April Showers Bring May Flowers Blog Hop~

Welcome to the "April Showers Bring May Flowers" Blog Hop!  

We're so happy you could join us today!  

 You should have arrived from Ashley's blog.  If you happened by my blog or are joining me from your dashboard, head over to Miranda's blog to start at the beginning.  We don't want you to miss any of the fun!

We will be showcasing Spring like projects or projects with a rain or flower theme! In addition to seeing a lot of awesome creations, there is some blog candy available too.  Miranda will be giving away a gift card from either Michael's or JoAnn's (winner's choice).  To be eligible for the blog candy, you are required to visit each stop in the hop and leave a comment!  The winner will be announced Wednesday, Apirl 24th on Miranda's blog! 

Here is my project! Its a simple butterfly card to welcome Spring! Hope you enjoyed my project!

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Now you can hop on over to Robin's Blog

Should you get lost along the way, here is the entire line up: 

Miranda - http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/

Vanessa http://wwwpaperkraftsunlimiteddesings.blogspot.com/

Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

Claire -http://www.scrapmyway.blogspot.com/

Angela - http://www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com/

Ashley W - http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com

Lluvia- http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com

Robin - http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/

Vicki - http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/

Sarah - http://www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com/

Sandy- http://www.scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com

Patti - www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com

Tara - http://www.craftindesertdivas.blogspot.com/

Daphne- http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com/

Laura- http://awhittlebitcrafty.blogspot.com/

Sarah Mae - http://itswhatkeepsmesane.blogspot.com

Mary Ann - http://scrappingg.blogspot.com/

Thank you again for stopping by!

Heart Warming Blog Hop~

Welcome to the “Heart Warming" Blog Hop!  

We're so happy you could join us today!  

If you came from Teresa blog then you are in the right place. If not please start at Melanie's Blog http://afternoonscrapper.blogspot.com, we don't want you to miss any of the fun!

We're so happy you could join us today!  

If you came from Teresa blog then you are in the right place. If not please start at Melanie's Blog http://afternoonscrapper.blogspot.com, we don't want you to miss any of the fun!

Here is my project! I decided to make something I have never made before, a card!  Can you believe this is my first card ever?!  A simple cute card I embossed the paper and the mustache and the colors go so well together.

I hope you enjoyed my project! Now onto Vanessa blog next

Here is the entire line-up in case you get lost!

Melanie Rozwood http://afternoonscrapper.blogspot.com/

Diana Rivero http://daisylovecreations.blogspot.com

Melissa Chesser http://iamapapermaniac.blogspot.com/

Ashley A. Walker http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com

Sarah Woodring www.craftingwithsarah.blogspot.com

ClaireR http://threewaterscreations.blogspot.com/

Anita T http://scrappyhappymommy.blogspot.ca

Elecia http://creationsby-kahaulani.blogspot.com/

Miranda http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/

Teresa http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com/

LLuvia http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com

Vanessa http://wwwpaperkraftsunlimiteddesings.blogspot.com/

Tricia http://mysticalcardcreations.blogspot.com/

Melissa Pinter http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com

Robin - http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/

Nancy - http://alwaysastorycreationsbynancy.blogspot.com/

Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com

Robin S. ~ http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/

Thank you for stopping by today!

Going WILD for Scrapbooking~ Blog Hop

Welcome to the "Going WILD for Scrapbooking" Blog Hop with Connie Can Crop and friends.

Today we invite you to come check out the Wild side of this great group of crafters who will be showcasing cards and layouts with animal appeal. It's gonna be a ZOO and I'm not Lion!

You should have come from Holli.  If not please start at the beginning of the hop:
Connie Can Crop http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment to encourage all my fabulous crafty friends to continue sharing their ideas and creations.

 We have a fabulous sponsor, Creative Kuts (http://creativekuts.blogspot.com), who is generously giving away FIVE $5.00 gift certificates to their online store. So what do you need to do to win? Easy... become a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of us a comment letting us know what you like best about our projects. You will have until 9:00 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments. When you are finished head on back to Connie Can Crop (htttp://conniecancrop.blogspot.com) and leave a comment there, stating you are ready to win!

Ready to join our Safari? Let's go!


I created a "Sweet 16" zebra print themed shadow box for a beautiful young girl as a reminder of her special day.  I used a butterfly punch and folded them in half to give it a 3-d effect and used my Cricut machine for letters and frames.  As you can see I embellished the page with a lot of bling!  What girl does not love bling?! =)

Hope you enjoyed my "Wild Project" and have a blessed day!

Up next is Gabrielle

Here's our lineup in case you get lost:

1. Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
2. Janea - www.recollectionalley.blogspot.com
3. Jennifer - http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.com
4. Janet R- http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com
5. Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com
6. Sam- http://scrappingwithpirkie.blogspot.com/
7. Wandy - http://greenapplescrapper.blogspot.com
8. Holli - http://sunflowerholli.blogspot.com/
9. Lluvia- http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com
10. Gabrielle - http://www.gabyspapery.blogspot.com/
11. Jen- http://mybusycraftylife.blogspot.com/
12. Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com



My 1st Birthday~ ShadowBox

I made this Sock Monkey Theme shadowbox for my niece's son birthday gift.  I'm so happy how it turned out and it will be a gift, he can always cherish.  In case you missed it, right below this posting you will see pictures of the birthday party.  

Cartridges I used

Birthday Bash

Plantin Scrapbook

Create a critter

Once upon a time a princess was born~ Shadowbox

As you all know I love to make shadowboxes!  They make beautiful gifts!  So, you can imagine my excitement to receive another request to make a princess themed shadow box and this is what I came up with.  Hope you use this is an inspiration.

Letters-Cricut- Plantin Schoolbook

Crown-Cricut- Birthday Bash

Frame-Cricut- Accent Essentials

Castle- Embellishment purchased at Michael's

Happy Wednesday Ladies! 

Welcome to the world sweet baby boy~ ShadowBox

First, I just want to say I love these shadowboxes!  You can create any scrapbook page theme you want and insert it into this box and it gives it a whole new effect.  This shadowbox is 11" x 14" and you can find it at your local craft store.  These boxes also make great gifts for baby showers and weddings, nothing is more special than a handmade gift.  A friend of mine requested this shadowbox to be made for her nephew; in a lion themed scrapbook page.  Hope you use this as an inspiration for your own shadowbox creation.  Have a Blessed Wednesday!

Valentines Day

I was browsing through old pictures and I found this picture of me and my husband and I adore how it captured one of the many silly moments of our marriage.  Immediately the words "My silly Valentine" came to my mind and I decided to leave the letters crooked to match the theme I was looking for.  The bird you see is made out of felt and I added a few Valentine's embellishments to complete the page.

Follow Your Bliss

I love inspirational words and quotes, it reminds me not to give up on my hopes and dreams.  My favorites are Follow your Dreams, Believe, Faith and Follow your Heart. What are yours? 
I used a butterfly punch and folded it in half to make a 3-D effect if you will.  For the letters I used the Cricut Cartridge (Plantin SchoolBook) and added silver glittery birds as embellishments followed with some bling to the butterflies.