Royal Digi Easter Blog Hop

If you are looking for my Flaunt It Friday post, click HERE.

Welcome to the Royal Digi Easter Blog Hop, hosted by The Scrapbooking Queen, and sponsored by Karber Digital Images. I am so excited to have been included in the hop with some amazing and talented Digi Artists. If you have just come from Gina at Scrap'n'Yamma! then you are in the right spot. If you just stumbled on my blog, then please start back at The Scrapbooking Queen and hop along with us!

Each of us were given an adorable easter bunny digital image from Karber Digital Images and challenged to make an Easter Project. Here is what I came up with:



Every year I make a an easter basket for our children. The Easter Bunny leaves their goodies in it on Easter morning. I found the cutest Easter basket on line, modified it a little and voila! This year's easter basket was born... HERE is the link to the basket. It is SO easy to make!



My beautiful bunny is colored with my Stampin Up markers. The card stock is also from Stampin Up, and the awesome glittery jelly bean paper is from Best Creation Inc's Bunny Love line. I used George and Basic Shapes to cut the circle out, and I finally figuredout my centre point button on my Expression. the scallop circle behind the bunny, is from Gypsy Wandering.

So on to my Blog Candy, cause what is a blog hop without some candy? Karber Digital is offering a grand prize, which I will explain in a minute, and I am offering these cute acrylic stamps:



I know... Christmas stamps!!?? I am always on the lookout for cute Christmas stamps, I make over 100 cards each year, and love my Christmas Sentiments. I found these yesterday at my LSS, and just couldn't pass them up, so I bought an extra set to give away to you :)

So, how can you win? It's easy...
1) Become a follower of my blog, if you aren't already.
2) Leave a comment on this post before midnight (PST) Sunday the 17th.


Now Karber Digital Images, our wonderful sponsor has offered a Grand Prize of 3 Digi Images of your choice and a pack of Glitter Pens to be entered into this awesome giveaway we need you to do the following:
1) Become a follower of everyone blog on hop...
2) Comment on everyone's post
3) Go to Karber Digital Store and tell us your favorite Digi

Next stop in the hop is Candace, over at Paper Crafts by Candace so hop on over and see what beautiful project she has designed for you. Thanks for hopping with us :)

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Bitten By the Love Bug Blog Hop!!

Welcome to Purple Monkey Moments and the Bitten By The LOVE BUG Blog Hop!
If you've come from visiting Rebecca at Creations With Becka, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our fun hop, you can go to Inking It Up Crazy and start at the beginning. We would love to share a few projects and ideas with a valentine theme with you!

I had a hard time deciding what to do for this hop, so i decided to do 2 different projects. My first project is a set of 3x3 valentines cards:



I had planned to make a set of 10 cards, but ended up with a set of 11. Every card but one uses an image from Create a Critter, and every card, but one uses a stamp from the Simply Sweet Stamps set.



The paper is from a variety of sources, the cardstock is from Stampin Up, CTMH and my stash. The patterned paper is from K and Co, DCWV, Cricut and CTMH. The ribbon is from Michaels.



The fabulous "You are TREE-mendous" stamp is from a set by Scrappy Moms Stamps.



The rocket is the only image not from CAC. It is from Boys Will be Boys, and yes, it's upside down... The stamp was a little bigger than I had thought, and the only way I could make it fit, was to have it pointing down. SO it's a rocket on re-entry :)



Here is the little bag I made to hold my cards. I cut it from Forever Young as large as I could on my 12x12 mat. "Cards" is cut from Robotz - any of you who visit my blog regularly will know that it is my favorite chunky font.



Here is back of the card bag. The heart is from Create a Critter. When it was done, I felt it was missing something, so I did all the doodling.



The little bag, with all the cards inside.



I made envelopes for all the little cards with my Martha Stewart Score Board. I love that thing!! I used two Scrappy Moms Stamps on the envelope, SWAK on the back, and the cute little heart from the same set on the front - I didn't post a pic of that, i figure this post is pic heavy enough already!

On to project number 2. My daughter wanted some treat bags for her family birthday party, which is next week, and for her friends at her sitter for Valentines day. Here is what I came up with for both events:



Cute, eh? I want to make a project without my Cricut (GASP!!!) The topper is a 4x4 square, scored at 2 inches. The pink paper is 2x 3 3/4. Once it was punched with my EK Success edge punch, it is the perfect size. The hearts are punches. The largest is a Stampin Up Punch, and the 2 smaller, are Creative Memories punches.



Aren't those faces just precious?? The are from Peachy Keen Stamps. I used 2 stamps from Princess Faces and one from Basic Paper Doll Faces. I chalked them up a little, and colored them with my Stampin Up markers, and a white gel pen. I just LOVE these, I think it turned out so cute!!

On to my blog candy!! I am giving away the Everday Sentiments by Stampology. I think I need to get one of these myself!! So, how do you win this stamp set? Two simple steps:

a) Become a follower of my blog.

b) Leave me a comment on this post. You have till Monday at 10pm EST to leave a comment. I will post the winner on Tuesday. Good luck everyone :)



Next stop...Jenny's blog, Crazy About Cricut. Go see what she has in store for you today...

Here is the complete list of participants in today's hop, just in case you get lost along the way. Thanks for hopping with us!


Kassidy- http://www.inkingitupcrazy.blogspot.com
Jessie- http://www.scrappyjess.blogspot.com
Denise- http://www.lalasworldblog.blogspot.com
Jamie- http://www.jmecreations.blogspot.com
Sherri- http://www.sherrisspace.blogspot.com
Erika- http://www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com
Celeste- http://www.ccscards.blogspot.com
Kacee- http://www.youhadmeatscrap.blogspot.com
Lisa- http://lisa-craft-blog.blogspot.com
Amanda- http://www.myscrappinobsession.com
Rebecca- http://www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com
Michelle- http://www.mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com - THAT'S ME!
Jenny- http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com - NEXT




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Hello Kitty Blog Hop!

Hello Welcome to the Flaunt It Friday's Hello Kitty Blog Hop. If you are here from Stephanie's blog than you are in the right spot. If you just arrived here and would like to start from the beginning please go directly to the Flaunt It Friday's. For this week's challenge we were asked to flaunt the Hello Kitty with Airplane on Page from the Hello Kitty Greeting Cart. Hello Kitty is one of my favorite characters, and now that I have a little girl, she love Hello Kitty too! I made this project for pictures of her:



The plane is from HKG and is cut at 3.5 inches. The title, which I love - I think it is so fun and punny - is cut from Robotz at 1 inch. The Robotz font is my favorite chunky kid font. The patterned paper is from a K and Co Christmas stack, most of the cardstock is from the rainbow cricut 6 x 12 pad, that DH bought me 3 years ago when I first got my baby bug, the white a black paper is from Walmart - just the cheap stuff :)



Here is a close up of Hello Kitty, with a glittery bow... isn't she cute??



Here is a close up of the title, all glittered up with my stickles. Gotta love stickles :)

Now for my second project we got to choose any cut from the Hello Kitty Greetings and I chose the umbrella cut, and made a card, using one of my favorite stamp sets. Here it is:



Cute eh?? I cut Helle Kitty at 3.2 inches - some of the cuts were pretty small - her nose, the tips of the umbrella - it was a bit of a challenge. The sentiment is from my Scrappy Moms Stamps, and I think it is just perfect with this cut! I used the Cuttle Bug Seeing Spots folder, and the paper and ribbon were all from Stampin Up.

So, on to my blog candy. Today I am giving away this set of cute heart stamps:



So, how do you win this blog candy? It is super simple!

1) Become a follower, if you aren't already.
2)Leave a comment on this post with a wau for me to reach you - easy, peasy :)
Our hop will run all weekend long and I will chose the winner for my my blog candy on Tuesday Jan. 11th.

You must leave a comment on everyone's blog to have a chance to win the Grand Prize Giveaway which is the Love Always stamp set sponsored by Pink By Design. The grand prize will be on Sandra's blog! You will have all weeked to complete the hop and we will draw the winner sometime on Monday or Tuesday

Thank You so much for taking the time to hop with us for the Flaunt It Friday's Hello Kitty Blog hop we can't wait to see how you "Flaunt" your Hello Kitty this week at Flaunt it Friday's. Your NEXT STOP is the talented JD. So hop on over and see what she has in store for you.

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of all of the stops on this weekends hop :)

start : FLAUNT IT FRIDAYS
1. SANDRA
2. JANIS
3. DORCAS
4. MELISSA
5. CHRISTINA
6. JESS
7. DENISE
8. CORRI
9. ROSE
10. ERIKA
11. AMANDA
12. JEN
13. CELESTE
14. CARLEY
15. STACEY
16. ABBY
17. CHERYL
18. LAUREL
19. ELSA
20. SAUNDRA
21. PAM
22. SHARON
23. SHEANDRA
24. AMY
25. JENNY J.
26. GLENDA
27. VIVIANA
28. PAULA
29. STEPHANIE
30. MICHELLE YOU ARE HERE :)
31. J D NEXT STOP!!
32. JENNY K

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Fall Blog Hop!!

Hi everyone and welcome to our Fall Blog Hop! I have never been in a blog hop before, and was so honored to be asked to take part. I hope you take the time to stop by all of the blogs for some crafty inspiration, and maybe a little bit of blog candy too. You have arrived here from Kim's beautiful blog. If you just stumbled onto our blog hop, start back at Ruthie's amazing blog, to see all the wonderful things we have prepared for you. I can't wait to show you what I have come up with.

I made 2 projects, both with my Cricut and Gypsy. They are my favorite crafting toys! So, first, a Halloween word book. I made it for my daughter to put some of her favorite Halloween pictures in. As soon as my son saw it, he said "mummy, what are you making for me?" I still haven't come up with anything yet...

















This is primarily cut with Hello Kitty Greetings. The word "boo" is cut using Robotz, which I just love, and "fright night" is from Zoobaloo - an oldy but a goody. I used George and Basic Shapes for my rectangle to cut the base of the book. Everything was welded with my Gypsy (of course...) The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye and the cardstock is a bit of everything. The ribbon I found at Michael's.

So, project number two, is a fall banner. What I love about banners it that they can be so personalized, and you certainly don't need a Cricut to make one. the first one I ever made, I made with a paper trimmer, some patterned papers and my Sizzix for the letters. I have also seen beautiful banners made with stamped letters. Here is the one I made today...







I used a lot of different cartridges to make this banner. Create a Critter, Mickey and Friends, Paper Doll Dress Up, Doodlecharms, Preserves, Hello Kitty Greetings and Robotz... whew, I hope I remembered them all. The paper is pretty much all Stampin Up, and the ribbon is from Michael's. It has lots of images that to me scream fall. This was lots of fun to make, I think I will be making another one for Christmas.

So, now onto my blog candy. I will be giving away a Lots of Pun stamp set from Joy's Life. I won a set of these stamps myself, and have made a number of cards with them, some of them can be seen on my blog. I just love how perfectly they stamp, and how versatile they are. I think she is planning to come out with some more stamps, I can't wait to see her new ones! Here's what Lots of Pun looks like -



Aren't they wonderful? So how do you win you ask? Become a follower of my blog, and leave a comment below by Sunday September 19th at midnight. I will randomly select a winner on Monday. Simple, eh? Good luck every one! I know whoever wins this stamp set, will just adore them!

So, the next stop on our blog hop is the wonderful and talented Mary. I know she'll have something amazing up her sleeve, so hop on over and see what she has in store for you.

Here is a list of all the ladies involved in the hop, just incase you get lost along the way :) Thanks for stopping by! I hope you come again.

Ruthie
Theresa
Janice
Kim
Michelle (that's me!)
Mary
Chris
Nicole
Joy

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