4th of July Cowboy Style

Hello all. Sonja with Sugar Bean Cards here to bring you a cowboy style 4th of July centerpiece.

I started with the Cowboy 3D Boot Panels Fringe file.

I used the Craftwell eBrush to highlight the edges of the cowboy boot. For the top half of the boot, I used Paper House's 'Let Freedom Ring' paper.

 Next I decided the best thing to fill the top was flowers

 I didn't spend too much time with the flowers, but the shot glasses helped shape them so I could move onto other flowers.

Finished Project: 

 Back view

Have a fun and safe 4th! 

Materials Used: 

• Paper
• Bazzill
• Cherry Splash
• Peanut Fudge
• Juicy Pear
• Easter Grass
• Lime Crush
• Milkshake
• Paper House
• Let Freedom Ring
• Die Cut Machine
• Silhouette Cameo 3
• Silhouette Studio-Designer Edition
• SVG Attic/SnapDragon Snippets Files
• Cowboy 3D Boot Panels Fringe
• Adhesive
• Aleene's Original Tacky Glue
• Extras
• Craftwell eBrush
• Sharpie Markers

FTC disclaimer: I received some of these products for free but was not compensated for writing this post. To view my complete disclaimer, click here.

Large Patriotic Decor

Today's project is from SVG Attic and I am using files from the 

JGW Patriotic Celebration collection.

 Tracy here, from the Idea Closet. 

 Its not too early to start on some Patriotic decor and these files makes it so easy.

Grab the files, some paper (by Photo Play) and a glue gun.

I started with the Chunky 3D Star.  

This project was originally designed to lace together but because I wanted to add the rosette to the front of the star, I instead used my low melt glue gun and glued the sections together. 

In order for the rosette to fit the star, I decreased the size.

(In Silhouette, choose a scale of 75%)

I also decided not to use the July 4th words and placed one of the stickers from the sticker sheet on the rosette.

Assemble the rosette using a cool melt glue gun- I promise; Rosettes are a breeze with a glue gun!

Love, Love, LOVE the roman candle file.

The three wicks go together pretty simple using the glue gun again.

I cut the wicks from copy paper but you could use almost anything.

Here is a close up of the rosette done for the roman candle.  Once again I used stickers from the sticker sheet and a glue gun.

The roman candle is pretty big.  I place it next to this sparkling cider bottle so you can get an idea of how big it is. 

The candle is 10" tall and the wicks add another 2.5".

There are also two bottom options so if you want, you can fill the candle with treats or a gift.

A couple of years ago I made the smaller fire crackers from the JGW Festive Fourth collection .

If you are interested click here for all the information.

Thank you for stopping by today.  

Be sure to check out SVG Attic and get started on those July projects.

America "Wood" Blocks

Tracy here from the Idea Closet and today is my turn to share on the SVG Attic.

If you are still looking for a fun Patriotic project I have the perfect one for you today.

These blocks look like wood blocks but they are 100% paper and so easy to do.

The file is from the JGW July 4th Block Party Kit and if you haven't seen it yet you need to check it out.

There are so many fun projects in this kit, I wasn't sure where to begin but my favorite is the America Blocks.

I cut all of my blocks from a brown cardstock and then inked them up a lot to give it a wood look.
To create the panels, just do an offset (silhouette) or a small square (Cricut) and glue to the front of each block.

Cut two copies of the letters.  Glue one to the front of the box and then layer the second letters with foam pop dots.

Add some twine and its all done.

Enjoy your beautiful "wood" blocks!

Sweet, Sweet Summertime with Lisa

Hi, everyone and welcome! Lisa from The Relativity of Paper sharing a few summer time gift ideas. Using the Basic Gift Bags,  JGW All About Daddy and JGW Motherly Moments Collections I created a gift card box, a card, and gift bag that can be used throughout the Summer.  I used a few elements from the Backyard Barbecue, too. 

The gift card box is the same one I used in my last post and I'll say it again, EASY PEASY! 

The grill is meant to be on the apron but I thought it would look cute on the box to cover the gift card. And the chef's hat was too fun not to use. I used my mini scoreboard to add score marks and a round die-cut for a few puffs on the top.  

The bag is another quick go to when you need something in a hurry! It cuts in one piece and is so easy to, just fold and glue. 

The patterned paper is Doodlebug Designs Inc. Patriotic Picnic. 

 As always, thanks for joining us! 

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Independence Day Decorations ~ with Cyndy G.

Happy Friday!  This week I decided to create some decorations for the fourth of July.  I made the 

Star Bunting and American Eagle from JGW American Eagle Wreath.

I love the eagle from this set but wanted it to be free standing so I used the base of the Star Block Stand from JGW Star Spangled 4th and glue my eagle to the front of the support.

I used Authentique Honor Collection - which I Love!  I picked it up at Country Craft Creations, a little independent store on-line.  I bought the album kit that included this super cute 

crinkle red, white and blue crinkle ribbon!

I used Uncle Sam's Hat that is also in the JGW Star Spangled 4th set.  

I put weights in the hat (it is a box) to hold my bunting.

Thank you for stopping by today.  Have a safe 4th of July!

Do what inspires you,

Cyndy G.

Happy 4th of July

Independence day is soon approaching! I decided to make a few decorative pieces for our home. 

Hello all, DT Sonja here with my newest project! 

 Starting with JGW Summer Canister for Uncle Sam, I quickly decided he needed some fireworks as well! I really liked the firework boxes from the Festive Fourth files. 

 And what is a celebration without a liberty bell on a card?! The liberty bell is from the USA file. The card base I found as part of a new set from SnapDragon Snippets in the Silhouette Design Store. 

Thank you for viewing my project! Happy 4th to everyone. Enjoy your family, your freedom, and be safe! 

Materials Used:
SVG Attic/SnapDragon files:
'JGW Summer Canisters'

'JGW Festive Fourth'

'Star Cutout Trio A6' card

'JGW USA Ensemble'

DCWV 'White Ginger'

'Garden Charm'

'Confetti'

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue
Scotch Advanced Tape Glue
Craftwell eBrush
Sharpies
Silhouette Cameo

Patriotic Top Hat Centerpiece with Beth

Hello crafty friends!  Beth from Beth's Beauties here, and this is what I created for you today...a patriotic top hat centerpiece!

 The files I used are from SVG Attic's PSD Stars and Stripes kit.  Don't you just love those star rosettes?!  The papers I used are from DCWV's Seaside Yacht stack.

 I used Totally White Trendy Twine and May Arts ribbons as well as wooden buttons and homemade enamel dots for embellishments.

 The star branches that you see behind the star rosettes are some that I had in my stash :)

I hope you all have a wonderfully crafty day!

Beth
Beth's Beauties

Patriotic Banner

Tracy from the Idea Closet with my newest project for you.

I have said this before but I will say it again...

I LOVE banners.

For today, I decided to create a patriotic banner that is perfect to display the entire month of July.

This was pretty easy to do, went together really quick and it only uses two .99¢ files so it was  inexpensive as well.

You will need the Star Medallion

and the USA Doily Files 

  

You will also need a basic pennant file or create your own.

Start by deciding how many pennants you want your banner to have, I created 8.

Scale them to the size you want.

Next cut out all the pieces 4 times and then reversed the colors and cut out 4 more.

I also traced a white background for each of them but you can skip that step if you would like.

Assemble the Medallion and Doily as shown or mix and match.

Add the Medallions and Doily to the pennants using glue or foam pop dots.

 

Here is a close up of what some of mine look like.

Place the pennants over ribbon, jute or twine.

That's all there is to it. A fun decoration for the month of July!

Be sure to check out all the new files  at SVG Attic. and my blog for new projects and ideas.

Honoring Charlotte's Fallen Firefighter ~ with Cyndy G.

Good morning.  Today I have the honor of sharing my version of the JGW Quilt Patch Minnie.  When I first saw this I thought of the seasonal flags that my mom puts in her yard.  The great thing about these is that you can put any design on the front.  Especially Jodi's designs because they all look a little like a quilt block.

Today I do my project in honor of fallen Pineville firefighter Richard Sheltra.

Yesterday would have been Sheltra’s 21st birthday.  His family delivered cookies to fire stations across Charlotte and I heard on that news the fire stations across the Country and Canada had cookies delivered in his honor to say Thank you for protecting us. 

I used JGW Stars and Stripes Cards for the quilt front.  The paper I used is the new 

Authentique paper collection Honor.  I love this paper.

How cute is the stand?  I had one just like this.  I can't wait to make more quilts.  I plan on making them for all the Holidays.  Thank you for stopping by.

Do what inspires you,

Cyndy G.

4th of July Boot ~ with Cyndy

I just love the new JGW My Hero kit.  I decided to make the Boot for my project today.

I wanted to use the boot as a centerpiece so I added pinwheels from the JGW USA Ensemble kit.

These pinwheels are so cute and they where very easy to put together.

These pinwheels would look great in a bucket, bottle, vase or just about anything else you can think of and you can make customize them for any holiday or occasion with your choice of paper.  I hope you have enjoyed my project today. 

Do what inspires you,

Cyndy G.