Fast & Fresh Scrapbooks BLOG HOP!

Queen of the blog hop I have been lately!
And here is another one!

Thanks for coming here to my stop along the
Fast & Fresh Scrapbooks BLOG HOP!!

This is not a new issue, but it is back by popular demand.
Because it was such a hit the first time around, the Fast & Fresh Scrapbooks Special Issue has been re-issued!

One of my favorite mini-albums is in this issue. 

It's the mini I made for our trip to Disney a few years ago!

Aw man this makes me want to take a trip!
:)

OK {here} is a fun sneak peek of the issue. 

And {here} is a link to some cool extra online content for you!

You can get a copy of this issue {here} or wherever you like to buy your scrappy magazines. 

But you may want to try to win one first!
Leave a comment here and leave a comment on all of the blogs along the hop today for your chance to win!
We are all giving away an issue!

That's 7 chances to win!!
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Now from here you want to hop on over to the talented
Stacy Cohen's blog!

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Here is a list of all the blogs along the hop today:
Laina Lamb
Jana Morton
{then comes me & obviously you are here!}

Stacy Cohen

Autumn Baldwin

Kim Watson

Jing-Jing Nickel

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Happy hopping!
:)

gretchen

DCWV/Hampton Art Blog Hop!!

Hello & welcome to day #2 of the two-day DCWV/Hampton Art Holiday Hop!
Welcome to my stop along this fun hop!

DCWV and Hampton Art are two companies that go above & beyond to provide a wide selection of products from classic and vintage to trendy and modern. When we decided to team up it was only natural that we would want to show you some variety.

So day #2 of our hop is all about Modern!

If you love trendy, cute & clean; or bold, saturated & artsy, you are in for a treat!
These ladies have created some beautiful projects to inspire you!

Erin Madsen ( http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/ )

Nina Yang ( http://waffleflower.com/ )

Sara Andrews ( http://sarawandrews.com/ )

Emily Lanham ( http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/ )

Britt Bass ( http://pinkpapercrowns.blogspot.com/ )

Thomisia Francois ( http://thomisia.blogspot.com/ )

Gretchen McElveen ( http://gretchenmac.blogspot.com/ )

Dayna Sabrina ( http://sabrioletdesigns.blogspot.com/ )

Adora Concepcion ( http://adoraconcepcion.blogspot.com/ )

Karen Hanson ( http://scrappycanuck.wordpress.com/ )

Kim Barrett ( http://blog.hamptonart.com/ )

If you have come here from Thomisia's blog, then you are on the right track! If not, go back to the DCWV blog and start the hop from there!

Want to see what I've made for today's "modern" theme??
:)
I combined some beautiful DCWV Christmas papers with twine and KI Memories embellishments to make a couple of cards.
On this first card I thought the twine, felt embellishments, and a little glitter helped modernize the vintage-y patterned paper.

Chevrons are all the rage these days so I thought the chevron patterned paper with the felt embellishment and twine gave this card a modern twist.

I added a 3x3 pocket from KI Memories to the inside of the card to hold a gift card. And of course I had to embellish it up a little!
:)

OK want to know what you can win??
Here is today's prize from Hampton Art!

DCWV is giving away stuff too! And if you didn't participate in day #1 of the hop, there is still time!

Go back to the DCWV blog and check it out!

There are prizes for day #1 too!!

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OK you are done here now.
Hop on over to Dayna Sabrina's blog next!!

Happy hopping!!
:)
gretchen

Funny story...

Hi!

I've got Christmas on the brain lately and I've been making lots of Christmas projects.
But today is different!
Instead I've got another layout using the new KI Memories "Flashback" line to share with you today!
I love this line!
It's just so versatile!
This layout is a funny story about running into one of my brother's friends.

I tried not to go to overboard with the embellishments since the subject of this layout is kind of "manly".

That's another thing I like about "Flashback"...it can be used for girly and boy-ish layouts!

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OK short and sweet from me today.

Got to go wrap some presents!

There aren't enough hours in the day this time of year!

:)
Thanks for stopping by today.

Come back tomorrow because I am part of a fun, Christmas-y blog hop!
:)
gretchen

P.S.

Go leave a comment on {this post} over on the
Creating Keepsakes blog

for a chance to win the January/February 2013 issue!

:)

It's here!!

It's the January/February 2013 issue of Creating Keepsakes!

It's my first official issue as a Dream Team member!

And it goes on sale today!

YAY!!

You can check out a sneak peek of the issue {here}.

And get a copy for yourself {here}!

:)

Happy day!!

gretchen

Christmas cards!

You still have time!

It's not too late to send out your Christmas cards!

And there is all kinds of inspiration over on the Bella Blvd blog today to help you out!

Here are a couple of cards I've made with the Bella Blvd "Christmas Wishes" line...

 

Don't forget to check out the Bella Blvd blog for even more Christmas card ideas!
And then get to making some!
:)

Merry {early} Christmas!

gretchen

We have a winner!!

Anybody want to know who wins the special issue from CK??

I am only 1 day late picking the winner!
That's not too bad for me!
:)
OK here goes...

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

8

Timestamp: 2012-12-05 04:06:40 UTC

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And that makes the winner: 

 Amy said...

Four kids...NONE have their own album! This would help me remedy that!

November 28, 2012 10:35 AM

 

Congrats Amy!!
Email me at gretchenmcelveen at yahoo dot com
with your mailing address and I will pass your info along to the powers that be at Creating Keepsakes!
YAY!!
:)
gretchen