Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge - "Summer Celebrations"

Hello there friends! It's the first Sunday of the month, which means it's time for another Simply Sunday Challenge at Getting Cricky! Our theme this month is "Summer Celebrations", which can be interpreted in so many ways. Click HERE to join in on the fun & show us your interpretation!

I have chosen to go with the 4th of July theme. I hadn't made any patriotic cards yet this year, so I was eager to get going on some! I will have more projects to show you this week, but for the Challenge this is what I came up with....

CRICUT:  Imagine
SIZE:  5.25" square
CARTRIDGES:  "Florals Embellished" (image), "Hopscotch" (color palette), "Art Philosophy"
PAPER:  Colorbok white cardstock, Debbie Mumm paper pack (cloud paper)
INK:  Rubber Stampede, Studio G chalks
OTHER:  Stickles "Star Dust" & "Waterfall", Glossy Accents, Scrapbook Adhesives pop dots


For the sentiment I used this stamp set from K Andrew Designs....

Sweet July

To order this set for yourself, simply click on the image above.

To check out all of the stamp sets, click HERE

Thanks so much for stopping by today! And please come join us in the Challenge by clicking HERE. I'm so looking forward to seeing what you create!

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I am also linking up to the following challenges:

Hiding In My Craft Room -  Challenge #52, Anything goes
My Sheri Crafts -  Challenge #88, "Oh I love America"
Simply Create Too -  Challenge #16, "Country where you live"
BBTB2 -  "Patriotic"
Love To Create -  Challenge #21, Anything goes
Party Time Tuesday -  Challenge #74, Anything goes
Use It Tuesday -  Challenge #34, "Be a patriot", must use old supplies (cloud paper & red ink)
Charisma Cardz -  Challenge #25, Anything goes
Scrapbook Sisters -  Card Challenge #90, Anything goes
Joyful Stamper -  Inspire Me Fridays #65, Anything goes
Cricut Cardz Challenge -  Challenge #111, "Summer Fun"

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Oh Happy Day!

Hi friends! I hope you are all having a great week! Today I have a quick card to share that I made the other day....

The base is white cardstock, sized at 5 x 5.5" (I don't know why the weird size, it just kinda worked out that way, lol). All of the colored & patterned papers are from the "Best Friends" cartridge. The patterned background layer is edged with Fiskars Paper Edgers in "Victorian". The yellow background is cut from the "Elegant Edges" cartridge (which I just bought & am loving!) and is embossed with the "Birds & Swirls" Cuttlebug folder. The edges of this layer & the card base are inked with some Martha Stewart ink in "Hibiscus".

The flower image is from the "Florals Embellished" cartridge (pg. 37, cut at 4"). The gems in the center are from my stash and the faux stitching & dots were done with a white Sakura gel pen. The twine is from the The Twinery and I used some Stickles in "Eucalyptus" on the leaves.

The sentiment is from 2 separate K Andrew Designs stamp sets:  "Owly Hoo Sentiments" and "Of Mice & Lil Men".

As you can see, I only used a part of some of the sentiments, easily done by just inking the part I wanted & wiping away any excess with a Q-tip or baby wipe. This makes the stamp sets even more versatile than they already are!

To purchase these sets or any others click HERE.

Just a reminder that you will receive a FREE bonus stamp set when you spend $25 or more! There are many fabulous NEW sets available - some available now & some available for pre-order. So head on over & check 'em out!

Entering this in the following challenges:

Little Scrap Pieces -  Fun Friday Challenge, "emboss it"

BBTB2 -  garden theme

Thanks for visiting me today!