UnBOOlievable Blog Hop Oct. 27th

Hello, everyone!  Welcome to the UnBOOlievable Blog Hop hosted by Lisa of Honey Bearz Designs.  Lisa is giving away some awesome Halloween blog candy, so be sure to leave a comment with your contact address at all the stops for a chance to win!  I'm the second stop on this hop, so you should have arrived here directly from Lisa's blog.  The full blog hop lineup is listed at the bottom of this post.

For my project, I created a cute Halloween card for my little cousin.  The image is from Tiddlyinks.  I colored her up with Copics and then fussycut her.  The patterned papers are all from Echo Park's Chillingsworth Manor collection.  They have been inked with Black Soot distress ink.  I added a Cheery Lynn spiderweb diecut and a Jenni Bowlin Bingo card.  I just love the JB Bingo cards and the spiderweb die. They make me want to create more Halloween cards just so I can have an excuse to use them again!  LOL!  Here is a closeup of this cute little batgirl.  I love to add little touches to my colored images.

Please hop on over to Ashley's blog next to check out her spooky creation!  Below is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way.  Thanks for stopping by.  Have a safe and fun Halloween!

1. Lisa ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/ 

2. Dena ~ http://missdjones.blogspot.com/ 

3. Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com/

4. Teresa~http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com/

5. Ashley - http://especiallymade.blogspot.com/

6. Christine- http://hotberrydesigns.blogspot.com/

7. Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com/

8. Lluvia aka misses crafty- http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com/

9. Pam http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com/

10. Paula http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/

11. Connie http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/

12. Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/

13. Janea http://www.recollectionalley.blogspot.com/

14. Rebecca ~ http://blog.scrapprincess.com/

15. Tricia http://mysticalcardcreations.blogspot.com/

16. Suzy's Crafts - http://suzyssimplecrafts.blogspot.com/

17. Anna~ http://www.stampanna.com/

18. Liz Mullen~ http://ScrapiliciousLife.blogspot.com/

19 Diana - http://daisylovecreations.blogspot.com/

20. Jessi http://mylifeinartsncrafts.blogspot.com/

21. Angela-http://www.3crazymonkeys.com

** I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Splendiferous Creations: witches and goblins
One Stitch At A Time: Use A Digi
Totally Papercrafts: Spooky Halloween
ATC's With Attitude: Halloween/Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday: Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity: Ghouls, Ghosts, and Goblins

Altered Journal Blog Hop Oct. 26th

Welcome to our Altered Journal Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Robin's blog, you are on the right track! If you happened to stumble upon this hop, you can begin hopping at our host, Melissa's blog.

Our sponsor for this hop is :

She is donating two Cuttlebug embossing folders and ten Colorbok embellishments! You must comment on everyone's blog for a chance to win.

Now, on to my project :

I altered a composition book for my teenager. All the papers and elements -- with the exception of the purple ribbon -- are all from Echo Park's Chillingsworth Manor collection. My daughter selected the papers and elements she wanted me to use. I did the rest. This is actually a pretty quick project to throw together!

This composition book has unlined pages, and my teenager plans to use it to record sketches and ideas.  I asked her what she would write on the first page or what she thinks she might sketch first. Spoken like a true teenager, she looked at me, shrugged, and said, "I don't know". LOL The main thing is that she's happy with it. I'm sure it will be put to great use.

Your next stop is Maria's blog. Here is the lineup just in case you get lost along the way!

1. Melissa -http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com
2. Ashley W - http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com
3. Jenn J - http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/
4. Robin C - http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/
5. Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
6. Robin S. - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/
7. Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
8. Maria Matter - http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com
9. Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com
10. Sandra ~ http://merritt-vergaray-connection.blogspot.com/ 
11. Rachelle~http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com
12. Sharon ~ http://faithhopecherrytea.blogspot.com 
13. Shawnee ~http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com
14. Pam L. ~ http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com/
15. Suzanne - http://www.zannieberry.blogspot.com
16. Cathie~ -http://cathiescafe-scraphappy.blogspot.com/

Devilish Divas Halloween Blog Hop Oct. 20-21

Welcome to the Devilish Divas Halloween blog hop!  This is a Halloween-themed hop sponsored by Kenny K Downloads.  One lucky winner will win their choice of FIVE digi’s from the Kenny K Downloads store along with a fun Halloween goodie bag sponsored by me.  Details on how to enter are at the bottom of this post.  Here is a brief bio on our sponsor:

Digi and rubber stamps from KennyK are a fun and edgy way to add the perfect dose of attitude and style to all your creations!

The creator, the artist, the man:  KennyK is a NYC-born professional illustrator who has brought his funky-but-slick, urban-influenced look to the cardmaking and papercrafts world.  His signature style can be seen throughout his various collection of pinup babes, sweet ‘n sassy girls, cool rockin’ dudes, kid’s stuff, retro characters and more at Kenny K Downloads.

Now, on to my project:

I created an easel card featuring Scarlett West as a ghostbuster. I remember when the movie "Ghostbusters" came out. It was a huge hit. So was the theme song. I remember everyone singing "Who you gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS!!!" LOL!

So, with that in mind, I included the haunted house digi also from Kenny K. I inked the background with TH Distress Inks in Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed. I left the moon and the area between it and the haunted house white to make it look like the moon was glowing. The sentiments were computer-generated. The cute little ghost in the corner is a png image freebie from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs. I highlighted him with a gray Copic pen. It's hard to see in this pic, but I added a tiny bit of Glossy Accents to the ghost's eyes to make them pop a little. The iron fence is a Memory Box die.

I colored Scarlett with Copic pens and then added some Black Diamond Stickles to her hat, Glossy Accents to her buttons for some dimension, more Glossy Accents on her boots for that patent leather shine, and a little bit of sparkle to her skirt with a Sakura pen. Here's a closeup of Scarlett the Ghostbuster:

The scallop trim at the bottom of the orange paper is actually from another sheet of Halloween paper. I just fussycut it and adhered to this paper. The bats and the Happy Halloween stamped sentiment are from a Halloween set by Waltzingmouse Stamps.

Hope you enjoyed your visit! If you'd like a chance to win our blog hop candy, here's what you need to do:

1) Visit each blog in the hop and leave a comment that includes your email address on each one to be eligible. You must comment no later than midnight EST of Sunday, Oct. 21st.

2) Winner will be emailed no later than Monday morning and must respond within 48 hours or a new winner will be selected.

3) Digi prize package from KennyK is open to anyone, regardless of location. However, the goody bag prize sponsored by the hostess is open to US residents only. If the digi prize winner is not located within the US, a second winner will be chosen for just the goody bag.

Please be sure to hop on over to Erin's blog next to see what she's created using one of Kenny K's awesome digi's! Below is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way. Thanks again and have a fun and safe Halloween!

Blog Hope Lineup:

1. Dena: http://missdjones.blogspot.com/

2. Erin : http://elfiessparkleanddust.blogspot.co.uk/

3. Lucy: http://loopylass2010.blogspot.co.uk/

4. Sher: http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com

5. Cely: http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/

6. Donna: http://donnasdenofcrafts.blogspot.com

7. Haidee:http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

8. Amber: http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/

9. Lynne: http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

10. Jill: http://craftwithanangel.blogspot.com/

11. Zenita: http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com

Spooktacular Banners For Special Needs Kids Blog Hop: Hello Kitty Candy Banner

Welcome to the annual Halloween Spooktacular Banner Hop for Special Needs Children! I am joining in on Day Two.

I am delighted to join with more than 3 dozen other women who have each made at least one Halloween-themed banner that will be donated to hang in the room of a medically-fragile child at Pediatric Specialty Care in Pennsylvania.

Our Hop Hostess (Ellen CardMonkey Jarvis) works at PSC’s Bucks County site as Admissions Coordinator. The Banner Hop starts there (CLICK), so please be sure to circle back to the beginning to see all of the terrific banners that have been made for these very special children.

Ellen shared this information with us about Pediatric Specialty Care: “PSC is a very special place where children stay either long- or short-term, typically after hospitalization.  Most are dependent on ventilators and other technology to survive. Some have been born too early or with genetic diseases or birth injuries.  Other children suffer injuries later in life that require constant care later, including brain injuries from trauma or loss of oxygen (from choking, suffocation or drowning) and spinal cord injuries.

These children and their families -- and PSC’s staff -- will be thrilled to receive the Halloween banners, to help brighten the season when their friends and siblings will be out trick-or-treating.”

Here is the banner I am sending to a child at PSC:

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Since this banner is going to a child, I wanted to be sure to stay away from anything scary.  Candy immediately came to mind!  I don't know about you, but when I think of Halloween, I get excited about all the candy!  YUM! :)

I created my banner using a base of cardstock and patterned paper from an older Doodlebug collection.  The orange trim is patterned paper cut with a scallop edge punch.  I cut the banner letters out of the same paper using the Storybook Cricut cartridge.  The green circles backing the letters were cut with a Nestie.  Hello Kitty was cut from the Hello Kitty Greeting Cricut cartridge.  

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I added Googly eyes to Miss Kitty, a sticker to her tummy, and a 3-D Jolee's lollipop sticker. I lucked out with the lollipop sticker.  It fit perfectly in her hand!

All of the letters have a little embellishment.  For example, the letter C has dimensional candy apple stickers.

Here is a close up of the second Hello Kitty included on the banner:

This hop is two days (Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2), and on each day you will see different banners. So, be sure to check out both days' hops to see the truly inspirational work of these generous bloggers, and leave some love (comments) on as many sites as you can – because if you do, you can up your chances to win some Spooktacular blog candy, including from these sponsors:

Madge's Scrappin' Lounge is donating a $25 gift certificate to her store at http://madgesscrappinlounge.storenvy.com/!

Lisa Peters - $15 shopping spree to her adorable paper piecing store at Scrapping With Lisa Designs at www.scrappingwithlisadesigns.com

Lucy Kelleher - Independent Consultant for Close to My Heart is donating a $10 Gift Certificate which you can use towards any Close to My Heart products! ( http://lucyk.ctmh.com/). To enter to win, you will need to leave a comment on her blog (http://love2createitall.com/) and become a follower of her blog. For an additional entry, "Like" her Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/LucyK.CTMH.

Debi Weidleman - Independent Consultant for Stampin' Up is also donating a $10 Gift Certificate which you can use towards any Stampin' Up products - http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/debiweid/.

Erica's Craft Room is donating two Cricut cartridges (!!!) -- Pretty Pennants and Mini Books.  Please visit and say thank you to Erica at http://www.shop.ericascraftroom.com/. 

To qualify, all you have to do is leave at least one comment on our Hostess’s site CLICK HERE to visit cardmonkey's paper jungle to name which banner spoke to you – ghostly or not!  What made it appealing to you?  Leave additional comments on as many banner makers’ sites as you’d like for extra chances to win!  Prize winners will be announced on Monday, September 3 on the CardMonkey site, where there will be a round-up of all of the Spooktacular banners for 2012.

Please move on your way to the next stop, which is: Yvette's Blog. Thank you again for visiting!

Below is the complete lineup for today:

1. Ellen ♥ CardMonkey - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/
2. Sandie Dunne - http://sandieshores.blogspot.ie/search/label/banner%20hop
3. Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
4. Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/
5. Dena ~ http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
6. Yvette ~ http://gammascreativecorner.blogspot.com/
7. Jamie ~ http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
8. Nancie ~ http://alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/
9. Beth ~ http://motherandaughterdesigns.blogspot.com/
10. Erica ~ http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/
11. Jearise ~ http://lorbyworld.blogspot.com
12. Jenny - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
13. Lisa T.- http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com
14. Robin ~ http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/
15. Jessica S ~ http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com
16. Lori A ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
17. Jenny D. ~ http://www.yogimemories.blogspot.com/
18. Linda Simpson - http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com
19. Beckie ~ http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com
20. Scrappin Madge: http://www.thescrappinlounge.com
21. Jennifer R ~ http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com
22. Debbie T ~ http://debbiescrafttime.blogspot.co.uk/
23. Tami McD ~ http://tamboscreations.blgspot.com
24.  Susan ~ http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/

Based on a Book Blog Hop: Alice in Wonderland Digital Layout

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Happy Saturday, Bloggers!  I hope you all had a great week.  Can you believe half the month of January has gone by already?  Sheesh!  I need to get my butt in gear and dedicate more time to my 2012 goals!  One of my goals is to create at least two items per week that I've "pinned" on Pinterest, whether it's a craft item or a dish.  I'll be blogging about my Pinterest adventures soon!


Now, on to my project.  Today, I'm participating in the "Based on a Book" blog hop.  You should have just come from Jamie's blog.   Each blogger in today's hop is sharing a project she created that was inspired by a book.


There is blog candy!  To be eligible, you must leave a comment on all of the blogs in the hop.  Then, at the final stop, be sure to include the title of a book you've been wanting to read.  If you are the winner, you will get a copy of that book!  


If you are just joining the hop and need to go to the beginning, please start at Ashley's blog. 


The project I'm sharing today is a digital layout  inspired by "Alice in Wonderland".  It features my teenager who dressed up as Alice for Halloween in 2010.  I used a kit from scrapbookgraphics.com called "Wonderland".   I just love all of the papers and elements in this kit.  Everything is just so bright and whimsical -- just as I think it should be with this story!  I started with the background paper that was red with the black and white checks.  Then, I added every single element that you see in the layout.  There are so many different elements to choose from in this kit!  I can't wait to create more pages with it.  

Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to check out Shannon's creation next !  Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way.  Don't forget to include the title of a book you want to read at the last stop (Tanya's blog)!

Ashley - http://proudusmcwife415.blogspot.com/
Shawnee- http://www.blessedonthebrightside.com/
Jamie - http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/
Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
Shannon - http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog
Lynda - http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/
Amy Jo - http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com/
Ashley - http://especiallymade.blogspot.com/
Charity - http://adamsacres.com/
Suzi - http://www.mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com/
Michelle- http://www.craftychelle.blogspot.com/
Lluvia- http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com/
Barbara http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/
Anita~~http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
Alina - http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/
Erica http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/
Lisa http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Tanya - http://little-scrapper.blogspot.com/

My First Project for Forever Night Challenges

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*** I have two posts today.  If you are looking for the Love Bugs Banner Hop, please CLICK HERE.

Hello, Bloggers!  Today, I am sharing my very first project as a DT member for Forever Night Challenges -- where creepy meets creative!  This week, we are featuring digi's from Dilly Beans Stamps.  Megan over at Dilly Beans Stamps has some really unique stamps in that they are a great combo of creepy and cute!  Please be sure to check out her site!

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For my project, I chose to work with this cute witch.  I colored her with Copics.  I'm definitely not an expert at coloring yet, but I am having fun practicing!  I think I would have liked to shade the hat a little differently, but maybe that's just me being overly critical of my work.  LOL

Now, over at Forever Night Challenges, the emphasis is more on creepy rather than cutesie, so I made sure to pair the image with some paper that wasn't too bright or cute.  I chose to use Echo Park's Apothecary Emporium.  

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I also used the same paper to line the inside of the card.  I don't always line the inside of my cards, but I'm trying to get into the habit of doing it more often!  The sentiment was computer-generated and says "Witching you a Happy Birthday!"  I was thinking this would be the first of my handmade birthday cards for the year, but my teenager said she wanted to save it for one of her friends who has an October birthday.  Oh, well ... guess my birthday card count for the year is back to zero.  LOL!

Before signing off, I wanted to share this cute avatar assigned to me over at Forever Night Challenges:  

We were allowed to choose from a bunch of avatars, and when I saw this one, I knew I had to pick it!  The avatar is a representation of Jack Skellington from the movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas".  If you're familiar with the movie, you'll know that it's really not scary at all.  In fact, Jack Skellington (the main character in the movie) is my fifteen-year-old's FAVORITE character of all time.  So, I thought it was only fitting that I pick this avatar.  

I hope you enjoyed visiting my blog today!  I really appreciate all the comments I get; and, please -- if you have any questions on any of my projects, please feel free to ask!  Thanks and have a great day!