Patriotic... 4th of July... red, white and blue

Good Tuesday afternoon my friends.  Man... it's already 4th of July tomorrow!!  How does that happen??  Time just keeps flyin' by, doesn't it?  But since it is our nation's birthday tomorrow, I've cooked up a card that covers the whole gamet... patriotic... 4th of July... red, white, blue... and a whole lot of cute (image-wise)!!  This is one of Krista's new images called Hair Situation.

Now let me tell ya something.  That little lady does have lots of hair!!  And isn't it glorious!?!  This is my first stab at auburn hair.  I'm not sure I'm real happy with it, but I guess it could have been worse {smile}!  I'll keep working on it.  I'll probably try some other color combos to see what I like best.  If you have any suggestions that work really well for you, I'd love to hear about them.  I just love getting new ideas from my sweet commenters.

Let me ask you something... how are you with chipboard?  I've always fought with it and I was never quite sure how to get those fun shapes colored right.  Well... a while back I purchased a Jenni Bowlin acrylic pain dabber (cough syrup).  It is simply p-e-r-f-e-c-t!  I was soooo pleased that it covered so well and was soooo easy to use!  Now I have to go out to buy about fifty other colors.  haha!

It's been so great getting back into my beloved paper crafting/coloring again.  And I must thank you all for a lot of that.  You've been leaving me such wonderful and encouraging comments that it just makes me want to create more and more.  I just want to THANK YOU so much for that.  I really means the world to me!!

Whew... there's going to be tons of challenges today.  Hang in there with me, 'K?

Challenges:
Crafty Creations Challenge - embellish it
Simon Says Stamp - sporty and/or patriotic
Crafting for all Seasons - patriotic, military, fireworks
The Sisterhood of Crafters - see stars
Charisma Cardz - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - patriotic
Delightful Challenges - celebrations
PaperPlay Challenge - flags, pennants, banners
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes
Saturated Canary Challenge - red, white and blue
Stamping 411: Color Inspiration - use your high school colors
Bloggers Challenge - celebrate the 4th
Fat Pages and Cards with an Attitude - anything goes
Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes
Stampin' with the Dragon - red, white, blue
Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge - stars and stripes
Totally Papercrafts - can you digi it?
ATC's and Cards with Attitude - anything goes
Card Makin' Mamas - red, white, blue
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - anything goes
Fun with Shapes and more - include something punched or cut
The Poodles Parlour - cute and/or cuddly
Simply Create Too - country where you live
2 Sisters Challenge - red, white, but w/ option of glitter or bling
Allsorts - in bloom -- use flowers
Catch the Bug - summer or the 4th of July
Just Us Girls - stars and sparkle
My Sheri CRAFTS - Oh I love America
Little Claire's Designs - jubilee - red, white, blue
CMC Copic Challenge - big hair
Creatalicious Challenge - anything goes
ABC Challenge - S is for surprise us
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired By:  Independence Day
Kenny K's Krafty Krew - patriotic
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Sentimental Sundays - be patriotic
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - red, white, blue and a little sparkle too
Gingerloft - red, white, blue
Cupcake Craft Challenge - bright as a button (bright colors and at least one button)
MarkerPop Challenge - hair/fur coloring
Love to Create Challenge - stars and stripes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - celebrations or 4th of july
Forever Friends - inspired by the USA
Celebrate the Occasion - 4th of July
Digital Tuesday - kids
Going Grey wit Scrap-Creations - 4th of July
Papertake Weekly Challenge - anything goes
Party Time Tuesdays - patriotic - show your country's colors
The Pink Elephant - photo inspiration

Ribbon Carousel - Independence Day

Again... whew!!  That's got to be a record for me.  I've tried to watch for those challenges with entry limits, but if I've missed any, please forgive me.  That's it for today.  Have a wonderful 4th of July and celebrate safely.
Denise

Stamps:  Saturated Canary Hairy Situation digi, Stampabilities Definitions (sentiment)
Papers:  October Afternoon Report Card (blue with stars), October Afternoon Seaside
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black (for sentiment)
Supplies:  Nestabilities, chipboard, Jenni Bowlin acrylic paint dabber, WOC poppies, diamond gems, red ribbon, BG buttons, red gems, red glitter, white glitter
Techniques:  Copic markers