Let's Hear it for the Red, White and Blue

It's Monday and we have some really adorable ideas
for you today to use our brand New I love America Collection. 
This paper is filled with lots of bright colors and embossed 

glitter that really, really makes it fun to work with... it's great

for all those picnic photos, 4th of July, family photos, military and 

just about anything that has red, white and blue in the photo.

and it's time for a giveaway so

be sure and leave a comment telling us how you like it and how
you would like to use it for a chance to win a pack of these new papers.....
Who couldn't resist the chance to get a hold of some of this right? 

"Fireworks"by our Guest Designer Shannon Morgan

Our first page is from Shannon and she used one of the

new diecuts and distressed it and the red glitter paper

that she used for the backround.  She created her title by

hand drawing out the letters and then matted it and cut it out.

She also distressed the photos and added tiny white borders

inside each one that really make the photos stand out. 

"Happy 4th of July" by Kim Holmes

Supplies: IA009, IA013, IA012, IA008, GCS004 – Red

GCS007 – Jewel Blue, Rhinestones, Pop dots and

Tiny Attacher and Staples

Lady Belle by Kim Arledge

Kim had a great idea to cut the mini die cuts in half
and use them for lettering and for the top of her page
as a really great focal point for the banner sticker!!!

supplies: Backround is BGP205, 6x6 paper pad,
stickers IA013, IA005, IA003, IA007, ribbon,
Best Creation foam dots and letters.

All American Family by Brittny Kilvaug

Who isn't proud to live here in America and what

a great page to do by celebrating with a cute family

photo and adding lots of extra stars, letters, borders

and a little bit of machine stitching for extra detail.

Supply List: Best Creation, IA007 Uncle Sam, IA008 Stars & Stripes
IA013 Glitter Combo Stickers, BGP205 Red Dot
GCS004 Red Glitter Cardstock, American Crafts Black Foam Thickers

"Sisters and Friends" by Tracey Taylor

Tracey cut off the patriotic edge of our die cut so that she could
create an everyday page about her daughters.  She layered
it with sewn strips of paper to create a ledge for the photos
to stand on and a place for the buttons on the top left.
  She also added cute letters for a title, doilies
and made some matching buttons for added detail. 

Design Note: When I cut the edge off a piece of shaped paper, I have a hard
time discarding it so I usually add it to my page. If you look at the
bottom on my page, you will see where I added that extra little bit as a fun
design element.
 
Supplies:
Best Creations: IA002, IA008, IA010 Doily Spellbinders Die
Letters: Jillibean Soup, My Little Shoebox -Wood Art: K and Company
Handmade flowers and buttons: Purple Pumpkin-Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug, Sizzix
Journaling Sprout: Jillibean Soup-Date Stamp and Twine

"God Bless the USA" by Nicole Wise

Description:  Can you say fussy cutting?!  My scissors got quite
a workout on this one and I love the effect that it created!  
The flowing stripes and stars along the bottom and top of the layout
are cut from one of the pieces of patterned paper from the
I Love America line. I used lots of Best Creation Foam Tape squares
on each  piece to pop them off the background paper which 
gave the whole layout the look of a shadow box.  I cut the stars
along the left-hand side from the back side of the same piece of paper. 
There is so much texture and sparkle and shine to this paper, 
it's a TON of fun to work with!

Prodcuts Used:  IA002, IA006, IA008, IA012, IA013, IA014

"Oh say can you see" by Julie Walton

Julie has a super cute way to create the fireworks and make them
more 3 D looking by layering them and popping them up a little!!!




Supply list for the layout:
BC - IA 003; IA 011 (papers); IA 012; IA 013 (stickers); IA 014 Chipboard, 

America mini papers(border used for frame)
Helmar ZapDots and Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Pink Paislee Alpha
Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Round 25 Epoxy

and of course she added a customized button from
Epiphany Crafts button makers!!  Really cute Julie!!

"My Rock Star Kids" by Irit Shalom

Irit lives in Isreal so she made this super cute layout
about her kids pretending to be Rock Stars.  It's really
bright and glittery and works great with the photos.

supplies: cardstock IA003, diecut IA011, IA001,
doilie, foam dots, border punch for ribbon piece,
chipboard journal box IA014

Thanks for stopping for our star spangled pages
and be sure and stop back for other great ideas later this week!!