Waving the Flag for Freedom

Tuesdays are usually Travel the World posts here on my blog but today is the 7th so it's time for this month's Crafters of Faith reveal. If you want to see this week's Travel the World card, please check back tomorrow as that is when it will be posted. 

The Crafters of Faith have a monthly challenge (we take turns choosing the Scripture/Theme) and we share our creations on the 7th of each month. Today is the 7th so it's time to share this month's card.

This month it was Kelly's turn to choose the theme. Here are her instructions...

Scripture: Psalm 33:12 (KJV) Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

Challenge: July is often remembered for the 4th of July, backyard BBQ's, picnics and school being out for the summer! Let's take a moment to reflect that it also means a great freedom for all of us and celebrate spiritually as well. Create a card/project with a flag somewhere on it - either a stamp, die cuts, the colors red/white/and blue!

I was actually surprised to see how few "flags" I had in my vast collection of stamps, but not to worry. I love this little Whipper Snapper Patriotic Bear - I've owned him for many years and it had been a while since he'd been inked up so this was the perfect stamp to use this month.

I hope Kelly and the other ladies like my card.

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Stamp: Whipper Snapper Patriotic Bear stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Navy, and SU Real Red CS and DP from my scrap file

Embellishments: Recollections Star-Shaped Rhinestones

Pile It On with Cuteness

Sometime it's fun to try to pile on scraps and more scraps of designer papers. That's what I did with this card - and somehow it seems to work okay. Of course, the fact that it has that cute little dog on it helps a lot. 

Surely this card will bring joy to the recipient.

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Stamps: Sizzix Dog Talk ad Dare 2B Artzy Puppy Talk stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Black and SU Island Indigo CS and DP from my scrap file

Punch: SU Oval

Embellishments: Eyelet Outlet Enamel Dots

Stay @ Home Update #13

Each Sunday (at 5:00 AM) I'm sharing how the week's 10-minute stay@home organizational challenge went. If you don't have an idea what that means and you're curious, you can learn more in my original Stay @ Home Update blog post - found HERE.

Now here's the disclaimer: Some of these daily stay@home challenges are taking more than 10 minutes, but who's counting, right? 

Here's what I've accomplished this week...

Day 1 - SUN, June 28
I still had a bin of smaller buttons that I needed to sort through. I will admit I got a bit ruthless in this - because it was taking entirely too much time. I probably got rid of some buttons that I would have kept if I'd been more patient, but sorting through these tiny buttons and sorting out the ones that were too thick/bulky was just too tedious. I am not finished... and it is a good feeling.

Day 2 - MON, June 29
I organized this pile of random embellishments and stored them according to theme in my containers with dividers in them.

Day 3 - TUES, June 30
I have a lot of Eyelet Outlet brads - from my term as a design team member. I store them separately from my other brads, since I want to keep track of them and give credit to Eyelet Outlet when I use them. I've always struggled with how to store them. Then ---- oh my goodness! I was so excited when I found this piece on our local FB Marketplace. 

After purchasing it I had to wait a while to set it up, since I needed to move some furniture around in my Play Room to have a place for it. 

Today I finally got the brads organized in it. They fit perfectly! I created labels (on my computer) so I can quickly/easily find the brads I am looking for.

Day 4 - WED, July 1
I rarely practically never stamp/create away from home anymore; I haven't for a very long time, in fact. I used to do that some and kept this nice little bag full of essential supplies ready to pick up and go. That bag hasn't been anywhere other than on the shelf taking up space for well over a year. I decided it's time to unpack and put those items away so that's what I did today.

Day 5 - THUR, July 2
I  have a Library Cart in my Play Room. I have these little magnetic containers (purchased at Michael's) on the end. They've basically become a catch-all for all sorts of odds and ends. Today I sorted through them and put them away in the appropriate containers.

Day 6 - FRI, July 3
Today I sorted through the items in these four little containers (they are also magnetic and hang on the end of my Library Cart). The items have now been organized for easier availability.

FYI - I have been doing these organization challenges daily for thirteen weeks now. I had no idea when I started that we'd still be staying at home, but we are. In fact, I'll likely being home until at least the end of August, as our son's workplace will not reopen until September 1st at the earliest.

That being said, I'm taking a 3-day weekend off from my organizing. I'll be back at it again on Tuesday. There's still much to do. 

Have a great 4th of July! Stay safe... and healthy!

Okay, that's it for this week. Stay tuned to see what I accomplish in the coming week.

Happy 4th of July

I have a quick easy card to share today - sometimes that's just the kind we need, right? This one features a great stamp from the Raisin Boat Red White & Blue stamp set. It is a great patriotic stamp set.

As we celebrate Independence Day, enjoy your activities... and stay safe and healthy.

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Stamp Set: Raisin Boat Red White & Blue stamped with Memento Lady Bug Ink

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Night of Navy CS and DP from my scrap file

Die: Our Daily Bread Quilted Background

Embellishments: Star Brads from an unknown vendor

One Plus Twelve 2020 - Miss July

It's the 3rd.... the day that Kelly, Barb, and I share our One Plus Twelve cards. One Plus Twelve is an idea that Kelly came up with last year - use one stamp (only one!) to make a card every month. Sentiments are optional. We had so much fun doing this last year that we decided to do it again this year. This year I chose Aleah Girl from Unity for my one stamp. 

This month I went with the uncolored look. I masked the image and then blended ink around it.

I paper-pieced the boots to draw attention to them. I wanted them to be a focal element because of the sentiment I chose to use.

Some days 

ya gotta 

put on your 

BOOTS 

and just DANCE

Now let's head over to Kelly's blog and Barb's blog to see their One Plus Twelve cards.

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Stamps: Unity Aleah Girl plus the sentiment from a Unity Grab Bag stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink

Ink (for blending): Ranger Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink

Papers: Recollections Tan and SU Bumble Bee CS and DP from my scrap file

Die: MFT Wonky Stitch Rectangle

Embellishments: Eyelet Outlet Matte Finished Enamel Dots

This Land I Love

I'm thankful it's July. We've made it through June and now summer is in full swing, albeit without some of the normal fairs, festivals and such. Our son Brock is going to miss those for sure - he loves going to every one, if for no other reason that the food he can get at those vendors. It takes so little to make him happy.

What he won't miss is the fireworks - first, he doesn't care for them. The noise bothers him. BUT even more than that - they aren't cancelled. We've already been hearing the booms and most evenings... which means Brock hasn't been sleeping well. 

But, enough of that... let's take a look at my card. I used a fabulous patriotic themed stamp set from The Project Bin for my card.

Red, White & Boom!

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Stamp Set: The Project Bin Red, White & Boom! stamped with Memento Paris Dusk Ink

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Night of Navy and Real Red CS

Die: Taylored Expressions Diagonal Stripes

Embellishments: Gina Marie Enamel Dots

Flowers, Flowers, and More Flowers

I love flowers. This gorgeous bold bloom is from the Gina K Daisy Delight stamp set. It is one of the images that I colored when I was first practicing with my Karin markers. I fell in love with the markers but am still learning to use them.

I decided it was time to turn this image into a card.

Today is an exciting day - it's July 1st! That means there is a new 30-Day Coloring Challenge beginning today. They stretch me, because they keep me coloring. I've lost track of how many of these I've participated in.

This being summer, I've decided to color flowers - all 30 days! Not only will I be coloring flowers, I'll be coloring each one twice, on two consecutive days. One of the days I'll color the image with Copic Markers and the other day I will color the same image with Karin markers. Wish me luck.

BUT - and this is a biggie - you'll have to find me on Instagram or the 30-Day Coloring Challenge on FB to see my coloring, since I don't plan to share it on my blog.

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Stamp Set: Gina K Daisy Delight stamped with Versafine Onyx Black Ink and colored with Karin ProBrush Markers

Papers: Canson Cold Press Watercolor Paper and SU Early Espresso CS

Die: MFT Stitched Rounded Rectangle

Embellishments: Gina Marie Enamel Dots and SU Gingham Ribbon