Easter Blessing Blog hop & Challenge winner

 

"For I remember it is Easter morn,
And life and love and peace are all new born."

~Alice Freeman Palmer

 

For the Fun Friday Here comes Peter Cottontail Challenge click Here

 

Kate ABC

Martha Stewart around the Page

French Scroll Punch

entered in

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #106

THEME: SPRING

 

The winner of the Good Times Blog Hop

crinkle ribbon candy

 

42:Barb March 23, 2013 at 6:36 PM

What a great combination of the sentiment, cut, and paint can!

Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win!

 

Barb email me your address

kfranciola @ nycap rr .com (no spaces)

and I will get the ribbon in the mail to you

 

A Huge thanks to Carri

Double Click Connections AKA Abusybee

for sponsoring the

Use a handmade embellishment challenge

know the winner, Liz, is going to love using

her handmade skittles

 

Winner is

11. Liz Ortiz

UNIK by YES 

 

top Three

1. Migdalia 

Crafitng with Creative M

 

3. Sandie L 

Sandie's Card Garden 

 

14. Sheetal 

artsycraftsyfun 

Hope everyone has a joyous Easter Sunday

I am cooking Brunch for my family

made a carrot cake cheesecake similar to what they make

at the Cheesecake Factory

looks good smelled great baking

fingers crossed it taste great...

 

Karen

 

 

 

 

 

Fun Friday Here comes Peter Cottontail

Here comes Peter Cottontail
Hippity Hoppity
Easter's on its way
This week's Fun Friday challenge is
Use a Bunny or Easter card, project or layout

look at all the wonderful inspiration

from my crafty Friends!

Lisa

Jayne

Sherrie

 Shelly

Carri

Georgiana

Karen

This weeks prize

Easter Blessings

For the Fun Friday use a handmade embellishement click Here

 

Chick from Create a Critter 2 cut at 3"

hid the eye on my gypsy

PK 754 med critter faces

inked with Tim Holtz orange marmalade

and flower from Tim Holtz Tattered Floral garland

 mat cut from Elegant Edges

Tiny Tag from My Craft Spot

Twine from Scrappy Mom's Stamps

all set on a2 Kraft from Kraft Outlet

 

Entered in

My Craft Spot 

Monday Challenge #92 - Strings & Things

 

Scrappy Mom's

Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Easter

 

The Kraft Journal

Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet: Chick's Rule Challenge

 

Fantabulous Cricut

Challenge Me Monday - #154 Easter Greetings

 

 

 

Happy Easter and Luck of the Irish Challenge winner

For the Fun Friday use a handmade embellishment click Here

hard to believe that next Sunday will be Easter

we still have snow on the ground

 Create a Critter 2

Spring moss, dark chocolate,  lemon tart

pattern paper Every Day Blessing

all from Papertrey Ink

some scraps of DCWV papers for the chick cut at 3.5 inches

accented with some skittles from

Carri at

Double Click Connections AKA Abusybee

Melon on the top of the egg

Wild Plum on the bottom of the egg

Happy Easter is from Studio G

some crinkle ribbon and a button

 

Winner of the Fun Friday Luck of the Irish Challenge

#9 Sandee NC

in the hills of North Carolina

Sandee email me your address

kfranciola@ ny cap. rr. com

no spaces and I will get your prize in the mail to you

 

Top Three

12. Kimberly C 

Paper Munch Designs

 

17. Jess Moore 

Scrap Savings

 

21. Donna and Sara 

Kindred Creations  

 

 

"Awake, thou wintry earth -
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your ancient gladness!"
~Thomas Blackburn, "An Easter Hymn"

 

 

"GOOD TIMES" BLOG HOP

 

For the Fun Friday use a handmade embellishement click Here

 

Welcome to the Cardz TV Design Team “Good Times”

Stamp Release Blog Hop!

if you arrived here from

Jo's Scrap Shack

you are on the right path

its a long road but so worth the trip

if you happened her by chance

you will want to start at the Beginnig

CARDZ TV

Mary has release a new stamp set for sale in her store

 

So many ideas for wonderful cards and projects running through my head

 

Here is one of them

this is a free cut file from

svgcuts

I welded two of the paint brushes together to form the card

embossed the bristles with distress strips cuttlebug folder

Martha Stewart punch on the border around the little paint bucket

got the bucket at AC Moore it was a dollar

a little tag, some crinkle ribbon and a button

 

 

going to fill the bucket with some candy for a friend at work

I use a regular hole punch to make some large hole for the handle

wrapped the paper from My Mind's Eye around the bucket

red tape to stick the paper to the plastic

 

 

inside another stamp from the set

stamped with versa mark and some white embossing powder

 

Your next stop is at

Jeri's Bug 'n Me Creations

 

but what would a hop be without some candy...

how about some crinkle ribbon in some fun Easter colors!

 

Simple just be a follower leave a comment...

Happy Hopping!

 

 



Fun Friday use a handmade embellishment

This week something Grand the Fun Friday challenge is being sponsored
 by
Carri
 

DoubleClick AKA Abusybee

the challenge is to use a hand made embellishment on your card, layout or project.
A handmade flower, a stick pin, some crinkle ribbon
or some skittles the possibilities are endless
let the creativity begin...

Carri

Jayne

 

Lisa

 

Sherrie

 

Shelly

 

DIANA L.

 

Georgiana

 

 

Karen

 

Create a critter2 cut at 3"

grass from Planitn School book cut at 1" for grass on the right

1/2" grass on the left

Stylized Flowers embossing folder for the background

inked with assorted Tim Holtz distress inks.

tag and sentiment from Papertrey Ink

 

This week's prize a wonderful assortment of skittles from

 Carri

and a little crinkle ribbon for fun

 

Some Bunny Loves You

For the Luck of the Irish Challenge click Here

 

Someone needs to tell mother nature she made a mistake

this is not how the first day of spring should look

 

lots of snow yesterday this morning a little snow left to shovel and cold...

 

 

I always find I loose a little mojo going from one Holiday to another

I find it works for me to start simple and what could be better that

Hello Kitty and a sentiment from

Cardz TV Stamps

"Easter Punnies"

 

The flowers on the card are from

Tim Holtz

Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Tattered Flower Garland

so waiting for some spring flowers thought I would make some of my own

two roses on the left are from an svg file

the ones on the right are from

Rolled Flower Dies

Hearts on the card

Stitched Heart Layering Dies

sentiment on

Curly Label Die

all from

My Creative Time

 

in the center of the flowers some cranberry skittles from

one of my besties Carri

Double Click AKA Abusy bee

 

linked up to another bestie

Diana at  

DL.ART THANKFUL THURSDAY CHALLENGE #105 EASTER

 

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold:

when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." 

~Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

 

 

 

Happy St Patrick's Day and Challenge winner

For the Fun Friday Luck of the Irish Challenge click Here

 

Hope everyone is enjoying

their St Patrick's Day

maybe some corned beef and cabbage

and just a little bit of beer...

 

 

I love this sentiment it's

from Cardz Tv Stamps

St Patrick's Day

unfortunately it's sold out :(

but there are lots of great stamps for Easter available

 

Winner of the Fun Friday Birthday Challenge

2. Judy 

Judy's Handmade Creations

 

Top Three

7. Nana

My Crafting Channel

 

14. Stacy Chic 

Stacy craft style

 

20. Migdalia 

Creating with Creative M

"May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you."
~Irish Blessing

 

Fun Friday Luck of the Irish challenge

For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way -
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.
~Author Unknown 

this week everyone is Irish so

link up your cards, layouts and projects

one entry per person please

I am a lucky girl to be part of the most amazing

dream team of crafty friends... 

Georgiana

 Carri

DIANA L.

Lisa

Shelly

Sherrie

 
Jayne 
 

Karen

4 LEAF CLOVER TRIO SHAPED CARD

is a fabulous file from

The Cutting Cafe

This week prize is the stamp set I use for

the sentiment on the front of my card