August Calendar Girls Blog Hop

Welcome to our August Calendar Girls' Blog Hop. It’s absolutely amazing when you do a Google search the interesting facts you may find. Such a find is special and unique occasions throughout the year!!! These unique holidays are our inspiration. As Neil Sedaka sang in his song "Calendar Girls" - "August, when you're on the beach, you steal the show!"

Our hop begins today with the lovely and super talented Jearise at http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com. The entire line-up is available just in case you get bogged down with all the holidaze and craziness as you won't want to miss a single calendar event!!!! 

The line-up for August includes:

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com

Edwina- http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/

Janet ~ http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com

Laura - http://www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com

Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Sandy~ http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com

Vicky~http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/

Christine - http://creativelivingwithchristine.blogspot.com

Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com

Michele- http://scrapytaz.blogspot.com

August Monthly Holidays, Special and Wacky:

Family Fun Month ~ Jearise

National Eye Exam Month - Lucy 

Peach Month~ Michele

National Picnic Month ~ Laura

August, 2013 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:

3 National Watermelon Day ~ Edwina

4 Friendship Day ~ Edwina

4 Sisters Day ~ Janet

7 National Lighthouse Day ~ Lucy 

9 Book Lover's Day ~ Christine

10 Lazy Day ~

10 National S'mores Day ~ Christine

11 Son and Daughter Day ~

12 Middle Child's Day ~

13 Left Hander's Day ~ Jearise

15 Relaxation Day - now this one's for me! ~Edwina

16 National Tell a Joke Day ~ Laura

18 Bad Poetry Day ~ Jearise

19 Aviation Day ~ Lynne & Edwina

20 National Radio Day ~ Sandy

21 Senior Citizen's Day ~ Janet

22 Be an Angel Day ~ Laura

22 National Tooth Fairy Day ~ Sandy

23 Ride the Wind Day ~

26 Women's Equality Day ~

27 Just Because Day ~ Jearise

28 Race Your Mouse Day -but we are not sure what kind of "mouse" ~

30 Frankenstein Day ~ Sandy

30 Toasted Marshmallow Day ~ Vicky

We are offering some fabulous blog candy to a lucky winners - 

Sandy from Scrapbook Blessings will be going through her stash and sending one lucky winner a surprise package. 

Laura will also be giving one lucky winner her favorite image from The Stamping Chef.. She is a new release so you will have to wait and see her... (She will be in this hop on my blog). Just comment and give some bloggie love to each of the Calendar Girls.

I need you to have some super imagination. I had been in the hospital with back issues and had great hopes and inspirations to craft but alas the best intentions are waylaid!!!! I chose AVIATION DAY which is August 19th. See, my beautiful paper - it is from DCWV Boy Stack with the blue and gold stripes. Up there going across the top is the airplane with the banner from Cricut Cartridge New Arrival and the word "welcome" is from Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge. It is to welcome my new grandson, Adam Michael who is due anytime now!!!!!!! 

Your next stop along the way of the calendar is Sandy. Thanks for stopping by and mark your calendar again next month to see what Holidays to Celebrate on September 14, 2013, for the next Calendar Girls Blog. 

God Bless you and thank you ever sew much for stopping by today! I love reading comments and would love to read yours . . . .

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

SURPRISE Baby Shower for Shawnee

SURPRISE Shawnee!!!

Welcome to . . . and Felicity makes 10!!!! What a great family and what a blessing. Today we are having a surprise baby shower for Shawnee as a gift to her precious new arrival!

We are all blessed in various ways in knowing Shawnee and this is our gift to you!!! We have each made a two (2)-page 12x12 layout for you to post various things to get you started on a scrapbook just for Felicity! We have each taken our own spin on babies and hope you enjoy our hop of loving your new baby as Felicity makes 10!!!!

If you happened per chance at my blog today, I feel flattered but I wouldn't want you to miss a single lay-out. The hop begins with me. If you hopped by with the help of the stork, then you are on the right delivery path!

As for blog candy today, since we all love some blog candy --- Lynne, Her Craftiness, is offering a surprise package of goodies from her stash! There may be additional goodies along the way, sooo, don't forget to stop at each blog and leave comments as you never know what goodies there were left behind by the stork!

My lay-out is not completely finished and I must apologize. I posted the pictures before the ribbons and before it was glued down but hoping you get the general idea . . .

little jumpers that are photo frames on a hanger with buttons from Make the Cut

booties cut from New Arrival with ribbons and bows

background paper from Nana's Nursery Girls

Now, that you have seen my projected lay-out --- it's time to send you on your merry way to the next stop along the way Kimberly!!!! Again, we wish to congratulate Shawnee and welcome the new precious baby girl, Felicity.

Here’s the complete line-up in case you get lost along the way

Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/ 

Kimberly ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com 

Colleen ~ http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com 

Tina ~ http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com

Rachelle~http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com 

Lisa ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/ 

Beth ~ http://motherandaughterdesigns.blogspot.com/ 

Michelle  ~ http://michellesdesignsforyou.blogspot.ca/  

Ellen ~ http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/ 

Anita ~http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com    

Melissa~ http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com 

Brenda ~ http://www.friendscraftinwithfriends.blogspot.com/ 

Suzanne-http://www.cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com 

Lisa W.-http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com 

Carolyn http://messmuddleandfun.blogspot.co.uk/ 

God Bless and thank you for stopping today

Hugs, Love, and Pixie Dust

Lynne

Who Says an Insect Can't Be Cute Blog Hop - Day 2

Welcome back to Day 2 of "Who Says an Insect Can't Be Cute Blog Hop"!! I know as a woman --- the thought of "bugs" really isn't appealing but when you add a cute little face or a smile ... this insect is actually not as "YUCK" but becomes "CUTE". There are adorable, what did I say that a bug could be cute and adorable!!!! Well, that's what's this hop is dedicated to our imagination and making these cute little critters look cute!!!!

Sit back, and try not to itch and check out our bugs. If you happened to stop and visit me today, I'm honored, but please do not squish that bug as it is my project for today!!! I would love for you to start at the beginning so that you don't miss a single bug which would be Lisa at http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/. If you arrived from Kimberly then you are at the right ant hill!!!!

Recipe:

Background paper is from Spring Showers

Butterfly is from Scrapping with Lisa’s Designs Cute as a Bug Collection, http://www.scrappingwithlisadesigns.com/item_18/Cute-As-A-Bug.htm
New Arrival Cricut Cartridge for the baby buggy
Tiny lace trim for baby buggy
Rhinestones and bling for Ladybug and Butterfly for both antennas and the design on the butterfly

I'm your last stop along the spider web. Thanks for stopping and no more squishing or stepping on these little cute insects! If you get lost along the way, we have included the entire hop lineup:

Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/  

Bonnie ~ http://scrap-n-away.blogspot.com

Anita -  http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/ 

Kimberly ~ www.scrappingrookie.blogspot.com

Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

God Bless and thank you for stopping by

Hugs, Love, and Pixie Dust

Lynne

Calendar Girl Blog Hop

Welcome to the first EVER Calendar Girl Blog Hop - 

If you're here for the 70's Blog Hop, please click here but I would love to have you sit for a few and check out our new first EVER Calendar Girl Blog Hop!


Papercrafts Presents 365 Cards magazine which is our inspiration for these monthly hops which thus became the Calendar Girls. The magazine has Creative Ideas for every day of the year: occasions, holidays, and celebrations including 42 unique holidays!!! These unique holidays are our inspiration. The January unique holidays are:

1. Trivia Day (January 4) - Lynne: http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
2. National Bird Day (January 5) - Janet: http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/
3. National Hat Day (January 15) - Edwina - http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/
4. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 16) - 
5. National Popcorn Day (January 19) - Lynne: http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
6. Chinese New Year (January 23) - Michelle Ferris: http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
7. Opposite Day (January 25) - Lynne: http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

The hop starts at Her Craftiness (http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/). You won't want to miss a single occasion!!! 

The line-up for January includes:

Lynne: http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Janet: http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com

Edwina: http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/

Stop by and check out these holidays as I am sure you are going to want to remember these holidays and include them in your unique card making projects!!!!!

We do have blog candy which is a 2012 Monthly Planner for you along with a special treat today just for stopping by and remarking on each our blogs to keep track of all the hops you are participating in along with all the new occasions to make your new cards!!!


My projects for you today include the following events: January 4th - Trivia Day. For my card, I went to the internet and googled "trivia" which gave me the front of my card. Background paper is cut from Generation Tech Stack. The inside of the card, I added some scrappies along with giving the information regarding trivia day!!!!

My second card for you is Martin Luther King Jr. Day which is January 16th. I stamped a butterfly from Jenni Bowlin Studio and then colored with my Prisma pencils. I also added the word "Dream" from Studio 112 which was inspired from Martin Luther King's speech, "I have a Dream" but it was made into a notecard for a special friend!!!

My third card is for National Popcorn Day is January 19th - what a great date night, movie and a box of popcorn to share! The background was cut from The Snack Stack. Doesn't the popcorn look yummy, extra butter just as I like it!! The popcorn box was cut using Make the Cut and placed on a black background as a pop-up card with pieces of the popcorn cut from the scraps around the popcorn box!

My fourth and final card is for Opposite Day on January 24th which is a fun event where everything you say is the opposite of what you mean!!! The front of my card, I did various Cricut cuts for night/day, ying/yang, up/down, black/white. The inside of the card, I have wished you a "unhappy opposite day" with big/little and circle/square! This is a fun event/holiday for kids as they really get into this!!!

Now, how cute would it be to send any of these cards to an adorable youngster or set up a special date night theme?

Thanks for stopping by and mark your calendar for February 18th for another rendition of special events for the month of February!!! Your next stop along the way is Janet, sew check out her National Bird Day Card!

God Bless and thank you again for stopping!

Hugs and Love,

Lynne

Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

If you are here for the Link to Pink, please scroll down or take a few moments and check out the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop!!!!


Welcome to the Birthday Wishes Blog hop. Hi every one, I want to thank you for joining us today for Brenda’s birthday hop. Brenda’s turned a corner to 40 something and she has a lot of wishes right now.   Please make sure you leave some bloggy love at all the stops today. If you post on all the hops and follow hers and my blog you will be entered to win some blog candy from her!!!  

If you've just popped in to visit my blog or are reading this via email and you'd like to join our Birthday Wishes blog hop, then please start here at the beginning with Rhonda. You should have just come from Lisa's blog. Brenda’s blog will be the last stop, so make sure you are commenting on everyone’s post before you get there.

First off - Happy Birthday Brenda! I've just met Brenda and she's a wonderful person and I had a great time making her birthday wishes!!!! Brenda loves the colors pink and purple and elephants! To start with, every birthday party and every birthday girl, deserves to wear a party hat. I think Brenda would look fabulous in a crown!!!! Now, this isn't any ordinary crown - it's a crown with "elephant walk" which was cut from Once Upon a Princess for the crown and the elephants were cut from New Arrival using Linen and Lace paper for the crown and scraps for my elephants cut at 1-1/2 inches. The crown is glitzed with rhinestones and Brenda, don't worry as it's adjustable and I'm sure it will fit!!!!

Brenda, what would your birthday be without a birthday card!!!! For this birthday card, I used the Lines and Lace paper again along with Debbie Mumm's Noah's Ark for the drink. I used From My Kitchen and New Arrival cartridges. The pink elephants were cut at 1-1/2 inches and the Pink Lady drink was cut at 5-inches with not any olive but a purple olive!!!! I used Glossy Accents for the star on the glass! I guess it depends on how many birthday drinks before we start seeing pink elephants and I guess I must have had enuf for two pink elephants! <Grin>!

The inside sentiment for the card is "You're only young once. You can be immature for a lifetime!" This I know is true as I still haven't grown up and still don't have a clue as to what I want to be when I grow up!

What's a blog hop without candy - I have a package of Darice Hot Pink Self-Stick Gems and Creative Imaginations Chipboard Embellishments for your scrapping pleasure by leaving a comment and if you're not already a follower, please become a follower and leaving a message on the Birthday Girl's Blog. 

Now head on over to Kathy for more birthday love!

1. Rhonda http://scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/
2. Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/
3. Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com/
4. Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com
5. Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
6. Kathy - http://the3esblog.blogspot.com/
7. Audrey – http://cuteandsome.blogspot.com
8. Tami - http://tamiscraftconnection.blogspot.com
9. Kathy - http://www.scrappingfelkatz.blogspot.com/
10. Susan - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
11. Kacee - http://www.youhadmeatscrap.blogspot.com/
12. Christy -  http://christybladehandmade.blogspot.com/
13. Erika - http://www.craftysprouts.com/
14. Brenda - http://createbyburffrau.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by and visiting and hope you stop again sometime soon!

God Bless

Hugs and Love

Lynne

Calgon Take Me Away . . .

It is with much sadness that Paper Dolls is having their last challenge as I sew enjoyed participating in their challenges - but I understand and hope this is only temporary!!! You have to check out Jillian Vance who is only 11 year old Christian with some phenominal stamps and I wish her link was working properly as I would most definitely want to follow!!!

Now, with all this being said, this week's challenge is with a "freebie" rolled roses svg cut. Well, those who have gottent o know me know empatically that I'm not a "flowery" "glitzy" type person and love the jewel tone colors. Well, yes, I did make flowers. Get up off the floor, the shock will subside in a bit!!! I did make a few roses but I did add some of the flowers I had won from one of their previous challenges and thought what better purrfect place to use them than to honor this their last challenge!!!

I know, I'm rambling but now for my project --- I used Febie Kindness from Creative Kuts and it was just time for her to relax - forget not only the little things but the big things and let her worries be carried away by the "bubbles".....

Febie is just laying in the tub cut from the Cricut Cartridge New Arrival just chillin and relaxing on a field of flowered paper. I used Inksentials Glossy Accents to add the "bubble" irriedescent seed beads (and to think I used to quilt using those tiny little beads is astounding me right now!) with little rolled purple roses that I had made along with the aqua flowers which I had won!!!

God Bless and here's to a great week of chillin', relaxin'
and letting the "bubbles" lift our cares away!!!
Hugs and Love
Lynne

Daughter's Baby Shower Invitation

This is from my daughter's baby shower that I had in January but this is something that I love and am very very proud of! My Scrap Chick has some wonderful svg files which cut beautifully with Make the Cut on my Cricut Expression. The pinafore was cut at 7 inches with a cardstock looks almost like dotted swiss. I incorporated a little bow at the neckline. New Arrival cartridge has a cute little hanger which got a rectangle attached. I printed the information on pastel vellum which was found in a discount bin at JoAnn Fabrics! The invitations were a hit!

Hugs and love,

Lynne