Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope you all are enjoying the holiday with friends and family. 

I have another treat bag I did for a friend. 

As promised I used my fav Uncle Sam SVG file from SVG Cutting files. 

I used some red washi tape at the bottom and punched a scallop edge. I filled the bag with treats made with pretzels, candy melts and M&M's. 

Have a super day!!

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons 4th of July treats

I am so excited, the company is closing at 1pm today so that means an extra half day of vacation this week for me, yeah!

Today is Design Team day at Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons

I have been making treat bags for this week and the PPPR Grand Old Flag cut file set fit the bill perfectly.

I started with the treat topper which was made using the Layered Labels 2 file set. Just sized it to the width of my treat bag. Then I just started cutting and gluing. 

I printed and cut the sentiment banner, "Proud to be an American" from the Grand Old Flag file. 

Cut and glued the Star Flag die cut from the Grand Old Flag file... I love the star!

Stamped the Happy 4th sentiment from My Creative Time

Filled the bags with sweet snack mix. Done!

I just love how these turned out. They will be fun to give to the neighbor boy and a few friends. 

Please be sure to stop by the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog to see what awe inspiring projects my DT friends have created. They are unbelievable!

Oh, I found the snack mix recipe on Pinterest. Here is a link to the post for the recipe. Enjoy!!!

It's a Sketchy Challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas!

Wow, it's only a couple days before the 4th of July, Oh my!

I'm still looking for the month of June! 

Well, today is the start of another weekly challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas. This week we have a sketch for you to try. So because I have been in the red, white and blue mode, my card has a 4th of July twist to the sketch. 

Here's the inspiration sketch

I know many of you have been using the washi tape, and though I have a few, well many, rolls of it, I think this is only my second project using it. The red stripes of paisley behind the buttons are done with the washi tape. 

Now how about that super cute Uncle Sam die cut from SVG Cutting Files. Does he look familiar? Over the weekend I posted a treat favor using him as well and it doesn't stop there.  I have another project or two lined up using him later this week. 

I finished the card with a sentiment from My Creative Time, a couple buttons and some twine. Be sure to jump over to the Die Cuttin' Diva website to see what my DT pals have created for you as well. 

Celebrate America!

Happy Monday. What a gorgeous weekend, the weather was fantastic. I was able to get so much done in my yard and even got in some crafting time to finish all of my holiday cards and treats.

Today is my Stamp Annie Thing Design day and I am excited to share a 4th of July treat I made using the Stamp Annie Thing Lulu's Valentines Day stamp set. Yes, you read right, the Valentine stamps have gone patriotic.

I first stamped Lulu and colored her hair, face, arms and shoes. I then stamped her a few more times on patterned paper and trimmed around the parts I wanted for her shirt, pants and balloons. After gluing these patterned pieces to the original stamped image, I hand cut around the entire image.

The candy tube holder and stars behind it are from the SVG Cutting Files online store here.

I sized it to fit the extra large candy tube I found at the local craft store. I then added some twine around the top and a sentiment from the Stamp Annie Thing Party in the USA stamp set.

All of the Stamp Annie Thing stamps can be mixed and matched. Get yours here.

Have a terrific holiday week!