Blog Celebration and Blog Candy Giveaway

Kellie Winnell is celebrating her blog because she has reached over 550 followers. She will be giving away an amazing amount of stamps and goodies. You must go check out her blog and talent!

Winner Winner One Day Late for Dinner

First off, I would like to apologize for being a day late in announcing the winner. My hubby decided to take us to the shore for a couple of days. We had a wonderful time and got to spend yesterday with my cousin and her kids (which my kids loved!) When we left today, my mom decided to stay with her sister and Victoria stayed with my cousins... so it was easy for me to decide who was going to pick the blog hop winner.

The winner was picked out of a hat by the lovely Emma.

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CoreyW please send me your snail mail address and I will get these Christmas gifts out to you asap! Congratulations!

Thanks to everyone for leaving such wonderful comments on my blog and becoming followers. I wish I could send you all a gift. I hope you all enjoyed the first Christmas in July Blog Hop with Scrap Our Stash. Make sure to check back each month for wonderful challenges at Scrap Our Stash Blog

SOS Blog Hop Winner Won't Be Posted Until Tuesday

I will be leaving for a couple days to go down the shore with my family and may not have access to a computer until Tuesday afternoon. I am sorry to say that I won't be able to post a winner until I get home. I hope you enjoyed the very first SOS Christmas in July Blog Hop. You have until 6pm to hop today. Have a great couple of days. Check Back Tuesday night for the winner!

SOS Christmas in July Blog Hop and Blog Candy

Welcome to the Scrap Our Stash Christmas in July Blog Hop. If you did not come here from Wendy's Blog then I suggest you start at the beginning of the hop at Scrap Our Stash so you can go back and follow the blog hop in order. This will allow you to discover the secret phrase which will make you eligible for the grand prize. All the details for the grand prize will be posted at the SOS blog. You don't want to miss it. To have a chance to win the grand prize you will have to figure out a secret phrase... Here's a little hint, my secret word in never.

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 couple weeks 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 green 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 BLOG CANDY! Become a follower of my blog to be entered into a random drawing and for an added chance to win, leave me a comment about your latest mini, include a link if you have one. The winner will receive my Christmas Mini Album and a set of {Ippity} stamps called Faith Blooms. I will post the winner Monday, July 26. I hope you all enjoy the hop! Please visit the very talented AMY and don't forget to collect your secret words along the way for a chance to win the grand prize at Scrap Our Stash.

To purchase {Ippity} stamps go to I Have {Ippity} In My Korner! How About You?

SOS Blog Hop Starting July 22

Who doesn't love Christmas? But once Thanksgiving comes - so does all the hectic preparations for Christmas. Who has time for Scrapbooking in December?
Scrap Our Stash will be sponsoring a Christmas in July Blog Hop! It will be from July 22nd - July 25th. Many of the Design Team and Guest Design Team members are preparing a special "Christmas" type post for you to visit on their personal blogs, and many of the blogs will also be offering blog candy for comments and/or following. There will also be a prize awarded for the Scrap Our Stash Christmas in July Blog Hop Contest.
This will be a fun filled weekend you won't want to miss. Mark your calendars now - and watch Scrap Our Stash for further information. http://scrapourstash.blogspot.com

Lollipop Crafts Blog Candy and DT Call

A new crafty blog has come to town. Go check out Lollipop Crafts and see the awesome blog candy they are giving away. The girls are also having a DT call. Good Luck to all who enter and Good Luck to the Lollipop Girls!

http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/

Scrapping with Your Kids, Simply Betty Stamps, SOS and Layout Share

Do you scrap with your kids? I do! Not all the time but I do let them join in on the fun once in a while. When I have a project due or I am on a time schedule, I don't invite them to scrap with me because I usually have to stop to help Emma, my 7 year old, either cut something, find an embellie or help her glue something down. Victoria, my 10 year old, is much different. She has no problem finding exactly what she needs and gets busy. Last week Emma had a playdate at her girlfriend's house so Victoria and I decided to play with stamps. I have never been a good embosser (still not even after playing with it over an hour that day - lol), so we tried using glitter and flocking with a glue pad. We both enjoyed working with those embellishments and decided that flocking is our new fav.

The other day, I came home to find that Victoria had made 2 layouts using stamps, flocking, coloring and brads. They are cute beginner pages! I am so happy that she is interested in this exciting hobby. She can explore her own way of scrapping over time and grow with it.

The first layout I am sharing is one that she has made using 3 stamps from Simply Betty Stamps from the Emo Kids line (Lola, Rio and London) Simply Betty Stamps is a brand new stamp company and has come out with really creative stamps and digis. The day I received the Emo Girls in the mail, my girls went crazy choosing their favorite. Victoria made this layout of her and her sisters with their favorite Emo Girls to the left of their picture. She chose some Halloween colors, pictures from 2 years ago, bat punch and some stickles to write the work "imagine". I think she did a great job coloring and cutting out the stamped images. She cuts them out better then me. lol You can check out all the awesome stamps and digis with a ton of DT inspiration at http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/



Here is a quick card that I made using Lola:


The second layout I am sharing is a layout that Victoria has created using brads. This falls in line with the challenge at http://scrapourstash.blogspot.com/ for July. July's challenge is to use brads/eyelets on your creation to have a chance to become a GDT for September. We are also featuring new sketches each month.



This is my take on the sketch where I also used blue eyelets, which was featured on SOS on July 14:


Don't forget to check out my Redo Your Layout Challenge dated June 30. You have until July 31 to enter to win a fun RAK from me.
http://kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-layout-needed-redo-does-yoursprize.html

My Layout Needed a Redo ~ Does Yours?/Prize

Did you ever have a layout that you did really quick for a challenge or a last minute project? Well I did and here is how it turned out. UGLY I tell ya! I don't know what I was thinking when I created this layout. The only challenge was to use 10 of the same item on a layout. The colors don't even match the picture. I picked this picture because I just love it with her eyes closed. Yes, I did get prettier pictures of Emma and will scrap them as well, sometimes you have to scrap what makes you smile. The only thing is, this layout didn't make me smile, it made me miserable. SBO was having a scrap weekend online, so I chose to have a redo challenge since I really needed to redo this layout because I hated it so much. lol


With the help of my cousin, Kelly and her cricut, we came up with this design ~

I love this layout and it truly makes me SMILE! Do you have a layout that needs some extra love, attention or needs to be redone altogether? If so, Redo your layout and put the link to the galley of the before and after pictures in the comment area of this post by midnight July 31 and I will randomly choose a winner for a special prize.

H{ippity} Hop Monday! First for June

It's H{ippity} Hop Time again! The first one for June and my second! I like committing to the hop, it forces me to take my new stamps out and try new things. This card is made with "A Moment In Time" stamp set and "A Bit of Burlap" from the {ippity} Spring 2010 Collection. I think I may give this card to my husband for our anniversary in August. (maybe I will make it in another color, he isn't a big fan of pink. lol)



I hope you have time to hop through the {ippity} DT blogs and {ippity} chick blogs throughout the day. If you came here as a follower of my blog and want to hop along, you can start at http://unityopportunity-blog.blogspot.com .

Supplies: {ippity} A Moment in Time and A Bit of Burlap stamps sets
Bazzill Kraft cardstock
Stampin' Up cardstock and hemp twine
Floss
Stazon Brown Ink
Martha Stewart stamp/punch
Crystal Stickers

I have {ippity} in my korner! How about you? You can buy {ippity} stamps from me by clicking on the blinkie in the top right corner of my blog. I hope you all have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by!

My Frugal Friday Tip for SOS

"I am tired of misplacing my loose buttons. I know I must have plenty of storage spaces, I think too many is the problem. lol I like to see what I have instead of hiding things in drawers and containers. I am very bad at labeling my storage. Each month I throw away a few medicine bottles when I refill hubby's medicine. I thought to myself "what a waste!' I decided to alter these containers to store my buttons in. All I did was find some fun Sassafrass paperscraps to use, ink up the edges with my brown stazon ink and adhere it with glue dots. I also punched out some paper for the top of the containers and on one I added ribbon with glue dots. I want to make 6 total. His medicine comes in all different size bottles so it works out great for me! Do you have any household items that you alter for storage? How about a Frugal Friday Tip? If so, email us at scrappinpsycho@live.msn we would love to put your creation on our blog." http://scrapourstash.blogspot.com/