It's a Mini-Mania @ Lucky Girl Crafts!!!

Hi Friends!

The Lucky Girls have been having a blast creating with our Mid-Summer Mini kit, Beach Babes (and the subscriber extra - Beachy Keen). The bold prints and bright colors are perfect for all those summer pics & projects!

To celebrate the middle of summer, we're having our

JULY MINI-MANIA BLOG PARTY
July 15-17
Visit each of the Lucky Girls to check out their take on our "mini" challenge - there are some phenomenal projects out there, plus a chance to WIN for one of our Lucky Girl fans (world wide!)

Oh, and did you know it's Christmas in July at Lucky Girl Crafts?
You get a FREE GIFT with any order placed in our store - the bigger your purchase, the more goodies you'll see under your tree in your mail!

Without further ado, here's my mini... a memory box sized perfectly for vacation photos and mementos (5"x6") - though this weekend I'll be taking in my carry-on luggage on my flight to Boston, filled with card-making supplies and trinkets. I need something to keep me occupied for 4 hours!

With a little sparkle and bling, it's going to capture all of our "flashy" beach memories. Aren't those Bo Bunny papers & accents divine?

A little sparkle and shine included with the casual design mimic the summer sights.

Some foam pop dots add dimension to the hibiscus journaling shape and a few more add a little extra pop to the metal trinket. These were combined with the chipboard alpha, which was painted over with Shimmerz watercolors and spritzed with glimmer mist for a watery effect.

Recipe for Beach Vacation Mini: July 2011 Mid-Summer Mini Lucky Girl Crafts Kit - Beach Babes Bo Bunny Barefoot & Bliss Papers, Trinket & Die Cut // Handmade Glittered Flourish Tag // My Mind's Eye Lush Chipboard Alphabet // Imaginisce Studded Sticker - Hibiscus // Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon Other: Shimmerz Water Color Paint // Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist // ModPodge Dimensional Glaze

Wanna win a little summer embellie package, filled with flourishes and bling, flowers & journaling spots and more?!

Simply play along with our blog party and leave a comment on each of the Lucky Girl's party posts to earn your entry! Once you've visited each Lucky Girl, please come back here and tell us what your favorite mini project was in this month's hop. One winner will be announced on the store blog next week.

Store Blog
Natalie
Jessica <==== You are here!
Ana
Sabrina

Participants must visit & comment on each blog for a chance to win the Blog Party prize. This one's open to Lucky Girls world wide!

For an extra entry, play along with our Mini Mania July Challenge Contest (check out the Store Blog for more deets!)

It's a Lucky Girl Birthday Blog Party!

It's our first birthday Hullabaloo, but the presents are for you!

Can you believe it's already been a year since I've started Lucky Girl Crafts? I've made some wonderful new friends and I've been so blessed to have you all in my life - thank you!

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For our birthday, we have our BIGGEST SALE to date!

Through June, or while supplies last - Lucky Girls can get a screamin' deal on Lucky Girl kit purchases!

BUY 5 LUCKY GIRL KITS FOR JUST $100!!!
You'll save over $45 off regular retail price!
Just use discount code LUCKYBDAY at checkout

If you're a little more budget-minded, you can still save big!

All past kits have been marked down to just $24.99 - $5 off their original Lucky Girl price!

What are you waiting for? Go get your kits TODAY at http://luckygirlcrafts.com
Limited quantities are available in all kits, so hurry and get yours today!!!

*International orders welcome, but please e-mail jasafras98@yahoo.com

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Our Birthday Blog Party runs this weekend - June 3-5, and we're giving away prizes all weekend long. Visit each Lucky Girl and comment on her "Hullabaloo" projects for your chance to win big!

Winners will be chosen randomly from each Lucky Girl's comments this weekend - with 6 prizes to be given away! Then, join us Monday to see if you're a winner!

Here's a detail shot (with better coloring!)

YOUR NEXT STOP ON THE BLOG PARTY HOP IS WWW.LUCKYGIRLCRAFTKITS.BLOGSPOT.COM

Finally, for a chance to WIN a prize from the store blog, here's how to enter!

* Earn 1 entry for leaving a comment

* Earn 5 entries for spreading the news about our birthday bash through Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and/or your blog. Please post the link back here.

* Earn 5 entries for visiting & commenting on all of the blogs in our birthday blog party.

* Earn 10 entries for placing any order in our store between now and June 5

* Earn 15 entries for any order placed by a friend you refer to us between now & June 5. Please have them list your name in the order notes at check out.

Thanks so much for playing along! Good Luck!

LGC Blog Party - Spring Soiree - May 1-7!

Hi friends! Thanks for joining me for the monthly Lucky Girl Crafts Blog Party, which runs from May 1-7! We have tons of amazing projects meant to inspire you and get your creative mojo flowing. With this fun, bright kit, it's easy to do!

SPRING SOIREE is packed full of bright colors, glitz and glam and an eclectic assortment of awesome prints that are perfect for getting rid of those winter doldrums. Check out those embellies - definitely drool-worhty.Be sure to share the great news about our awesome Blog Party special, which runs May 1-7...

Just in time to celebrate Mother's Day & National Scrapbook Month,
new annual subscriptions purchased during the Blog Party will only be
$25/month!

In addition to guaranteeing that you get your hands on the latest & greatest Lucky Girl Crafts kit each month, subscribers also receive a special bonus kit valued at $25 at the end of their one-year term.

What are you waiting for?! www.LuckyGirlCrafts.com
You can choose from the monthly or pre-paid billing options for this great deal - no code needed!
*International orders welcome, but please e-mail jasafras98@yahoo.com

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Now, for my projects:

With three graduations to go to, a congratulations card was at the top of my creative list!

This one was inspired by this week's Sketchy Thursdays challenge. The bright colors and funky prints were fabulous for Sophia's mommy & me birthday pedi pics from last year. I dyed my Color Me Crazy silk flower with Tattered Angels mist, so it's got even more glitz & glam to it!

Some of you may have seen this one for the Sketch Inspiration project prompt last week, but it remains one of my all-time faves. The bright colors from the Pink Paislee papers, paired with the thin silk ribbon and American Crafts brad created perfect harmony for our beach vacation.

Be sure to invite your friends & check out more great kit inspiration by playing along in our blog party hop! Your next stop is EMILY

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Now, who wants a chance at winning our random $7 Lucky Bucks giveaway? Remember, we're only giving away two prizes during the blog party - the GRAND PRIZE on the store blog, and one additional Lucky Bucks giveaway from just ONE of the other Lucky Girl DT members! Be sure to visit them all and comment on their posts for a better chance of winning!

Earn 1 entry for "sharing" our Blog Party post via your blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Earn 1 entry for answering the question of the week: After a long winter, what's the thing you most look forward to about spring?

Earn 10 entries for placing any order in our store between now and May 7.

Good luck!

The NEW & IMPROVED Lucky Girl Crafts Blog Party starts now!

Hi friends! Welcome to the new & improved monthly Lucky Girl Crafts blog party!

You should have come here from Emily's blog. Read on, and I'll pass you to the next Lucky Girl! Lucky Girl Crafts April Blog Party * April 1st-7th

Celebrating....

A Boy & His Toys Full of magic and mischief perfect for the boys (or tomboys) in your life!

There's just a handful of these left in the store... are you going to be one of the Lucky Girls who gets one?!

Take a peek at some of my favorite projects I've created with this awesome, boy-centric kit:

Plus a few quick Crate Paper cards. Man, do I love that chipboard!!!

Be sure to invite your friends & check out more great kit inspiration by playing along in our blog party hop! Your next stop is Natalie

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Are you a crafty bargain hunter? We're Spring Cleaning - check out these great deals, available on a first come, first serve basis. You'll love them!

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One of the other blog party changes we've made is that we're only giving away one prize in addition to the grand prize. The catch is, the Lucky Girl's aren't sure who's going to get to draw for a winner! So, for your best chances at winning, you need to make sure you visit each of the Lucky Girls in the party and comment on their posts!!!

In case I'm the one who gets to draw a winner, here are my rules to enter the mystery giveaway:

Earn 1 entry for commenting here about your favorite project in my little collection.

Earn 5 entries for visiting each Lucky Girl in the hop, then coming here and telling me who has your favorite overall project & why.

Earn 10 entries for placing any order in our store between now and April 7.

Good luck!!!

Homemade Happiness - the party starts now!

Thanks for joining us for the Lucky Girl Crafts blog party!

Join us each day of the blog party (March 1, 2 & 3) to take a peek at the projects we've created with this month's kit. We'll also be giving away prizes to a few LUCKY GIRLS - are you one of them? Read on to find out how you can win!

Be sure to visit all of the Lucky Girls to check out all of the amazing projects created with the Homemade Happiness kit and to have an ever greater chance of winning.

Ana - Ruth - Sabrina - Stacy - Lucky Girl Crafts Store Blog
and of course, our senior DT
Emily - Natalie

This month we're celebrating this amazing kit:

March 2011 LGC Kit - "Homemade Happiness"
Our latest kit is s packed full with brand spankin' new Echo Park along with fabulous finds from American Crafts, Imaginesce, Coredinations, K&Co., Prima & more! And when I say 'packed', I really mean jam-packed to the brim, overflowing with crafty awesomeness.

Want a {few} Lucky Girl kits of your very own? Check out March's amazing deal!

SAVE $10 WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY TWO LUCKY GIRL CRAFTS KITS!
Use code BUY2SAVE10 at check out

Our March kits are FLYING off the shelf, so be sure to get your orders in ASAP before they're gone!

For international orders, please contact Jessica by e-mailing your order to jasafras98@yahoo.com

Now, check out the post below for today's project that I've created...

Cute & Easy Cards - Final day of our LGC Blog Party!

Welcome back! Today's the last day of the Lucky Girl Crafts blog party celebrating our March kit- "Homemade Happiness",

Please be sure to visit the rest of the Lucky Girls and check out their amazing projects. They've all done such an incredible job with this kit - you won't be disappointed! Just click on their names in the post above and you'll be taken right where you need to be!

I still have two more layouts to share with you from this kit, I thought I'd hold off on those for later on in the weekend. Instead, I thought I'd end with some fabby vintage cards I created with my scraps.

You can still get your hands on one of these great kits. Why not take advantage of our awesome deal when you get it?

BUY ANY 2 LUCKY GIRL CRAFTS KITS & SAVE $10!
Just use discount code BUY2SAVE10 at checkout

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Now, who wants to get Lucky?

For a chance to win $7 in Lucky Bucks to our store, play along! A random winner will be drawn from all Blog Party entries on/around March 4th.

Earn 1 entry for referring a friend to the LGC blog party.

*** Don't forget about our Refer-a-Friend contest, where you can also win an awesome {separate} prize pack. Check out this post for more info.***

Earn 1 entry for participating in today's "dare": Do something nice for someone else - perform a random act of kindness & let me know what you did. Pass a little love along!

Did you know? You can also earn 10 entries for the giveaways on all of the Lucky Girl Crafts Blog Party when you place any order between now and March 3! A few of you have already earned more than 10 entries - who else is going to add to their chances with their new LGC order?

Midweek Triple Treat - Homemade Happiness Blog Party Day 2

Since the Lucky Girl Crafts monthly party is only three short days, and I've got more than EIGHT layouts to share that I've created with our March kit - "Homemade Happiness", I figured I'd post a bunch of them for you today.

This first one uses a lot of the scraps I had left over from the Echo Park "For the Record" Apron Strings & Noteworthy papers for the main elements. For the ticket (from the Noteworthy paper), I punched small half-circles to give it more of an authentic ticket stub appearance. I also used a bunch of the flowers I created for last week's feature on Ideas for Scrapbookers.

The fun patterns and bright colors were perfect for our trip to the Denver Art Museum!

I created another fun, bright layout with Echo Park papers for our trip to our favorite ice cream shop - Golden Sweets in Golden, CO. (If you're in the area, I definitely recommend the all-natural, organic, locally-made ice cream. It's delicious!)

The black-and-white checkerboard flooring complimented the vintage feel of this paper. Not to mention, the perfectly coordinating piece of Prima packaging from the Damsels packaging. Sweet!

Finally, a fun & bright Easter layout for my girl & her bestie. Some beautiful American Crafts pearly paper, a little Echo Park, fancy Prima swirls & flower, K&Co. emphemera, plus a little Tseniko spray & Bazzill pom trim = fabulous!

I don't know about you, but I am a sucker for a great deal - especially when it's to add to my scrapbooks that I'll always cherish. We're having a fantastic sale at Lucky Girl Crafts this month. Check it out!

BUY ANY 2 LUCKY GIRL CRAFTS KITS & SAVE $10!
Just use discount code BUY2SAVE10 at checkout

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Now, who wants to get Lucky?

For a chance to win $7 in Lucky Bucks to our store, play along! A random winner will be drawn from all Blog Party entries on/around March 4th.

Earn 1 entry for referring a friend to the LGC blog party.

*** Don't forget about our Refer-a-Friend contest, where you can also win an awesome {separate} prize pack. Check out this post for more info.***

Earn 1 entry for answering today's question: Do you have a handmade gift that you traditionally give, or do you make something completely different for each event/person? What handmade gifts do you just love creating & giving?

Did you know? You can also earn 10 entries for the giveaways on all of the Lucky Girl Crafts Blog Party when you place any order between now and March 3! A few of you have already earned more than 10 entries - who else is going to add to their chances with their new LGC order?

C'mon & get scrappy! Our Homemade Happiness party is in full swing!

Hi friends! I'm so glad you were able to join us for this month's party. I was able to play with Homemade Happiness kit all weekend long at a retreat with my favorite friends, and got more than EIGHT layouts, SIX cards and a Friday Fun Day project with beautiful details.

You can't beat the value you get with Lucky Girl Crafts kits - just $29.99 when you purchase it individually, or even more affordable with one of our subscriptions or our awesome March monthly deal -

BUY ANY 2 LUCKY GIRL CRAFTS KITS & SAVE $10!
Just use discount code BUY2SAVE10 at checkout

I used the Echo Park "For the Record" Borders & Apron Strings papers, along with two of the Making Memories buttons and an organza flower to create a layered fan-fold flower. This awesome, unique embellishment was pretty easy to do, and it went perfectly with the muted colors of the K&Co. ephemera and Prima Damsels (flowers) - everything that could be found in this month's amazing kit, "Homemade Happiness". Can you tell that I just ADORE this kit?!

There's just a few kits left in the store. Does one of them have your name on it? Be sure to head over there and order yours now before it's too late!

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Now, who wants to get Lucky?

For a chance to win $7 in Lucky Bucks to our store, play along! A random winner will be drawn from all Blog Party entries on/around March 4th.

Earn 1 entry for referring a friend to the LGC blog party.

*** Don't forget about our Refer-a-Friend contest, where you can also win an awesome {separate} prize pack. Check out this post for more info.***

Earn 1 entry for answering today's question: What's your hands-down favorite part about the March kit, and what would you create with it?

Earn 10 entries for the giveaways on all of the Lucky Girl Crafts Blog Party when you place any order between now and March 3!

I don't wanna grow up... Kid at Heart LGC Blog Party

Thanks for joining us for the Lucky Girl Crafts blog party!

This month we're celebrating this amazing kit:

Kid at Heart - February 2011 Lucky Girl Crafts kit

Join us each day of the blog party (February 1, 2 & 3) to take a peek at the projects the Lucky Girl DT has created with this month's kit Please scroll down to the post below to see my latest creation! We'll also be giving away prizes to a few LUCKY GIRLS - are you one of them? Read on to find out how you can win!

Want a Lucky Girl kit of your own? Check out February's fantastic special:

Get 15% off any prepaid Lucky Girl Crafts subscription - available in 3, 6 and 12 month options when you use code LOVE2SCRAP at check out.

For international orders, please contact me by e-mailing your order to jasafras98@yahoo.com

Here's how you can win $7 lucky bucks to the store:

Earn 1 entry for referring a friend to the LGC blog party
Earn 1 entry for answering today's question (on my project post, below)

Earn 10 entries for the giveaways on all of the Lucky Girl Crafts Blog Party when you place any order between now and February 3!

Be sure to visit all of the Lucky Girls to check out all of the amazing projects created with the Kid at Heart kit and to have an ever greater chance of winning.

Ana

LGC Store Blog

Ruth

Sabrina
Stacy

Fun & Fanciful - LGC Blog Party FINAL DAY!

Hello! We've almost made it through the week - woohoo! This is also the last day of the February Lucky Girl Crafts blog party, celebrating our latest kit, "Kid at Heart". This kit is awesome, and so jammed pack that today isn't actually the last time you'll see my projects from it this month. I've got so many more to share with you, but for today, I'll give you two projects!

Before we get to my latest projects, though, have you visited the rest of the Lucky Girls? Each of them has a prize to give away, and the new team is rocking our latest kit! Be sure to check them out & give them a warm welcome - their links are in the posting above.

In the spirit of our celebration, here's a little birthday card. I love the little animals from the Prima papers, especially paired with the vintage-funk of the Echo Park patterns and metallic Studio 54 adhesive embellies. Don't they make just sweet little balloons?

And finally, a little tribute to a family stay-cation. We brought my mother-in-law to town for a round of mini golf, and the fun number paper was a perfect mimicking of our score cards - especially since we don't really keep accurate scores.

I did a lot of fussy-cutting here, with the Echo Park flowers. I further embellished them with the Mod Podge Dimensional Glaze and pop dots, which created a natural curled effect. I also added Dimensional Glaze to the centers of the small green flowers, and, though you can't really tell, to the glittered chipboard Thickers. I really love how that turned out!

Today's your last chance to try to get Lucky!

Each of the Lucky Girls on our blog party has some Lucky Bucks to give away, and each day of the party you'll have another chance to enter to win! Just follow these simple steps for a chance to win $7 Lucky Bucks to our store for my stop in the Blog Party!

Earn 1 entry for referring a friend to the LGC blog party

Earn 1 entry for answering today's question:

What 5 products in our store most make you feel like a kid again?!

Earn 10 entries for the giveaways on all of the Lucky Girl Crafts Blog Party when you place any order by the end of the day!!!

So proud... LGC Blog Party Day 2

Hey there. Thanks for joining us for our second day of celebrating the latest Lucky Girl Crafts kit, "Kid at Heart." If you're new to the party, check out the post above for details. And be sure to visit the rest of the Lucky Girls - you might get Lucky too!

Today's project brings out the bright, fun patterns to light with the Bo Bunny papers and some of my fave little embellies included in the kit.

Like any mom, I think my kiddos are the best. But sometimes, it's hard not to be super, over the moon, wildly, amazingly proud. This summer, my son and I went on a bike ride with my book club friends. What I thought was going to be a quick trip to the next town over (somehow, I forgot that this town is 12-1/2 miles away) was sooo long, and sooo hot. Uphill there, and we hit the headwind home, there were times when I wanted to quit. Seriously, I was about to call my husband to pick me up. But my son, Andrew? Nope. Not really. Sure, he wasn't thrilled the first mile, but after that - all I could say was WOW! Anyhow, I digress. (But thanks for letting me gloat about my awesome son!)

Check out what I created:

To frame the picture of my awesome son and Mt. Sopris in the background, I used the bright and fanciful colors of the Bo Bunny Block Party papers.

I fussy cut around some of the flourishes, and added a little Mod Podge Dimensional Glaze and scissor distressing to the largest designs. I traced the white, glittered Thickers, and traced my journaling around the core elements of the layout.

Finally, if you stuck with me through my proud parent/proud scrapper moment, who wants to get Lucky?

Each of the Lucky Girls on our blog party has some Lucky Bucks to give away, and each day of the party you'll have another chance to enter to win! Just follow these simple steps for a chance to win $7 Lucky Bucks to our store for my stop in the Blog Party!

Earn 1 entry for referring a friend to the LGC blog party

Earn 1 entry for answering today's question:

What's your favorite childhood (or kid at heart) pasttime?!

Earn 10 entries for the giveaways on all of the Lucky Girl Crafts Blog Party when you place any order between now and February 3!

Ringing in the new year with Lucky Girl Crafts!

Happy New Year, my friends! I hope this year finds you blessed with love & laughter, joy & prosperity, and of course - many crafty days!

Since today is the first of the month, it's the start of our January Blog Party! Join the Lucky Girls through Monday, January 3 for three days of amazing inspiration geared to help you kick off the new year in creative style. As always, there's also FIVE chances to win! Be sure to read on for more details...

Forever Love January 2011 Lucky Girl Crafts Kit

Filled with tender romance, beauty and timeless charm, this kit is perfect for showcasing the loves of your life, spring beauty and precious moments. Vintage elements take on modern appeal with delicate trimmings, faux postage stamps, metallic rub-ons, and acrylic papers. It's a kit you'll fall in love with every time you take it out to play!

Want to get your hands on one of these amazing kits? There's only a handful of these kits left in the store, so you better hurry!

www.LuckyGirlCrafts.com

Here's my first take on this awesome kit -
a layout inspired by Creative Sketches sketch #135

I took the plain white Color Me Crazy Petaloo flowers and sprayed the smaller ones with glimmer mists, and painted the large one with Glimmerz water colors. I added my leftover Prima flourish from our September kit, some Tim Holtz adage tickets from our August kit, and a little of my ribbon stash, but besides that, everything you see is from the lovely January kit.

I love that "Forever Love" combines bright colors with Victorian elegance - since a lot of the colors are similar it really gives a neat way to pair the different styles.

Want to see more? Definitely stop by to see what the rest of the Lucky Girls have created:

Kim - Emily -Natalie - Store Blog

Love the kit? You're going to LOVE these specials:

Get FREE SHIPPING anywhere in the U.S. with orders of $40 or more through January 7th - use code FOREVERLOVE at checkout.
For international orders, please contact me for discounted shipping rates January 1-7 by e-mailing your order to jasafras98@yahoo.com

Save 20% on all current stock of "extras" through January 31 or while supplies last!
Prices as marked. Sale includes past kits, paper packets, ribbons, alphas, embellies & more!

www.LuckyGirlCrafts.com

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January 7th - last day to apply for our new Lucky Girl Design Team!Check out the details by clicking here.

Coming soon... weekly Friday Fun Day Challenges, featuring new work each and every Friday on the store blog for you to scrap lift, create & enter to win! Join us for the first one, Friday, January 7th.

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Finally, for your chance to win a lucky $7 store credit to Lucky Girl Crafts - answer today's question for me:

* What is your favorite accomplishment from 2010?

Earn 10 entries for the giveaways on all of the Lucky Girl Crafts Blog Party when you place any order between now and January 3!

Thanks for stopping by the Lucky Girl Blog Party!!!

Thanks for joining me for another installment of our Lucky Girl Monthly Blog Party!

If you're just joining us, be sure to stop by the main blog and follow the party through each of our designer's blogs for tons of inspiration and chances to win scrappy RAKs by clicking here.

This month we got to play with this delicious kit,
Summer Vacation:

I LOVE this kit! OK, so I'll admit that I'm probably a little biased, seeing as I actually put the kit together... but still. I think this is one of my favorite assortment of products bundled in one happy little spot that I've seen in a long time. I was able - with some creative cutting - to get five fully embellished layouts and a set of three cards out of the kit - that's about $3.75 per project! Not too bad when the typical scrapbook page cost between $7-$12 each, and a normal store-bought greeting card is around $3.99. Plus, I still have some leftovers for other projects. Gotta love when your buck stretches so far, right?!

Are you a Lucky Girl? Get full kit details and purchasing information is available by visiting our store at www.luckygirlcrafts.com

Lucky Girl monthly kits are a great value at only $30/month + shipping.
Annual subscriptions will be offered for $28/month + shipping with bigger discounts for annual pre-paid subscriptions available!
Shipping is available world-wide, so no matter where you are, you can be a Lucky Girl!

The LUCKY GIRL BLOG PARTY runs Thursday, July 1 through Saturday, July 4
Scroll on for more details...

Each day of the Blog Party, our incredibly talented, amazingly awesome design team will be posting a new project for you that was created with the July kit – Summer Vacation! Oh, and did I mention that each Lucky Girl has MYSTERY PRIZES to give away, with a GRAND PRIZE on the main blog?

Here's my first project, a fun layout for my nearly 11-year-old son Andrew's baby album using only ONE sheet of Pink Paislee double-sided patterned paper, a strip of 4"x12" Cranberry American Crafts cardstock (halved), and a 4-3/4"x9" block of Denim American Crafts cardstock.



Here's how I was able to stretch my Pink Paislee Starlight - Spark double sided patterned paper:


I cut out a 2"x12" strip and flipped the pattern over to incorporate those fun and bright stripes. I reattached the reversed patterned paper with two 2"x12" strips that had been punched with the Fiskars Threading Water border punch.

This layout also includes:
Alphas: Pink Paislee Expressions Weathered Wood chipboard alphas; Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type alphas and Jenni Bowlin Play Date banner stickers
Embellishments: (All American Crafts) Grosgrain Checkered Ribbon; Pearl Brad; Journaling Sticker

Find artwork & inspiration for our latest kit, Summer Vacation, by following the party to these amazing designers…

Raechelle (next on the hop)

Kim

Who wants some CANDY?! Follow these simple steps to win a surprise Lucky Girl goody bag featuring an assortment of scrappy awesomeness!

How to win my Blog Party Candy:

1) Earn 5 entries for purchasing a Lucky Girl Kit. Earn 15 entries for purchasing an annual subscription!
2) Share the details of the Lucky Girl Crafts Blog Party on your blog, Twitter, Facebook or MySpace account with a link back here. Post a comment here with a link to your shared post.
3) Sign up as a follower - if you happen to be inspired by my work! - for an extra entry.
4) Post a comment here with your favorite sweet-summertime memory.

Winners will be announced the week of July 5 with five days to claim your prize!

Visit us again tomorrow for more scrappy inspiration and more chances to WIN!

Practical Scrappers Valentine Blog Hop & BLOG CANDY!

Who wants some CANDY?!

Thank you for stopping by my blog during the Practical Scrappers Designer Blog Hop! Join us all weekend long for great Valentine's themed projects and an awesome assortment of prizes!

I will have a new project every day, so be sure to check out my blog each day!

Check below for each day's project.

I am giving away some awesome Valentine's themed blog candy for the blog hop.
This blog candy is open to residents in the US and Canada.

The prize package includes a pack of Imaginesce rub-ons, Glitz Design Cardstock Stickers;Maya Road "Love" chipboard key chain, glitterly layered and blinged LOVE stickers, a bottle of red and white glitter, a pack of sparkly pink scalloped cards & envelopes, a pack of velvet & sparkly heart brads, and an assortment of pink, red & white ribbons, flowers & embellies.

In order to qualify you need to become a follower here and leave a comment on this post.

I will announce the winner on Monday, January 25th so make sure to check back in!

You should have arrived here from Erika's blog. Your next stop is Nadya's blog. If this was your first stop head over to Practical Scrappers to start at the beginning of the hop. The designers are giving away some great prizes - you don't want to miss your chance!

Here's a full list of the blog hop hostesses!

Christine
Kerri
Kim
Heidi
Erin
Jamie
Jennifer
Erika
Jessica (me - you're here!)
Nadya
Sherri
Crystal
Robin
Jill
Tanya
Julie
Amy H
Dianne
Joy

5-Minute Valentine Card / Practical Scrappers Blog Hop Challenge #1!

Here's my first Valentine project for this weekend's Practical Scrappers blog hop! I'll debut another project each day through Monday, when I announce the winner of my blog candy!

This card took all of five minutes from start to finish. Most of the products came from this kit from JuJu Bee's Scrapbook Corner, featuring patterned paper from Glitz Designs - both of which are Practical Scrappers sponsors. I ordered this adorable kit last Wednesday and got it in the mail on Tuesday - I was so pleased with the quick turnaround and great price! Be sure to check both of these companies out!

I cut the heart out of double-sided patterened cardstock from Glitz Designs, and the scallop border was cut from the opposite side of the same sheet. I cut out a black square slightly larger than the heart and distressed everything with my Powder Puffs Midnight Confessions ink. The cardstock is Double Dot cardstock from Bo Bunny - which may now officially be my hands down favorite cardstock. One side has coordinating dots and the other side is a solid color and the texture is amazing. I added rub-on letters from Making Memories for my sentiment and a fun black dashed ribbon to top it all off, and it was all set to go!

Let me know what you think and become a follower on my blog for a chance to win some amazing Valentine's Day Blog Candy - and don't forget to particpate in the rest of the Practical Scrappers Blog Hop throughout the weekend for more great projects and more chances to win!!!

Valentine's Blog Hop coming this weekend!

Join me this Friday, January 22 through Monday, January 25 for the Valentine's Blog Hop at Practical Scrappers! Lovely projects & lots of giveways - you don't want to miss out! More details to follow later this week...

Always - for the All About Me blog hop challenge

All About Me Challenges - one of the Challenge Blog Hop participants, challenged their readers to submit a layout based on any one of their design team's layouts. It's no surprise that I chose Mette's layout (below):

I loved the die cut paper and mix of many different patterns and embellies. What fun!

Here's my take on Mette's layout:

I used a bunch of products from many different lines, and I am really pleased with how it turned out. The background paper is Stampin' Up, as is the ribbon and the light purple hearts; the rest of the patterned paper is an old Making Memories line, so is the brown polkadot flower. The ink is Powder Puff. The title is from Me & My Big Ideas (also old) and the flowers are a mix of Prima, Bazzill and Oriental Trading Co. The pearls are from Close To My Heart. I used myJenni Bowlin die cut paper as my template.

Die Cut Mini Album - Challenge Blog Hop

My! this has been such a busy weekend! I've been cropping away at the Fall into Scrapping on-line crop at AC Bailey Designs' forum, plus there's been an exciting challenge blog hop that I'm participating for with Practical Scrappers.

There are lots of prizes out there in cyber land to be won, my friends! Be sure to visit the fun sites to get a little mojo moving and a chance to win!

The hop is hosted by Scrapsketch - if you haven't checked it out yet, definitely do it soon! Each of the 10 or so sites is hosting their own challenge and giving away TONS of sweet prizes!

The challenge over at Practical Scrappers is to use die cuts, so I broke out my Journaling Spots from Close To My Heart to create a fun and quick little album. I've had this project in mind ever since I got these spots, but it wasn't until I got back the pictures from my kiddos old-time photo shoot this summer that everything fell into place.

The journaling spots I used varied in sizes and shapes ovals, circles and squares ranging in size from 2"x2", 2-1/2"x3", 3"x4" and everywhere in between.


I traced some fun chipboard shapes onto regular transparency sheets (I purchased 100 8-1/2"x11"sheets at Office Depot for something like $25) and trimmed them out for a few accent pieces as the cover and on the inside of my album.

The first transparency was cut into a heart shape for my cover page. I adorned this with rub-ons for my title, a tiny flower and a little bit of bling.

Next, I trimmed the edge of the oval journal spot so it was easier to bind together cleanly in the finished project:

Next I left one of the journaling spots plain because it was just too cute - it worked great just as it was left open for journaling. I added another little flower and bling to jazz it up a bit:

I had a few clear acrylic shapes lying around, including a little photo clip that I tied to the front, and this little flower that I used on the inside. Again, I used some rub-ons and bling.

The last transparency I cut into a brackety shape and added a bling circle, rub-on word and flower.

The album ends with a picture of old-timey Sophia.

Once everything was complete, I punched holes to the album using my Crop-o-Dile and added 3/4" binder rings to hold it all together, then added scraps of ribbon around the rings to add a little pizazz.

Thanks for visiting!

A new take on old die cuts

This is such a busy weekend! I'm participating in the on-line crop over at AC Bailey Designs, and they've announced that the one and only Jenni Bowlin herself will be having a chat in the forum tomorrow at 8 pm MST (cool!), plus there's a huge challenge blog hop hosted by Scrapsketch that Practical Scrappers is participating in. Both of these exciting events are giving away tons of prizes - if you have a second, check them out! Hopefully I'll get TONS done this weekend - let's see what real life brings, though!

This is my first challenge entry of the weekend. Practical Scrappers has challenged the blog hop followers to use die cuts of any shape, size or kind in a project. At first, I've got to admit that I was a little nervous about this. I don't have a Cricut or Cuttlebug, or any other kind of cool and trendy die cut machine (just friends who love me and let me play with theirs!), so I was a little stuck. After a little digging, I came across these die cuts that I purchased when a scrapbook store opened in our little town... 6 years ago! Oops....

The fancy girl and flowers are from My Minds Eye *I think?!* and the polka dot frame die cut is from Making Memories - also purchased many years ago. I added a little bling and sparkly Making Memories letter stickers, plus a little bit of satiny ribbon to wrap around my card. The papers are from Close To My Heart.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to see more of you later this weekend!

Challenge Blog Hop starts tomorrow!

Scrapsketch is hosting an awesome blog hop starting tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 25 and running through October 1st, featuring a bunch of awesome crafty challenge blogs starting tomorrow! Each site in the hop will be hosting it's own challenge and set of prizes - be sure to check it out!

Here are the official details:

Scrapsketch is sponsoring a "Challenge Blog" themed blog hop! We have some TERRIFIC challenge blogs on the roster for the blog hop. Here's the official list:

scrapsketch
All About Me Challenges
Whimsical Scraps & Bugs
SP Color Combos
Sewn Together/Sew Many Cards
The Chirper Challenge
Peachy Keen Stamps
Practical Scrappers
Just Buggin'
Creative Twist
ScrapFIT
The Crafting Pot
Scrapbooks & Stuff

The blog hop starts FRIDAY, SEPT. 25th! You will start at scrapsketch. You will then be directed to each blog participating in the blog hop. Each challenge blog will have it's own special challenge for you, and a chance to win prizes if you participate. The blog hop will last until midnight, October 1. Be sure to visit on Friday to get started!

A little birdie told me that Practical Scrappers has some awesome prizes to be given away all week long - be sure to check us out daily over there for your chance to WIN!!!