Hot Berry Designs: August 2013

Friday, August 23, 2013

A Walk on the Wild Side blog hop

Welcome to the A Walk on the Wild Side blog hop. If you started at Lisa's blog and have been hopping along with us you are on your 12th stop and came from Sarah's blog. If you started at my blog you can start the hop here
We have a ton of sponsers for this hop so you will want to start at the beginning to make sure you are eligible to win one of these fabulous prizes.

Honeybearz Designs will be sponsoring
a goody bag of crafting supplies

http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/ (blog)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Honeybearz-Designs/221044101276738 (facebook page)

Royal Prize Pack from Theresa TheScrapbooking Queen

https://www.facebook.com/groups/328648037235767/ (store)

http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/ (blog)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Scrapbooking-Queen/129530033736589 (facebook page)

$15.00 Gift Certificate from KaDoodle Bug Designs
http://www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com/ (store)
http://kadoodlebugdesigns.blogspot.com/ (blog)
https://www.facebook.com/kadoodlebugdesigns (facebook page)

$10.00 Gift Certificate from Treasure Box Designs
http://treasureboxdesigns.com/ (store)
http://treasureboxdesignteam.blogspot.com/ (blog)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/TreasureBoxDesigns/169444103106015 (facebook page)

A $10.00 Gift certificate from Paper Sweeties
http://www.papersweeties.com/ (store)
http://www.papersweeties.com/category/blog/ (blog)
https://www.facebook.com/PaperSweeties (facebook page)

$15.00 Gift Certificate from Too Cute by Jessica
http://www.toocutebyjessica.com/ (store)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Too-Cute-by-Jessica/196421370434846 (facebook page)

A gift valued at $10.00 from Lettering Delights
http://www.letteringdelights.com/ (store)
https://www.facebook.com/letteringdelights (facebook page)

Gypsy Tote Bag from Kathy's Cozies

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kathys-Cozies/131156133592420 (facebook page)

http://kathyscozies.blogspot.com/ (blog)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/KathysCozies (Etsy Shop)

(Below is an actual pic of the Cozy)

$20.00 Gift Certificate from ScrappyDew

https://www.facebook.com/ScrappyDewCreations?fref=ts (facebook page)

http://www.scrappydew.com/ (website)

For my project I made a layout for the pictures I took at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. You can purchase lettuce and feed the giraffe herd, it's so fun to watch their long tongues reaching towards your lettuce filled hand.
I found the paper at a local scrapbook store, the giraffe head came from a pattern called A Day at hte Zoo from Scraptastical Kreations. I really struggled with the giraffe herd at the bottom of the page but I love how it turned out.

thank you for stopping by the next stop is Lori

here is the full line up in case you get lost.

1. Lisa Pontious ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

2. Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com/

3. Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

4. Haidee-http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

5. Sandy- http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com/

6. Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com/

7. Linda - http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com/

8. Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/

9. Raven- http://loveforstamps.com/

10. Kathy - http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com/

11. Sarah - www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com

12. Christine http://hotberrydesigns.blogspot.com/

13. Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

14. Tricia~http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/

Friday, August 9, 2013

Birthday Blog hop

if you are looking for the Back to School Blog Hop please click here or scroll down.

Hello - and welcome to our Birthday Blog Hop, where you will see all things related to birthdays today! With Lynda's birthday being the 2nd of month - and Deborah's the 14th - we decided to do a fun hop to celebrate our special days! Only with this party - you don't have to bring a gift!

So, lets get started!!!  If you are here from Nancy's blog  - then you are in the right place, but if you have just showed up here at my blog - make sure you go to the beginning at Lynda's blog because it's always best to start at the first of the hop for all the GREAT ideas you will end up seeing!  

Our lineup for the day:

1.Lynda Jeffs - http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/ 

2. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com 

3. Lori Apgar - http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

4. Robin Lane - http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/

5. Carla - http://racincrafts.blogspot.com/

6.  Nancy - http://alwaysastorycreationsbynancy.blogspot.com/

7.  Christine - http://hotberrydesigns.blogspot.com/ (YOU ARE HERE)

8. Blog Hoppin' Mamma's - http://blog-hoppinmammas.blogspot.com/  

For my project I made a birthday invitation for my son's Thomas themes birthday. I have several other decorations planned out so if you are looking for Thomas ideas check back. I had planned to have them finished in time for this hop but my parents decided to come visit us a week early. I did a mad cleaning marathon instead of working on party decorations :)

To make my card I used a file called choo choo from Scrappy Dew to make the train and train tracks. The tunnel is from a file called Dear Santa I was framed from Little Scraps of Heaven.

Now for the fun part - the blog candy...  One lucky winner will receive a box of scrapbooking goodies donated by Deborah!!!  To be eligible for the drawing you must:  

Leave a comment on each of the blogs with a contact email address for us to contact the winner!
Extra entry for sharing this hop and giveaway on your Facebook page, Twitter feed, or blog!
"Like" Lisa on Facebook at - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrapping-With-Lisa-Designs/1308820602688423.
"Like" Lynda on Facebook at - https://www.facebook.com/Memoriesintyme?ref=hl

We hope you were able to get lots of great ideas through out this hop, and thank you for coming!  Make sure you leave a comment here - with your contact information for us to contact the lucky winner!   The "challenge" for the month - create any "birthday" related card, layout or gift made out of paper and share the link here with us.  The team will pick our favorite project out - and also send them a scrapbook goodie package!  Links can be to your Facebook page, your blog, or your favorite place to showcase your layouts!  Projects can be digitally done as well!   

Lynda Jeffs

Memories in Tyme

Back to School Blog Hop

Welcome to the Back to School Blog Hop with Connie Can Crop and friends

Today we invite you to come check out this great group of crafters who will be showcasing cards, layouts, or projects all about school days.

Connie Can Crop is the first stop on this fun Blog Hop.

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment to encourage all my fabulous crafty friends to continue sharing their ideas and creations.

We have an awesome sponsor and giveaway for this hop!

Kimberly has donated this super cute Birthday Wishes Stamp Set

My Craft Spot has over 50 stamp and metal die sets. Shipping is free in the U.S. They also have an awesome Gallery Blog that is full of fun projects.

Please feel free to show our sponsor some love by visiting the links below!

Clear Stamps - http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/p/clear-stamps.html

Metal Dies - http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/p/metal-dies.html

Gallery - http://craftspotbykimberlygallery.blogspot.com/

So what do you need to do to win? Easy... become a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of us a comment letting us know what you like best about our projects.

Then come back to Connie Can Crop and post that you followed the rules.

You will have until 9:00 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments. Winner will be announced on Wednesday.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

Are you ready to head back to school? Let's go!

For my project I made a box to hold a dozen little nuggets. I created the box myself but the cute little apple on the top of the box came from Scraptastical Kreations. The nuggets are covered with digital paper I bought from Shery K designs.