Becky's Birthday Blog Hop!

Welcome to Becky Mayhew-Lear's Birthday Blog Hop!  I am so happy to be a participant in this hop with Becky and all her talented friends.  I have gotten to know Becky through Facebook and she is also a Design Team member for our Challenge Blog Scrappin' Chics .  She is so sweet and talented.  I am so happy that we  are cyber friends!  Did you come to my blog from Amy's scrappy blog? If so, you are right on track! If you just happened to be visitng my blog by chance, thank you for stopping by.  If you would like to join in on this wonderful hop then you must start with Becky's scrapalicious blog!  Becky is giving away something special so make sure you comment on each blog for a chance to win.  I will also be giving away a personal goody too from one of the comments left on my blog!

This cute card below was made by my 11yr old daughter, Victoria.  She loves scrapbooking, making cards, coloring digi images with Copics and playing with alcohol inks.  I just wanted to share her card with you today.  The image is from By Lori Designs.  Lori will also be the sponsor over at Scrappin' Chics in September.  Take the time to go through Lori's images, you won't be disappointed.  Ella, the elephant above was also drawn by Lori for The Pink Elephant.

I hope you enjoyed the cards today!  Happy Birthday Becky!! 

Now on to the very talented Dandy!  Enjoy hopping around and stay safe if you are living on the East Coast.  I am in North Jersey - no ocean near by but not looking forward to the dangerous winds and rain.  Keep Dry my friends!

Surprise Party! Blog Hop

Welcome to the Happy Birthday Deborah!!! SURPRISE Blog Hop! Today is Deborah from Scrapping Mammas Birthday! Some of her awesome friends have decided to have a BIG SURPRISE BIRTHDAY HOP since we can't all be in the same place for a SURPRISE party! This is the next best thing!

This blog hop is a one day blog hop to wish a very special woman (fellow crafter) a very special Happy Birthday. So Happy Birthday Deborah (aka Scrapping Mama)!

If you are coming from Janet's Blog  you’re on the right track. If you just joined us, you can go back to the beginning  HERE at Lisa's Blog and hop along with us.We’ve had so much fun creating this hop, and keeping it a secret from Deborah. Which wasn't easy! You will visit some amazing bloggers who want to wish Deborah the Happiest Birthday EVER! We've each created a card or something extra special JUST for her!  You will see some lovely projects and even have a chance to win some blog candy.

Instead of making a card for Deborah, I decided to make her an altered clipboard which she can use as a frame for any type of picture.  (I wish the pictures were brighter but it is raining so I had to take the pictures inside - never the same as sunlit pictures)

The paper I used is "Where the Heart Is" by My Mind's Eye, misc ribbon, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Stampin' Up Tag and Edge Punch, Prima Flowers, staples, Zip Dry, Xyron, MS and SU adhesives.

The blog candy that I have decided to give away for this hop is an altered clipboard.  The winner (who will be chosen from the comments on Monday) will be able to choose her favorite colors for a personal touch)  I love making clipboards!  I hope you are enjoying the Surprise Hop so far.  I want to thank Lisa for inviting me to be a part of this exciting Surprise... I feel very honored to be a part of such a talented group of ladies!  Happy Birthday Deborah!!!   Now you are off to the very talented Lisa.

Here is the Birthday Girl!  Have a Wonderful Day!

Oh Baby! Blog Hop Final Day

Welcome to the Oh Baby! Blog Hop.... August 4 - 6. Did you arrive from Nancie's Blog? If so, then you are on the right track. If you happened to just pop onto my blog for a visit, you may want to join in on this fun hop and start with the extremely talented Emily.  Today is our final reveal!  I hope you enjoyed the projects I shared with you.  Thank you all so much for the awesome comments over the past two days.  I love reading each and every one. 

I made this card for my boss' wife who had a baby girl.  DCWV card stack, Stampin' Up stamp and punch, Stazon Ink, Copic Markers and Emma image from By Lori Designs.  Lori is super talented, a wonderul person and has so many adorable images to choose from, you really need to go check out her store. 

I am giving away blog candy and it is easy peasy to win. All you have to do is leave a comment on each post Aug 4 - 6. If you like what you see, I would love for you to become a follower.

I have so many blog candies to mail out still and a few to announce. I will do one big announcement on Wednesday, August 10. Sorry for the delay. But I will need a couple days to see where I left off.

Now off to the very talented Janet to see her final project!

Oh Baby! Blog Hop - Day 2

Welcome to the Oh Baby! Blog Hop.... August 4 - 6. Did you arrive from Nancie's Blog? If so, then you are on the right track. If you happened to just pop onto my blog for a visit, you may want to join in on this fun hop and start with the extremely talented Emily.

Thanks to all that stopped by yesterday.  If you missed Day 1, just scroll down to see my baby shower card.  Today I am sharing a baby boy mini album that I am working on for the same niece.  Unfortunately, I was so sick that I didn't get to finish it in time for the shower.  I have 8 pages left to scrap which will be for the grandparents pictures and letters from them.  It is a 7 Gypsies' envelope album that I have been hoarding forever just waiting for the right theme to scrap.  It finally arrived!  lol

I used DCWV Baby Boy Stack.  I never get to scrap for boys since I have 3 girls.  Boy paper never grabs my attention, until now.  I absolutely loved this stack.  The animal theme, green, brown and blue stack went perfectly with Angel's theme for all she wanted for baby Andrew.  I also used {I}ppity stamps, Glitz Design stamps, Close to My Heart Alphabet Pennant (? - not 100% sure of the stamp set I borrowed it from a friend), Hampton Art brown Ink, Bazzil Cardstock, sew easy,  thread, button and ribbon.  She saw what I scrapped so far and loved it!  I can't wait to finish it and mail it to her.  I hope you enjoyed looking at it as much as I loved creating it.

I am giving away blog candy and it is easy peasy to win. All you have to do is leave a comment on each post Aug 4 - 6. If you like what you see, I would love for you to become a follower.

I just realized that I have so many blog candies to mail out still and a few to announce.  I will do one big announcement on Wednesday, August 10.  Sorry for the delay.  But I will need a couple days to see where I left off. 

Now off to the very talented Janet to see what she has in store for you.

Oh Baby! Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to the Oh Baby! Blog Hop.... August  4 - 6.  Did you arrive from Nancie's Blog?  If so, then you are on the right track.  If you happened to just pop onto my blog for a visit, you may want to join in on this fun hop and start with the extremely talented Emily.

For my first project, I would like to share a baby shower card that I made for my niece.  She adores dinosaurs and is having a baby boy, (Andrew) in September.  I used basic cardstock, Imaginisce Dino set and buttons from my cousin.  Sorry the picture isn't the best quality.  I forgot to take a picture of it and I already gave it to her.  She lives 4 hours away so I asked her to email me a picture.   I hope you like it.

I am giving away blog candy and it is easy peasy to win.  All you have to do is leave a comment on each post Aug 4 - 6.  If you like what you see, I would love for you to become a follower. 

Now off to the very talented Janet to see what she has in store for you. 

Christmas in July Hop - Day 4

Welcome to Memories in Tyme Christmas in July blog hop hosted by Lynda!!! After she participated in her first blog hop recently, she knew she needed to host one of her own hops this month so people will start to look at Christmas! Everyone has been working really hard on things this month, and we all hope you enjoy all the fun ideas we are sharing with you!!

If you just happened to stop by my blog, make sure you start at the beginning with Lynda's Blog so you don't miss any holiday projects.

Today is out last day of the hop.  I hope you all enjoyed our projects and got some holiday inspiration.  I am sharing 2 projects with you today. 

First Up!  A Simply Betty Stamps Inspired Christmas Tag.  SBS is having a challenge and this month you have to make a tag using brown, cranberry, teal and snow white.  I got as close as I could to the colors.  You still have time to enter the challenge Here. SBS has great digi images and rubber stamps.

My second project got crushed!  I guess I wasn't meant to share my original bag.  First I left my camera in the car then my pup ran across my scrap stuff and the bag got all wrinkled and tore off the handle.  Ugh.  Anyway, I made this cute little bag using the "Slumber Party" cartridge.  I used Christmas paper and a sticker.  This one was super simple, I just might make these to give out holiday treats to my daughter's class this year.

Thank you for hopping along with us the last 4 days.  I will be in a few upcoming hops and hope you will come back to see what I make.

Now for the Blog Candy! This hop is a 4 day hop. Leave a comment for a chance to win a nice giveaway from me. If you comment each day, that will give you 4 chances to win. I will announce the winner on July 27. Please become a follower as I will be in a few hops coming up over the next couple of months, I am sure you will love them all. Thank you for stopping by.... now off to the next talented scrapper Kari.

Christmas in July Hop - Day 3

Welcome to Memories in Tyme Christmas in July blog hop hosted by Lynda!!! After she participated in her first blog hop recently, she knew she needed to host one of her own hops this month so people will start to look at Christmas! Everyone has been working really hard on things this month, and we all hope you enjoy all the fun ideas we are sharing with you!!

If you just happened to stop by my blog, make sure you start at the beginning with Lynda's Blog so you don't miss any holiday projects.

I couldn't resist sharing this picture with you.  I have had this saved on my computer  forever.  I love the beach and Santa! - Try and keep cool, just like the big guy!

Unfortunately, I left my camera in my mom's car today.  I had to work at a pool and my daughter and mom came with me.  My daughter was looking at the pictures I took and she left it in the back seat of the car.  Since I can't share the mini bag I made for today's post, I am sharing a couple things I made 2 years ago for teacher gifts.  The first is a Yankee Candle that I altered using Zip Dry glue, black cardstock, snowflake paper and buttons that I tied with thread then added some stickles to embellish them.

Second are holiday jars.  (This is something you can do for any occasion) I save jars all year long - love to recycle and alter things around the house.  I used Zip Dry glue to adhere the pattern paper to the jars and lids.  I made tags for my girls to sign and tied them on with fibers.  I then filled them up with a mixture of Hershey Kisses.  Fun and simple gifts to make just to let someone know you care.

Now for the Blog Candy! This hop is a 4 day hop. Leave a comment for a chance to win a nice giveaway from me. If you comment each day, that will give you 4 chances to win. I will announce the winner on July 27. Please become a follower as I will be in a few hops coming up over the next couple of months, I am sure you will love them all. Thank you for stopping by.... now off to the next talented scrapper Kari.

Christmas in July Hop - Day 2

Welcome Memories in Tyme Christmas in July blog hop hosted by Lynda!!! After she participated in her first blog hop recently, she knew she needed to host one of her own hops this month so people will start to look at Christmas!  Everyone has been working really hard on things this month, and we all hope you enjoy all the fun ideas we are sharing with you!!

If you just happened to stop by my blog, make sure you start at the beginning with Lynda's Blog so you don't miss any holiday projects.

I laugh when I look at this card, "warm wishes"!  If it gets any warmer, I'm going to melt.  I can't remember which paper this is.  I don't think it is the same company.  I share paper stacks with my cousin and the person who purchases the stack, keeps the binding.  I never wrote the names on a lot of the paper.... shame on me.  I did use my Stampin' Up border punch and tag punch.  I hope you are enjoying the hop so far.

 Now for the Blog Candy! This hop is a 4 day hop. Leave a comment for a chance to win a nice giveaway from me. If you comment each day, that will give you 4 chances to win. I will announce the winner on July 27. Please become a follower as I will be in a few hops coming up over the next couple of months, I am sure you will love them all. Thank you for stopping by.... now off to the next talented scrapper Kari.

Christmas In July Hop - Day 1

Welcome Memories in Tyme Christmas in July blog hop hosted by Lynda!!! After she participated in her first blog hop recently, she knew she needed to host one of her own hops this month so people will start to look at Christmas! The economy is hard right now, what better way to save money by making wonderful things for your friends and family instead of spending a ton of money you don’t have! Plus if you spend a bit of time and money each month, things will not be so hard at the end! Everyone has been working really hard on things this month, and we all hope you enjoy all the fun ideas we are sharing with you!!

If you just happened to stop by my blog, make sure you start at the beginning with  Lynda's Blog so you don't miss any holiday projects.

Now on to my project. I have decided to make a chipboard mini tag Christmas album. I love to work on mini albums for a couple reasons; they can be done quite quickly, easy to use one paper pack for simple matching and I can print out wallet size photos to easily display on my album. You wouldn't believe how much I paid for this album... I am almost too embarrassed to tell you. hhmm Ok Ok I paid..... 10 cents. Yes, you heard me correctly. It came with 5 chipboard pages but I added an extra page to make it look nicer. I purchased it at Michaels a while ago. I thought they were a dollar and when the cashier rang it up she said "yep still 10 cents." I went back and bought 10 more for a total of 20. What a Deal! They make great teacher gifts and birthday presents.

First off, I chose My Mind's Eye Wonderful Winter glitter holiday paper pack. I love these papers! After tracing each side of the pages, I proceeded to cut them out. I attached the paper to one side of each tag with Zip Dry glue then sanded the edges for a clean finish. Next, I punched the ring hole with my crop-a-dile so I will then know where to punch when I put the paper on the other side. I finished adhering the paper on the opposite side, sanded the edges and punched the ring hole again. On the cover, I decided to add the sentiment "Merry Christmas." The sentiment and stamped frame are from {Ippity} stamp set Season's of Joy. I used a glue pad and topped it off with geen flock. It was the first time I used flock and I loved it. I also used misc ribbon, buttons and embellishments to complete this Christmas mini.

Now for the Blog Candy!  This hop is a 4 day hop.  Leave a comment for a chance to win a nice giveaway from me.  If you comment each day, that will give you 4 chances to win.  I will announce the winner on July 27.  Please become a follower as I will be in a few hops coming up over the next couple of months, I am sure you will love them all.  Thank you for stopping by.... now off to the next talented scrapper Kari.

Scrappin' Chics July Challenge

Happy July!  July's challenge at Scrappin' Chics is to scrap/alter something with "Your Favorite Song."  I am sharing a layout that I did a while back.  It means a lot to me.  Unfortunately, I was never able to meet my father-in-law as he passed away a year before I met my husband.    Over the years, I have enjoyed hearing the stories about Mark's dad from him and his mom.  One of Mark's favorite songs is "A Candle in the Wind" by Elton John.  Mark is a huge fan of Marilyn Monroe, which this song is actually about. Ok, enough said.... time to see the layout (remember, this is from my old scrapping days)....

Click on the image to make it larger to read the journaling!

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I hope you can take time to visit the Scrappin' Chics and see all the awesome projects they are sharing this week.  Make sure to link up your project as well for a chance to win a $25.00 gift certificate from Stampin' Up and my good friend, Stasia Sloma, who is the sponsor this month.  You can see all her cards, layouts and information Here.

Scrappin' Chics June Challenge - #3

Today is the final reveal for June's Challenge at Scrappin' Chics Challenge Blog.  We have so many great projects for you to check out.  The theme this month is to scrap something with the sun and an inspirational saying.  I got this quote online. This picture was taken in 2009 at Lakeport, NY where my cousin lived (only 3 houses off the lake).  We spent many hours hanging out there day and night.

The inspiration for my flowers came from Lain and her blog A Layout a Day.  Click Here to read about her 3D flower post.  I took her advice and stamped my {Ippity} flowers onto pattern paper and layered them with pop up dots.  I am very happy with the way they turned out.

Please take time to visit the DT and GDT blogs as well.  You have 5 days left to submit your project to Scrappin' Chics.  I am looking forward to seeing what you all create.  If you like what you see, please follow my blog and leave me a comment.  I love reading what you write!  Talk to you soon.

Thank You To Our Teachers Hop Day 3

If you are looking for the Royal Purple Freedom Hop, please click HERE.

Welcome to the Thank You To Our Teachers Blog Hop! Today is the last day of the hop.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.  If you have arrived here from Jen's Blog then you are on the right track. If you just happened to stop by my blog for a visit and want to hop along with us, start from the beginning with Memories with Jen. This is a week long hop and we will be posting on 3 separate days. (June 5th, 8th and 11th) Please make sure you hop on those days or throughout the week to see all the wonderful inspiration on what to make our teachers for thank you gifts.

I made these nesting boxes for a second grade teacher that my girls just love.  Victoria had her a couple years ago and Emma hopes to have her next year.  Even though she doesn't teach either of my girls, they asked me to make her a gift.  She has only been in the school for a three years now but she is really good at her job and cares for the kids very much
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For my final project, I would like to share a clipboard I made for myself.  As I am a teacher of life to my children.  lol  These pictures are from last year's first day of school... 2009.  This was my oldest daughter's senior year.  Each of my girls dressed in different rooms at different times in the morning and when I looked at them all together, I realized they totally matched.  It was so funny because we did not plan it!

I would like to thank all the talented ladies who took the time to create such wonderful projects for our hop.  It means so much to me that you joined Jen and I in this special hop.  I really think teachers do deserve nice presents at the end of the year for all of their hard work.  I hope you were inspired and maybe learned something new from a project or two.

Thank you for stopping by my blog. Don't forget, I will be giving away 3 blog candies, one for each post of the hop. I will pick the winners on June 12, one winner from the comments from each post day. Please leave a way for me to reach you.  Make sure to hop on over to Kim and Pamela's fabulous blog: http://www.lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/ next.

Here is the complete lineup incase you get lost:
Jen R www.memorieswithjen.blogspot.com
Kimmarie www.kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com <-- you are here
Kim and Pamela http://www.lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/
Tanya Stilwell http://scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/
Lisa P. www.honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com
Jen www.jenscraftcorner.com
Scrappin' Crafter www.scrappincrafter.blogspot.com
Tanya www.scrappyscavenger.blogspot.com
Deb http://sayitwithletters.blogspot.com/
Laurie Cass-Griggs www.lauriestar.blogspot.com
Anita www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
Claudia http://claudiaandcompany.blogspot.com/
Liz - http://www.mywhichcraft.blogspot.com/
Nancy http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/
Lori Boyd http://byloridesigns.blogspot.com/
Amy http://www.lovetocrop.com/

Royal Purple Freedom Hop

Welcome to the Royal Purple Freedom Hop!  If you have arrived here from Talented Amanda  then you are on the right track.  If you just happened to stop by to visit my blog and would like to hop along with us, please start with  Faith who is the person who put this wonderful hop together.  Make sure to start from the beginning with Faith to see all the blog candy being given away. I am so honored to be a part of this amazing and thoughtful hop.  Please read below for the reason Faith started this hop.  If you make a card, you will be entered into a major prize drawing.  All the info is below.

About 4.8 million intimate partner-related physical assaults and rapes occur every year while many more assaults and rapes go unreported entirely. Over 3 million children witness violence in their home each year and those who see and hear violence in the home suffer physically and emotionally. These statistics are sad and overwhelming, but help IS out there for those that choose to break the silence.

Together we can make a difference! Help us instill some hope where very little probably exists and give 24 families a chance at recovery when we are able to donate 1k dollars to the Bradley Angle House. Your purple themed card(s) with a hope filled message inside could make all the difference, not to mention give YOU a chance to win the grand prize for this hop...what is it you ask?   A prize basket valued at more than $100. The blog participants (the ones who created for the hop) will not be entered into the drawing.  This Prize Basket is for all of you who send in a card for a great cause.

Want more chances to win the grand prize?  Additional entries will be given for each $1 donation you include with your card. Would you prefer 1 entry, 10 entries, or 100 entries  is more of what you had in mind? It's all up to you! Cards must be postmarked by June 30th for inclusion in basket drawings and can be mailed to the following address:

Royal Purple Hop
c/o Vicki Smith
P.O. Box 1496
Millbrook, NY 12545

I made 4 cards to send to the families who may need a little note of hope.  I hope that my cards will make them smile, even if it's just for a few minutes.

I have donated cards and money towards the cause to help these families in need, so I will not be offering blog candy for this hop.  I hope you understand. but....

(You still have until June 12 to win blog candy.  I am offering a prize for each day of the hop.  All you have to do is comment on my Thank You To Our Teachers Blog Hop Posts dated June 5th, 8th and 11th)

Your next stop along the way is the Amazing Jackie.   In case you get lost along the way, here's the entire line-up:

Faith: http://faithfulecreations.com/
Raven: http://love4stamps.blogspot.com/
Linda: www.thefruitofmyhands.blogspot.com
Brie: http://vintage53.blogspot.com/
Erin: http://www.spantastikreations.blogspot.com/
Tanya: http://www.ScrappyScavenger.blogspot.com/
Amanda: http://www.scrapanddash.com/
Kimmare: http://kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com/
Jackie: http://jackrabbitscrappin.blogspot.com/
Lori A: http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
Gina: http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
Monica: http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/
Anita: http://anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
Sue: http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
Gaby: www.gabycreates.com
Debbie W: http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/
Jen R. http:/www.memorieswithjen.blogspot.com/
Deborah http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
Ellen: http://www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/
Gill: http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
Lori: http://lorisartsyobsession.blogspot.com/
Krista: http://www.kristaspapercafe.com/
Carol: http://www.cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/
Nancy: http://fancywithnancy.blogspot.com/
Vicki: http://paperandprims.blogspot.com/
Emily: http://www.createserendipity.net/

Thank You To Our Teachers Hop - Day 2

Welcome to the Thank You To Our Teachers Blog Hop! If you have arrived here from Jen's Blog then you are on the right track. If you just happened to stop by my blog for a visit and want to hop along with us, start from the beginning with Memories with Jen. This is a week long hop and we will be posting on 3 separate days. (June 5th, 8th and 11th) Please make sure you hop on those days or throughout the week to see all the wonderful inspiration on what to make our teachers for thank you gifts. If you would like to see my projects from day one, click Here.

Today I have decided to share 2 different types of clipboards.  The first one is all school theme that I made for one of Victoria's teachers, Mrs. DePalma three years ago.  Even though I did it a while ago, I thought it was appropriate to share today.  When you see the next clipboard, you will see how my scrapping has changed over time.  Big Difference!  lol

The second clipboard is not a traditional school theme in my eyes.  I wanted to due something fun and colorful in a different way.  I hope the teacher will be able to use this in her classroom or at home with her family.  I love the summer colors. 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. I love comments and new followers.  Thank you to all my current followers for coming back and reading my posts.  I will be giving away 3 blog candies, one for each post of the hop. I will pick the winners on June 12, one winner from the comments from each post day. Make sure to hop on over to Kim and Pamela's awesome blog: http://www.lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/ next.

Here is the complete lineup incase you get lost:
Jen R www.memorieswithjen.blogspot.com
Kimmarie www.kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com <-- you are here
Kim and Pamela http://www.lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/
Tanya Stilwell http://scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/
Lisa P. www.honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com
Jen www.jenscraftcorner.com
Scrappin' Crafter www.scrappincrafter.blogspot.com
Tanya www.scrappyscavenger.blogspot.com
Deb http://sayitwithletters.blogspot.com/
Laurie Cass-Griggs www.lauriestar.blogspot.com
Anita www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
Claudia http://claudiaandcompany.blogspot.com/
Liz - http://www.mywhichcraft.blogspot.com/
Nancy http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/
Lori Boyd http://byloridesigns.blogspot.com/
Amy http://www.lovetocrop.com/
Shannon - www.purplelionpaper.com