God Bless America . . .

. . . and Parades!
As promised in yesterday's post, here is the Webajeb July freebie page with a photo in it from last night's Torchlight Parade here in Benicia, CA. My cousin's friend brought her little girl and she was dressed SO cute, in a little stars-and-stripes dress and these adorable bangles in her ponytails.

On a 12" x 12" layout the photo on this page ends up being about 6" x 8", which is pretty big. After I finished this layout I got to thinking that it might be cool to place a group of 4 smaller photos in that same space. So here is another version of the layout, this time with 4 photos:

I like it this way also! This has turned out to be a very versatile layout. I guess I'll revise my free page offer -- you may send one photo or four! Do keep in mind that your photo will be cropped to a square format, so be sure to take a good look at your picture(s) to be sure that nothing important will get cropped out.

Send your photo(s) attached to an email to me at deborah@webajeb.com, and put "Proud to be an American" in the subject line.

Have a great 4th of July! God Bless America.

Happy Independence Day!

I love the 4th of July. I love flags, red-white-and-blue, stars & stripes, parades, barbecues, watermelon, apple pie, bicycles decorated with streamers, picnics, plaid blankets, ice cream, fireworks, sandals, the beach, old buttons, taffy and popcorn. Yeah, the 4th reminds me of all these things.

In the little town I live in we're having what is called the Torchlight Parade tonight. I love that parade. All the groups in town participate; the politicians, the local stores, dance troupes, theatre groups, musicians, even the library and animal rescue groups. Absolutely everyone in town is there, plus people from neighboring towns, and it's just a rousing good time! Tomorrow there will be a town picnic from 10 a.m. to early evening, including arts & crafts booths, food booths, and tons of entertainment; then a street dance, and finally, a great fireworks show. There is definitely something for everyone.

I'll come home with lots of photos; my favorite photo of the day is going to be slipped right into the layout above. This layout is a premade page, custom-designed by me, and it is a freebie this month for my newsletter subscribers and now, for my blog readers as well. All you have to do is send me an email with one photo attached and with "Proud to be an American" in the subject line. In return you will receive a digital copy (not a printout) of the above layout with your photo in it, and whatever other journaling or photo caption you like. Absolutely free. The layout will be yours to print, share with others via email, or upload to the web.

But hurry, this is ONLY for July! (please allow up to 4 weeks to receive your free layout.)

Meanwhile, have a wonderful, and thankful, Fourth of July! God Bless America.