmas Red Stickles, Icicle Stickles, Hero Arts Rhinestones, SU! Photo Corner Punch, Brads by American Crafts, Ribbon by Bobbie M. Designs, Spiral Clip by The Paper Studio, Sponge Daubers
Finished Card Size: 4.5" x 6"

This next card features an image from the new company, Sunflowers and Dragonflies Creative Designs. This company is owned by Beth, and she is from Sarnia, Canada. She is the artist behind many of the images from this company, and she has something for everyone, especially Canadians, as many of her stamps have a Canadian flair! From Moose and Beavers to hockey and soccer as well as Architecture and East Coast Themes. If it's Canadian you'll see a stamp for it from this new company. She also features some Red Hat ladies and other products like Basic Grey, Prima Flowers, and stamps from Rachel Anne Miller & Sarah Kay!

I colored this 4th of July Cake with the Prismacolor Pencils and gamsol technique as well. To add some pizazz to this card I used yellow Stickles on all of the stars and between each cake layer, and the yellow cardstock in the background is Bazzil Bling!!! Just like fireworks, every 4th of July project should have some sparkle!

Stamps: Sunflowers and Dragonflies Creative Designs-4th of July cake
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink in Yellow Ochre
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by American Crafts, Bazzil Bling
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Nesties, EK Success decorative Corner Punch, Brads by Joann's Scrap Essentials, Hero Arts Rhinestones, Ribbon by Michael's and Bobbie M. Designs, Yellow Stickles
Finished Card Size: 5.5" x 5"

BLOG CANDY!

Along every great Blog Hop there are always goodies to be won, and I too have some goodies to give away! In honor of the blog hop and the 4th of July celebrations, I will be giving away the 4th of July cake stamp (seen above) from Sunflowers and Dragonflies as blog candy. The winner of this stamp will also receive a custom "made by" stamp for the back of their cards and projects courtesy of Beth, the owner of Sunflowers and Dragonflies Creative Designs. I will select a winner from all of the comments left on this post on Monday July 6th 10 am EST.

How cool is that! Two prizes in one--the 4th of July Cake stamp and a custom "made by" stamp!

Be sure to visit Scrapbook News and Review and the Card Universe for tons of inspiration, as well as DRS Designs and Sunflowers and Dragonflies Creative Designs for all of your stamp shopping needs!!

Next stop on the "Oh Say Can You See" 4th of July Blog Hop is Anessa Shively (aka AlienAnessa). In case you have problems with the link, copy and paste this link in your browser address bar: http://alienanessa.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/snrs-oh-say-can-you-see-4th-of-july-blog-hop/

Good Luck with all of the goodies along the way!

Enjoy the hop stops & have a great 4th of July!

Smiles,
Jennifer