Boo-Hoo-licious Blog Hop

For The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop Day 2, click here.
For the Bootiful Halloween Blog Hop Day 2, click here.

Welcome to my blog and the Boo-Hoo-licious Blog Hop.  I'm so glad you could join us!

There are some amazing ladies on this hop so please make sure you visit all the stops.  You won't want to miss a thing.

If you are coming from Liz at Decade Of Scrap, you are right on track.  If you just came across my blog and would like to hop along, please start over with her as she is our spooktacular hostess.

Here is the lineup in case you get lost:
Liz - Decade Of Scrap
Ashley - The Glamorous Side Of Scrapping
Teresa - Scrappin T's Place
Misty - MB's Treasurista
Deb - Crafty Texas Woman
Jamie - Crafty Girl21
Sandi - One Of A Kind Creations By Sandi
Anne - Anne-Made
Tahi - Tahi's Scrap Corner
Lina - Sweet Nothings Paper Co
Leslie - Scrap Of Art Designs

I decided to alter a paper mache letter for one of my friends.  She loves Halloween so I thought it would be nice.

Recipe:
Paper is from my scraps
Flowers are I Am Roses
Bling and other embellishments are from my stash
Distress Ink in Black Soot



I do have some blog candy...
Once lucky winner will receive a $10 gift card to their choice of Michaels, Joanns or A.C. Moore.  To win, simply leave a comment on this post and a way for me to reach you.  Extra entries if you become a friend of my blog and Facebook.  I will use Random.org and announce the winner on Tuesday, November 1st.



I am also having a 500 follower giveaway!  To be taken to that post, please click here.

Thank you so much for hopping by and a huge thank you to Liz at Decade Of Scrap for allowing me to be a hop stop.



Your next stop is Teresa at Scrappin T's Place.

Bootiful Halloween Blog Hop Day 2

For The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop Day 2, click here.

For the Boo-Hoo-licious Blog Hop, click here.

Welcome to my blog and the Bootiful Halloween Blog Hop Day 2.

If you are coming from Lisa at HoneyBearz Designs, you are right on track.  If you just came across my blog and would like to hop along, please start over with Lisa as she is our spooktacular hostess!

This is a 2 day hop so please make sure you hop on both days...you won't want to miss a thing.  If you would like to see my post from yesterday day 1, please click here.

Here is the lineup in case you get lost...
Lisa - HoneyBearz Designs
Ashley - The Glamorous Side Of Scrapping
Cathie - Cathie's Scrap Cafe
Cyndie - Cyndie's Paper Boutique
Robin - Scrap And Chat
Janet N - Create, Believe, Imagine At Dreamscrapbooks
Janet R - Janet's Creative World
Melinda - Thepaperthumb
Sam - Scrapping With Pirkie
Princess Penelope - The Scrapbooking Queen With Princess Penelope
Jamie - My Amusing Life
Angela - Creative Crafting

This hop is all about Halloween so I hope you get inspired!  Today I went with a simple project and wanted to show off my glamorous side (well a Halloween glamorous side) lol....

Recipe:

Paper is from my scraps

Tags, Bags, Boxes And More cricut cartridge

Spider and ribbon are from my stash

Distress Ink in Black Soot

Don't forget that for my blog candy....I am offering a $10 gift certificate to The Greeting Farm.  To win, simply leave a comment on both days of the Bootiful Halloween Blog Hop (yesterday and today) and a way for me to reach you.  Extra entries if you become a friend of my blog and Facebook.  I will use Random.org and announce the winner on Tuesday, November 1st.

I am also having a 500 follower giveaway!  To be taken to that post, please click here.

Thank you so much for hopping by and a special thank you to Lisa at HoneyBearz Designs for allowing me to be a hop stop.


Your next stop if you dare is Cathie at Cathie's Scrap Cafe.

The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop

For the Bootiful Halloween Blog Hop, click here.

Hello, and WELCOME to the The GREAT PUMPKIN Blog Hop!!  We're so excited that you could join us for this WONDERFUL two-day hop!!  Please be sure to visit BOTH days for maximum ideas, maximum FUN, and maximum chances to WIN!!  Our hostess, Amy at Love To Crop has some SUPER prizes for a few hoppers, so be sure to check out all of those details on her blog!!

If you have hopped here from Melissa at A Creative Journey, then you have arrived at the perfect spot in the pumpkin patch!!  If you are just popping in to visit, please take a trip back to Amy's blog Love To Crop to start at the beginning -- with all the pumpkins in the patch, you'll want to be sure to see them all!!

Here is the lineup in case you get lost...

Amy ~ http://www.lovetocrop.com/

Melissa ~ http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.blogspot.com/

Ashley ~ http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Anita  ~ http://anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

Nancy ~ http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/

Shannon  ~ http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog

Amber  ~ http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com

Linda  ~ http://lindascreativity.blogspot.com/

Colleen  ~ http://cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com

Jennifer  ~ http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

Lisa  ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com

April  ~ http://curlsandgrins.blogspot.com

Theresa ~ http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Jessica  ~ http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com

Christina  ~ http://cema1cema.blogspot.com  

Brenda  ~ http://createbyburffrau.blogspot.com/

Jamie ~ http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/

Maria  ~ http://mdcraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Sherry  ~ http://patternsbysher.blogspot.com

It's all about the pumpkins for this hop and I went with something simple.  My mom's co worker wanted a very very simple favor box to put a gift in for her daughter's teacher.  It's as simple as I could get.

Recipe:
Papers are from my stash
Cricut Cartridges-Create A Critter & Once Upon A Princess

For my blog candy...I will be giving a $10 gift certificate to Pink Cat Studio.  To win, simply leave a comment on both days of The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop (today and tomorrow) and a way for me to reach you.  Extra entries if you become friends of my blog and Facebook.  I will use Random.org and announce the winner on Tuesday, November 1st.

I am also having a 500 follower giveaway!  To be taken to that post, please click here.

Please stop back tomorrow as I will have another pumpkin project for you.

Your next stop is Anita at Anita & Bugs.

Bootiful Halloween Blog Hop

For The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop, click here.


Hi everyone!  Welcome to my blog and the Bootiful Halloween Blog Hop.  I'm so glad you could join us!

If you are coming from Lisa at HoneyBearz Designs, you are right on track.  If you just came across my blog and would like to hop along, please start over with Lisa as she is our spooktacular hostess!

This is a 2 day hop so please make sure you hop on both days...you won't want to miss a thing.

Here is the lineup in case you get lost...
Lisa - HoneyBearz Designs
Ashley - The Glamorous Side Of Scrapping
Cathie - Cathie's Scrap Cafe
Cyndie - Cyndie's Paper Boutique
Robin - Scrap And Chat
Janet N - Create, Believe, Imagine At Dreamscrapbooks
Janet R - Janet's Creative World
Melinda - Thepaperthumb
Sam - Scrapping With Pirkie
Princess Penelope - The Scrapbooking Queen With Princess Penelope
Jamie - My Amusing Life
Angela - Creative Crafting

This hop is all about Halloween so I hope you get inspired!

Recipe:
All paper is from my scraps
Cricut cartridges-Tags, Bags, Boxes And More & Happy Hauntings
Ribbon is from my stash


For my blog candy....I am offering a $10 gift certificate to The Greeting Farm.  To win, simply leave a comment on both days of the Bootiful Halloween Blog Hop (today and tomorrow) and a way for me to reach you.  Extra entries if you become a friend of my blog and Facebook.  I will use Random.org and announce the winner on Tuesday, November 1st.

I am also having a 500 follower giveaway!  To be taken to that post, please click here.

Please stop back tomorrow as I will have another spooky project to show you.


Your next stop if you dare is Cathie at Cathie's Scrap Cafe.

500 Follower Giveaway

Good morning everyone!  I hope you all are having a fabulous week.

I told myself that I would start this giveaway as I came closer to 500 friends.  I'm almost there so here it goes.....

I first want to say thank you thank you thank you to all of you that follow and visit and comment and hop.  You are the reason for this giveaway.


I am giving away a Sweet Tooth Boxes cricut event cartridge......

Here are the rules:
1.  Must be a friend of my blog
2.  Must comment on this post
Please make sure you leave a way for me to reach you.

Of course I need to reach 500 followers to give this fun cart away so tell your friends!  Once I reach 500 followers i will announce the winner right here on my blog!

Thank you so much again for being awesome!

I have a lot going on in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned!

Winners From The Halloween Blog Hop

I would first like to say thank you to everyone who stopped by for the Halloween Blog Hop! I hope you all enjoyed the spooktacular projects!  I have a couple of winners to announce...

For the Halloween digi of your choice from Make It Crafty....

Cathy said...
The witches Hat is amazing!!



For the Halloween stamp set from Joy's Life.com....

Creative Mine by Maria said...
Very cute hat...love those projects




For the Flower Shoppe cricut cartridge from Cricut Craft Room..

Ellen ♥ CardMonkey said...
WOW, Ashley, that hat will make some cat all that!!! It's fantastic. What a great idea!!! Thank you for hosting this hop and inviting me to participate. I hope we'll meet sometime soon now that you're back in my area. YAY!
Fondly,
Ellen ♥ CardMonkey







And for the $50 gift card grand prize...you will have a choice of Michaels, Joanns or A.C. Moore...

Laura (tweetyb) said...
So super cute!!! Love it!!
♥ Laura ♥






Congrats ladies!  I will be sending you emails shortly.

Thanks again to everybody that hopped by.  I have a couple of giveaways coming up so check back often!

Have a fabulous night!

The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop Day 2

For the Bootiful Halloween Blog Hop Day 2, click here.
For the Boo-Hoo-licious Blog Hop, click here.

Hello, and WELCOME to the The GREAT PUMPKIN Blog Hop Day 2!!  We're so excited that you could join us for this WONDERFUL two-day hop!!  Please be sure to visit BOTH days for maximum ideas, maximum FUN, and maximum chances to WIN!!  Our hostess, Amy at Love To Crop has some SUPER prizes for a few hoppers, so be sure to check out all of those details on her blog!!  If you want to see my day 1 from yesterday, please click here.

If you have hopped here from Melissa at A Creative Journey, then you have arrived at the perfect spot in the pumpkin patch!!  If you are just popping in to visit, please take a trip back to Amy's blog Love To Crop to start at the beginning -- with all the pumpkins in the patch, you'll want to be sure to see them all!!

Here is the lineup in case you get lost...

Amy ~ http://www.lovetocrop.com/

Melissa ~ http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.blogspot.com/

Ashley ~ http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Anita  ~ http://anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

Nancy ~ http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/

Shannon  ~ http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog

Amber  ~ http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com

Linda  ~ http://lindascreativity.blogspot.com/

Colleen  ~ http://cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com

Jennifer  ~ http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

Lisa  ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com

April  ~ http://curlsandgrins.blogspot.com

Theresa ~ http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Jessica  ~ http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com

Brenda  ~ http://createbyburffrau.blogspot.com/

Jamie ~ http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/

Maria  ~ http://mdcraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Sherry  ~ http://patternsbysher.blogspot.com

I've been seeing these paper pumpkins everywhere and I really wanted to give it a try.  I decided to create a 3d card.  The pumpkin is a little big but I really like how this card turned out.  I got the idea here.

Recipe:
All papers are from my scraps
Cuttlebug embossing folder Demask
Elegant Edges cricut cartridge

Another view of the card...

Remember for my blog candy...I will be giving a $10 gift certificate to Pink Cat Studio.  To win, simply leave a comment on both days of The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop (today and yesterday) and a way for me to reach you.  Extra entries if you become friends of my blog and Facebook.  I will use Random.org and announce the winner on Tuesday, November 1st.

I am also having a 500 follower giveaway!  To be taken to that post, please click here.

Thank you so much for hopping by and a big thank you to Amy at Love To Crop for allowing me to be a hop stop.

Your next stop is Anita at Anita & Bugs.

Halloween Blog Hop

Good morning and welcome to the Halloween Blog Hop.  I'm so glad you could join us.

Ashley here...I'm your hostess and the starting point for this spooktacular hop.

I am joined by 20 fabulous ghoulfriends who never cease to amaze me so please make sure you visit all stops as you won't want to miss a thing.

Here is the lineup.
Ashley - The Glamorous Side Of Scrapping
Lisa - Honeybearz Designs
Ellen - Card Monkey
Dena - The Unknown, Entertaining Mind Of Miss Dena Jones
Zenita - Scrappin With Z
Gina - California Scrappin'
Liz - Tryin 2 Craft
Cindy - Cindy's-Greencricut
Cyndie - Cyndie's Paper Boutique
Lisa - Scrapping With Lisa
Mindy - Paper Creations By Mindy
Staci - Precious Memories Scrapbooking & More
Vicki - Scrapbooking Creations By Vicki
Amy Jo - Scrapping, Card Making And Living With Fibro
Maria - MD Craft Corner
Janet - Create, Believe, Imagine At Dreamscrapbooks
Jearise - Lorby's World
Lynda - Memories In Tyme
Carol - Huff & Puff Scrapping
Shannon - Purple Lion Paper
Erica - Cricut Craft Room

Of course the theme of this hop is Halloween.  I've done 2 projects for this hop.

Recipe:
Paper mache witch's hat is from Michaels
Cricut Cartridge-Chic & Scary and Forever Young
Lindy Stamp Gang-Starburst Spray in Witch's Potion Purple and Hag's Wart Orange.  Glitz Spritz in Scintillating Silver
Other embellishments come from my stash

Another view...

My next project is a card.  I used a sketch from Deconstructed Sketch Challenge.

Recipe:
Image is Mini Morticia from Make It Crafty
Paper is Pink Paislee Hocus Pocus and my scraps
Copic Sketch Markers-BV00, C7, C8, C10, E000, E00, E11, V15, V17,
Storybook cricut cartridge
Border punch is EK Success
Ranger Enamel Accents in Black
Distress Ink in Black Soot
VersaFine in Onyx Black
Sentiment stamp is from CraftSmart



I have some fabulous prizes from some awesome people.  Below each sponsor are the requirements in order to be eligible to win.

Make It Crafty-1 halloween digi

Website:  http://www.makeitcrafty.com.au/
Must "like" there Facebook page, click here to be taken there.  Tell Zoe I sent you from the hop and to have a spooky good day!



Joy's Life.com-Halloween Puns Stamp Set

http://joyslife.com/
Must "like" her Facebook page, click here to be taken there.  Tell Joy I sent you from the hop and to have a spooky good day!



Cricut Craft Room-goodies

http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/
Must be a follower of her blog.



I have a grand prize...
$50 gift card to the winners' choice of Michaels, Joanns or A.C. Moore.
To win:
1.  Leave a comment on each hop stop
2.  Become friends on each blog


Winners will be announced on Monday, October 24th.


Stop by my Facebook page to say hello if you can!  I hope you enjoy the hop and I thank you so much for stopping by!



Your next stop is Lisa at Honeybearz Designs.

This Friday.....

Good afternoon everyone!  I  hope you all are having a great week.

This Friday I am hosting a Halloween Blog Hop and I hope you can stop by.  Please join me and 20 other talented and awesome ladies for a spooky good time.

Sketch Blog Hop Day 2

For Sketch Blog Hop Day 1, click here.


Good morning!  I hope you all have a fabulous Sunday.  Welcome to my blog and the 2nd Sketch Blog Hop.  I'm so glad you could join us.

The first hop last month was so popular we decided to do it again!!!  The purpose of this hop is to show how all these talented bloggers can take the same sketch and come up with totally different cards.  If you've never used a card sketch before, give it a try!  So sit back & be inspired!

If you are coming from Carol at Cardstockscissorsandglue, you are right on track.  If you are just coming across my blog and would like to hop along, please start over with Jennifer at Crafty Card Gallery.

Here is the lineup in case you get lost.
Jennifer - Crafty Card Gallery
Angie - Luvs2Scrapbook
Carol - Cardstockscissorsandglue
Ashley - The Glamorous Side Of Scrapping
Janet - Create, Believe, Imagine at Dreamscrapbooks
Linda - Lindascreativity
Zenita - Scrappin' With Z
Beth - Sunflower Scrapin' At Elizabeth's Creations
Susan - Susana's Scrappin' Corner
Jackie - Paper Moments
Jamie - Crafty Girl 21!
Kerry - Kerry's Crafty Cards and Cuts
Lisa - Scrapping With Lisa
Lynda - Memories In Tyme
Dena - The Unknown, Entertaining Mind Of Miss Dena Jones
Kerri - Craft Time And Cupcakes
Brynn - Flair & Frills


I really like this sketch...here is a reminder of what the sketch looks like...

Here is my take...

I tried to go for a goopy look with the enamel, not a happy look to it but I like how the card turned out overall.
Recipe:
Paper is DCWV Midnight Spell and my scraps
Stamps are from CraftSmart
Distress Ink in Black Soot
Ranger Enamel Accents in Black
Atyou Spica in Black
Sakura Glaze in Black
Spellbinders Nestabilities-Small Circle and Small Scallop Circle


Thank you so much for hopping by.  A special thank you to Jennifer at Crafty Card Gallery for allowing me to be a hop stop.

Your next stop is Janet at Create, Believe, Imagine at Dreamscrapbooks.

Sketch Blog Hop

Good morning!  I hope you all enjoy your weekend.  Welcome to my blog and the 2nd Sketch Blog Hop.  I'm so glad you could join us.

The first hop last month was so popular we decided to do it again!!!  The purpose of this hop is to show how all these talented bloggers can take the same sketch and come up with totally different cards.  If you've never used a card sketch before, give it a try!  Be sure to check back on Sunday as there will be some bloggers posting cards on day 2.  So sit back & be inspired!

If you are coming from Carol at Cardstockscissorsandglue, you are right on track.  If you are just coming across my blog and would like to hop along, please start over with Jennifer at Crafty Card Gallery.

Here is the lineup in case you get lost.
Jennifer - Crafty Card Gallery
Angie - Luvs2Scrapbook
Carol - Cardstockscissorsandglue
Ashley - The Glamorous Side Of Scrapping
Janet - Create, Believe, Imagine at Dreamscrapbooks
Linda - Lindascreativity
Zenita - Scrappin' With Z
Jearise - Lorby's World
Beth - Sunflower Scrapin' At Elizabeth's Creations
Susan - Susana's Scrappin' Corner
Jackie - Paper Moments
Jamie - Crafty Girl 21!
Kerry - Kerry's Crafty Cards and Cuts
Lisa - Scrapping With Lisa
Lynda - Memories In Tyme
Dena - The Unknown, Entertaining Mind Of Miss Dena Jones
Kerri - Craft Time And Cupcakes
Brynn - Flair & Frills


Here is the sketch we were given...

Here is my take on it...

Normally I would flip this kind of sketch but I liked this one the way it was.  Because I made this a smaller card I decided to replace the the 2 small ovals and the circle with a sentiment, image and some bling.
Recipe:
Paper is Prima Melody & Kraft cardstock
Cheeky Chat from The Greeting Farm
Sentiment is from Creepin Creeper Crew Collection I from The Greeting Farm
Copic Sketch Markers-B93, B95, B97, C5, E000, E00, E11, E25, E27, E29, RV34
Atyou Spica in Gold
Inks-Stampin Up in Crumb Cake & Memento in Tuxedo Black
Bling is from my stash
GellyRoll pen in White


Thank you so much for hopping by and don't forget to come back tomorrow as I will have a new card to show you all.

Your next stop is Janet at Create, Believe, Imagine at Dreamscrapbooks.

Fall Decor Blog Hop

Good morning, I hope you all have a fabulous Friday.  Welcome to my blog and the Fall Decor Blog Hop.  I'm so glad you can join us.

If you are coming from Shannon at My Scrappy Creations, you're right on track.  If you just came across my blog and would like to hop along, please start over with Shannon as she is our lovely hostess.

Here is the lineup in case you get lost.
Shannon - My Scrappy Creations
Ashley - The Glamorous Side Of Scrapping
Amber - Pixichick Creations
Tami - Tambo's Creations
Maria - MD Craft Corner
Nancy - Fancy With Nancy
Lori - Scrappin' My Stress Away
Maria - Gone Scrap Happy

This hop is all about fall decor and we hope that you will get inspired.  Make sure you visit all the blogs on the hop, you won't want to miss a thing.

It's been quite awhile since I have posted anything.  My fiance and I have moved back to Delaware and it's been a bit crazy and busy.  For temporary, my fiance and I have returned to my mom's place and well....she's a bit behind with decorating the house for the season.  I made this wreath with her in mind and she had asked that I keep it pretty plain and simple.  She loves it and I hope you all do too.

Recipe:
Storybook cricut cartridge
Flower Shoppe cricut cartridge
Lindy Stamp Gang-Starburst Spray in Red Hot Poker Orange, Bayou Boogie Gold and Amaryllis Burgundy. Moon Shadow Mist in Burnt Umber
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist-Auburn
Sprays and wreath are from Joanns

A close up of the arrangement...

Thank you so much for hopping by and a special thank you to Shannon at My Scrappy Creations for allowing me to be a hop stop.

Have a fabulous day!

Your next stop is Amber at Pixichick Creations.