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Happy Independence Day!

A little stitching around the cupcake…

…makes for good use of Collage Press scraps.

And in other news…

We had a little impromptu get together with my kids and their cousins (for Alyssa’s Birthday).

My sweet little cousin, Alyssa, is 13 years old today.

The kids build a fort using about 25 blankets.  They plan to sleep there tonight.

This photo does not do the tent justice, it literally fills up the whole back room of my house.

They had a blast building the tent.  It’s so fun to watch kids be kids, to hear their laughter and to be surrounded by little girls.

I think Parker likes being surrounded by girls too!

I’m loving the new lines by Collage Press, they’re so fun to use!

I finally got a chance to use some of the Tim Holtz embellishments that I purchased a few weeks back.  Check out the tiny brads that look like screws:

Since I was using Collage Press papers, I just had to create some sort of collage…

I hope that you’re all staying cool.  It’s a sweltering 109 degrees today in my hometown. Whew!

What do you do to beat the heat?

I just picked up the Sweet Shoppe Collection by, Collage Press.  The Sweet Shoppe line is just perfect for Birthday Photos!

I decided to create a page using a photo I took of Izabelle on her 8th birthday:

I hand stitched the word “EIGHT” and used the die-cuts that came with the Sweet Shoppe Collection, it also came with the big circles -what a fun line!

Domestic Goddess:

Renaissance Faire:

And my personal favorite…

Christmas Past Collection:

I’ve been knee deep in Graphic 45 projects…oh, how I wish I could share them.  And I will. Soon.

For now, I’ll share a simple little book I made using the Little Sprout Collection by Crate Paper.

The line also has fun glittered die-cuts and matching rub-ons.  So fun to use!

The Little Sprout Collection was perfect for a baby book.  I wanted to create a book that would work for either boy or girl (although it does lean a little more toward the boy side).

As I said before, the book is very simple…not my usual full of embellishments-style.

It is what it is.  Go on, take a gander…

Not too fancy, but it was fun to create this little album…It flew together really quick thanks to all those cute little glitter die-cuts and my Bind-it-all machine.

I’ll share the girly version tomorrow.

I made a few cards using my Cosmo Cricket leftovers.  The photos aren’t very clear (sorry).

I hope that you are all enjoying your summer!  Does anyone have anything fantastic planned?  I’d love to hear about your plans for the summer!

I’m still busy, busy…but not too busy to blog surf tonight!  I’ll be stopping by to catch-up and say “Hi” to all of you on your blogs!

I’ve been super busy getting my house ready to sell.  Whew!  Holy house!  The list of “to-do’s” is getting longer and tougher than I thought it would be.

I am barely breathing…but I am still alive.  Barely.

OK.  I’m fine.  Just a little over-worked and whiny. And my feet hurt (see, I told you that I’m whiny).

I haven’t had very much time to create - other than Graphic 45 projects for CHA (I’ll share those projects as soon as I can).

Speaking of Graphic 45, click on THIS LINK to check out the “leaked information” about the new lines!  Fun stuff!

Hang in there!  I’ll be back with more creations soon.  Promise.

For now, enjoy this sweet photo of Chester sleeping.

P.S.

We’ve been eating a lot of strawberries, hence the strawberry photo.

Congratulations to the winner of the Mini Cookbook, Gayle J.!

Thank you all for your lovely comments and support.

It’s so nice to have such thoughtful readers!

It’s been awhile since I’ve had a giveaway on my blog.  My 300th post seems like a good enough excuse to give something away, don’t you think?

I love the Cosmo Cricket line, Early Bird; it speaks to me.  When it speaks it says, “Make a Mini Cook Book Christie.”

That is exactly what I did.  I made a Mini Cook Book.  6×6 inches of Cosmo Cricket Love and it can be YOURS for the low price of….er…I guess it would be ‘the low price of’ FREE (if you win it)!

This book has a pocket on each page to slip in recipe cards.  I found the cutest FREE vintage recipe card download…check it out HERE.

If you want to win the Mini Cook Book, simply leave a comment on this post. I will randomly select a winner one week from today (Tuesday, June 16th).

Some photos of the inside pockets:

Close ups on the details: