Mermaids & Monograms

July 1, 2015

Stars & Stripes July Challenge #36

Hey there!

Connie has put together a great challenge this month! Make sure to take a peak and enter! For this months challenge, the theme is Stars & Stripes. Any type of project you would like, just include stars and stripes. Doesn't have to be red, white and blue either!

http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/2015/07/monthly-challenge-36-stars-and-stripes.html

Here is what I made for this one:

I had this shadow box for so long now I don't even remember where I picked it up. I loved the wood grain in it though! Here is my list of supplies:

Recollections red and white striped paper

American Craft card stock for my pinwheels

Recollections brand brads

Pinwheels are from the Silhouette store

America title is also from the Silhouette store

Black vinyl from Expressions Vinyl.

Connie also has an amazing sponsor for her winner!

Paper Crafting World is giving a $20 gift certificate to the winner!

Hurry and enter!

June 26, 2015

A Bug Outside Blog Hop

Welcome to

Scraps by Gracie

Our hop today is sponsored by

They are giving away:

To enter the giveaway all you have to do is comment on the blogs in today's hop.

We always appreciate you becoming a follower of the blogs as well.

You should have arrived here from HAIDEE's awesome project!

Here is my project for today's hop:

I've had this adorable shaker bee for the longest time! I was so excited to finally use him =) I bought these great card bases from TJ Maxx a while ago and just love how quick and easy they are! After I layered the card, I added the bee. Then I used Jaded Blossoms Curly Label Die for my sentiment which is from JB's Love Stings set. I used Close to my Hearts Honey ink and added some jewels to the side.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.

Your next stop on the hop is Rhonda!

Here is the line-up for today's hop in case you get lost along the way:

Theresa~

Sandy ~

Denise ~

Kim ~

Amanda ~

Alicia ~

Haidee ~

Angela ~

Rhonda ~

Jessica ~

Anna ~

Sarah ~

Card A Day Challenge Blog Design Team ~

Tristan ~

June 24, 2015

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

I am so excited to finally be able to announce this!

Connie over at Connie Can Crop just opened up her 1st design team ever! And guess what!? I was one of the lucky 4 girls to get picked! EEK! I love Connie's hops (yes, I do them all!) and am so super excited to be a part of her team!

Help me welcome the rest of the girls too!

Audrey Dickenson, Chriss America Real & Veronica Tovar!

Head over to Connie's blog to check out her newest challenge!

Connie Can Crop Challenge #35

That's How I Roll!

due 11:59 P.M. Tuesday, June 30th

Pacific Time

- See more at: http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

June 13, 2015

It's Time To Hero Up!

Welcome to the It's Time to Hero Up Blog Hop

Anyone can be a SUPER HERO!

This group of MIGHTY Super Heroes has banded together to SAVE THE DAY and bring you the most AMAZING Super Hero inspiration we can. We hope your SPIDEY SENSES are tingling as we pull out every SUPERPOWER we've got!

You should have arrived from Janet

If you need to start at the beginning
Connie Can Crop is the first stop on this AMAZING Blog Hop.

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these INCREDIBLE Super Heroes who are here sharing their ideas and creations.

We have an awesome sponsor and giveaway for this hop!

Michelle with Cuttin and Stampin is giving away a $15 gift certificate to her online store!

Wohoo!!

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/cuttinandstampinscrappysupplies

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 them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects. Then stop by our sponsor's page and be sure to like her on facebook!!

You will have until 12:00 am Monday to finish the hop and leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on Wednesday at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

TO THE BAT CAVE ROBIN!!!

UP UP and AWAY!

My best friend has been on this weird kick (weird as in sending me snapchats of all the crazy superhero clothing shes been buying at Target!) with super heros, so I thought this would be the perfect card to send her way! Batman and Robin are from svgcuttingfiles and the tag and sentiment are Jaded Blossom. The boom, pow and bam clouds were from a google search and i just did a print and cut on them. Batman & Robin were supposed to be a pieced file but I think when I downloaded them from svgcuttingfiles (they were free files from one of their amazing hops!!), I only downloaded the image and not the file! OOPS! So they are print and cut as well ;)

Up next is Michelle!

Here is our complete line up in case you get lost along the way:

1. Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

2. Janet- http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com

3. Angela ~ www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com

4. Michelle- www.michellekinder.blogspot.com

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

6. Madge- www.thescrappinlounge.com

7. Alicia ~ http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com

8. Melanie - http://afternoonscrapper.blogspot.com/

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

10. Theresa- http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com

11. Shawnee - http://www.sunshinythought.com

12. Jessica-http://www.stampinandcraftin.blogspot.com

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

14. Sarah - www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com

15. Holli- http://sunflowerholli.blogspot.com

16. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com

17. Robin - http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/

18.Silvia - http://sillyscrap.blogspot.com/

Thanks for joining us today!

June 2, 2015

Go Wild

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share a fun little treat holder I made. I had tons of fun making this one...reminds me of my monkeys at home!

Supplies:

Candy tube holder from SVGCutting Files

Candy tube from Close to My Heart

Monkey svg (i'm so sorry! I can't remember where he came from!)

Jaded Blossom Go Wild Stamp Set

Jaded Blossom Wild Animal Candies Set

Jaded Blossom Mini Tags Dies 2

Action Wobble

Paper Studio Cheekee Monkey paper (for the holder)

Rest of paper came from my stash

Close to my Heart Ink (chocolate & goldenrush)

I will be entering this project in Jaded Blossoms monthly challenge ~

GO WILD! ANY WILD ANIMAL CHALLENGE

Challenge Guidelines:

1) Project must be new for this challenge, no back linking

2) Project must have a Jaded Blossom stamp somewhere on it.

3) Only one entry per person

4) Link it up here by 6/6 11:59 pm PST

Thanks for taking a peek! I love reading comments! Feel free to leave one =D

May 30, 2015

Blooming Flowers Blog Hop

Welcome to the

Today's hop is sponsored by Card A Day Challenge Blog.

and the prize package you could win

To win just comment on the blogs in the hop today. That's it! It's that simple.

We would also appreciate you following the blogs too.

Now on with the hop.

You should have arrived here from Jessica.

For my project, I created these cute little water cans for my kids teachers. I found this idea on pinterest and added my own little twist to it! I used dry erase markers as the stems and cut out flower bases to add to the top. Some flowers have button middles or dots, and others have sentiments from Jaded Blossom. I used vinyl on the front of the cans with the teachers initial.

Thanks for stopping by today your next stop is Silvia.

Thanks for hopping with us!

In case you get lost along the way, today's blog line up is:

Theresa Rawlins Knopf http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com
Ashley A. Walker http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com
Denise Soffa www.craftconfectionery.com
Anna Lentz Carpenter http://agrandmaacricutandablog.blogspot.com
Alicia O'Bryant http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com
Created Unique Haidee http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/…/04/blooming-flowers.h…
Daphne Shreiber http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com
Sarah Pederson craftykrazed.blogspot.com
Rhonda Helm http://craftingwithblue.blogspot.com
Jessica Douglass Wilson Www.stampinandcraftin.blogspot.com
Angela Corcoran www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com
Silvia Haynes http://sillyscrap.blogspot.com
Kim Schaeffer Venezia www.katydidcards.com
Card A Day Challenge Design Team http://cardadaychallenge.blogspot.com
Tristan Dawes https://www.facebook.com/TinstarDesigns

May 16, 2015

Around the World Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us on the adventure of a lifetime! Pack your bags! Get those passports ready!

We are about to embark on a trip Around the World!

You should have arrived from Jessica.

If you would like to start at the beginning of our tour,

Connie Can Crop is the first stop on the Around the World blog hop.

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these talented crafters who are here sharing their ideas and creations. We hope that we can inspire you with culture and creations from around the globe.

We have a fantastic sponsor this month, ConnieCanCrop!

She will be giving one lucky winner a $10 gift certificate to spend in one of her online stores!

CTMH Shop

Ebay Shop

Etsy Shop

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 them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.

You will have until 12:00 am Monday to finish this hop and leave your comments.

Winners will be announced on Wednesday at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave your blog love along the way!

Your destinations await you! Bon Voyage!

We went on our very 1st cruise and had a fabulous time! It was a short one but amazing! We sailed Royal Caribbean and made a quick stop to Cozumel where we walked downtown and went snorkeling. My original post was supposed to be a layout of my family snorkeling but my printer decided to jam up! I made fun tip envelopes for housekeeping on the ship and recreated them for my project here. This isn't exactly what I made, but thought it was cute since my youngest son was always trying to find the treasure on the boat!