Happy Independence Day - Just Beclaws

Hey peeps.  Happy 4th of July to all my USA peeps.  I'm enjoying the day hanging with the hubs at Disney World in Orlando.  However before I left I had to make sure I made a card celebrating our independence day. I’m entering my card into the Red, White and/or Blue challenge over at Simon Says Stamp. 

If you saw my Instagram feed I had colored these adorable crabs, umbrella and shell from the My Favorite Things Just Beclaws stamp set during the 30 day Color Challenge last month.  They were all ready to get cozy on a card.  I used some of my favorite Doodlebug Designs Stars & Stripes paper to make my card.  I love this paper so much I have four packs of it.  Unfortunately it is no longer available so now you know why I purchased four packs. LOL This card just makes me happy!!

Doing a quick and easy layout was a breeze with this fun paper.  I used the wonky stitched rectangle dies from MFT along with some distress oxide inks and the cloud stencil from MFT to make a little scene for my images to sit on.  I stamped the let's celebrate from the Concord & 9th Triple Step Hooray stamp set in blue jay ink from MFT for my greeting.  I also used foam tape to pop everything up on the scene panel.  Lastly I added two little matte enamel dots to finish off my card.

I hope everyone here in the USA has a safe and happy holiday.  If you are traveling please be safe and remember NO DRINKING AND DRIVING!!  Buckle up and have a great rest of your week. I'll see you back here soon!

Red, White and Blue - 2017 World Watercolor Month

Hey peeps.  Happy Fourth Of July!!!  I'll be out with my favorite peeps today enjoying the day and friendship. However before I leave the house I wanted to share with you my watercolor project for Day 4 of the 2017 World Watercolor Month.  If you don't know what this is all about, click HERE and join in on the fun.  No experience necessary as I'm TOTALLY a beginner at this.  :-)

Since today is Independence Day what better way than to make a symbol of the American Flag. All of my sketches for the month will be done in a mix media sketch book.  You can see all my post on my Instagram page mzdanajoy.

 

 I sketched this flag out from an image I google searched.  It was completed watercolored with Daniel Smith watercolor paints. 

For the stars I first stamped it with Hero Arts ink and them filled it in with a white marker.  And to finish off this image, I used a white sharpie marker to make the stitch lines.  I wasn't too sure of myself to hand sketch the stars or the stripes. 

Don't forget you have ONE MORE DAY left to leave your comments on the blog hop.  Commenting closes July 5th 11:59 PM EST.  Have a great day everyone.  See ya back here soon!

Ready - Set - Celebrate!!

Hey peeps.  Are you ready to bring in the summer with a BBQ?  I have a few friends who will be joining us for some fun, good food and great company.  My table scape was done with products from The Oriental Trading Company.  These products are just what you expect from OTC...sturdy, affordable and fun!  The can covers where stenciled with stars to match my holiday decor.  I really love how these turned out.




This adorable boxes are filled with some peppermint taffy that my guest can take with then when we head over to see the fireworks.

And for the my friends who like to eat the less sugary treats, I used these little tins that I covered with washi tape to hold my almonds and M&Ms.









If you are in need for party favors for you next party, I strongly suggest that you head on over to the Oriental Trading Company.  The selection is outrageous and their shipping is FAST!

Well, thanks for swinging by today.  I'm off to make some dishes for tomorrow.   I don't want to be the one stuck in the kitchen tomorrow.  I want to join in on the fun and fellowship. To all my US friends, Happy 4th of July.  Please be safe and if you will be drinking...give your keys to someone responsible.

Hugs and love~







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Red, White and Blue

Hey peeps.  Hope everyone is having a great week thus far.  I'm back with another card for a challenge.  I adore this cute summer image from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I've had her colored up for awhile now and decided today was the day to pop her up on a card.

I'm entering this cutie into the following challenge:

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge
Papertake Weekly
Ribbon Carousel

Well I must run as I have a ton of stuff to get done.

Hugs and love~

Kraftin Kimmie - Happy 4th

Hey peeps!  Glad you stopped back by today.  I've been rather busy in my stamp room creating and clearing stuff.  I had a chance to sit down and create my next card for the finalist challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie.  Since the 4th of July is next week and I'm a little bit behind I thought I would get the stamps cracking with a celebratory card for the challenge.
 I used the Dance In The Rain set for Kraftin' Kimmie.  I colored her with Copic markers and paper pieced her adorable dress.  I have to say that this image is right up there with the ones I love the most from KK.  Sure hope I win this challenge so I can add more stamps to my collect. :-)




 

The paper is from Doodlebug Design called Stars and Stripe.  Yup, I'm going to have to order more of this paper.  I LOVE the color combinations in this pack.  You can really use it for any occasion. I used Your Next Stamp dies to cut out the arrows and flags.  The stars are from Spellbinders.

Here's a closeup of the image.  Isn't she just too cute!?!?!  Thanks for swinging back by today.  Hopefully I'll get back in my room tomorrow with another card or project.  And don't forget to start following me on Bloglovin! 

Hugs and love~