Family, Fun, Food, and Fireworks!

Erma Bombeck　のメッセージです。

"You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism."

夏には、家族と過ごす時間と私達が最も大切にしていることを祝うことの他に何があるでしょう。　楽しいイベントや思い出作りに役立つアイデアをお見せしましょう。

まず最初は７月４日の招待状です。

カードストックに招待状を印刷します。カットして、台紙に貼り付けます。　パターンペーパーからサンダルを　Die-cut し、招待状に糊づけします。　カードストックから星をDie-cut し。フォームドットを使ってサンダルに糊づけし、グリッターで飾り付けします。リボンを飾り付けします。


デコレーションは、どうしましょう？　楽しいパーティは、面白いデコレーションがあるものです。　　テーブル用のキュートなデコレーションはどうですか。

INSTUCTIONS:


Die-cut Stars out of acrylic and paper-covered chipboard. Embellish acrylic with paint pens. Die-cut Rectangle from chipboard. Use texture plate to emboss white-core colored cardstock and sand to highlight. Attach to rectangular chipboard. Punch two holes in rectangle. Punch holes into Star points, matching up to holes in rectangle. Punch one hole into smaller Stars. Use Textured Impressions folders to emboss paper. Die-cut Stars from paper and distress with distressing ink. Attach Stars and photos to pages. Die-cut the word “July” from paper and attach to album. Embellish with sayings, buttons and brads. Use binder rings to attach Stars to rectangular chipboard. Tie ribbons onto rings. Hand-cut flame from paper. Attach to a small strip of acrylic. Glue acrylic strip to back side of album. Ruffle tissue paper and adhere to back side of flame. Embellish flame and ruffle with distressing ink and glitter glue.

私達が大切にしているものを守っている人々や守っていた人々を思い出すために　Hero のサインはどうですか。
"All gave some, some gave all." ~Howard Osterkamp of Dent, commander of Chapter 3620 and a Korean War veteran.

INSTRUCTIONS:


Adhere various papers to cardstock. Die-cut Album Pages from cardstock and embellish with buttons, pieces of printed paper and distressing ink. Apply stitching to edges if desired. Die-cut Stars and sentiment from paper-covered chipboard and apply distressing ink. Add pen details and glitter. Adhere to Album pages. Die-cut the word “our” out of colored cardstock and adhere to page. Attach all pages to a strip of chipboard. Punch holes in ends and tie on ribbon.

ニートなアイデア：　装飾枕　　Sizzixは、ペーパーと同様にファブリックをカットできることを知っていますか？

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cut strips of fabric for stripes. Stitch together with seams always facing up. Attach square to side of stripes in the same manner. Cut a piece of fabric the same size as the front. Stitch three sides together with seams still facing outward. Wash and dry pillow cover to create the chenille look. Insert batting into pillow and machine stitch closed. Die-cut two Stars from fabric and one from batting. Assemble batting between two Stars and stitch around edges. Sew button into center of Star. Attach to pillow with hot glue or by sewing.

注：　お店で買った枕でも問題ありません。　星を作って、上記の説明のように枕に取り付けます。

休日を楽しみにしていますか。　家族、食べ物、パーティ、花火　は楽しみですね。
"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better." ~Albert Camus