Saturday, April 30, 2011

Hoppy Scrappy Birthday Blog Hop!

I’m so happy (or should I say "hoppy"?!!) that you are joining us for the very first Scrappy Birthday Blog Hop celebrating my friend April’s favorite color - GREEN!

If you are coming from Cherie's blog you’re on the right track. If you just joined us, you can go back to the beginning (April's blog HERE) to enjoy the entire hop along with us. We’ve had so much fun doing this hop, and we have a wonderful line up with some oh-so-talented creators. You will see some lovely projects and have a chance to win some blog candy along the way, including a fun grand prize for this hop from April.

This hop runs all day on April 30th, so you have plenty of time today to check out each project!

1. April Nourse http://curlsngrins.blogspot.com/
2. Mandie Wade http://mandiesscrappin.blogspot.com/
3. Jennifer Blue Hawkins http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com/
4. Emily Lahham http://www.createserendipity.net/
5. Deborah Foti http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
6. Corrine Paul http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
7. Lisa Tehonica Pontious http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
8. Stephanie Jones http://missprissygraceann.blogspot.com/
9. Lucy Kelleher http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/
10. Theresa White http://treasures4lifeby-t.blogspot.com/
11. Martha Galvez http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
12. Lisa Norris http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/
13. Cherie Pemberton http://www.gracefulcardmakers.blogspot.com/
14. Jen Rubio http://www.jenrubio.blogspot.com/
15. Lisa Peters http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

What would a birthday be without gifts? This gift could be yours because there is also an overall grand prize just for hopping with us! The grand prize is sponsored by April from Curls & Grins Creations (the first blog on the hop). In order to be eligible for the grand prize you must leave a comment on every blog in the hop and become a follower of April’s blog.

Your next blog to visit on the hop is Lisa's blog at
http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
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Happy hopping!


Finally, before you go, here are some details about my hand-stamped card (shown above): It's a 6x6 card that uses b&t paper from both the Sophia X7131 and Bliss X7132B paper packs. The stamp sets I used include A Little Everything D1408, Fun Times B1309, and Soul Mates D1254. As I came up with my design for this card, I was careful to also meet the requirements listed below so that I could also use this same card design for the "Humble Artists Swap" that I am a participant in. So I ended up duplicating this card 4 more times to mail them out to my HAS friends in February as well (I hope you enjoyed them ladies)! The challenge for the HAS this time was to create a card that meets all of these requirements:
Must be square and at least 5x5"
Must depict an animal
Must be LOVE themed
Must use only neutral colors with only one other color
(excluding all shades of red!)
Must have 7 layers of paper, stacked and countable, all in one place
Use at least 3 embellishments
And...just for the fun of it...let's add some liquid glass!

26 comments:

Unknown said...

Absolutely ADORABLE! Thanks so much for sharing. CUTE!

stampinlara at yahoo dot com

Jamie said...

Very cute card!

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Lisa Norris said...

What a SUPER CUTE card! I LOVE froggies! So happy to be in this hop with you...thanks for sharing!

Lisa
http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com
lnorris21 at hotmail dot com

April said...

I love the frogs! I'm going to have to get some frog stamps. Thanks for joining me!

LBrocchi said...

love love love your card!!!

Lauren B
lbrocchi (at) gmail (dot) com

Christina said...

Super cute card!!

Christina
ascrapbooknook@rogers.com
www.ascrapbooknook.com

Unknown said...

That is such a cute card.
TFS!
Rachelle
joyfulhrt@gmail.com

Corrine said...

I really think this card is BEAUTIFUL!! Well done!!! Corrine http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/

scrappingmamma said...

oh this is a fabulious card! very sweet! Thank-you for sharing.
Deborah
Ustoleit@comcast.net

Lillian Child said...

LOVE your creative style!!!!

And I just found your blog and am now a follower. So very nice to meet you! Stop by my blog sometime and give me a shout out.

http://lillianchild.blogspot.com

Patti Ross said...

This is soooooooo stinkin' cute! My goodness, I just love it!

Patti Ross
www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com
rossfam@wildblue.net

Anna said...

Super cute card. Very nice.
I'm a new follower.
Thanks for the chance to win.
http: // mamawann. blogspot. com/
annadowdy at gmail dot com

PixiesDelight said...

Love how you did the heart
bargainmama@mchsi.com

Unknown said...

LOve all the wonderful details
Lovely
Perderg@q.com
scrappin3angel.blogspot.com

tandkparker said...

Love your card! Hopping along :)
TFS - Kim - a new follower
tandkparker at comcast dot net

Trisha said...

Just adorable. Thanks for sharing and I am a new follower. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

Creative Diva said...

Oh so cute! Did an amazing job. TFS


Hugs,
Patty
creativediva98.blogspot.com
creativediva98@gmail.com

Stephanie said...

LOVE this card! Great job!

Brenda said...

Your card is absolutely adorable! TFS!

http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/
HappyScrapper64@bex.net

kathlee said...

Your card is too stinkin cute! LOVE it. TFS
Kathie
Kathlee154atgmaildotcom
http://kathleessnippitsncricuts.blogspot.com

Theresa said...

I love this card!!! Very lovely! TFS

BUZZY BEE DESIGNS and GRAPHICS said...

I'm a NEW follower
I’m Having FUN doing the Scrappy Birthday Blog Hop
I have blog candy you can win
Become a follower today
http://buzzybeedesigns.blogspot.com
Rebecca Minor
buzzybeedesigns(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

jessica said...

beautiful card!! love the frogs :)
TFS
jessica
chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
eschfamily@yahoo.com

Cherie said...

You are so talented!!! I wish we lived closer together!! My husband just got a job so I am saving for convention next year so hopefully I will meet you then. Love the card!!

Cherie P

Lisa R. said...

Wow, awesome layout! Love the frogs and great embellishing. Thanks for sharing. joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

Lucy Kelleher said...

Love your card -- thanks for sharing!!