Picture it Perfect Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Picture it Perfect Blog Hop hosted by Gill and Doris. Today's blog hop is a wonderful way to feature photography! You will get to see lots of wonderful photos along the way. I'm so glad you joined us today. If you arrived here from Janet you are in the right spot. If you are reading from your e-mail or just happened along my blog, please go to the Gill's Blog and check out all the wonderful photography and projects along the way. I'm SO EXCITED about this hop because I just LOVE photography & I'm getting to show off some of my skills.


Today I am sharing photos I took when I visited Oregon a few years ago. If you ever get to visit the Oregon coast, I HIGHLY recommend it, it is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! The location is Cape Perpetua, given its' name because on a clear day you can see the entire coastline of the state from the point. Unfortunately, it was a hazy day & we couldn't see the ENTIRE state...We could still see quite a distance as you can see in a couple of my photos. None of these photos have been edited since I took them, these are the pure colors of the day & dramatic changes in clarity over about an hour's time. I hope that I can go back again some day.

Cape Perpetua, Oregon

Page Title-cut on Cricut from Mickey Font Cartridge

Look down the coastline, you can see for miles upon miles...it's endless

  

Waves crashing against rocks immediately below Cape. Stark contrast from the serene beach just a few hundred feet away

Miles upon miles of Oregon coastline viewed from Cape

Jetty just a couple miles down from Cape. I took a TON of photos of this area.

This town was just below the Cape on the northern side. I never made it down to this town, but from above it looked as if time had stood still. Very quaint fishing town.

With the exception of the village, all photos are looking south down the coast.

  





I hope you enjoyed my photography and my projects. I would love for you to leave me comments.
Thank you so much for hopping along today.Your next stop is Mandie.

Here is the entire line-up should you get lost along the way:




1 - Gill  - http://scrappincreationsbygillm.blogspot.com  (hostess)
2 - Doris - http://mybugandmecreate.blogspot.com (co-hostess)
3 - Linda - http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com
4 - Linda - http://thefruitofmyhands.blogspot.com
5 - Lisa G - http://lisagarrow.blogspot.com
6 - Angie -  http://atuttletime.blogspot.com
7 - Janet S - http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/
8 - Michelle- http://www.craftychelle.blogspot.com
9- Mandie -  http/://mandiesscrappin.blogspot.com/
10 -  Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com

Glitter & Bling Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Glitter and Bling Blog Hop hosted by Gill. I'm glad you're here to hop along with us. If you hopped from Amy yeah! You are in the right spot, however if you are reading from your e-mail or just stumbled upon my blog, please go back Gill's post at the beginning and check out all the awesome projects! PLUS there is some wonderful blog candy along the way that you don't want to miss out on.

Now, on to my project...


This is an altered journal that I made for a journal swap...now because the recipient has not gotten it in her hands yet, I'm not sharing ALL of the details of the journal...I want some things to be a surprise...We have done "sneak peeks"...so I'm sharing the sneak peek with y'all as well...

Front

Back

Tag

The sand on the cover is actual sand. It was an adventure to learn how to mix it with the fixative and apply it. It also took several days to dry completely. I LOVE how it turned out though! The mixative is Gel Gloss. It is an acrylic additive/fixative that is with the artist's painting supplies. The "water" is fabric. I applied that using Aileen's fabric glue. The glittery fish are from my stash of foam stickers. The Sea Turtle, glass fish and other critters are all beads attached with the same gel gloss that I used for the sand. On the back of the journal are EK Success glitter stickers. Nothing major, very simple, just to follow the theme of the rest of the journal. I wanted something on the back of the jounal but I wanted it smooth so that it lies flat on the table or a lap. These stickers were PERFECT. This tag is the only one I'm sharing in the peek because I want her to be surprised at the rest of her goodies...I used my Imagine to print AND cut the tag and the turtle. All the cardstock is plain white Colorbok & printed with my Imagine. Unfortunately, I don't remember the sizes or which cart the turtle came from. The prints came from the Ancestry cartridge. I then embossed the border and the turtle's shell to give him just a little glam :)

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed my designs. Your next stop is Zenita. Enjoy the rest of the hop! Here is the entire line-up, in case you get lost along the way

1.  Gill - http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com
2. Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
3 - Ashley- http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
4  - Lynne K.-- http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
5 - Lisa T - http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com
6 - Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/
7 - Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com
8 - Michelle - http://craftychelle.blogspot.com/        <---------YOU ARE HERE
9 - Zenita - http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com        <--------GO HERE NEXT
10 - Leslie-Rahye - http://leslierahye.blogspot.com
11 -Linda Dale - http://www.thefruitofmyhands.blogspot.com

World Cardmaking Day Blog Hop Day ___

WORLD CARD MAKING DAY BLOG HOP 2ND - 6TH OCT 2011

Hello crafters and welcome to The World Cardmaking day blog hop on this the 3rd October.

This is a 5 day blog hop with 10 different participants each day - well except Gill of course as she is the hostess!!

As it is World Cardmaking Day the participants of the hop are donating cards to Gill for charity. Plus in the line up each day you will find a UK crafting celebrity taking part among us mere mortal crafters !!!

Ok then on with the hop - if you have arrived here in blogger land from Amy at  www.simplicityinscrapping.blogspot.com and want to hop along then your on the right track If you came from e-mail or just wandered along my blog, PLEASE go back to GILL and start from the beginning, you won't be disappointed.  and i hope you enjoy what you are about to see, not only from me but from all the participants - each day remember to leave Gill comments there will be  BIG blog candy from our wonderful hostess Gill and from sponsors of the hop, for what Gill chooses as the most interesting comment and will announce the winner 2 days after the hop closes.

For this hop i am going to showcase 1 card today. I had hoped to show you more but both of my Cricut machines are on the fritz :(...a call to Cricut is on today's schedule...I will be making more cards to donate this month THIS card is going to be going to a St Jude's children's hospital in memory of my friend Heath whom passed away last year and was a HUGE supporter of St Jude's. Some of my other cards will also go to St Jude's, others will go to Special Olympics.  So, without further ado... here is todays creation

Inside of Card

Front of Card

Outside of card

Inside of card

Inside of Card

Bottom half, inside of card

Front of card

Well i hope you like what i have come up with. Now your next hop stop is Tammy  where you will find another fabby creation.

Here is the list of today's  blogs in case you get lost along the way:

1. Gill http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/

2. Amy http://www.simplicityinscrapping.blogspot.com/

3. Michelle http://craftychelle.blogspot.com/

4. Tammy S http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com

5. Jenn P http://cardstockandcoffee.wordpress.com/

6. Kristina http://www.pearlgateway.com/

7.Melissa http://timeweavers.wordpress.com/

8. Dee (Denise) http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com

9. Linda http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com/

10. Amber - http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/

Dont forget to come back for days 3-5 of the hop.  Thanks for hopping and see you tomorrow.