Bella Blvd + Hampton Art

Shame on me for just now mentioning this since it has been going on all week!

Make sure to check out the Bella Blvd and Hampton Art blogs for all kinds of stamping inspiration and fun giveaways!!

Want to see what I made for the occasion??

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I have some little goodies I need to give to a couple of friends so I made tags to help decorate the gift bags. 

I used the "So glad we are friends" stamp from the "Sand & Surf" stamp set as sentiments for these tags. 

On this first tag, I stamped directly onto the tag (oh how that scares me!). 

 On this next tag, I first stamped the sentiment onto white cardstock. 

Then I cut the sentiment out and made it look like a small tag hanging from the ribbon. 

Then I made a card! 

I used a stamp from the "Kiss Me" set as the sentiment for this card. 

And it doubled as the center of the flower! 

I stamped the sentiment first onto a sheet of white cardstock. Then I used a circle punch to punch it out. 
I  adhered it to the center of the flower with foam adhesive for some fun dimension.

That's all I've got!

Thanks for stopping by today!

:)

gretchen

Chevrons and glitter

Merry Christmas y'all!
I know, I know, the new "Flashback" line from KI Memories is not for Christmas.
But I can't get enough of it!
AND the "B" side of the "Viewfinder" sheet of patterned paper is that cool gold & white chevron and I thought it could pass for kind of Christmas-y.
Combine that patterned paper with some glittery paper & stickers and you've got quite a nice foundation for some pretty Christmas projects!
So I thought I would try it.
I pulled out some KI Memories Christmas Puffies, a sheet of kraft cardstock, a couple of large circle punches and I was ready to make some stuff.
I made a 5" x 5" card and a 4.25" x 5.5" card out of the kraft cardstock.
The KI glitter cardstock and the "Viewfinder"/gold & white chevron patterned paper were used as the background papers for both cards.
Then I used the punched circles, glitter stickers, and Puffies to embellish each card.

When I finished the cards I used the scraps I had left over to make a tag.
I had forgotten about the red chevron washi tape that goes with the "Flashback" line.
Shame on me!
 But it too is Christmas-y enough to use for Christmas projects!
So I made sure to use it on this tag.
I really stink at making tags but I thought this one turned out OK!

Hope your holidays are going great!!

Merry Christmas and thanks for stopping by!

:)

gretchen

P.S.
the blog hop on the post below is still going on.
you have a great chance of winning the magazine because as of right now i have ZERO comments!

the odds are in your favor!
:)

BOO!!

Did "eye" scare you??!
:)
Just wanted to wish you a very happy Halloween!

I made both this tag and card with scraps of paper from the Study Hall kit from Noel Mignon and characters from the "Too Cute to Spook" line from Bella Blvd.

Have a great day!!
Be safe!
And don't eat all your candy at once!
:)
gretchen

Paper Issues Blog Hop! (giveaway is closed now)

Good morning & happy Friday!
Welcome to my stop on the Paper Issues blog hop!
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There is a new theme on the Paper Issues blog today.

"Tree Hugger" is the theme!
You could interpret that many ways...
Do you have any layouts about nature?
Or what about projects using leaves or trees?
There are lots of fun papers, die cuts, stickers, etc. with fun tree patterns!

Or how about a layout about your family tree?!
The interpretation is up to you!
Think out of the box!
If you use paper, though, you are in!
Play along with us & link up your projects here.

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"Tree hugger" immediately made me think about recycling, being kind to nature, etc.
Recycle. Repurpose. Reuse.

So for my project I used a great piece of product packaging to make a tag rather than just throwing it away!

Check this out!
How perfect is this backing from a pack of My Mind's Eye bling for a tag?!!

It is ridiculously cute!

What a waste for it to just be thrown away!

So I just turned it over & decorated it to make this tag!

So easy!

Supplies: Patterned paper (KI Memories, My Mind's Eye); Lace cardstock (KI Memories); Chipboard (KI Memories); Bling (My Mind's Eye)
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OK now the fun part for you!
Leave a comment here for a chance to win a box of goodies from me!
(I bet you would like to see a picture of what you might win. But that would require me to get my lazy booty up off this couch where I am cozily watching this LSU-MS State football game & sipping on a glass of wine. You will have to trust me on this one.}
:)
How about just tell me what your favorite football team is & I will pick a random winner on Monday!
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OK from here your next stop is to the
ultra-creative Diana Fischer's blog!
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P.S.
There is all kinds of blog hopping going on at Paper Issues!

If you start there, there are 3 different routes you can take.
There is a "layout" route, an "altered item" route, and this post is along the "card" route.
You can hit all 3 routes if you want to!
You will see tons of inspiration & increase your chances of winning prizes if you do!

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Here is the entire "card" route:

Jeannie DeGruccio
Bethany Crowell
Corri Garza
Cathy Dippolito
here
Diana Fisher
Kristy Dalman
Kelly Ratcliff
Ruby McGuire
Jess Mutty
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Happy hoppin' folks!
:)

gretchen