Saturday, April 30, 2011

Scrappy Birthday Blog Hop

I’m so happy you are joining us for the very first Scrappy Birthday Blog Hop celebrating my favorite color - GREEN!

If you are starting here, you’re on the right track!
 We’ve had so much fun doing this hop, and we have a wonderful line up with some oh-so-talented creators. You will see some lovely projects and have a chance to win some blog candy along the way, including a fun grand prize for this hop.

This hop runs all day on April 30th, so you have plenty of time to check out each project! Here is the lineup in case you get lost:

1.     April Nourse http://curlsngrins.blogspot.com/
2.     Mandie Wade http://mandiesscrappin.blogspot.com/
3.     Jennifer Blue Hawkins http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com/
4.     Emily Lahham http://www.createserendipity.net/
5.     Deborah Foti http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
7.     Lisa Tehonica Pontious http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/ - having computer problems.  Please skip. :(
8.     Stephanie Jones http://missprissygraceann.blogspot.com/
9.     Lucy Kelleher http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/
13.   Cherie Pemberton http://www.gracefulcardmakers.blogspot.com 

As for my creation, I couldn't make just one and they didn't end up with as much green as I planned but that's OK, because I'm the birthday girl. :)  I LOVE the Sophia Paper Packet from Close to my Heart because it's full of greens and pinks, so I started with that.  


For my card, I used Pear Cardstock and Sophia papers. The flowers across the top and side (stamped in Hollyhock ink) are from the Around the Block stamp set.  The cupcakes platter (Pear ink) and sentiment (Hollyhock ink) are from the Piece of Cake stamp set.  All are colored in with colored pencils.  Liquid glass was applied to the cupcake platter and papers. The lower left corner is embellished with pink buttons.  The papers are brushed with Hollyhock and Pear inks.  All materials for the card are from Close to my Heart.


For the cake box, I again used the Sophia papers from Close to my Heart.  The box is made of White Daisy card stock covered with Sophia B&T paper.  It is tied closed with pink ribbon. Some flowers are from Iced Got Flowers and some are stamped from the Sophia stamp set (only available with the Sophia Workshop on the Go).  Each flower has a brad, sparkle, or eyelet in the center.  The sparkles are actually gems I found to bling cell phones.  The backs are adhesive and I love them!  Lastly, there is green and pink ribbon under the flowers.



What would a birthday be without gifts? The stamp set used to make the creations below could be yours just for hopping along with us today!  Also, I will throw in some extra goodies from my stash.  There is a grand prize for visiting every page in the hop and you will find blog candy at the other pages as well. The grand prize is sponsored by Curls & Grins Creations and Always Joyful Card-Making & Scrapbooking. In order to be eligible for the grand prize you must leave a comment on every blog in the hop and become a follower of April’s blog.  Come back May 2nd to congratulate the winner or claim your prize if it's you!

Your next blog is Mandie at
http://mandiesscrappin.blogspot.com/.

Happy hopping!


31 comments:

Jamie said...

Happy Birthday! Your card and box are so cute! I'm a new folllower.

jlieungh23@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Happy birthday!!! LOVE the colors, so nice and bright and fun. I love your blog, I'm a new follower!!! thanks for sharing. Off to hop!

stampinlara at yahoo dot com

Lisa Norris said...

Happy Birthday, April! I love your card and your cake box...so colorful and cheery! So happy to be in this hop with you...thanks for sharing!

Lisa
http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com
lnorris21 at hotmail dot com

scrapaholicjen said...

Happy birthday! Thank you for hosting this hop - it's a lot of fun! Love your card!
qtme2003 at yahoo dot ca

Christina said...

Happy Birthday!
I'm a new follower of your blog!
Your card is very pretty and I love the pink and green combination too!

Christina
ascrapbooknook@rogers.com
www.ascrapbooknook.com

Pamela Lash said...

Happy B-Day and warmest wishes. Love your project!
Mama LoveBug from LoveBug Creations
pam_lash at yahoo dot com

Cathie w said...

happy Birthday

great project ..TFS!!!!


Cathie
scraphappycat@gmail.com

LBrocchi said...

Happy Birthday! Adorable cards...I love the Sophia papers too!

Lauren B
lbrocchi (at) gmail (dot) com

Unknown said...

Happy Birthday!
Your projects are awesome!
Have a great day!
Rachelle

joyfulhrt at gmail dot com

scrappingmamma said...

awe love your cards, so cute. Happy birthday!! i hope its lovely
Deborah
Ustoleit@comcast.net

Corrine said...

Happy Birthday!! Corrine http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/

Lillian Child said...

Congrats on your FIRST blog hop and Happy Birthday! Hope your day is filled with family, friends, fun ... and CAKE! HUGS!

http://lillianchild.blogspot.com

tandkparker said...

Happy Birthday!! Love your card and box. The pink and green colors work so well together!

TFS - Kim - a new follower
tandkparker at comcast dot net

Patti Ross said...

Happy Birthday - I am a new follower and so glad to have found you. This project is so cute, I just love the bright happy colors!

Patti Ross
www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com
rossfam@wildblue.net

Anna said...

Happy Birthday. Hope it is awesome. Beautiful card. Love the colors. Great job.
I'm a new follower.
Thanks for the chance to win.
http: // mamawann. blogspot. com/
annadowdy at gmail dot com

Unknown said...

Happy Bday and cute stuff. Love the colors you used
Perderg@q.com
scrappin3angel.blogspot.com

PixiesDelight said...

Happy Bday!!!! Love that pink and green color combo!
bargainmama@mchsi.com

kathlee said...

Happy Birthday to you.l I just love that green and pink....beautiful!

Kathie
kathlee154atgmaildotcom
http://kathleessnippitsncricuts.blogspot.com

Trisha said...

Your projects are fabulous, birthday girl. Love the pink and green combo. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win. I am a new follower. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

tandkparker said...

I just had to come back and tell you what a great bunch of talented and creative women you had on your blog hop!! Thanks for putting this together!! Again - hope your birthday was a happy one :)
Kim
tandkparker at comcast dot net

Creative Diva said...

Beautiful projects! Love it! New follower. TFS


Hugs,
Patty
creativediva98.blogspot.com
creativediva98@gmail.com

Stephanie said...

Love the cake box! You definitely need to show me how to make one of those!! :)
And Happy Birthday (again!)!!

Brenda said...

Happy Birthday!!! Your card and cake box and beautiful! I'm a new follower.

http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/

Theresa said...

Happy Birthday! Your card is awesome.

jessica said...

Happy Birthday!! I just love your card and box. The colors are GREAT :)
TFS and for the chance to win:)
your newest follower
jessica
chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
eschfamily@yahoo.com

Cherie said...

I love this paper. I hope it stays in the book for awhile. You are so talented. Love both projects!!!

Lisa R. said...

Happy Birthday. What a great gift combo. Love boxes. Thanks for sharing. joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

Kaitlin said...

Very pretty card!!:)

Kaitlin
angel1694@comcast.net
http://cupcakesandcards.blogspot.com/

Babe O'Mara said...

Love the card and box. Pretty paper used. Thanks for sharing.

Babe
youiesmom@att.net

Lucy K. said...

Love what you did with the cake box -- the flowers look great! Lucy

Jen Rubio said...

Beautiful job April! Just LOVE how well you've layered such a lovely variety of flowers on your box! Hope you had a very Happy Birthday!