Destination Blog Hop 3/23-3/24

Welcome to our adventure! We're off to see great things! Perhaps by car, train, or plane, or maybe by boat, no matter what-it'll be a great trip! No pesky security pat downs, or pesky luggage to deal with, or those extra fees that seem to mount up!



You won't need your cameras, or money for gas, but you will want to watch for souvenirs to pick up! So grab your favorite drink and curl up and make yourself comfortable! No need to share your seat unless you've invited guests to take part!



Here at our ports of call, you'll need to leave your comments! Many of them will offer souvenirs (blog candy) and there's lots to be had with our wonderful Travel Director Janet!!

1. A Destination Cricut Cartridge

2. A travel album filled with embellishments to remember your trip

3. Misc. goodies to numerous to mention!

In order to qualify for Janet's candy you need to follow her blog & also leave comments at all the destinations. Everyone worked very hard to make your trip fun so please please please go back and make sure that you have remembered to leave some  love in all the ports.

I would love it if you were ALSO a follower of my blog...I'm getting closer to the magical 200 mark...YEAH!

Here's the entire itenery in case you get lost!

Janet Royer- http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com
Cathie W  - http://cathiescafe-scraphappy.blogspot.com/
Liz Mullen - http://scrapiliciouslife.blogspot.com/
Ashley - http://especiallymade.blogspot.com/
Lisa T.- http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/
Amber - http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/
Alina- http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/
Angela-http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com/
Tricia ~ http://www.mycrazybubble.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Michelle- http://craftychelle.blogspot.com/
Jamie- http://www.thesassyprincess.blogspot.com/
Janet- http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/

But leisure at each port and enjoy where you are! Here at my port we're in:

Glacier National Park

I visited GNP a few years ago when I visited a friend who lives just outside the park in Montana. It is SOOO incredibly BEAUTIFUL! Such an experience! Even though it was the 2nd week of April there was still a TON of snow on the ground...So much so that most of the park was closed because the main road was not negotiable & there were too many avalanches. Anyway, I hope you enjoy Glacier National Park as much as I did.


I'm very sorry for the photo quality... :( My camera did not play nice...I will attempt to replace the photos during the day if my camera co-operates...

Thanks for visiting us today!  I love it when people comment on my blog so PLEASE leave me some love...it makes me happy :)

Your next port will be Jamie at http://www.thesassyprincess.blogspot.com/ Please be sure to go see her and give her lots of blog love. 

After you visit Jamie you will return to our wonderful Travel Director Janet:
 http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com



Our travel director- Janet will pick the winners of the prizes Monday!

Picture it Perfect Blog Hop

If you are here for the Princess Wedding Surprise Blog hop, scroll up or Click HERE for the post.

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

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.

Doodlings

This is just some "doodlings" that I've been doing recently. Most of them aren't really completed projects however I've been playing with stamps and tags a lot and having fun...sooo here's some of the things I've been working on.

 These tags are inspired by a tutorial that Cassie over at Cassie's Craftspot did. I LOVE how she taught me how to make metallic tags! Thank you Cassie!

I used a leftover tag from another project that I had cut out of plain white cardstock made by Colorbok, then I covered it with metallic air conditioning duct tape similar to THIS, then I ran it through my Sizzix Big Shot with my Regal Flourishes Tim Holtz embossing folder. After embossing, I colored the tag...I used a variety of markers I had on hand, mostly Sharpie(Cassie recommends Copics or Sharpies as they dry better) then, after I was all done coloring my patterns and backgrounds, I used my Marvy heat gun to set the ink from the markers.

 

 This clocks card is the same basic technique from Cassie as above except that I used a recycled piece of cardboard in order to emboss a much larger area. Prior to embossing I used a copper/bronze color stamp ink over the entire front surface of the card then heat set this with my heat gun.  I then ran my aluminum duct tape covered, inked recycled cardboard through my Sizzix with yet another Tim Holtz folder(The Clocks one) to get the steampunk clocks look. Once that was complete, I used a black ink pad & rubbed it over the raised surfaces. This created an antiqued look. After I did this, I wiped off any excess ink and then heat-set it again. You can see in the pic on the right what the un-inked back side looks like, the pic on the left is the completed front side...This inks I used were pigment ink by Studio G and whereas I absolutely LOVE their stamp ink, it is not the best for aluminum tape because it does NOT dry fast, even WITH the heat...I believe per Cassie's instructions something like VersaMark or StazOn would work better. I did not own either when I made these.  I will try a quicker drying, more permanant ink next time. I still LOVE how these came out, especially since I was just experimenting.

Stamping Doodles

Full page of stamps, working primarily with Copic Markers, PrismaColor Pencils and Pebbles Chalks

 Russian Nesting Dolls Stamp by Studio G for Hampton Art

• All faces colored with Copic Sketch Markers, All hair colored with PrismaColor pencils
• bodies colored with mediums as described:
• Left: Marvy Uchida Le Plume II Markers
• 2nd from left: PrismaColor Pencils
• Left Center: PrismaColor Pencils
• Right Center: Dress-PrismaColor Pencils Head Covering-Pebbles Chalk 
• 2nd from Right: Pebbles Chalk
• Right: Pebbles Chalk

Tinkerbell Stamp by:All Night Media, Inc

Unicyclist Stamp by:Michael's 

• Tinkerbell-Skintones all Copic Markers, dresses, wings and shoes Prisma Color pencils, Hair PrismaColor pencils, Copic markers
• Unicyclist:Skintones Copic markers, body suit/cycle whichever stamp ink I happened to have been using. I don't remember for sure, probably Fiskar's or Studio G

  Baby Feet Stamp by: Studio G for Hampton Art

• All colored and shaded with Copic Markers

Victorian Lady Faces Stamp by: Inkadinkado for EK Success

• Colored as follows: All skintones Copic markers, 
• Left hand image: PrismaColor pencils on background, Marvy Uchida Le Plume II Markers on stole & flowers 
• All other images:Pebbles Chalk for background, Copic markers for stole

Cherub Faces Stamp by: Inkadinkado for EK Success

• Colored as follows: All skintones are Copic markers
• Left hand image, no additional coloring
• 2nd from left: PrismaColor pencils in hair
• 2nd from Right: Copic markers in hair for shading
• Right: PrismaColor pencils with Pebbles Chalk over hair

Sorry these two images are sideways...If ANYONE knows how to make blogger rotate pics, I'd be INCREDIBLY grateful for instructions!!! I know how to do it in my editing programs, but not once uploaded...

Summer Dresses Stamps by Pink by Design 

•  Colored as follows:
• Top Left(green) Pebbles Chalk
• Top Right(purple) PrismaColor pencils
• 2nd Row: Gold Polka Dots: Fiskar's Stamp Ink. 
• 2nd Row:Black w/Gold Polka Dots: Fiskar's Stamp Ink (two PBD stamps layered on each other)
• 3rd Row: All done in shades of Pebbles Chalk using Fiskar's Stamp Ink for silhouette

 This was made by recycling a Cricut cartridge package. I cut the acetate package down to the size of my Tim Holtz Regal Flourishes Sizzix folder and ran it through my Sizzix Big Shot. Then I used my Marvy Uchida Le Plume II Markers to color the back side of the acetate.

For this piece I again recycled a cardboard box. I like recycling and/or re-purposing items and I use A LOT of cardboard in my daily life. I then sprayed it with a home-made glimmer paint. I found a tutorial for making this paint on You-Tube however unfortunately I do not remember the artist who's formula I based mine on...I will eventually go back and credit her. After the paint dried I then ran the painted cardboard through my Sizzix Big Shot using the Cuttlebug Birds and Swirls embossing folder. I then used a variety of metallic and glitter Gel Pens to color in the vines and birds. All in all it came out very nice. 

I'm trying to decide exactly what I'm going to do with the the three embossed panels I've created. On one hand, they would be very nice in picture frames with small mats around them, but on the other they look so good by themselves I don't want to mask them with matting, especially the acetate one. The clocks one I'm seriously considering turning into a clock, I think it would be REALLY cool like that! Any ideas to make these into completed projects would be welcome. :)

Thank you for taking time to look at all my "doodles" I've got more to share soon...I've been having lots of fun creating little things lately.