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Saturday, August 10, 2013

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:


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
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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Glitter Blog Hop

Welcome to the Glitter Blog Hop hosted by Lorby's World. These talented crafters believe a little or a lot of glitter can make any project sparkle and today they are going to prove it with their creations. Please visit each participant and leave a little bit of love on their blogs.

Jearise from Lorby's World has a special drawing to go along with today's hop. One lucky winner will win a $10 gift card from Michael's. Just leave a comment on her blog so we know you joined us today. The winner will be announced on Sunday, July 28th so make sure you visit that day to see if you are the lucky winner.

You should have arrived from the lovely and super talented not to mention a special friend of mine, Edwina. For my project, I made a dimensional cupcake card.
FIRST, I need to add a disclaimer - I AM NOT A "GLITZ" PERSON. Thus, any interpretations of "glitz" are purely mine and mine alone.
With this being said,




Recipe:
  •  Heart Cupcake card cut using Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge
  • Digital from The Stamping Chef which is now retired (the expression was omitted on this card)
  • Glossy Accents by Darice for the icing
  • Various Stickles and Studio G outlining the stars and cupcake liner

Thank you for stopping by today and your next stop is the lovely and very talented Camille

I have included the entire line-up just incase with all the glitter and glitz being used you aren’t blinded and miss a very talented crafter!!!

Jearise ~ http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
Edwina ~ http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/
Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Camille ~ http://shortonideasaz.blogspot.com/
Jamie ~ http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
Mayra ~ http://themaddscrapper.blogspot.com/
Carla ~ http://racincrafts.blogspot.com/
Maria ~ http://asimplefive.blogspot.com/
Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com
Lori ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
Davinia ~ http://ifindoubtbling.blogspot.com.au/
Ashley ~

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
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Saturday, July 13, 2013

July Calendar Girls

Welcome to our July 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" - "July like a firecracker all aglow!"

Our hop begins today with the lovely and super talented Jearise at http://lorbysorld.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 July includes:

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com
Laura - www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com
Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Janet ~ http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/
Vicky ~ http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/
Sandy- http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com
Edwina- http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/
Anita Cannon -  http://www.anitaandbugs.com

Holidays, Special and Wacky Days for July are:
National Hot Dog Month: Jearise
National Ice Cream Month: Laura

July 2013 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days Include:

1 Build A Scarecrow Day ~ Lynne
1 Canada Day ~ Laura
2 World UFO Day ~Anita Cannon
4 Independence Day ~Janet
7 Chocolate Day ~ 
7 National Strawberry Sundae Day ~Janet
8 Video Games Day ~  Vicky
9 National Sugar Cookie Day ~ 
10 Teddy Bear Picnic Day ~ Lynne
15 Cow Appreciation Day - Go out and give a cow a hug ~ Sandy
17 Yellow Pig Day ~ Sandy
19 National Raspberry Cake Day ~ 
20 Moon Day ~ Anita Cannon
21 National Ice Cream Day  ~ Edwina
23 National Hot Dog Day ~ Jearise
23 Vanilla Ice Cream Day ~ 
24 Amelia Earhart Day ~  Sandy
25 Threading the Needle Day ~ Lynne
26 Aunt and Uncle Day ~   Anita
28 Parent's Day ~Edwina
30 Father-in-Law Day ~ 
31 Mutt's Day ~ 

We are offering some fabulous blog candy to 2 lucky winners:

The Stamping Chef, http://thestampingchef.oo.gd/, is our wonderful sponsor for today's blog hop. She is offering 3 of her wonderful designs, winner's choice to one lucky blog hopper that responds on each of the Calendar Girls along with her Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSCRecipes/, commenting that you hopped with the Calendar Girls.

Lynne will be going through her stash and sending one lucky winner a surprise package to someone that remarks and gives bloggie love on each of the participants.

First and foremost, I need to apologize to everyone. I started my projects but due to the recent storms we had in Pennsylvania, the basement flooded where I am living and I spent Wednesday and Thursday cleaning and moving things along with washing what needed washing. My body had informed me on Friday it was on strike and refused to do anything due to extreme pain. I have my projects started and hopefully, body cooperating, I will finish and post later in the day!

For my projects today, I chose: 

July 1st  which is Build a Scarecrow Day. 


For my project, I decided to create my scarecrow as a plant poke and used the Simply Scarecrow Cricut Cartridge and enlarged it to be 10 inches tall and 7 inches wide using Recollection Card Stock in various colors along with pearls from Miriam's Crafting Supplies  with faux stitching done with black gelly pen and all edges chalked. She was coated with ModPodge to seal her to use in  my plant. 

July 10th  is Teddy Bear Picnic Day 



which is a lay-out for Lily. My picnic table was cut using Cricut Block Party Cartridge. " Picnic at the Park" was cut using Kate's ABC's Cricut Cartridge. Background paper was a fabulous find at our local Pat Catan's for a whopping 10 cents a sheet and is a Karen Foster's Design. Teddy Bears were cut using Treasure Box Designs Trio of Bears with Life's Little Occasions by K&Co providing the little "glitz" stickers. Another reason why July 10th is an important date for me as it was my grandmother's birthday!!! She loved picnics and she would always hold picnics in her back yard with the grape arbors and apple trees. Lots of fond memories. My grandmother was someone who was very dear to me and my role model growing up.

July 25th is Threading the Needle Day which is near and dear to my heart as I had been a seamstress in a previous life as some of you already know. 

I hope you were able to visualize my projects until the real things get posted. Your next stop along the way of the calendar is Janet. Thanks for stopping by and mark your calendar again next month to see what Holidays to Celebrate on August 10, 2013, for the next Calendar Girls Blog Hop!

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
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