Hip Kit Club & Elle's Studio Blog Hop

Hello! Bonjour! Bienvenidos! Buenos días! Gon ni chi wa! Ciao! Aloha! Hi! And welcome to the Hip Kit & Elle's Studio Blog Hop!

If you have been hopping along you should have arrived here from Valerie Bishop's Blog. If you just stumbled on this blog post by chance be sure to start the hop at the beginning   Hip Kit Club  and hop along through the fabulous designers blog to be inspired by their awesome creations then you'll end the hop at Elle's Studio.Trust me you you want to go back through there are prizes and seriously awesome projects to be seen!

Speaking of projects today I am sharing a 12x12 layout I created for the hop. I used the June Hip Kit Club kit featuring Elle's Studio Shine collection. 

Hello There a cheeser layout about myself. Journaling is about how I perk myself up after doctor appointments by taking photo booth shoots in the car with the phone app. 

I think the veneer of the Elle's Studio Shine collection are so cute not only for summer but for other projects like how I've used them on this page. By tucking the lemon slice under a few layers it almost looks like a viewfinder or movie reel and fits my photo booth photos. 

I love the colors of both the Hip Kit June kits and the Shine collection. The colors and patterns on these papers totally fit the story I was trying to tell about how my moody changes from not so great to ok.

GIVEAWAY One person will win a $10 gift certificate to use at Elle’s Studio AND a $10 gift certificate to use at Hip Kit Club! Leave  a comment on this blog post telling me something that makes you happy during those sour moments in life. You have until 11:59p.m. PST Sunday. Winners will be announced on the 28th. 

Now on you your next stop on the hop: Jenny Evans  

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the hop and have a great weekend!

Monday: Sneakage

Thought I would share some sneak age of some projects I am working on, with, and few things I will be sharing in the upcoming weeks.  Here we go…

American Crafts Farewell Blog Hop

 If you landed here from  Leah Farquharson blog welcome! If you're one of my blog reader hey, howdy, hey! If you happened here by chance well take a minute to read this post then go back and start the hop at the American Crafts  Blog. Some of the designers are doing giveaways so make sure you check all the blogs out! Here are the fabulous ladies I got to be on the AC team with!

Piradee Talvanna

Lilith Eeckels

Cindy Stevens

Amy Heller

Shimelle Laine

PaigeEvans

Leah Farquharson

Mandy Koeppen

Melissa Mann

Pamella Brown

Jen Chesnick

Rahel Menig

Michelle Clement

Corrie Jones

Leslie Ashe

Suzy Plantamura

Cindy Tobey

American Crafts

I feel so lucky to have worked with these amazing ladies(some who I was just like nu-huh seriously wow!and now she's my friend OMG! I also got to meet Shimelle in person this summer too which was AWESOME! she is such a sweetheart!). 

Designing with American Crafts was a dream come true I compare it to that nerdy girl getting asked to the prom by the high school football team quarterback it's one of those things I never thought would happen to me and it did ,it was awesome! I love AC's products and had so much fun creating with them every month. But now it's time for change and change is good right? mix it up a bit and see what next adventure is out there for me. 

Here are a few of my favorites that I created from this past year for AC. 

(my first cover)

 (this was HSN & published with Scrapbooks Etc.)

(published with Scrapbook Trends)

If you'd like a chance to win some goodies that I have in my American Crafts stash leave a comment here by Tuesday September 4th @ 12:30pm saying whatever you like and I will draw a winner. Please make sure you leave a way for me to get in contact with you or come back Tuesday afternoon to see if your the winner. Thanks! 

Now that you've seen my favs, you've read my farewell post, I guess you're ready to hop along right?  Well then You'll be heading to the super fab Melissa Manns Blog. 

Thanks for stopping by and if you'd like to know when this blog is updated become a follower or stop in when you can. Have a wonderful weekend! ~MK

American Crafts & Scor-Pal Blog Hop

Another Hop you say??Yes why yes it is another Hop! That's 3 in a week. CRAZY! You still have time to enter The Stringery Hop below.

Onto todays Hop brought to you by American Crafts and Scor-Pal. If you've been hopping along you've arrived from Diane Zechman's blog and if you've just come to visit my blog be sure to go back to American Crafts Blog to start the hop and enter the giveaway!

I created this fun card using the new American Crafts Dear Lizzy Neapolitan line(LOVE IT!) and the Scor-pal(so cool!)Fresh Blooms Paper(35630)Neapolitan, Hazy Horizon Paper(35639) Neapolitan, Silver Lining Paper(35635)Neapolitan, First Date Paper(35632)Neapolitan, At First Sight Paper(35641) Neapolitan, Lucky Laugh Paper(35640)Neapolitan, 6x6 Paper Pad(35658)Neapolitan, Neapolitan sticker(42232)Remarks Books, Accent Phrase Stickers(42235)Neapolitan.

To make the flower petals I punch circles out with a circle punch then scored them with the Scor-Pal making a v(this would be a total pain in the butt with out the Scor-Pal)and folded them in an accordion fold. Really easy I should have taken photos while creating so you could see but I'm really bad about that because I'm a fly by the seat of my pants kinda gal when i create it just happens and not really planned out. Back to the card once I had all the circles scored and folded I adhered to another circle and started layering the"petals" til I had the full flower head repeated this with the pinked circle small flower. Add a circle for the flower center to cover up the over lapping "petals" and done. I rolled and pleated the ribbon stems and adhered the flowers to the card. Really fun and created in less than 45 minutes.

Ok now that you have read about how I created the card, you saw the pictures are you ready to hop on? Well hold your horses leave a comment here on this post telling me what you'd create with the Scor-Pal or what your new favorite American Crafts product is your favorite and I will pick a winner Friday March 23rd to send some American Crafts goodies to. Sound good?

Did you leave a comment? Have you been inspired? Well now it's time to Hop on! Your next stop is the super duper fabulous Melissa Mann! Have fun! ~MK

PS. Don't forget to stop back Monday to see if you're the winner.

The Stringery Blog Hop

At The Stringery, we love all things string. Bakers Twine, Burlap String
and ribbon!

I LOVE me some string! I've been using it alot lately the layout above and the card below are just a couple projects using these fabulous string from the Stringery. Come check out the shop and pick up some of our adorable wooden spools full of twine OR our brand new addition - CHEVRON ribbon.
Each spool(cute little wooden spools) of twine and string is generously measured with over 5 yards. If your anything like me you'll want it all so guess what i have a special coupon code for you to use MANDIE20 just enter the code when you checkout!The shop has just been updated with new colors and products. And if you forget something the first time around guess what there is a March coupon too!Awesome right? Enter MARCH17 to save 17% off your order this month.

Want to know when the shop has been updated or if we have a sale? Become a fan on Facebook for current updates, more giveaways and ideas on how to use your string!

FACEBOOK PAGE

Now its time for a giveaway and a mini blog hop.

Check out the blogs for giveaways one each one! 4 chances to win!
Jennie
Mandy: Your here now!
Erica
Cori

And we'll have another giveaway on Facebook! Leave us a comment over there for a chance to win.

We're giving away 5 prize packs from the shop! Each prize pack will have a sample of products from the shop!

Leave a comment what your favorite item at The Stringery is and I'll pick a winner on 3/21!

Now go check it out you know you want to but don't forget to leave your comment here for that sample! Have a fab Friday!~MK

Cocoa Daisy Blog Hop

Hello! Bonjour! Bienvenidos! Buenos días! Gon ni chi wa! Ciao! Aloha! Hi! And welcome to the Cocoa Daisy blog hop!Cocoa Daisyhas done some remodeling and updating, making our home a place you want to be. Drop in and see how our scrapbook home is your scrapbook home too.To help celebrate, we are doing a blog hop and giveaway. Just leave a comment to be entered to win a set of all FOUR of this month's exclusive, sold out, Cocoa Daisy Stamps.

The celebration doesn't end there, we're also offering a couple of promotions for new subscribers:

1.Sign up for a 6 month kit subscription and you will receive 20% off your first month's kit.
2. Sign up for a 6 month kit AND a 6 month stamp subscription and you will get 20% off your first month's kit and stamps PLUS an exclusive Cocoa Daisy Tote bag.

If you've started here on my blog be sure to go to the Cocoa Daisy Blog and visit all the other stops on the hop for more chances to win those awesome stamps!

Here is the hopping schedule:
Cocoa Daisy
Emily Pitts
Ronda Palazzari
Jen Davis
Mandy Koeppen<-------YOU ARE HERE NOW
Vicki Boutin
Alissa Fast
Lisa Saunders
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Stephanie Wheeler
Kim Watson
Lisa Pace
Anja Wade
Denise Morrison
Annabelle O'Malley
Anna Bjorklund
Sharmaine Kruijver
Amy Tan
Diana Fisher
Nathalie Kalbach
Ali Edwards

and to get those creative thoughts flowing here is a sketch(i'll admit my sketch isn't the bestest but you get the idea right?) and card I created using one of the stamps in the giveaway & leftovers from the March Cocoa Daisy Kit Pier 39 which is still available :)

Now that you've read everything, seen the stamp images, you have a sketch to try & a card for inspiration you're ready to leave right? Wait, wait don't click the mouse to the next blog on the hop remember before you go leave a comment here to win the stamps!

Now hop on over to your next stop on the Cocoa Daisy Blog Hop the Super Awesome oh so Fabulous Vicki Boutin's Blog!!

Have fun hopping along and if you use the sketch let me know I'd love to see your work! ~MK

*Comments for this giveaway will close at 8pm EST on Sunday March 11,2012