tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35886422295854467382024-02-19T02:04:45.098-05:00Scrappin' Pink PigletWhere I can highlight the happenings in my scrapbooking "pigpen" :)Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-58135065057571465462011-12-17T01:00:00.000-05:002011-12-17T01:00:03.882-05:00KinderStampO's Ornaments, Ornaments, and More Ornaments Blog Hop - December 17th & 18th<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Holiday Greetings Wonderful Visitors!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Welcome to </span><a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">KinderStampO</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'s "Ornaments, Ornaments, and More Ornaments" Blog Hop! Whether you are already a follower or new to my blog, WELCOME AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Get ready to see 24 unique, creative, and fun ways to decorate your tree with all of our ornament creations! You should have arrived here from Kari's blog, </span><a href="http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Purple Funtastick Creations.</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> If you get lost during the hop or need to view the entire line-up, please visit Jess at </span><a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">KinderStampO</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. Make sure you read this post til the very end so you can learn about some of the wonderful prizes up for grabs ;)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I grew up creating ornaments with my family as a child. Of course, there were the fun paper doves and stars we created in school, but my mother used to create fabric pinecones, macaroni angels, and painted glass ornaments with us as children as well. It has been YEARS since I've had an opportunity to create something I can use to decorate the tree, so I jumped at the opportunity to participate in Jess' fun hop. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I chose to create an ornament that was a play off of an explosion box. Explosion boxes have been all the rage as of late in the crafting world, and I had always want to create one, so I thought "Why not? Who says it can't be an ornament as well?" I researched "mini explosion box" and found a wonderful tutorial by Shannon at </span><a href="http://www.stampinsentiments.com/2010/05/mini-explosion-box-what-to-do-with.html"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Stampin' Sentiments</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> that was not only informative, but extremely simple to follow. Following Shannon's wonderful directions and examples, I created an ornament I am extremely proud of and absolutely love.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So, without further ado...my ornament!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Loving these little snowflakes!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...and there's a message inside!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sorry about the smudge on "Happy Holidays" - blame my busy little fingers!</span></td></tr>
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<strong><u><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Supply List:</span></u></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* </span><a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/p/online-store.html"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">KinderStampO</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'s "Vintage and Traditional Holiday" Stamp Set</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Imaginisce "Cottage Christmas" Cardstock in "All That Glitters", "Winter Woods", and "Christmas Countdown"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Post-It Craft Paper in "White"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Imaginisce "Snowflake Glitz" Metal Stickers</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Imaginisce "Holiday Garlands" Ribbons</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Ranger Adirondack Earthtones Pigment Ink Pad in "Pitch Black"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Crop-a-Dile</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Martha Stewart Scoring Board</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Paper Cutter</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This was so much fun to make and I am feeling inspired to create several more versions - it was easy, quick, and looks great!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As promised...there is BLOG CANDY!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I will be selecting one winner from my blog to receive this one-of-a-kind ornament created by YOURS TRULY! (with a non-smudged sentiment inside, lol) I may even include a fun treat inside ;) (it is an explosion box, after all!). Please leave me a comment by 11:59pm on Sunday, December 18th in order to qualify. I will give you a bonus entry if you become a follower or are already a follower :) Please, please, PLEASE leave me contact information with your entries - it makes it much easier to contact you if you WIN! :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ALSO - every comment you leave on all of the blogs will qualify to win you the GRAND PRIZE stocking being offered by Jess. Some of the names being featured in this awesome stocking are Lindy's Stamp Gang...KinderStampO...Karlas001...Helmar...PYMII...and Unity Stamps. With prizes like that...you NEED to enter! :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Your next stop is Sandra at </span><a href="http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">365 Days of Cricut</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. Thank you for visiting, and once again HAPPY HOLIDAYS!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">>:@</span> </div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-53510486023400440772011-11-27T18:08:00.001-05:002011-11-27T19:38:24.994-05:00Color It Monday - Dark Purple, Light Purple, Pink, Oh My! :)<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello faithful followers!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to another installment of "Color It Monday" over at the </span><a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">KinderStampO</span></a><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> blog. This week's colors were:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I <strong><u>love</u></strong> the color combination that Elisa chose for this week. To me, it is fun and festive and <strong>SCREAMS</strong> to be used in a holiday project. So, I listened to those little holiday cheers and decided to make something fun, festive, and season of my own:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* <em><a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/p/online-store.html">KinderStampO</a> "Vintage and Traditional Holiday" Stamp Set</em></span></span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Cloud 9 Designs "Seasonal" 12 x 12 Paper Pad</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* DCWV "the Street Lace" Cardstock Stack</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Standard Purple Cardstock (light and dark)</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* "Jolly Holidays" Cricut Lite Cartridge</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* "Purple" and "Cotton Candy" Stickles</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Zig 2-Way Glue Pen</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Tombow Adhesive Runner</span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I actually made 11 of these tags for a tag swap I am in - so I am hoping the other ladies who receive these tags love them as much as I do! :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you for visiting!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">>:@</span></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-36251572747906907362011-11-22T22:29:00.001-05:002011-11-22T22:38:07.390-05:00Sketchy Wednesday - "You Are Such a FABULOUS Friend!" Card<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy Wednesday everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Welcome back to my blog! Today I am featuring my Sketchy Wednesday project featuring </span><a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">KinderStampO</span></a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> stamps! I will only be sharing pictures in this post (bit of a busy week!) but can share the supply list if anyone is interested - just let me know!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My card was inspired by my good friend Juls (who also happens to be an art teacher - so she totally appreciates my creativity, lol! :)). I had a bit of a rough weekend and Juls was there for me when I needed her the most, so I wanted to create a card to thank her for her support :) Without further ado...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hope you enjoyed my project! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! Enjoy your family and friends during this wonderful time!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Welcome back to another project featuring this week's color combination for "Color It Mondays" at the </span><a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">KinderStampO</span></a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> blog! I am psyched to be participating this week - I absolutely loved the color palette and was super excited to use it in my project!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span></div>
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</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-88602314483119689902011-11-09T06:00:00.000-05:002011-11-09T06:00:03.795-05:00Sketchy Wednesday - "Feliz Navidad"<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Greetings all!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span></div>
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</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-18246733290294757072011-10-31T07:35:00.000-04:002011-11-01T19:58:00.596-04:00Color It Monday - "Keeper of My Heart"<span style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello wonderful followers! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For those of you who celebrate this...HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Be safe when out and about tonight - I will be enjoying the festivities from the comfort of my home with the hubby, his sister, and her fiance, so it should be a great night :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As promised, I am back this week with TWO projects! The first will be my project for this week's "Color It Monday". The color scheme for this week's project was:</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span></div>
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</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-15999769523145092172011-10-25T21:11:00.002-04:002011-10-25T21:12:17.436-04:00Sketchy Wednesday - "Cookies for Santa" (finally!)<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hello all,</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Finally! My post for the last Sketchy Wednesday at the </span><a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">KinderStampO</span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> is finally going up! It is going to be a pretty "bare bones" post - I am still sick, so I am sitting out this week at the KinderStampO blog, but will be back next week with TWO new projects.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The sketch was:</span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*DCWV Textured Cardstock in "White"</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">* Imaginisce "Cottage Christmas" Cardstock - "Swirly Snowflakes"</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">* American Crafts Specialty Paper - Pearl in "Green"</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">* Sizzix BigShot</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">* Sizzix "Create-a-Bow" Die</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">* Martha Stewart "Punch Around the Page" Punches in "Snowflake"</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">* Fiskars Corner Edgers in "Rounder"</span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">>:@</span></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-60793695499079716532011-10-21T09:23:00.004-04:002011-10-21T09:23:25.566-04:00Coming soon....<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello bloggy visitors :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you for those of you who left kind notes on my previous blogpost <span style="color: #e06666;">(that's you, Linda!) </span>- I appreciate the support. I'm sure you're wondering why my post still hasn't appeared...it is not by choice...but because I am sick :( I guess I knew it would happen with the stress and all...and with the sickness that seems to be sweeping through the teachers at my school...but I am not 100% and have not had a chance to write my post yet as I am either huddled under a blanket and/or sleeping when not at school. We're headed out to see my family this weekend (yay) which makes it even more difficult to pull a post together! So I promise that by Sunday night (if not sooner -- we'll see if I can commandeer the computer at my parents' house...) I will have my "Sketchy Wednesday" post up :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for being patient with me...bit of a crazy time right now, but eventually I will get it all done! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take care,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ashley</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">>:@</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-76527603969575993052011-10-18T20:47:00.003-04:002011-10-18T20:47:39.993-04:00Sketchy Wednesday Post Will Be a Little Late....<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello wonderful bloggy friends :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The title says it all...my posting featuring my card for this week's Sketchy Wednesday will be a bit delayed. It was a pretty horrible day today, and I have many items to complete before heading to work/school tomorrow. Unfortunately, work comes first (as much as I wish it wasn's so!). I will have my post up no later than Wednesday evening/night, so please come back and visit to check it out!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Off to get everything done!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to my submission for this week's "Sketchy Wednesday" over at the KinderStampO blog! I have realized over the last few weeks that my crafting and projects have greatly improved since I joined Jess' design team. I am willing to challenge myself more with the design aspects of my projects as well as try new techniques and materials. This is due in large part to the support of Jess and my lovely DT sisters - thanks ladies for pushing me out of my "comfort zone" and onto bigger and better things! You're all fantastic! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am excited to share this week's project with you. This week's sketch was a bit more of a challenge for me in that I was having a bit of a difficult time locating materials to support the sketch. I had to be creative when following the sketch for this particular project and I am truly proud of the end result.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week's sketch was:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A bit closer up...I used my Stickles to create that fun trim at the bottom of the center portion!</span></td></tr>
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</span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/p/online-store.html"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">KinderStampO</span></span></span></span></em></a><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
"Vintage Love" Stamp Set</span></span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* </span><a href="http://www.thestampingboutique.com/item_446/Pumpkin-Pie-Digital-Stamp.htm"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Stamping Boutique</span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Pumpkin Pie" Digital Stamp</span></span></span></span></em></div>
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"The Street Lace" Cardstock
Stacks</span></span></span></span></em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Cloud 9 Designs "Seasonal" Paper Pad</span></span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Standard Yellow Cardstock</span></span></span></span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><em>* ProMarkers: </em>Colorless Blender (PM-121), Sienna Brown (PM-65), Light Umber (PM-172), Orange (PM-16), Cream (PM-23), Pale Vermillion (PM-14), Spanish Orange (PM-123), Yellow Orange (PM-15)</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Stickles in "Purple"</span></span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Dress
It Up Buttons - "Country Cats"</span></span></span></span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* TPC
Clearly Better Ink Pads in "Black"</span></span></em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Tombow
Adhesive Runner</span></span></em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">* Mini Glue Dots</span></span></em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">Yes, you read that right - I used Jess' "Vintage Love" set on a Thanksgiving-themed (or fall-themed, if you'd prefer) card! This just goes to show the versatility of the stamps that Jess creates. You can take a stamp from one themed set and use it in a completely different context on a project - and it works! Yet another reason why I L-O-V-E my KinderStampO sets!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">That is all for this week's project. Expect to see a project for this upcoming "Color It Mondays" from yours truly! :)</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Welcome to the "Operation Julie's Smile" Blog Hop - </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">a benefit for the lovely and talented </span></strong><a href="http://juliesopenwindow.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Julie Ranae Murray</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">!</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> am so glad that you joined us on this
amazing blog hop for Operation Julie’s Smile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you came here from Lindsey’s <a href="http://bashfulblogging.blogspot.com/">blog</a>, then you are in the right
spot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If not, you may want to start from
the beginning at the Sweet Stamp Shop’s <a href="http://sweetstampshop.blogspot.com/">blog</a> and take your time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have ALL WEEKEND to hop with us and win
prizes! </span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span>With a blog hop this
large (120 blogs in total, yay!), <u>there could be a break somewhere in the chain</u>, so please bear
with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A complete list of blogs on the
hop is posted on the </span></span><a href="http://sweetstampshop.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sweet Stamp
Shop Blog</span></a><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have a complete
weekend to get around to all the blogs to be eligible for prizes by leaving
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We have over $2500
in prizes donated by the very generous companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A complete list of sponsors is listed on the </span><a href="http://sweetstampshop.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sweet Stamp Shop Blog</span></a><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. Prizes will be drawn from the blog comments left on all blogs and from the PayPal Donation list, so you have many chances to win!</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><em><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What is Operation Julie's Smile?</span></em></span></div>
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The creative blogging community is
coming together this weekend to help one of our friends, Julie Ranae.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may know her as the Design Team
Coordinator for many wonderful companies from bakers twine, die cuts, <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">rubber stamps and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What many people don’t know about Julie Ranae
is that she has had some pretty major dental surgeries in her lifetime due to
medication she had to take as a child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was in her plans to think about having all of her teeth <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>replaced at some point in the next 5 years, a
decision that was pretty easy to plan out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>But then it happened</u></b>…she
chipped her front teeth on a weekend a month ago. The dentist told her there
was no way to save them & that it was his recommendation that she give in
and have them all her teeth removed soon, but for that day, they needed to get
her front teeth done so her gums could begin to heal. He said he would <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>'work out payments with her to have ALL
this work done'</u>.</b>..but when she called to make her appointment for the first
step of impressions, they told her the amount of money that was needed and that
the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>'payments' applied only to the
two teeth that were extracted</u></b> that day. Her husband Paul was with her
& that too, was his understanding as well. So this is how she has found herself
in this situation…Needing at least $4000 to get started and another $3000 to
finish the process…a total of $7000.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nicole Rixon, owner of </span><a href="http://sweetstampshop.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sweet Stamp Shop</span></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> put together this benefit
after finding out about this situation and before Julie Ranae knew it, it took
flight!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Because she is an event organizer by trade, she has taken on the job
of organizing all of the blogs in this hop as her way of ‘working overtime’ for
what she needs, the same as if she were able to work overtime at an outside job
to pay for the work to be done.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It is the goal of all of these generous
friends & sponsors to help make this situation more do-able for our friend
so that she can share a brand new smile with all of us soon.</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">If there is anything you
can do to help with a financial donation, there is a donation button ready for
you to click.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <em><strong>On my blog, it is located on the right-hand sidebar of my page, underneath the "Operation Julie's Smile" button. </strong></em></span>Any amount is appreciated
and ALL DONATIONS will be eligible for prizes from our sponsor pool of over
$2500.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Please consider donating to help the wonderful Julie Ranae out - she is a fantastic crafter, a wonderful friend, and someone who DESERVES a wonderful smile to match her great personality!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now, onto my project for this hop...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I wanted to create something fun using my Unity stamps - I am in a love affair with those stamps right now - so I decided to create a bright, cheerful tag using one of the adorable stamps from the "Total Cuteness" set. Add some fun paper...an adorable saying from Pink by Design's "Go Green" set...a little bit of ink and glitter...AND VOILA! A tag that is a "HOOT"!</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"><em>Love, love, LOVE this fun little owl from the Unity "Total Cuteness" stamp set!</em></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"><em>And this saying is too perfect from Pink by Design's "Go Green" set!</em></span><br />
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Cuteness</span></span></a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">" Stamp
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<em><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">* Pink by Design "</span><a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/Go-Green.html"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Go Green</span></a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">" Stamp Set</span></span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">* Inkssentials Surfaces Manila Tags - 5" Size</span></span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* DCWV "The Colorful Life" Cardstock
Stack</span></span></span></em></span></span></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">* Patterned Cardstock Scraps</span></span></span></span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><em><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">* Fiskars High Density Pigment Ink in "Navy Blues"</span></span></em></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><em><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">* Stickles Glitter Glue in "Cotton Candy"</span></span></em></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><em><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">* studio G Glitter Glue in "Orange"</span></span></em></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><em><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">* Scotch Double-Sided Tape</span></span></em></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I hope you enjoyed your stop here on the
hop!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next stop is Angie’s
</span><a href="http://angieblomdesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure you leave a comment here
before you go so that you can have a chance at the amazing prizes up for grabs
and if you can, please make a donation so we can help bring back a new smile
for our friend.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Hope to see you again soon!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-88493974007371189322011-10-05T05:45:00.000-04:002011-10-05T05:45:45.557-04:00Sketchy Wednesday - "Fly with Wings a Flutter/There's only one like you"<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Welcome to another edition of KinderStampO's "Sketchy Wednesdays"! I am so excited to share my sketch-inspired project with you today. This week's sketch was a lot of fun - especially since I got to play with my Unity stamps, buttons, ribbon - and of course my KinderStampO "Friendship" stamp set :)</span><br />
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-56832120770488741432011-09-28T20:27:00.001-04:002011-09-28T20:27:08.410-04:00Sketchy Wednesday - "Let It Snow" Tag<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello all!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thank you for your patience concerning my post for today. As I said in my post last night, this week has been crazy busy so I appreciate your understanding regarding the delayed post! Now, onto "Sketchy Wednesday"! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This week's sketch was:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;">I was feeling kind of "tag-ish" this week - so I created a second Christmas tag to share with you. My "festiveness" was inspired by Jess' "<a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/p/online-store.html">Vintage and Traditional Holiday</a>" stamp set - if you're looking for a fun yet traditional set of stamps for your holiday cards, you should definitely purchase this set. What is fantastic about it is that Jess has included multiple versions of the same sentiment but in different fonts - perfect depending on the type of card or project you're creating. </span></span></div>
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-47418478402139444702011-09-27T22:16:00.001-04:002011-09-27T22:16:12.508-04:00Sketchy Wednesday Posting - Patience Please! :)<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Good evening everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I wanted to post a quick note here on my blog concerning my post for my KinderStampO "Sketchy Wednesday" project tomorrow. I am super excited about sharing my project with you - probably the most fun I've had crafting in a while - but my post will not be up until late afternoon/early evening tomorrow. Tonight was "Back-to-School Night" which meant a 12+ hour workday for me complete with an early morning and a late night. I still have prep work for tomorrow's classes to complete (ugh) so my post will not be ready til tomorrow. Sorry for the delay, but you all know how it can be! It will be up as soon as I can post it tomorrow!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">>:@</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-10772478853263575952011-09-26T07:39:00.001-04:002011-09-26T07:40:42.561-04:00"Color It Mondays" Project: "Merry Christmas" Tag with a twist! :)<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy Monday everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am so excited to share my first project as a </span><a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">KinderStampO</span></a><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> design team member for "Color It Mondays", a feature which challenges us (and you!) to use a pre-set color design in our projects. This week's color swatch was:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you are wondering why I used fish on a Christmas tag...I come from an Italian heritage on my mother's side of the family, and one of the Christmas Eve traditions that we continue to celebrate with my extended family is the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Seven_Fishes"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Feast of the Seven Fishes</span></a><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. Yum yum yum! I thought I'd bring in a little bit of that family tradition into my tag today to share with you since it fit perfectly with the color scheme and Jess' fun "Vintage and Traditional Holiday" stamps :)</span></div>
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-9972052163887676762011-09-25T13:45:00.000-04:002011-09-25T13:45:03.749-04:00Winners Winners Chicken Dinners!<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello all!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Time to announce my winners from all of my blog hops over the past week...a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who visited my blog and became a follower! I love reading the comments and hearing your suggestions and ideas!</span><br />
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Awww your In-Laws will love the frame and that you thought to do this for
them:) Well done! We have 4 dogs and I'm going to make frames for them! Great
idea:) Thanks<br /><br />~Vanessa W<br />baboo7192 at gmail dot com <br />
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Wow! Thanks for all the awesome info on Virginia! Your project is fantastic
too! :0) My hubs and I really want to visit Virginia as it's on our list of
possible places to live. I've never been there, but have heard it's lovely. :0)
Thanks for the chance to win some goodies!<br /><br />Be sure to stop by my blog to
enter my 500 followers giveaway!<br /><br />XO ~ Amy Jo<br />amyjrockstar at gmail dot
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Very cute card! Great colors! I'm a new follower!
:)<br /><br />Karen<br />craftedwithlovebykaren.blogspot.com <br />
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<span class="comment-timestamp"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">All of my winners have been contacted and their prizes are on the way to them! Congratulations Vanessa, Amy, and Karen! :) :) :)</span></span><br />
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<span class="comment-timestamp"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia;">>:@</span></span></span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-65475389852135340482011-09-20T22:16:00.003-04:002011-09-20T22:32:52.258-04:00Welcome to Sketchy Wednesdays - Second Edition!<div align="center">
<strong><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">If you are looking for Candace's Girly Birthday Blog Hop, please click </span></strong><a href="http://scrappinpinkpiglet.blogspot.com/2011/09/girly-birthday-blog-hop.html"><strong><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>here</em></span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">.</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Welcome to the second edition of "Sketchy Wednesdays" over at the KinderStampO blog! I am super excited to be able to share my project with you. I am truly enjoying these sketches - I had never followed a sketch before these past two Wednesdays but I love the freedom of being able to take a concept and make it your own. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Like last week's "Sketchy Wednesdays" project, this week's project was inspired by KinderStampO's "Greetings from Home" stamp set. I am absolutely LOVING the sentiments featured in this set - they're inspirational, sweet, and thoughtful all in one place. Definitely a must-have set for your collection!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Welcome to Candace's Girly Birthday Blog Hop!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANDACE!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You should have arrived here from the non-birthday girl Candace from </span><a href="http://www.papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Paper Crafts by Candace</span></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. If you did not, and would like to start from the beginning of the hop, please visit the BIRTHDAY GIRL Candace at </span><a href="http://www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses</span></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> to start. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am so unbelievably excited to be part of this hop celebrating the birth of the wonderful Candace from </span><a href="http://www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses</span></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">! I was extremely honored when Candace asked me to be part of this fun hop. Thank you Candace and....of course....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Before we head onto my project for this hop, I wanted to remind you of a few important items (**cough cough** BLOG CANDY **cough cough):</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our two sponsors, </span></strong><a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/"><strong><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Pink by Design</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and </span></strong><a href="http://stencilwords.com/blog/"><strong><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">EAD Designs</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">, have graciously offered up two fantastic prizes to two winners this weekend (one prize to each winner). There is a $15 Gift Certificate from Pink By Design and a $20 gift card to EAD Designs up for grabs. In order to be qualified for the prizes, you must comment on ALL of the blogs in the hop by 11:59 CST (12:59 MST) on the 22nd. That's it - easy peasy! :)</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="color: purple;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our theme for this hop was "girly birthday". EAD Designs, one of our fantastic sponsors, offered to send some of their wonderful stickers to the members of this hop. A HUGE THANK YOU to EAD Designs for being so generous!! As I searched their site (and drooled over the stickers on their page) I stumbled across this set of stickers entitled "</span><a href="http://stencilwords.com/ocart/index.php?route=product/product&keyword=land of make-believe&category_id=0&product_id=2847"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Land of Make-Believe</span></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">". Once I saw these adorable stickers, I was immediately inspired not only by the characters, but by a sentiment from the </span><a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/p/online-store.html"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">KinderStampO</span></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> "Friendship" stamp set. Add some fun little stickers from EAD Designs' "Funky Frames" set...and...voila! A very tongue-in-cheek girly-themed card:</span></div>
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This sentiment makes me laugh everytime I read it...I mean, after all these stories these ladies have...they must have something in common, right? :)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><em>Stickers:</em> EAD Designs' "</span></span><a href="http://stencilwords.com/ocart/index.php?route=product/product&keyword=land of make-believe&category_id=0&product_id=2847"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Land of Make-Believe</span></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">" and "</span><a href="http://stencilwords.com/ocart/index.php?route=product/product&keyword=funky frames&category_id=0&product_id=2972"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Funky Frames</span></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">" Sticker Sets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><em>Cardstock:</em> DCWV "</span></span><a href="http://diecutswithaview.com/product_view.php?id=1957"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Natural Stack</span></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">", ki Memories "Funky Paper Pad II"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><em>ProMarkers:</em> Indigo Blue (PM-43), Limepeel (PM-124), Dark Brown (PM-88), </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Spanish Orange (PM-123), Process Red (PM-1)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><em>Stamp Pads:</em> TPC Clearly Better Inks in "Chocolate"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><em>Glitter Glue:</em> "Frosted Lace" Stickles, "Xmas Red" Stickles, studio G "Orange"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This was an extremely fun card to make, especially with the great stickers from EAD Designs. They fit perfectly with the sentiment on my card. Thank you again for your generosity EAD! And thank you to Miss Candace for the fantastic inspiration as well! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In addition to the blog candy being offered by Candace, I would like to offer some of my own!</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: purple;">To enter, please leave a comment on this post along with a way to contact you if you should win. It is extremely important to leave contact information, as this is the best way for me to reach you! As well, if you become a follower of this page (or are already a follower), please leave me another posting saying that you did so and I will give you a SECOND entry into the drawing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I will post a winner by Friday, September 23rd.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Your next stop is Tanya at </span><a href="http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nonna's Craft Corner</span></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. Thank you for stopping by, and don't forget to wish Candace a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia;">~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span><br />
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<u><strong><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The whole line-up, in case you get lost :)</span></strong></u></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Candace (AKA BIRTHDAY GIRL!! WOOT WOOT!!) from </span><a href="http://www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Glora from </span><a href="http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Glora Crafts</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sarah from </span><a href="http://www.pinkcricut.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Pink Cricut</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jenny from </span><a href="http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Crazy About Cricut</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Michelle from </span><a href="http://scrappinwithmybug-scrappinwithmybug.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Scrappin With My Bug</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Candace from </span><a href="http://www.papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Paper Crafts By Candace</span></a></div>
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ashley from </span><a href="http://scrappinpinkpiglet.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Scrappin' Pink Piglet</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Tanya from </span><a href="http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nonna's Craft Corner</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Elizabeth from </span><a href="http://www.217creations.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">217 Creations</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sherrie from </span><a href="http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sherrie Scraps with Passion</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lisa from </span><a href="http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Emily from </span><a href="http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Create Serendipity</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Paula from </span><a href="http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">More than Favors</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kristi from </span><a href="http://littlepapersprinkles.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Little Paper Sprinkles</span></a></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #274e13;">If you are looking for the DOGgone Fun Blog Hop, click <a href="http://scrappinpinkpiglet.blogspot.com/2011/09/doggone-fun-blog-hop.html">here</a>.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;">Welcome to the 50 States Blog Hop!! </span></span></div>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Welcome to the 50 States Blog Hop! Most of us would love to travel but are having staycations this year. What better way to travel but through a blog hop. This hop was inspired by our host </span><a href="http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Shawnee</span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'s journey across the United States as she traveled with her family to their new home. The United States is truly beautiful with many wonderful places to visit and see.
If you've hopped along from visiting <a href="http://craftingmisfit.blogspot.com/">New Hampshire with Rebecca</a>, then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard or happened along from somewhere else, please be sure to </span><a href="http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">CLICK HERE</span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> to start with the first state in the union, </span><a href="http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Delaware</span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> (my other home!), because you won't want to miss out on any of the fun (or any of the blog candy!!)...
There is an AMAZING Grand Prize Package for one LUCKY hopper (winner chosen by Rafflecopter)!! To be entered to win, please do the following:
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So what's the Grand Prize???
Cricut Cartridge - Destinations, beautiful handmade flowers from </span><a href="http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Shannon</span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> at </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/shannleffew2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Creative Chaos Flowers</span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">, and a $20 Gift Certificate to </span><a href="http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Scraptastical Kreations</span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Welcome to Virginia!</strong> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am proud to call Virginia my home since I first started attending college here in the fall of 2002. My husband spent much of his childhood in Northern Virginia as well, and much of his immediate family lives in the area, so we both consider this state an important part of our lives. I will admit that Virginia is a rather large state and that I have yet to see all of it, but I absolutely love where I live and our proximity to Washington D.C. <span style="color: #990000;">A few interesting facts about Virginia (according to </span></span><a href="http://www.50states.com/facts/virginia.htm"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">50States.com)</span></a><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">:</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Eight United States Presidents were born in Virginia: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Seven Presidents are buried in Virginia: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Tyler, Taft and Kennedy.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The State flower is not really a flower, but the blossom of the dogwood tree, which is also the state tree.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The first peanuts grown in the United States were grown in Virginia.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">10th of the 13 original colonies, Virginia was admitted to the union June 25, 1788.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The states of Kentucky & West Virginia were formed from sections of the state of Virginia</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">About 1/2 of all the people in the United States live within a 500 mile radius of the Capital of Virginia.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Virginia has been dubbed the "Internet Capital of the world".</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The world's only oyster museum is on Chincoteague Island.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I chose to create a project that reflected the significance that the state of Virginia has had in our lives. I also wanted to create something that could be displayed in our house but was fun and different. So, without further ado...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Solid Wood Plaque</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Behr Ultra Paint </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I purchased the color from the "Oops!" section of my local Home Depot, and it was labeled "Custom Color" so I don't have an exact name, lol)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Value Pack Cardstock in "Dark Blue"</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Making Memories "1 1/4 Chunky Watercolor - Periwinkle Dark" Alphabet Stickers</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Recollections Adhesive Glitter Shapes in "Hearts" and "Patriotic Stars"</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I cut the outline of Virginia by hand, using an image I found online as a template. The Mod Podge was a bit interesting with the stickers...they did not want to stay put when I went over them with the glue! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Welcome to the DOGgone FUN Blog Hop!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You should have arrived here from </span><a href="http://www.kristaspapercafe.com/"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Krista's Paper Cafe</span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">! If not, you might want to start from the beginning of the hop at our wonderful host Haidee's blog </span><a href="http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Created2bunique</span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> - she has some FANTASTIC blog candy to give away (can I get a "woof woof" for an iPod Shuffle? WOOF WOOF!). I am extremely honored and excited to be part of Haidee's first hop, and especially a hop that celebrates her ADORABLE rescue Charisma! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am super excited to be celebrating these adorable and fun four-legged friends in our life! To be honest, I do not currently own a dog (just two cats that behave like dogs, lol) :) However, I did grow up with a half Husky, half German Shepherd named Pepper who I loved dearly and even now I enjoy playing with our friends' and neighbors' dogs :) So I do still consider myself a dog lover at heart! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I chose to create my project for my husband's parents, who recently had to put their dog, Velvet, to sleep. I don't have a picture of Velvet myself, but this will give you a general idea of what she looked like in her prime:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Photo Courtesty of </span><a href="http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/chinesecrested.htm"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dog Breed Info Center - Chinese Crested</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;">My mother-in-law has been eager to create a project to share their memories of Velvet but has been busy and has not had a chance to begin her crafting. The frame that I created and am sharing with you to do was a simple way to remember this very special dog in their life with others.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Michaels' Unfinished Frame</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* White Craft Paint</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Making Memories "1 1/4 Chunky Watercolor - Brick Dark" Alphabet Stickers</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Puffies "Dog's Life" Stickers</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* EK Success/Sticko "Animal Tracks" Stickers</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* EK Success/Sticko "Puppies" Stickers</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Pawprint Ribbon (from the "Special Value" bin at Michaels)</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Hot Glue Gun</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">* Super Glue</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;">I left the open space on the bottom of the frame so that we can add the years that Velvet was alive. I plan on presenting the frame to my in-laws soon so that they can add the perfect picture to remember her by :)</span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now you can hop to Lisa at </span><a href="http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/2011/09/dog-gone-fun-blog-hop-sept-16-17-day-1.html"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Scrapping With Lisa</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And remember...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><strong>DOGS LEAVE PAW PRINTS ON YOUR HEART </strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span></div>
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-6566850586295381712011-09-14T08:00:00.000-04:002011-09-14T08:00:17.355-04:00Sketchy Wednesdays at the KinderStampO Blog! :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good morning all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to my first OFFICIAL post as a DT member for </span><a href="http://www.kinderstampo.com/"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">KinderStampO</span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">! I am so excited to be able to share my interpretation of today's sketch (designed by the always inspirational Jess) with you all. I was feeling inspired to make something patriotic, since this past Sunday marked the 10th anniversary of the events of September 11th. Thankfully, Jess had sent me her </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVdwR9JOEm3hyphenhyphennzNDUOmHk9qAF6IdcGQmCY8rtlBwAs62Iq-PFio-lUTTSl7Y_YBKkvd7sNUSpnuaCLirkFBjx_xTBFZXln8OuJ1EORPT0jqJjbf-JYXtKB2xZnRn34L4lGmnUm1rWYEJ/s1600/Greetings+from+Home+copy.jpg"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Greetings from Home"</span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> stamp set as part of my "welcome" package, so I had the perfect inspiration for a very all-American card.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had so much fun using the sketch as the basis of my card but putting my own little "spin" on it. I can't wait to see what the next sketch will be - you may even see some inspiration from me for the the "Color It" Mondays challenge too! :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">>:@</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good evening my wonderful followers!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, as you can guess from the title of this post, I have a bit of an announcement to share with you...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I MADE THE KINDERSTAMPO DESIGN TEAM! :) :) :) :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so unbelievably excited to be part of Jess' first design team that will showcase her amazing stamps! Thank you Jessica for including me in this amazing group of very talented ladies! I can't wait to share your fabulous designs with other crafters!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The tagline for KinderStampO is: <em>Live. Craft. Inspire. </em>Jess asked each of the designers to introduce themselves using these three characteristics. So, without further ado, time to learn a little bit more about me :)</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Live.</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My name is Ashley DeSesso, but I am better known in the crafting world as the "Scrappin' Pink Piglet". I have been happily married to my best friend and biggest supporter, my husband George, for over two years and we have two adorable "furkids", our cats Lincoln and Jack. We're hoping to add to our growing family sometime in the next year (this time with a human child). I am entering my fifth year teaching Spanish to elementary-age children, a job I absolutely love, and I am pursuing National Board certification this year.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Craft.</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so excited to be a part of the inaugural KinderStampO design team! This is my first design team and I feel so honored to be included in a group of such talented crafters, especially Jess! I have been crafting since August of 2010, mainly focusing on creating cards although I have explored some interactive cards, mini-albums, and altered items throughout my experiences. I would love to be able to do a little bit more scrapbooking and documenting all of our life experiences in the future. I have a bit of an addiction to stamps, and can't imagine being on a better team to fuel that love a bit more! :) </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Inspire.</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As for what inspires me...I love the challenge of looking at a piece of cardstock and wondering, “What can I do with this today?”, or taking a theme and shaping it into a card or project that I can share with my friends and family and that I can be proud to say I created. I love being able to share my ideas and explorations with a wide variety of people at all different levels, whether they are brand-new to the world of papercrafting, still developing their style, or veterans of the craft. I love being inspired by those same crafters, new and old alike, and pushing the boundaries of my comfort level by exploring more complex designs and formats. </span><br />
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</div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is Blog Candy too :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop by the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/KinderStampO/106885809342683">KinderStampO Facebook page</a> and leave a comment letting them know I sent you. <br />
Leave a comment here and/or on any of the design team member pages as well! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One lucky winner will recieve a fun gift package from KinderStampo!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next person you will be visiting is my wonderful design team friend <span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://ptitesmimines.blogspot.com/">Céline Régnier</a></span>. </span>Thank you for stopping by, and keep visiting our blogs to see more of the KinderStampO creativity at work!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">>:@</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-81932620758006360202011-08-31T22:23:00.000-04:002011-08-31T22:23:50.506-04:00"There's Only One Like You" Butterfly CardGood evening faithful followers! :)<br />
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I hope all is well with everyone! This week the teachers in my district reported back to work. Our students aren't back until Tuesday of next week, but this week was all the fun preparation work that goes into getting ready for another year! I have had a great week so far, since it is the first year in five years (I can't believe I've been teaching that long! lol) that I haven't had to pack up and unpack my room, which has been A-MAZ-ING. I also feel much more prepared and organized than in years past (instead of running around trying to get it all done), so I am truly looking forward to this year!<br />
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The card I'm sharing tonight was made for a very good friend of mine who is also one of my teammates at work! J. is the art teacher at my school, and was my mentor the first year I started there. We've been friends since the very beginning, and I feel very blessed to call her my friend. J. was out on maternity leave for most of last year, as she gave birth to her firstborn son (who I will call B.B. for "Baby Boy") aka my "nephew" :) Obviously, since she is at work, she has had to place BB in daycare :( She had a left him with the daycare last week a few times as a "test run", and he was fine. Unfortunately, this week, the drop-off has been quite rough for both J. and BB :( He has cried everytime she has left, and it has been quite stressful for her on top of transitioning back to work. I wanted to make her a little something to remind her that it will all be okay and that she was loved and appreciated :) So I headed down to my craftroom and whipped up this lovely little card:<br />
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<i>Card:</i> <a href="http://www.fabric.com/crafts-scrapbooking-paper-crafts-shop-crafts-by-brand-die-cuts-with-a-view-dcwv-scalloped-rick-rack-flats-envelopes-dcwv-white-black-rickrack-cards-envelopes-10-pk.aspx">DCWV</a> White & Black Rickrack Cards (A2 Flats)<br />
<i>Cardstock: </i>White Value Pack Cardstock<br />
<i>Stamp(s): </i>KinderStampO "Friendship" Set (sentiment)<br />
<i>Digi Stamp(s): </i><a href="http://fred-she-said-store.blogspot.com/">Fred She Said </a> "Monarch Butterfly" Digi & SVG Set <br />
<i>ProMarkers</i><br />
<i>Stamp Pads: </i>TPC Clearly Better Inks in "Black"<br />
<i>Martha Stewart Punch-Around-the-Page Set in "Monarch Butterfly"</i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.imaginisce.com/ProductDetail.aspx?id=1399">Imaginisce</a> Pop Up Posies in "Brights" and "Pinks"</i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.embellishonline.com/product/im2235">Imaginisce</a> Pearl Brads</i> <br />
<i>ZIG 2-Way Glue Pen<br />
Zots 3-D Dots<br />
Pink ATG </i><br />
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Since it was a flat A2-sized card, I designed this to go on the back where I could write my message to her:<br />
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This was a fun card to create and was pretty easy to pull together after a long day at work. I shared it with J. today, and she LOVED it! Hoping that the rest of the week begins to improve for her and BB!<br />
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This weekend is a long one (thank goodness!) and I have several projects to work on in preparation for the hops I am in for the month of September. Hope you enjoyed this card, and I look forward to sharing more projects oon!<br />
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Happy Crafting!<br />
Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"<br />
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-44624437288715826972011-08-23T20:56:00.001-04:002011-08-23T20:57:56.019-04:00WINNERS! :)<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Good evening everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hope everyone is having a great night and that all of you on the East Coast are safe after the wicked earthquake we had today! I was about 40 miles from the epicenter when it happened and it was unbelieveable to have experienced - a bit disconcerting too! Thankfully, I was fine as was everyone else where I was.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Earthquakes could not stop me from announcing my winners, however! :) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">First off, thank you to all of you for visiting my blog and leaving me such wonderful comments. I love hearing your feedback! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My husband served as "Random.org" the other night and chose my winners for me :) Without further ado...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The winner from the "Bucket List" Blog Hop is... #32, Lori Apgar!</span><br />
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<dd class="comment-body" id="Blog1_cmt-2087806638404202884"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You are off to a good start for a bucket list!!! Very cute!<br />
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<dt class="comment-author " id="c3166252022721334553"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="commentNumber"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">18</span></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="c3166252022721334553"></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="avatar-image-container vcard" style="text-align: center;"><span dir="ltr"><a class="avatar-hovercard" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/05474307815378449879" id="av-17-05474307815378449879" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><img alt="" class="delayLoad" height="35" longdesc="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18szZhH7C1rNGKeWdst4bUO-PTrRZeZ_uMXt6y-unTPut_7bJIQVkDlvfpjgXqzZXKrXokg4znoxjHOax5ZQ63YBP7TMFPIUXquKRxJ2FrcsylYl7_Iyrob7fP9ZZ8LA9FACl6CsS2rU3/s45/smile+nana!.jpg" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18szZhH7C1rNGKeWdst4bUO-PTrRZeZ_uMXt6y-unTPut_7bJIQVkDlvfpjgXqzZXKrXokg4znoxjHOax5ZQ63YBP7TMFPIUXquKRxJ2FrcsylYl7_Iyrob7fP9ZZ8LA9FACl6CsS2rU3/s45/smile+nana!.jpg" title="Doris P." width="35" /> <noscript></noscript></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/05474307815378449879" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Doris P.</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> said... </span></div></dt><br />
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<dd class="comment-body" id="Blog1_cmt-3166252022721334553"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">love the card.. I am being inspired by this blog hop!</span></div></dd><div class="comment-body"><br />
</div><div class="comment-body"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Congratulations Lori and Doris! I've sent e-mails to both of you concerning your prize, and have already heard back from Lori (who was pretty excited!). Doris, if you're reading this, please e-mail me at scrappinpinkpiglet(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your prize!</span></div><div class="comment-body"><br />
</div><div class="comment-body"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thank you again for visiting my blog and commenting! I truly do appreciate it!</span></div><div class="comment-body"><br />
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</div><div class="comment-body"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span></div><div class="comment-body"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">>:@</span></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588642229585446738.post-25010676312802522302011-08-20T22:33:00.000-04:002011-08-20T22:33:55.793-04:00Interactive Card Hop - Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UVB8OMtKuRFAs3xlSnnTKafdbbWrNf_ep6daNDpFyaPKVHLEVyoYHBgF7j3Rw_OOWomtJ-nliJrzCSnn-4fQCyzd7zvsYnYCwnepjhp5NaNEx9oJstNEYPdmPoMVWdMWCxV2HsB7sH6U/s1600/269802_1655232839833_1807451967_1039532_2362648_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UVB8OMtKuRFAs3xlSnnTKafdbbWrNf_ep6daNDpFyaPKVHLEVyoYHBgF7j3Rw_OOWomtJ-nliJrzCSnn-4fQCyzd7zvsYnYCwnepjhp5NaNEx9oJstNEYPdmPoMVWdMWCxV2HsB7sH6U/s200/269802_1655232839833_1807451967_1039532_2362648_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Welcome to the Interactive Card Hop - Day 2!</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You should have arrived here from </span><a href="http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rachelle's blog</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> after seeing her outstanding gatefold card. If you have arrived at this blog without starting from the beginning, please go visit Monica, our wonderful host, at </span><a href="http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">her blog</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. <span data-jsid="text"> <span class="text_exposed_show">Be sure to leave a comment and become a follower on EVERY blog in order to be eligible to win the grand prize offered by Monica - it looks pretty amazing! </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Welcome back!!! Today I am sharing a Joy Fold card. </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Once again I used a <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/joy_fold_card/">tutorial</a> found on the <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/">Splitcoaststampers website</a>. This tutorial was written by Beate Johns and, like the shadow box tutorial, was easy to follow since she included pictures for each step of the process. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia;">Without further ado...my first Joy Fold card (but certainly not my last!):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia;">Since it is hard to show all the different levels of the Joy Fold card in one photo, I thought I'd share a couple of additional images to help you understand the concept :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia;">I had a lot of fun creating this card, and definitely could see myself making several more in the Joy Fold style. Even with a few hiccups here and there, it was fairly easy to put together and - don't tell my Expression/Imagine (or hubby for that matter) - it was nice to have a card that was machine-free! :-D</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/796299259-cuttlebug-2x275-embossing-folder-set-feel-better/"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cuttlebug Embossing Folders - Feel</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Better </span></a></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><em>and </em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.diecutswithaview.com/product_view.php?id=2115"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">DCWV Shimmer Cardstock Envelopes in Ivory</span></a></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">To enter, please leave a comment on this post along with a way to contact you if you should win.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As well, if you become a follower of this page (or are already a follower), please leave me another posting saying that you did so and I will give you a SECOND entry into the drawing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I am planning on combining the entries from both days of the hop to select my winner, so you can have up to FOUR opportunities to win! I will post a winner by Tuesday (I was in another hop this past Thursday and Friday, so I will post the winner from both hops on that day). And don't forget - b<span class="text_exposed_show">e sure to leave a comment and become a follower on every blog in order to be eligible to win the grand prize offered by Monica! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Your next stop will be </span><a href="http://britkdesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Brittany's blog</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> to see her double pocket card. Thank you for visiting, and I hope to see you again soon! :)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy Crafting,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia;">~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia;">>:@</span></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312389159422874590noreply@blogger.com34