Chic Tags + the Twinery blog hop!

 Hello!  It is no secret that I haven't been blogging lately.  OK,  I have been taking a break...but... I am back today with an awesome blog hop!  Chic Tags + the Twinery!  It doesn't get much better than that!  So sit back, grab a coffee and enjoy our hop!  We will be going strong today AND tomorrow with lots of projects so be sure to check back both days for more inspiration.

You probably got here from the Chic Tags site.... If not, be sure to check out the blog here.

Here is the layout that I have contributed to the hop.  I couldn't decide on just one way to use this twine... so instead I used it in three ways!

This little 3x4 card was jazzed up by just wrapping some twine around it and then tying a bow.

I used a paper piercer and a ruler to prepunch hole along the acetate letters and then used twine to hand stitch through them.  Since the twine is thicker than embroidery floss I just went through each hole only once. 

And finally, I made a banner with little tags hanging from the twine.

There are so many fun things you can do with this stuff!  I can't wait to try more...

Next up on our hop is Rebecca VanDeMark.  Be sure to stop by her blog and leave her some love.  

And in case you get lost, you can check back here for the blog hop order:

Chic Tags - http://blog.chictags.com/

The Twinery - http://thetwinery.com/blog

Malika Kelly -  http://malikakelly.blogspot.com

Rebecca VanDeMark - http://www.caravansonnet.com/

Mary Ann Jenkins - http://www.maryannjenkins.com

Stacey Schafer - http://stampinwithstacey.blogspot.com/

Carol Monson - http://carolmonson.blogspot.com

Jeanne Jachna - http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/

Cathy Vee - http://insidethecraftersstudio.com

Anita Mulcahey - http://happypapercrafthappenings.blogspot.com/

Leave comments along the way for chances to win prizes!  

Thanks for hopping with us today!

secret santa + blog hop winner

Happy New Year!  I am finally back to the blog.  We had an extended vacation with a couple of snow days tacked on to the end.  Kids are back to school today!  There is a sketch challenge on the Chic Tags blog that started on Sunday.   We would love to have you join in.  Just link up your layout to this post.  Here is my take on it:

I would also like to follow up with my winner from the 2013 top 10 blog hop…

Iris, you are my winner!  Please send me your mailing address to malika.kelly@gmail.com and I will get a little package of some of my favorite things to you soon!  Thanks for all of the comments and support!  Looking forward to more in 2014!

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   IrisDecember 27, 2013 at 6:22 PM

   Great layouts and fun pictures of your children.
   isoscia at aol dot com

   
   

   
   

   
   

Thanks for all of the comments and support!  Looking forward to more in 2014!

2013 Top 10 Blog Hop

Hello!  Hope you have had a good holiday so far!  Today we are continuing with another Top 10 blog hop from 2013.  We all picked our top 10 projects from the year and put them in a post for some quick and easy inspiration to start off the new year!  The only problem was once I started picking, I couldn't limit it down to just 10.  I think I may have 15 on here, but who's counting?!   So take your time, and enjoy our favorites from 2013!  Leave a comment on each blog to be entered in a give away!  I will leave mine open until December 31st at midnight EST.  

Here is our hopping order:

Monika Wright  |  http://www.iloveitallwithmonikawright.com

Christine Meyer: http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com/2013/12/top-ten-of-2013-blog-hop-with-giveaway.html

Suzanna Lee http://lifestrivialities.typepad.com/lifes_trivialities/2013/12/top-10-of-2013-and-a-giveaway.html

Ashley Horton:  http://www.ashleyhortondesigns.com/2013/12/top-10-blog-hop.html

Jodi Wilton: http://luvalotland.blogspot.com

Lisa Swift: http://www.lisarukinswift.com/2013/12/top-ten-of-2013-blog-hop.html

Cathy Harper  http://alteredplayground.blogspot.com/2013/12/my-top-ten-of-2013-blog-hop-giveaway.html

Marcia Dehn-Nix    http://onescrapatatime-bymumsie.blogspot.com/2013/12/top-10-of-2013-with-giveaway.html

Lynn Shokoples  http://scrappyhappymom.blogspot.ca/

Lissa Mitchell: http://mightycrafty.blogspot.com/2013/12/2013-top-ten.html

Juliana Michaels  - http://www.17turtles.com/2013/12/top-10-of-2013-blog-hop-giveaway.html

Melissa Elsner http://www.theprofoundbrunette.com/2013/12/top-ten-of-2013-blog-hop.html

Charissa Miller  http://www.akihasmommascraps.com

Kelly Jean http://kelsterjean.blogspot.com/2013/12/my-top-ten-of-2013-blog-hop.html

Ashley N Newell: http://hearthugsdesigns.blogspot.com/2013/12/2013-top-ten-blog-hop.html

Jennifer Haggerty:  http://www.livethemoment-jen.blogspot.com

Laurel Seabrook:  http://want2scrap.blogspot.ca/

Krissy Clark: http://krissyclarkmckee.blogspot.com

Kerri Yarus http://kerrikr8tions.blogspot.com/2013/12/top-ten-blog-hop-of-2013.html

Carrie Walz:   http://everydaymoments-carrie.blogspot.com/

Rhonda Van Ginkel:  http://snapwhiz.blogspot.com/2013/12/top-10-of-2013-blog-hop.html

Malika Kelly: http://malikakelly.blogspot.com/

And here are my favorites from this year:

Thanks again for coming by today.  Leave me a comment and I will enter you for a chance to win a give away of some of my favorite things.

project life blog hop with the practical scrappers and scraptown lady

Hello and welcome to the PRACTICAL SCRAPPERS and SCRAPTOWN LADY Blog Hop!  We thought it would be fun to combine forces and share projects with you that have our design teams’ takes on one of the hottest scrapbooking trends around:  Project Life.  

Whether you are a “Project Lifer,” are interested in Project Life, or just want to find out ways to use all those fantastic Project Life types of products and ideas on your own projects, we have a hop FULL of inspiration and creativity!  

We’ve got a fabulous prize, too - a $25 gift certificate to Scraptown Lady’s shop, which is stocked with awesome scrapbooking supplies!  What do you have to do to be entered in the drawing?  It’s easy!  

• Be a follower of Practical Scrappers; and
• Be a follower of Scraptown Lady; and
• Visit all the blogs, starting with Practical Scrappers and ending with Scraptown Lady, and leave a comment at each blog along the way.   

We will be hopping until Sunday, June 30^th, at 11:59 p.m. CST.  The grand prize winner will be announced on Tuesday, July 2^nd!  

If you get lost along the way, just check the complete list below to get you hopping in the right direction:

Practical Scrappers: http://www.practicalscrappers.com/

Christine Freet Meyer: http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com/

Erin Morehouse-Kislingbury: http://girlpaperscissors.blogspot.com/

Charissa Miller:  http://www.akihasmommascraps.com/

Nicole Laha: http://www.shezigzags.blogspot.com/

Claude Campeau: http://www.imzadi481.blogspot.ca/

Lanette Erickson: http://stacksofscraps.blogspot.com/

Malika Kelly: http://www.malikakelly.blogspot.com/   *****YOU ARE HERE

Danielle de Konink: http://picsandcheesecake.blogspot.nl/

Lisa Peeples: http://www.snappinandscrappin.blogspot.com/

Mary Pat Siehl: http://siehledwithakiss.blogspot.com/

Wendi Robinson: http://scrappydayinparadise.blogspot.com/

Julie Comeau: http://lepetitmondedeglamotte.blogspot.ca/

Kim Ryden: http://www.rydenkim.blogspot.com/

Ruth Bonser: http://scrapmachine.com/

Krissy Clark McKee: http://krissyclarkmckee.blogspot.com/

Marcia Dehn-Nix: http://onescrapatatime-bymumsie.blogspot.com/

Cathy Harper: http://www.alteredplayground.blogspot.com

Rhonda Van Ginkel: http://snapwhiz.blogspot.com/

Scraptown Lady:  http://scrap-town-lady.blogspot.com/

If we have inspired you so much that you “need” to do a little shopping now, SCRAPTOWN LADY is offering 20% off all orders during the hop!  The sale runs from now ‘til midnight Monday.  Enter “code20” to receive your discount.

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I am guessing if you have been hopping along, you have come from Lanette's blog, if not, be sure to make your way back to the start of our hop.  

From time to time I have been sharing my Project Life pages here as well as the Chic Tags blog.  Here is a look at my Project Life spread from week 17.

Week 17 - left side:

Week 17- right side:

And here are a couple of close up shots...

I love, love working on this project.  Yes, it can get frustrating when you are running short on time and I have learned that there will be some weeks that are very detailed and some that are plain and simple.  Both me and my kids have enjoyed looking back at our life from even a couple of weeks ago and I can only imagine how we will feel looking back as time goes on.  It is SO WORTH IT! 

There is so much out there geared towards making this a doable endeavor!  I hope you are enjoying our little project life blog hop and you are feeling inspired.  

One last thing...I have a little giveaway for one lucky commenter on my blog.  It is a  mini project life kit with some journaling cards, tags and some of my favorite little embellishments that I love to include on my weekly spreads.  I also have a small Studio Calico Project Life stamp set that I will pop in there.  Comments will close Sunday at midnight central time.  I will post the winner early next week, so be sure to check back.

Next up in our hop is Danielle's blog.  I absolutely adore her work, be sure to pay her a visit!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

blog hop time!

Hi there!  It is the 29th of the month which means that it is time for the Social [Media] Butterflies Blog Hop again!  You have probably come here via Jen's blog, but if you haven't stopped there, be sure to go back and visit.   This month we are using printables by paislee press.  Liz has designed so many different collections that have a simple and minimalist feel to them... I had a hard time choosing which collection to pick.  I finally decided to go with the On My Desk journaling cards.  

Here is the layout that I came up with...

These things make me happy:

As I started working with the paislee press journaling cards, I decided to challenge myself to not use any patterned paper aside from the background sheet.  All of my little bits of patterned papers came from the set of On My Desk journaling cards.   I am so pleased at how it turned out.  Here are some up close peeks...

I absolutely adore Liz's minimalistic style.  I love white space on my layouts.  I love to cluster bits of embellishments.  So this was right up my alley!

Be sure to leave a comment to be entered for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to paislee press.  Next up in our blog hop order is Kristin.  Stop by to see what she has made... and remember the more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win that gift certificate!

Social [Media] Blog Hop + Chic Tags

Yay, blog friends!  It is the 29th of the month, which means it is time for the Social [media] Butterflies blog hop again!  And once again, we've paired up with an awesome company... Chic Tags!

I am sure you already know how much I LOVE Chic Tags, if you have seen any of my Project Life pages, but if you are unfamiliar with this company, please check out the blog and website.  This is a big blog hop as all of the Chic Tags designers as well as the SMB designers are participating!  Along the way, there will be plenty of prizes and freebies that you won't want to miss out on!  Die cuts, printables and of course many chances to win some of the Road Trip collection.  There is also a GRAND prize, so be sure to leave comments as you hop to be entered.  If you would like to purchase any of this collection or others, head over to the Chic Tags shop.

Hopefully, you have come here from Magda's blog.  If you missed her layout, be sure to stop back over there... Remember the more comments you leave, the more chance you have to win one of these awesome prizes!

 And now, here is my layout featuring the Chic Tags Road Trip collection:

I snuck a lot of my tags under this cute circle die cut. 

And a few up close pics:

Next up on our hop is Kristin.  Be sure to stop by her blog to get some Road Trip inspiration!

And finally don't forget the Social [Media] Butterflies blog itself...

I hope you find tons of inspiration in our blog hop today!  Happy hopping!

Project Life Blog Hop

This was supposed to be posted yesterday... Double checked it was set for May 11??? Not sure how that happened

Good Morning!

I am pleased to be a part of Michelle's Saturday Project Life Blog Hop today!  Thank you, Michelle for the invitation!  This week, I have Week 12 to share with you here and on the Chic Tags blog.  I was busy getting ready for our Spring Break week, so once again felt a little short on time.  I used more full pocket sized photos which also allowed me more room for a couple of my favorite journaling cards (those Studio Calico ones that I have been cherishing).  I still had lots of places to embellish with Chic Tags, wood veneer, label stickers and more.

Week 12 - Left side

Week 12 - Right side

And here are some close ups:

Thanks for joining me today.   Come back again next Saturday for week 13.

Blog Hop time!

Good Morning!  It is the 29th of the month again today, which means it is time for the Social [Media] Butterflies blog hop!  Our group of talented girls is growing bigger and you will be sure to find some inspiration each and every month!

This month the Social [Media] Butterflies are featuring Glitz Design, and are so excited and happy to be included in the Uncharted Waters inspiration week. If you haven't checked out their blog, make sure you look at it now-- http://glitzitnow.com/blog/

Here is the layout that I created for the hop.  My layout is "inspired by" the Glitz Design Uncharted Waters line.  I wasn't actually able to get my hands this line, but used it for some ideas to inspire me to make a layout.  I loved the layered circles paper, so I used a circle punch and my Studio Calico kit and made my own! I really like the subtle changes of colors in these papers that created almost an ombre effect.  I also love the name of this collection so I found a way to incorporate it in to my layout.  Can't wait to really play with this line!

Heading to Uncharted Waters

Here is the line up for this month.  Be sure to stop by everyone and leave a comment for a chance to win our give away.  The more times you comment, the more times you are entered in the drawing!

glitz website -- http://glitzitnow.com/blog/

Shay

Corinne

Trisha

Amanda

Kristin T

Suz

Jenny

Malika <-- you are here

Ellie

Danielle

Jen

Kristin D

SMB site

Next up in our hop is Ellie's blog. Be sure to pay her a visit.  

Thank you so much for stopping by!