Die-Namites New Release Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to our NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP Die~Namites Dies has just released 32 new Fall and Christmas themed dies!

We are sooo HAPPY that you have chosen to join us for the event, September 20-22, 2013
Our theme is...

“It’s beginning to look A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS!”

 
As you are hopping along be sure to
leave a little love on each of the Design Team blogs.
Make sure to leave a comment on the Die~Namites Blog for an entry to win the Grand Prize of a
$50 Gift Certificate to Die~Namites Dies along with
5 ~ $10 Gift Certificates.
You will receive additional entries for Liking us on Facebook,
Signing up for Email Notifications.
So Let the HOP Begin

Lisa Tottle

Taniesa Vlasak 

Dunja Dücker 

Susie Moore

 Peggy Lee Baker

 Lynne Forsythe

 Die~Namites Dies

 
So enough about the logistics.... LET THE HOP BEGIN.... 

I'm so excited for the Blog Hop and all the new dies!!  Christmas is my favorite holiday, all the decorations & twinkly lights make me so happy.

December is the busiest month in my house with 2 kids celebrating birthdays, hockey in full swing and of course all the holiday festivities, so this year I'm trying to get a jump start on some Christmas projects. I was thrilled when it was announced our theme for the blog hop was Christmas, and decided to make something special for my Mom using the Pinecone and Elegant Holly dies.

I had  this plain wood frame that I picked up ages ago from the dollar store and this old photo of the kids with Santa & Mrs Claus.  I'd forgotten how little they all were once upon a time!

I didn't like the plain wood of the frame so I stained it using Vintage Photo Distress Stain, so quick and easy!

 

I added a few layers of pattern paper and the photo to the centre, then decorated the corners with the dies.

 

I cut the Elegant Holly die twice from green cardstock, then added some Distress Stickles in Forest Moss & Fired Brick to had a touch of shimmer to the die cuts.

 

For the top corner I cut the Pinecone die first from glitter cardstock, then did a second cut using the same green as the holly, finishing them off with some crinkle ribbon.

Here's a closer look at the Pinecone so you can see how pretty it looks cut from the glitter cardstock.

 

 

Now head on over to Taniesa’s blog. 

THANK YOU FOR HOPIN’ ALONG WITH US!

It's a Blog Hop Party with Die-Namites!!!

Welcome to the “Premiere” Die~Namites Dies Blog Hop.

We are so happy that you have chosen to join us!!!

Our blog hop will be from August 9th ~ August 11th.

Along the way, you will see creations by our

Die~Namite Design Team using the LATEST release

of Die~Namites Dies.

The Die~Namites Design Team Members will be sharing with you

how they made their pieces through

video and picture tutorials.

Each of the Die~Namites Design Team Members

will have a secret word.....on their blogs.

Collect all the words, make sure to leave a little love,

 to find the secret phrase

this will give you one entry into our

prize drawing.

You will receive additional entries for

Liking us on Facebook

Signing up for Email Notifications.

We will be awarding one Grand Prize of a

$50 Gift Certificate to Die~Namites Dies and

5 ~ $10 Gift Certificates to Die~Namites Dies.

So enough about the logistics....

LET THE HOP BEGIN....

Peggy Lee Baker

Lisa Tottle

Taniesa Vlasak

Dunja Dücker

Susie Moore

Lynne Forsythe

Die~Namites Dies

If you have arrived here from Peggy’s blog you are in the right place.

If you have just arrived in the midst of our Blog Hop

please head to the Die~Namites Blog.

Hope you enjoy the “Premiere” Die~Namites Dies Blog Hop!!!

 Today I have a photo tutorial showing you how I made a tag using the Cattails & Floral Wheelbarrow dies.

Here is the finished tag, I love how all the pieces work so well together!

I love the texture the Distress Embossing Powder added to the Floral Wheelbarrow.

 The Distress Stickles added that finished touch to highlight the tops of the Cattails.

So let's get started, all the steps are included right on the photos...enjoy!

I hope you enjoyed my tag tutorial and it gave you some inspiration to get creative...after you've finished the blog hop of course!

My secret word is: COMES

Now head on over to Taniesa’s blog to continue the

“Premiere” Die~Namites Blog Hop!!

Explosively Fun.....Blog Hop!

We're having a Blog Hop party this Friday, August 9th, you won't want to miss it!!!

Join us on the Die-Namites Blog for all the details.

See you on Friday!

Love My Tapes Blog Hop!!!

The Love My Tapes Design Team welcomes you to a fun Mother's Day Blog Hop!! The DT Members have all used a variety of Love My Tapes products for you to get inspired, you will be amazed by all the wonderful creations!

If you came from JJ's blog, then you're right where you should be. If not, please go to the Love My Tapes' blog where you will find the list of participants.

Now hop on over to Rita's blog for more inspiration!



Make sure you comment along the way, one random commenter will win a fabulous prize pack from Love My Taps including, 1, Laced Tape, 1 Fabric Tape and 3 Washi Tapes!!! You have until Thursday, April 26th to leave your comments, the winner will be announced April 27th!

Christmas Blog Hop!

Hello & Welcome to the Love My Tapes Christmas Blog Hop!

You should have arrived her from JJ Sobey's blog, but if you didn't that's ok head over to the Love My Tapes blog to start from the beginning, you don't want to miss anything!

I made a sweet little vintage/grunge inspired Christmas wall hanging to share today.

The Base was a plain wood wall plaque that I found at the dollar store, which I covered in torn strips of three different fabric sheets, white newsprint, brown newsprint, cream with flowers, and a few layers of lace tape.  Once I had all my layers down I used a little off white paint over top, but I kept it just light enough that some of the patterns from the fabric sheets show through.

Here's a little close up so you can see the layers a bit better.....

Thank you for joining us all today for our Christmas Blog Hop!!

If you want a chance at the package of goodies that Love My Tapes is giving away you need to leave a comment on each of the DT blogs, and the Love My Tapes blog.  All comment must be made by Tuesday December 13 @ 8:00 pm EST.  Winner will be announced on Wednesday!

Good luck everyone!

Now it's time to head over to Rita Barakat's blog for some more inspiration!!

Lisa

CKC Blog Hop

My deepest apologies everyone I must have messed up my dates for the blog hop...oops!  I hope you'll all hop by later tonight to see what I've made.

It's been a crazy day today, and again I'm sorry to be so late...but better late than never, especially for a party!  You should have arrived here from Susanne's blog, if not be sure to head back over to CKC and start from the beginning.

This months blog hop challenge was to showcase a stamping technique, now there was a technique I was trying to do but it was not working.  But I see that Lisa H used it and has a handy link on her blog, so I'll be off to study!

After a little frustration I went with techniques I know well.  If you spend any time on my blog you will know that I love Tim Holtz Distress Inks, they are my go to ink for just about everything.  One of the many things I love about them is how nice they look when you layer stamped images using different colors of Distress Ink.

After I layered the butterfly using Barn Door I decided I wanted it to pop a little more so I added some clear embossing powder....it really makes a difference!

I also decided to add a little stamped flourish to the top left corner of the card.  But the green is so dark that I decided to use a little Distress Embossing powder (scattered straw) to lighten up the corner, but not take any focus away from the rest of the card.

Thank you for hopping by (and forgiving my lateness) please continue on the hop and head over to Gabrielle's blog to see her fabulously fun layout!!

CKC August Blog Hop

 Hello & welcome the August Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog hop!

You should have arrived here from Susanne's blog, if not head back to the CKC blog so you don't miss anything.

This month we have a fantastic sponsor Sketch Support with Allison Davis!!  Allison provided this wonderful sketch just for our blog hop.

I'm not much a two page scrapper so I used the left side of the sketch to create my page.

Thank you for joining us on our blog hop today!  Now head over to Gabrielle's blog to see what beautiful project she's created today!

Counterfeit Kit Challenge - June Blog Hop!

I don't know about all of you but I love Blog Hops, it's a great chance to visit and find new inspiring blogs!

Here we are ready for our June blog hop, if you're just getting started be sure to head over to the Counterfeit Kit blog....you don't want to miss anything.

You should be joining me here from Susanne's blog.

The challenge for this month's blog hop was to create a layout 'All About I'...I decided to go with the statement 'I Am...'

Thank you for hopping on by!!!  Now it's time for you to hop on over to Gabrielle's blog and see what beautiful creation she's come up with!

Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Counterfiet Kit May blog hop!

http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/

You should be joining me here from Susanne's blog (http://www.snapsandsnippets.blogspot.com/), if not be sure to head over to the Counterfeit blog so you can start from the beginning and see what all the designers have created wit their kits!

Our challenge for this months blog hop was to pick inspiration from a Manufacturer's blog. I love pretty much all of the companies blogs and visit many of them daily so this was not an easy choice for me.....lots of time surfing that's for sure. Finally I found a layout created by Janis Medina-Maghinay, on the Fancy Pants blog and fell in love with the design, so much that I had to lift it!

You can see my inspriation here: http://missfancypants.typepad.com/little_miss_fancy_pants/2011/05/fancy-this-a-perfecr-gift-layout.html

Here is my layout I created....

Thanks for hopping by!!! Now head on over to Gabrielle's blog to see what inspiration she found and her gorgeous creation!

Gabrielle's blog: http://nomorelittlemonkeys.blogspot.com/

Countfeit Kit - April Blog Hop

Welcome to the Counterfeit Kit April Blog Hop!

If you're joining me here I hope you've come from Suzzane's blog, if not then hop on over to the Counterfeit Kit blog to get started!

Our challenge for this months blog hop was to create a project inspired from something created by one of the Master Forgers. I chose a layout from the very talented Kim Strother!

Here is Kim's page that I choose for my inspiration...

I took her page and flipped it upside down...this is what I came up with....

Thank you Kim for the great inspiration!

Now it's time to head over to Gabrielle's blog and see what she has created!

Thanks for hopping by and joining us for our blog hop!

Hippity Hoppity!!!!

HAPPY NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY!!!

Welcome to the May edition of the Love Is In The Details Kit Blog Hop!! As always the party starts at the LIITD Blog.....if you've been following along this is the last stop, if not well go back to the beginning you don't want to miss what Melissa, Cindy & Amber have created!!

Honey & Broom Grass is our May Kit, it is full of gorgeous Pink Paislee paper from both the Queen Bee and Bayberry Cottage lines!!!

The kit is for sale now, you can purchase yours here......and the full Creative Team reveal will take place on May 9th!!!

Here's a little sample of what I've created with this kit.....

We're also having a Mini Crop at Love Is In The Details.....wouldn't be NSD without one!! I hope you'll join us for some fun challenges and chance to win a prize!!!

Thank you for hopping with us today and don't forget to head over on May 9th for the full reveal, just in time for Mother's Day!!

Going Green Blog Hop!!!

Sassy Lil' Sketches "Going Green" Blog Hop

Welcome to the "Going Green" blog hop, it starts today Friday March 12th and ends Sunday March 14th!!!

Here are the details:

Create a project (layout, card or altered item) using the "Going Green" sketch AND one of the "Going Green" criteria below....

• "Go Green:" Do a project that is predominantly green in color.
• "Reduce:" Reduce your stash by creating a project where all the items used are at least 1 year old (no new stuff).
• "Reuse:" Do a project with left overs from a previous project.
• "Recycle:" Do a project with an item that was used for something else first.

Sassy Lil' Sketches will be offering a random Grand Prize to one participant.

Participants can get their name in for the Grand Prize by 1) becoming a follower on Sassy Lil' Sketches, 2) Leaving a comment on each of the DT's blog, or 3) by doing the "Going Green" challenge and linking it to Mr. Linky at the Sassy Lil' Sketches blog by 9 pm EST on Sunday, March 14th.

Here is the sketch....

I decided to make a card....and I'm going to say this is the first time I used a layout sketch to make a card...not so easy!!! LOL All of the items I used were scraps....and over 1 year old, yay for using up some stash!!!

Thank you for hopping on by today!!! Now hop on over to Sara's blog!!

Ring the New Year in with a hop & a bang!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Lori & the Creative Team from Love Is In The Details decided what a better way to start of a fresh new year than with a blog hop and full reveal on the same day!!! YAY!

Start your hop over at the LIITD Blog, from there you will go to Melissa's blog to see what beauty she's created, and that brings you here!!

With each new monthly kit I think, wow Mel has out done herself again....how is it possible that with each month the kits just keep getting better?? This kit is fun, beautiful and just in time to get a jump start on some projects for Valentines! ;)

Here's a layout and card I created with this kit:

Kit Supplies:

• Pink Paislee pp - love potion, eternal love & hearts bloom
• Bo Bunny pp - love u deeply
• Maya Road - velvet flowers & heart stick pins
• Jenni Bowlin - ticket
  American Crafts - remark stickers
• Ribbon

Extra Supplies:

• Prima - felt vine, flutter vine & jewel leaves
• American Crafts - Thickers

Kit Supplies:

• Bo Bunny pp - love bandit & cut outs
• Pink Paislee pp - hearts bloom
• Core'dinations - hazelnut

Extra Supplies:

• Sizzix - owl
• American Crafts - thickers
• Making Memories - tiny alphas
• Stickles - cinamon

Thanks for hopping by, now you're off to Melanie's blog to see what amazing creations she has made!

One last thing I wanted to let you know......Lori's planning a SALE, keep watching the shopping page for more details!!! :)

Jingle Bell Hop!

Welcome to the very first Ch{all}enge Master Holiday Blog Hop!!!

We have 23 stops for you along the way so here's a little info on how to play along....

* The first stop on the hop is the Ch{all}enge Masters Blog where you will find a complete list of all the participants!

* Visit all 22 of the Designers blogs and leave a comment on each one.

* Once you've visited all of the blogs and left all your comments head back to the Ch{all}enge Masters blog to let us know you are finished! By completing the entire blog hop and leaving comments on all the blogs you will be entered to win a........$25.00 gift card to the store of you choice!!!! How awesome is that?!!

If you're following along you should be joining me here from Sharon's blog.....if not well take a step back because you don't want to miss a thing! ;)

Today I have just a quick little Christmas card I threw together as part of an early Christmas gift for my Mom! I used some bits I had left from the LIITD November kit........and of course I used my trusty Spellbinders dies too!

Thank you for joining us on our Blog Hop today, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season full of love & happiness!!!

Now you're off to Kristi's blog......but before you go don't forget you must leave a comment on all of the blogs to have a chance at that prize!

It's A Blizzard.....

....of scrappy goodness!!! Welcome to the December edition of the Love Is In The Details monthly Blog Hop!

As always the party starts at the LIITD Blog, then leads you here to my blog! If you didn't start at the LIITD Blog be sure to head back, you don't want to miss a thing!

The Chance Of Flurries kit is FULL of gorgeous papers from Collage Press' Joyride Collection! These papers are a great mix of fun & whimsy that is perfect for all your winter & holiday pages!

I went to town combining items from the kit and using my Sizzix dies to create this fun little Christmas wall hanging!

From the Kit:

• Collage Press pp - Little Flurries, Wonderland, Crafting Strips, Zig-Zag die cut
• Bazzill - Pearls
• Petaloo - Dazzlers

From my Stash:

• Sizzix dies - Christmas Tree, Happy Holidays set, Festive Christmas set, Reindeer
• Cuttlebug embossing folders - Swiss Dot, Swirls
• Bazzil cardstock
• Stickles - Icicle, Ruby Slipper, Cinamon

Ok now you're ready so hop on over to Cindy's blog and see the gorgeous work she's done with the kit!

Watch for the full reveal of the Chance of Flurries kit on December 6th!!!

November Blog Hop

Welcome to the November Love Is In The Details kit blog hop, I'm excited to bring you a little bit of PepperMint Dreams!!!

As always start hopping at the Love Is In The Details blog, from there you'll visit Melissa's blog to see what beauty she has created with the kit!

If you haven't caught the Christmas bug yet you sure will with this fabulous kit Melanie B. has put together!!! It's perfect to get that head start on any Christmas gifts you're planning to make this year!

Here's a little layout I made with the kit:

Supplies from Kit:

• Jillibean Soup pp ~ pinch Christmas cheer, frozen crab meat, can beef consomme
• Pink Paislee pp ~ joyeux noel
• Maya Road ~ kraft envelope & chipboard snowflakes
• Making Memories ~ glitter leaf/tree

Supplies from Stash:

• Bazzil ~ card stock & pearls
• Maya Mist ~ Avocado
• Maya Road ~ chipboard house
• Stickles ~ icicle

Now you need to head over to Chelsea's blog to see what delightful treasure she has dreamed up for you today!!!!

And don't forget about Witchy's challenge on the LIITD blog you only have until October 29th to have this completed for your chance to win one of 3 amazing prizes!!!!! See the details here.

PepperMint Dreams will go on sale November 1st, along with the rest of the reveal from the Creative Team!!!