"Heart Warming" Blog Hop

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Welcome to the "Heart Warming" Blog Hop!

We're so happy you could join us today!  If you came from Anita, then you are in the right place.  If not, please start at Melanie's blog, because we don't want you to miss any of the fun!

My project today is a card I created for a Valentine swap I participated in at Swap-Bot.  My partner was a guy in Germany, so I had to create a masculine card.  I usually make lovey-dovey ones for my sons and husband, so this one was a little bit of a challenge for me!

The stitching on the side is hand-drawn.  The stamp set is hearts2love from The {Stamps} of Life; I used brown ink to stamp with, but the brand and specific color escapes me right now.  All in all, I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out!

Next on the hop is Robin S!

Here is the line-up for today:

Melanie
Tricia
Miranda
Anita
Ashley <== That's me!
Robin S <== Go here next!
Sarah
Vanessa
Teresa
Misses Crafty
Nancy
Robin C
Liz
Melissa
Claire
Lucy
Diana

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy the rest of your hop!

Miracles Momma Designs Sketch #32

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Great news!  I'm on a new Design Team!  Heather over at Miracles Momma Designs was gracious enough to allow me to join her Design Team, so today is my first reveal with the team.  Here's the sketch we were given to work with:

What a great sketch this is!  Here's what I came up with:

I think I'm pretty pleased with the way things turned out.  I'm also entering this 8x8 layout in the A-Z Challenge at Soul Scrappers.

We'd love to see what you can do with this sketch, so if you give it a shot, be sure to link us up at the MMD blog!  Happy scrapping, everyone!

LiaStamp Challenge #35--Anything Goes!

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So sorry I had to miss out on the last LiaStampz challenge, but my printer is out of one color of ink, and my local store doesn't carry my replacements.  Guess I'm going to have to order!

Our newest challenge at LiaStampz should be an easy one for everybody--ANYTHING GOES!!!  I chose this cute Cow Buzz image for my card:

The background paper is from Bo Bunny's Forever Fall line, and I ran it through my Cuttlebug then distressed it with some brown ink.  I colored the image with RoseArt colored pencils and added some Stickles in Star Dust and Black Diamond for a little extra sparkle.  The letters are some letter stickers I found in my stash.  I think it turned out pretty cute!

We can't wait to see your creations!  Be sure to link them up at the LiaStampz blog, and don't forget that you get an extra entry if you use a LiaStampz image.  Hope to see you!

Winter's in the Air Blog Hop winner!!

I want to thank everyone who stopped by during the Winter's in the Air blog hop over the weekend and welcome to all of my new followers!  As promised, I'm here to announce the winner of my blog candy from the hop.  Please contact me using the tab above no later than Monday, 28 January, so I can get your stamp set ordered.  If I don't hear from you by then, I'll choose another winner.  Congratulations go to . . .

Karons Krafty Korner said...

Such a cute card and love the little chillin penguin:-) New follower too:-) have a great day.

Winter's in the Air Blog Hop

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but these projects are so delightful!

Welcome to the 'Winter's in the Air' blog hop!

We have all made projects to warm your heart, and potentially decorate your home, during these snowy months.  I received the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge from my friend, Vicki, as part of a Secret Santa gift, so I decided to break it out and use it for my card.

I just LOVE this little penguin!  I added Candy Cane Stickles to his scarf, and I outlined the igloo in Star Dust Stickles.  I coated the word "chillin'" with a glue pen and then covered it with a silver Martha Stewart glitter.  The background sky was done with chalks.

If you comment on everyone's post you will be entered to win this from Melanie.  It includes paper, stickers, metal embellies, adhesive, mists, stencils, a journal, and more!  Be sure to check back on Tuesday, January 22, to see who won.

I've got blog candy, too!  In honor of the penguin on my card, I'll be giving away the morepenguins2love stamp set from The {Stamps} of Life.  All you need to do to be entered to win my blog candy is leave a comment below and become a follower of my blog.  If you're already a follower, be sure to let me know.  Thanks for stopping by!

Here's the complete hop lineup, in case you get lost:

Melanie

Claire

Elecia

Sarah

Nancy

Anita

Ashley <=== YOU ARE HERE

Miranda <===GO HERE NEXT

Michele

Teresa

Robin

Lucy

Christine

Charity

Lluvia

Have a great weekend, and thanks for hopping with us!

Boston!

As many of you know, I'm participating (yet again!) in Scrappin' 'n' Chattin's 52 Week Layout Challenge.  The past two years I haven't made it past halfway, so I'm hoping to get all fifty-two weeks in this year!  I'm normally scrambling to get my layout done on Friday when I get home from school (since it's due by midnight on Fridays), but I actually got myself together and got it done a day early this week.

The past three years I taught at a private, all-boys military boarding school in Carlsbad, California, and was the advisor for the Harvard Model Congress team.  My co-advisor, Ethan, was the history department chairperson and was the PERFECT person to take with me!  We worked very well together, had a wonderful rapport with the boys, and had a GREAT time in Boston!  I am definitely going to miss going to Boston with them this year, but I know Ethan will do a WONDERFUL job as the new advisor.

I followed Sketch #100 at Sketches in Thyme.

Since I was only using a few pictures, I used the left side of the two-page sketch.

This week's challenge at Lasting Memories Layout Challenges is "Something Old, Something New."  I'm entering this layout over there, too, since it's about the "old" advisor (me) and the new advisor (Ethan).

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you'll be back next week, when I'll have another layout and card for you.  We're off to the monster truck show in Little Rock on Saturday as part of the boys' Christmas present.  Have a great weekend, and happy scrapping!

LiaStampz Challenge 33--Celebrations!

I am so happy that I'm FINALLY able to be crafting again!!!  It took a while, but I was finally able to get my new craft room organized enough that I can be my old crafty self again.  Today, it's time for the newest challenge at LiaStampz--celebrations!

We were given the cutest penguin image to work with, so I decided to make a birthday card:

The two background patterned papers were ones I found in my stash, but they're from last year's Bo Bunny It's My Party collection.  I colored the penguin with RoseArt colored pencils and used some silver glitter glue on the sparkler in the penguins hand.  The ribbon came from my stash, and I used pop dots on the back of the penguin for some dimension.  The "Happy Birthday" sentiment was a small stamp in my stash, and I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Faded Jeans.

We would LOVE to see your celebration creations!  You have until January 30 to get your project linked up on the LiaStampz blog.  Be sure to stop back by this weekend for the winter blog hop!  Good luck, and happy scrapping!