Use Your Stash Blog Hop!!

Hi! Welcome to the first blog on the Use Your Stash Blog Hop! I'm glad you've joined in, and I hope you'll hop with us all the way to the end- and end up at Kathy's blog! If you get lost along the way, just head back to Kathy's blog- she'll have a list of all the blogs participating there.

Do you ever have number stickers left over from your alphabet sets that you don't know what to do with? Ooh- I see a lot of head-nods. Well, I'm the same way. I personally don't like using them for dates on my layouts (because they're too big) and I don't do a lot of titles with numbers in them. So I have a TON of numbers that I never use up!

One good way to use up number stickers is to collage different fonts together on a Birthday card! I mean, the person you'll be giving it to is turning a year older, right? I found that when I used only white numbers on my white background, they *almost* looked elegant! I embossed the background with my Cuttlebug so it would add a bit more visual interest to my card.

There are so many other ways you can use number stickers- another idea I came up with is to use them as a mask and spray mist over them and then take them off.  But that's another card for another time!

Patterned Paper: Pretty Little Studio
Cardstock: Stampin' Up!
Number Stickers: American Crafts
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots"
Sentiment Stamp: The Paper Company
Ink: Tim Holtz

Oh- and by the way! I'm giving away a RAK from my stash! I don't even know what it is, but I'll try to make it good. :) To enter, become a follower of my blog and leave a comment telling me. If you are already a follower, then put that in your comment. You do not have to comment twice- just include in your comment whether you're an "old" follower or a NEW follower. :) All comments must be received by 8:00 am CST on Sunday January 8, 2012. I will announce the winner on Sunday, along with another tip to use up your stash!

Now head on to Andrea's Blog and see what ideas she's sharing to help use up your stash!

Handmade Holiday Blog Hop

Hi! Welcome to my stop on the blog hop! I'm very excited about sharing my holiday project with you, so let's get started!! :)

First, if you didn't come from Laura's blog, then go back to Amanda's blog and start there.

Ok- now my project! I found the cutest little wooden boxes at Dollar Tree (of all places!) and I thought they looked a lot like mini printer's trays! I bought several of them and decided to make some gifts out of them! I painted the box with 2 coats of off-white (and I mixed some brown and white together for a couple of them just because that's all we had on-hand) and then put a coat of gold Stickles only on the surface wood pieces- not too much.

Then I decorated each little box with some paper from The Girls' Paperie and embellies I could find around my scraproom. The chipboard letters are some Tim Holtz Grungeboard letters that I colored with a black permanent marker and then coated with black Stickles.

I thought at first that I would display these little beuts on photo stands, but I tried that and I didn't like it. So I just tied some ribbon to the rings that were already attached to the wooden boxes! The best part about these gifts is that they don't have to be exactly the same!

Number 1

Number 2 

Number 3 

Thanks for stopping by! Sorry, I didn't orgainze a giveaway this time, but I'd love for you to comment here and tell me what you think of my little projects before you go to the next stop- Melissa's blog.

Trick or Treat Blog Hop Winner!

Congrats to...

Tulip Scrapper!

You won the blog hop prize! Please email me your mailing info at
limegreen(dot)flower(at)juno(dot)com.

Thanks everyone for hopping along! I always enjoy these hops. :)

Halloween Blog Hop!

Hi! Welcome to my stop on the Trick or Treat Blog Hop! I am very eager to share with you some cards that I have made just for this special occasion!

First, if you haven't come from Kathy's Blog then go there and start the short little hop from there. :)

Ok. Now to my favorite part- the sharing part!! I absolutely love to make cards, and I happened to have some My Mind's Eye "Blackbird" (MME's Halloween line from last year)paper, diecuts, and brads. I knew they'd be perfect for cards. Plus I had recently won some Halloween pun stamps from Joy's Life that I just *had* to use! The funny thing is, we really don't do that much for Halloween, although last year all of us kids went trick or treating! :P It was funny... all 4 of us running (yes, RUNNING!) from one house to the next. We got candy though, and that's all that mattered to us! :)

I got a little carried away and made 7 cards total, but it was SO much fun! I challenged myself to use just the MME supplies plus some twine and Stickles, and I found out that product challenges aren't really that bad!(Click on this picture to see the cards better.)

Close-ups of cards:

So... which one is your favorite? Leave me a comment and tell me which one you like best and I'll pick one lucky winner to receive a scccaaaarrryyy prize of Karen Foster stamps and some Basic Grey bling (ok, it's not that scary)! All comments need to be received by midnight October 31st. Be sure to check back and see if you won! :)

Oh-- and of course I'd LOVE for you to follow my blog! I try to post pretty-sorta-regularly so I'd love for you to pop in and see what I'm up to!

Now go trick or treating to Andrea's blog and hopefully you won't get *too* spooked! :)

Halloween Blog Hoppers?

Would anyone like to participate in a Halloween blog hop?
Well, if you do, go over to Kathy's blog http://scrapinkats.blogspot.com/2011/10/need-some-blog-hoppers-halloweeen.html!
I am participating and I would love for you to do it with me! If not, maybe you can hop along and just maybe win some scrappy goodies and get some good Halloween inspiration! :)

Blog Hop Winner!

Thanks for all the sweet comments on my page for the Leafing Memories Behind Blog Hop! :) I loved reading all of them. I have picked a winner for the 17 scrappy items, and that winner is...

alisonm!

Alison, please email me your address at limegreen(dot)flower(at)juno(dot)com. 
If it's all right, I have changed a couple of items from what's in the picture... hope that's ok. It just *might* be over 17 items! :)

Be sure to come back to my blog Halloween weekend- I am  participating in a Halloween Blog Hop! If you want to participate too, email me at the above email.

Leafing Memories Behind Blog Hop!

Woo hoo! It's time for another fantastic blog hop! :)

First of all, if you didn't come from Steffanie's Blog, then go back to Amanda's Blog and begin the hopping there. If you get lost along the way, just hop on back to Amanda's Blog! :)

Now, let's get started with the fun stuff!

Here's my layout I made for the hop this time. We were challenged to use pictures with LEAVES in them, and I immediately thought of these pictures! They are from 1997 (I was 3 back then!) and my mom had apparently gotten some camera film that was black and white! I loved the softness of these pictures. My mom was nice enough to let me scrapbook the ORIGINAL pictures! Thanks, Mom!

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket "Nutmeg" line

Solid Cream Cardstock: Michael's

Brown Cardstock (title): Bazzill

Stickers: Cosmo Cricket, Jolee's

Buttons: Basic Grey, American Crafts

Twine: The Twinery

Cricut Cartridge (title): Printing Press

Glossy Accents (for title)

Pen: Zig

Other: Eyelets, corner rounder, thread

And now for the even FUNNER (is that a word??) part! I'm doing a giveaway of 17 scrappy items since this past Tuesday was my 17th birthday! :) All you have to do is leave me a comment on this post. If you like my blog, you are always welcome to follow me, but following isn't required to be eligible to win the prize.

Now that you've left me a comment (wink, wink), hope on over to Mandi's Blog and see what she has to show you!



Winner for the Sketch Blog Hop!!

My little sis picked a winner for the blog hop this weekend, and the winner is...

Auntie Em!

Auntie Em, please email me at limegreen(dot)flower(at)juno(dot)com! Thanks everyone for the nice comments and thanks for the ones who became new followers of my blog!

Welcome to the Sketch Blog Hop!

Woo hoo! Welcome to my stop on the blog hop! If you haven't come here from Shanon's blog, then go back to Amanda's blog and start hoppin' from there.

Ok- now that we've gotten that part out of the way, I get to show you my layout I made from Amanda's awesome sketch! My little sister, Laura, and I love to dress up, and we hadn't done it for a while so we did it and had a little mini photo shoot. You can totally tell Laura is more photogenic than me! Haha! (Well, I think she is anyway...) Laura's the one with the pink flowers.

For this layout, I just got some papers that I thought coordinated together, and used them! I rarely do that, so I'm very proud of myself for stretching my creativity and NOT being OCD about all the papers matching "exact!" :D Enjoy my page--

Supplies: Patterned Paper: American Crafts, Teresa Collins, Cosmo Cricket, My Mind's Eye; Mist: Tattered Angels; Letter Stickers: BoBunny; Pen: American Crafts; Other: pom pom trim, flowers, brad

And of course, this wouldn't be complete without a giveaway! I have a special CK magazine, 2 sets of AWESOME American Crafts Thickers (one chipboard, the other foam) and then a Cosmo Cricket Blackboard album. All you have to do is leave a comment and for an extra entry, become a follower of my blog! If you are already a follower, leave a comment telling me that too! :) I will draw a winner on Sunday morning August 21, 2011 and post the winner here.

And now you need to head on to Mandi's blog! I'm sure she has some awesomeness ready to show you!



Don't Forget! :)

The Sketch Blog hop is next Friday and Saturday! :) Make sure you come back- I'm doing a giveaway (along with showing you my layout) so come back and participate in the hop if you can!!