**God Bless The USA**

Happy Independence Day!
Happy July 4th!
God Bless America!

Since I was a wee one, I can remember my family celebrating this day...

flying flags...

wearing red, white & blue,

celebrating our Independence...

all because of:

freedom.

Freedom that all our military has fought for every day since way back when.

So I salute all of you.

I fly my flag for you.

I continue to wear my red, white & blue for you.

I celebrate you.

I pray for you. For your families

For our fallen heroes. For their families.

But most of all....

I thank you.

Happy Birthday America!

God Bless the U.S.A!

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I thought I'd leave you today with a couple of layouts I did for my

local scrap store, Scrappers Boutique.

I got to play with the new Jilibean Soup paper...(New England Chowder)

and I LOVE the kraft..love love love it!

Here's what I did:

(photo courtesy of eight18 photography)
closeup:

and:

closeup:

I loved making the corrugated letters look like metal...(using Shimmerz & paint)

I'm off to enjoy the rest of the day...

the kids are off today with friends of theirs

so it's just hubby & I with 16 little furry legs....

hello pool & backyard cookout... here I come!

(that is if the rain decides to stop)

Enjoy yours!

Make it sparkley....

xoxo,

me.