4th of July Pinwheel Decor

Happy 4th of July crafty friends!

I hope you are having a wonderful time with family and friends and maybe getting a little crafting in too! Today I am sharing a fun 4th of July table decor piece I created. With some fun dies from Cottage Cutz. Take a look.

Here is my fun little table decor piece. It is a pinwheel with a festive 4th greeting with some stars and fireworks shooting out and sitting on top of a patriotic top hat.

Happy 4th Star Die Card w FREE DIGI SENTIMENT SET

Happy Terrific TuesDIE crafty friends,

 Today I am sharing a fun card I created with the Cheapo Dies exclusive Star Flourish Die to celebrate our upcoming holiday!

4th of July T-Shirt

Welcome crafty friends.  I'm Jen from Musings of A Crafty Mom and I'm sharing a project I've made with one of PaperCraftingWorld.com's fantastic cutting files.

The 4th of July is tomorrow and this project can be whipped up in time for all of the festivities!  All you need is a clean t-shirt, some freezer paper (or contact paper), a brush, fabric paint and the I Heart USA cutting file (on sale for 75 cents right now).

Plus...purchase 2.50 worth of files and you could get it for half that....35 cents!!!  CLICK HERE to check it out and be sure to use code: PCW50!

And here is what I created . . .

(Sorry about the photo quality -- it has rained here for the last three or four days!)  If you've not made a freezer paper stencil before or need a refresher, check out my blog for step-by-step instructions.  

Here is a close-up of the design:

The sleeves were folded up and tacked; then I added a piece of striped ribbon and a blue star button.  My nine-year old loves her new shirt!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Make sure you check in each and every day for a new project by our Design Team . . . it is going to be a sizzlin' summer here and at Paper Crafting World!

Patriotic Mini Hop and A Little Blog Candy

Good morning Friends,

Today’s post is for the Creative Cutter Room Design Team. We are having a mini hop Patriotic Style!  Here is the direct link to start at the beginning.

So in keeping with our hop and with our Week of Graphic 45 sponsorship this is what I came up with.

http://www.mypapercrafting.com/2011/02/patriotic-mini-hop-and-little-blog.html

Here is a view of my layout. I used the Graphic 45 Playtimes Past Life’s A Ball Paper.
The required elements for the hop – challenge are:

At least one button
Banner or Flag
Some Type of Metal Embellishment
3-D Element

Here is  a close up shot of the Liberty Bell. I cut it out from the Cricut 4th of July Cartridge. The Flag is a K & Company embellishment.

Here is a close up of the liberty bell die cut.

I started with a plain white die cut. I sponged Gold Ink on it. I Dabbed or pounced the paint. I wanted it to look rough and not smooth.

I inked the top of the base die cut with Jumbo Java Dew Drop Ink. I covered it lightly and then went back and made some deeper “lines” with the ink by inking with the edge of the pad.

Here is the Rosette I created and again, I used the Life’s A Beach Paper from Graphic 45. I added a nice button to the top.

Here is a close up shot of the scripture verse I added. It is one of the verses our church is memorizing for the year. It says:

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 

2 Chronicles 7:14

What an awesome promise from the most high God!

My Blog Candy

The Rosette Cutting file AND 3 Files of your choice from PaperCraftingWorld.com either single cutting files or digital stamps!
Just leave a comment on this post AND be a follower! I will pick one random winner!

SIDE NOTE: I also have this same post and blog candy give away on my other blog too!
Just CLICK HERE to head over there and enter there for a second chance to win!

Be sure to head over to the Creative Cutter Room and participate in this fun hop!
Here are the other blogs to visit in the hop
Creative Cutter Room
Gaby
Melin YOU’RE HERE
Mollie
Carri

Don’t forget about the Graphic 45 Challenge we have going on over at CCR too!
Here is the direct link!


Have a wonderfully blessed day!