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Friday, July 4, 2014

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July to everyone.

I am spending time with family this weekend and hoping for a few nice warm and sunny days.

I did some quick little treats for the youngsters i will see today...a little 4th of July smore mix.

The mix is super easy: teddy grahams or any graham cracker type item, chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, and M&Ms. Toss together and put into a treat bag. In my case these little red plastic take out boxes.

Of course I had to spruce up the box a bit.

The tag was done using the Jaded Blossom Treat Tage die which I embellished with a sentiment from the Patriotic Candies stamp set and Mini Tag dies before adding my favorite die cut, the SVG Cutting Files Chibi Uncle Sam with a PKS stamped face.

I did a second version with a pretty star from Petty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Grand Old Flag file set.

I think they turned out cute and hope the kids like them.

I wish everyone a Safe and Happy 4th of July!!

Thursday, July 3, 2014

God Bless America!

It's design day for me over at Digi My World and I have an Independence Day card to share with you today.

I used the digital stamp file called Stella's Valentine. I simply modified it for the summer holiday by coloring the stripes and stars on the heart she is holding.

I stared with a basic A2 card base and used an EK punch to create a scalloped edge on each side, layered up some pattern papers and added some stars.

The sentiment can be found on the Jaded Blossom Celebrate America stamp set.

Have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!!

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Let's Glow!

Wow- the 4th of July is only a couple days away. We waited so long for warm summer days and now it's going to fast!

I came across this tube of glow necklaces and bracelets at the grocery store of all places.

A simple tag and I have a safe treat on the eve of the 4th of July for the neighbor boy.

I used the Jaded Blossom Treat Tag die for the base of my tag.

I used the Jaded Blossom Celebrate America stamp set to make my own subway art sentiment on the tag and finished it off with a print and cut rocket from Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons here.

Have a crafty day!!

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Jaded Blossom July Mini release Hop- Freedom!!

Hello! and welcome to Jaded Blossom's
Candy Caddy Die BLOG HOP!

As a reminder, the Jaded Blossom SALE starts today!
30% off all peachy stamps (june 2014 release excluded) and 50% off all clear stamps!

Now if your here from Tanya's Blog then your in the right place. If not and you want to start at the beginning please click HERE. We also have the entire line up at the bottom.

Did you see my sneaks on Sunday and Monday?
If not here is a quick recap.

Candy Caddy is a 2 piece die.

It's for sale for $49.99 and NOW available!

Isn't this die amazing?? There are so many ways to use this die or just parts of it.

Today, I used the larger shaped portion and rolled it up around a candy tube.

I happen to find a tube at the local craft store the right width. But if not you can use the tubes in the Jaded Blossom store and just cut them down to size.

The little eagle is from the Silhouette Store here. It comes with the stars and the title file. I used the PKS Chickie Faces stamps for the eyes.

I embellished the ends of the candy tube using the Jaded Blossom Candy Charms and Banners dies and the Pattern Candies stamps. I simply stamped the stars and stripes next to each other before punching out the circles.

BLOG CANDY TIME!!

Simply comment and follow on each stop along the hop to be entered to win a STAMP SET OF YOUR CHOICE ($15.99 value). How awesome is that?!?!

Here is the hop line up!

Next up on the hop is Gigi

Barb-- you are here

Gigi-- next stop

Mel