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!

The Princess' Wedding Surprise Blog Hop

If you are here for the Picture it Perfect Blog Hop scroll down or Click HERE for the post

Welcome and thank you for joining us to celebrate the fairytale wedding of Liz's beautiful daughter Princess Heather. Today, January 28th, 2012, is her wedding day and while you are hopping she could be getting dressed, walking down the aisle, or already celebrating her new life with Prince Charming.



This blog hop is dedicated strictly to 12 x 12 scrapbook layouts. All layouts you see in this hop are being put together into a wedding surprise scrapbook album for Heather, a gift fitting of any young princess. You are going to be amazed at what creations these fabulous ladies have designed.


As a “thank you” to you, her wonderful royal court of followers and new comers, Liz also has some dreamy blog candy to offer. In order to be eligible for this blog candy, all that is required of you is to comment and follow each blog along the hop and to stop in at the facebook pages of the sponsors to thank them! The last stop on the hop is Liz's daughter’s blog, Please stop in and wish her congratulations and if you facebook, drop her a note on her wall: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1224236273

Here is the list of the ever so generous sponsors for today’s hop:

My Pink Stamper –
Blog: http://www.mypinkstamper.com/


FB: https://www.facebook.com/mypinkstamper

Creations with Christina
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creations-With-Christina/110022992358395


Blog: http://www.creationswithchristina.com/


Paper Creations by Nikki
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paper-Piecings-by-Nikki/210135505721726


Bugjuiced
Bugjuiced Blog: http://bugjuiced.blogspot.com/



Thank you so much for hopping along today! We are so excited to share the day with Liz and Heather! If you arrived at my blog from Nikki then you are on the right track...HOWEVER if you've just arrived because you were hopping along from blogger-land or you got my e-mail update, PLEASE PLEASE go to the beginning at Liz's blog & see all the wonderful pages that have been made for Princess Heather. Please be sure to leave some congrats & love on Heather's blog at the end of the day too!. 

Liz told us that Heather's wedding colors were "Ice Pink & Silver" and I wanted to create a page that would fit that color scheme & fit into whatever style she liked. I really hope that today is a wonderful day for Princess Heather & her Prince Charming. I can't wait to see all the pictures! The page I created will allow them to put two more pictures into their scrapbook. I hope that she likes it!

Thank you for stopping by, I love your feedback & comments. Your next stop along the way today is Alina. Please be sure to stop by & check out what she has created for Heather. If you get lost along the way I've included the entire hop lineup below. Please feel free to use it to check out everyone's blogs.

Liz - http://tryin2craft.blogspot.com
Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
Ellen - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/
Shannon - http://my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com
Lisa - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
Nikki - http://paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com
Michelle- http://www.craftychelle.blogspot.com     <------- YOU ARE HERE
Alina - http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com       <-------GO HERE NEXT
Kristy - http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com
Gloria - http://craftnthings.blogspot.com
Cori W. - http://createdbycori.blogspot.com
Staci- http://preciousmem.blogspot.com
Erica - http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com
Princess Heather:
http://pinkpunkcosmo.blogspot.com                        <-------DON'T FORGET THE PRINCESS!!!

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

Let's Talk Turkey Blog Hop Day 2

Hello, and WELCOME to the the "Let's TALK TURKEY" Blog Hop!!  We're so excited that you could join us for this WONDERFUL two-day hop!!  Please be sure to visit BOTH days for maximum ideas, maximum FUN, and maximum chances to WIN!!  Our hostess, Amy at http://www.lovetocrop.com, has some SUPER prizes for a few hoppers, so be sure to check out all of those details on her blog!!

If you have hopped here from April N at http://www.curlsandgrins.blogspot.com/, then you have arrived at the perfect spot in the Turkey Coop!!  If you are just popping in to visit, please take a trip back to Amy's Blog (http://www.lovetocrop.com) to start at the beginning -- we've got a bunch of Gobble-Gobble-Goodness, you won't want to miss out on any of the FUN!!

Today is day Two and for my project I created a Thanksgiving Card. I plan to give this to a good friend of mine whom I will be visiting with while he is home for Thanksgiving. 

Front of Card

All paper is made by Colorbok and with the exception of the glitter paper began as white textured cardstock. The glitter paper is actually glitter cardstock made by Colorbok & in the "Earthtones" pack. I am consistently impressed with their lines, I use a lot of their iridescent papers as well, just not on this card today. The Card base was cut from the Close to My Heart Art Philospohy Cricut Cartridge(pg 44) at 7.5" I cut two bases so that it would be a sturdy card & the smooth side of the white cardstock would be exposed. I then trimmed the glitter paper down to fit the card base & rounded the corners with my Xacto corner rounder punch. All the adhesive used on this card was Xyron. I used my 1" & 5" sticker makers and my 12" Creatopia, what an AWESOME machine! The turkeys are from the Celebrate with Flourish Cricut Cartridge and cut at 3". I used all the layers for the turkey to give him the most dimension. All the colors of inks are Tim Holtz or Adorondak. The body is Tim Holtz Distressed Walnut Stain, the next layer down where you see the swirl is Fired Brick, The blue swirls are a mix of Adorondak Metallic Mixatives in Silver and Adorondak Alcohol ink in Stream, The shadow behind the turkeys is Adorondak in Wild Plum. The little "fence" border behind the turkeys was made with one of the  Mavy Uchida punches that you can switch out the cartridges for different designs. I had purchased it, tried it out on plain white cardstock(giving me a few pieces of border in my stash) and then returned it because I decided I didn't need to spend that much money on it...Now I wish I had kept it...I want more of that border! I used Tim Holtz Distressed Ink in Peeled Paint on it.  The little thought/speech bubble is actually a card cut from the Close to My Heart Cartridge at 2" cut in half and then inked with Adorondak Alcohol Ink in Latte. I used 3-D glue dot to adhere the thought bubble. I then used Martha Stewart alphabet stamps(don't remember the name of the line) and Staz-On ink in Forest Green for the Sentiment.

Inside of Card

The same papers and inks were used on the inside. I used my Spellbinders Dies in my Sizzix Big Shot to cut and emboss the layers. Again I used Adorondak inks in Latte and the combination with Metallic Mixatives and Stream. The sentiment is with the same Martha Stewart alphabet set & Staz-On Forest Green ink.

I hope you've enjoyed my card. I enjoyed making it. This is only the second card I've ever completed. I'm not a proficient card maker, but I'm very proud of it.






Thank you again for visiting, for the next stop in the Turkey Coop, please hop to Kristy at http://www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/

Here is the entire hop lineup in case you get lost along the way.
1. Amy ~ http://www.lovetocrop.com/
2. Shawnee ~ http://www.blessedonthebrightside.com/
3. Anita ~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
4. Ashley ~ http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
5. Linda ~ http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com/
6. Colleen ~ http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
7. Rhonda ~ http://scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/
8.Theresa ~ http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
9.April ~ http://www.curlsandgrins.blogspot.com
10.Michelle ~ http://www.craftychelle.blogspot.com/     <-------YOU ARE HERE
11.Kristy ~ http://www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/    <------GO HERE NEXT
12.Sher ~ http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com
13. Robin ~ http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com
14. Melissa ~ http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.blogspot.com/
15. Jamie ~ http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/
16. Janet ~ http://createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
17. Jessica ~ http://scrappyluvs.blogspot.com/
18. Nancy ~ http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/

Creative Cafe Design Team Wednesday Altered Art

As your Altered Art Wednesday Designer, I'd like to introduce you to my first project as a design team member. We were to make projects that were "All About Me" and I figured what better way than to make a box for my medications. All the different images on the box highlight things about me/who I am/what I like/etc. If you go to my photos on Creative Cafe, I've expanded on what the images on the box represent.

I started with a bare wood box I picked up at Michael's and stained it with Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink that I mixed up into a custom glimmer color. I then colored the digi stamp that is on the top which is from Slekje Digi Stamps with my Copic markers and applied her with Mod Podge. I also used Mod-Podge over the rest of the box to seal the finish I then stapled the cross into the front using a bar staple from my Fastenator. I actually had to hammer the staple in to get it to go into the slide on the cross the way I wanted to. I then ran the ribbon I was going to use through my small Xyron so that it would have adhesive on it. I used the ribbon with the adhesive to hold the medallions on, however they were a little too heavy so I had to go back & use Glossy Accents behind them to actually get the medallions to stay on the box. Next I attached the various stickers to the sides and inside lid. I had a few hiccups along the way, but that is the basics. I always tend to do things the hard way, so I ended up going back and forth and re-doing things, but the basic, important things/steps are in order...


Below are closeups of the cross and the medallions that are on the box. The larger pictures don't show the detail on them.