Gina &Tisha's Bunny Hop

Happy Spring my bloggy friends and welcome to Gina & Tisha's Bunny Hop .If you came from Sarah's blog then you are hopping in the right direction. If you just happened upon my blog why not join us at the beginning so you don't miss a thing! I wish to thank Gina & Tisha for the great opportunity to participate with all of these wonderfully talented ladies! I feel so honored. Did you see that Robyn..the one and only Pink Stamper has sponsored the blog hop and has given Gina and Tisha a set of her great stamps to give away? Our mission was to create anything with an Easter Theme.  Can you even believe it? Winter is behind us, the grass is turning green and the tulips are making their annual appearance. I love spring! I love to watch the earth come out of hibernation and just bloom in all its splendid colors!
For my project I chose to show the baskets and favors I made for the Grandchildren for Easter.They are easy and  so pretty. I think the kids will love them!
I had all good intentions of making a video for the Blog Hop but unfortunately I ran out of time  So take a look and if you like what you see I will make the video...promise!

All of the baskets were made out of 1-8x11.5 piece of card stock. Most of them were embossed using a variety of Cuddlebug embossing folders and the handles were made using a variety of Martha Stewart Punches.
Every basket was made from WalMart Card stock. The pastel pack
embosses perfectly! The green basket was embellished using Spellbinders Scalloped Circles and MS Butterfly Punch.
The purple basket has a Spellbinders scalloped circle resting upon a rosette
 The blue, my personal favorite, was embossed then a border made with the MS Heart Border Punch  was added around the entire border of the basket. The handle is a smaller MS heart punch.
The pink basket is the only basket that I didn't emboss. Instead I added Spellbinder Scallopped Squares, embossed them and embellished with them with the easter figures cut from Easter 2010.
The last set of baskets are smaller, both with borders made from MS Punches added around the basket.If you look closely, between the two baskets, you will see a treat box, actually a Pentagon Treat Tube. You can find the directions for that little gem right here
The picks were made with Spellbinders Scalloped circle and embellished with cuts from Easter 2010. The cute little faces are from who else, but Peachy Keen!
Okay friends, it's time to hop along but wait.. before you go I have some yummy blog candy for you!





What is a blog hop without Candy? I am offering this Cuttlebug
Folder to one lucky winner and 100 yards of Seam Binding to make your own beautiful vintage ribbon, donated by my sponsor, Jeff at Zipperstop!
 If you don't know how to die it for vintage ribbon I have found this great YouTube video for you.

Here is what you must do to qualify!

• Become a follower if you aren't already and leave a comment telling me you are!
• For an extra chance "like" my brand new Facebook page by clicking here and leave another comment telling me you did so.
• Visit my wonderful sponsor, Jeff from Zipperstop on his Facebook page and "Like" it...tell them  Kathie sent you

Be sure you leave a way to contact you or I will have to draw again!

That's all there is to it. Easy Peasey! Winners will chosen by Random.Com and posted on my log Monday.  
Due to the high price of postage this contest is open to USA and Canadian residents only.

Now just in case you hop in the wrong direction here is your itinerary! Be sure not to hop past any of these talented ladies.

Tisha at tishascraftcove.blogspot.com

Cathe at ovalemamas.blogspot.com

Anne at createacardbyanne.blogspot.com

Janice at cricutology.blogspot.com

Judy at scrapbookgoddess67.blogspot.com

Debbie at craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com

Auntie Marg at auntiemargsblog.blogspot.com

Sarah at craftingwithsarah.blogspot.com

Kathlee at kathleessnippitsncricuts.blogspot.com <You are here

Jacqueline at madebyjacqueline.blogspot.com

Gina at ginascraftingspot.com

Okay....now you are ready to go to the very talented Jacqueline to see her beautiful project! Enjoy your trip and come see me again soon!
Have a wonderful holiday!

You Shine! More challenges this week!

I'll be away next week visiting my grandson and 2 very large Great Danes in Niagara Falls while my daughter and her husband go on their Southern Caribbean cruise. Poor kids, having to leave the cold and snow to hit the warm turquoise waters of the Caribbean. Can you imagine? Can't help but feel bad for them.
So while lamenting for them I felt a sudden wave of creativity  and decided to join in on the Peachy Keen Challenge. Then I found more! 4 challenges in one week.........what has come over me?
 Challenges:
Peachy Keen Stamps :: Sketch Challenge 46
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge 4
Top Tip Tuesday
Shelly's Images Blog-Lets Play with Ribbon
Southern Girls Challenge
Party Time Tuesdays-Anything Goes
Recipe:
8.5x11 Pastel yellow cardstock for card base. Colorblock from WalMart
Scrap pieces of bright yellow  & blue cardstock
Patterned paper by DCWV Flower Stack
Glossy Accents
Yellow embossing powder
Peachy Keen Everyday Characters stamps for the sweet sunny face!
Bling by iRock
Sun-Create A Critter
Cloud-Simply Charmed
Spellbinders Labels 1
Martha Stewart Paper Punch
Blue& white Polka Dot scrap pieces of ribbon.
So while I sit in gloomy cold Niagara Falls, New York  doing my duty as a grandmother I can look at my sunny card......and dream! Oh, my daughter tells me "You have the fireplace" KIDS!
Have a great week everyone!

So Exciting...and a Very Simple, but Elegant Christmas Card(Bog Hop Updates Too!)

Beginning a blog is a very slow....painful process. For weeks now I have felt like I am talking essentially to myself. NOT that I don't do that mind you...but never publicly! Everyday I check...no comments, no new followers then suddenly I noticed some newcomers and low and behold some comments. WooWooo,,,...was I ever excited! Thank you, each and every one of you and welcome. Please comment...I love constructive criticism and I really thrive on praise. If you have a blog, please leave me your addy and I will follow! Look at me....as excited as a little kid at Christmas!
Wow, there are some really great blog hops out there this week. I've noticed that there were many participating that had never done so before. I just completed one that took me almost all day to complete! But they are so much fun and so inspirational. Amazing the creativity and raw talent out there!
Well, I set my own record this week. My creativity does not come easy. I really have to work hard at it so it takes me forever to complete a project however yesterday I designed and completed a Christmas Card in less than 2 hours....and I liked it! It was simple, rather plain but elegant, Take a look....

It is a simple 5.5x7 card with a white cardstock base, a second layer .25 inches smaller and the 3rd layer  cut another .25 inches smaller and embossed with a Cuttlebug Flourish Folder. I love that folder..it is so classy looking. The stamp is one my mother picked up at a yard sale a few years ago. It has been sitting in a box until the other night, untouched. The image was stamped using clear embossing ink, sprinkled with gold embossing powder and heated with my heat gun. The emblem was cut from Spellbinders Nestabilities Label Sixteen and mounted on foam squares for added dimension. The Gold bow (I think I'm finally making some progress in bow making 101!) gives it a little extra pizazz. A pearl embellishment is sitting where originally a snowflake was to sit however it it refused to co-operate so,,, That's it...nice and fast but very formal and elegant looking don't you think? Love the white and gold together too! So.....what are you doing this weekend? If your snowed in, need a break from Christmas shopping or need a fantastic creativity boost visit the following blog hops AND if you know of any...share the info! The 12 Days of Christmas,'Tis The Season,Rockin Around The Christmas Tree, Helmar has a giveaways going on Sunday, 12/05 and if you check Taylord Concepts she is having a humongous giveaway in celebration of her blog-aversary. This is worth checking out...trust me!
Have a super great weekend and go forth and create!