Saturday, July 3, 2010

an absence of...

sunshine
n. the light or rays of the sun; warmth; brightness.

Yes, it is July in the Pacific NW
weather:  cloudy 54 degrees
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"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."  ~Erma Bombeck



Papers & button by Shabby P...Celebrate. Words by Graphic Gurl; Americana God Bless

Jessica Sprague is offering a delightful free class, Computer Tricks For Cards and I thought I would share a couple that I made. Thought it would be fun to create cards with a Fourth of July theme.

Crystal Wilkerson designed the template and I used papers from Tangie and Americana Coaster by American Gurls

Perhaps I will share a few more as the class progresses...

Happy July 4th!
...and don't forget to take a moment to remember the brave men and women who are serving our country as we celebrate with our families and friends.

Catherine


6 comments:

Cindy Welch said...

Have a very happy fourth. Eat lots and I love the cards you made.

Deb @ PaperTurtle said...

Lovely post, Catherine. I love the last line of the Erma Bombeck piece: "You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism." ha!

Hope you have a wonderful 4th! xo

Terri said...

Happy 4th to you too Catherine! I hope you are having a fabulous day.
Hugs,
Terri

La Dolfina said...

Hi Catherine,
I'm so glad you stopped by my blog and introduced yourself! I love your 4th of July post, especially the quote from Erma Bombeck. Also love the card you made! I love to find new blogs and look forward to following:)
I'll be back soon :)
xx

Unknown said...

Hi Catherine! Love that fireworks shot with the Space Needle! Did you take that one? Love your take on the cards we're making in class too!
Happy 4th!

Pamela Jane said...

Hope you had a great weekend, Catherine! Would happily trade you some of our VA heat wave to mitigate the clouds out there. In about 3 weeks I'm heading off to Paris, so I've loaded my blog playlist -- wanna get in the mood with me? :)