{Fireworks Snack} featuring "Yankee Doodles" from My Pink Stamper

Hi everyone and welcome to another Pink-alicous Blog Hop!  This month we are excited to share with you a brand new image stamp set release called "Yankee Doodles" part of the My Pink Stamper collection.  Just in time for our holiday summer projects!  To start at the beginning of the hop -- click here. 


For my project today I'm sharing how versatile these stamp images are.  The only thing holding you back is your imagination.  Seriously -- use them on anything to design a project.


In searching for 4th of July treats inspiration on pinterest I saw these darling little yummies from Room to Inspire and thought I'd like to put my spin on decorating these edible fireworks snack. I know everyone will love them! 

Supplies

• Red Twizzlers candy
• Burlap pattern or 4th of July themed scrapbook paper
• Yankee Doodles by My Pink Stamper (click here to shop)
• black ink - "Darkest Night" by My Pink Stamper
• blue ink - "Serendipity Skies" by My Pink Stamper
• white string
• small needle or hole puncher
• markers for coloring
• stardust stickles
• tiny rubber bands (I find these in the hair supply section)
• Distress ink (for edges of images)- Tea Dye by Tim Holtz
• blue sparkly ribbon

* Gather about 4 Twizzlers together and wrap with a tiny rubber band used to hold together. 
* Cut 2" by 2" piece of scrapbook paper and wrap around candy.
* Stamp images onto white card stock using Darkest Night by My Pink Stamper.
* Color in images with markers.  I used my red and blue copic markers for coloring. I like to shade my images with Copic C1 gray marker and doodle around with Copic multi-liner 0.3
* Highlight images with Stardust stickles.
* Punch out images with various EK Success or Fiskars punches.  
* Using needle or hole puncher attach images to candy bunches.
* Finish off with glittery blue ribbon.
* Arrange on platter and enjoy!

You've made it to the end of the June 2012 Pink-alicious Blog Hop -- please head back over to Robyn's blog to join in all of the fun. 

Click here to shop My Pink Stamper Products 

Click here to see my 4th of July Board on Pinterest.

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{Watermelon Crazy}

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Today's post is all about {WATERMELONS}  

Why?  I'm not sure….but I think they are fun, delicious and definitely {SCREAM} summertime to me!!  Here are a few fun things I found with a watermelon theme.

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Digital Designs by CJToo! You are my Sunshine Page

One of my passions is clip art, digital images, digi stamps, whatever they are called -- I love it all!  I have a very large collection of clip art images that takes me way back to the 90's (yes, I'm serious).  I remember saving my first clip art images on floppy disks because my computer hard drive was so full.  This was a long time ago before cd's and dvds.  Back then….there were lots of clip art artists who loved to draw and offered their images free (with a request that if someone used the image they would give credit where due).  Sadly, so many people would take the image and claim as their own or worse, sell the image.  Boo Hoo!  That doesn't stop me from purchasing it!  loooove it….:)

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I wanted to share one of my first digital scrapbook pages….

 that I put together for your inspiration.  

You don't need to have these exact images to create a scrapbook page just like this -- no ma'am -- this is just for ideas, inspiration and your viewing pleasure.  

Create a F-U-N page with a photo of your kids at the park or on a fun outing somewhere special.  Got a Cricut -- pull out one of your cartridges that has these types of images on them and create one similar.  Paper Doll Dress Up or Everyday Paper Dolls has some adorable images that would be wonderful to create a page just like this!  

Have digital scrapbooking page elements, clip art, digital images, digi stamps?  Use them!  Substitute the boy or girl for your kids, pets or other fun images you may have.  

I'd love to hear your feedback and I thank you so much for taking the time to leave me a comment.  

p.s. I will continue to create projects using my cricut machines -- I am a true craft junkie and like to dibble dabble with lots of crafty avenues.  I like to move onto new things OR revisit some old friends.  I hope you like it too.

For this page I used: 

- page is 12 x 12

- yellow and white checkered patterned paper

- a sun

- a cloud

- "Zachary" font for journaling inside cloud.

- fonts for "you are my sunshine" (part of a digital set I have)

- one boy 

- one girl

- 4.50 x 6.50 rounded rectangle for photo mat

Big Hugs!

Tracy

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My Summertime Sunflower Porch!

Sunflowers mean summer!

Sunflowers are bright and cheery!

Sunflowers make me smile!

I love decorating my home especially my porch with sunflowers in the summer time.  Ms. "Queen Bee" also graces my porch this year to show off her winning sash and prize honey hive.   



I like to buy the sunflowers in the bunch or bouquet and stick them everywhere.  Sometimes I will cut them apart and stick them here and there.  I don't really have a green thumb so I decorate with lots of floral or silk flowers.  

This is a tin bucket hanger I use for different seasons - this time I just put sunflowers and a few other odds and ends in it for decoration.  

Here I have a large crock that I filled with dirt (just for something to poke my flowers into).  I keep a fake asparagus fern (I need a new one) in it at all times and randomly stick seasonal flowers in it for decoration.  If the flowers fade or become too worn I just throw them away when I'm finished with them.  

I've had "Ms. Queen Bee" for many years -- a friend of mine made her for me and I just LOVE her.  She is a little tattered and worn from a few summers of gracing my porch -- but here she is again this year.  Her hair is spanish moss.  Love it!

Have a great Saturday everyone and I'll see ya back here soon!

♡Tracy

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4th of July Home Decor - Video #169

I have been totally inspired to make some home decor firecrackers because I've been seeing them all over the web. They are created using all sorts of materials and it's very interesting to see how creative we all are.  Kudos everyone!!


Now....when I first started my project I had in my mind what I wanted them to "look like" and now that I am finished ---- hmm...they turned out a little (well......a lot) different from what I first thought -- BUT I'm okay with it and I think they are kinda puuurrrty :)

What do you think?  I'd love to hear your comments!  No time to leave a comment - click the "like" button below and I'll know you liked my project.  

Supplies

Stars cut from white vinyl using Baseball Solutions cartridge

Happiest Moments stamp set by My Pink Stamper

"Happy Fourth" stamp on small can is part of the Happiest Moments set
by My Pink Stamper -- click here to see how you can order.

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Here is a step by step video of materials I used and how I completed the majority of the steps.

Click here if you can't see the video below.   

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♥ I love Linking Parties ♥ 
I will be sharing this creation at these Linking Parties this week.  

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4th of July Parade Scrapbook Page & Video #168

4th of July Parades (like this one) are really popular in my community -- it brings everyone out (no matter the age).... to support the community by joining in the parade with old cars, farm equipment, homemade floats, kids dressed up, marching kazoo bands, trail riders and lots more. Lots of areas have bar-b-que luncheons or dinners along with afternoons filled with fun and games. The evening finishes off with a fireworks event in some areas.


I thought I'd make a scrapbook page to remember the event this year. Digital Delights by Louby Loo's USA Myrtle the Turtle is perfect for this project as she is proudly holding her flag and is so excited to adorn my page.

I used my copic markers to color Ms. Myrtle but you can purchase the colored version here.

If you like the sentiment above I have it here for you. :)  

Just right click and save onto your computer.  

Just right click and save the title on your own computer, print and enjoy!
  

Click here if you are unable to see the video below....

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My Pink Stamper Design Team Day ~ June

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Its time again for another Design Team post for My Pink Stamper.  


I am spotlighting one of the newer My Pink Stamper stamp sets called Fancy Phrases.  This set is awesome as it has some wonderful sentiments, titles and words you can put together for those special occasions or just having a plain ole pool/summer party like I'm showing you here.  

Card measures 4.75 x 5.25 -- opening sideways

"Drink Glass" is from Pack Your Bags Cricut cartridge - cut at 4"
page 69

- punch ~ Lg. Lattice Chain by EK Success

- white gelly roll pen & black markers for doodling

- chalk ink for shading around edges

- yellow brad in the center of orange flower

- flowers for corner

Stamp ~ Fancy Phrases by My Pink Stamper

Click here to see more Stamps!

It's been awesome being on Robyn's Design Team showcasing her awesome stamps!  Thanks Robyn and the rest of the Design Team for your tremendous support and friendship!  Check out everyone's Design Team posts located here.  


Big Hugs!!
~Tracy

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My Pink-alicous Blog Hop ~ June 2011

Welcome to the June Pink-alicous Blog Hop hosted by Robyn of My Pink Stamper.  Get ready to be totally inspired by lots of fun Summer themed projects highlighting My Pink Stamper's stamp sets.  How fun!  

If you are following the blog hop trail you came from Raechel's blog but to start at the beginning click here so you don't miss anything along the way.   


For my summer project I decided to create a layout with a "friends" theme. I hope you like it as much as I do. 

12 x 12 Scrapbook page! 

All sentiments are from My Pink Stamper stamp sets
Fabulous Phrases & Friend-tastic!

Stamp is from My Pink Stamper "Friend-tastic" set! 

Isn't this sun the cutest??
I used Pack Your Bags and printed the bottom layer orange, the top layer yellow and the adorable face from a pattern paper on the Better Together Imagine cartridge.  So cool to mix 'n match!

- Recipe - 

Sun ~ "Pack Your Bags" Cricut cartridge printed from Imagine

Best Friends ~ "Better Together" Cricut Imagine cartridge

Stamps used:

"BFFs are the Best!, Best Buds & Lucky....to have you for my friend" ~ Friend-tastic stamp set by My Pink Stamper

"I'm so glad you're my friend" ~ Fabulous Phrases stamp set by My Pink Stamper

Thanks for stopping by and your next stop is the super talented 

Michelle--Meesh's Pieces. 

June 2011 Pink-alicious Blog Hop Trail

Robyn

Shelley

Julie-readysetstamp

Angela's Simple Creations 

Kassidy

 Shauna at Craftee She 

Lori

Courtney--Court's Crafts

 Cristi

Helen

 Raechel

Tracy--Craft Junkie Too (you're here)

Michelle--Meesh's Pieces

 Andrea

Alex

Pam

 Edna

CarrieAnne

Heather from Bitten By The Bug 2 (Our Special Guest Hopper)

Maria

Linky Parties....

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School's Out for Summer ~ #166

Happy Sunday and welcome to Day #2 of the What's you Summer Blog Hop hosted by Ashley.

If you are following the hop you came from the super duper talented Momo's blog.  

For my project today I am using the adorable digi images by Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  Digi images saves lots of time in crafting and especially scrapbooking.  Just print out the image from your computer, cut out and design your project how you'd like.  In this project I am using the School Bus and the Checkerboard frame that can be found in the DDLL Digi Shop.  All of the images are very reasonably priced and are so super adorable.  Click here to visit the shop to see an array of digital delights.  :)

Checkerboard frame ~ add your own text from your computer.
All images come in .jpg and .png format. Click here to check it out.
Sun ~ 28mm iTop punch

Isn't the bus sooo stinkin' adorable?  Find it here in the DDLL Digi Shop!
It's only $1.00 -- WOW!  

To continue with the hop head over to my super talented friend Tanya's blog to see what she created for us.  

Click here if you are unable to view the video below.  

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