May Cross Canada Blog Hop - Aurora Collection

Welcome to our May Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the Aurora collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, this month is a very small hop, so if you came from Janet's Blog then you are in the right place! 

I used the Spectrum Noir Markers to colour my images, and the sentiment is stamped in White Pigment Ink and Heat Set.  I've added a few bitty sparkles to the constellations.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Brandi.

If you get lost along the way, you can come right back here.

Michelle   You Are Here!
Brandi
Janet

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using Stitched Together collection. So mark June 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Always craft with  <3

January Cross Canada Blog Hop - Spruced Up

Welcome to our January Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the Spruced Up collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop and I'm the first stop on the blog hop. If you came from the fabulous artwork of Valerie then you are in the right place!

For my project I decided to create a 2 page layout.  I love Julep and Sangria together.  This collection is so pretty.  I think I might need to hoard a few packages.  The stickers are available in the collection, or you can choose to purchase the paper without the stickers(not sure why you would choose that option).  I also pulled a few wooden embellishments and added some liquid glass to secure them to my project.  The stickers that overlap the photo placements actually still have the backing on the portion that overlaps.  This was a pretty simple layout to create.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Rosalynd and she always amazes me with her creations.

If you get lost along the way, you can come right back here to find the next link!

Michelle You Are Here! 

Rosalynd 

Sheena

Brandi  

Valerie 

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using the Celebrate Today collection. So mark February 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Always craft with  <3

August Cross Canada Blog Hop - Craft On

Welcome to our August Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the Craft On collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop and I am the first stop when you are hopping from the East Coast to the West Coast. If you came from Kristine's Blog then you are in the right place!

For my project I choose to create a layout using Craft On.  I wanted to highlight the colour in in the photo and pulling the Raspberry was a perfect match.  I used the Stitched Flower Thin Cuts for embellishment, and used up some left over letters in my stash as well as the Alphabet Thin Cuts to create my title. The scallop is the reverse of the backgroung paper, and the black and white plaid is the zipstrip from the same page.  The Pink tone on tone with hearts is also from the Craft On collection.  I pulled that colour to create the flowers as well as Lemon Cardstock which is also used to mat the photo.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Sheena.

If you get lost along the way, you can come right back here, I've provided the full hop list:

Michelle  You Are Here!

Sheena

Brandi

Jessica

Terry Ann

Valerie

Kristine

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using Every Little Thing collection. So mark September 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Always craft with  <3

May Cross Canada Blog Hop - Sweet Girl

Welcome to our May Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the Sweet Girl collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop and when hopping from East Coast to West Coast I am the first stop along the way. If you came from Kristine's blog then you are in the right place!

For my project I decided to pair Sweet Girl with May's Stamp of the month.  I needed a few birthday cards, and this stamp set is just perfect the right fit.  I used the Happy Birthday sentiment along with the flower from this set.I used the shimmer brushed to color in the flowers to give them a soft and shimmery look.  Also used is the White Ribbon.  The sentiment is stamped in Heather Ink.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Colleen.

If you get lost along the way, you can come back here, I've provided the full list:

Michelle YOU ARE HERE

Colleen

Sheena

Brandi

Jessica

Valerie

Kristine

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using True Love collection. So mark June 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Always craft with  <3

April Cross Canada Blog Hop - Feels Like Home

Welcome to our April Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the Feels Like Home collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop. Since we hop from East Coast to West Coast, I'm also the first stop for this hop. If you came from Kristine's Blog then you are in the right place! 

I had a crazy week but was able to put together this 2 page layout that I will use to also teach at my scrapbooking for beginners class.  I used the Budding Peony stamp set and thin cut as well as the Feels like Home scrapbooking stamp set.  I used the flower print pattern from Feels Like Home, Sugarplum CS, Mink CS and Fern CS.  White Daisy cardstock are the bases for this layout.  Inks were Sugarplum, Fern and Charcoal.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Colleen.

If you get lost along the way, come back here to the full hop list:

Michelle YOU ARE HERE

Colleen

Sheena

Diana  

Brandi

Brandy

Jessica

Valerie

Kristine

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using the Sweet Girl collection from the New Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog. So mark May 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Always craft with  <3

February Cross Canada Blog Hop - I Heart Us

Welcome to our February Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the I Heart Us collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop moving across Canada from East Coast to West Coast.  The great thing is, if you are starting here you are officially on the East Coast and our first stop. If you came from the amazing artwork of Candra then you are in the right place!

I'm sharing with you the pages for the Deluxe I Heart Us Workshop.  This workshop is designed to teach you new techniques using stamping and your paper.  This was a fun workshop to create, a little more time consuming, but well worth the time.

Included in the workshop is the following items: 

1 – My Acrylix® Wordfetti Stamp Set (B1652)
1 – My Acrylix® I Heart Us—Cardmaking Stamp Set (C1760)
1 – I Heart Us Paper Packet (X7242B)
10 – cardstock sheets (1 Ballerina, 1 Bluebird, 1 Lagoon, 1 Mint, 6 White Daisy)
1 – Loose Sequins—Gold (Z4235)
1 – Shimmer Brush—Mint (Z4225)
2 – Memory Protectors™ Top Load
6 – Everyday Life™ Memory Protectors™ 6" × 8"
photoplaceholders
printed instructions

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Nicky and she is sure to impress
If you get lost along the way,

Michelle You Are Here

Nicky

Sheena

Diana

Brandi

Janet

Valerie

Kristine

Candra

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using So Much Happy collection. So mark March 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Always craft with  <3

January 2019 Cross Canada Blog Hop - Something Fierce

Welcome to our January Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the Something Fierce collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop and lucky for you, I am the first stop this month so you can start right here. If you came from Candra's Blog then you are in the right place!

For my project I decided to create the layout from page 35 using the Something Fierce paper and scrapbooking stamp set.  I used multiple patterns from this collection, and cut some pieces from the Cut-apart sheet.  I didn't create it exactly as featured in the catalog, but like how it came together.  We will be visiting Universal Studios in Florida next September, and will use photos from Jurassic World to finish this layout.  Figure I'll work ahead since I have the perfect paper to plan for those layouts.  LOL.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Colleen.
If you get lost along the way, you can come back here I've posted the complete lineup for you:

Michelle YOU ARE HERE

Colleen

Nicky

Sheena

Diana

Brandi

Janet

Kirstin

Kristine

Candra

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using the I Heart Us collection. So mark February 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Always craft with  <3

December Cross Canada Blog Hop - Oh What Fun!

Welcome to our December Blog Hop featuring artwork created using Oh What Fun! collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop plus I am the first stop when hopping from East Coast to West Coast. If you came from Kristine's blog then you are in the right place! 

I just fell in love with this paper collection and the Ugly Sweater stamp set, I just couldn't get enough and designed 4 variations for my Christmas Card Buffets. My children couldn't get over that they are called ugly sweater's, they kept telling me that they were too cute to be ugly.  I pulled the colours for stamping from the paper collection, using Mint, Lagoon, Raspberry, Clover and Pixie.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Diana

If you get lost along the way, you can come right back here, as I'm sharing the list of our hoppers:

Michelle YOU ARE HERE

Diana

Brandi

Kristine

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using Something Fierce collection. So mark January 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Always craft with  <3

October Cross Canada Blog Hop - Grateful Hearts/Hello Pumpkin

Welcome to our October Blog Hop featuring artwork created using either Grateful Hearts or Hello Pumpkin collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, as it so happens I'm the first stop when you are hopping across Canada, East Coast to West. If you came from Kristine's blog then you are in the right place!

For my project I decided to use Grateful Hearts paper and the coordinating Stamp set.  I have fallen in love with Shaker Cards, and decided that I would use the heart confetti thin cut to create extra pieces for inside the shaker.  I used Pomegranate and Sapphire cardstock for this, and pulled some out to add embellishment for on the card.  I used the Gold sequins for the inside of the shaker as well.The outer ring for the shaker is also Pomegranate and the sentiment is stamped in the same color.  I also utilized the zip strip from the pattern paper.  The butterfly is colored with Golden Yellow and Marigold Shinhan Alcohol Markers. To finish off the sentiment, I dove tailed to create a banner and added some doodles.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Sheena.

If you get lost along the way, you can come back here, I have provided the full blog hop list:

Michelle YOU ARE HERE!

Sheena

Diana

Alyson

Terry Ann

Janet

Kristine

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using Tis' The Season collection. So markNovember 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Always craft with  <3

September Cross Canada Blog Hop - Boutique

Welcome to our September Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the Boutique collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop,and I am also the first stop on this hop moving across Canada from East Coast to West Coast. If you came from Kristine's blog then you are in the right place! 

My creation is using a faux watercolor technique and Bunches of Love Stamp Set (D1815).

To create this technique I first stamped the image in Linen Ink, it is really very pale and you can go over it with the waterbrush and inks creating the watercolor image.  To achieve this I inked up the stamp in SugarPlum, our new color of the year, and then using my waterbrush added just a little water, and stamped.  I did the same with the leaves, using Glacier ink.  The sentiment is stamped in Charcoal ink.  I fussy cut the flower bunch and layered in on White Daisy CS, the reverse side of the SugarPlum CS, the Boutique Pattern is matted ontop of the Darker SugarPlum.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Sheena.

If you get lost along the way, just hop back here as I've provided the full list:

Michelle - You Are Here

Sheena

Diana

Arlene

Krista

Lucy

Brandi

Janet

Kristine

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using Hello Pumpkin or the Grateful Heart collection. So mark October 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Always craft with  <3

August Cross Canada Blog Hop - Documented

Welcome to our Documented Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the Documented paper collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, and I'm the first stop when hopping from East Coast to West Coast. If you came from Janet's Blog then you are in the right place! 

For my project I wanted to create something other than a card, which seems to be what I usually choose.  I had a stash of wooden picture frames from Michael's that had been sitting around since my daughter's craft party for her birthday.  I decided that I would cover it.  I used the flower pattern from the Documented Paper collection (x7234b) and the Documented wooded Titles (Z4171).  I wanted to create a title that would fit the photo of my children.  So using my craft knife I cut the word today, making 2 words, to and day.  This allowed me to create my title, Love to Smile.  I used Memories Bonding Glue to adhere the paper to the wooden frame, using my bone folder to smooth all the air bubbles out.  I then used some sand paper to smooth the edges around the frame.

  

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Sheena .

If you get lost along the way, you can come right back here, I've provided the complete list for this hop:

Michelle YOU ARE HERE

Sheena

Diana

Krista

Brae

Alyson

Brandi

Kirsten Jade

Terry Ann

Janet

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using the new Boutique collection, it will be released in our new Holiday Expressions Idea Book on September 1st. So mark September 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Always craft with  <3

July Cross Canada Blog Hop - Central Park

Welcome to our November Blog Hop featuring artwork inspired by the Holidays. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, plus I'm the first stop when you Hop from East Coast to West Coast.If you came from Diana's Blog then you are in the right place!

For my project I decided to showcase the Card Workshop that was designed using the Central Park paper. 

It comes with everything pictured above. I also used the following: 

 Archival Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z3271)

Poppy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2852)
Watercolor Paints (Z3132)
Paintbrush Set (Z3188)
Thin Cuts—Basic Circles (Z3318)
Thin 3-D Foam Tape (Z2060)

This kit allows you to create 12 cards, 2 designs with 6 of each.

The instructions come with the kit, and explains how to cut the papers, and how to assemble the cards.  These kits make it so easy to have a great selection of cards for any occassion.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Sheena.


If you get lost along the way, you can come right back here, I've provided the complete list

Michelle You ARE HERE

Sheena

Krista

Brae

Alyson

Brandi

Kirsten Jade

Terry Ann

Janet

Kristine

Diana

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring our Holiday Celebrations. So mark November 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.


Always craft with  <3