May Arts, Simple Stories, & Xyron Blog Hop!

Welcome to the May Arts Ribbon, Simple Stories. & Xyron blog hop! 

For my project, I wanted to display a couple of photos from my trip to the Outer Banks, NC last year. We go every year, but I had a couple of really great photos that I took over the 4th of July. The Simple Stories "Sea to Shining Sea" collection was PERFECT for this project!

I started by printing some photos from my trip and finding the perfect chipboard banner to do the job.

I used my Xyron Mega Runner to adhere the paper to the chipboard.

I took this photo at the Cape Hatteras light house... that was before I decided to go up in the lighthouse, that's a once in a lifetime kind of thing ;-)

This was one of my favorite photos, we found a little beach that was pretty private and spent most of our days there. Very serene. 

This is the same beach in the photo above. We actually spent the 4th of July there relaxing and my husband fished a little. I love embellishing with the stickers from this collection kit.

I chose to display this banner in my hallway over my "beach" shrine. It's the perfect finishing touch!

I LOVE making banners for the sheer fact that I can make them shine with some lovely May Arts Ribbon. The anchor ribbon is one of my faves and I couldn't wait to use it on this project! 

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Hop on over and visit my fellow ribbonistas today! 

Jen Shears

Gini Williams Cagle

Be sure to visit the Xyron and Simple Stories blogs as well this week! We have  3 sets of prize packs of - a Good Day Sunshine Kit, a spool of ribbon (winners choice), and a 2.5" create a sticker to give away! 

Products Used:

May Arts Ribbon- 424-18-14, 455-38-03, 419-03, SM-14, DD-8-14, 376-1-01, 392-58-14

Simple Stories- Sea to Shining Sea Simple Sets Collection

Xyron- Mega Runner
Petaloo- Flowers

Leaky Shed Studio- Chipboard Banner

Let Freedom Ring!

Happy Independence Day! 

I'm sure everyone has a fun filled day planned for today, right? Here in southern Ohio it's been HOT HOT HOT! We are planning to cook out and maybe see some fireworks tonight. All in all, today is a great day for some family time!

I wanted to share a quick little patriotic project that I made for today. 

I decided that I wanted to make something dimensional. I found this little 3d star cut file in the Silhouette Store and just had to give it a try! These little stars (around here they call them barn stars because people hang larger metal versions on their barns and homes) are so popular right now! 

I added some of my favorite patriotic paper from Authentique's Glory collection and then stamped a couple of images from Sweet Stamp Shop's adorable "God Bless America" stamp set. Then I finished it off with a little ribbon from May Arts and some of the new Firecracker twine from Timeless Twine. This twine can be used for sooo much more than just 4th of July, so make sure you stop by the Timeless Twine shop and grab you a spool! It's a really pretty color combo and a must have in my book!