Jo's Scrap Shack 4th Blogaversary Hop

Happy Tuesday!! Today we are celebrating Jo's Scrap Shack's 4th Blogaversary with a two-day blog hop full of amazing inspiration showcasing projects with a theme of Anything But a Card!! I was so honored when my sweet friend Jo asked me to be a part of her celebration :)

You should have arrived from Jo's Blog. If you are just stopping by or visiting me from your dashboard, you'll want to start at the the beginning at so you don't miss any of the projects. Plus, Jo has awesome prizes up for grabs:

Sponsors & Prizes

1. Jo's Scrap Shack - $15 Silhouette Store
2. Scrapper's Delight's - 3 Digital Stamps
3. DoubleClick Connections- 3 bags of Skittles
4. Sunny Studio Stamps- $20 gift voucher
5. Little Blue Button Stamps- $15 gift voucher
6. Lawn Fawn- 1 Stamp Set & a 6x6 paper pad
7. Bugaboo Digital Stamps- $30 gift voucher

Look at all those amazing goodies!! To be eligible to win this prize, you must:

1. Visit each designer's blog on the hop
2. Follow & leave a comment on each blog

You have until 11:59PM on May 6th to leave comments. Jo will announce the random winner from one of the designers blogs on her blog on May 7th.

Now for my project...

I created a birthday gift box using Lemoncraft papers from the Neverending Summer stack. (Shhh...don't tell Jo, but I created a couple of cards that go with the box!! I'll keep with the theme of Anything But a Card for this post and share them at a later date ;)

I purchased a Bodhi wallet for my mom for Christmas and it came in this box. It's really sturdy and perfect to recycle. I was intrigued by the quote, so I did a little research on Yahoo and found this as the definition someone provided: "Nearly all of our behavior is driven by our 'passions' - a semi-technical Buddhist term that refers to impulses, delusions, ignorance, and other afflictive mental states. These states prevent us from seeing the truth of each moment and then responding to that truth with wisdom and compassion. Buddhist practice - the 'magic' of Buddhism - enables us to transform these 'passions,' which means to see them as empty of self-nature, and to become free of them." I really did hate to cover up the quote.

I inked the edges of the papers with Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. A Cherry Lynn French Pastry Doily was cut in half and placed on the top and bottom of the lid. They were then covered with Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Cherry Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourishes, Sue Wilson Mosaic Leaves and Memory Box Chloe Stems.

Texture paste was applied through a stencil...I am completely blanking on which one. The butterfly is a Memory Box Isabella and the top layer was covered with Sparkle N Sprinkle Crystal Ice.

The sentiment is from My Creative Time and the banner is from My Craft Spot (no longer in business).

Your next stop on the hop is Heather. Below is a lineup in case you get lost along the way or want to revisit a blog:

Day 1- May 3rd

Jo's Scrap Shack

Lisa < You Are Here 

Heather

Georgiana

Antoinette

Tina

Joyce

Carri

Michelle

AJ

Day 2- May 4th

Jo's Scrap Shack

Sherrie

Angie

Millie

Christina

Darlene

Kellie

Mendi

Linsey

Amanda

Margaret

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Happy hopping :)