Blast Off Into Summer Blog Hop

3 - 2 - 1 - BLAST OFF!! 

~~~~~~~SUMMER~~~~~~~

WELCOME all and thanks for stopping by and a big THANK YOU to Lynda and Wendy for hosting this hop.

My project is simple and very easy and when making things in multiples, easy-peasy is the way to go. 

I bought acrylic frames at the dollar store - you know the kind with the magnetic strip on the back. 
Jazzed it up with some chipboard that I got in a huge seasonal pack from HOBBY LOBBY and with red tape and ribbon I made the ruffle.  Then I hot glued it directly to the frame.

Some cute "school" cardstock for the background and black as the mat for the picture with (of course) white stitching around the edge of the black paper (I was trying to make it look like a chalkboard). 

I printed out my favorite teacher quote then punched it out with a tag punch.  Inked the edges and added a little ribbon.

This is my wonderful daughter on her first day of student teaching and as you're reading this, we are at her college graduation.  She is going to be the most wondeful teacher ever!!  <---- a little bias I know :)

Thanks again for stopping by and please become a follower, leave a comment and a way for me to contact you  for a chance to win a little gift from me to you. 

Now head on over to the next stop on this hop ~ Becky at http://cricutinmyclassroom.blogspot.com/.

If you just stumbled arcross my blog and would like to start at the beginning, head on over to Wendy's place at http://www.cricutyourclassroom.com/

Wendy- http://www.cricutyourclassroom.com/
Angi @ CokiePop- http://cokiepopaper.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth- http://visionsofpaper.blogspot.com/
Mihaela- http://mihaela-creativeart.blogspot.com/
Kristy- http://craftin-on-my-door.blogspot.com/
The Crafting Misfit- http://craftingmisfit.blogspot.com/
Sue- http://siskiyousue.blogspot.com/
Suzy- http://scrapwithsuzy.blogspot.com/
Ellen-
http://lifeatwalnuthill.blogspot.com/  <- you're here
Becky- http://cricutinmyclassroom.blogspot.com/
Courtney- http://keekerzcrafts.blogspot.com/
LaKesha- http://scrapingdiva.blogspot.com/  
Jamie- http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/ 
Lynda- http://lyndascreativetouches.blogspot.com/

ANOTHER EMBELLISHMENT STORAGE IDEA

I was thumbing through the latest BED, BATH AND BEYOND sales flyer and I spotted this rotating shoe storage rack and a lightbulb went off. 

Here what the rack in the ad looks like



When I put it together, I just put the round shoe holders upside down.





When I run out of room, I'll just snip off the acutal holder parts.

You can see my video on my homemade embellishment rack made with a lampshade here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHI2nQzHcH4

I kept all of my letter stickers on my original rack.

Hope this helps someone with their storage.

Have a wonderful day!!

EllenM

I forgot to mention that I paid $10.00 for this rack ~ It was $14.99 and I had a $5.00 off coupon :)

CRISTINA’S BLOGAVERSARY BLOG HOP

Welcome to

CRISTINA’S BLOGAVERSARY

BLOG HOP

Cristina over at http://www.craftingwithcristina.com/ is a wonderful paper crafter with loads of talent. We’ve even had the pleasure of meeting in real life (since we live in the same area) So, along with Erin from http://www.spantastikreations.blogspot.com/ (another Western New Yorker) we met up at a crop night at Michael’s.

That’s Cristina on the left, I’m in the middle and Erin is on the right.
　

　

　
　
Cristina asked that our inspiration for our project be based on one of her past creations.

The first thing that came to mind was her sweet little one. In Cristina’s videos, I love seeing those busy little fingers helping her mommy (and I’m sure one day this little cutie will be doing paper crafting videos of her own) hehehe. Oh how I miss having those busy little hands in my own home.

My baby girl turns 16 on the 24^th ~ Easter Sunday HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBY ~ I LOVE YOU!!
My oldest daughter is 23 and my son recently turned 20.

So here’s my tribute to the creation I love best…..Cristina’s little girl.  I hope you like it.

　
Little girl and sentiment stamp is Pure Innocence for My Favorite Things.
The tree is from the JUST BECAUSE CARDS cartridge and the hills are from COUNTRY LIFE.
I had to put a little kitty on this card because her little one just got a real life new kitty friend of her own. It’s from KATE’S ABC’S.  The little butterflies - MARTHA STEWART PUNCH.

Afterthought ~ I went to the LSS (Buffalo Stamps and Stuff) AFTER I took these pictures and I bought a Spica marker in Lemon and added some sparkle to the butterfly wings.

Please visit everyone who's participating and thanks for stopping by!

Cristina http://www.craftingwithcristina.com/
Amanda http://www.myscrappinobsession.com/
Christina B http://www.cardcreationsbyc.blogspot.com/
Corri http://buglvr.blogspot.com/
--->  you're here     Ellen http://www.lifeatwalnuthill.blogspot.com/
Elsa http://cricutlvr.blogspot.com/
Erin http://www.spantastikreations.blogspot.com/
Joanna http://www.scrap-making.blogspot.com/
Kristi http://www.littlepapersprinkles.blogspot.com/
Laura http://www.makinprettythings.com/
Lauren http://www.laurenscreative.com/
Lezlye http://www.lezlyes.blogspot.com/
Liz http://www.lizspaperloft.com/
Mel http://www.scrappymel.blogspot.com/
Paula http://www.morethanfavors.blogspot.com/
Sarah http://www.liveloveandscrap.blogspot.com/
Tammy http://www.scrappycritters.blogspot.com/

HOMEMADE CORRUGATED SHAPES & LETTERS

I just love craft paper but add a little paper crimping and you've got a match made in heaven :)

Here I made three (graduated in size) butterflies.  Two are out of plain craft paper and one was cut from the DCWV PLAYTIME stack which I LOVE.

To add some color, I used Tim Holtz distressed ink all over one of the plain paper ones, of course I inked the edges on all three.  Add some glimmer mist before you crimp them if you like.  The ones pictured below are just inked.

I bent the wings up and glued them together in the center with some dimensional silicone to give each layer a little lift.

I've made letters like this also and I really like the look.

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I have no idea why my post is acting funny.  Please click on the MY 39 AND GLAMOROUS BLOG HOP title below.  Thanks!

MY 39 & GLAMOROUS BLOG HOP

Welcome to MY 39 & GLAMOROUS blog hop. You should be arriving here from Yolie's at http://www.justyolie.com/


After you've checked out my card, head on over to visit Margie at http://tatersplace-mjstitch.blogspot.com/ to see her FAB project.

 

END OF HOP CHALLENGE

There are 13 clues randomly placed on 13 blogs, as you find these, write them down, they will help you with the CHALLENGE.  At the end of the hop Lisa will tell you what to do with these clues..

PEACHY KEEN STAMPS ~ SKETCH CHALLENGE 49

I love this PEACHY KEEN STAMPS sketch challenge http://www.peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/

When I saw the picture of this sketch, the first thing that popped into my head was the game show CONCENTRATION. 

Hope you like it.

I masked the cute little birdie face from PEACHY KEEN STAMPS CRITTER FACES - EXTRA LARGE to get one eye and the little tulip flower is from MY CREATIVE TIME - JUST A LITTLE NOTE TO SAY set.

MY CREATIVE TIME - THROWBACK THURSDAY CHALLENGE

Miss Emma over at http://www.creativetimeforme.com/ is having another CRICUT-LESS challenge with a sketch.

As much as I LOVE my CRICUT, I like challening myself too.

I made the flower with circle punches and used a cute face from the HAPPY LASHES ASSORTMENT from PEACHY KEEN STAMPS.  The sentiment is from the JUST A LITTLE NOTE TO SAY....set from MY CREATIVE TIME.  

I just can't say enough about how wonderful these stamps are.  The quality is top notch!!

Simply Sunday Challenge: Pack Your Bags Challenge

K. Andrew's latest challenge over at GETTINGCRICKY.COM
http://www.gettingcricky.com/2011/03/simply-sunday-challenge-pack-your-bags.html is to make something travel related. 

Having just finished up doing costumes for ANYTHING GOES at our high school, I needed to make some thank you cards. 

Here's what I came up with ~ Hope you like it.

I used LIEE IS A BEACH for the ship and I made the wave svg and the title with SURE CUTS A LOT.

CARD FOR A FRIEND

Scrapbooking Bear SVG cut from TREASUREBOXDESIGNS.COM

Peachy face from PEACHYKEENSTAMPS.COM - Critter Faces

Sentiment - CREATIVETIMEFORME.COM - Paper Princess

A FEW VALENTINE PROJECTS

Here are a few cards and the goodie bags ... hope you like them!

Nicole and Meighen's Bday/ Bloggerversary Bash

WELCOME to

TWO CHICKS AND A BIRTHDAY HOP

A big huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY and BLOGGERVERSARY to Nicole and Meighen and thanks for hosting this blog hop!!

I’m so happy to be a part of this wonderfully talented group.


Let's get straight to it.

I’ve been wanting to create a larger easel card ~ one that would fit into a legal size envelope so this was the perfect opportunity.

The major instruction for this card is that when it’s laid out flat (not folded at all) it needs to be 18½” long ~ the rest is up to you.

　

The bunny, basket and eggs were cut from DOODLECHARMS.

The bunny footprint was cut with CURE CUTS A LOT

Of course what critter project doesn't need some PEACHY KEEN STAMPS (I drew in the whiskers)

I added a little scrap ~ folded and glued so the basket would stand up once opened.

Then I gluded the basket onto a little patch of flocking "grass".

I cut the basket twice and cut the handle and little bottom strip off of the pink so it could be layered. 

I love little banners.  This is how I make mine.

I print out my sentiment (using MS Word) leaving lots of space between each letter.  Then I grab my FISKARS star punch and align the letter within the "point".

Then cut the point off.

Draw a doodle line or use bakers twine to hang your banner from.

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Now for a giveaway.

I’m going to put together a little “grab bag” of supplies ~ you never know what you’ll get (don’t you love surprises??)

The “conditions”

1 ~ be a follower of lifeatwalnuthill.blogspot.com
2 ~ leave a comment

It’s as easy as that and I'll be picking a winner (via RANDOM.ORG) on Monday, February 7th at 7:00 AM (EST) I'd really like to get this into the mail ASAP as it will include some seasonal things you just might want to use for the 14th 
Thanks so much for stopping by.

Please make sure you visit everyone ~  you won't be sorry!!

1. Meighen -
http://scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/
2. Jennifer - http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/
3. Liset -... www.hailemnat.blogspot.com
4. Jill - http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/
5. Pam - http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
6. Jess - http://www.kinderstampo.com/
7. Dawn - http://www.pinkyswrspaper.blogspot.com/
8. Tracey - http://thecroppingcanuck.blogspot.com/
9. Martha - http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
10. Janie - www.typicalscrapbooker.com
11. Madison - www.funkycards.blogspot.com
12. Shannon - www.purplelionpaper.com/blog
13. Jenny - http://jennyplace26.blogspot.com/
14. Christine - www.scrapbookingtechnique.blogspot.com
15. Jessica - www.thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com
16. Corri - http://www.buglvr.blogspot.com/
17. Lisa - http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/
18. Cristina -http://www.craftingwithcristina.com/
19. Chris -http://stinkydogdesigns.blogspot.com/
20. Nancy - http://fancywithnancy.blogspot.com/
21. Bonnie - http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/
22. Holly - http://www.kricutkween.blogspot.com/
23. Danielle - http://fundamentalchange.blogspot.com/
24. DD - http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/
25. Shelley - http://heartstring-designs.blogspot.com/
26. Mel - http://scrappymel.blogspot.com/
27. Kathy - http://kathyscozies.blogspot.com/
28. THAT’S ME ---à Ellen - http://lifeatwalnuthill.blogspot.com/
29. Alina - http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/
30. Liz - http://www.lizspaperloft.blogspot.com/
31. Denise - http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/
32. Nicole - http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/



SCRAPPIN' ROOT BLOG HOP ~ MY GIVEAWAY WINNER

The winner is.......Cecilia Stachler. 

Thanks to everyone who came to visit me for this blog hop!!

Cecilia...please contact me so I can get your package out to you ASAP..

 

CeCeCreates said...

We danced to "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel. That will be 30 years ago this coming May.

MY CREATIVE TIME ~ THROWBACK THURSDAY CHALLENGE ~ EPISODE 157

This week, Emma's challenge is to use PAPER DOLL DRESS UP or PAPER DOLLS for EVERYDAY and the project must include some sort of embossing.

Here's my soccer dude cut from the PAPER DOLLS for EVERYDAY.  The grass (which I flocked) is also from the same cartridge.

I cut the soccer ball out of a circle punch, embossed the whole thing in white then used a black gel pen for the markings.

PEACHY KEEN ~ CRITTER FACES - MEDIUM for his cute face and the "11" (the number my son wore for years) was punched out of the MARTHA STEWART number/symbol punch.

This is the first time I've used ACTION WOBBLES and they really add so much to your projects.  Hard to tell from a photo but when you pick the card up..he bounces around :)

Oh...the the sentiment stamp I just had to have.  There was a little monster guy attached and I just cut him off.  YES...you can cut your stamps.  Loads easier than masking them too.  I'm not sure which company it's from but I got it at BUFFALO STAMPS AND STUFF and if you really want to know...I can find out.

Thanks for visiting ~ have a WONDERFUL day.

EllenM

SCRAPPIN' ROOTS BLOG HOP

THANK YOU SO MUCH for stopping by.

Thanks to Erin at http://www.spantastikreations.blogspot.com/ for hosting this great blog hop.  I've gotten so involved in making cards that the scrappin' has taken a backseat (which is going to change in 2011) so this opportunity came along at the perfect time.  Also, I've really been trying to USE WHAT I HAVE instead of running out and buying more stuff (I'll explain more about what I did below).

DH and I were married in 1984 and our "first dance" song was MY FUNNY VALENTINE (a la Rickie Lee Jones).  This year on June 1st, we will be celebrating our 27th anniversary.  Some days I just can't believe that I've been married that long ~ I mean....wasn't I just 23 last year???  guess not.

On to my project.

Hearts were cut with the SURE CUTS A LOT program and then I distressed the edges.  Of course no project would be complete without some stitching with a white gel pen :)

MY FUNNY VALENTINE was also cut with SURE CUTS A LOT.  I made faux chipboard out of old cereal boxes on both the black and red layers.  Pop-dotted each layer individually.  I didn't have any red polka dot paper that matched so I ran the red letters through the SWISS DOTS embossing folder then went over each dot with a white gel pen to make them stand out more.  It didn't take nearly as long as you'd think.

The chipboard hearts were from a pack I got ages ago that have never been used - covered them with paper and cut out with an X-ACTO knife.  Notice the larger open heart - I used two different papers.

The acrylic heart was from a 2-pack I got for a quarter at AC MOORE and again..I've never used the batch I bought.  First I used some ALCOHOL INK on it then flipped it over and put dots of LIQUID PEARLS all over.  Added a ribbon and attached it with the TIM HOLTZ TINY ATTACHER.

Various $1.00 heart stamps stamped in WHISPER WHITE craft by STAMPIN' UP then I went over them with FROSTED LACE STICKLES.

And now for a little giveaway. 

The rules are:

Become a follower

Leave a comment

(if you're married) tell me what was your "first dance" song

(if you're not married) tell me what song you'd pick

Make sure you leave a way for me to contact you

I'll pick a winner next Saturday - January 29, 2011



1 - 8 piece Heidi Grace 12 x 12 specialty paper pack
1 - 24 pack Heidi Grace 8 x 8 cardstock pad
1 - Heidi Grace alpha chipboard pack - teal flourish
1 - 20 pack Colorbox 8 x 8 paper pad - sweet blooms
1 - ZIG 2-way felt tip glue pen
1 extra little goodie (not pictured)

Check out all the wonderful projects from all of the wonderful, creative and inspirational gals.

Erin: http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa39PPgQcK9zr7jVAMeXilUsw;www.spantastikreations.blogspot.com/

Abby:
http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa3Xdti4u_0R_oL5caOdBZMsA;www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/

Amanda:
http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa3--nXg0-5-OWyvgSDIx0Y3w;www.myscrappinobsession.com/

Amy:
http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa3Dpk_XcEXJ-cdmTlCc6lWEw;www.perfectlyunperfectcards.blogspot.com/

Ann Marie:
http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa37fww-PO41MzO8gkGkGMS3w;www.yourstrulee.net/

Jenny:
http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa3T18gElMbSzYycpt7ez4LvQ;www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Christel: http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa3mk35dgILFb-BEzOcJtos1Q;www.onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/

Cristina: http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa3oMr3NuJ_N7qExmuvxPWV2g;www.craftingwithcristina.com/

---->  You're here Ellen: http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa3yK_RiH8TPKFtggF6LoOfWw;lifeatwalnuthill.blogspot.com/

Jennifer: http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa3zyRLVF0CJOxXWeHuxix7ng;creativearmywife.blogspot.com/

Lauren: http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa3JgYaQzjodrv3HzWjabRbFA;laurenscraps.blogspot.com/

Paula: http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa3_EppwQgld4ALc41vuz9eQw;morethanfavors.blogspot.com/

Theresa: http://www.facebook.com/l/aaaa3d-r2DkKbxoIHXr7a7xE4LA;www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/