Stampin' Friends Hope Blog Hop

Siara

Happy Thursday!! I am hopping along today with all my friends from the Stampin Friends Facebook group. Our theme this month is "Hope".  Did you come by way of Siara?? She always makes such beautiful stuff! 

We have some super fabulous guest designers 
Maureen Rauchfuss
Angela Lorenz
Kim Lamos
Make sure you stop by their blogs and make them feel welcome!

So I am sure like many of you, I have received my pre-order!!! This set has got to be one of my favorites!

My card and cup started with a rich base of Night of Navy. I've matted my paisley stamped Very Vanilla with Rich Razzleberry to coordinate with the Petals & Paisleys DSP! I just can't get enough of this Paisleys & Posies stamp set. I've used various stamps from the set using Delightful Dijon, Mint Macaron, Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry and Cajun Craze inks to create my own DSP like pattern. I used the small copper dot paper to cut a stitched circle to adhere my sentiment and copper thread!

The cute cup was made using a tutorial on Pinterest and could really hold a lot!!!

Maureen Rauchfuss

Don't forget to comment for a chance to win!!! Each comment is a chance to win! Make sure you use #sfbloghop

Elizabeth Jeanne -- http://craftsbyhappystamper.com/2016/08/18/hope-and-courage-stampin-friends-blog-hop

Kim Lamos - http://pinkzebrapapercreations.blogspot.com/2016/08/stampin-friends-blog-hop-hope_18.html

Kathie Rotti - https://kathielovesstamping.wordpress.com/2016/08/18/stampin-friends-hope-blog-hop/

Angela Lorenz - http://angscraftycards.blogspot.com/2016/08/stampin-friends-hope-blog-hop.html

Christine Pennington - http://www.christinepennington.com/my-blog/stampin-friends-august-blog-hop-hope

Barbara Welch - http://creativestampinspot.blogspot.com/2016/08/stampin-friends-hope-blog-hop.html

Steph Jandrow - http://stampinandscrappinwithsteph.weebly.com/home/stampin-friends-hope-blog-hope

Melissa Thomas- http://seatoseastampin.weebly.com/blog/stampin-friends-blog-hop-of-strength

Carolina Evans --http://studioevans.blogspot.com/2016/08/stampin-friends-august-blog-hop-hope.html

Cindy Waldroff -http://stampingindixie.blogspot.com/2016/08/my-hope-is-built-on-nothing-less.html

Lynn Streifert- https://lynnzcrafters.com/2016/08/18/stampin-friends-august-blog-hop-hope/

Siara Acdal -http://www.siarasweetsensations.com/2016/08/stampin-friends-hope-blog-hop.html

Andrea Tracy-Tucker - http://onestampinmothertucker.blogspot.com/2016/08/stampin-friends-hope-blog-hop.html

Maureen Rauchfuss - http://crazystampinglady.blogspot.com/2016/08/hope-means-youve-got-this-stampin_18.html

Stampin Friends Animal Lovers Blog Hop

Hello welcome to the April Stampin' Friends Blog Hop! If you floated over by way of Kirsteen Gill and it is your first time to my blog, Welcome! I just love EVERYTHING that she creates!! We are really lucky to have her. If you are starting with me you can click the button below to get to Kirsteen!

Kirsteen Gill

We also have some amazing guest hoppers this month. Be sure to check out there projects as well! 

Robyn Basset

Kristal Bell

Melanie Coverston

This months hop is a fun Animal Lover theme! You would think that with my menagerie (3 Horses, a dog and whatever wild critter that decides to hang out here) that I would have been bubbling over with ideas... Well, not so much. I think what I came up with is really fun! I can't wait to share it with you! 

I just love the colors in this stack of It's My Party DSP!! So the funny thing is that I whipped out this cute little Fridge Magnet To Do List in about 20 minutes! The card was a little harder knowing I needed to incorporate an animal! I knew Zoo Babies would be fun to use so I started with the colors from the It's My Party and the Melon Mambo Lion won!

My super fun card started with a great base of Basic Black Cardstock. With a quick layer of Melon Mambo. I did one more layer using DSP.  Next I cut a thin strip of the star pattern so that my card coordinated with my project! I did a narrow Basic Black strip with some twisted up Melon Mambo/Black Twine. I punched the Melon Mambo lion from Zoo Babies out using a 1 3/8 inch circle punch and layered it on to the 1 3/4 Scallop Circle then adhered it to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals. I then used various sizes of circle punches to make my fun little circles with fun little coordinating enamel dots! I didn't want this to be a "Baby" card... I still hadn't used my Party Pants set from Sale-A-Bration and thought that sentiment was absolutely adorable!

I know, I know!! Adorable right? The To Do List pad was a whopping 50 cents!!! So I bought a few thinking MAAAAYYYYBEEE I can figure out something to do with them! Well, I did something and I think this turned out totally cute! I used the backing page from our DSP as my base. I cut it 5.5 inches by 9.5 inches. I cut my Basic Black Cardstock to cover in the same size and used liquid multipurpose glue to adhere it so that it was more sturdy. I then did a matted layer of the Its My Party DSP and like the card did a strip on the right with a quick little twine bow! BOOM! Done! 

I can't thank you all enough for stopping by! 

Don't forget to comment #SFAprHop on each stop of the hop! If you tour the whole hop you have 15 chances of winning a great giveaway!!

Next is Melanie Coverston and I can't wait to see what delightful creations she has for us!

Melanie Coverston

If you get lost along the way, here is a list of all of the hoppers!

Elizabeth Jeanne 
Carolina Evans
Melissa Thomas
Steph Jandrow
Kathie Rotti
Robyn Rasset
Kristal Bell
Deana Benson
Leanne Johnson
Lynn Streifert
Kim Smith
Kirsteen Gill
Andrea Tracy-Tucker You Are Here!
Melanie Coverston

Stampin Friends Lots of Love Blog Hop

Hey there, hi there, ho there! It is the third Thursday of the month!! 

Can you believe that we are already almost through our first month of the year? I sure can't!

Welcome to our January Stampin Friends Blog Hop! If you aren't familiar with Stampin Friends it is an amazing group of paper crafting friends who are oober talented and I feel so luck to be on this hop with just a handful of them!

If you came by way of Siara Acdal I just loved her creations!! 

She is one of our guest hoppers! Along with two lovely ladies below! Make sure you check them out!

Siara Acdal

Steph Jandrow 

Mandy Reedyk 

I really struggle with Valentines Day... First of all I don't like Hearts.... Don't ask!! But somehow I have Heart stuff LOL! Second... I have been married 10 years folks its a monotonous holiday!

Now let me get the details on my creations below!!

The whole package of the card and my project came together so easy for a girl who really doesn't like Valentines! The super cute Love Blossoms DSP Stack was the choice for my colors... I made my little banners on the left with that stack using the Banner Triple Punch. The base of the card is Garden Green with a great contrasting layer of Blushing Bride (Yes! AGAIN!!). Whisper White is the base of the DSP stack so stuck with it to use for my stamped image. The Bloomin' Love stamp set is a very versatile set! I stamped the heart from this set using Blushing Bride ink. To add a little dimension to this I used the "My Valentine" sentiment with Versamark and Gold Stampin' Emboss powder. The great assortment of sequins is from the Love Blossoms Embellishment kit! I just love everything in this kit! I adhered these using our Fine Tip Glue Pen. For the final touch I took a gold tone heart paper clip and strung the Blushing Bride Sequins on it and clipped it up on the top left!

My coordinating Fry Box was one of those "See I told you it would work" moments on FaceTime with Justin Krieger! Now this isn't just any burlap... It is from a stack I bought at Michael's that is paper backed! I had a square of it in front of me and decided to try it out! IT WORKED! I used sticky strip to adhere the sides as well as the lovely Blushing Bride flower trim from the Artisan Embellishment kit from last year! I filled a 4 x 6 Cellophane bag with some chocolates and nestled inside my Fry Box while I created the tag. The tag was made using our Scallop Tag Top punch. I then adhered a gold foil heart again from the Love Blossoms Embellishment Kit. To keep it somewhat simple I stamped the "Love You More Than Chocolate" sentiment on the smallest Deco Label and adhered this to the heart using Stampin' Dimensionals. It was still to plain for me.... Sequins fix everything! So I used the same mix that I used on the card, tied some gold cord around the cellophane bag with the tag attached and VOILA!

I hope love my goodies!! Don't forget to comment #SFJanHop on each blog for a chance to win our BIG giveaway! See the details below! Next is Sarah! I can't wait for you to see what she has created! It is sure to be super fab!

Sarah

Elizabeth Jeanne - http://craftsbyhappystamper.com/2016/01/21/lots-of-love-stampin-friends-blog-hop-with-blog-candy

Steph Jandrow - http://stampinandscrappinwithsteph.weebly.com/home/lots-of-love-stampin-friends-blog-hop

Leanne Johnson - http://literallymyjoy.blogspot.com/2016/01/lots-of-love-stampin-friends-blog-hop.html

Mandy Reedyk - http://mandyreedyk.blogspot.ca/2016/01/stampin-friends-january-2016-blog-hop.html

Carolina Evans - http://studioevans.blogspot.com/2016/01/stampin-friends-january-blog-hop-lots.html 

 Deana Benson- http://www.designcreativelybling.com/2016/01/stampin-friends-lots-of-love-blog-hop.html

Melissa Thomas- http://stampinbythesea.weebly.com/blog/stampin-friends-blog-hop-lots-of-love

Kirsteen Gill - http://www.creatinwithkirsteen.com/home/stampin-friends-january-hop-lots-of-love

Kathie Rotti -https://kathielovesstamping.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/stampin-friends-lots-of-love-hop/

Lynn Streifert - http://wp.me/p3eRQX-1s3

Siara Acdal - http://www.siarasweetsensations.com/2016/01/stampin-friends-lots-of-love-blog-hop.html

Andrea Tracy-Tucker -http://onestampinmothertucker.blogspot.com/2016/01/stampin-friends-lots-of-love-blog-hop.html

Sarah Devendorf - http://lovelettersillustrated.blogspot.com/2016/01/stampin-friends-lots-of-love-january-hop.html

Andrea Pancrazio - http://www.andreascardshop.com/new-blog-avenue/2016/1/stampin-friends-lots-of-love-blog-hop

Kim Smith - http://craftingbuddy.blogspot.com/2016/01/stampin-friends-january-lots-of-love.html

Stampin Friends It is a Holiday Hop

Welcome to the December Stampin Friends! Blog Hop! 

If you got here by way of Lisa Altman, I just love that crafty girl! She is one of my bestest friends I have never met.

I am so excited to have three amazing guest hoppers this month so be sure to show them some love!!

Maria Willis

Barbara Welch 

Twila Davis

The kids managed to have a snow day on Tuesday and the only thing that I accomplished were Candy Cane reindeer! I just can't wait for Christmas! It is honestly my favorite holiday!!

 I recently received my 2016 Occasions Catalog Pre-Order from Stampin' Up! My card for this hop is going to show you how carry over items from the Holiday will work with items from the 2016 Occasions Catalog.

My card started with a standard A2 base in Pear Pizzazz Card Stock with a lovely matte of Blushing Bride.... YES it is my favorite color! The beautiful stripe is from a DSP in the 2016 Occasions Catalog and is called Birthday Bouquet. I then cut the strip of our Corrugated Kraft Paper. The Blushing Bride Satin Ribbon is from the Love Blossoms Embellishment Kit. I then heat embossed our White Stampin' Emboss powder on Pear Pizzazz card stock using a stamped image from the Peaceful Pines bundle. My big shot and magnetic base went to work cutting the tree above as well as the trees on the tags below. I finished this card with some sparkly enamel dots from the above embellishment kit, a cute little linen thread bow and the lovely "Christmas Cheer" sentiment stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink.

As I said above these lovely little trees were made using our Peaceful Pines bundle! I stumbled on these cork tags believe it or not at Walmart... I can't find them now though, so check out Michaels because I found more there LOL! I used Cherry Cobbler ink for the sentiments...

I can't wait for you all to see what Tina has made for you! She is next! Don't forget to tour the WHOLE hop for our fabulous giveaway!!!!

Thank You for stopping by!

Lisa Altman

Tina Riddle

1. Mandy Reedyk - http://mandyreedyk.blogspot.com/2015/12/stampin-friends-december-blog-hop.html

2. Raquelle Clifton - http://ladyandherstamps.blogspot.com/2015/12/stampin-friends-merry-christmas-blog-hop.html

3. Maria Willis -- http://cardbomb.blogspot.com/2015/12/december-stamping-friends-blog-hop.html

4. Elizabeth Jeanne - http://craftsbyhappystamper.com/2015/12/17/happy-holidays-stampin-friends-blog-hop

5. Siara -- http://www.siarasweetsensations.com/2015/12/stampin-friends-christmas-blog-hop.html

6. Barbara Welch - http://creativestampinspot.blogspot.com/2015/12/its-christmas-stampin-friends-blog-hop.html

7.Deana Benson-http://www.designcreativelybling.com/2015/12/stampin-friends-merry-christmas-hop.html

8.  Cheryl Piotrowski-  http://handstampedbycheryl.weebly.com/blog/stampin-friends-christmas-blog-hop

9. Andrea Pancrazio - http://www.andreascardshop.com/new-blog-avenue/2015/12/17/stampin-friends-blog-hop-christmas

10. Twila Davis - http://stampalittlelonger.blogspot.com/2015/12/stampin-friends-blog-hop-december.html

11. Lisa Altman - http://bluetricyclecrafts.blogspot.com/2015/12/stampinfriendschristmas.html

12. Andrea Tracy-Tucker-http://onestampinmothertucker.blogspot.com/2015/12/stampin-friends-it-is-holiday-hop.html

13. Tina Riddle - http://www.tinascropshop.com/2015/12/stampin-friends-december-blog-hop.html