Heart 2 Heart Challenge

We are bringing a new challenge to you this week at Heart 2 Heart, and we want to see what inspires you.  Show us a photo of your inspiration and your artwork.  I am going to love seeing what inspires you!!  I chose this picture that is really fitting for summer:

Red, white, and blue just feels like a fresh summer day to me, so here is what I came up with:

I've used the July Stamp of the Month, American Celebration.  This is one of the best sets.  I love everything about it and how versatile it will be all year round.  I created the toppers by stamping 5 stars for each topper.  I stamped white daisy cardstock with another stamp for the fruit cup.  What a sun way to eat fruit!

Now it's your turn to play with us at Heart 2 Heart!

Page Maps Sketch Contest..A Heritage Layout

I have had these wonderful pictures sitting on my desk. I decided to put them to use today on a heritage layout. The sketch I used is for a Page Maps contest. Be sure to check it out!

It may be a little known fact, that I was a baseball player when I was young. I played little league on the boy's team because WAY BACK THEN (lol!) there wasn't a girl's team. Anyway, this layout is my youngest sister Julie wearing my uniform in one layout and my cap another year. She was only 3 years on the left and 2 on the right. I love these pictures and have been waiting for something special to do with them.

I used Cosmo Cricket Twist and Shout paper. The diecuts, letters, and tags are matching from that line as well. The ribbon is from My Mind's Eye Laundry Line collection, and the buttons are CTMH. This is going to be a fun layout to have in my heritage book!!