Cards for Emily Blog Hop Winner!!

Good day to you!!  Gosh... I have been absent in the blogging/crafting world.  I don't like it when that happens.    I would like to take a minute to say THANK YOU And WELCOME to a few new followers!!  So glad you are here.  I hope to inspire you with future creative projects!!  

I hope you enjoyed the 2nd Cards for Emily Blog Hop... 

and that we inspired you to create a card with one of DUSTIN PIKE'S digi images... and of course to send it off to EMILY!!  She is going to love receiving all of these cards!!

Without further ado... I am here to tell you the winner of my little goody bag blog hop candy!

And the WINNER is...

# 8 RENEE !!

CONGRATULATIONS!!  

Please email me at fishquad at comcast dot net with your mailing address so I can send this off to you!

You have until April 3rd to contact me!!

Thanks so much to everyone for visiting and taking a looksy around!!

I'll back SOON with a crafty post to share!!

~Michele

Cards for Emily Blog Hop! With special guest DUSTIN PIKE... and your chance to get a FREE digi!!

Welcome to the second Cards for Emily Blog Hop!

 

You can read all about Emily HERE

If you have come from CHARLOTTE  then you are in the right place, if not then please start back at the beginning at Michelle's blog HERE.

This time around we have a very special person joining us along with some of his very own design team who made an entire set of digi's especially for Emily! 

Who is this amazing person??

Dustin Pike!

He is giving this set to anyone who wants it.. But the catch is you have to use one on a card for Emily and then you get the rest of the set as a Thank You! How awesome is that!? All you have to do is email him at Dustin_pike@yahoo.com with your choice of image and then link it up HERE to get your full set! Please also link it up back here on Michelle's blog so we can all see it too! Then mail them to

Emily Ziemathis

5134 Berger Dr. SE

Lacey, WA 98513

Here is Dustin's digi set if you choose to use them:

(You can definitely make her a card using any other image or cuts if you want!)

 

Here is my card for Emily...

 I used an already colored digi (DNB4) from Dustin Pike.  I fussy cut it, popped it up with dimensionals, added some fussy cut fringed grass, sentiment, gate fold with button/twine closure.  All other supplies are from Stampin' Up.  Pretty simple card.  I wanted the image to be the center of attention!!

Close-up of the button closure gate fold tied with twine...

And what is a Blog Hop without some blog candy??

A goody bag of buttons, brads, hemp twine, ribbon, bling, wooden tags can be yours by leaving a comment on this post and becoming a FOLLOWER or tell me you already are! :-)  

Thank you so much for hopping with us and I hope you make a card and bring a smile to Emily!

I can't wait to see all your cards this time around, she has loved all the cards so far!

Your next stop is TERESA

Here is the lineup in case you get lost!

Michelle - http://scrappinforkenzie.blogspot.com/

Amanda - http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/

Suzanne - http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/

Charlotte - http://designsfromwithin.blogspot.com

Michele - http://fishmememoriesandmore.blogspot.com/

Teresa - http://scrappintplace.blogspot.com/

Ginni - http://my5bratzcreations.blogspot.com

Elizabeth - http://visionsofpaper.blogspot.com/

Judy - http://craftygirlcardsandcrafts.blogspot.com

Kimberly - http://leokc34.blogspot.com/

Kerri - http://bigsmilesfromkbear.blogspot.com

Dustin Pike - http://dustinpike.blogspot.com/

If any of these links are broken or if there is no project up yet please come back and go to the next person until they get their post up or the link is fixed, thank you!

HAPPY HOPPING!

PLG #24 "Don't fence me In" along with Flutterby Wednesdays and Whimsical Designs

Hello!!  Is it SPRING like weather where you are at yet?  It FINALLY felt like Spring here for about 4 hours yesterday.  I'll take it!!  :-) 

Sooo... I've got a fun PLG #24 challenge inspiration photo to share with you along with a NEW secondary CHALLENGE that can earn you some goodies!!!!  Read carefully!!

First of all... what do you see in this photo?  The colors yellow, purple, pink, brown?  The fence?  The flowers?  The sunlight?  Does it make you think of an upcoming Holiday?  Gosh... don't let this photo "Fence You In."  There is not a wrong way to interpret it... and we would LOVE to see what you can create!  Card, Scrapbook page, 3-D project.  Anything qualifies.  Just let us know what inspired you.

Here is what I created...

My inspiration was Yellow, Purple, Flowers, Spring, the embossed stripes from the fence, the Purple ribbon sash.

Now here is the SECONDARY challenge that you can do!!  It's EASY!!

Before you go and get CRAFTY...   Refer a friend or as many as you want and Michele K. (the NOTORIOUS SUPPLY HOARDER & the other PLG blog founder) will find something SPECIAL in her stash and send it to you.  Oh my... how can you pass this up? 

To qualify YOU must participate in this challenge and get one FRIEND (or more, there is no limit) to participate as well.

Your FRIEND will need to link up their creation,

 become a follower

 and post who referred them in the comments.

So 3 things!!  Easy Stuff! 

You need to do all the above by Wednesday, March 28th at 8pm PST!!

Link up HERE for all the fun!!

 A few other challenges that I would like to also participate in...

Flutterby Wednesdays 195 - Anything goes!  As long as it includes a Butterfly, Fairy or Angel... you qualify.  You have until Tuesday, March 27th for this one!!

Whimsical Wednesdays - Celebrate Spring!!  Any Spring themed creation!  You have until April 4th to enter.  This will be Stephanie's last challenge!  She is not shutting down the blog, but taking a small break.  So help them go out with a bang... and join their challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!  Hope to see what you can create!!

~Michele

Supplies:

Cardstock:  Beyond the Garden DSP, Concord Crush, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White - All Stampin' Up'.

Stamps:  Slice of Life, On the Grow, Two Step Stampin' Fresh Flowers (from 2001) - All Stampin' Up

Embellies and Ink:  Concord Crush stitched poly ribbon, Basic Pearls, Lavendar Lace & Daffodil Delight Ink.  Black Staz-On.

LMCB # 80 - "Pawsitively Sweet"... with a SWEET PRIZE!!!

It's Sunday... and time to share another fun challenge with you over at Lasting Memories Layout Challenges.
We want to see your PET, ZOO or ANIMAL layouts!!  Get creative!!  I was originally going to create a layout that had to do with our local High School and their Mascot which is a Bearcat.  That counts!!  But in the mean time... the crud has entered our house... I think for the 3rd time this school year now... which puts a damper on my scrappin' time,  so I remembered I had a fun layout about us going to the ZOO!!  :-)  Love it when that happens!  I still plan on showing you my other creation too, when I finish it.

Left side of my 2 Pager...

Right side of my 2 pager...

The whole thing...

Here is an Inspirational Sketch for you to use, if you choose... but not required for the challenge.

If you enter you could win this Pawsitively Sweet prize from Kimberly! 

So... I think you should definitely enter our challenge with your ANIMAL layouts!  You have until Saturday 3/24 at 9pm EST to play along!!  Looking forward to seeing you!!

Make sure you check out the the Lasting Memories Blog tomorrow to see all of the AWESOME DT Inspiration!!

Supplies:

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up So Saffron, Bacic Black, Queen & Company - Wild things Combo patterned paper.

Cricut cartridge: Classic Font

Other: Miscellaneous fibers that I picked up from a Scrapbooking convention.  No idea of brand.  :-)  Faux stitching around photo and letters with Classic Brown SU Marker.

PLG #23 - "Kiss Me I'm Irish" and some challenge friends

Hello my crafty friends!!  This week is just cruising by for me.  I am also feeling very productive in the crafty department.  I may sacrafice 1 to 3 hours of sleep at times.. but it jazzes me up to know that another layout gets to adorn our albums.  I also caught my kiddos looking through 3 of my main scrap albums the other day.  Sister reading the journaling to Brother.  I'm sure alot of you know how that feels, but I am here to emphasize that it is so bittersweet and makes me so happy that I started keeping our memories this way.

Okay... now that I just went on that little tangent... back to my crafty post and all the fun challenges that I followed to help me create this.  :-)  

My layout today showcases some really cool "Double" rainbows that we saw out our front living room window last year in March.  Our house faces a mountain range.  So alot of openness and a chance to see fun things.  Our son was in such awe... and at the age of 4 was so determined to see Mr. Leprechaun.  He also wanted to immediately go on a hike to find the Pot of Gold.  Ohhhhhhh my precious!!

Here is my layout to share...

Close up of the Rainbow banner, green clover leafs, title...(not crazy about my title, but I was running out of room.) 

And from a different angle...the Pot of Gold

Paper Lovin' Gals # 23 - has a wonderful IRISH photo for your inspiration.  My inspiration was the green, white, the hanging puff ball banner and the words.  Lucky Rainbows always come to mind when thinking of St. Patrick's Day.  If ony this year we could be so lucky!!  You have until Wednesday, March 21st @ 8pm to play along!!

Creative Scrappers Sketch # 199 helped me with my whole placing of my layout.  Some fun sketches to try over there.  You have until the end of March to try at least 1 of their 5  "March" sketches.  This is my first time entering, even though I have drooled over their sktches for quite some time.  Go see.  :-)

Getting Scrappy - "Color Me Lucky" - is all about using the color GREEN on your layout and including a Cricut or SVG cut.  My Title and Pot of Gold are cut from the Simply Charmed cart and my Clover Leafs are from Paper Doll Dress-up.  Always happy to join Amanda and her DT for their challenges.  You have until this Sunday to play along!!

Hand Stamped Sentiments # 109 - RAINBOWS is a new challenge blog I found.  :-)  They are a group of Stampin' Up Ladies...(which  I have PLENTY of that product on most of my creations)... that just happened to be having a challenge that is all about Rainbows.  Well... I have the obvious photos and then my fun Pennant Banner that I made with the SU Pennant Builder punch.  So I had to join these Gals for the fun.  Also... You don't have to use SU products.  The welcome any and all. 

Lasting Memories # 79 "We are feeling LUCKY."  Last but not least... this is a REMINDER call out to all of you that we have a challenge going on until Saturday at 9pm EST.  With a PRIZE!!  You just need to use the word LUCKY somewhere on your layout.  I have it written in my journaling.  So of course I am going to share with my group.  If you want to see my FIRST layout I made for this challenge, click HERE.

Boy... chatty post.  If you made it this far.. THANK YOU!!!  :-)

Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango. Daffodil Delight, Concord Crush, Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, Gable Green.

Gold Glitter paper from "Darice.", Polka dot green paper from Reminesce.

Cricut - Simply Charmed and Paper Doll Dress-up

Embellies:  Twine from Queen and Co., SU Basic Rhinestones, SU Pennant builder punch, SU Cupcake Builder punch (for the clouds), Signo White gel pen, SU Brads - Brights