Sunday, January 29, 2012

Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Tea Party Blog Hop - DAY TWO!

Welcome to Lynne's Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Tea Party Blog Hop --- don't be late for this very important date and just to be sure you're not late, we're serving tea for not one day but two!! Watch out for rabbit holes, and those drink me and eat me potions as you must do them in moderation. You'll never know what you will see beyond the looking glass --- sew, sit down a spell and enjoy the talented ladies as we hop along in Wonderland. Warning, watch out for the Queen of Hearts as she is losing in the game of croquet and its off with your heads!!!!!

Rather than cake, crumpetts, tarts and cookies, we have blog candy and I mean some sweet treats that are being offered by our great sponsors:
- Pat Catan's has donated a $25 gift card for shopping at their store, if there isn't a Pat Catan's in your area, we can transfer that out for you
- Karber Digital Images at http://www.karberdigital.com/ has offered 2 digital designs of the winner's choice
- Digi My World at http://digimyworld.com/shop/ has offered a $10 gift card
- SVG Attic at http://www.svgattic.com/ has offered a $20 gift certificate
- PSA Stamps at www.psastamps.com.blogspot.com has offered a 1 stamper, 2 Peel & Stick packs of winner's choice. MSRP for each package is $55.
- Creative Kuts has offered a $20 Gift Certificate to http://creativekuts.com/
- Deborah Marie Foti of http://www.scrappingmamma.net/ will make one of her original birthday cards, Crafty Friends Sentiments Large Sheet by www.gettingcricky.com AND $10 Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Gift Certificate


To be eligible by posting you must comment and post on each stop of our tea party along the way --- now remember to hold your pinky out when drinking your tea --- will that be 1 lump or 2?

If you stopped at my blog to just visit today, I don't want you to miss a single thing along the way and you need to start at the beginning which is two hares by the Cheshire cat who is grinning at you and that darn caterpiller smoking her pipe at http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/!!!

A VERY HAPPY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!
I like this layout because the white letters fade into the patterned background.  If you aren't looking at it carefully, it only says "happy birthday".  Looks like the Cheshire Cat was here...


Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your tea and crumpets and your next stop is not Twiddledee and Twiddledum but http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/.

I'm late for a very important date...



DAY 2 January 29, 2012
Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
April - http://curlsandgrins.blogspot.com/
Jessica - http://scrappyluvs.blogspot.com/
Robin - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/
JanetN - http://createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
Barbara B - http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/   
Shannon M - http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog
Tami - http://tamboscreations.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
Katie - http://www.ktsangels.blogspot.com/
Jill - http://craftwithanangel.blogspot.com/
Erin - http://comfyonmycloud.blogspot.com/  ~ YOU ARE HERE 
Anita - http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/ ~ YOUR NEXT STOP
Tina - http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com/
Susan - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
Jamie- http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/
Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/
Digi My World - http://digimyworld.blogspot.com/
PSA Stamps - http://www.psastampcamp.blogspot.com/

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Muppets Back Together Again...REVISED AGAIN

Don't you just love remembering the Muppet Show that was on TV back in the 80's? The theme song still runs through my head!!!! The Muppets are just as popular as in the 80's with the movie that came out at Thanksgiving of 2011! The Muppets are Back Together Again. To show tribute to our love of Jim Henson's Muppets, this hop is dedicated to the Muppets Back Together Again!

My favorite Muppet is Animal!!! He is a free, crazy spirit, that doesn't give a hoot about grammar or vocabulary!


Sit back and recall your youth of the 80's and remember your favorite Muppet! And we have retro blog candy:
(1) Two 8.5 x 11 tie died paper, two 12 x 12 Groovy Baby tied die paper, Just Add self-stick peace sign gems, Scrappy Cat Peace Sign, Peace, wit bling, and Jolee's by You Dimensional New York Sticker along with a yard of some tie-die ribbon to "tie" your project together!! What a groovy candy for all you special people.
(2) We have some beautiful flowers that Shannon Leffew Keith makes at http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
(3) A paper piecing from http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

Be sure to remark on each of the hops along the way while we show you our favorite Muppet, with your remarks. Be sure to let us know who your favorite Muppet is.

If you just happened upon my blog today, I don't want you to miss any of the show!!! The hop begins with Kari at http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/. Go visit Kari and check out her phenomenal project with the muppets!

NOW, it's on with the show with Scooter and Kermit being the emcee . . . just don't pay attention to the hecklers up there in the private booth - they're just too opinated and OLD!!

Me Me?

My brother and his girlfriend of 9 years FINALLY decided to get engaged.  My Mother and I are throwing my future sister-in-law a Muppets-themed bridal shower.  Her favorite character is Beaker.



On the inside of the card, I put the translation:  Beaker is trying to say "You're getting married?"  I pulled the image of Beaker off Google Images and then matted in on Mulberry paper (love that stuff!).  The letters are from those sticker packs you can get from any scrapbooking store.

Here is the line-up in case you get lost...
Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/
Susan - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
Christel - http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
Sher- http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com/
Jamie- http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Shannon Leffew Keith - http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Erin - http://comfyonmycloud.blogspot.com/

Last stop! Hope you had fun!

Have a Beaker-licious day!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Happy New Year!

It is now 2012, and I am feeling empowered.  Hubby and I have re-prioritized our lives, and I see nothing but good things ahead for us this year.

A NEW DAY


Here's a toast to new beginnings!

My cousin is having a baby, and I needed a card to go with the gift.  I learned this technique in my Saturday Morning Club.  The sun and plants are on watercolor paper.  If you spritz - and I mean spritz, so get a spray bottle with a misty, thin spray setting - and then ink your stamp in the color of your choice, you can stamp onto the damp paper.  I love the way it looks.  It soaks up some of the ink and spreads it out a little.

I hope your new year is amazing.  I wish nothing but wonderful things for each and every one of you!

Ringing in the new...