A Joyful June Overview!

Another busy month zooms by with Fathers Day celebrations and preparations for Independence Day. Here's an overview of June projects and fun here at  I Gotta Create! 

Preparations for guy-gift-giving in May...

how to powder emboss

woodgrain embossed gift box

western card with twine for 3-D fun

...expand in June with:

fishy two-toned embossed {recycled} gift packages

Tall Fish Tales card

Angling for a fabulous 4th of July, Pringles cans provide lots of bang for the buck:

firecracker tutorial

working straw caddy

rockin' rocket mobile

Morphing the "guy" and "independence" themes, we're adventuring into wild west fun with movie night popcorn bags! 

Don't you love that faux leather fringe look?!

And of course, what's summer without at least one Root Beer Float? I give this tradition a twist this summer.

June's inspiring creative woman is: Lizy B Bakes. She didn't realize it, but she's helping to create world peace with her gorgeous cookies!

Kirstin at Craftiments submits a fantastic Pinterest tip for bloggers at the Blog Tips Cafe party. That party is open year-round, so link up your wisdom.

And the party all month long with the Wildly Original Round Up continues. An Independence Day extravaganza feature of your work goes up July 1st!

Whew! Are we having summer fun yet? ;)


Come see the 25 Star Spangled Spectacular July 4th Projects *Here!*

{I host a weekly linky party. Come find out more here!  I'm sharing these Summer Fun Projects with...Monday:  Craftomaniac, Making The World Cuter, Project Queen, The Gunny Sack, Alderberry Hill, A Round Tuit, Skip to My Lou, Cherished Bliss; Tuesday:  Not Just a Housewife, The DIY Dreamer, Tip Junkie, Today's Creative Blog, Uncommon, Gingersnap Crafts, The NY Melrose Family; Wednesday:  The 36th Avenue, Live-Laugh-Rowe, No Minimalist Here, Nest of Posies, Savvy Southern Style, Someday Crafts, The Trendy Treehouse, Very Merry Vintage Style, Family Home and Life, What We Wore & Made,Snap; Thursday:  Bliss Ranch Hot Fun in the Summertime, Shabby Nest; Friday:  Funky Junk Interiors, Anything Goes, Finding Fabulous, My Simple Home Life, Romantic Home, French Country Cottage, Tatertots and Jello, Thirty Handmade Days, Faith Trust & Pixie Dust, Naptime Crafters, Too Much Time on my Hands, Stuff & Nonsense; Saturday:  Be Different Act Normal,  It's Overflowing, Sisters of the Wild West, Sew Country Chick; Sunday: Nifty Thrifty Things, DIY Project Parade, Under The Table and Dreaming, My 1929 Charmer, Sew Darned Crafty}