Blog hop -- day two

Welcome back ladies! I must say that I am so pleased with the responses our little blog hop has received.  Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and leave us a comment.  We really do appreciate it. 

As promised here is a simple tag I made for the little brag book featured in yesterday's post. I wish I could tell you I invented the technique but unfortunately for me, Tim Holtz, has copyrights. LOL.   The background technique was inspired by one of the tags from TH's 2008 Twelve Tags of Christmas.

I won't go into the specific details on how to create the background since Tim already posted a tutorial on his website.  Please click here for the instructions.  I followed the tutorial and allowed the paint to dry.  Afterwards I applied a flourish rub-on to the tag.  The flourish gives the tag, at least I think it does, the illusion of movement.  The little girl in the die cut is from A Child's Year by Cricut . 

Blog Candy
Please note that if you win this blog candy you may request a few additional die cuts from the Summer in Paris, Home Decor and/or Sentimental cartridges.  Just tell me size (up to 5.5") and color cardstock you want and I'll add the image to the box. 

In order to win the blog candy you must do the following:

• Become a follower of this blog.
• Leave a comment on this blog.  If you left a comment yesterday.  Thank you.  If you want to double your chances leave a comment today as well.  If you use the anonymous option to post a comment please be sure to provide contact information.
• Visit the blogs of the other talented ladies participating in this blog hop.

The winners will be chosen on Tuesday, February 1st.  You will have until Friday, February 4th to contact me.  Your next stop is to Sharon's Pretty Paper Things blog. 

As always, thanks for stopping by . . .



Yoli

Celebrating our Milestones Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us.  I hope you enjoy our little blog hop.  The theme of this blog hop is Celebrating Milestones.  I have chosen to share with you a mini-album I created which celebrates one of life's greatest milestones -- the birth of a child.  So I made a little brag book for my friend Val who had a baby girl this past Summer. 

Cover Page 

Page 1 & 2 -- Welcome Bebe.  I wanted to make sure this was a brag book about the baby and not about my scrapbooking skills.  Given the limited real estate, the embellishment also serve as photo corner.  So the photo will fit right under the Bebe embellishment.   

On the right page, I created a pull out tab that can be used to easily attach a photo. I strategically attached some of the brads to the frame while others are attached to the page. This insured that the pink tab could easily be moved in and out of the frame.  PS/the secret to adhering glitter . . . decoupage!

Page 3 & 4 -- Once again I utilized the embellishments as photo corner. 

Page 4 & 5 --  Instead of a traditional page I layered a few tags to add more interest to the album.  The page on the left I did not embellish.  I liked the paper so much I did not feel it necessary.  I will provide her with clear photo corners for her to use when she adds the pictures to this page. 

 Page 6 & 7 -- This is the other side of the tags pictured above.  LO #7 has two little tags for journaling tucked underneath the beautiful butterfly frame. 

Last page -- I used the Mariposa paper from DCWV for the page on the left.  I used cut the butterfly and used pop dots to give it dimension.  What's a sonnet without a ballerina? 

Blog Candy -- how to play?

In order to enter to win the blog candy you must do the following:

• Become a follower of this blog.
• Leave a comment.  Perhaps you can tell me which page of the mini-album you liked the most. 
• Visit the blogs of the other talented ladies participating in this blog hop.

Your next stop is to Sharon's Pretty Paper Things blog.  Be sure to stop by tomorrow. I'll be sharing a technique I used to create a tag for this mini-album.  Enjoy!

Yoli

SPOILER: Parisian themed blog candy

Thought I would post this little teaser as a way of enticing you to stop by tomorrow and checkout my first blog hop.  Pictured here are some of the goodies I am giving away. 

My blog candy has a Valentine/Parisian theme which includes some of the following items;

• A 21 pc Valentine themed stamp and ink set from Martha Stewart. 
• An ornamental hook with a postcard picture of the Eiffel Tower.
• A few embellishments
• A few Cricut die cuts from Summer in Paris, Home Decor and Sentimental cartridges.  I've also included the 3D version of the Eiffel Tower. 
• What would Valentine's Day be without a little chocolate?  So you will also receive a little heart shaped box of Russell Stover chocolates.
• Everything will then be shipped inside this beautiful Parisian themed little box. 

So be sure to stop by tomorrow to check out the mini-album I created.

As always, thanks for stopping by . . .


Yoli

A blog hop and a little blog candy to go with it

I've been invited to participate in my very first blog hop.  I am so excited!  Yolie from, JustYolie, has asked me to participate in a blog hop celebrating life's milestones.  The blog hop will showcase layouts Celebrating Our Milestones.  As part of the blog hop I will share a mini-album I've been working on.  The mini-album celebrates one of life's greatest milestones -- the birth of a child.  So be sure to mark your calendar and join me back here on January 28th.