Bucket List Blog Hop - Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the Bucket List Blog Hop!

You should have just arrived here from Anita's blog.  If you have arrived at this blog without starting from the beginning, please go visit Michelle, our fearless host, at her blog. 

Welcome back!  I hope you've inspired by all this projects on this hop so far.  But wait!  There are MORE! :) 

I decided to focus my second project on my husband's bucket list.  Meet George, my wonderful hubby of two years:

My husband is the risk-taker that I have never been.  This is the man that, during his first encounters with my family, told my mother that he "would probably die young".  George is all about living life in the present, no plans, "go with the flow" - unlike his plan-oriented, organized wife - which makes the dynamic in our relationship interesting at times :)  Needless to say, my husband has achieved many more of the items on his bucket list than I, including:

- dog sledding in the Yukon for two weeks (with his mother as well!)
- flying SF-260 Marchetti (turbo prop plane) TWICE
- sky-diving - FOUR TIMES (and quite eager to go again, lol)

I decided to create a project that highlighted one of the two times he went skydiving.  I know it was an important event in his life, and one that he'd love to try again.  I found this AWESOME tutorial for a 6 x 6 mini album at Splitcoaststampers (loving them for tutorials right now!) that I was eager to try out.  It was fairly easy to put together, although there was a lot of folding and cutting involved :)  I would definitely recommend using the tutorial if you would like to put together one of your own!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Provo Craft "Cricut Blues" Stack, DCWV "The Guy Stack", Standard Grey Cardstock

Cardboard

Cartridge(s): "Alphalicious" (letters for "skydiving"), "Create a Critter" (cloud), "Accent Essentials" (inside panels of the album), "Paper Dolls for Everyday" (plane, parachute)

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug "Swirls"

Glitter Glue:  Stickles in "Xmas Red", "True Blue", and "Crystal"

Glitter: Martha Stewart "Clear" Lust Glass Microbeads

Ribbon: Rainbow Ribbon

Tag: Tim Holtz Idea-ology "Philosophy Tags"

Coloring Utensils: Indigo Blue (PM-43), Dark Brown (PM-88), and Crimson Red (PM-4) ProMarker

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Purple Cows Paper Cutter

Pink ATG

Zots 3-D Dots

I love this Tim Holtz Idea-ology tag...perfectly appropriate for this type of album!

Fun folds!

Some of the inside...

A space to write an "introduction" of sorts.

Lots and lots of pictures and space for my husband to write some of his memories down.

And another blank area for my husband to list his other bucket list items!

As you can see, this project is still "under construction" - since I was not part of his life during this jump (or any of them for that matter, lol), I think it would mean more for him to write his thoughts and reflections in the book instead of me.  I also am unsure about whether I should add some embellishments to the individual pages of the album.  If I add anything, it will be after my hubby does his writing, but I'm not sure if it would add to the project or be a little overwhelming :)  I would LOVE it if you would share your thoughts - bling it out or not so much? :)

As I shared yesterday, I will be offering a bit of blog candy for this hop ;)  If you are my lucky winner, you will receive:

 Cuttlebug Embossing Folders - Decorative Squares #3 

and

DCWV Shimmer Cardstock Envelopes in Pearl

 

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 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 am in another hop this weekend, so I will post the winner from both hops on that day).


Your next stop will be Amy's blog.  Thank you for hopping with us these two days!  AND ANOTHER HAPPY BIRTHDAY (AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY) TO THE LOVELY LADIES (Michelle, Justina, Gill & Jim, Wendy, and Jamie) OF THIS HOP! :)

~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"
>:@

BLOG HOP LINE-UP (UPDATED TO REFLECT CHANGES):

Michelle - http://craftychelle.blogspot.com/   <-----Happy Birthday to Michelle on the 18th!

Justina http://justmycrafts.blogspot.com/       <-----Happy Birthday to Justina on the 28th!
Anita - http://anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
Ashley - http://scrappinpinkpiglet.blogspot.com/
Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com/
Maria - http://www.mdcraftcorner.blogspot.com/
Tami - http://tamboscreations.blogspot.com/
Sher http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com/
Gina - http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
Gill - http://scrappincreationsbygillm.blogspot.com/   <-----Happy Anniversary to Gill and her husband Jim on the 11th!
Linda T - http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com/
Inga - http://mommahobbit.blogspot.com/
Corrine- http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
Lori- http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
Nancy - http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Wendy - http://wleitel.blogspot.com/  <-----Happy Birthday to Wendy on the 31st!
Jamie - http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/  <-----Happy Birthday to Jamie on the 18th!

Bucket List Blog Hop - Day 1

Welcome to the Bucket List Blog Hop!

You should have just arrived here from Anita's blog.  If you have arrived at this blog without starting from the beginning, please go visit Michelle, our fearless host, at her blog. 

Welcome to my little corner of the crafting world!  I am so excited to be part of such a unique blog hop and to be able to celebrate all of these ladies' wonderful birthdays (and anniversaries!) in the month or August!  Thank you to Michelle for organizing such an amazing concept for a hop and for including lil' old me! :)  As you've guessed from the dates on our button, this is a two-day hop.  Each day we will be featuring a different project relating to the theme...THE BUCKET LIST!

To be perfectly honest with you, prior to this hop, I didn't have a bucket list!  Although I've dealt with death and understood from a young age that sometimes life is way too short, I have never really thought about what I'd like to do before I "piff" (that's what we call it in my family).  Working on projects for this hop pushed me to think about those things and figure out what is important to me.  I'm still developing my "bucket list" but I am starting to get a good idea on what I want to achieve during my time on this earth :) 

To create my project, I took this old Ferrero Roche container and made it into this:

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Provo Craft "Celebrations" Stack, DCWV "The Colorful Life" Cardstock Stack, DCWV "The Street Lace" Cardstock Stack, odds and ends of colored cardstock

Cartridge(s): "Ashlyn's Alphabet" (tag), "Birthday Bash" (bucket), "Create a Critter" (grass), "Paper Dolls for Everyday" (drops of water), "Makin' the Grade" (lettering for "bucket list"), "Plantin SchoolBook" (lettering on bucket)

Glitter Glue:  Stickles in "Green"

Ribbon: Standard Green and Blue Ribbons, Celebrate It "Mariposa" Ribbon

Coloring Utensils: Metallic Silver (PM-118) ProMarker

Martha Stewart Dual-Tip Marker Set

Hot Glue Gun

Pink ATG

And on the inside...

I created these cool little cards to write my goals on my "Bucket List" - kind of like the drops in my "bucket"! :)

I thought I would share some of my "drops" with you...

Most of mine concerned some type of travel - whether it is returning to somewhere I've already visited (like Chile) or traveling somewhere new (like Greece or Australia). 

 

I probably should have changed this card to "make a meal that my husband doesn't try to take over the cooking for" instead ;)

Yes, one of my goals in life is to make a design team!  You can laugh if you want, but for someone like me, being accepted to a design team - especially for some of these wonderful crafters that I admire so much - would be a DREAM COME TRUE!

I can't wait to see if I am able to cross some of these dreams off of my list - some seem easier than others to achieve - but I'll do my best with the time I'm given!

Since you've survived this very long post, I thought I'd offer a bit of blog candy ;)  If you are my lucky winner, you will receive:

 Cuttlebug Embossing Folders - Decorative Squares #3 

and

DCWV Shimmer Cardstock Envelopes in Pearl

 

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 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 am in another hop this weekend, so I will post the winner from both hops on that day).

Your next stop will be Amy's blog.  Please stop by again tomorrow to see my second project, featuring an accomplishment from my HUSBAND'S bucket list! :)

~ Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"
>:@

BLOG HOP LINE-UP:

Michelle - http://craftychelle.blogspot.com/   <-----Happy Birthday to Michelle on the 18th!

Justina http://justmycrafts.blogspot.com/       <-----Happy Birthday to Justina on the 28th!
Anita - http://anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
Ashley - http://scrappinpinkpiglet.blogspot.com/
Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com/
Maria - http://www.mdcraftcorner.blogspot.com/
Tami - http://tamboscreations.blogspot.com/
Sher http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com/
Scrappingmamma~ http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
Gina - http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
Gill - http://scrappincreationsbygillm.blogspot.com/   <-----Happy Anniversary to Gill and her husband Jim on the 11th!
Linda T - http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com/
Inga - http://mommahobbit.blogspot.com/
Corrine- http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
Brynn- http://flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com/
Lori- http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
Nancy - http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/
Monica - http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Wendy - http://wleitel.blogspot.com/  <-----Happy Birthday to Wendy on the 31st!
Jamie - http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/  <-----Happy Birthday to Jamie on the 18th!

In a JAM?

Good evening all!

As I said in my posting last night, I've been on a bit of a roll when it comes to challenges and projects this week.  The project I am sharing tonight was inspired by a few challenges, including Peachy Keen Stamps' Let's Face It Friday - So Punny! and Cricut Cardz Challenge #86 - Tuitti Fruitti. 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Couture Cardstock White Felt Cardstock, DCWV Nana's Nursery - Baby Girl Paper Stack, DCWV the All About GIRLS Paper Stack, DCWV Scrapbook Kit in a Stack - Dog, DCWV Scrapbook Kit in a Stack - Elegant Wedding, DCWV Scrapbook Kit in a Stack - Love & Wedding

Cartridge(s): "Wild Card" (for the base of the card), "Ashlyn's Alphabet" (rectangle background), "From My Kitchen" (jam jar), "Preserves" (strawberries)

Stamp(s): Peachy Keen Stamps' "Everyday Character Faces" (1 1/8" size), Scrappy Moms Stamps'' "A Pinch and a Dash" (sentiment)

Embossing Folder(s):  Japanese Scales (Cuttlebug)

Glitter Glue:  Stickles in "Frosted Lace", "Xmas Red", "Crystal", "Green"

Coloring Utensils: Dark Brown (PM-88) ProMarker, White Sakura Gelly Roll Pen

Stamp Pad in "Olive"

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Purple Cows Paper Cutter

Challenges entered with this card:

Peachy Keen Stamps' Let's Face It Fridays - So Punny!: 

Puns are fun, and even more perfect when paired with Peachy Keen Faces! This week, create a project using your PKS faces and along with any pun you'd like.

Cricut Cardz Challenge #86 - Tuitti Fruitti: Make a card using fruit, and you may use any cartridges, colors or occasion you'd like.

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #71 - Let's Be Friends: It's Friendship Day! Create a fun project for a friend.

 

The main inspiration for this card came from the sentiment I used.  Since the theme for PKS' challenge was using a pun, and the Cricut Cardz' challenge was to use fruit in the card, the "In a Jam?" was perfect!  I was able to convey a look of uneasiness and unsureness (is that even a word?) using my awesome PKS "Everyday Character Faces" set (love me some Peachy Keen!), and my application of Stickles was far less heavy-handed than usual ;)  I am also enjoying the new sizing of the cards I am creating - the 4 x 9 is a bit more unique and I'm enjoying the challenges of arranging my cuts and sentiments on the card. 

I hope you enjoyed viewing my project!  Thank you for visiting!

Until next time,

Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"

>:@

CATitude!

Good evening all! 

I have been on a roll today in my craft room, planning and working on entries for many challenges.  Tonight's featured project is my submission for the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #13: the Long and the Short of it. 

The goal of this challenge was to create a 4 x 9 card and "embrace the white space".  Although this is only my second entry into a CAS-ual Fridays challenge, I'm really enjoying the format of it.  There is something to be said for keeping it simple (which is the main focus of their challenges).  Without further ado, check out my project:

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Couture Cardstock White Felt Cardstock, The Paper Company Orange and Yellow Cardstock

Digi Stamp: Hambo Stamps "Cool Cat" (a freebie that you can check out here)

Cartridge(s): "Wild Card" (for the base of the card)

Stamp(s): Pink by Design's "Furry Friends" (sentiment)

Glitter Glue:  Stickles in "Cotton Candy", studio G Glitter Glue in Yellow

ProMarkers (for coloring the digi)

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Purple Cows Paper Cutter

Also entered in:

Paper Playtime: Challenge 51 - Make any project using digital or stamped images or sentiments with a SUMMER theme! 

Scrapbookaholic By Abby: Challenge 10 - Anything Summer!

Scrappin' It by Einat: Summer Cards Contest - Create a card with a summer theme. It can be for any occasion but it has to have a summer feel to it.

I'm extremely proud of how this card turned out.  I used my Cricut minimally (to cut the card base) and was able to measure and cut all the other cardstock using the score board and paper cutter.  I also tend to have an "issue" with using too much glitter glue on my projects ;) but I love the little bit that I was able to place in the cat's lemonade glass - I think it added a bit more dimension to the project.    Overall, I am loving the simplicity of this project and of the CAS-ual Fridays challenges. 

Thank you for visiting my site!  Happy Crafting!

Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"

>:@

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