SNC Furever Friends Blog Hop!!

Good morning! Welcome to the "Furever Friends" blog hop :)



If you've arrived from Kristie's Blog then you're in the right place! If you're just stopping by and would like to do our hop, you can visit Suzanne's Blog to start from the beginning. Everyone is sharing projects and offering up goodies! Here is the hop order in case you get lost along the way...

Suzanne - Scrap With Suzy
Kim - Me Ma Kim's Place
Sandi - Slightly Off Center
Kristie - Scrap, Color, Read and Repeat
April - Scrapper Forever (You're here!)
Sue - The Scrappings Of Sue
Abby - Midwest Memories

You don't want to miss the "furry" projects we have for you, as well as chances to win some awesome blog candy! There are 7 of us in the hop who are all members of a Yahoo group Scrappin N Chattin. SNC is an email forum where we share our love for scrapbooking, as well as our everyday lives with each other. We like to talk ALOT (I mean we are a group of women, lol!), but please don't be intimidated by the amount of emails that come through our message boards because we have tons of fun! There are a lot of fun activities, challenges, and prizes each month to jumpstart your creativity and keep your scrappin' goals. As you go through the hop, you'll learn more about each of those activities.

I'd like to tell you about our 24 hour challenge, which I host each month. It's a challenge based around using a favorite collection with a sketch and creating a layout in just 24 hours. The fun part is that the collection and sketch you use is a surprise! Each person that plays chooses 3 collections that they'd like to work with and posts them into our database. I then post a message listing those collections along with 3 sketches that I've chosen for that month, along with a list of players which will choose a collection and a sketch for another player. If you get your layout done in the next 24 hours, you get entered into a drawing for a great prize! Fun right? All of the ladies in the group that play each month really seem to enjoy playing along in the challenge. :)

If you like the sound of our group and would like to check out what we're all about, you can visit our homepage here and have a look around. If you decide you'd like to join, we'd be absolutely thrilled! We love meeting new people. :) We also love blog hopping and and sharing inspiration, and for today's hop, we each created a "furry" project. Since we don't have any pets in our house (YET!), I used this super cute picture of my daughter Madison carrying around some of her stuffed animals, which she always has in hand...






Supplies: Basic Grey PB&J Paper - Daisy Mae, Raspberry Jam, Whole Wheat; Tim Holts Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Ali Edwards Stamp Set - Bring On The Love; EK Success PSN L Butterfly Punch; EK Success Embossed Curve Border Punch; Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher; Studio G Brads; Just The Way You Are Font

She wants a puppy SO bad but we can't have pets where we currently live. We've promised to get one when we get a house with a nice yard though, so thankfully until then she has plenty of stuffed babies to keep her company! ;)

Oh, and this wouldn't be a great blog hop without CANDY! Here's what you can win just for leaving a comment on my blog post (open to US only because of shipping costs)...



I just love candy don't you?? ;) All of the blog candy winners will be announced on Thursday so be sure to get your comments in before then! Also, be sure to leave me an email address so I can contact you if you're the lucky winner here. Thanks so much for stopping by today...I hope you visit again soon! Your next stop on the hop is Sue...

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Artful Delight - Sketch
Punky Sprouts - Photo Inspiration
Scrap The Girls - Use An Outside Picture
Basic Grey - Flickr Friends - Chevrons

Artful Delight Blog Hop! (Day 3)

Hi there friends!! Welcome to the third and final day of the Artful Delight birthday blog hop! For a reminder on how it all works, or if today is your first visit, please visit my day 1 and day 2 posts to read all about it and catch up...

So, for today we have a color challenge for you! It's all about creating with pink, white and kraft...


Supplies Used From The Artful Delight September Kit: Crate Paper Farmhouse Paper - Handpicked
Other Supplies Used: Papertrey Ink Kraft Cardstock; Bazzill White Cardstock; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Studio G Stamp; EK Success Dotted Scallop Border Punch; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Basic Grey Pearls

I decided to do a set of mini notecards for this challenge. It seems like I'm always needing a small little card for something or another, so I try to make up little sets like this as often as possible, and this was perfect for that!

So our last challenge is super easy to create with right? If you decide to make a project with these colors, be sure to link it up over at Artful Delight for your chance to win! Just upload your project in the linky tool on the blog (look in the sidebar once you're there) and label your entry with the challenge you are playing along with and your name. The challenges will remain open to play along with until September 30th and then all winners and prizes will be announced on Artful Delight's blog that evening.

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Since today is our last day of the hop, we wanted to share the reveal of the October scrapbooking and card kits with you! Let me tell you that they both look amazing...

-- Scrapbooking Kit --

BoBunny Et Cetera Collection (1 sheet each)
Extra
Watermark
Stamped

Coordinating 12x12 Cardstock (1 sheet each)
Gingerbread Dot
Chiffon Journal
Decaf Dot
Coffee Stripe

Pink Paislee Nantucket Collection (1 sheet each)
Jumbo Shrimp
Clam Chowder
Clam Bake
Crab Cakes

FabScraps Heritage Collection (1 sheet each)
Floral
Script 2

Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Collection (1 sheet each)
Pearl
Hattie

Embellishments (Colors/Sizes May Vary Per Kit)
BoBunny Et Cetera Combo Sticker Sheet
Elle's Studio Blank Pennants
Melissa Frances Pink Hydrangea Embellishments
Melissa Frances Newstand Medium Frame Resin Embellishment (1)
Bazzill Basics Clear Self Adhesive Jewels
May Arts Crochet Ribbon - Ivory (1 1/2 ft)
Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Collection Tags (5)
Prima Classic Lace Crocheted Flowers (2)
Handmade Scallop Felt Border (4)
Handmade Felt Key (1)
Handmade Scallop Square (1)
Handmade Felt Rolled Roses (5)

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-- Card Kit --

BoBunny Et Cetera Collection (2 6x6 sheets each)
Extra
Watermark
Stamped

Coordinating 12x12 Cardstock (1 sheet each)
Gingerbread Dot
Chiffon Journal
Decaf Dot
Coffee Stripe

Pink Paislee Nantucket Collection (2 6x6 sheets each)
Jumbo Shrimp
Clam Chowder
Clam Bake
Crab Cakes

FabScraps Heritage Collection (2 6x6 sheets each)
Floral
Script 2

Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Collection (2 6x6 sheets each)
Pearl
Hattie

Embellishments (Colors/Sizes May Vary Per Kit)
Bo Bunny Et Cetera Combo Sticker Sheet
Elle's Studio Blank Pennants
Melissa Frances Pink Hydrangea Embellishments
Bazzill Basics Clear Self Adhesive Jewels
Really Reasonable Ribbon Baby Blue Seam Binding (1 yd)
Really Reasonable Ribbon Light Pink Seam Binding (1 yd)
Really Reasonable Ribbon Ivory Seam Binding (1 yd)
Really Reasonable Ribbon Ivory Satin Ribbon (3 yds)
Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Collection Tags (5)
EK Success 3-D Dots Foam Adhesive
Inkadinkado Stamp Set - Personal Impressions
American Crafts Buttons - Neutrals
Handmade Scallop Felt Border (4)
Handmade Felt Key (1)
Handmade Scallop Square (1)
Handmade Felt Rolled Roses (5)

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Thank you all SO much for hopping/playing along with us these past 3 days. It's been such a fabulous time! I've gotten so many sweet comments and even a few new followers and I'm completely thrilled. I'm sure Leeanne is too because you all have made her birthday blog hop a great success! We really appreciate your enthusiasm and support for Artful Delight and all of the delightful designers. :)

Ok, now it's time to go get hopping and check out the gorgeous projects all of the DT members have created to inspire you for today's challenge. Make sure to leave everyone some love for your chance to win some goodies too! You're headed to Marlene's blog next...

Artful Delight Blog Hop! (Day 2)

Welcome to day 2 of the Artful Delight blog hop!! For a reminder on how it all works, or if today is your first visit, please visit yesterday's post to read all about it...

For today's challenge, we have a game of Tic Tac Toe!!

Supplies Used From The Artful Delight September Kit: Jillibean Soup Apple Cheddar Soup Paper - Milk; Bazzill Cardstock - Cheddar; Sunflower Embellishment (Created By Leeanne)
Other Supplies USed: Bazzill Kraft Cardstock; Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Walnut Stain & Antique Linen; Studio G Stamp; Hero Arts Background Stamp - Friend Definition; EK Success Border Punch - Dotted Scallop

I went with the bottom row of the board (Use Kraft/Fall Theme/Use a Border Punch) and kept it all pretty simple, and just love how it turned out! Sometimes simple can really go a long way. :) Plus, when you keep things simple, they are really easy to duplicate. A great thing to remember for any of you planning on making Christmas cards this year!

So do you have an idea in mind for something you can create for our Tic Tac Toe challenge?? If so, you can link up your project at Artful Delight for your chance to win the grand prize!! Just upload your project in the linky tool on the blog (look in the sidebar once you're there) and label your entry with the challenge you are playing along with and your name. The challenges will remain open to play along with until September 30th and then all winners and prizes will be announced on Artful Delight's blog that evening.

Ok, time to get hopping! All of the DT blogs are filled with inspiration for you using today's challenge. Also, make sure you leave some love for everyone for your chance to win some goodies. ;) From here, you'll head to Marlene's blog...

Thanks for stopping by again today! I'll see you all tomorrow morning for the last day of our challenge and the reveal of the amazing Artful Delight October kit!!

Artful Delight Blog Hop! (Day 1)

Good morning friends! I'd like to welcome you to Artful Delight's very first blog hop!! Today is Leeanne's birthday and what better way to celebrate that than with games and prizes, right? ;) We hope you can play along!



Here's how it will work. For the next three days we will have a different challenge each day. You can choose to play along with any or all of the challenges for your chance to win our GRAND PRIZE!!! Each morning the new challenge will be posted and all of the designers will have some awesome inspiration for you, so be sure to hop along to their blogs and remember to leave some comments. Just a hint for you...random commenters will be chosen for a chance to win prizes, so you never know if it might be you! :)

Who wants to know what the GRAND PRIZE is? Are you ready for it……..the winner of the grand prize will receive a 6 month subscription to Artful Delight kits!!!! All you have to do it play along with the challenges. Just upload your project in the linky tool on Artful Delight's blog (look in the sidebar once you're there) for your chance to win. Please label your entry with the challenge you are playing along with and your name. The challenges will remain open to play along with until September 30th and then all winners and prizes will be announced on Artful Delight's blog that evening.

We will be also be announcing the new Delightful Designers today and we're all very excited for you to meet them! Each of the current designers will introduce you to a new DT member and also post a little bio about them. Please be sure to leave those ladies some warm welcomes, ok? ;)

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So, now that you know how everything will work, let's move on to today's challenge! We have a terrific sketch for you, created by fellow DT member Debbie...








Supplies Used From The Artful Delight September Kit: Jillibean Soup Apple Cheddar Soup Paper - Apple Cider & Sharp Cheddar Cheese; Bazzill Cardstock - Barkley; American Crafts Thickers - Paperback
Other Supplies Used: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Brown; Fiskars Circle Punches; Fiskars Butterfly Punch; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Martha Stewart Heart Confetti Punch; Basic Grey Buttons

I veered away from the sketch just a little bit but I'm hoping you can see the general idea of it in my layout. I actually find that this happens to me alot of the time, but I'm completely fine with it because it shows you just how versatile sketches can be! Always remember that no matter what kind of sketch you start with, you can always put your own little spin on it and create something totally unique. ;)

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Now it's time for me to introduce you to a new Artful Delight Designer! I'm very pleased to have you meet Marlene...



"Hi, my name is Marlene. I’m 27 years old, have been married for 8 years and have two wonderful little boys. I fell in love with papercrafting when I was pregnant with my first son and saw all of the beautiful things that could be done - it's been 7 years since then! I love my Cricut Expression and Design Studio. I use them for almost EVERY project; together they have expanded my creativity level. Along with them, I love to use sketches, chipboard, inks, bling – stickles & pearls, my Signo White Pen, digital sentiments, and lots of layers on most of my creations. However, if I had to describe my crafting style, I'd say its Simple & Clean. Papercrafting has not only provided me with a creative outlet but also a way to find tranquilty and great satisfaction when I see my projects come to life. I enjoy sharing all my work with everyone thru my blog, Scrappin Cookie."

Pretty cool right? I can't wait to see what Marlene will do with the Artful Delight kits. :) She's your next stop on the hop, so be sure to visit her blog and leave her some love!!

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Oh and just one last thing before you go...to celebrate Leeanne's birthday even more, she's decided to have a little sale for all of you!! You can use either of these coupon codes to save some money this week...

34% off of any 3, 6 or 12 month subscription - BDAYBASH
15% off of any purchase above $23 - BDAYBASH15

How fantastic is that?? Just another reason Artful Delight rocks!! ;) Ok, go get hoppin' and have FUN!!! I'll see you tomorrow morning with a new challenge...

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Simon Says Stamp - Use Dies and/or Punches

TPV Challenge #23 & A Blog Hop!!

Updated 3/8/11 - Wow, The Paper Variety's first blog hop was a huge success!! I hope you all had lots of fun hopping around trying to win goodies. ;) Thank you all SO much for your amazing comments about my sketch mini! I'm really happy everyone liked it so much. I'm also super excited to have so many new followers!

Now onto the giveaway...I went to random.org and the lucky winner of the super cute stamp set is...

Ann, who said...
"April, I love the sketch book idea. Much better than the big stack of papers I have laying all over my work space. Good idea. Ann O"

Congrats Ann!!! Please email me at scrapperforever08@yahoo.com with your address. :)

I hope you enjoy your stamps!

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Good morning and welcome to The Paper Variety's very first blog hop!! We are all SO excited to have you do our hop, be inspired, and try to win some goodies along the way. ;)

You should be coming from Jan's blog, so if you didn't, please make sure to go back to The Paper Variety and start from the beginning. You definitely don't want to miss a single blog!

The theme of our hop is a color challenge, which I am SUPER excited about because it's all about GREEN...



I love the color green and am always excited to find ways to use it in my scrapping, so I was more than happy about this challenge. I've wanted to make a sketch book for a while now, full of some of my favorite sketches that I've found online, and this gave me the perfect excuse to get it done...








Supplies: October Afternoon Paper - Fly A Kite; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Adirondack Paint Dabber - Espresso; Cuttlebug; Papertrey Ink Butterfly Die; Crop-A-Dile; We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper; Making Memories Tiny Alpha Stickers - Chloe's Closet; Basic Grey Button; Twine

Is that awesome or what?? :) I love how it turned out and I've already put it to great use. Plus there's room to add more sketches, which is fabulous!

Sooooo, a blog hop is always more fun when there's CANDY involved right?? ;) Well, we've got lots! There's a chance for you to win at each blog and there's also a chance to win a grand prize sponsored by Your Scrapbook Stash ...



In order to win the grand prize, you have to do some creating for us. Using our theme, just create a project of your own using at least 50% GREEN! Once you do, link it up over at The Paper Variety by noon on Tuesday, 3/8, and you'll be in the running. Pretty easy right? I can't wait to see all the amazing entries I know we'll have!

I'm also giving away some candy which is an awesome Autumn Leaves "Snap Frame Alpha" stamp set!



All you have to do for your chance to win my candy is leave me a comment...no creating needed! Also, if you happen to like what you see on my blog and would like to become a follower, that would be awesome too, but it's not required for your chance to win. ;) I'll choose a winner next Tuesday...

So, now it's time for you to continue on in the hop. The next place you'll be visiting is Mindy's blog, where I'm sure you'll be inspired because she does amazing work. Thanks so much for joining in our hop today...I hope you have fun!

Love (and a blog hop!!)

Updated 1/30/11 - Wow, I am so amazed by the number of people who visited my blog for Yolie's blog hop!! Thank you all SO much for your super sweet comments about my layout and to those who decided to become followers! I really appreciate it and hope you enjoy my blog. :)

Now for the winner of the super cute stamp set! I went to random.org and the lucky lady is...

Trisha, who said...
"Your layout is so precious, but your baby girl is more precious. Thanks for sharing this beautiful layout with us and the chance to win. I am a new follower."

Congrats Trisha!!! I'll be emailing you for your address shortly. :) Enjoy your stamps!

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Hello there!! I have a new layout to share with you today and it's part of a blog hop! Yolie contacted me a few weeks ago asking me if I'd like to be a part of her blog hop and of course I said yes! I'm honored that she likes my work enough to include me. :) Thanks again Yolie...you're awesome!

The theme of the hop is "Celebrating Our Milestones" and since I consider having my first child to be a huge milestone in my life, I chose to do my layout about that. I used one of my all-time favorite pictures of my oldest daughter Emily from when she was only 2 hours old (seriously though, how CUTE is she??) and I just love the way it turned out...

Supplies: My Mind's Eye Paper - Alphabet Soup (Girl); Bazzill Cardstock - Piglet; Craft smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Doodlebug Cardstock Alphabet Stickers - Jack & Jill Collection (Bon Bon); Heidi Swapp Ghost Heart; Adirondack Paint Dabber - Espresso; Twine; DMC Floss; Recollections Pearls; Making Memories Sanding Block

Isn't that SO sweet?? I found an awesome quote online that I felt really went along with the feelings I was having that day and it turned out to be perfect. By keeping the page simple and sweet, I feel like the focus is on the picture, which is exactly how it should be right? ;)

So there you go! I hope you've been enjoying the blog hop so far. You should have reached my blog from Celeste, so if you didn't, please start from the beginning at Yolie's blog. There are prizes along the way and it will be tons of fun!!

As a thank you for stopping by, I have a prize up for grabs, which is this great "Time Flies" stamp set by Kelly Panacci...

For your chance to win, just leave a comment saying hi!

Cardabilities Reveal #21 & Our Blog Hop!!

Updated 1/18/11 - Even though the hop was canceled, I still wanted to give away my blog candy to a lucky commenter! I just went to random.org to pick the winner which is...

Ashley, who said...
Love the card, April! I thought I was a follower already, but I DEFINITELY am now! Thanks for the giveaway. I LOOOOOOVE working with chipboard books!!!

Congrats Ashley!! I'll be contacting you asap. :)

Thank you so much everyone for your sweet comments!!

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Edited to add: Due to some broken links, our blog hop has sadly been canceled. :( You can still win though...my prize up for grabs to a lucky person who leaves a comment on this post! Also, some of the other DT members are still offering their prizes as well, and there's a great prize at the Cardabilities blog too, so there is still fun to be had. :)

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Today is such an exciting day for Cardabilities! Not only do I get to share sketch #21 with you, but I also get to let you know about our very first blog hop! It's our one year celebration and we're all super excited. ;) First let me share the sketch and the card that I created with it.






Supplies: Cosmo Cricket 6x6 Paper Pad - Togetherness; Technique Tuesday/Ali Edwards Stamp Set - Loving Words; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Cuttlebug; Cuttlebug 2-Step Heart #2 Die; Misc. Buttons

I think this is a great sketch with a ton of possibilities! It's definitely one of those that you can easily make your own and go alot of different directions with, and it'll still work out great every time. :)

And now here is all of the information about our blog hop...

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Firstly...Begin hopping to Design Team Blogs as listed at the bottom of each Designer Blog. Your first Hop is over to Karan's Blog. Beware…there is an order for you to follow.

Secondly…For our followers to be considered for the final Sponsor Giveaway, you need to hop to all the Designers Participating in the Hop. On those blogs, you will find a highlighted word in BLUE. Find the highlighted word and leave some feedback. All these highlighted words form a catch phrase about Cardabilities.

Thirdly...You need to comment on each Designer Blog to be considered for each individual RAK the Design Team Members are offering.

Lastly...You will need to put that “catch” phrase together and bounce back to the Cardabilities site to leave your final comment and the “catch” phrase to be considered for the Sponsor Giveaway.

You'll have three days to complete the hop…

January 15th-Jan 18th

Winners of each DT Blog Rak and the Final Sponsor Giveaway prize will be posted Jan 20

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

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Pretty exciting right?? I'm thrilled to be a part of it all! For my little giveaway, this is the prize you'll have a chance at winning by leaving a comment on this post...


(U.S. residents only please because of shipping costs)

Everybody loves winning goodies right?? I know I sure do! ;) So if you do too, make sure you start at Karan's blog and go all the way through, leaving comments at each stop along the way. You should have gotten here from Char's blog, so if you didn't, make sure you start over! Also, don't forget to collect the secret phrase and leave a post at Cardabilities with what it is for a chance at the big prize...

Your next stop on the hop is Sarah!!