4th of July Inspiration~

Hi guys! 
I thought I would share some 4th of July inspiration from the past.
  I love creating patriotic projects and I love
supporting our service men and women in the military.

Thank You For Your Service

2015 ~ Jenni Bowlin print and Darkroom Door stamps.

Paper Star made from white bakery paper bags. Spray painted
using chipboard stars from Clear Scraps.  2016

2017~ Card created using the Flag stamp by A Jillian Vance Designs.
The card was published by Stampington & Company in Take Ten.

Card created using stamps by Darkroom Door. 2018

Scrapbook page about heroes for Paper House Productions. 2019

Cards for Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L using stamps by
Darkroom Door. 2020

Liberty Silhouette stamps by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps. 2021

Created a tag for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L using stamps by
Blue Knight Rubber Stamps and Darkroom Door. 2021

Created for Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L using stamps by
Darkroom Door.
All links to products can be found in the side bar by following the 
Company link.

Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy celebrating Independence day.
We are Blessed as a Nation.
Connie

Seasons Givings Blog Hop 2020 ~

Hi guys!!
I'm so happy to be participating in this blog hop that is for the
soul purpose of thanking YOU the people that visit our blogs!
A little background on the Seasons Givings Blog Hop ~ this is the
 8th year for this wonderful event hosted by Latisha Yoast.

********WINNER********

BunnyJanuary 2, 2020 at 11:59 AM

I'm following your blog. You only need 3 more to hit 500. You go girl. I'm looking to make more shakers. Some easy method that I can understand. I also, like your candy bar wrappers. So, I'm interested to different projects other than cards but cards are my first love. Thank you. Go Cowboys!  

Giveaway Details!

To enter:

• Follow my Blog  (I would love to have 500 followers) OR
• Follow me on Instagram  ~ crafty_mercer  (do both make 2 comments for 2 entries)
• Comment and tell me how you are following.  Make sure I can contact you. Tell me what kind of projects you are interested in creating and viewing.

Contest ends on Mon, 1/7/20 at 11:59 pm CST. Winner will be announced on Tue, 1/8/20.
USA only.
 Thanks for understanding!  
Blog Hop List~

Lawn Fawn

Scrapbook & Cards Today

MFT Stamps

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Reverse Confetti

Paper Smooches

Sweet & Sassy Stamps

The Gray Muse

CAS-ual Friday Stamps

Sugar Pea Designs

Ink Blot Shop

Stamp Simply Store

Scrapbook Update

Indigojade Art

Kelly Creates

Cathy Zielske

Becca Feeken

Laurie Willison

Nichol Spohr

Latisha Yoast

Lydia Fiedler

Lori Craig

Chari Moss

Jenn Shurkus

Wanda Guess

Vera Yates

Audrey Tokach

Dina Kowal

Jessica Frost Ballas

Elise Constable

Dana Joy

Caly Person

Amy Tsuruta

Cindy Lawrence

Janette Kausen 

Amy Rysavy

Debi Adams

Judy Hayes

Jill Hawkins

Marcie Sharp

Tracey McNeely

Lisa Henke

Beth Pingry

Margie Higuchi

Julee Tilman

Cheiron Brandon

Mona Toth

Karen Hightower

Karolyn Loncon

Caren Bartholomew

Dana Tatar

Connie Mercer  *

Yvonne Van Der Valk

Tracy McLennon

Debbie Seyer

Karen Boyce

Deborah Saaranen

Ceal Pritchett

Pocono Pam

Shellye McDaniel

Patti Gilliam

Here is a few of my favorite projects that were created in 2019~

Candy Wrappers

Sketchbook Project 

Mixed Media/Art journal page

Thank you for stopping by and
enjoy the Seasons Givings Blog Hop because
it is for YOU!!

Top 10 projects of 2019~

Hi guys!
Lets count them down the top 10 projects of 2019~

lets go.......

no. 1

Art journal page with Clear Scraps~my favorite art journal page,
 the colors, stencils it just all came together:)

no.2

Loved how this card evolved. Using stamps and a stencil by Darkroom Door.
no.3

These small church cards using Joy Clair stamps and stencils by
ARTplorations/Helen G. ~ the perfect mix of mixed media.

no.4

This was a fun time with buddy~creating super hero paper figures.

Using Paper House Productions products.

no. 5

Love everything about this card~ created using Blue Knight Rubber Stamps.I even asked myself, "did you really create that"?

no.6

My first project for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. Loved the background and the
 great adhesives:)

no.7

I had a dream about this design~loved how they came together.

Using stamps and stencils by Darkroom Door.
no.8

Using stencils from Clear Scraps, Stencil 1, The Creative Workshop 
and Darkroom Door. Fun project! 

no.9

Art journal page using stamps by Joy Clair ~ loved the blue green
color tones together.

no.10

Created with Blue Knight Rubber Stamps and a stencil by Darkroom Door.
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January 1st Crafty Goodies will be in a Blog Hop that is all about
thanking our blog visitors (that is YOU). Every blog you visit will have a give away
and chances to win prizes.
 I hope you stop by on January 1, 2020 for the
Seasons Givings Blog Hop.

See ya soon~
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Washington DC and Paper House Productions~

Hi guys!
 It is my turn on Paper House Productions Blog today.

I am showcasing the Explore the World Collection and
 the Flip Album.   Great products that work so well together.

By adding the Flip Album, to the scrapbook page, thirteen photos
helped to tell the story of this fun trip. Kinda cool!

I call this the 'selfie page".  These were fun photos that I had left to scrapbook.

Such a fun page!
Stickers and tag paper were used to decorate the page.
 I have all the details on the Paper House Blog with a full
tutorial on just how this came together.
  I hope you will take a look~
Thanks for stopping by~

Fishin' with Paper House Productions~

Hi guys!

It's my turn on the Paper House Productions Blog.  

I created a bi-fold scrapbook page that is perfect for

holding many photos or memorabilia.  I used

The Great Outdoors Fishing Collection

by Paper House Productions.
The collection comes with different pattern papers
 and 3D stickers.

The front of the page looks a little deceiving, it actually folds out to a 18" x 12".
 Another six inches was added to accommodate more photos, memorabilia,
decorations and details of the day. 

 

And here is the page opened.  I only had two photos so I decorated the added
 portion. Along with tags, pockets can be added to hold extra memorabilia 

 or photos that make it easy to keep the events of what you are scrapbooking
 on one page. Always a goal of mine.

I have all the details on the Paper House Productions Blog along with a
tutorial on how to attach and create the 6" x 12" page.
I hope you will take a look. Fun technique!!

Thanks for stopping by~

Wonder Woman Collection by Paper House Productions~

Hi guys!
It is my turn on the Paper House Productions Blog.  I
have created a second scrapbook page using the Wonder Woman Collection
 by Paper House Productions.

This page has a fun spin to it.  My grandson has many hero figures but not
 Wonder Woman, so the theme for the page is "her" Wonder Woman.Showcasing "her" Wonder Woman on this pattern paper by Paper House Productions.
  The tags/foil paper has really cool patterns and tags that can be used in
 different ways on a scrapbook page.  The stars are cut from the tags/foil
papers with a steel die.

The stars are randomly placed, on the scrapbook page, to bring in more of the red
color. Foam adhesive squares were used to adhere the paper stars to the page.  Love the
 dimension it gives the stars and how they add texture to the scrapbook page.
One of the tags/foil paper is used at the bottom of "her" Wonder Woman to showcase
 the star of the show "her". The gold arrow is cut from the tags/foil paper. 
The big gold "W" was trimmed down to create the arrow used in this
 cluster about "her" Wonder Woman.

The faux enamel stickers were placed under the "her" cluster.  The gold color,
on the sticker,  brings your eye to the gold foil paper border used under
 the photo strip. Paper is an amazing creative tool.  If you can think it up,
you can make pretty embellishments for a scrapbook page or journal book.
Thanks for stopping by~

Our Hero~ Wonder Woman with Paper House Productions!

Hi guys!
It is my turn on the Paper House Productions Blog.
I'm sharing a scrapbook page showcasing the Wonder Woman Collection
by Paper House Productions.  This collection had me scratching my head
and then I remembered this photo of my mom.  I thought it was perfect!!!

I used two different coordinating papers from the Wonder Woman Collectionand layered them with one of the border papers, from the collection. The tag/ foil
paper made a cute cover for a private journal space

A white tag is attached to the tag/foil paper, from the Wonder Woman Collection and the story is written and then clipped to the tag. It can be easily removed,
 to read the story,  but still private.

The Wonder Woman cardstock stickers make great embellishments, to enhance
and showcase a special photo or space, on the scrapbook page.  I used them
both ways on this page.  The date tag/white tag is stamped to
 document this amazing day!!!  Bits and pieces, of stickers and paper, work
great for a small embellishment cluster in a corner of the scrapbook page, you
 are creating.    This collection is great for that hero in your life.  It comes with many
 products that can be included on your scrapbook page or a journal page.
 Thanks for stopping by~

Check out this Gem with Paper House Productions~

Hi guys!!
I have more to share from the Stargazer Collection by
Paper House Productions.  This is such a beautiful collection.
Using the Gemstone papers I created this scrapbook page 

of my granddaughter experiencing the Indiana Page Program

for a day. 

The border papers were used to create a focal for the page.  The

gemstone border paper was highlighted by trimming around the stones.

The papers look so real and doing this really showcased the gemstone

border paper.

The cute mini banner was very easy to create using the Night Sky Paper in
the Stargazer Collection.This collection is full of craftiness!!! The sky is the limit.

All the details, on this project, are on the Paper House Productions Blog.
Check it out~
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I've got one more scrapbook page to share~
This was created using the left over scraps from the Stargazer Collection.  I had a few
cardstock stickers, a sheet and a half of paper.  This is what I came up with~

This is a good case for "don't  throw the bits and pieces out"
Thanks for stopping by~

Stargazer with Paper House Productions~

Hi guys!!

 I'm so excited to share my first project creating with

 Paper House Productions amazing products.  I had the opportunity to

 use the Stargazer Collection and it is

 pretty cool ~ on so many levels!!!!

I used cardstock stickers, washi, die cut paper and border paper all

from the Stargazer Collection.  Makes it really

 easy to create a good looking page.

A filmstrip was created from the die cut images that are in

 the Stargazer Collection.   You can easily create the filmstrip look

 from paper or a filmstrip stamp.  The journal strips were created in Word, trimmed

into strips and then adhered to the page.

Check out the Paper House Productions Blog for all the details~

Thanks for stopping by