Celebrate Freedom Blog Hop

Welcome to the Celebrate Freedom Blog Hop!  Hopefully you've hopped over from SANDY but if not, and you want to start the celebration with the blog hostess, zip over to LISA

The theme of this hop is to celebrate our wonderful USA and the freedoms that we hold precious!  Amazing crafties are sharing their designs and thoughts with you today.  Lisa has rounded up some wonderful sponsors for this hop and if you'd like to be "in the running" for prizes, please like and comment on each of the parade stops. Also you must stop by each one of the sponsors' fan pages on facebook and like their pages and leave them a comment saying you are stopping by from the Celebrate Freedom Blog Hop.Easy peasy!!  Here's the sponsor list:

Royal Prize Pack from Theresa TheScrapbooking Queen http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

$15.00 Gift Certificate from KaDoodle Bug Designs

http://www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com/

$10.00 Gift Certificate from Treasure Box Designs

http://treasureboxdesigns.com/

$20.00 Gift Certificate from Little Scraps of Heaven

http://www.littlescrapsofheavendesigns.com/

$20.00 Gift Certificate from MB's Treasurista

http://mbtreasurista.com/

$10.00 Gift Certificate from Designs on Cloud 9

http://designsoncloud9.com/

Stamp Set of winners choice from Paper Sweeties

http://www.papersweeties.com/

Large custom handmade keychain the winners choice 

of style and color from Chelle's Custom Designs

https://www.facebook.com/ChellesCustomDesigns

$15.00 Gift Certificate from The Paper Parade

http://www.thepaperparade.com/

$20.00 Gift Certificate from Scrappy Dew

http://www.scrappydew.com/

$15.00 Gift Certificate from Too Cute by Jessica

http://www.toocutebyjessica.com/

A gift valued at $10.00 from Lettering Delights

http://www.letteringdelights.com/

Patriotic Expression Cozy from Kathy's Cozies

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kathys-Cozies/131156133592420

Wow, what a line-up of great prizes!  And speaking of line-ups – here’s a list of the blog spots so you won’t get lost:

1. Lisa Pontious ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
2. Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
3. Sandy- http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com/
4. Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/
5. Haidee-http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/
6. Melisa ~ http://melisascraftycreations.blogspot.com/
7. Angela - http://angelascraftyspot.blogspot.com/
8. Kathy - http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com/
9. Tabetha - http://tabethascreations.blogspot.com/
10. Sarah - www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com
11. Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
12. Carolyn - http://grandmacarol46580.blogspot.com/

I have an eclectic, whimsical style and as for cards I tend to enjoy crafting triple-stamped cards. I found that using that design lends itself to experimentation with stamps, different sprays and mists.  I recently discovered Mr. Huey sprays and used several with a circular mask to create this card.  The centerpiece of the card is actually a sticker I had in my stash.  


First I'll give you the dimensions and some info on how to use this technique to make a card of your own:

Dimensions for the stamped layers - 1 each
2" x 3-1/4"
3" x 4-1/4"
4" x 5-1/4"
Dimensions for the cardstock mat layers - 1 each
2-1/4" x 3-1/2"
3-1/4" x 4-1/2"
5-1/2" x 8-1/2" (fold for card base to get a great crease)

For me it was very helpful to have this dimension guide - no guess work!!


After cutting the card stock and mats, I lightly adhered them together and placed the mask on top.  I sprayed some Mr Huey in Ocean and Peppermint and then adhered our LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon (the Old Glory Collection found HERE) AND some LBC Mama's Mesh on the mats. I cut these strips to lay between the top two layers and fashioned two bows for the top and bottom of the center panel.  Here's my Celebrate Freedom project:

You too can use your crafty mojo to design something to Celebrate Freedom!!

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it..........cyber Celebration of our Freedom..........Mama LoveBug

Now let's move the parade to see what's happening with HAIDEE

Celebrate With Dr. Seuss Blog Hop

Welcome to the Celebrate With Dr. Seuss Blog Hop!!  Oh, the places you’ll go to today are full of fun and inspiration.  If you jumped from Suzanne you’re on the right track, but if you stumbled upon this, you may want to begin with our blog hostess Three Scrappy Gals 


Three Scrappy Gals have some wonderful blog candy for you to win. Check the Three Scrappy Gals blog for the awesome prize! Winner will be drawn and announced on Tuesday March 5, 2013.

To be eligible for the drawing you must:
Become a follower of each blog (if you aren’t already)
Comment on each blog post
Leave your contact information

Settle back and be amazed at all the creativity today in celebration of Dr. Seuss.

Why Fit In When You Were Born To Stand Out is really a dynamic statement that prompted me to make three double-sided stand up Dr. Seuss-like characters, which can be given as cards, arranged as a table decoration for a party, or nestled at a work station or desk.  Let’s face it - we all need uplifting from time to time.

Here's the set of three.

Kitty in a Hat

 Thing 1

Thing 2 

 Side view of Kitty in a Hat

Recipe for project

*Special Dr. Seuss paper from a local craft store – traced and cut for special piecings

*American Craft White paper for insides of each stand up character

*PPbN jpeg images from collection called Kitten in a Hat – printed out 2x in both horizontal directions per character (Kitty, Thing 1, and Thing 2)

*LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon for double-bow ties - ribbon at our LBC online store

*Gel pen for highlighting the features of each character

*A whole lot of fussy cutting and adhering with double-sided tape at the top of each character

Blog Candy Alert for USA residents - The Winner will receive a sample of LBC Rumple Ribbon from me. In order to be eligible you must
1. Become a fan of our LoveBug Creations blog (if not already)
2. Leave me a love note and a way to contact you - winner announced on Monday, March 4

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it.......cyberhugs.......Mama LoveBug

Now, let's hop over to see what's shakin' with Melissa

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering with an Action Wobble Challenge

Happy Action Wobble Challenge – Let’s Polka (Dot)

http://challenges.action-wobbles.com/ is the place to find more ideas on how to incorporate the wobbles into your crafting and have some fun with the challenges provided.

This week’s challenge is to make a project with polka dots in mind and, of course, use an Action Wobble!  I used some polka dot paper and also cut strips of a contrasting color to adhere to the card base.  Then I fussy cut the grape character and the peanut butter jar from Paper Piecings by Nikki’s Peanut Butter and Jelly pattern collection located on her online store at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

I used gel pens to highlight the characters for more dimension and added a bow for good measure.  The gold-embossed sentiment, You Did It, was from Pink By Design and the card could be used for any type of celebration you can imagine.

Here is my project:

When you lift the left tail of the bow, the grape WOBBLES!

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it.........cyberhugs.......Mama LoveBug!