Thursday, July 11, 2013

All American

Once again summer is flying by. I can't believe my boys will be going back to school in just about another month. The 4th of July was just last week and I've already made a layout about it - that's fast for me! I decided to play along with the challenge over at ScrapStuffz this month. Here is their inspiration photo:

I love so many things about this photo. The 4th is one of my favorite holidays, so it was easy to be inspired by it. I loved the colors, the stars, the arrows, the starbursts....so many ways I could go with this! In the end I decided to go with the colors, the stars, and the 4th of July theme. This is what I came up with:
My kids were such good sports posing with their flags! It makes me happy that even though they are all getting older, they still humor me and my silly ideas. I used the super cute Bella Blvd All American collection, added a few sequins and a July 4th  badge that I found at that dollar store.

I have a lot of photos from the 4th (between that and our trip to the lake, I took almost 300 photos in a 2 day period), so I should have a lot of things to share!

11 comments:

  1. I absolutely love the tri-color photo matte! The sequins are perfectly placed too. The twine wrap is just one of the great finishing details. Thanks for playing with SSIB, hope to see you again next month!

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  2. Great take on the inspiration photo!I love the playful sequins around and the scallop border. Your photo says it ALL! Your dollar store is awesome! Love that badge! Thanks for sharing your page with us and hope to see you again at SSIB!

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  3. This is so sweet. I thought of Tommy papers when I saw this layout. :)

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  4. This really speaks to me...so much my style! Love what you took from the inspiration image and how you translated it to your layout. Thanks for playing with us at Scrapstuffz!!

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  5. I love the way you interpreted our inspiration for this month!! The sequins look awesome and I love the corrugated letters! Thanks so much for joining us at Inspired by and for spreading the word about our challenges!!!

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  6. I love your take on our inspiration piece Lori! I especially love the sequins and twine wrapped around the photo. Fantastic colours too! Thanks for playing along at Scrapstuffz!

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  7. I agree with you about the inspiration photo - amazing! I love how you used your colors and the sequins are so perfect! Shiny and beautiful colors! The fourth is a great holiday and it really is fantastic when you can get cooperation from the kids to get some posed shots!!! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  8. Love the sequins - always wondered how to incorporate them without it looking girlie - you did it perfectly! Thanks for playing at SSIB

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  9. Super job! The sequins are just so much fun. Perfect for a Sparkle without overwhelming it! Thanks for playing at SSIB!

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  10. This is really cute! Love the clean design and those sequins are awesome! Thanks for playing along with us at Scrapstuffz.

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  11. I love your interpretation! classic red,white and blue ad the simplicity of the LO is perfect! Thank you so much for joining us in our first Inspired by Challenge. Hope to see you again next month.

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