July 4th - Sketch/Red White and Blue

Join us all month long as we celebrate our beautiful country . . . from East and West to North and South, we'll focus on America the Beautiful and some of the ways we see her.
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Jan Mosier
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July 4th - Sketch/Red White and Blue

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America The Beautiful . . . for the most part we all live in different locations…from East and West to North and South, the USA is filled with beauty . . . both in nature and hearts. We've all seen the beauty of the sunset, the majesty of a thunderstorm, the birds on branches, flowers blooming, the seasons changing, freshly fallen snow, rainbows, majestic mountains, sparkling lakes, wooded paths, ocean waves crashing, dessert blooms. We’ve taken road trips and vacations where we have taken pictures that might be so random they don’t end up on the pages of our books . . . maybe it’s the hot air balloon that suddenly appears in the sky above you, or a sign that brings a smile to your face, maybe a barn quilt painted on an old barn that has seen better days, or even an Amish buggy towing a boat. The beauty goes beyond nature and is seen in the love and kindness of a stranger that helps you after a storm, a kind teacher, the mailman who leaves biscuits for your dog, the neighborhood kids with their lemonade stands, playgrounds and smiles, the person in the grocery line who lets you go in front of them. In these times when we are dealing with so many negative things in the news, where so many only think of themselves, where our country is experiencing unrest, where truth is up to what an individual wants it to be . . . in these times, I think it would be a great thing to just focus on how beautiful our country is and some of the ways we see her.

Remember - A new Blue Plate Special challenge is posted each Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and participants have until the 3rd of the following month to complete and post their creations.

Prize will be a $20 Gift Certificate to their favorite online store (random drawing).....

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*Winner will be chosen via Random.Org.
Do you remember this little jingle from a Chevrolet ad in the mid 70's?

We love baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet.
Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet.
They go together in the good old USA.
Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet.


Now that that little jingle is stuck in your head, I want you to create a layout with the Sketches In Thyme sketch below (created by Shawn Lahr) of something that YOU think is all American. And because today is July 4th, what better way to celebrate than creating a red, white and blue layout.


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Here is my layout.

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What a great take on that sketch, Jan! Love your background! :)
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I LOVE that you made it match this holiday! Love the sketch and your example rocks!
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What a great take on the sketch! Love your background!
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Great take on the sketch!
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This was a fun one!
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Tamara wrote: Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:21 am This was a fun one!
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Wonderful page, Tamara! Love those cute embellishments! :)
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Here's mine. :)

Photos of sweet granddaughter Kaylee at their 4th of July Celebration, July 2021. :)
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fun challenge and great sketch, Jan. Love your LOs: Jan, tamara, and deanna
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Tamara wrote: Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:21 am This was a fun one!
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I love it, Tamara! The heart doily is a nice touch!
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