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

My Sheri Crafts Guest Designer

Happy Saturday and happy spring!! Yay - spring is finally here!! I'm so excited to be a guest designer at My Sheri Crafts today!! The theme for the challenge #13 is Easter Wishes, featuring either a cross, bunnies or eggs.

For my card, I chose to use a cross. The papers are from Heartfelt Creations. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Memory Box Botanical Stems and Chloe Stems were tucked among the blooms. The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces.

A Spellbinders Opulent Oval was used for the base with a La La Land Stitched Elements Oval on top. I hand-cut the cross from heavyweight watercolor paper. It was covered with Wendy Vecchi Black Embossing Paste. Once the paste dried, the cross was covered with Wendy Vecchi Crackle Texture Paste. After the cracks appeared, it was covered with Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord and Shaded Lilac. It was then popped up with foam tape. The banner is from My Craft Spot. The letters for He is Risen were cut from a Die-Versions A Little Mint die set. I added a layer of double-sided tape when I cut the banner and after the letters were added, it was covered with sugar coating for a nice sparkle.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) DL.Art - March Linky
2) Scrappin4Fun Challenges - Spring or Easter

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

Craft It Up & Link It Up - Fun Folds

Happy Monday and Happy Memorial Day to all of my friends in the USA!! I want to sincerely thank the men, women and dogs who risk their lives so that we may enjoy freedom. God Bless our troops!!

 

Did you get the chance to hop with the Craftin Desert Divas DT this weekend to see the five awesome new stamp sets?? Today is another fun CDD Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party. Our theme this week is fun folds - lets see how creative you can get with fancy or simple folds :) The sponsors are Digital Delight by Loubylou: $5 G.C.; Miriams Crafting Supplies: $5 Credit (not on ATG or Shipping); Lucy Kelleher "Close to My Heart": $10 G.C. (Only in U.S.).

For my fun fold card, I created what I think is called a Tri-Shutter card or something like that. I made this card a few months ago and I found the directions on a blog. I thought I would be able to find it again when it was time to do my post and I can't. I've looked and looked. So I apologize...someone went to a whole lot of trouble making a tutorial and I can't give them proper credit :(

The papers are from Heartfelt Creations Balmy Breeze Collection. I created this card for my Dad who loves lighthouses and the ocean. The palm trees are Taylored Expressions Ride the Waves, colored with Distress Markers. The chair is a Die-Versions Adirondack Whispers die. Dad is from CDD's Snips & Snails stamp set...I masked off the "dy" in Daddy. Life's A Beach is from CDD's Summer Lovin' stamp set. Happy Birthday is from CDD's Simply Said stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp - Vacation/Travel
2. DL.Art - May Linky
3. Little Scrap Pieces - Show Off Saturday
4. Just B Creative Crazy - May Linky

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Craftin Desert Divas to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge, then Craft It Up & Link It Up!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Decorate to Celebrate #69 - 3D Flowers or Birthday

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a great week!! It's slowly warming up here...we are supposed to hit 60 tomorrow!! Woohoo!! It's time for another challenge at Decorate to Celebrate!! For Challenge #69 we are asking you to make 3D Flower or Birthday Decorations :)

For this challenge, I created a flowery hat box and flower earrings.

I made this a couple of months ago and forgot to write down the measurements on how I made the hat box and I've already sent this off. I do remember it was made with strong cardboard and covered with paper from Heartfelt Creations.

The stamp on the top is from Heartfelt Creations Moments With You stamp set. It was cut out with a Spellbinders Standard Circles large and colored with Tim Holtz Distress Markers. The circle of gems is from Want 2 Scrap. The flowers are Spellbinders Tattered Blossoms, stamped with the coordinating stamps from Heartfelt Creations.

The earrings were stamped and cut with the same Tattered Blossoms dies and stamps. They were then dipped into Ranger Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel that was melted in my Ranger Melt Art Melting Pot.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - February Linky
2. Every Day is an Occasion - February Linky
3. Just B Creative Crazy - February Linky

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Decorate to Celebrate to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your 3D Flower or Birthday project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Die-Versions - A Memory That Lasts Forever

Hi everyone and happy Friday!! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! It's my turn to post on the Die-Versions blog today and I have a card to share with you using the Loopy Lace die, one of the new dies from the January 2014 "Back to Basics" release :)

Please head over to the Die-Versions blog for all the details on this card!!

You can watch a short video featuring the Loopy Lace die by clicking HERE.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes
2. DL.Art - January Linky
3. Just B Creative Crazy - January Linky
4. Little Scrap Pieces - Anything Goes
5. Funday Friday #32 - Anything Goes
6. 2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great weekend :)

Die-Versions - Just Because!!

Happy Friday everyone!! I hope you had a great week!! It was a cold one here, but temps are supposed to climb into the 40's this weekend...heat wave!! It's my turn to share a project on the Die-Versions blog today :)

Please head over to the Die-Versions blog for all the details on the dies and products I used. Have you visited the blog yet?? You could win a $10 gift certificate to the Die-Versions store!! There will be 20 winners - what awesome odds!! All you have to do for a chance is:

1. Leave a comment on the original DV Blog post HERE
2. Become a follower of our blog HERE
3. Like our Facebook page HERE

The lucky winners will be announced on Saturday, January 12!! Good Luck!!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - January Linky
2. Just B Creative Crazy - January Linky
3. Little Scrap Pieces - Anything Goes
4. 3 Girl Jam - Anything Goes with Ribbon (Aqua Crush)
5. 2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes