Flag Day!

For more than 200 years our AMERICAN FLAG has been a symbol of our Nation's Strenght and integrity and unity. It has been an inspiration to all of our citizens. It has been a blanket to immigrants who came to our country early on.

I wish the immigrants of today thought more of it than they do.

This flag represents to me what our forefathers hoped this country would become and would always be!

Designed and sewn by Betsey Ross in accordance with the wishes of the first Continential Congress....Thirteen stripes of alternating Red and White with thirteen Stars representing the thirteen original colonies nestled on Blue.

Many resolutions of congress over the years has allowed for the additional "states" each represented by the Stars.

Today the flag consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with 6 white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colors of the flag are symbolic as well: Red symbolizes Hardiness and Valor, White symbolizes Purity and Innocence and Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice.

GOD BLESS AMERICA AND ALL OUR FLAG STANDS FOR!

Summer Challenge ATC Group

I posted a while ago that our group leader in
my ATC Group sent us these amazing
images to be used in a Summer Vintage
Blue & White Challenge. Everyone who
participates gets the same materials and
we create ATC's to return to the hostess/
leader and she distributes to the group.

I always find it interesting to see what
people will do with the same materials.

I was very excited to receive these. Loved
the colors and the subject!

It was very difficult to try and choose which
images to pick.



Since I am an assembly line type of
person when it comes to making these
ATC's or any ATC's for that matter,
I chose two images that I absolutely
loved above all the rest and created
"The Lady & the Vamp" I used the
the additional papers that were sent
and added my additional embellishments
and my ATC was created.








These beauties were what the other
ladies created! Loved them the are
so artful and isn't it interesting how
everyone sees things differently when
they create!

They make great additions to my
Collection!

Tommy McNamara's Birthday Continued....

Tommy loves Thomas the Train and friends!
He has so many, more than we can count!

When he saw his cake, he couldn't believe
it!

The look alone made my entire week!










He had a face painter at his party...he
loved being Spiderman for the day!















Blowing at the candles with his Mom
and friends!

Such fun...a happy day for a happy
boy!

Happy Birthday Tommy!

Tommy McNamara's Birthday Party!

My friend Tracy asked me to make a special
cake for her son's 4th Birthday Party.
He loves Thomas the Train....so
after a little thought I put together
this cake for him.

I was very pleased with how it came out!










The kids and the adults loved it. The best
was the look on Tommy's face when
he saw it!

















Nothing can give you greater pleasure then
seeing the look of joy on a child's face.

Tommy was so thrilled that this special cake
was made for him!

It was a Vanilla, Vanilla, Vanilla Cake! Just
what he liked!


Thomas and friends arrived and gave a special
boy a sweet birthday surprise!

Happy Birthday Tommy!

My Red Hat Ladies

One of our ladies took our group to dinner at Monticello Raceway Restaurant we had a lovely time last Friday night enjoying the atmosphere and each other's company!

Thank you Ramona!

Serenity....

Went to a barbecue last night at a friend's house and happened to catch the sky as the sun was setting...happy that I had my camera with me!

It was just so beautiful! Can you imagine living in a place where you can view this off your deck every night? Serenity!

Child's Card

This card is just too cute! It was such fun to make! Great for a child's birthday or Christening or bris or any Child Ocassion!

The color is adaptable to boys or girls with different patterned paper and bow colors.

Mostly we make the cards for parents at this age, but if they are like most of us they wind up in a scrapbook for the memories even if the child doesn't realize it at the time!

Enjoy!