Black, White And A Splash Of Color Birthday Blog Hop

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Hi everyone and Happy Saturday!




Welcome to my blog and the Black, White And A Splash Of Color Birthday Blog Hop!

I am the birthday girl and your hostess for this creative hop!




My birthday is actually on Monday but I wanted to do a weekend hop!




I am joined by 16 fabulous ladies for a black, white and a color theme so sit back and relax and I hope you enjoy the hop!  Make sure you visit all the stops on this hop, you won't want to miss a thing.


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

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Misty - http://mbtreasurista.blogspot.com

Leslie - http://ScrapOfArtDesigns.blogspot.com

Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Zenita - http://scrappinwithz.blogspot.com

Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/

Liz- http://decadeofscrap.blogspot.com/

Carla - http://racincrafts.blogspot.com/

Lisa - http://craftylam.blogspot.com/

Liz - http://tryin2craft.blogspot.com/

Jamie - http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com

Teresa - http://scrappintplace.blogspot.com

Jessica - http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com/

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com

On to my project...

I have been sitting on tihs wodden Eiffel Tower for the longest time. I had several opportunities to use it but decided ultimately to wait for my birthday hop. I hope you like it :)

Recipe:

Naked wodden Eiffel Tower came from Michaels

Black acrylic paint

Martha Stewart Frond punch

Flowers came from Recollections

Tim Holtz Muse Token

MB's Treasurista-Mesh Bling, 1" Black Organza Butterfly, Black Ruffled Satin

White butterfly came from Michaels

Some other pictures...

Now for the fun stuff....the blog candy!

I have some awesome sponsors for the hop so please make sure you follow the requirements in order to be eligible to win.

3 Girl Jam-Bundle 1-6

http://3girljam.blogspot.com

Must "like" their Facebook page and tell them I sent you-Facebook

Follow the 3 Girl Jam Blog-Blog

Paper Piecings By Nikki-$25 gift certificate

http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com

Must "like" her Facebook page and tell her I sent you-Facebook

Follow her blog-Blog

Decade Of Scrap-4 valentines digis

http://zibbet.com/beautydecade

Must "like" her Facebook page-Facebook

Follow her blog-Blog

Scraptastical Kreations-$20 gift certificate to her store

http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com

Must "like" her Facebook page and tell Kristy I sent you-Facebook

Must be a follower of her blog-Blog

MB's Treasurista-$10 gift certificate

http://www.zibbet.com/MBsTreasurista

Must "like" her Facebook page and tell her I sent you-Facebook

Follow MB's Treasurista Blog-Blog

The following prizes are given by me and the only requirements for these are:

1. Comment on every blog hop stop

2. Become a follower of every blog

Extra entries if you become a friend on my blog and on Facebook.

Peachy Keen Stamps-$10 gift certificate

Pink Cat Studio-$10 gift certificate

Goodie Bag of Recollections bling, flowers and embellishments

I also have a challenge going on! You could win a Simply Orange Smash Journal from K&Company. To see the challenge, click here.

Thank you so much for hopping and I hope you enjoy the hop!

Your first stop is my fabulous and talented friend Misty.

Lynne's Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Tea Party Blog Hop

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Welcome to Lynne's Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Tea Party Blog Hop --- don't be late for this very important date and just to be sure you're not late, we're serving tea for not one day but two!! Watch out for rabbit holes, and those drink me and eat me potions as you must do them in moderation. You'll never know what you will see beyond the looking glass --- sew, sit down a spell and enjoy the talented ladies as we hop along in Wonderland. Warning, watch out for the Queen of Hearts as she is losing in the game of croquet and its off with your heads!!!!!

Rather than cake, crumpetts, tarts and cookies, we have blog candy and I mean some sweet treats that are being offered by our great sponsors:

1. Pat Catan's has donated a $25 gift card for shopping at their store, if there isn't a Pat Catan's in your area, we can transfer that out for you 
2. Karber Digital Images at http://www.karberdigital.com/ has offered 2 digital designs of the winner's choice
3. Digi My World at http://digimyworld.com/shop/ has offered a $10 gift card 
4. SVG Attic at http://www.svgattic.com/ has offered a $20 gift certificate
5. PSA Stamps at www.psastamps.com.blogspot.com has offered a 1 stamper, 2 Peel & Stick packs of winner's choice. MSRP for each package is $55.
6. Creative Kuts has offered a $20 Gift Certificate to http://creativekuts.com/
7. Deborah Marie Foti of http://www.scrappingmamma.net/ will make one of her original birthday cards, Crafty Friends Sentiments Large Sheet by www.gettingcricky.com AND $10 Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Gift Certificate

To be eligible by posting you must comment and post on each stop of our tea party along the way --- now remember to hold your pinky out when drinking your tea --- will that be 1 lump or 2?

If you stopped at my blog to just visit today, I don't want you to miss a single thing along the way and you need to start at the beginning which is two hares by the Cheshire cat who is grinning at you and that darn caterpiller smoking her pipe at http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/!!!

Today I wanted to share my tea pot that I made. This is also my MB's Treasurista Design Team project.

Recipe:
Paper is from my stash.
Cut is from Creations By Ar and it's the Tea Time Card And Box Set
MB's Treasurista: Ruffled Brown Satin Trim, 1" Brown Organza Butterfly, Large Clear Acrylic Flower, Chocolate Brown Chinese Braid Trim, Pink Acrylic Flower Spray

Make sure you stop by MB's Treasurista! And check out the fan page on Facebook.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your tea and crumpets and your next stop is not Twiddledee and Twiddledum but Pam!

Remember to stop by Lynne's again tomorrow and check out all the new tea parties!!!

MB's Treasurista Love Blog Hop

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Hi everyone!  Welcome to the MB's Treasurista Love Blog Hop.

This hop is being held by the MB's Treasurista Design Team with love as our theme.


If you are coming from seeing Leslie, you are right on track.  If you just came across my blog and would like to hop along, please start with Misty.


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

Misty- http://mbtreasurista.blogspot.com/

Leslie- http://ScrapOfArtDesigns.blogspot.com

Ashley- http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Lina-  http://sweetnothingspaperco.blogspot.com

Katie- http://memories2keepsakes.blogspot.com/

Liz - http://decadeofscrap.blogspot.com

Deb - http://www.craftytexaswoman.blogspot.com/

Nicole - http://myscrapology.blogspot.com/

Tiffany - http://stampingattiffanys.blogspot.com/

I made a centerpiece for my dining room table...

Recipe:
MB's Treasurista-
Clear Crystal Stick Pin, Snowy Ornate Scalloped Flower Lace, Mini Clear Acrylic Flower w/ Stem, Large Clear Acrylic Flower, Mini Pink Acrylic Flower w/ Stem
Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge
Paper mache boxes are from Joanns
Tim Holtz Adage Ticket
Flowers are I Am Roses

Please make sure to leave comments and to follow all the blogs as there is alot of hidden blog candy to be won and of course there is a Grand Prize:

$20 gift certificate to the MB's Treasurista store!!!

http://www.zibbet.com/MBsTreasurista

*Must "like" the MBT Facebook page-Facebook 

*Must be a MBT blog follower and comment on the hop post -Blog

Thanks for hopping by and I hope you have a fabulous day!

Your next stop is Lina.

Glitter & Bling Blog Hop Day 2

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Welcome to Day 2 of the Glitter & Bling Blog Hop!

This is a 2 day hop with 2 different sets of hoppers each day.  I am on the Day 2 set.


Love the theme of this hop :).  My good friend once told me...."Don't scrap a thing, if it ain't got that bling"


If you are coming from seeing Jearise, you are right on track.  If you just came across my blog and would like to hop along, please start over with Gill as she is our fabulous hostess.


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

Gill - http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

Ashley- http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Lynne K.-- http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Lisa T - http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com

Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/

Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com

Michelle - http://craftychelle.blogspot.com/

Zenita - http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com

Leslie-Rahye - http://leslierahye.blogspot.com

Linda Dale - http://thefruitofmyhands.blogspot.com

So I went with a stair step card...

Recipe:
Papers are from my scraps
Forever Young Cricut cartridge
White gel pen
Lindy Stamp Gang Starburst Spray in Pretty In Pink Pink, Tainted Love Teal and Love At First Sight Lavender
Bling is from my stash
Mesh Bling is from MB's Treasurista




I hope you can see the sparkle and shimmer from the Lindy colors!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulous day!




Your next stop is Lynne!

Butterfly Kisses Blogaversary Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Butterfly Kisses Blogaversary Blog Hop!

Today we are celebrating the one year anniversary of Kari at having a blog!  Congrats Kari :)

If you are coming from Kari, 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 lovely hostess.

Make sure you visit all the stops on this hop, you won't want to miss a thing.

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

Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Ellen - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com

Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com

Susan - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/

Kristen - http://huneebcreations.blogspot.com/

Christel - http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com

Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Vicki W. - http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/

Janet S - http://www.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com

Linda - http://lindascreativity.blogspot.com

CallyAnn- http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com

Shannon- http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com

Kari's request that we use butterflies somewhere on our project.  This is something I made for Kari and will be sending to her in the next few days.  I hope she likes it.

Recipe:

Wooden box was from Michaels

Lindy Stamp Gang Moon Shadow Mist in VanDyke Sepia and Pegleg Pete's Purple

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Philosophy Tag

Butterfly punch is from Martha Stewart

Flower is Recollections

Black Ruffled Satin Trim is from MB's Treasurista

Thank you so much for hopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Your next stop is my fabulous friend Ellen!

MB's Treasurista Design Team Project

Hi Everyone!


I'm here today with a project for MB's Treasurista.  As you know MB's Treasurista is an online shop that sells laces, trims, embellishments, etc..


I altered a note pad holder...

 I wasn't sure what picture I was going to use but I went with the first picture that was taken of my hubby and I back in 2001 :)

MB's Treasurista:
Mini Acrylic Flower With Stem in Purple
1" Organza Butterflies in Brown
Chinese Braid Trim in White


Box came from A Treasure's Nest
Paper is from K&Company Que Sera Sera
Flowers and bling gem came from Recollections
Lindy Stamp Gang Starburst Spray in Open Arms Amethyst
Tim Holtz Muse Token




A close up on one of the corners...

And the other...

2 more views...

 The Chinese trim was white and I sprayed it with my Lindy Stamp Gang Open Arms Amethyst.

Thanks for visiting and be sure to stop by MB's Treasurista today!




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