"It's a Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Inaugural Blog Hop

Hello Blogging Friends!!

Welcome to my project for the "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Inaugural Blog Hop!

Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder where a female is born with only one X chromosome, instead of two, leaving her with life-long medical issues and learning disabilities. This condition occurs one in 2,500 female births worldwide, but is more common among pregnancies that do not survive to full term. That is why Turner Syndrome Females are considered MIRACLES!

Nineteen caring Sponsors and eleven DT Members have partnered with us to bring Turner Syndrome Awareness to the Public. For details on how you might win any of these fabulous prizes, please see Lori's TS home page. Thanks for learning About Turner Syndrome.

My TS related project uses a few colors from the TS official color board:

I created these cards to highlight the beautiful sentiment.

I used flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, butterflies from Lemoncraft, ribbon from DL.ART and several dies to create the cards.

I created a second set of cards using Die-Versions dies.

GIVEAWAY

I'm giving away a 6x6 Lemoncraft Fresh Summer paper stack, along with Lemoncraft Fresh Summer Ephemera cards!! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post. I'll ship anywhere in the world. You have until February 13th to enter. The winner will be chosen via Random.org and will be announced here on my blog, as well as the TSA blog on February 15th.

Don't forget to visit the "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Inaugural Blog Hop page to become eligible for prizes!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have fun hopping :)

Scrapy Land 100th Challenge Celebration

WELCOME TO OUR 100TH CHALLENGE!!

The Scrapy Land 100th Challenge is finally here and all the Designers' are so glad to be sharing this major milestone with you!!

We are having a CELEBRATION and YOU win the prizes!! There will be FOUR chances to win during this 100th Challenge. Each prize package will be a fun Mystery Box and is worth $25 (adds up to 100 - clever right😄?!?)

The four ways you can win are:

• 1 Random Choice Winner
• 1 Designer Choice Winner
• 1 Blog Hop Winner (see below)
• 1 Additional Random Winner if reach over 100 entries (so be sure to Share with all your friends)

The Designers' theme is Celebration and we encourage each of you to join along with our theme (any type of celebration). However, the Anything Goes theme is also an option.

We are also having a Blog Hop so you can get lots of great inspiration from our Designers. The Blog Hop Winner will be chosen from comments left on each of the Designers' blogs and on the Scrapy Land Challenge blog. (If you have trouble commenting on the Scrapy Land Challenge Blog, you can shoot a quick email to icinganne@yahoo.com instead.)

I'm the first stop on the Blog Hop. Here is the Blog Hop order, but feel free to go in any order you wish as long as you leave a comment on each of the Designers' 100th Challenge Celebration post: (if a link isn't working, try clicking on their Blog Name to go to their Home page).

Lisa < YOU ARE HERE
Mary
Sherry
Jess
Tiphanie
Lori
Sherrie
Berni
Anne
Scrapy Land Challenge

Now for a bit about my project:

To create my celebration exploding box card, I used papers from Lemoncraft's Sweet Secrets paper stack, which you can find in my ETSY Store.

The flowers and pearl trim are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The ribbon is from DL.ART. The leaves are Memory Box Fine Cut Leaves, Cheery Lynn Floral Boutique Kit leaves, Frantic Stamper Foliage and Elizabeth Craft Dandelion Fluff dies.

The bottom two layers on each panel are Memory Box Stitched Squares. Spellbinders Floral Doily Accents were used on each corner. Memory Box Stitched Circles were layered on top with foam tape between for dimension.

Celebrate is a Elizabeth Craft Celebrate die, covered with Sparkle N Sprinkle Diamond Dust. It was adhered to a Sue Wilson Pierced Flags die.

For this panel celebrating our 100th challenge, I used numbers from Die-Versions Downhill Font and also cut them in foam for dimension. The top layer was also covered in Sparkle N Sprinkle Diamond Dust. The numbers are on a Sue Wilson Peony Diamond die.

Tucked under the flowers are Elizabeth Craft Designs Leafy Branch leaves, Memory Box Fine Cut Leaves and Frantic Stamper Foliage leaves.

The Memory Box Vivienne butterfly was layered over a Penny Black Doily Trio die.

Tucked under these flowers are Memory Box Fine Cut Leaves, Cheery Lynn Floral Boutique Kit leaves, Frantic Stamper Foliage, Elizabeth Craft Designs Leafy Branch, and Elizabeth Craft Dandelion Fluff dies.

Scrapy Land Products Used

Memory Box Stitched Squares

Memory Box Stitched Circles

Die-Versions Downhill Font

Penny Black Doily Trio

Cheery Lynn Floral Boutique Kit

Frantic Stamper Foliage

Sue Wilson Peony Diamond

Sue Wilson Pierced Flags

Elizabeth Craft Designs Leafy Branch

Elizabeth Craft Celebrate

Elizabeth Craft Dandelion Fluff

Spellbinders Floral Doily Accents

Memory Box Fine Cut Leaves

Memory Box Vivienne

We can't wait to see what you create for this Special Occasion! It can be any style you like from CAS to mixed media and everything in between. Just be sure a die cut from any brand that Scrapy Land sells is included on your project. Don't forget to Share this with your friends for additional chances to win one of the FABULOUS prizes.

Please remember to:

• include at least one brand of die that Scrapy Land sells
• include a link to this challenge on your blog post
• use the InLinkz button to add your project
• listing the brands of dies used on your project would be extremely helpful

You have until Nov. 4 to join our Scrapy Land 100th Challenge Celebration. This gives you an extra week of crafting time to upload your special Celebration projects below.

Your next stop on the hop is Mary.

HAPPY CRAFTING and HAPPY HOPPING!!

Celebrating 8 Years with Carson's Creations

Hello, everyone and happy Saturday!! Today we are celebrating Carson's Creations 8 year blogaversary!! Georgiana has been creating amazing and inspiring projects for eight years and we've been blog buddies almost that long!! I'm so excited to be sharing this celebration with her today :)

There are 8 stops and you won't want to miss any of them! If you are here from Sherrie's blog then you are in the right place. If you just happened onto my blog today and would like to join us, then start at Carson's Creations ~ Georgiana's blog. There is also a complete line-up at the end of this post just in case you need it.

What would a hop be without Blog Candy?!?! Since this is a celebration, each blog has a bit of candy that is randomly being given away. Yay for candy!! Be sure to be a FOLLOWER and COMMENT on each blog for your chance to win. If you are a follower, your comment could be randomly drawn to win some fantastic prizes.

My Project!!

Since this blog hop is about a celebration, I chose to celebrate the arrival of summer, my favorite season, later this month :)

The papers for these cards are from Lemoncraft's Everyday Spring collection, which you can find in my Etsy store HERE.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is from DL.ART. Tucked under the flowers are Memory Box Chloe Stems, LaLa Land Open Leaf Fourish, Frantic Stamper Assorted Foliage dies. Prills were added for texture.

A Memory Box Stitched Circle was layered over a Sue Wilson Flora die. Hello is a Penny Black Doodles die.

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes
2) Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
3) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday ~ Anything Goes

Blog Candy!!

I am giving way a Lemoncraft 6x6 paper stack of the papers I used for these cards :) Be sure to be a follower of my blog and leave a comment!!

You have until Sunday night, June 3rd at 9:00 pm EST to hop along with us. All winners will be announced on Monday, June 4th on each individual blog. The winners will also be posted on Carson's Creation Facebook page after all the winner's posts go live on each blog.

Here is the Blog Hop Line-up...

Georgiana, Carson's Creations

Janis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Theresa, Theresa's Crafty Creations

Migdalia, Crafting with Creative M

Sherrie, Sherrie Scraps with Passion

Lisa, A Mermaid's Crafts (you are here)

Lee-Ann, Snappy Scraps (next)

Beth, Beth's Beauties

Thanks for celebrating with us today! Your next stop is Lee-Ann. Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

Pause Dream Enjoy 10 Year Birthday Blog Hop and Giveaway!!

Hello, everyone and happy Friday!! I was so excited when Janis of Pause Dream Enjoy asked me to help celebrate her 10 year blog birthday!! Janis is an amazing and talented crafter and one of the first people I met in blogland seven years ago when I started my blog. Her projects are always so creative and beautiful and I guarantee you'll be inspired when you visit her blog!! I'm so honored and happy to be sharing this event with her :)

PRIZES!!

Each stop on the hop will have a prize!! To be eligible, leave a comment on all 10 hop stops (9 more including mine). Be a FOLLOWER of all 10 blogs. Winners will be announced on each blog for their prize on Monday, May 28th.

MY PRIZE!!

I am giving away a Lemoncraft Yesterday 6x6 Paper Stack...the latest release from Lemoncraft, and the papers I've used on my project today!! I will ship anywhere :)

MY PROJECT!!

Since we are celebrating Janis' blog birthday, I created two celebrate shaker cards. I've used Lemoncraft's Yesterday papers, which you can find in my Etsy Store HERE. To cut the frame for the shaker, I used a Frantic Stamper Art Deco Frame. Celebrate is a Penny Black Doodles die.

The ribbon is from DL.ART (use the code LF222 for a 10% discount) and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Tucked under the flowers and cut with Lemoncraft Leaves paper (in my ETSY store HERE) are Memory Box Chloe Stems, Sue Wilson Orange Blossom Leaves, and Concord & 9th Layering Leaves. I added prills for texture, too. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but the butterflies have been brushed with a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss pen for sparkle.

I filled this shaker with Tonic Studios Nuvo Pure Sheen Cross My Heart Glitter.

This one was filled with Tonic Studios Nuvo Pure Sheen Peacock Feathers.

Swing by and see what everyone else on the hop created to help celebrate Pause Dream Enjoy's 10th birthday. You are sure to be inspired. And don't forget to leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win!! Here is the Blog Hop Line-Up:

Janis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Amy, AO Creations

Georgiana, Carson's Creations

Ginger, My Sister's Scrapper

Lee-Ann, Snappy Scraps

Lisa, A Mermaid's Crafts < YOU ARE HERE

Michelle, Purple Monkey Moments

Migdalia, Crafting with Creative M

Jackie, Get the JC Look

Mary, Cardz TV

Thank you so much for hopping along with us and celebrating Pause Dream Enjoy's 10 year birthday!! Have a wonderful weekend!! Big hugs :)

Sparkle N Sprinkle February Reveal

Hello, everyone and Happy Valentine's Day!! I've been waiting to share this news with you all and I'm so happy I can finally tell you that I'm now a member of the Sparkle N Sprinkle Design Team!! I am so excited and honored to be a part of this amazing group!! What better way to kick off a new term than with a blog hop :)

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Welcome to the February 2018 
Sparkle N Sprinkle New Reveal Blog Hop! 

We are pleased to reveal the following new stamp sets this month.

 873 Pretty Blooms
Digital Version: DIGI873B

883 Whispers of Comfort-Hydrangea
Digital Version: DIGI883BG

885 Bonnet Birdie
Digital Version: DIGI885BG

886 Happiness Greetings
Digital Version: DIGI886DE

887 Balloon Bunch
Digital Version: DIGI887BG

DIGI3140M Snowman with a Heart (digi only) 

You are definitely going to want both the digi version as well as the rubber version because when you purchase the digital versions, there are lots of extras that aren't available otherwise.  These extras can include additional images, additional sentiments, digi papers (in some cases), and a cut file.

The new sets are 20% off until the 20th of the month.  Head on over to the SNS store once you've finished the Blog Hop and start shopping.

One GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be announced on the 17th of the month.  One of the Designers is our Mystery Host and the winner will be selected from comments left on her blog.  You must leave a comment on each of the Designers' blogs in order to be selected as the winner, as you never know who the Mystery Host will be.  This is checked for compliance.

The GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be announced on the SNS Facebook page and on the SNS Blog and will receive a $20 Gift Certificate to the shoppe!

The Blog Hop order is:
(Tip: if you have difficulty with a particular link, try clicking on the Designer's blog title to be directed to their Home page.)
  
Lisa
Irit
Diane
Chris
Donna
Sabrina
Jess
Eret
Anne
Shona

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The Blog Hop runs from the 15th - 17th

SNS also has two kit clubs: The Stamp and Card-Making Video Kit Club is released on the 1st of each month and the new Multi-Project Kit Club is released on the 15th of each month.  Subscribe to the SNS You-Tube Channel to get great inspiration using all the products available in each kit.

The Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge group is on Facebook and runs from the 1st - 25th of each month.  A SNS image (either rubber or digi) is required.  The winner will receive a $15 Gift Certificate to go shopping at the SNS store.

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We hope you enjoy the New Reveal Blog Hop as much as we enjoy creating new projects for it.  Be sure to visit the SNS Blog for even more inspiration.  Something new is posted most every day.

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For my project, I used the new Pretty Blooms (873) stamp set. Aren't these flowers gorgeous??!! I stamped them with Versamark Embossing Pad (VM001) and applied Antiquities Embossing Powder (EP266). The bottom and third layer were embossed with (my favorite) Lana Pink Embossing Powder (EP150).

I used a Medium Tip Nuvo Glue Pen (206N) on the inside lines and sprinkled them with Crystal Ice Glitter (G1058). The flowers were fussy cut with Tonic Spring-Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors (404) and are popped up with foam tape on a bed of Diamond Dust Glitter (G1116), which was applied over Super Adhesive Sheets (SAS02). It sparkles like crazy!!

I used 1/4" Tear-ific Tape (SAT01) to adhere the layers together and Tonic 7" Titanium Scissors (817E) to cut the lace and ribbon.

 

The sentiment was stamped with a Versamark Embossing Pad (VM001) and embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder (EP298).

Nuvo Crystal Drops SimplyWhite (651N) were added to the side. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is from DL.ART.

SNS Product List:

Pretty Blooms (873) 

Antiquities Embossing Powder (EP266)

Lana Pink Embossing Powder (EP150)

White Detail Embossing Powder (EP298)

Crystal Ice Glitter (G1058)

Diamond Dust Glitter (G1116)

Medium Tip Nuvo Glue Pen (206N)

Tonic Spring-Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors (404) 

Super Adhesive Sheets (SAS02)

1/4" Tear-ific Tape (SAT01) 

Tonic 7" Titanium Scissors (817E)

Versamark Embossing Pad (VM001) 

Nuvo Crystal Drops SimplyWhite (651N)

The next stop on the SNS Blog Hop is Irit. Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

Jo's Scrap Shack 5th Blogaversary Blog Hop - Day 2

Happy Thursday and welcome to Jo's Scrap Shack's 5th blogaversary birthday celebration hop!!

 

In honor of celebrating five wonderful years, Jo has an amazing two day blog hop lined up with 19 talented designers, several sponsors, some of which are among the top companies in the industry, and lots of blog candy!! So share this news with your crafty friends, grab your favorite beverage and hop along with us!!

If you want to start at the beginning of the hop, visit Jo's Scrap Shack. You should have come from Alpna's blog and if you did, you are right on track!!

Sponsors and Prizes
Jo's Scrap Shack- Prize: Mystery Craft Box ($40 value), & A Guest Designer Spotlight
Lawn Fawn - Prize: 1 stamp set and a 6x6 paper pad
The Cutting Cafe- Prize: The Orange You Cute Kit to one winner (Must be a U.S. winner)
Little Blue Button Stamps- Prize: $15 gift voucher
Bugaboo- Prize: $30 gift certificate
Really Reasonable Ribbon- Prize: $10 gift certificate
Sunny Studio Stamps- Prize: (2) $20 gift certificates
Above Rubies Studio: One month membership to Shemakes.club

To be eligible to win the prizes, you need to leave a comment on each of the blogs and follow them as well. Jo will select winners randomly from different blogs. You have until Monday, May 8th to hop and comment. Winners will be announced on Jo's blog on Tuesday, May 9th.

For my project, I created a birthday box card for my Dad, whose birthday was on Tuesday :) The rope die is from Die-Versions. The hibiscus are from Memory Box, and celebrate is an Elizabeth Craft die.

He loves lighthouses and the ocean...so do I!! So this was fun to make :) The papers are from Heartfelt Creations.

The palm tree is from Yvonne Creations, the sailboat is from Marianne Designs and the lighthouse is from Die-Versions. The waves are from My Creative Time. I cut the seagull from the paper and popped him up with wire. For the beach, I mixed real sand with clear gesso and glossy accents.

The Adirondack chair is from Die-Versions. This palm tree is from Frantic Stamper, as is the beach grass. The airplane and banner is from Impression Obsession.

Your next stop on the hop is Heather. Thanks so much for hoping along today!!

​ Jo's Scrap Shack

​Angie - Angie's Craft Fusion

Sherrie - Sherrie Scraps with Passion

Kellie - A Little Bit of Kellie

Janis - Pause, Dream, Enjoy

Christine - With a Grateful Heart

Monica - Bernstine Creations

Alpna - Feelings

Lisa - A Mermaid's Crafts < YOU ARE HERE

Heather - Wire Wrapture
Megan Elizabeth - Above Rubies Studio and Shemakes.club