Wave the Flag!!! Monday Motivational July 4, 2011

Welcome to our Monday Motivational, and we hope you had a great weekend!  Many are still celebrating today, and are looking forward to a lot of fireworks tonight! 

Our feature today is by HoneyBee Judy, as she shares a very patriotic Red, White and Blue card, and layers on lots of textures.  Show us your COLORS!

Welcome to Betty Bee's Buzz! Happy Fourth of July!This week's Monday Motivational is about our Flag.
Judy Ford
Use a Flag, Banner or Bunting on your project and link it up with us!
it's also a color challenge so show off your best RED, WHITE AND BLUE!!!

For my card I started with my House Mouse Stamp that I colored with my

 Copic markers!!!

I took a great class on copic markers from Betty Brett!!! She showed me how to do shading and perspective and look around me at all the colors and how light plays off different items!!   She rocks!

               I used my SU Keynote Die and then my Cuttlebug Divine Swirls Embossing Folder.

I think it looks like the wind is really swirling by the flag.

Then I used a MS Edge Punch on 4 different patriotic papers for the background!!

This card uses lots of layers, but it goes together quickly and with a lot of pride!!!

Inside is the following computer generated phrase
"The American flag does not fly because the wind moves past it.  The American flag flies from the last breath of each military memberwho has died protecting it.American soldiers don't fight because they hate what is in front of them.  They fight because they love what's behind them!"

Support our Troops!
God Bless the USA!!!

Now it's your turn! Wave the Flag, and/or pick Red, White, and Blue, and show us your project by linking up at Betty Bee's Buzz on Wednesday!

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HoneyBee Showcase - Patriotic Mini Album

Happy Wednesday, and welcome to the hive!  On Monday, HoneyBee June shared her Patriotic Accordion Mini Album with us, and today the rest of the swarm will be sharing their versions.  Above is my 4 inch album for my new granddaughter's first 4th of July!

                                                                          Betty Brett

I have done this type of album as portable brag books before, and they are such a delightful surprise when opened, as they give a lot of surface for photos and journaling.

Here is one side, decorated with a few stamps and embellishments.

And this is a close-up of one section of the other side.  These fun albums can be made as long as you want, allowing for small event presentations, or scrapping a whole summer's worth of fun! 

They are very easy to make, and lots of fun to decorate.  Kids love being involved, too!  Won't you make one this week, and share your holiday celebration with us? 

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                                                                           Judy Ford

This is my version of Honeybee June's Patriotic Mini album over at Betty Bee's Buzz. I did 2 extra "pages". I plan to give it to my oldest grandson, Brock to put pictures from his adventure with his dad on Father's Day to MIS Nascar races! The good news is he can use both sides!!! Great tutorial June!!!                                                                    here it is closed!

                                                                       Judy Ford
I also made a version for grandson Jackson. His I made with the same papers from my stash as for big brother. I used the cardboard shaped mini album that I got quite awhile ago from Michael's.

will plan on putting his Nascar viewing pictures in his!!

Now you've seen mine.... link up here at Betty Bee's Buzz and show us yours!!

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                                                                           Rosemary

Thank you, June, for a simple and cute challenge for this week!!..Unfortunately, today was not such a good day, and after my doctor appointment around noon, I spent most of the rest of the day in bed.  So, it's my fault that I put off until the last minute to do my album.  I did get it done except for the inside embellishments.  Nina will be visiting me in a couple of days and this will be a fun project to finish up with her help.

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Now it's your turn!  Create a patriotic mini album, of this style, or any style you choose, and link it here.  If you don't have a blog, you can email it to BettyBee's Buzz at hotmail.com, and we will be happy to link it for you! 

Have a wonderful and safe holiday to our friends in the USA.  Everyone else, we love to hear from you as well, and please have a great weekend, too!  We'll see you back here on Monday with a  color challenge for next week.... any guesses what it might be???  HA!




    

and the HoneyBees

Monday Motivational - Patriotic Mini Accordian Album

Happy Monday, and welcome to our Monday Motivational!  We hope you had a great weekend, and are ready to head into the craft room for some fun projects!  Did you miss us on Friday?  Well .... most of us were together on a crop, and "somebody" got so busy hosting, that she forgot all about getting the post done!   She hopes you will forgive me (er....) her!   Let's get on to June's Mini Album for this week!  It's a great old style revisited!

   July 4th is right around the corner.  Why not document your family barbeque or fireworks fun with a quick and easy mini book?

 June Houck

This is what it looks like when opened:

Now it is ready to just add pictures!

Instructions:

1.  Covers:

Cut 2 @ 4 1/2" squares of chipboard; cover in 5 1/2" squares of decorative paper.

2.  Inner pages:

Cut 3 @ 8 1/2" squares of card stock for inside pages.  Score horizontally, diagonally, and across one diagonal (from bottom left to top right).  Adhere the top left square to the bottom right square of the previous 8 1/2" square.  Repeat.

3.  Assemble book:

Adhere 30" ribbon to the inside of the back cover.  Glue down the bottom right square of your inner pages.  Now glue down the top left square to the inside of your front cover.

4.  Decorate!

Cut 3 3/4" squares of decorative paper, then glue down as photo mats.  Cut some along the diagonal and adhere on triangular spaces.  I like to leave some triangular areas blank for journaling.

I hope you will give this a try.  The HoneyBees will be posting their versions on Wednesday, so be sure to check back for more inspiration :)

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We also wanted to share a bit of BUZZ in the BIZZ that can't wait until Friday...
AC Moore Stores are hosting a very special event for creating cards for our Soldiers and Sailors.
YOU’RE INVITED TO THE “WORLD’S LARGEST” CARD MAKING EVENT FOR U.S. TROOPS
10,000 CARDS IN ONE DAY FOR MILITARY AT 135 A.C. MOORE STORES
East Coast Retailer Serves Up and Delivers Patriotic Sentiments Plus Summer-Long Freebies
WHERE: All 135 A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc., (NASDAQ: ACMR)
WHEN: Wednesday, June 29th from 3-6 p.m.
HOW: With the goal of creating 10,000 original, hand-crafted cards for our U.S. Troops and families overseas, A.C. is hosting one of the world’s largest patriotic parties and in true democratic style, local customers also get free gifts all summer long.
DETAILS: In support of celebration of military families and the United States’ 235th birthday, the east coast retailer is opening all 135 stores and will provide all the supplies necessary to make original cards that express gratitude to our troops, creating one of the largest simultaneous celebrations in the country.
MORE FREEBIES:
Patriotic momentum continues with massive free giveaways in every store on every hour, “Make and Take” crafts and family-friendly, true blue demonstrations. For those who dress up in a patriotic way, a 10 percent discount will be given toward any purchase. Citizens can also give back by bringing a non-perishable food item and A.C. Moore will deliver to local Mother’s Cupboard.
Contact: Patti Thomas 312.919.0898

See you on Wednesday! 
Happy creating ~

and the HoneyBees