Brighton's Birthday Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to Brighton's Birthday Blog Hop!

We are celebrating an ADORABLE little boy who is turning 2! He is a fighter and has had a rough 2 years! I am so honored to be part of this hop to celebrate the milestone of him turning 2!

If you came from Sandy's Blog then you are in the right place! If you would like to start at the beginning then head to Shawnee's Blog!

Welcome to a very special celebration for a very special little boy. Brighton is a sweet little boy who has had a rough start to his life. The doctors believe Brighton has a rare metabolic disease called mitochondrial disease.
Mitochondrial disease is an energy depleting disease. You can read more about Mitochondrial disease at Http://www.umdf.org or http://www.mitoaction.org.

Brighton has made it to his 2nd birthday, despite all the challenges that he has faced this year. So we are all gathering to celebrate and cheer.

Today several talented crafty friends have decided to join me in this celebration!

We have some great sponsors for this hop they include:

A $20 GC to KaDoodle Bug Designs www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com
Like her fan page here: https://www.facebook.com/kadoodlebugdesigns
(GC is for regular priced items, not sale prices)

A dust cover for a Silhouette Cameo from Wunder's Creations

Like her page here: http://www.facebook.com/wunderscreations

This adorable Mini Album Kit from www.honeybearzdesigns.com

Head on over to her fan page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Honeybearz-Designs/221044101276738

An adorable Stamp Set from Mary at CardzTV Stamps (http://www.cardztvstamps.blogspot.com/)

Requirements to enter
Leave a comment on each blog
Follow each sponsor on FB (if you don't do fb let us know)
Leave a comment on Shawnee's blog with your birthday wish for Brighton!

I will be giving away a prize on my blog as well! Please leave a comment below to be entered to win a  "Seeing Spots" Cuttlebug Folder. I will choose one winner using random.org to win the Cuttlebug folder! You will have until Thursday September 27th to enter!

Here is the card I made for Brighton!
Whenever I see his name I always think of sunshine! So I wanted to make sure I had a lot of yellow on my card to remind me of him. I have enjoyed watching him grown up on FB. :) He has an AMAZING mother and family! Who love him very much!

 

 

Supplies:

 

Cuttlebug

Honeycomb Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Cricut

Mickey and Friends and Sesame Street Font cartridges

Look Who's ... stamp

Yellow, Black, Beige, Red, White, Green and Blue Cardstock

Stampin' Dimensionals

ATG gun

White Gel pen

Zig two way glue pen

Martha Stewart Alphabet punches

Stampin' Up Pennant Punch

 

 

YOUR NEXT STOP IS ...BETH'S BLOG!

 

Thanks for stopping by!



 

 

 

 

Halloween Spooktacular Banners for Special Needs Kids Blog Hop winner!!!

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for all of the amazing comments you left during the Halloween Spooktacular Banners for Special Needs Kids Blog Hop! I really enjoy making banners for these amazing kids!

The winner of the Pink Tulle is.........................
(Winner chosen using Random.org)


#12 Jessica S.


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Sketch Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the Sketch Blog Hop. Everyone has had so much fun doing these it's turned into a regular event!

The purpose of this hop is to show how all of these talented bloggers can take the same sketch and come up with totally different cards. If you've never used a card sketch before, give it a try! You should have arrived from Zenita's Blog and if you just happened along the hop, you can go back to the start at www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

Enjoy the hop!

Here is the Sketch we all used:

 

 

I knew from the beginning that I wanted to use ribbon on the middle piece, I just didn't know what I wanted to make the theme of the card. When I was looking for my red ribbon to do a Twilight card, I saw the Paw Print ribbon I had that I bought shortly after we got a new puppy a few months ago :) His name is Scooby-Doo and he is a Miniature Dachshund :) SO I decided to use that instead and used a paper pack that I got at the Scrapbook Expo to go a long with it. I love making 4x4 cards, so that is the size I made for this sketch.

 

 

Supplies:

White Cardstock

Brown and Green Cardstock and Heart Paw Print- Deja Views Dog Days

Paw Print Ribbon-Celebrate 360

Sizzix Texture Boutique

Spots and Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Black Soot ink and Blender -Tim Holtz

Cricut

Gypsy

Just Because Cards Cricut Cartridge

Glue Dots

Stampin' Dimensionals

 

 

Thanks for stopping by

 

YOUR NEXT STOP IS SHAWNEE'S BLOG!

 

Here is a list in case you get stuck along the way :)

 

Jennifer Restivo www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com
Shawn Mosch http://craftychicsblog.blogspot.com/
Susan E. Bermudez http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
Jamie Rogers Moore http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
Zenita Barnes Smith http://scrappinwithz.blogspot.com/

Lisa Thorpe http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/
Shawnee Elrich Penkacik http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/
Suzanne Roseberry http://zannieberry.blogspot.com/
Ashley GlamoroussideofScrapping Townsend http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com/
Tonia Williams http://twcards.blogspot.com/
Jearise Havenga http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



Halloween Spooktacular Banners for Special Needs Kids Blog Hop Sept. 1st-3rd

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the Halloween Spooktacular Banners for Special Needs Kids Blog Hop Sept. 1st-3rd! This is my 2nd year participating in this Halloween Hop! I have also enjoyed making banners throughout this last year for this special group of kids!!! I am honored to be part of this hop with some very special ladies!

If you came from Jenny's Blog then you are in the right place!
If you would like to start at the beginning of this hop then go to our lovely hostess Ellen's Blog!

Welcome to the annual Halloween Spooktacular Banner Hop for Special Needs Children!
I am delighted to join with more than 3 dozen other women who have each made at least one Halloween-themed banner that will be donated to hang in the room of a medically-fragile child at Pediatric Specialty Care in Pennsylvania.
Our Hop Hostess (Ellen CardMonkey Jarvis) works at PSC’s Bucks County site as Admissions Coordinator. The Banner Hop starts there, so please be sure to circle back to the beginning to see all of the terrific banners have been made for these very special children.

Ellen shared this information with us about Pediatric Specialty Care: “PSC is a very special place where children stay either long- or short-term, typically after hospitalization. Most are dependent on ventilators and other technology to survive. Some have been born too early or with genetic diseases or birth injuries. Other children suffer injuries later in life that require constant care later, including brain injuries from trauma or loss of oxygen (from choking, suffocation or drowning) and spinal cord injuries.

These children and their families -- and PSC’s staff -- will be thrilled to receive the Halloween banners, to help brighten the season when their friends and siblings will be out trick-or-treating.”


This Hop is two days (Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2), and on each day you will see different banners. Be sure to visit on both days to see the truly inspirational work of these generous bloggers, and leave some love (comments) on as many sites as you can – because if you do, you can up your chances to win some Spooktacular blog candy!

I have been loving tulle lately and knew I wanted to use it for my banner. I decided to use some dark purple paper and run it through my crimper to use as the background then I used white tulle on top of that and the black letters I ran through the cuttlebug to give it some cute spots! I then tied the banner together and then added pink bows using the fabulous bow maker from 3 Girl Jam.

Here are some different pics of the banner! I hope it will make a sweet little girl happy! :)

Supplies:
Bow Maker- 3 Girl Jam
Pink, White and Black Tulle
White, Purple and Black cardstock
Pink marker
Black Ink
Glue Dots
Stampin' Up Dimensionals
Cricut
Gypsy
Cartridges-Cricut Craftoom Basics, Mickey and Friends Font, Simply Charmed
Cuttlebug and Cuttlebug Folder "Seeing Spots"
Paper crimper
Hole Punch
Boy Mates Face stamp- Peachy Keen Stamps

Please leave a comment below to be entered to win some pink tulle!
I will pick one winner using Random.org to win a spool of pink tulle. You will have until Sept. 7th to enter to win!

Your Next Stop is Robin's Blog!

Thanks for stopping by!