Penny's Challenge Anything Goes Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the Penny's Challenge Blog Hop!! We wanted to be sure to let you know that we're now starting new weekly challenges! It will be so much fun!

Ok, let's get started! For this blog hop, we're having you collect the letters from each blog and then  unscramble them to make up the mystery word. Then you can email Julie at juliebjenner@btinternet.com with the words "Pennys Blog Hop" in the subject line and the answer with the link to your blog and card entry number to be able to have a chance of winning the main prize from Bugaboo, the 2nd Prize from Heart Pieces and 3rd Prize by Dudetime Doodles!! Scrappers delight will also be giving a prize to one of the hoppers that leave a comment on their post/blog.

For my project, I used an adorable butterfly fairy image from My Heart Pieces. So cute!!

Here is the blog hop lineup and please be sure to leave some comment love on each DT blog so you can be entered to win one of our three mystery mini prizes!!


Start at - http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/

Caz - http://bunnysbitsnbobs.blogspot.co.uk/

Chrizette - http://celestialthings.blogspot.co.uk/

Deanne - http://littlebitopaper.blogspot.co.uk/

Diane - http://dianesfavouritecards.blogspot.co.uk/

Helen - http://craftinghelen.blogspot.co.uk/

Julies - http://trulyjulie1966.blogspot.co.uk/

Mags - http://magagiscraftybits.blogspot.co.uk/

Melanie - http://creative-world-of-melanie.blogspot.co.uk/

Miss Sue - http://confessionsofapaperhoarder.blogspot.co.uk/


Rayna - http://purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.co.uk/ ----- You are here!

Sue - http://papercrafthavenblogspot.blogspot.co.uk/

Scrappers Delight - http://scrappersdelightspapercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/


My mystery letter is 'E', so now go back to Penny's Paper Challenge and when you have the answer with all the mystery letters, email Julie!!

Have fun hopping!!

Crazy About Cricut Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!!

Welcome to The Fall/Halloween Blog Hop featuring the Thankful Thursday Design Team! Hopefully you just came from the talented Sharon from Simply Sweet by Sharon. If not, please head on over to see our hop hostess Jenny at Crazy About Cricut so you can start from the beginning :)

For my Halloween project, I made a Happy Haunting garland. It's so hard to photograph garlands well because they're so LONG, but hopefully you get the idea :) This was all done using the Happy Hauntings cart on my Cricut, I love all the awesome Halloween images and fonts on there!
For each letter, I cut a tombstone then inked the edges in white, so they kind of glow a little, then tied the top with orange ribbon. Then I cut a spider web as a background and put the glittery letters up on pop dots. The whole thing is strung on black yarn and then in between the letters and bats I tied some white gauzy tulle and a black ribbon. When it's all hanging there, the tulle kind of looks spider web-like so that was fun!

I cut out each bat and then I added some red stickles to the eyes for something just a little different. My son was the one who gave me this idea to make a bat garland, and he was so excited that we now have "flying bats" in our living room!


The grand prize for this hop is the beautiful Celebrate With Flourish cartridge. To enter you need to leave a comment on ALL the blogs in this hop.

Well now it's time for some blog candy!! Because besides getting to see everyone's amazing projects, that is just the BEST part! This is the Memories Embellishment kit from Making Memories. It's so versatile, you could use it for any project! All you have to do is leave me a comment and don't forget to leave me a way to contact you in case you are the lucky winner! Also, if you happen to like what you see on my blog and would like to become a follower, that would be awesome too, but it's not required for your chance to win. :) I'll announce the winner next Thursday!!

Thank you for hopping along with us! Now head on over to see Ruby at Paper Junkie as the next stop on the hop!

Here's the whole lineup just in case you need it:
Jenny @ http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Cheryl @ http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/
Christel @ http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
Sharon @ http://www.simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com/
Lola @ http://purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/ YOU ARE HERE!!
Ruby @ http://paper-junkie.blogspot.com/
Leah@ http://www.leahscarddesigns.com
Tanya @ http://www.scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/
Jen @ http://mccalleyhouse.blogspot.com/
Sandra @ http://sweetpeascards.blogspot.com/
Gaby @ http://www.gabycreates.com/
Amber @ http://my3escrapbooking.blogspot.com/

Have an awesome day!!

Winner! Winner!

I just wanted to say thank you for all the great comments about your family traditions! It's so interesting and fun to see how everyone celebrates different occasions in their own unique way.

Now on to the winner of the Sew Easy Stitch Piercer & the blue floss, chosen by random.org:

#2 Cre8tiveVet said...Great layout! I am so glad all of us had the chance to do this hop together. I would love to win this tool and floss.

Congratulations Yvette!!

Thanks everyone for participating in this fun blog hop! It was great to visit all the blogs and see all the wonderful talent from around the world!