Family Summertime Fun with You Are My Sunshine
MandaJane Ulmer • July 2, 2026

Hey Scrappy Friends!  MandaJane with you today. This is my very first blog post for the new design team of Pretty Little Studio

I dove into my box full of goodies to come up with somrthing fun for y'all today. 

Since the 4th of July is this weekend, I used 2 photos form last year's cookout.  One is a photo of some of my family, including my husband , some of my kids, and an extra cousin thrown in there for good measure,

The other photo is from a different cousin that designs cakes.  She brought a cooler FULL of cakes last year that disappeared faster than you can imagine.  It was a fantastic day!


One of the challenges for July is to use STARS.

For my page, I used the Sunkissed Shooting Star diecuts that are available in the shop!



This was a fun challenge.  And you can use stars of any kind!  They don't have to be patriotic stars.

The main thing is, we hope you find some scrappy time during this 4th of July holiday weekend. You deserve it.

Enjoy your holiday!



MandaJane Ulmer
My name is MandaJane Ulmer and I have been scrapbooking for over 24 years. I am a  married mom to 4 teenagers that are impossible to coordinate!  We also have 1 dog, 3 cats, and a partridge in a pear tree. I work full-time, love to cook, and scrapbook in my spare time. I love to make 12x12 pages, but also decorate my planners and journal notebooks to give them an extra flair!  I'm so excited to be joining the PLS team!!!