Crafty Me blog hop

Hello and welcome to The Bug Bytes 'Crafty Me' blog hop!  You should have arrived here from the very talented Chris' blog Get Inspired with Chatter Scene!  If you just stopped by to visit me and want to start at the beginning of the hop, please go back to The Bug Bytes to start the hop and see all the fun projects of this talented group!!

Our theme for this blog hop is Crafty Me and/or green, using these sketches, the first for a card and the second for a LO!  

Since I don't usually scrap about my crafty self ;-), I opted to make a card set instead!  I need to build up my stash of generic note cards, so I figured this would be the perfect time since its a crafty me theme and my handmade cards definitely show the crafty me!  :-)  

Here are some cards I made using the card sketch and the color green!!  I made a set of monogrammed cards!  :-)  I've been wanting to do it for awhile but haven't gotten around to it yet, so this was the perfect excuse to finally get it done!  I used Kraft cardstock for the card base and my 6x6 Jillibean Soup 'Dutch Mustard Soup' stacks for the patterned paper - this stack is one of my favorites - I love the combo of colors in it!  I cut the 'K' and scalloped circle from CTMH Art Philosophy cricut cart and the ribbon is from my stash.

There were 2 of each kind, here's a closeup of the first....

And a closeup of the second one...

Next you are off Sheila's blog at She's A Sassy Lady!  

But before you go, I have some blog candy to give away - a double set of CTMH stamps!

I will draw a winner on Wednesday, April 18.  You must be a follower and leave a comment below to be eligible to win.  *Due to shipping, only US addresses are eligible.*

Here's the whole lineup in case you get lost along the way!

1) Pam - http://www.thebugbytes.com/

2) Elizabeth - http://www.217creations.com/
3) Michelle - http://ladyofleisureink.blogspot.com/
4) Beatrice -  http://beatrizguzman58.blogspot.com

5) Jen -http://3catsandabug.blogspot.com/

6) Debbie - http://debseclecticthoughts.blogspot.com

7) Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

8) Bobby & Jill  http://cricutcouple.blogspot.com

9)  Kelly  http://kamscraftyplace.blogspot.co.uk

10) Chris - http://chatterscene-mom.blogspot.com/

11) Kimberli - http://kimberliscreations.blogspot.com/ <<<<<<<<<----------YOU ARE HERE!

12) Sheila - http://shesasassylady.blogspot.com/ <<<<<<<<------- Go here next!

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy the hop!

So many giveaways!!

Sherrie over at Sherrie Scraps with Passion is celebrating her 6 month blogaversary and doing an awesome giveaway!  Go check her blog out, she has beautiful projects that will inspire you!

And don't forget about my friend Chris' 400 follower giveaway at her blog Get Inspired with Chatterscene, I love to see what gorgeous projects she creates with her Imagine! 

Chris also has a Back to School challenge on her messageboard Chatter Scene - we have great fun over there, so definitely stop by and join us!!

I have 2 more days left in my challenge/giveaway, so don't forget to submit your entry!  I am giving away a Preserves cart and because I've definitely surpassed 100 followers (115 now!!), I'm adding another giveaway!  I picked up one of my favorite DCWV mat stacks, perfect for making cards and will be adding one more thing to that before I announce the winners on Friday!

Its cool and rainy here - a welcome change from the horribly hot and dry weather we have been having!  The boys aren't happy to be stuck inside but I'm not complaining at all about the rain!  I work tonight so no crafting today in hopes of getting a nap with the boys this afternoon before I go in but I hope to finish up a big project tomorrow night so I can get back to my challenges, I've been missing doing them!

Have a great Tuesday!

Chris' 400 Follower giveaway!

Chris over at Get Inspired With Chatterscene is SO close to 400 followers so she's having a great giveaway! 

Go here to get more details - you'll definitely want to follow her blog, she always inspires me with  her beautiful cards and fun and creative LOs!  Good luck getting to 400 Chris!!

And don't forget about my 100 follower challenge/giveaway - I'm SO close to 100 now, at 99 this morning  :-), so please become a follower and enter my challenge - go here for details!  I'm giving away this cart and having another giveaway if I reach my goal before the challenge deadline!

We've had a busy week on the go so not much time to get in my scrap room but I'm hoping maybe tomorrow evening if we get back into town early enough, but definitely on Monday night!  Have a great weekend!

Help Me Get To 100 followers challenge & giveaway!!

I'm SO thankful to have so many followers now, I had no idea I'd make so many friends in the scrappy world when I started my blog - I just wanted somewhere to document my crafts and now look at it - I'm so close to 100 followers!!

So to thank YOU, I want to have a little fun and issue a challenge and then have a giveaway when I make it to 100 followers!  :)

Here's the challenge...Make a project using a Cricut cart that you've barely used - I know we all have them, so pull them out and discover what they have to offer!  I recently started using my Gypsy again and discovered Gypsy Wanderings - its a great cart and had I not stepped outside the box of carts that I normally use, I never would have known!!  So, I challenge you to do the same!!  :)

Link your project by Thursday, August 18 at 11:59pm - that's 3 weeks from today!!  One NEW (made for this challenge please!) project per person and for everyone who participates in the challenge and posts it on your blog with a link back to mine, you'll be entered to win this cart! 

I will use a random number generator to draw the winner on Friday, August 19!  *Due to shipping costs, only those with US addresses may enter!*

**You can get a bonus entry by posting about this challenge and giveaway on your blog and leaving a comment on this post to let me know you did so!  So help me spread the word so I can make it to 100 followers in the next 3 weeks!!  And if I surpass 100 followers, I will do a bonus giveaway (prize will be announced later, I'll have to do some shopping!) out of those who entered the challenge!!  :)

And of course, since this is an effort for me to get more followers - you must be a follower to be eligible to win the giveaway(s)!  ;)

Thanks for supporting me and have fun!!  I can't wait to see all the amazing projects!!

CS Father's Day Blog Hop

Welcome to the CS Father's Day Blog Hop, hosted by Chris at Get Inspired With Chatterscene -  I hope all of our craft creations inspire you to make something great for the men in your life for Father's Day!  Thanks for joining us!!

You should have arrived here from Chris's blog Get Inspired With Chatterscene.  If you missed the beginning of the hop, please go back to the start of the hop at Chris' blog to start so you don't miss any of the projects! There is blog candy offered so you want to start at the beginning and read how to participate to win!

For my projects, I made 2 father's day cards - one for my dad and one for my husband from the boys and I!

My poor dad, who is the master of all things handy, has been helping my siblings and I with projects around our houses lately, so I wanted to make him a card with a recliner on it - in hopes that it will encourage him to ignore all of us and take it easy on father's day!  ;-) 

The Father's Day Seasonal Cricut cart had the perfect recliner on it!!  I used the Dots, Stripes and Plaids stack from DCWV - its perfect for masculine cards!  The sentiment stamp is from the 'Our Fathers' set from Pink by Design, ribbon from American Crafts and the jewels I found in my stash.  I used the Cricut Essentials cart on my E2 for the tag as well as my Cuttlebug and the 'Argyle' embossing folder by Sizzix for the card base embossing, I used embossing powder and my heat gun to emboss the sentiment stamp and finally I inked the front of the card base as well as the edges.

Then for my card for my husband, I wanted to use a sports car - he's forevering talking about how much he wants a sports car but unfortunately it isn't in the financial cards for us right now.  :-(  So the best I can do is a sports car on his father's day card - its better then nothing, right?  ;-)  I found the sports car on the Father's Day Seasonal Cricut cart as well.  I used paper from my stash for this card, sentiment stamp from 'Our Fathers' by Pink By Design, twine from The Twinery as well as my Cuttlebug and the 'Argyle embossing folder by Sizzix again.

I have a fun giveaway here on my blog - an i-rock by Imaginesce as well as some bling to go with it, which I plan to pick up this weekend so that part will be a surprise!  :-)  I have been using mine for a couple of months and I do love it to add bling to my projects!  To be eligible to win, leave a comment on this post as well as become a follower of my blog!  I will use the random number generator to draw a name on Thursday, June 23 and will announce it here on my blog!

Thanks for hopping along with us!!  Remember, if you leave a comment on every designers blog hop post, your name will go into the drawing for the blog candy offered by ChatterScene.

Next up on the hop is Cassie at Scrappin' Palace, you'll love the fun project she has for you!

Here's the whole lineup in case you get lost along the way!

http://chatterscene-mom.blogspot.com/ -- Chris (Get Inspired With ChatterScene) - START
http://kimberliscreations.blogspot.com/ -- Kim (Kimberli's Creations) - YOU ARE HERE
http://www.scrappinpalace.blogspot.com/ -- Cassie (Scrappin' Palace)
http://www.myamusinglife.blogspot.com -- Jamie (My Amusing Life)
http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/ -- Kristen (My Fantabulous Life)
http://greengirlscraps.blogspot.com/ -- Michele (Green Girl Scraps)
http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com -- Brenda (Happy Scrapper)
http://www.txscrappermom.blogspot.com/ -- Roberta (TX Scrapper Mom)
http://kbiendesigns.blogspot.com/ -- Kelly (Kbiendesigns)
http://polkadotpaperprincess.blogspot.com/  -- Doreen (Polka Dot Paper Princess)
http://icameisawicreated.blogspot.com/  -- Renee (I Came, I Saw, I Created)

Have a great weekend!