Thursday, March 15, 2012

SweetSassyDiva's Birthday Blog Hop Winner!

I used random.org to choose the winner by counting the total numbers of comments from both days and here is the result:

The winner is Maria from http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com/ who said:

Maria said...

Cute bag. Love those monkeys!

Congrats Maria!

Monday, March 12, 2012

Liebster Blog Award!!!

I received the Liebster Blog Award!!!




Thank you so much Michele from MS at Michele's Craft Room for giving me this wonderful award!  It feels so good to receive an award praising your blog!
"Liebster" is German for "Dearest". The award is a "Share the love arrangement", given to inspirational bloggers with less that 200 followers.

Here's the to do list for any of the Liebster Blog Award recipients.

1. Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog.

2. Link back to the blogger who presented you the award .

3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.

4. Present the Liebster Blog Award to 5 bloggers with less than 200 followers.

5. Let them know they have been chosen by leaving a comment on their blog.

I had a hard time choosing who to give this award to, as there are so many deserving bloggers. Here is the list of people I have chosen to give the award to:

Mindy- http://grammiescraftroom.blogspot.com/

Michele - http://chelescrafts.blogspot.com/

Brenda - http://www.friendscraftinwithfriends.blogspot.com/

Amy S - http://scrap-pix.blogspot.com/

Gail - http://www.stkittsscrapper.blogspot.com/


Congratulations to these very talented bloggers! I really enjoy the projects they share on their blogs, and hope you do too!

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Welcome to SweetSassyDiva's Birthday Blog Hop - Day 2


We are celebrating Bobbi Jo's (SweetSassyDiva) birthday this weekend March 10th and 11th. Each day will be a new project and be sure to check out the yummy blog candy giveaways!

I am so happy that you could join us for this super fun Blog Hop showcasing Birthday Themed fun!

You will find an array of ideas along the hop and be sure to become a follower and leave some love aka comments along the way.

This is a TWO-Day hop so, be sure to catch both days for maximum celebration and ideas.

As we spring forward with the time change as well as with Spring coming so soon...let's get this party started! Hop on over to all the blogs along the way!

If you've hopped over from Anita at http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/ then you are in the right place. If you've just popped in to visit my blog or are reading this via email and would like to join our SweetSassyDiva Birthday Blog hop and FUN then, please start at the beginning with Bobbi Jo's blog at http://sweetsassydiva.com/  because...starting at the start is always SMART! :)

We have a WONDERFUL Grand Prize for one lucky hopper that is donated by Bobbi Jo!  It is a cricut cartridge called Sophie.



To be eligible, please visit each blog hop stop leaving a comment also, become a follower at http://sweetsassydiva.com/ and be sure to leave a comment!

One random winner will be chosen on Wednesday, March 14th, giving you plenty of time to finish the hop.

My projects for the second day of this blog hop wall decorations for my grandson's birthday party.  The first project is a banner for which I used the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge to cut the banner and banner layer at 5 inches, and I also used Art Philosophy to cut the letter at 2 inches.  I used B is for Boy to cut the sock monkey at 4 inches.  I used the My Minds Eye Party Time stack for the patterned paper of the banner, Bazzill cardstock for everything else and Martha Stewart ribbon.  For the sock monkey wall decoration, I used B is for Boy to cut the sock monkey at 9 inches, I used Art Philosophy to cut the happy birthday sign at 6 inches wide and I used Birthday Bash to cut "happy birthday" at 4.25 inches wide. Here are my projects:





What would a blog hop be without blog candy?  I'm giving away a Happy Birthday Cuttlebug embossing folder.  All you have to do to be eligible to win is leave a comment on yesterday's and today's posts (I'd also love it if you become a follower), along with a way to contact you.  I will draw a winner, using random.org, on Wednesday, March 14th.

Thank you for checking out my project. I hope that you will become a follower of http://sweetsassydiva.com/ and my blog and leave us a comment.

The fun doesn't end here though so be sure to hop on over to Dana at http://papermemories4u.blogspot.com/.


Here is the complete list in case you get of track:

Bobbi Jo http://sweetsassydiva.com/

Lucy http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/

Michele  http://www.michelegreen.com/

Gaby http://www.gabycreates.com/

Mindy http://grammiescraftroom.blogspot.com/

Lori  http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Missie http://createdbymissie.blogspot.com/

Jennifer  http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com/

Paulette http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/

Anita http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

Brenda http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/   YOU ARE HERE!

Dana http://papermemories4u.blogspot.com/

Maria http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com/

Cori http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcreatedbycori.blogspot.com%2F&h=MAQGyLzao

Michele http://chelescrafts.blogspot.com/

Sandy http://thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/

Jenny  http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Suzanne http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/

Brenda http://www.friendscraftinwithfriends.blogspot.com/

Shawnee http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/

Sylvia www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/


Friday, March 09, 2012

Welcome to the SweetSassyDiva's Birthday Blog Hop! - Day 1


We are celebrating Bobbi Jo's (SweetSassyDiva) birthday this weekend March 10th and 11th. Each day will be a new project and be sure to check out the yummy blog candy giveaways!

I am so happy that you could join us for this super fun Blog Hop showcasing Birthday Themed fun!

You will find an array of ideas along the hop and be sure to become a follower and leave some love aka comments along the way.

This is a TWO-Day hop so, be sure to catch both days for maximum celebration and ideas.

As we spring forward with the time change as well as with Spring coming so soon...let's get this party started! Hop on over to all the blogs along the way!

If you've hopped over from Anita at http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/ then you are in the right place. If you've just popped in to visit my blog or are reading this via email and would like to join our SweetSassyDiva Birthday Blog hop and FUN then, please start at the beginning with Bobbi Jo's blog at http://sweetsassydiva.com/  because...starting at the start is always SMART! :)

We have a WONDERFUL Grand Prize for one lucky hopper that is donated by Bobbi Jo!  It is a cricut cartridge called Sophie.



To be eligible, please visit each blog hop stop leaving a comment also, become a follower at http://sweetsassydiva.com/ and be sure to leave a comment!

One random winner will be chosen on Wednesday, March 14th, giving you plenty of time to finish the hop.

My project for the first day of this blog hop is a treat bag that we will be giving guests at my grandson's birthday party.  I used the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge to cut the bag (I can't remember the size because I played with different sizes) and B is for Boy to cut the sock monkey at a height of 4 inches.  I used the My Minds Eye Party Time stack for the bag and Bazzill cardstock for the sock monkey.  We'll fill these treat bags with all kinds of little toys and candy.  Here is my treat bag:



What would a blog hop be without blog candy?  I'm giving away a Happy Birthday Cuttlebug embossing folder.  All you have to do to be eligible to win is leave a comment on today's and tomorrow's posts (I'd also love it if you become a follower), along with a way to contact you.  I will draw a winner, using random.org, on Wednesday, March 14th.

Thank you for checking out my project. I hope that you will become a follower of http://sweetsassydiva.com/ and my blog and leave us a comment.

The fun doesn't end here though so be sure to hop on over to Dana at http://papermemories4u.blogspot.com/.

Be sure to also check back tomorrow for some more celebration and more chances to win!

Here is the complete list in case you get of track:

Bobbi Jo http://sweetsassydiva.com/

Lucy http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/

Michele  http://www.michelegreen.com/

Gaby http://www.gabycreates.com/

Mindy http://grammiescraftroom.blogspot.com/

Lori  http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Missie http://createdbymissie.blogspot.com/

Jennifer  http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com/

Paulette http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/

Anita http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

Brenda http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/   YOU ARE HERE!

Dana http://papermemories4u.blogspot.com/

Maria http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com/

Cori http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcreatedbycori.blogspot.com%2F&h=MAQGyLzao

Michele http://chelescrafts.blogspot.com/

Sandy http://thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/

Jenny  http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Suzanne http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/

Brenda http://www.friendscraftinwithfriends.blogspot.com/

Shawnee http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/

Sylvia www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/


Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Great Close To My Heart Campaign for New Consultants!


If you've ever thought of joining Close To My Heart (CTMH) as a consultant, March is a great month to do so!  You get a free Cricut Art Philosophy collection (or $100 in credit if you already own Art Philosophy)!  If interested, you may sign up at http://www.ctmh.com/,  go to "What We Do" and in the dropdown menu is "Be A Consultant".  If you do sign up, I'd greatly appreciate it if you'd list me, Brenda Halstead in Toledo, Ohio as your upline.