BOAF & Blue Fern Blog Hop!

Hopefully, you have been directed here from Janet's Blog.  If you haven't, please head back to the Birds of a Feather Blog and start hopping from there.  Remember, in order to qualify for the prize, you MUST hop to and comment on each Scrap Chick's blog.
Here's my project using the awesome Blue Fern Studio's chipboard and the BOAF October Kit!

 

This chipboard is FANTASTIC!  Not only is the design beautiful, but it's sturdy enough to work with it without fear that it's going to fall apart  Even though I didn't ink this one, I have used ink on other Blue Fern chipboard, and it takes ink beautifully!  Here's a close-up of the title I used!  Isn't it gorgeous?

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Now you need to hop over to Shawna's blog for the next project! 

Before you go, since this weekend is the Birds of a Feather Bird-day Crop, and since we are celebrating three amazing years, Amy has a special gift to offer you:
All hoppers can receive 10% off your Blue Fern order if you order through BOAF by the crop deadline, Wednesday the 16th. All you need to do is send Amy a private message via the message board OR the gallery, or send an email to birdsofafeatherkits@gmail.com .

Thanks again for stopping by my blog today and for playing along in our blog hop!  I hope you'll come back soon!

My Sketch World Blog Hop!

Welcome to My Sketch World's Blog Hop!

Sketches, sketches!  Oh, I love sketches. And, I'm really excited to show off this month's sketch from MSW!  We are welcoming a new Design Team and I'm so excited to be back as the Design Team Leader!   MSW is my online-scrappy family and I truly love it there!  First, just a little about me...

 

My name is Nicole and I live in Southern Maine with my husband of 13 years, my two kids and my two dogs.  They are my life and they are why I scrap!  I love to scrap the small moments, as well as the big ones so that they will have them to cherish and remember forever.  By day I am a middle school music teacher and am in my 15th year.  After school time is spent carting my kids to dance, karate and music lessons, cooking and of course, scrapping!  I love my MSW girls and if you haven't been over to the forum to hang out with us, you should definitely check it out!

 

I'd also love it if you became a follower of my blog so you can come back to check out what I'm up to!

 

Here is this month's layout sketch:

 

 

Here is my example using the sketch:

Here's a close-up of the title and journaling:

Here’s the skinny on how this blog hop works... Stop by each designers' blog to see what fantabulous creations they’ve made using My Sketch World March 1st sketch and get to know them. Be sure to leave a comment at each stop along the way!  We are going to draw at random from all the comments left on all the blogs (this includes this MSW blog posting).  The winner will receive a $20 GC to YOUR CHOICE of ONLINE STORE.

All comments must be made by midnight PST on March 3rd. Tune into this blog on March 5th to see if you are one of the lucky winners.

 

So without further adieu here’s the line up:

My Sketch World Blog http://mysketchworld.blogspot.com/
Nicole Wise (DT Coordinator) http://fourwiseguys.blogspot.com/ (You are HERE!)
Vicki Robertson http://validationofvicki.blogspot.com/
Jeanette Nystrom http://www.jeanys.se/
Joan Borgelt http://thegovsplace.blogspot.com/
Ann Jobes http://www.lovestnpaper.com
Kristin Perez http://somescrapsugar.blogspot.com/
My Sketch World Blog http://mysketchworld.blogspot.com/

Thanks for being here and now its time to head to Vicki's Blog to check out her creation!

Have fun and come back soon!!

BOAF Winterfest Blog Hop!

Happy Friday and welcome to the Birds of a Feather Winterfest Crop 'n Hop! Hopefully, you have been directed here from Kristin's blog. If you are just visiting (and weren't directed here from Kristin's blog), please join us for the complete Blog Hop and Crop. All you have to do is start HERE, hop from blog to blog,and finish up at the Birds of a Feather blog.

To make it even more fun, we have a super interesting progressive layout challenge planned for you. IF you complete the entire Hop, leave a comment on each participant’s blog, complete the layout challenge AND you get it posted in the gallery by midnight on Sunday, December 16, you will be eligible for a FAB SCRAPS-Christmas Collection: Spiral Bound Book ($20 value)

When you visited Kristin's blog, you saw the sketch part of the progressive challenge.  My part of the challenge is to ADD STITCHING!  It can be by machine, or by hand but you have to get out that needle and thread!

Here's my layout with the sketch and the stitching:

If you're thinking that my layout looks a little incompelete, well you're right!  All I have is what you should have so far, Kristin's sketch and stitching.  You have to complete the hop to see what the rest of the elements are.  And, check out the BOAF Gallery this weekend to see my completed layout!

Rememer to leave a comment here, AND if you are already a follower of my blog, or choose to become one, I'll pick a winner of a $10 Gift Certificate to the BOAF Boutique!!  The winner will be posted on Monday, December 17th!

Okay, it's time to hop on over to Linda's Blog to continue on with the fun! Remember, if you finish the entire hop, leave a comment on everyone’s blog, complete the challenge layout and get it posted in the gallery by the deadline, you are eligible for that darling FAB SCRAPS prize! Enjoy the rest of the crop and I sure hope you will join us over at the forums for a weekend full of scrapping, games and fun!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to head to Linda's Blog next!

Clearsnap and Momenta Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Momenta & Clearsnap Blog Hop!!  If you arrived from Megan Aaron's blog, then you are in the right place!  If not, jump back to the Clearsnap Blog so you can start at the beginning and not miss any of the scrappy goodness along the way!

You have a chance to win two prize packages each valued at $30.00!

 All you have to do to be eligible to win is visit the participating blogs on the hop and leave a comment on each one! Of course, we would love to have you follow our blog, too!

Deadline to leave a comment to win is 11:59pm (ET), Sunday 8/19.

Winners of the Clearsnap prize will be announced on the Momenta Blog on Monday, 8/20/12!

Here's one of the prizes you can win!

Now, onto my project!  I used the super fun Design Adhesive to create this fun card!  I cut the balloons and birthday hats out of the centers and just used the circle designs and some white embossing powder to create the background.  Then, I embossed one of the whole designs onto the green paper and stamped the sentiment using some of the Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx.

Here's a closeup of the design so you can see the great texture and pop that you get when you emboss these great designs!

These Clearsnap products were so fun to play with!  The Design Adhesives were really fun and I can't wait to try some of the other designs.  And, the Mix'd Media Inx was awesome!  The inkpad was nice and juicy and stamped a clear, precise image perfectly on the first try!  Thanks, Clearsnap!



Clearsnap Products Used:

Mix'd Media Inx Inkpad- Denim

Design Adhesives- Let's Party

Momenta Products Used:

#17374- Coordinating Cardstock Pyramid Pads 6X6- Doodle Floral

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Don't forget to leave a comment to be eligible for the Momenta and Clearsnap Prizes!  Now, hop over to Denise Hahn's Blog to keep the fun going!

Happy Birthday to A Walk Down Memory Lane!

Happy 9th Birthday to A Walk Down Memory Lane!! 

We are celebrating today with a blog hop so you can get to know our Design Team!

I am so happy to part of the design team again!!

A little about me: 

My name is Nicole Wise.  I live in Southern Maine with my husband, two kids and two dogs.   They are the main reason I scrap.  I love to scrap the funny moments and how they grow and change, as well as the activities we do as a family and that the kids participate in.  During the day, I am a Middle School Music Teacher.  I am in my 14^th year of teaching and, while I am super excited when summer rolls around, I do love teaching!  The kids are really fun and keep me entertained every day. 

I have been scrapping for about five years.  In the past few years, it has truly grown into an obsession that I am thinking about all the time, and I am enjoying my roles on several design teams.  I am always looking for fun ideas to use in my scrapping and I enjoy surfing the internet to find interesting things to use and techniques to try.

Besides scrapping, I enjoy toting my kids to dance class, soccer, baseball and karate, as well as playing outside with them in our fun yard.  So, I have lots of opportunities to take photos of them doing fun things to scrap!

We are sharing our favorite projects that we have made in the last few months at AWDML, so after lots of hemming and hawing, I decided that my favorite is the emergency sewing kit that I made from a Sucrets tin and some fabulous Jillibean Soup papers!

Isn't it so cute?!  It sits proudly in my desk at school for when I lose that inevitable button, or even for when someone needs a safety pin.  It's already come in handy a few times!

I used lots of great products from AWDML to make this:

Jillibean Soup Kraft Cardstock

Jillibean Soup Homemade 6- Navy Bean Soup

Jillibean Soup Homemade 6- Bean Soup Stickers

Ranger Glossy Accents

American Crafts This-To-That Double Sided Tape

American Crafts Cardstock

Prima Flocked Alpha Stickers- Yellow

I have a great giveaway for someone who leaves a comment my blog. One lucky person will recieve $5 Gift Certificate to A Walk Down Memory Lane!! The deadline to comment and enter your name for the Gift Certificate is March 2nd at 11:59PM EST.  I will post a winner on March 3rd, so be sure to become a follower of my blog so you can  find your way back to see if YOU are the winner!

When you are done checking out all the blogs then head back to AWDML Blog  and check out the new contest that is going on. One lucky winner will recieve $25 GC to the AWDML store!!  We have some exciting new changes and alot of fun coming soon!

The next stop on today's hop is Suzanne Spokus' blog!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope you were inspired!