Disney/Pixar Blog Hop

Hi Everyone and welcome to another FUN blog hop.  Hopefully you are here from Kristal at Getting Cricky, if not and you want to start at the beginning, head on over to Shawn at the Crafty Chics Blog.  This blog hop is just so exciting as I LOVE all things Disney.  Mickey Mouse was my favorite growing up and I even handed down a few stuffed Mickey's to my kids to play with.
If you have been following my blog, you will know that my son turned 2 on April 17th.  If you want to check out the cute invite I made for him using the stair step fold design and the Toy Story Alien, click here.
This weekend we are throwing a party for him with some family and friends. His absolute favorite is Toy Story and I knew I wanted to make something Toy Story themed for him.  For both my kids birthdays I make them a special layout to hang up on the wall in celebration of their birthday.  I have a really nice area set up in our kitchen/family room to display scrapbook pages.  Here is the layout I made for him:

I still have to find photos of the birthday boy to put on it:-)

 Putting together Woody and Buzz was like putting together puzzle pieces but I was soo happy I did it in the end!

I also made this cute banner to hang on our fireplace:

I just love how both these came out!  I used the Cricut Toy Story cartridge to cut out the images and Make the Cut to cut out all the letters along with the larger banner pieces.  I used my Pink Persimmon Large Banner stamps for the banner on the layout and Stampin UP! Schoolbook Serif Alphabet for the letters on the banner.

Have you heard? The grand prize for this hop is a Gypsy so make sure to start at the beginning to get all the "rules" on how you can win that:-).
I also have some exciting blog candy to give away this weekend.  This is a stamp set from Emma over at My Creative Time.  Emma makes the cutest projects on her blogs and she just happens to be one of the sweetest people as well.  She sells stamps on her blog that are just so cute!  This one is called So Grateful For You.

I am offering up two chances to win this.  First leave a comment below with a way for me to get a hold of you and if you want a second chance to win, stop by my blog post from yesterday for the Mom's Day hop and leave another comment.  I would also love it if you became a follower:-). I will choose a winner Tuesday morning.

You next stop is Kaye at Yesterdays Tomorrow.

Think Spring Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Think Spring Blog Hop!  I am so excited to be hosting my first hop, along with my friend Nancy over at Fancy with Nancy.  I cannot wait to see all the projects everyone has come up with!
Spring is such an exciting time of the year.  I think my favorite thing that I look forward to in the spring is just watching the earth come "alive".  I love to see the grass go from brown to bright green, the leaves come on the trees, and the flowers peak their way out of the ground.  Every year it seems like our winters are so loooong here in Chicagoland that spring is such a welcome sign!  Everyone just seems to be a little nicer.  I also love the fact that I get to see my neighbors again! We are all stuck inside the house all winter, it's nice to get out and enjoy each other's company again.
Okay, onto my project.  I really wanted to make something that just embodied my thoughts on spring.  When I was little I used to draw pictures and they would undoubtedly be of the grass, a few flowers, a house, the sun, and maybe a few other additions.  I had that in my mind when I did this page with my little flower, grass, and leaves on this page. I used my Pink Persimmon Banner stamps again, I just love these and of course some twine from the Twinery!     I hope you enjoy this project and all the other projects to come, we have some VERY talented ladies on this hop.

If you click on this photo you can see the layout much better.

 I just love these banner stamps!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Stampin UP! Flight of the Butterfly, Jumble Alphabet, Build a Blossom (leaves), and Pink Persimmon  Banner (Large)

Ink: Stampin UP! Marina Mist, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, and Soft Suede

Paper: Stampin UP! Whisper White, Marina Mist, Old Olive, and Pretty in Pink

The fabric is from the Stampin UP Occasions mini and the ribbon is Stampin UP retired, The Twine is from the Twinery in Honeydew
Die: Sizzix Stampin UP! Flower Folds

So what's a blog hop without some blog candy??  I am giving away this oh so sweet stamp set generously donated by another hopper, Angelica from Market Street Stamps called So Happy.  I just love this stamp set, it completely screams spring to me:-)

In order to win this set you must leave a comment underneath this post, if you would like to have more chances to win this set, leave a comment at everyone's blog on the hop.  I will be picking a winner from all the comments so the more blogs you visit, the better your chances!  I would love it also if you became a follower.  I will pick a winner Monday morning so I will give everyone until Sunday night, the 17th to go through the hop.

Your next stop on the hop is my good friend Nancy over at Fancy with Nancy.  She is so creative, so hurry on over and she what she has for you today!  

Here is a list of all the participants in case you get lost along the way:

Jessica- http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com/ --> You are here
Nancy-http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/
Erika- http://www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com/
Monica- http://www.stampindaisies.com/
Tanya- http://www.ScrappyScavenger.blogspot.com/
Martha ~ http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
Linda-http://www.fancyframework.com/
Jenny-http://www.papercutcreations.blogspot.com/
Amanda - http://www.scrapanddash.com/
DoBea-http://www.dobeaalberts.blogspot.com/
jennifer - www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com
Nadia - www.nadiasbeautifulmess.blogspot.com
Jessica - www.denimglittercreations.com
Angelica - www.handmadebyangelica.com
Jessica Baker http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com/
Anita - http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
Laura - http://www.makinprettythings.com/

My Heart Belongs to Daddy Blog Hop

Welcome to the My Heart Belongs to Daddy Blog Hop!  Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far!  We are looking forward to some warmer weather here in Chicago mixed with a little rain but I don't think anyone cares about the rain as long as it's WARM!  Anyway, onto the hop.  Hopefully you came here from Pam's blog over at Scrapbook Flair.  If not and you want to start at the beginning, stop at Jen's blog, Creative Army Wife.  For this hop we were tasked with creating something "manly", LOL!  At first I thought I would do a card but I had a really cute photo from my husband's birthday last weekend that I wanted to scrap so I choose to do a layout instead.  Sometimes we get scared doing manly or boyish layouts as we aren't sure what colors to use but I find it best to use primary colors are they are so bright and really work well with either gender.  
If you have been reading my blog for a while then you know I LOVE to use sketches with my layouts and cards and I chose to use the sketch from this weeks Scrapbook Challenges, sketch 248.  Here is what I came up with.

I absolutely LOVE how this one came out.  I used only my stamps on this one, no cricut at all!  The letters were cut out after I stamped them with my Stampin UP! set, Schoolbook Serif Alphabet.  The cupcakes are from a retired Stampin UP! set called Big Bold Birthday, along with the "make a wish" saying, and the oh so cute Banner Stamps are from Pink Persimmon, a stamp company I just happened to find last weekend while I was searching online for some banner stamps.  The background paper is Stampin UP! Sahara Sand, the other solid colors are also Stampin UP!, Pear Pizzazz, Pacific Point, Real Red, Bashful Blue and Whisper White, the patterned paper is from the DCWV Celebrations stack.  I thought it looked very manly:-).  Of course, I also added twine from the Twinery in Honeydew. All the ink colors are also Stampin UP! in the same colors as the paper.


Here is the sketch that the layout is based on:

If you are a scrapper, I recommend checking out their weekly sketch challenges.


Now onto some blog candy, Pink Persimmon has graciously donated these oh so cute banner stamps for my giveaway today!

I just love these stamps and banners are all the rage now in scrapbooking.  Just leave me a comment below and I would love if you became a follower if you aren't already.  I will accept entries until Monday night and draw a winner Tuesday morning.  

Onto your next stop, Jill over at the Scrapoholic.  I can't wait to see what she has made for the hop!

Here's a list of the participants in case you get lost along the way.

Jen ~ http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/

Paula ~ http://www.owlbescrappin.com/

Haidee ~ http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

Tanya ~ www.ScrappyScavenger.blogspot.com

Erin ~ http://www.spantastikreations.blogspot.com/

Pam ~ http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/

Jessica ~ http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com/---You are here:-)

Karel ~ http://www.kareljcreations.com/

Liz ~ www.tryin2craft.blogspot.com

Shannon ~ www.purplellionpaper.com/blog

Leslie ~ http://leslierahye.blogspot.com/

alina ~ http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/

faith ~ http://faithfulecreations.wordpress.com/

jessica ~ http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com/

jill ~ http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/

martha ~ http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/

debbie ~ http://scrapbydebbie.blogspot.com/

becky ~ https://beckscricards.blogspot.com/