Christmas is for Kids Banner Hop! Welcome Hoppers!!!

Welcome to my blog! Thanks so much for coming by, if you came here from Pam at Scrapbook Flair then you have come to the right place, if not... just go back and start at the beginning over at Ellen's.

We are all geared up for the hop today because we have made holiday banners for special needs children, ages newborn to 21 who reside at Pediatric Specialty Care which is a group home for medically-fragile, technologically-dependent children in Bucks County, PA. I am honored to be a part of this hop and encourage you to visit every last stop both today and tomorrow (I'll be posting tomorrow's links for you then).

So for the details on my banner: I used Cosmo Cricket's Odds and Ends 6x6 paper pack and the Tutorial from Theresa Collins at MyCraftChannel to  "create" my banner pieces. (and to stitch them together, it just photographed much nicer before the putting together...)

The letters are American Crafts Thickers in the font Umbrella that I painted with a purplely acrylic paint then covered with crystal colored stickles. The snowmen are from a TPC studio stamp set that I purchased last year, but I have seen them re-released this year in a rubber cling mount set rather than acrylic like mine.  The little creamy snowflakes are hand-cut from the paper collection and the ink used to outline the pieces is from a Colorbox petal box of chalk ink (I didn't get the stickers on the petals so I could know my colors...I've had them forever)

I kept having ideas for really vintagy girly banners, but I wanted to make something that would work for anyone, especially a boy, which I thought might like some slightly glittered snowy elements, but still something a little boyish. Comments are welcomed everyone, and don't forget to go on over to  Jessica next. Enjoy the hop!

Here's the full line up for today! 

1. Ellen ♥ CardMonkey - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com
2. Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
3. Lori at http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com
4. Susan - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
5. Shawnee - http://www.blessedonthebrightside.com
6. Bobbi Jo http://sweetsassydiva.com
7. Gina - http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
8. Donna Lee - http://ottersln.blogspot.com/
9. Nancy - http://blog.fancywithnancy.com
10. Pam - http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
11. Charity - http://scrapfaire.blogspot.com
12. Jessica - http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com/
13. Denise - http://vintageheartfeltdesigns.blogspot.com
14. Edwina - http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com
15. Jennifer - http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/

Happy Halloween 2011!!!

Oh happy sugar comas today! I am so excited thinking about how it will be to go to work decked out in my halloweeny scrubs with my special hat on! I'll def take a pic to keep you posted, but in the meantime I got in several swaps last week and thought you might like to share with me so here goes:

So I bid you farewell for now, I'm trying to get this autopost thingy down pat and hope (I'm crossing my fingers) that it starts working for now... Ok so I know I've user-errored it in the past LOL! But there will be some more minis to come, I'm inspired to make one for us... we did some halloweeny stuff last weekend that I want to document so stay tuned... (and be careful, you can go into a sugar coma if you aren't careful).

More Fall/Halloween Projects

So I have been swapping stuff like mad this month and here are a few more things I have made:

Halloween ATCs

A recycled T-shirt necklace (I do not know what happened to the first part of the video:

A Halloween Mini that I made to swap:

And my Tussie-Mussie that I made for my swap at LSH (it was a thankful/thanksgiving themed Tussie-Mussie swap)

Thanks for watching, and if you have any questions, let me know...

Reporting on my first class!

Ok, so I gave you possibly the worst sneaky ever of my mini class ever. So sorry about that. I think I finally have the scheduling thing down for blogger and I've fixed my camera so hopefully no more bad posting LOL! Here are photos of the mini all the way through:

I'm really happy with how it turned out. Everyone personalized their book and tags, I gave them plenty more embellishments to do that with. I just love the ephemera that I found wandering around online and everyone who took the class felt the exact same way. I love this die cut set from Accucut. I'm not sure what it's called, but it is available for me to use at my LSS and I love using their diecut center!

TFL!

Charity

Fall into Minis!

So I'm very excited to be posting today as a Vintage Heartfelt Designs team member. Today's project was to be fall themed, and that's my favorite time of year. My project for today is a sneak of my very first class, a Thanksgiving/Fall themed Mini!

Stay tuned until tomorrow for a peek through this awesome little book!

Teaching!

I know I've already mentioned the Teach Like a Rock Star Class, but I wanted to just let you all know how much I'm enjoying it. I love listening to the teachers every morning and following along. My confidence has grown in such leaps and bounds that I finally bit the bullet, I mean if you just wait around forever for someone to ask you to do something you want to do, you could be waiting a long, long time. So when I went to crop a couple of weeks ago and finished my halloween mini, and my lovely friends were looking at it, then someone asked when I was going to teach a class, I just set a date LOL! This Saturday is Scrap Pink at Eclectica and I'm going to teach a Thanksgiving/Fall themed mini there. Wow! Can you believe it? I hope this is the first of many classes! My goals are very straightforward...
1.This project must be finishable (the crop is 12 hours but my plan is to have this complete asap so we can work on other stuff). One of my friends will not be able to attend so I'm sending her her kit with complete instructions.
2. We must have fun.
3. Everyone should LOVE the project. (I mean, people gave me money for this class with the project sight unseen, and just based on them liking the stuff they've already seen me do.) (Talk about getting a healthy dose of ego)

I've had some moments of panic (um... like trying to find the "perfect paper" in this time frame) and finally started really kitting the class last night. I think it's going to be AWESOME!

Hugs and wish me luck!

Posting for the Breast Cancer Awareness Blog Hop (my stop)!

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  Hello everyone and welcome to the Breast Cancer Awareness blog hop!! We want to spread the news about this deadly disease that could be cured if it is diagnosed in time. I know that each and everyone of us has been touched by someone with cancer or has had it themselves. Please invite your family and friends to participate in the hop. Losing a family member, friend or even our pets is very difficult. I hope you all hop through this journey with us. 

  
  

  If you just arrived from Brynn's blog, you are at the right place. 

  
  

  If you have just come to check out my blog this morning, the hop begins over at Vintage Heartfelt Designs she has a bag of goodies as well as a gift certificate to give away today, and others have prizes on their blogs as well, so get to hopping! At the end of the hop, be sure to go let Dee know which project you liked the most. To be eligible to win, you must comment and become a follower of each blog in the hop. If you are already a follower, please mention that in the comment. 

  
  

  Our assignment was to make something Pink for this hop and here's my project:

  
  

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The mask is decoupaged with vintage music paper that I dyed pink with Glimmermist in SWAK and Vintage Pink (no real science about it, I just misted it until it  was the color I liked). I used Making Memories Glitter to line the eyes and some lace that was white but I sprayed it with Maya Mist until it was black and stuck some bling and feathers around to finish it off. The flower started as a white Prima but then I used the same combo of Glimmermists as well as some of the Silver Metal mixative by Ranger to bring in some silver. Those are the giant Bazzil Blings.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Now for the best part, this is a sponsored blog hop (yes, that means prizes...(Holla!)!

  
  

  Our first sponsor is Jillian Vance who's favorite color is pink and who will be offering a set of her stamps.

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

    Our second sponsor is Micelle from Cloud 9. She is offering a $20.00 gift certificate to use on her site.

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Your next stop along this hop is over at VinDeeLoo enjoy your hop and don't forget to comment.

  
  

  In case you get lost, or are just starting, here's the lineup:

  
  

  1. Denise - http://vintageheartfeltdesigns.blogspot.com/

  2. Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.wordpress.com/

  3. Faith - http://faithfulecreations.com

  4. Haidee- http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

  5. Becky - http://beckscricards.blogspot.com

  6. Bunny - http://bunnyrunswithscissors.blogspot.com/

  7. Jillian - http://princessandthepaper.blogspot.com/

  8. Amy Jo - http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com

  9. Gill  - http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com

  10. Jennifer -http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/

  11. Paula D http://www.scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com 

  12. Tonya Wilson- http://creativeaddictiontopaper.blogspot.com/

  13. Debbie Trevenen  http://debbiescrafttime.blogspot.com/

  14. Carol Carlson http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/

  15. Pam Bray  http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/

  16. Linda Simpson  http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com/

  17. Linda Jover  http://lindaspinkcraftroom.com

  18. Michelle Peak  http://queenofmycraftroom.blogspot.com/

  19. Ellen Jarvis  http://www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com

  20. Jearise  http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

  21. Brynn  http:// www.flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com

  22. Charity Donaldson http://scrapfaire.blogspot.com (YOU ARE HERE)

  
  

  23. VinDeeLoo (Denise Lewis) http://vindeeloosthisnthat.blogspot.com

  24. Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/

  25. Donna Lee http://ottersln.blogspot.com/

  26. Rachelle Larsen- http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com

  27. Kristy Asche - http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com 

  28. Sylvia- www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com

  29. Cathy http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com

  30. Sandra www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com

  
  

  
  

  I would like to take this opportunity to encourage you, if you haven't already please get your pet or all future pets spayed and neutered. Spaying decreases your female pet's chance of developing mammary tumors (among other things)(as well as neutering will pretty much wipe out the chance your male will get testicular cancer). In case you are new here, I work at an animal hospital so I'm not just a spouting fanatic, I see it everyday. The saddest conditions are the ones that could have been prevented.
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