Summer Solstice Print From INPRNT

Hi, Creative Friends,

Summer is a great time to get outside and see the world around us. It can feel like summer is calling us to see more, do more, and be more in nature. That’s why…

This week, here is how to get out and enjoy summer with these 3 creative ideas…

1. Read About Hot Dog: Unexpected stories are all around us and if you are a bit like me, thinking about the story of how nature is healing is inspiring. This is where the 2023 Caldecott-winning story “Hot Dog” by Doug Salati makes its mark and is an excellent reminder that a day at the beach can make our lives better.

2. Adventure Journal: Here is a sweet DIY project to help us get out and enjoy summer: The Adventure Journal from REI. Download and print your FREE Journal REI adventure journal here and go answer summer’s callings and explore the great outdoors.

3. Paint & Send A Greeting: When was the last time we paused to take in nature? The colors, the scent, and the sounds nature creates are incredible! Sit quietly in a garden or park and then paint or draw something inspiring. Try creating a special greeting card for a friend on a postcard. Send your card out into the world to inspire a friend to get out and enjoy summertime too!

Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or how you answering the call of summer.

Also, thanks for reading. This newsletter takes some time to pull together. Consider showing your support by forwarding it to someone who might need some inspiration or buying some of my artwork at INPRNT.

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xoxo,

Andra

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Get The Best Zucchini Muffin Recipe Here!

Hi, Creative Friends,

Summer is such a wonderful time of year! The shimmery days, sweet bountiful produce, and moments of pure happiness make us feel alive. Breathing in the height of summer and making the most of this beautiful season can really get our creative ideas flowing.

This week, let’s chat about how to make the peak of summer delicious & beautiful:

1. Garden Gone Wild: Are tomatoes and bunches of zucchini squash piling up from your garden? Here are two amazing recipes that create a fun summertime meal: Chunky Gazpacho Soup from Marin Magazine & Double Dark Chocolate Zucchini Muffins. Both recipes are as delicious and delightful as a cool breeze on a hot summer day!

2. Beach Beautiful: Whether putting our feet up by the beach or just sitting in our backyard, cocktails make summer sing. Try one of the sunset-inspired beverages in this book Beach Cocktails From Coastal Living such as this Tropical Champagne Punch. Either drink is just the right combination of summertime fun & beautiful!

3. Fruits Of Labor: The summer is filled with happy fruity treats including, Blackberries, Early Girl Tomatoes, and juicy Damson Plums. Long after summer fades, grab an art print from INPRNT as a reminder of summer’s delicious beautiful times.

Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or how will you make the peak of your summer fun & beautiful.

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Keep going, creative friends!

xoxo,

Andra

Hi, Creative Friends,

School is out for the summer! It isn’t even July yet and we are probably already hearing the summer battle cry “I’m bored!” That’s why…

This Week Here Are 3 Colorful Creative Ideas To Keep Kids Happy…

1. Raise The Art Bar: The tiny humans in your home will love the long list of colorful and simple art projects from Art Bar. Most of the projects on Art Bar’s Blog don’t need special tools and would delight any summer day!

2. Drone On With Scribbles: With just a few supplies kids can make their very own homemade drone with this tutorial from Science Buddies on YouTube. Could there be a cooler way to teach kids about circuits, and gravity and keep them engaged for hours? Or they can try coloring their world amazing with these DIY Scribble Bots from We Are Curious.

3. Popsicle Passion: What is a better way to get kids creative in the kitchen this summer than a recipe for something sweet, cool, and delicious? Kids can leave off the oven and whip up a summer rainbow with these “Rainbow Popsicles Recipe” or keep the creativity going in the kitchen and try this book “STEAM Kids In The Kitchen” for a great way to cook up a summer full of science!

Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or how you are keeping your tiny humans busy this summer.

Also, thanks for reading. This newsletter takes some time to pull together. Consider showing your support by forwarding it to someone who might need some inspiration or buying some of my artwork at INPRNT or Society 6.

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Keep going, creative friends!

xoxo,

Andra

Hi, Creative Friends,

It’s June and that means it’s unofficially summer! If you are a bit like me, summer is like a sweet breeze that rolls in after a long hot day. That is to say, summer is a good time to create gratitude for the little things like juicy popsicles, cannonballs in the pool, or taking a long-deserved pause from work. No matter how we usher in this season summer it’s calling that’s why…

This Week Swing, Into Summer With These 3 Creative Ideas…

1. Popsicle Passion: What is a better way to usher in summer than creating something sweet and delicious in the kitchen? Try leaving off the oven and whipping up something cool and making a summer rainbow with these “Rainbow Popsicles Recipe.” They are healthy, delicious, and a great way to swing happy info summer.

2. Birthday Blooms: June is full of summertime birthdays and if you are looking for a way to create a happy day, try gifting this month’s birth flower print from INPRNT “The Rose.” It’s a beautiful way to celebrate and create a special moment for those start of summer birthdays.

3. Beach Day Read: If you are a bit like me, reading is the ultimate escape. Dive into a good book this summer by picking one of these books from the Atlantic’s 20 Books For This Summer and find yourself swimming in a sea of escape.

Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or how you will swing into summertime!

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xoxo,

Andra

Hi, Creative Friends-

Doesn’t it always seem like summer will be endless? With its warm days, adventures to new places, and farmer’s markets piled high with rich, juicy fruit, summer can feel like an eternal season. Then late August rolls in and one day we step outside and feel the cool breeze of fall whisper “I’m almost there!” It snaps us from our summer slumber and we realize summertime will be packing its bags and leaving us soon. That’s why…

This week, here are 3 creative ways to soak up the last bits of summertime…

1. Apple Of My Pie: We always think of apples as a fall fruit but late summer is a great time to bake up a pie to celebrate the last bits of summer and usher in fall. Try this delicious apple pie recipe from King Arthur Baking.

2. It Can Be Arranged: Late summer flowers and grasses are gorgeous this time of year and can be made into a lovely and easy table arrangement. Try this video by Pottery Barn to make a stunning late summer bouquet that will bring the last bits of summer magic from the outside, in.

3. Tiny Summer Treats: Big memories can be made in the summer. We probably have lots of digital snapshots of those sweet summer moments such as a day at the beach or a picnic party with friends or family. Why not turn them into little snapshots with these Tiny Square Prints From Parabo press to remember the last bits of summer? They are the cutest ways to continue the magic of summer throughout the whole year!

Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or how you will soak up the last bits of summertime joy!

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Keep going, creative friends!

xoxo,

Andra

Get The Best Zucchini Muffin Recipe Here!

Hi, Creative Friends,

Summer is such a wonderful time of year! The shimmery long days, sweet bountiful produce, and moments of pure happiness can make us feel alive. Breathing in the height of summer and making the most of this beautiful season can really get our creative ideas flowing.

This week, let’s chat about how to make the peak of summer fun & beautiful:

1. Garden Gone Wild: Are tomatoes and bunches of zucchini squash piling up from your garden? Here are two amazing recipes that will create a fun summertime meal: Chunky Gazpacho Soup from Marin Magazine & Double Dark Chocolate Zucchini Muffins. Both are recipes are as delicious and delightful as a cool breeze on a hot summer day!

2. Beach Beautiful: Whether putting our feet up by the beach or just sitting in our backyard, cocktails have a way of making summer sing. Try one of the sunset-inspired beverages in this book Beach Cocktails From Coastal Living such as this Tropical Champagne Punch. Either drink is just the right combination of summertime fun & beautiful!

3. Fruits Of Labor: The summer is filled with such juicy happy treats including these fun Fruit Collection art prints at Society 6. Long after summer fades any of these lovely prints are sure to create a reminder of summer’s happy times.

Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or how will you make the peak of your summer fun & beautiful.

Also, thanks for reading. This newsletter takes some time to pull together. Consider showing your support by forwarding it to someone who might need some inspiration or buying some of my artwork at INPRNT or Society 6.

If you are seeing this newsletter/blog for the first time and want to keep seeing content subscribe here.

Keep going, creative friends!

xoxo,

Andra

Summer Solstice Print From Society 6

Hi, Creative Friends,

Summer is a great time to get outside and see the world around us. It can feel like summer is calling us to see more, do more, and be more in nature. That’s why…

This week, here is how to get out and enjoy summer with these 3 creative ideas…

1. Go Outside And See The Story In Nature: Trees are all around us and if you are a bit like me, thinking about the story of trees is not something that we think about when we are walking around our neighborhood. This is where the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Overstory” by Richard Powers becomes powerful. It’s an excellent read and fascinating in its perspective about humans as they relate to the natural world.

2. Adventure Journal: Here is a sweet DIY project to help us get out and enjoy summer: The Adventure Journal from REI. Download and print your FREE Journal REI adventure journal here and go answer summer’s callings and explore the great outdoors.

3. Paint & Send A Greeting: When was the last time we paused to take in nature? The colors, the scent, and the sounds nature creates are incredible! Sit quietly in a garden or park and then paint or draw something inspiring. Try creating a special greeting card for a friend on a postcard. Send your card out into the world to inspire a friend to get out and enjoy summertime too!

Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or how you answering the call of summer.

Also, thanks for reading. This newsletter takes some time to pull together. Consider showing your support by forwarding it to someone who might need some inspiration or buying some of my artwork at INPRNT or Society 6.

If you are seeing this newsletter/blog for the first time and want to keep seeing content subscribe here.

Keep going, creative friends!

xoxo,

Andra

Hi, Creative Friends,

School is out for summer! Are we hearing the summer battle cry “I’m bored!” and it isn’t even July? That’s why…

This Week Here Are 3 Colorful Creative Ideas To Keep Kids Happy…

1. Raise The Art Bar: The tiny humans in your home will love the long list of colorful and simple art projects from Art Bar. Most of the projects on Art Bar’s Blog don’t need special tools and would color a kid’s mind amazing!

2. Drone On With Scribbles: With just a few supplies kids can make their very own homemade drone with this tutorial from Science Buddies on YouTube. Could there be a cooler way to teach kids about circuits, and gravity and keep them engaged for hours? Or they can try their hand at coloring their world amazing with these DIY Scribble Bots from We Are Curious.

3. Popsicle Passion: What is a better way to get kids creative in the kitchen this summer than a recipe for something sweet, cool, and delicious? Kids can leave off the oven and whip up a summer rainbow with these “Rainbow Popsicles Recipe.” They are healthy, delicious, and a great way to keep kids happy and creative.

Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or how you are keeping your tiny humans busy this summer.

Also, thanks for reading. This newsletter takes some time to pull together. Consider showing your support by forwarding it to someone who might need some inspiration or buying some of my artwork at INPRNT or Society 6.

If you are seeing this newsletter/blog for the first time and want to keep seeing content subscribe here.

Keep going, creative friends!

xoxo,

Andra

The Rose - June Birthday Flower Print For Sale At Society 6

Hi, Creative Friends,

It’s June and that means it’s almost officially summer! If you are a bit like me, summer is like a sweet breeze that rolls in after a long hot day. That is to say, summer is a good time to create gratitude for the little things like juicy popsicles, cannonballs in the pool, or taking a long-deserved pause from work. No matter how we usher in this season summer it’s calling that’s why…

This Week Swing Into Summer With These 3 Creative Ideas…

1. Popsicle Passion: What is a better way to usher in summer than creating something sweet and delicious in the kitchen? Try leaving off the oven and whipping up something cool and making a summer rainbow with these “Rainbow Popsicles Recipe.” They are healthy, delicious, and a great way to swing happy info summer.

2. Birthday Blooms: June is full of summertime birthdays and if you are looking for a way to create a happy day, try gifting this month’s birth flower print from Society 6 “The Rose.” It’s a beautiful way to celebrate and create something special for those start of summer birthdays.

3. Pool Perfect Prose: If you are a bit like me, reading is an escape, and the more stories we read about others, the more we create compassion and understanding we have for others. However, who has time to read a good novel when life is busy? Here is where a summer reading list calls us and we only need to look at this list of 2022 Summer Reading from “How Sweet Eats” to find a story worth dropping work and lounging by the pool for! I

Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or how you will swing into summertime!

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Keep going, creative friends!

xoxo,

Andra

SkillShare Classes Make For Great Summer Fun!

Hi, Creative Friends,

It’s official, we are smack dab in the middle of summer! If you are a bit like me, finding the best part of summer is about loving the simple things, like a warm summer day at the local pool, taking an hour to learn something new, or eating something of the season like a juicy, fruit galette.

This week, let’s make Summer fun and fantastic, with these 3 creative ideas:

1. Say Peaches!: Creating summer fun can be as simple as looking at the local market for ripe, sweet fruit such as perfectly plump peaches. Whip up a Fruit Galette with this NYT cooking recipe or scoop up “French Pastry Made Easy” by Molly J. Wilk and make your summer sweet and fantastic with a perfect summer dessert. Here is a secret baking tip. Add this Heilala Vanilla Bean Paste to the crust of your fruit galette and make this galette the best dish enjoyed all summer long.

2. Pool Time = Fun Times: Keeping everyone happy, especially little humans, during the summer can be daunting. Luckily, a long warm day at the local pool can make everyone fantastically joyful and worn out. Throw on a swimsuit such as this one, grab a water bottle like this one and pack a cooler full of drinks & snacks, and watch the summer memories spill over into fall!

3. Dive Into Learning: It’s always good to expand our minds and Skillshare offers so many great classes to fill a few hours of each day learning something new such as Still Lifes Are Cool! Contemporary And Traditional Art In Acryla Gouache by Dylan Mierzwinski. With a notebook such as this Strathmore Soft Cover Mixed Media Art Journal and a small set of Acryla Gouache, this class teaches the fundamentals of building and mixing colors. If painting up cherries sounds like too much pressure for summer, try my Creative Magic Everyday: How To Unlock Your Creative Magic Now! class, it helps develop the simple art of finding creative ideas.

Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or how will you make your summer fun and fantastic!

Also, thanks for reading. This newsletter takes some time to pull together. Consider showing your support by forwarding it to someone who might need some inspiration or buying some of my artwork at INPRNT or Society 6.

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Keep going, creative friends!

xoxo,

Andra

Hi, Creative Friends,

The natural world is an interesting place and sometimes we forget, as humans, to pause and see the value in other organic things. That’s why…

This week, let nature inspirewith these fun, creative ideas.

1. Go Outside And See The Story In Nature: Trees are all around us. If you are a bit like me, thinking about the story of trees seems a little bit peculiar. However, this where the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Overstory” by Richard Powers becomes powerful. It’s an excellent read and fascinating in its perspective about humans as they relate to the natural world.

2. Bake & Eat Something New: Baking with natural ingredients can be inspiring and fun. Try this new cookbook “French Pastry Made Simple” by Molly Wilkinson. Molly makes the most complicated french pastry recipes, such as cream puffs and eclairs, simple and sweetens the experience with her American In France perspective. Also, Molly evangelizes the benefits of using natural vanilla bean paste such as Heilala Vanilla or a real vanilla bean when making something delicious such as Pâte Sucrée crust. It really will inspire baking naturally!

3. Paint & Send A Greeting: When was the last time we paused to take in nature? The colors, the scent, the sounds the natural world creates are incredible. Sit quietly in a garden or park and then paint, draw, create a collage with nature’s inspiration. Try creating a special greeting card for a friend on these Strathmore Creative Cards paired with a Kuretake Gansai Watercolor set. It’s a creative way to get out into nature, inspire fun and spread creativity.

Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or how you are letting nature inspire your creativity.

Also, thanks for reading. This newsletter takes some time to pull together. Consider showing your support by forwarding it to someone who might need some inspiration or buying some of my artwork at INPRNT or Society 6.

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Keep going, creative friends!

xoxo,

Andra

// hello friends -

Summer time is here! That means mother nature has turned up the heat, barbecue season is in full swing, and it’s time to rummage through our recipes to find the perfect warm weather treat.

Look no further.

Let’s cut to the chase.

Here is a cool and saccharine summer dessert that might just go down as the best recipe of Summer 2019. It’s a salty, sweet, buttery, sour treat that doesn’t require oodles of oven time:

Strawberry Rhubarb Pretzel Pie.

We could discuss how this pie might remind us of an old fashioned, delightful, fluffy, jello drenched, cream cheese delight that our grandma whipped up for summertime get togethers, or just like key lime pie, the whipped texture is a lovely complement to the heat a barbecue provides but I promised to go straight to the good stuff, so here is the recipe.

Strawberry Rhubarb Pretzel Pie

Serves 8 // Prep Time 1 hour // Cooling Time 3-4hours

Strawberry Rhubarb Filling:

• 1 pound fresh strawberries washed, hulled, and cut in half

• 1 pound fresh rhubarb stems chopped in 1/2 inch chunks

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

• 1 cup water

• 1 lemon

Pretzel Crust:

• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons Snyder Of Hanover Butter Snap Pretzels® very finely ground

• 3 tablespoons sugar

• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Cream Filling:

• 1 -14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

• 1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed

Garnish: (optional)

• 3-5 strawberries

• 10 pretzels crumbled

• whipped topping

Step 1: Grease one 9-inch pie or tart pan and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2: Make the Strawberry Rhubarb Mixture. Place strawberries, rhubarb, sugar and water in a large saucepan. Turn stove to high heat. With a knife or vegetable peeler, shave several strips of peel from the lemon and add them to the pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, turn down the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes until the rhubarb and strawberries are soft. Remove from heat, add the juice of the entire lemon to the mixture. Let cool to let the flavors combine.

Once cool, pour the sauce through a fine-mesh strainer and press the mixture with the back of a spoon to remove the liquid from the mixture. The straining should result in 2-3 cups liquid. Measure out a 1/2 cup liquid and 1/2 cup pulp in separate bowls. Place in the refrigerator and cool completely.

(Save the remaining pulp and liquid for later. It’s great on pancakes, mixed with soda water for a mocktail or spooned over yogurt for a sweet snack.)

Step 3: Make the Crust. In bowl, add the pretzels, butter and sugar. Stir until combined. Evenly press the pretzel mixture into the bottom of the pie pan. Place the pie pan on a cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove and let the crust cool completely. Baking will help the crust remain whole.

Step 4: Spoon the cooled 1/2 cup pulp into the bottom of the pie crust and smooth evenly. Set aside.

Step 5: In a medium bowl add the sweet and condensed milk and the 1/2 cup syrup. With a hand mixer, combine until smooth. Fold in the whipped topping. Poor into the pie crust.

Step 5: Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until set. Garnish with additional berries, pretzels and whipped topping. Store in refrigerator.

This is will be the darling of any summer barbecue. It’s the perfect warm weather pie!

Enjoy every last bite and see to soon summer friends! //

Oh, hi! Well, it's officially full on summer. I was just thinking it would be great to get outside and create a project to enjoy the summer today. After going through my editorial calendar, no project was just right amount of summer. When I took a break to water the garden, I noticed some of our cucumbers were ready for the picking. Snapping off those large, green prickly veggies brought back childhood memories. Every summer about this time of year, we would make Overnight Pickles using the bounty of cucumbers from the garden. Overnight Pickles are sour, a little sweet and whole lot of delicious. They go amazingly well with every dish summer has to offer.

Today's project is to create a batch overnight pickles. That's it!

Overnight Pickles

• 3/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon red pepper chili flakes
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion (optional)
• 2 medium sized cucumbers peeled and sliced thinly

Mix vinegar, water, salt, chili flakes and sugar together in a large jar. Add the red onion and cucumbers and let sit overnight. Enjoy them with a buttery ear of corn or a side of fried chicken.

Let me know how your pickles turn out and see you tomorrow, big dill!

Day 173 - Hello There! It's officially summer. Does it feel like summer where you are at today? It does here. This week I'm trying to create ways to celebrate summer. I'm thinking about pool time, popsicles and flying kites. Who doesn't love the thrill of flying a kite? After shopping around, I realized there were no kites to be found. 

Whenever I am at Ikea, I always forget my reusable blue Ikea bag in the car. So unfortunately and fortunately, I have four or five of these bags just stuffed away in my garage. Today I found one in the trunk of my car and thought, "What am I going to do with another Ikea bag?" Well watch this video and see if you think this is a good way to recycle a crappy old bag.

Today's project is to create a little blue kite (or a brown, red, black, green, grey kite). The color doesn't matter but looking around your house for all the necessary supplies will be an important part of the creating process. Here is what you will need for your little blue kite:

• one blue Ikea blue bag or other plastic/paper bag 
• one 1/8" dowel rod cut into 2 pieces measuring 17.5" & 12" (consider using kitchen skewers with the points trimmed off)
• clear shipping tape
• scissors
• thin twine

Watch the video above and you will be set to go fly a kite up to the highest height and keep the creativity coming. Just remember to fly your kite safely and away from trees and anything deemed unsafe. Have fun flying and see you tomorrow windbreakers!

Day 164 - Hey! Well, I'm going to report on yesterday, today. Initially, yesterday was a frustrating day. In fact it was a week full of disappointments, dead ends and no thanks. Yesterday started out as a nice exclamation point on the week. 

Let me explain. I gathered up the family, stuffed them in a car and headed out on an adventure. I had every intention of working hard to document the day with beautiful photos and create a terrific story. However, I found myself just wanting to enjoy the day. There was the amazing bakery which provided an out of this world cream cheese danish. We ran into the coolest, sweetest and largest dog we had ever encountered. The community pool where we dunked and played as a family turned into a beautiful two hours fun fest. Our lunch was delicious and filled with laughs and monkey business. We returned home for the adults to enjoy a glass of wine in a gorgeous local garden. 

Now, this might sound like utopia, and it was an amazing day. I am forever thankful to the universe for this Saturday filled with so much joy. However, the way I was approaching the day and the way the week had progressed, was like a woodpecker trying to peck a hole in a metal flagpole. I was trying incredibly hard at trying to change something that wasn't in my control. I needed to resign myself and realize sometimes the best way change is to just let the universe do it's job and "try easy." 

Today, create and change by letting the day create for you. Today, kick back, make no clear intention or defined plan. Tuck the smart phone away, turn off the television, don't do any work and just "try easy."

Looking back on the day, I have realized sometimes you don't need to create anything. Sometimes sitting back and enjoying life and letting the universe create a day for you is the best way to change tomorrow. 

Bouchon Bakery Yountville & Gott's Roadside

Day 161 - Yes. Hello. It's almost summer and I was thinking about what summer means today. It's a time for kicking back, relaxing and taking life in. It's a time to enjoy the sweet things in life like reading a great book. The idea of reading and summer has inspired today's project. I don't know how many of you still read books versus an e-reader but I love to crack open a good hard copy novel. There is just something about the feel of the pages and the smell of the ink. It screams summertime. What is the best accessory for a book? A bookmark. I have lots bookmarks. They have been collected throughout the years and bring back amazing memories of places been and joys shared. 

Today's project is to create a summer themed book mark for yourself and one for a friend. You can find a blank template here: Blank Bookmark Template. Once your summer design is complete just cut, fold and glue the two sides together. Maybe make a hole and add a piece of twine. Then tuck it into your summer reading and give the other to your friend. Summer wouldn't be complete without a good book, good bookmark and a good friend.

If you find yourself short on time, I have designed a few summer bookmarks for you. You can download the PDF file here: Summer Bookmark Free Printables: Designs 1-2 & 3-4. 

Well, I better get back to my reading list. Have fun creating a great summer bookmark design and see you tomorrow, hopefully at the beach!