Happy 4th!

Ummm, well...  Apparently I didn't finish all I had planned, nor recover as quickly from our 4th of July party and just managed to sneak in this tag in time for a few challenges.  I'll definitely be ready for next year though, eh?  The American Flag Quilt die is from Gina Marie minus one of the stripes so I could fit in on the triple banner tag die from Sizzix.  The ribbon and sequin cluster is actually a ponytail holder I had bought on sale (when???) for just this kind of crafty project.  WooHoo!  

I'm entering this in the Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge, the DL.Art July Linky Challenge, the DL.Art Thankful Thursday Red White and Blue Challenge, Jo's Scrap Shack FFC#241 AG, Shopping Our Stash Geometric Patterns, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #85 AG, Simon Says Wednesday Red, White, and/or Blue, Happy Little Stampers AG/Dies, 

Wine Sprite Bottle Topper

Just a few more hours to get this new Wine Sprite from Aurora Wings for FREE with a $5.00 minimum purchase from Aurora Wings.com or Aurora Wings Etsy.  (OOPS!  Too late for the freebie, but check the *Edit* below.)

I love her so much, I can't stop playing with her.  This time I've made a little bottle topper for the Chardonnay we're bringing to friends.  It's an easy peasy project that really dresses up a bottle, don'tcha think?

Here's the closeup.  I've cropped her and colored with Copics, this time with the colors of Chardonnay grapes.  (See previous project HERE.)  The leaves behind are again from Finedigitalarts.  The gorgeous hand dyed crinkle ribbon from DL.Art from the Halloween Bundle, Gold Bundle and Fall Bundle.

*EDIT!!!!*

Well if you missed the giveaway, she is now available HERE at AW.com and HERE on Etsy.  I used the png version on both of my projects and now she's available to you (the freebie was jpg only).  WooHoo!

I'm entering this in the DL.Art October Linky Challenge, Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #211, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG, Your Scrapbook Place AG, The Ribbon Girl October any image challenge, And more, but I've gotta go...

Rick St Dennis July/August Sparkle and Glitter Progressive Challenge

It's Team B's turn to inspire for the RSD Progressive Challenge on the Sparkle and Glitter Blog.  The July challenge is ATG (with a RSD stamp) and those who join in will receive the free image for August to play along.  I've made a wine bottle tag using Baccus and several of the Bushel of Grapes images.  I've merged the images in my Printmaster Pro program, resizing one of the bushels to enlarge. Did you know that there are quite a few inexpensive images in the Elements Section of Rick's Zibbet Shop that can help round out your design and many are only $1.00?  You can find additional elements sold as sets by typing "Set" in the search bar on Zibbet.  Definitely worth a "look see".

Here's a closeup of the fabulous images.  This little piggy is definitely in "Hog Heaven."  LOL  I've colored with Copics with additional shading with Prismacolor pencils and added Glossy Accents to the wine glass and top of the glazed jug in the basket. I'll be keeping this wine tag handy for parties where there's always someone who wants to hog the primo bottle of wine all for himself.  There's lots more to see on SNG by the RSD EDT, so check it out and come play along. Everyone wins!  You add your projects to the folder HERE (up top on the Blog).

Here are all of the important links:

Sparkle and Glitter

Airless Chambers

RSD MFA Blog

RSD How2 Tutorial Blog

Rick's Zibbet Shop

Rick's Etsy Shop

FB Fans and Friends

I'm adding this to the TTPH July Something Funny Challenge, Simon Says Monday ATG,