Celebrate Freedom Blog Hop July 1-4 (Day 4)

Hi Everyone!

Thank you for joining me for Day 4, the final day of the Celebrate Freedom blog hop!

This will be a four day blog hop with each of the blogs posting a new project everyday from July 1-4.

If you came from Gina's Blog then you are in the right place!
If you want to start from the beginning go to Honeybearz Designs.

There is a great line-up of wonderful designers waiting to show you their beautiful projects over the next four days! The projects will all be for Independence Day and Celebrating Freedom. :) You will have a chance to win some blog candy along the way! Including some Grand Prizes which are being sponsored by Lisa from Honeybearz Designs (She is the first blog on the hop!). In order to be eligible for the Grand Prizes you must leave a comment on every blog in the hop and become followers to all the ladies in the hop also. Lisa from Honeybearz Designs will be picking the grand prize winners from all of the comments left throughout the four days.
I want to thank Lisa for letting me be part of this wonderful hop!

I have a wonderful sponsor for my blog candy for this hop!!!
Michelle from Designs on Cloud 9 !
(www.designsoncloud9.com)

She has graciously donated $25 in product from her store! The items in her store are SO ADORABLE!
Here is a link to her blog as well Michelle's Blog.

Just leave a comment below to enter to win this wonderful prize!
I will pick one lucky winner on Friday July 8th, using random.org.

Now on to my project!

I wanted to make a layout for this year's 4th of July picture. I have been buying the Old Navy flag tees since the year after I got married. Then a few years later when we had our first baby I was able to buy her one as well. So every year I buy Old Navy shirts for the kids and me (my husband doesn't like to wear them, so I never buy him any). Then I have my husband take a picture of the kids and me on the 4th of July wearing our shirts. So we will be taking a picture today and now I have a layout to put it on.

I wanted to use the cute little bear in the pocket from Designs on Cloud 9, and this works perfect on the layout, because every year we get the 3D glasses so we can use them to watch the fireworks and then tuck them into the pocket on the layout. I was going to originally sew the pockets right onto the page, but I decided to sew along the pocket and attach them to the page with Stampin' Dimensionals so that there would be more space to tuck the 3D glasses into. Then I also decided to sew the different colors on the page together. This is the first scrapbooking thing I have ever sewn. Usually I just use my sewing machine for sewing along the edges of the blanket binding and that is the extent of my sewing ;)

Supplies:

White, blue and red cardstock

photo paper

Red, blue and silver Stickles

Bear Pocket-http://www.designsoncloud9.com/

Cricut

4th of July- Independence Day Cartridge

Letters-Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge

sewing machine and white thread

Xyron

Stampin' Up Dimensional- Stampin' Up

ATG gun



Thanks for stopping by!


Your next stop is Tricia's Blog



Here is a list of the complete lineup for this hop:

Lisa: http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

Janet: www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com

Deborah: http://www.scrappingmamma.net/

Theresa: www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Lisa: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

Gina: http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/

Lisa: http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/

Tricia: http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/

April: www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com

Jennifer: www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

Cherie: www.gracefulcardmakers.blogspot.com

Kristy: www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com