Lisa's Birthday Bash Blog Hop!

Good Morning Scrappy Friends! J

Welcome to the very first Birthday Bash Blog Hop. We are here to celebrate not only Lisa’s birthday but her daughter Becky’s birthday as well!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA AND BECKY!  What a wonderful and special bond to share as mother and daughter!  I am so excited to be part of their special day and would like to say a HUGE thank you to Lisa for allowing me to celebrate her birthday (and Becky’s) with all of these wonderful scrappers!

If you have arrived here from Jennifer’s blog, you’re on the right track. If you did not, and just lucked up on this blog, you can go back to the beginning HERE (on the birthday girl Lisa’s page) and hop along with us.

We're so excited to being doing this hop, and we have a fabulous line up with some very talented folks. There will be lots of fun projects, along with some great blog candy, and an AMAZING grand prize for this hop.

This hop runs all day on May 23, so you have plenty of time to make it all the way through the hop. Check out each blog and see what BLOG CANDY you could possibly WIN!!  There is also going to be an overall grand prize, which is being sponsored by Lisa from Scrapping with Lisa and she will be the first and last blog on the hop. In order to be eligible for the grand prize you must leave a comment on every blog in the hop, as well as become a fan of the birthday girl Lisa’s blog and of Scrapping with Lisa on Facebook. If you don’t do facebook, this won’t count against you for the grand prize, just let Lisa know that in your comment. You must do all this, it is mandatory in order to be eligible for the overall grand prize.

Now onto my project! 

Given that our requirement for this hop was to create something birthday-themed, I was feeling a bit more creative (and adventurous) when creating my project.  In the past I would have created a card (since I have found that is one of my scrapping strengths) but I thought I would try something a bit different.  A month or so ago my husband and I were cleaning out the refrigerator and I found this jar full of olives that we had had in the fridge since we were dating/engaged (this summer marks our two-year wedding anniversary, so you can only imagine how old they were…).  Needless to say, the olives were dumped (much to my husband’s dismay) and I decided to claim the jar as my own (unfortunately, I can’t find a “before” picture of the jar, so you’ll have to use your imagination when you see the project).  One thorough cleaning in the dishwasher later, and I had the start to my birthday-themed project!

I decided to take the jar and create a “piggy bank” out of it that could be used in a child’s room.  I am a huge fan of the nautical theme (I blame it on my East Coast upbringing – many summers on Cape Cod and now on the Eastern Shore of Maryland) so I decided to make something that fit along that theme.  A few coats of paint late, a little bit of paper and hot glue, and VOILA!   The perfect birthday gift for a child!

I love the pirate-themed eyewear, don’t you? ;)

SUPPLIES:

-          Gypsy

-          Cricut Cartridges: “Graphically Speaking” (eyes and mouth), "Life’s a Party” (eye patch), “Wild Card” (tentacles)

-          Valspar “Pool Party” Paint

-          k-i Memories Designer Paper Pad “Funky Paper Pad II”(tentacles)

-          DCWV “The Natural Stack” (12 x 12) (eye patch)

-          DCWV Scrapbook in a Stack “Love and Wedding” (8 x 8) (mouth)

-          Standard White Cardstock (eyes)

-          Prismacolor Premier Marker in “Violet” (PM-50) (eyes)

-          Yellow Ribbon

-          Lamination Film/Laminator

-          Hot Glue Gun

SIZING AND CARTRIDGE GUIDE:

-          The tentacles were cut from the “Wild Card” cartridge at  5.81” wide and 8.00” high.

-          The eye patch was cut from the “Life’s a Party” cartridge at 1.93” wide and 1.70” high.

-          The eyes and mouth were cut from the “Graphically Speaking” cartridge at 8.40” wide and 10.00” high (they were part of the “Smiley Face” graphic featured on that cartridge so I hid all the parts except what I needed at that moment and adjusted the sizes as needed – so this is a general estimate for what you would need).

TIPS AND TRICKS:

-          I covered the outside of the jar and lid using Valspar’s “Pool Party” paint.  I would recommend that you use paint like Valspar’s for any project you are doing that involves glass.  I tried using craft store paint initially for this project and although the color was not what I was looking for (it was a very dark purple that looked black after many layers – not pretty at all), I also found it to be very difficult to cover all of the glass.  Even though I still used several layers of Valspar, it coated evenly and looked MUCH better!  It is expensive – around $5.95 for each sample (I was lucky enough to score a free sample via a promotion that Valspar was doing a few months back) – but it is definitely worth it to have a paint that covers and lasts.

-          One of the tools I always have on hand as a teacher is a small laminator.  Given that this “piggy bank” and I knew that little hands would be constantly touching and moving it, I thought it beneficial to laminate the tentacles to prevent them from being shredded and/or destroyed.  It may have been more of a personal preference, but I would recommend it to others as well.    

So…to celebrate Lisa and Becky’s birthdays…I thought I would offer some BLOG CANDY!  If you’re the lucky winner, you will be receiving the following prize pack:

(Recollections “Travel” Scrapbook Page Kit,  Bandit-O’s Stretch Bands in “Transport”, Imaginisce’s Snag’em Stamps in “Suitcase” and “Go Places”, and Making Memories’ Glitter Bling in “Yellow Sun”)

To enter, please leave a comment on this post along with a way to contact you if you should win.  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.  I will select a winner on Tuesday and will contact that person via their contact information and (hopefully) list the winner on this site.  Don’t forget – if you post on all of the blogs during this hop, you can be entered for the GRAND PRIZE that has been donated by Lisa  of Scrapping with Lisa!   I've included the blog list at the bottom of this post for anyone who needs it!

Your next stop on the hop is Donna – click here to visit her page.  Thank you for stopping by and HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA AND BECKY! J

Ashley “Scrappin’ Pink Piglet”

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For those of you who are interested, here is the complete  blog line up:

Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/ 

Lisa - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

Michelle - http://queenofmycraftroom.blogspot.com/

Shawnee - http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/

Shelly - http://kccroppers.blogspot.com/

Creativek Kuts - http://www.creativekuts.blogspot.com/

Deb - http://www.scrappingmamma.net/

Corrine - http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/

Tristan - http://tristans-time-4-craftin.blogspot.com/

Mickie - http://littlescrapcorner.blogspot.com/

Rachelle – http://rachelle-rachellesplace.blogspot.com/

Sheri - http://highland-eyes.blogspot.com/

Melanie - http://melaniespapercraft.blogspot.com/

Christine - http://crabbycakescrafts.blogspot.com/

Bobbi – http://rockgirlcustomdesigns.blogspot.com/

Debbie - http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/ 

Leila - http://mypapergrowsontrees.blogspot.com/

Emily - http://www.createserendipity.net/

Jennifer - www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

April - http://www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com/

Jennifer - http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com/

Ashley - http://scrappinpinkpiglet.blogspot.com/

Donna - http://comopark1886.blogspot.com/

Elsa - http://www.justafewdesigns.blogspot.com/

Shannon - http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog

Ashley - http://www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/

Monica - http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/

Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/ 

Scrapping With Lisa on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrapping-with-Lisa/130882060268842

Mom's Day Blog Hop!

Greetings everyone!

Welcome to the next stop on the Mom’s Day Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from Jamie’s blog.  I’d like to say a huge thank-you to Nicolette for allowing me to be part of this hop.  It has been a busy few weeks for me – I just returned this past Saturday from a two-week exchange trip in Chile – and Nicolette has been extremely understanding and helpful this week as I prepared for the hop!  Thank you Nicolette! 

I am extremely fortunate to have an absolutely wonderful, caring, understanding mother in my life.  My mom has been there for me through good times and bad, always willing to lend an ear and share her advice as I have grown up.  Mothers’ Day is a wonderful time of year to share with her just how much she means to me.  Thank you Mom! :)  This year, I am extremely excited to celebrate her “special day” with this handmade card – my first! (I’m not going to count the numerous “handmade” gifts from elementary school, lol.) 

My card was inspired by the sentiment I chose from the Pink by Design “Life’s a Garden” stamp set.  Instead of using the standard “Hallmark” type sentiments you find in the card aisle, I wanted to find something a bit more elegant and appropriate for the moment.  I truly love this quote because it rings so true with my mother and her love for her family. 

RECIPE:

Supplies:
- Gypsy

- Cricut Cartridges: "Celebrations”, “Birthday Cakes”, “Mothers’ Day 2010”

- Pink by Design Stamps: “Life’s a Garden”
- Chocolate Brown Stamp Pad

- Standard Colored Cardstock (Value Pack) (blue base of card)

- Me & My Big Ideas “Chester” Stack (patterned papers on card and flower)

- DCWV “The Metallic Stack” (8 x 8) (purple portion of flowers)

- DCWV “Adhesive Brights Mat Stack” (3.875 x 3.875) (background for sentiment)

- Stickles (Purple)

- Cri-Kits Glitter Pens

- Green Ribbon

- Martha Stewart Crafts’ Scoring Board

- Paper Cutter

- Decorative Scissors

- Paper Clips

- Hot Glue Gun

- Adhesives

For this card, I cut the base of the card from the “Celebrations” cartridge at 12" wide and 10.92" high and scored it in half using the Martha Stewart Crafts’ scoring board.  The light blue cardstock is the standard 12 x 12 colored cardstock that you can buy in bulk from local craft stores (I typically buy a variety of the value packs at Michaels when I want multiple colors to use in my projects).   I then cut the same base in a smaller size (9.45” wide and 8.60” high) for the secondary base using the Me & My Big Ideas “Chester” stack. 

The flower was created by cutting the layers found on the “Birthday Cakes” cartridge (which I was very lucky to get off of the Cricut Rewards website with my points) at 2.02” wide and 2.00” high from both the DCWV “The Metallic Stack” (in purple) and the Me & My Big Ideas “Chester” stack (patterned paper).  As he has done so many times before, my oh-so-wonderful husband created another one of the wonderful springs he has designed from paper clips to make the flower appear 3-D on the card. The stem of the flower was created using green ribbon and a bent paper clip as well, simply by layering hot glue on the paper clip and wound the ribbon around it. 

The sentiment was stamped with chocolate brown ink onto a small piece of green cardstock from the DCWV “Adhesive Brights Mat Stack” and was trimmed using some decorative scissors. 

The inside of the card features a sentiment from the “Mothers’ Day 2010” cartridge and was created using a Cri-Kits glitter pen in purple and drawn at 3.20” wide and 3.11” high.

So…to celebrate all of the wonderful mothers and mothers-to-be out there…I thought I would offer some BLOG CANDY!  If you’re the lucky winner, you will be receiving the following prize pack:

(from top:  Recollections “Travel” Scrapbook Page Kit,  Bandit-O’s Stretch Bands in “Transport”, Imaginisce’s Snag’em Stamps in “Suitcase” and “Go Places”, and Making Memories’ Glitter Bling in “Yellow Sun”)

To enter, please leave a comment on this post along with a way to contact you if you should win.  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.  As the summer approaches, I will be posting more projects and keep this page more up-to-date!  I will select a winner on Monday and will contact that person via their contact information and on this site. 

Your next stop on the hop is Brenna’s blog.  Thank you for stopping by and HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY TO ALL! J

Ashley “Scrappin’ Pink Piglet”

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A few more projects, some AWESOME Imaginisce news, and a WINNER!

Good morning everyone!

Hope you've all had a SPECTACULAR weekend!  It was unbelieavably windy here yesterday...to the point where the chairs on our deck were all over the place and  we lost the cover to our grill - which had been velcroed along the sides and is nowhere to be found!  We still managed to get out and go to our gym where we rock-climbed with some friends and had a fun dinner out before coming home and watching the new version of "Robin Hood" with Russell Crowe.  I know this is not a blog about movies, but let me say this - I've seen two recent Russell Crowe movies ("Three Days Later" and "Robin Hood") and all I have to say is this - Russell Crowe is a good actor, but he needs to make BETTER choices in movies because both were pretty bad.  Anyways, I should get back to the point...

Thank you for your kind words about my Guest Designer project for Pink Cricut.  It is always great to hear feedback (especially when it is positive!) and thank you to all of you that became followers.  I do try to keep up with this blog as much as I can given the constraints of my job and family obligations, and I'm making an effort to dedicate more time to this in 2011 than in 2010.  I will be listing my winner of the stamp set at the END of this post, so please have a bit of patience :)

For those of you that were discussing mailboxes you purchased that could be used for this project, the mailbox for this particular project was from Michaels.  It was the only one we could find in the store and I think it might have been $1.99-2.99.  It was bigger than the ones from Target.  HOWEVER - I did use the ones from the Dollar Spot at Target to create smaller versions to send to my parents, sister, and my sister's boyfriend.  I filled them with candy and made little cards to go with them.  My family absolutely LOVED them :)  I will share them in another post later today - this one is already getting quite long and I have some important information to share with you! 

IMPORTANT IMAGINISCE NEWS!  Imaginisce has an E-NEWSLETTER now!!  WOOOOOO HOOOOO!  I fell in love with Imaginisce products when I created a card for their Halloween contest (for my new followers: the post is here).  The product lines are absolutely beautiful, fun, and perfect for ANY project -- and of course, who can forget the iRock, the iTop, and the iBond tools??!!  I am definitely an Imaginisce fan :)  The link to their e-newsletter can be found at:  http://www.imaginisceblog.com/2011/02/our-first-official-e-newsletter.html.  Definitely go check it out and get INSPIRED!

Okay...now to what you've all been waiting for...DRUM ROLL PLEASE!

The winner of the Pink by Design "Crop 'til You Drop" stamp set is...lucky number #43 (I only used 1 through 48 in Random.org since someone posted twice...):

suzyQ2 said...

Cute projects! Would love to win those darling stamps.
Miss SuzyQ2, I will be e-mail you shortly for your e-mail address!

Thank you again for following my blog - and stayed tuned for some more project pictures this afternoon! 

~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet ~

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Pink by Design Guest Designer Post :)

Greetings everyone!

I am super excited to be included as one of the guest designers for Sarah's Pink Cricut blog.  Sarah has been a huge help over the past 6 months or so that I've had my Cricut and has put up with my endless questions and e-mails - thanks Sarah! :)  Not only that, but I L-O-V-E the stamp sets she creates.  The sheer quantity of sentiments and the creativity Sarah puts into each one cannot be rivaled by any found in your everyday craft store.  I am a huge fan of this stamp line (couldn't you tell?)! :)

Once again, the pictures of my project:

And the recipe:

Supplies:
- Gypsy

- Cricut Cartridges: "Create a Critter”

- Pink by Design Stamps: “Be Mine”

- Peachy Keen Stamps: “Happy Lashes Assortment”, “Critter Faces – Medium”
- Black and Red Stamp Pads

- Standard Colored Cardstock (Value Pack) (yellow portion of bee)

- k-i Memories Designer Paper Pad “Funky Paper Pad II” (12 x 12) (solid pink hearts)

- DCWV “The Natural Stack” (12 x 12) (black glitter portion of bee)

- Gartner Studios “Cruise Voyage Collection” Stack (12 x 12) (patterned paper glued to mailbox)

- Origami Love Notes kit (paper used for the base of all 4 flowers found on the mailbox)

- Stickles: “Cotton Candy”, “Christmas Red”

- Martha Stewart Crafts’ Scoring Board

- Paper Cutter
- Scissors
- Pink ATG
- Adhesives

As you can see, my card was inspired by the sentiment I chose from the Pink by Design “Be Mine” stamp set.

How to Recreate My Project:

1.  I took a 12 x 12 sheet of red patterned paper from the Gartner Studios “Cruise Voyage Collection” stack.  I folded the paper from edge to edge of the mailbox and marked it with a pencil.  Using my paper cutter, I trimmed the paper along the lines I had drawn. 

2.  I cut the paper a second time from the base up to the rivet in order to allow the flag to move.  I used my scoring board to fold this portion in order to make it easier to cut.  I attached the paper to the mailbox using my pink ATG.

3.  I cut the base of the bee from black glitter paper found in the DCWV “The Natural Stack” at 1.86” wide and 2.5” high.  The yellow portion of the bee was cut from standard cardstock (like that which you find in a value pack) at 1.52” wide and 2.5” high.  I used various adhesives to attach the two parts together.  I used Peachy Keen Stamps’ “Critter Faces – Medium” to stamp each bee’s face. 

4.  To create the flowers that adorn either side of the mailbox and the flag, I cut paper I found in an “Origami Love Notes” kit I had.  The flowers were cut at 2” wide and 3.56” high.  The hearts found in the center of each of these flowers were cut from light pink paper from the k-i Memories Designer Paper Pad “Funky Paper Pad II” at 1.5” wide and 3.73” high.  I used Peachy Keen Stamps’ “Happy Lashes” faces to decorate a few of the flowers on the mailbox as well as “Cotton Candy” and “Christmas Red” Stickles to decorate one of the flowers. 

5.  I cut the flowers on the front of the mailbox using paper from the “Origami Love Notes” kit and standard white cardstock at 2.5” wide and 7.94” high as well as 1.75” wide and 5.56” high.  The sentiment was stamped from the Pink by Design “Be Mine” stamp set using red ink. 

6.  I attached all of my cuts – including the small red hearts that were sent to me by Lisa over at Honeybearz Designs (thanks Lisa!) – using various adhesives, including my ATG.  And – voila! – my finished project!

The project I shared for my guest post was one that I had a lot of fun with and one that was definitely a learning experience.  It was a bit more complicated that my previous altered item project since it had some moveable parts (like the flag) that couldn't be covered but once I figured out the little nuances I was able to create something that I truly loved - so much so that I ended up creating 4 ADDITIONAL smaller ones for my family!  (You can find those pictures in a separate post following this one.)

If you made it this far, you deserve a reward...right?  How about your own PINK BY DESIGN STAMP SET?  I'm giving away the "Crop 'til You Drop" set seen here:

Please leave a comment with a way to contact you if you'd like to win this set.  I would also love it if you became a follower - I try to keep this blog updated as often as I possibly can and I always love having feedback :)  Entries close on Friday, March 18th at 11:59pm and I will have my winner posted on Saturday (though if you provide me with an e-mail address I will contact you there as well). 

Thank you for visiting and thank you again to Sarah for including me as a guest designer!

~ Ashley ~

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YourStory Bundle Giveaway!

To celebrate the redesign of their site and blog, the team at "Create & Craft" is giving away a YourStory bundle!  Check it out by clicking here!

~ Ashley ~

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KinderStampO's 34 Birthday Balloons and Counting Blog Hop - WINNER!!

Good evening everyone!

First off - thank you SO MUCH for visiting my blog over the weekend and for leaving such AWESOME and INSPIRATIONAL comments :)  I definitely appreciated hearing the feedback and seeing all the positive responses (as did my husband and cats, lol) :)  It makes me feel like I might have this scrapping thing under control! ;)

This is not a long post - we're getting ready for report cards so I am trying to catch up on grading - but I wanted to announce the winner of my giveaway!

Without further ado...congratulations to lucky number 131:

karen In Houston said...

Very cute cards and what a cute idea a card from the cats, I just became a follower and love your blog.....

Karen, if you could please contact me with your snail mail address at scrappinpinkpiglet(at)gmail(dot)com, I will get your package out to you! 

Once again, thank you to everyone who visited this weekend!  I look forward to sharing more of my work with you!

Enjoy the rest of your Monday :)

Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"
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KinderStampO's 34 Birthday Balloons and Counting Blog Hop!

Hello everyone!  Welcome to KinderStampO’s 34 Birthday Candles and Counting Blog Hop!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY KINDERSTAMPO!!  

Today we have over 40 designers sharing at least 40 fun birthday-inspired projects. If you arrived here from KinderStampO’s blog, then you are in the right place. KinderStampO’s blog is also the starting point for the entire hop, so if you get lost, please click here to see the full list! 

First off, I’d like to thank KinderStampO for giving me the opportunity to participate in this blog hop celebrating her 34 wonderful years of life!  I’m very excited to be part of such a great group of crafters, including herself.   KinderStampO has been an inspiration through the projects she creates and the products she shares, and I feel honored to help celebrate her birthday :). 

For today’s hop, I have not one…not two…but THREE projects to share with you!  It is a bit of a long post – but I PROMISE it will be worth it in the end (HINT: THERE IS BLOG CANDY!!!!!).  Because of the length of the post, I’ve only included the supplies I used for each project on this post.  If you would like more information – such as exactly what sizes I made my cuts and which paper was which – please e-mail me at scrappinpinkpiglet(at)gmail(dot)com and I will send you a recipe for each and/or all the projects.  I am more than happy to share! :)

My husband’s birthday was also this week (he turned 34 as well!) so I benefited from his celebration when creating my projects.  The first project I will be sharing is the card that my cats “created” for my husband:

What can I say?  They love him!  See, they even helped out in my craft room:

Okay…so it was more that they provided moral support…but support nonetheless!

Supplies Used:

- Gypsy

- Cricut Cartridges: "Celebrations", “Meow Lite”, “ZooBalloo”

- Standard Colored Cardstock (Value Pack)

- Cri-Kits Metallic Pens

- Martha Stewart Crafts’ Scoring Board

For my second project, I created a card for my husband.  The inspiration for this project came from Pink by Design’s “Take the Cake” stamp set.  If you have checked out any of my projects from this past week, you’ll see that this particular stamp set has provided me a fair amount of inspiration in a variety of different projects – not all birthday-related!  This time, though, it was perfect for my husband’s birthday card:

Supplies Used:

- Gypsy

- Cricut Cartridges: "Celebrations", “Create a Critter”

- Imaginisce: “Dino-Roar” Collection (Rumble & Roar, Stomping Ground)

- Cricut Paper Pad: “Celebrations” (6 x 12)

- Standard Colored Cardstock (Value Pack)

- Pink by Design Stamps: "Take the Cake” set

- Paper Clips

- Hot Glue Gun

- iRock and the iRock Hot Rocks Compact

- Cri-Kits Metallic Pens

- Martha Stewart Crafts’ Scoring Board

A note about this card…if you read my post for my “Party ‘til the Cows Come Home” card from earlier this week, you would know that I don’t own any Action Wobbles – I missed the advance samples when they first came out a few months ago – and haven’t had an opportunity to order any yet (plus they wouldn’t have made it in time anyways!).  To create the 3-D effect on my dinosaur, my husband wound a paper clip into a spring and attached it to my dinosaur and my card using a hot glue gun.  It produces the perfect 3-D effect, in my opinion, and is a creative (and inexpensive) way to do this! 

For my final project, I decided to make a birthday gift for my husband.  My husband likes to leave his things everywhere – not very organized at home, lol – so many times I’m asked the question “Where is __________?”. My response is typically, “Well -- where did you leave it?”  This past weekend it was, “Where are my gift cards?” (he found them, eventually, with his video games in a cabinet).  I decided to take this container

and made him this:

Can you figure out the code? (HINT: Check out my explanation above ;))

Supplies Used:

- Gypsy

- Cricut Cartridges: "Celebrations", “Create a Critter”, “Going Places”, “ZooBalloo”

- Paper House Productions: U.S. Travel Paper Pad (12 x 12)

- k-i Memories Designer Paper Pad: Funky Paper Pad II (12 x 12)

- DCWV “The Natural Stack” (12 x 12)

- Standard Colored Cardstock (Value Pack)

- Cri-Kits Metallic Pens

IN THE END...

My husband loved his cards and his gifts – and my mother-in-law was pretty impressed as well ;)

As promised…I do have BLOG CANDY!!!

This prize pack includes:

- a DCWV Calendar Kit

- Stampendous! Perfectly Clear Stamps – Birthday

and last but not least…my personal favorite…

- a PIGGY NYLON TURNER!             >:@

(you had to know there would be SOMETHING pig-related!)

To be entered for my blog candy, please:

1 – Become a follower!  I love sharing what I am doing with others and getting ideas from YOU!

2 – Leave me a message with any feedback – positive or negative!  I am a teacher by trade, so I am used to “glows” and “grows” so I’d love to hear any ideas you have on how I can improve my craft :) 

The drawing for the blog candy is open until 11:59pm on January 23rd.  I will announce my winner on the 24th.  If you include your e-mail address with your post, I will be sure to contact my winner directly :)

Thank you for visiting my blog!  Don’t forget to wish KinderStampO a very happy birthday! 

Your next stop on the hop is Alexandra at You Had Me at Craft. 

Enjoy the rest of the hop!

Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"

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