SOG Hol Odd Hop

Happy Tuesday

WELCOME to our Hol-ODD-Day Hop!  ‘Tis the season for the Odd Girls to get their craft on, and whip up some fun things just in time for the holidays!   Some Odd Girl is very happy to bring you our annual…

This year, we are VERY happy to bring you some of our gift and decor ideas that we hope will inspire you as we all head into the home stretch!  Today, we HOP!  All you have to do is visit all of the blogs below and leave some love at each stop.

For my project I used the brand new Library Mae digi stamp that will be release tomorrow!  I have several family and friends that are avid readers and on my shopping list I have some new books for them.  So, I thought how awesome would it be to get a new book AND a brand new bookmark using Library Mae.  Here is what I came up with:

I started with a Core'dinations book mark and cut the ends to form a banner.  I then added my sentiment Warm Wishes and heat embossed it.  I then got inky and inked up my bookmark with some of the blues from Tim Holtz distress inks.  I then added a little pattern paper from October Afternoon and then added Miss Mae!  I colored her with my Spectrum Noir markers.  I pop dotted her on to give her a bit more dimension.  Finally I added some chevron May Arts ribbon. 

supplies

stamps- clear and digi- some odd girl

bookmark- core'dinations

paper- October afternoon

versamark

wow embossing powder

May Arts Ribbon

You should have arrived from the Some Odd Girl blog – if so, you’re definitely on the right track!    If not, CLICK HERE to get to the beginning ‘cuz you won’t want to miss a beat!

There are some random thingies to be won here and there, but I can’t tell you exactly where!  You might also notice that we have a guest crafter or two  joining us this week! (One joins us today – woo hoo! – and the other will pop up in the week and we’ll give you an extra chance to win!)  

Needless to say, we have had a TON of fun making our Hol-ODD-Day projects, and we hope you have fun hopping with us!  Ready?  Here’s the hop list!

Some Odd Girl blog

Mary Pat Siehl -->You are here

Judy Bagwell --NEXT!

Isha Gupta

Alexis Kemp

Lesley Croghan

Anna Sigga

Suzanne Bier

Kristy Dalman

Jenn Cochran

Katie Perry

Lenny Sacreas

Leah the Orange

So hop around, take your time, leave your comments between now and Sunday, December 15th and we’ll have some winners to announce on Monday, the 16th!  There may or may not be a stamp set or two up for grabs.  There may ALSO be (or maybe not!) some of the new Odds & Ends to win!  ANNNND there may even be some extras.  But you’ll have to join us throughout the week to find out!

Now you’re off to Judy’s blog!  Enjoy the hop, Oddies, and we’ll be showing details of some of the projects throughout the week, so drop by and watch for your bonus chances to win!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I will be back tomorrow and all week with new cards and layouts!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!

mp

Monday Core'dinations and Imaginisce Blog HOp

Happy Monday!

This is such a fun week because Core'dinations and Imaginisce have teamed up!  The DT members have been so busy getting busy with all the fun products.  You are going to want to check out the blogs all week.

I am up today for Core'dinations!  Here is my project!

For my project I really broke out the Core cardstock.  I started it all off with the Tim HOltz Kraft Core Shattered Collection.  I love the look of this cardstock.  I then layered some Pattern Paper from the Take  a Hike collection from Imaginisce.  I then added in a die cut background using the Silhouette and I used some Kraft Core Nostalgic Collection and Adirondack Collection.  I then added some of the Core Tags in the Dark Collection.  I lightly sanded them to give the distress look.  I also then added some photo frames and title work using the Silhouette and the Adirondack Collection.  I lightly sanded them as well.  Finally I added some of the amazing stickers and chipboard embellishments from Imaginisce.  Finally I added some bling using the I Rock!

The photo was taken on my annual Mother's Day hike.  I love it when my 3 favorite guys get together for a photo op!

So this is a blog hop so here is the complete list of all the members for today.

Core' Team:

Mary Pat Siehl  http://siehledwithakiss.blogspot.com  --YOU ARE HERE!
Vivian Keh  http://contadinak.wordpress.com/
Debbie Standard http://debbiestandard.blogspot.com/
Imaginisce http://www.imaginisceblog.com/

Imaginisce Team:

Regina Mangum http://thestampinbean.blogspot.ca/
Guiseppa, Gubler http://guiseppagubler.blogspot.ca/ 
Jennie McGarvey http://jenniemcgarvey.typepad.com/scrappy-wife-happy-life/
Monique Liedtke http://moniquesscrapbook.blogspot.ca/

Core'dinations http://www.coredinations.com/index.php/category/scrapbook-blog/

Leave a comment on the blogs and you will be entered to win some amazing prizes.  Here is the prize from Core'dinations

and here is the prize package from Imaginisce

So let's get hopping!  

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with the ALL NEW CLEAR RELEASE STAMPS FROM SOME ODD GIRL!!!  It is going to be so fun!  Kristy's new release is AMAZING!!  See you tomorrow! 

Mp

Friday August Moxxie Blog Hop

Hello Moxxie fans!  This month we are featuring one of our brand new collections Quite Contrary.   So dig out your garden photos and get ready because the Muses will be planting some great ideas in your creative minds for this beautiful line of papers and stickers.     

The blend of muted tones is perfect for outdoor garden photo pages.   And if your thumb is not so green you can create fabulous cards and/or home decor projects.  

Here is my project with this beautiful collection.  My friend Amy Cloud has the most amazing garden.  I used 2 photos and then used a photo frame to focus on the most beautiful butterfly.  I then made my own journaling card using my Silhouette.  For embellishments I cut the pattern paper and made little inserts and used the fun coordinating stickers.  I also misted the page using paint sprays.  

supplies

cardstock- core'dinations

paper and sticker- moxxie

doily- michael's

wood veneer and mist- studio calico

photo frame die cut and banner- elle's studio

alpha sticker- october afternoon

sewing machine

Silhouette

If you are familiar with the Moxxie Blog Hops then you know you can have a chance to win this brand new line.  All you have to do is leave a comment on all of the following blogs.    International fans are welcome to play along if they agree to pay shipping in the event they win.  Comments can be made until Midnight Tuesday, August 6th and the winner will be announced on the Moxxie Blog on Wednesday, August 7th! Enjoy!

Susie Bentz

 Patti Hamil  

Cathy Harper 

Michelle James 

Rebecca Price 

Misty Rushlow 

Mary Pat Siehl 

Dana Tatar 

Rhonda Van Ginkel 

Ange Weisbeck

 Got Moxxie 

Thanks so much for stopping today.  I will be back next week with another week of all new projects.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!

mp

Friday Moxxie Blog Hop with a Sketch

Hi Everyone,

Guess what day is today?  Yes, that is correct.  It is the first Friday of the month and that means it is Moxxie Blog Hop time.  This month we are going to shake things up just a bit!  Design Team Member Mary Pat Siehl has created another sketch for you and each Muse will show you their take on the sketch.  The Muses will be using all different Moxxie collections.  It is going to be so fun to see what collections the Muses are using and to see how each one interprets the sketch.

So let's get us started with the sketch!  This sketch is very fun and lends itself to many different interpretations.

Isn't this sketch great?  

For my project I combined two different collections - Basketball and Tennis I stuck pretty close to the skeetch but I did add a few things ( a large star, and smaller stars all scattered around).  

So let's get hopping.  Here are the Moxxie Muse's links.  Simply hop to ALL the blogs and Leave a Comment. Don't forget the final stop- The Moxxie Blog and leave a comment there.  

Susie Bentz

 Patti Hamil  

Cathy Harper 

Michelle James 

Rebecca Price 

Misty Rushlow 

Mary Pat Siehl 

Dana Tatar go here next 

Rhonda Van Ginkel 

Ange Weisbeck

 Got Moxxie 

So have I mentioned the Giveaway?  This month one winner will win ONE ENTIRE COLLECTION of their choosing from the Moxxie store.  Isn't that just so awesome????  I know!  It totally rocks!  So I know you are going to have fun today!

The hop starts today and the winner will be announced Wednesday July 10th, 2013 on the Moxxie blog.  Good luck!

Friday Blog HOp with Practical Scrappers

Hello and welcome to the PRACTICAL SCRAPPERS and SCRAPTOWN LADY Blog Hop!  We thought it would be fun to combine forces and share projects with you that have our design teams’ takes on one of the hottest scrapbooking trends around:  Project Life. 

Whether you are a “Project Lifer,” are interested in Project Life, or just want to find out ways to use all those fantastic Project Life types of products and ideas on your own projects, we have a hop FULL of inspiration and creativity! 

I do not do Project Life ( I have in the past but not this year) but I do like to do everyday layouts.  I like to pick a day and just photograph the things that we do or the events that take place during the day.  So for my layout I picked a day and scrapped that day.  I made a photo collage of all the things that went on that day.  

 supply list

Everything is My Mind's Eye

photo template- kerri bradford

Now did I mention that there are prizes involved?

We’ve got a fabulous prize, too - a $25 gift certificate to Scraptown Lady’s shop, which is stocked with awesome scrapbooking supplies!  What do you have to do to be entered in the drawing?  It’s easy! 

1.      Be a follower of Practical Scrappers; and

2.      Be a follower of Scraptown Lady; and

3.      Visit all the blogs, starting with Practical Scrappers and ending with Scraptown Lady, and leave a comment at each blog along the way.  

We will be hopping until Sunday, June 30^th, at 11:59 p.m. CST.  The grand prize winner will be announced on Tuesday, July 2^nd! 

If you get lost along the way, just check the complete list below to get you hopping in the right direction:

Practical Scrappers: http://www.practicalscrappers.com/

Christine Freet Meyer: http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com/

Erin Morehouse-Kislingbury: http://girlpaperscissors.blogspot.com/

Charissa Miller:  http://www.akihasmommascraps.com/

Nicole Laha: http://www.shezigzags.blogspot.com/

Claude Campeau: http://www.imzadi481.blogspot.ca/

Lanette Erickson: http://stacksofscraps.blogspot.com/

Malika Kelly: http://www.malikakelly.blogspot.com/

Danielle de Konink: http://picsandcheesecake.blogspot.nl/

Lisa Peeples: http://www.snappinandscrappin.blogspot.com/

Mary Pat Siehl: http://siehledwithakiss.blogspot.com/

Wendi Robinson: http://scrappydayinparadise.blogspot.com/

Julie Comeau: http://lepetitmondedeglamotte.blogspot.ca/

Kim Ryden: http://www.rydenkim.blogspot.com/

Ruth Bonser: http://scrapmachine.com/

Krissy Clark McKee: http://krissyclarkmckee.blogspot.com/

Marcia Dehn-Nix: http://onescrapatatime-bymumsie.blogspot.com/

Cathy Harper: http://www.alteredplayground.blogspot.com

Rhonda Van Ginkel: http://snapwhiz.blogspot.com/

Scraptown Lady:  http://scrap-town-lady.blogspot.com/

If we have inspired you so much that you “need” to do a little shopping now, SCRAPTOWN LADY is offering 20% off all orders during the hop!  The sale runs from now ‘til midnight Monday.  Enter “code20” to receive your discount.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back on MOnday and ALL next week with new projects!  See you then.   Have a wonderful and crafty day!

mp

Monday Core'dinations and Couture Creations Blog Hop

Hey Everyone!

Today and All this Week  Core'dinations and Couture Creations are teaming up to bring you some Fabulous projects and inspiration.  It is going to be so much fun and lots an lots of prizes!!  Today I am kicking it off with a new card using (of course) some Core'dinations cardstock ( the new WhiteWash collection)  and a Couture Creations embossing folder.

I made a CAS card using the embossing folder and then sanding the cardstock to let the light blue shine through.  I just love the design- too me they are large snowflakes.  I then added some bling into the center of each card and then added some yummy sparkly twine (from the stringery).  I finished it off with my sentime and then sanded the edges to let the blue come through again.

supplies
cardstock- Core'dinations
embossing folder- Couture Creations
bling- Imaginisce I Rock
twine- the stringery
stamp- paper smooches
ink- hero arts
tiny attacher

Now for today's line up you need to hit these places........
Core'ndations
Couture Creations
Debbie Standard

Not a lot of stops but boy this hop is jammed packed with awesome inspiration.  And did I mention that there are AWESOME prizes??????  Leave a comment here and on all the hops to enter!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a a new project.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Moxxie June Blog Hop- Reach for the Stars

Welcome to the June Moxxie Muse-A-Palooza Blog Hop! This month one lucky follower will win the entire Reach for the Stars collection! You'll be over the moon and out of this world for this adorable collection designed for your little space cadets. Whether playing with a favorite toy, turning a shipping box into a spaceship, or watching a classic movie, pics of your little rocketman (or rocketwoman!) will go perfectly with this collection! It just doesn't get any cuter than this!

Reach for the Stars is my all time favorite collection from Moxxie!  It is just so versatile and I have used it a TON!  I just adore it.

For my layout I started with a Studio Calico mask and misted my paper using some Mister Huey's mist.  I then started layering my paper and adding some of the pre cut die cuts and I was done!  It came together so super easy!  I finished it off with some bling from Imaginisce and some wood veneer stars from Studio Calico.  Now it wouldn't be completely done if I didn't add some twine or flair so I added both from The Stringery and a Flair for Buttons!

Now you are probably wondering about the photo- In May Jack had Space Camp and the student's had to dress up as an Astronaut.  We found a helmet here and we made our own t-shirt.  He looked so cute and he had such a fun time all day doing science experiments!  I wrote my journaling on my says of the sun burst.

supplies
studio calico- mask, spray, wood veneer
imaginisce- bling, I Rock
moxxie- paper and die cuts
the stringery- twine
a flair for buttons

For a chance to win, hop through all eleven participating blogs, check out all the spectacular creations of each Moxxie Muse, and leave a comment for each one of them. Comments close at midnight CST on Tuesday, June 11th. The winner will be announced Wednesday on the Moxxie Blog. International fans are welcome to play along if they agree to pay shipping in the event they win.

Let's blast off! Remember to leave your comments along the way for your chance to win the Reach for the Stars collection!

Got Moxxie

Susie Bentz

Cathy Harper

Michelle James

Rebecca Price

Misty Rushlow

Mary Pat Siehl

Dana Tatar

Rhonda Van Ginkel

Ange Weisbeck

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I will be back later today with another awesome blog hop from Core'dinations.  See yo then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Moxxie Blog Hop Graduation Day

Welcome to Moxxie's May Muse-A-Palooza Blog Hop! 

This month we are featuring and you could WIN the entire "Graduation Day" collection! Many people are preparing for graduations of all kinds this time of year, from Pre-school all the way up to College and everything in between plus don't forget those other successes and milestones that are overcome with a little less flare. This line is perfect for all of those moments, inspiring quotes, fabulous designs and a color palette to match whatever you need for your page or project. Check it out!
 

 
Here is my take on the collection.  My cousin graduated from high school last year and I scrapped her graduation day.  Her school colors were brown and yellow.  I used a studio calico chevron mask and sprayed some yellow mist from Heidi Swapp.  I then added some on the page.  I am not a flower person but I broke into my tiny stash of flowers from Hero Arts and added some brads from my stash.  Then I cut the title and banner with my Silhouette.  I even found some metal photo corners in my stash and used those to make some arrows.  Finally I added some washi tape.  

supplies
paper- moxxie
flowers- hero arts
brads and photo corners- ???
mask- studio calico
spray- heidi swapp
silhouette


To have a chance to win, you need to: 

• Follow the hop through all eleven participating blogs, check out the beautiful work of the Moxxie Muses, and leave a comment for each of them. 
• Comments will close at midnight CST on Tuesday, May 7th. 
• Winner will be announced the next day on the Moxxie blog. 
• International fans are welcomed to play along if they agree to pay shipping in the event of their win. 

 

  Here is your hopping order in case you get lost along the way you can come back here and pick up where you left off. Good luck and happy hopping!

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Got Moxxie

Susie Bentz

Patti Hamil

Cathy Harper

Rebecca Price
  Misty Rushlow

Mary Pat Siehl

Dana Tatar

Rhonda Van Ginkel

Ange Weisbeck 
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 ** Remember to leave a comment on the Moxxie blog as well.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back on Monday with a some new projects.  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Thursday Imaginisce and The Twinery Blog Hop

Happy Thursday!

Today is a really fun day because Imaginisce has teamed up with The Twinery!  There are so many fun things going on this week! 

For my project I made a layout using the Endless Summer collection.  I am still working on our vacation from last summer and this is a photo of my little one having so much fun at the beach.  He became my little beach bum because he NEVER wanted to leave!  

For my layout I created a sun with the twine and then used the negative space and layered my twine for the clouds. 

I have a video that shows how I made the sunburst and clouds using the yummy twine from The Twinery. 

supplies
cardstock- bazzill
paper, die cuts- imaginisce (endless summer)
flair- a flair for buttons
wood veneer- freckled fawn

Now you are going to want to check out the hop that is taking place today and all this week because there is so much inspiration going on. Here is the Imaginisce blog hop list:

Fleur Smith

Mary Pat Siehl  -- You are here

Apryl Holland

Here is the list of The Twinery Design Team

 
Thursday
Kellie Winnell
Jennifer Carter
Natalie Clause

Oh did I forget to tell you that there is an AWESOME prize package just for leaving a comment on the Imaginisce Blog HERE?  Yeah, the prize package included the entire Endless Summer collection and an I Rock and a compact filled with awesome gems!!  Here is a look at the prize package.  So what are you waiting for- get hopping!!

 Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new layout.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Moxxie Blog Hop

Happy Friday!

All right, hockey moms! This one is for YOU!  Welcome to Moxxie's April Muse-A-Palooza Blog Hop!  We have a grungy, icy, rough, real hockey collection to share...and you could win the entire Hockey collection!  Check it out - the neutral black, white, and gray color scheme - with occasional pops of blood red (we are talking hockey, after all!) - will look great with your pictures no matter what color jersey your team is sporting!

The die cuts and stickers have customized quotes and expressions to help you capture the action on the ice!  To have a chance to win, you need to: 

• Follow the hop through all eleven participating blogs, check out the beautiful work of the Moxxie Muses, and leave a comment for each of them. 
• Comments will close at midnight CST on Tuesday, April 9th. 
• Winner will be announced the next day on the Moxxie blog. 
• International fans are welcomed to play along if they agree to pay shipping in the event of their win.

Here is my take on this collection.  No one in my family plays hockey so I went with a card for the coach!  I like how it turned out with the added splash of red.  

supplies
paper sticker- moxxie
twine- the twinery
alphabet- jillibean soup
Ready to hop?!!  Here is your hop sequence...  on your mark, get set --- GO!

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Got Moxxie

Susie Bentz (you are here!)

Patti Hamil

Cathy Harper

Michelle James

Rebecca Price Misty Rushlow

Mary Pat Siehl

Dana Tatar

Ange Weisbeck

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Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!

Have a wonderful and crafty weekend and I will see you back here on Monday!  

mp