Pot of Gold Blog Hop!

Welcome to our Pot of Gold Blog Hop!

This blog hop is all things gold and St. Patrick's day themed.

You will find wonderful inspiration and projects, along with stamps and svg files that co-ordinate!

For my project I have a little treat package filled with lucky chocolates. 

This little treat is quick and easy. I added a piece of card stock inside a treat bag. I then wrapped the chocolates with some fun paper using the JB candy wrap dies and stamped some St. Patrick's day images from the JB Lucky Treats stamp set on the top. 

Next I did a tag using the JB Treat Tag die.

The main attraction is this super cute Leprechaun from SVG Cutting Files.

I added a shamrock for good luck using the JB St. Patrick's Day Die Set

I tied the treat bag up with a bow and it's ready to bring some luck to someone special.

HOP GUIDELINES

1- Make sure to be a FOLLOWER on each stop along this hop.  There are 15 in total. 

Learn more about HOW TO FOLLOW A BLOG by clicking HERE

2- Leave a comment on each blog to show some love for the inspiration you have just seen! Remember 15 stops, so that means 15 comments in total! 

Learn more how to LEAVE A COMMENT by clicking HERE

THERE IS NO REQUEST FILES form on this hop.

Each project contains the link to the store with the files used on their projects. SOME files are FREE for today ONLY....  There are 3 free files during this hop, with the others being DEEPLY discounted for TODAY ONLY!  (prices will return to normal at end of hop) This will be the new platform for our hops moving forward.

 This hop is ONLY for 24 hours and will end  PROMPTLY at 11:59 PST TONIGHT!

This hop is set up DIFFERENTLY then ones in the past, so please read accordingly.

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**Kindly remember that all our hop files abide by our TERMS OF USE

You can read all about our BLOG HOPS and how to participate HERE

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Did you lose your way? 
Our little line up here will help you out!

Michelle http://scrappinwithmybug.com/
Candace http://www.papercraftsbycandace.com/

Trixie http://www.pinkglitterstudio.blogspot.com/

Gigi http://thecricutbug.blogspot.com/

Mel http://doxiemeldesigns.blogspot.com/

Lee-Ann http://leescraps.blogspot.com/

Cindy http://cindybcreations.blogspot.com/

Candio http://www.pcquickutzclub.blogspot.com/

Jamie http://jamiek711designs.blogspot.com/

Barb  http://bugbites411.blogspot.com/ - you are here
Tina http://thescrappinrabbit.blogspot.com/ - next stop
Sarah  http://sarahvaitstamps.blogspot.com/
Melissa http://iliketocreate.blogspot.com/
Gwen http://thisandthatbygwen.blogspot.com/
Annie  http://Creatinganniething.blogspot.com

Fetching Christmas Wishes!

Happy Friday!

It's my day to share a new project over at SVG Cutting Files.  It is officially the Christmas season and time to get started on that gift list. For those gift cards, I have a holder to share with you today.

I did this for that dog lover in your family. It's done using the newly released
Puppy Present file in the store today.

I started by using the Jaded Blossom Gift Card holder die for the base.
Then I added some festive papers before adding the Puppy Die cut.
The sentiment is a mash up of two stamps sets.

Here is a list of additional items I used on my project today.

Jaded Blossom Candy Wrap dies
Jaded Blossom Christmas Kindness
Jaded Blossom Dog-gone Awesome

Have a crafty Day!

Travel/State Blog Hop!

Welcome to our State/Travel Blog Hop!

If you arrived from Gwen's Blog you're in the right spot. If not and you just happened to come by, I have the complete line up below so you wont miss a thing. 

This hop highlights the many great things about the many states in our country. and will give you lots of inspiration and access to some totally awesome new files!

 This hop is ONLY for 24 hours and will end  PROMPTLY at 11:59 PST TONIGHT!

Jaded Blossom is also releasing two stamp sets to go along 

with the State/Travel theme!

 

you can get both stamp sets for $27.99

I used these new stamps on each of my projects today. 

First up is one of my favorite states because NYC is one of my favorite places to visit. 

Nicknamed "The Big Apple", I had to use apples somehow in the project. 
Of course, the NY SVG File comes complete with skyline and taxi, all icons for the city.

Heres a complete list of gooides I used on this project:

Scallop Caddy Die

Stitched Circle Dies

Kawaii Candies

Candy Wrap Dies

50 States Stamps

50 States add on

NY SVG File

My next project represents the state of Maine. Like 99% of you, when you mention Maine, we think Lobster. So, I did a tag with ocean themed papers to tie to my lobster lollipop. 

Goodies used for this tag are:

Treat Tag Die

50 States Add on

Maine SVG File

This hop is set up DIFFERENTLY then ones in the past, so please read accordingly.

HOP GUIDELINES

1- Make sure to be a FOLLOWER on each stop along this hop.  There are 13 in total. 

Learn more about HOW TO FOLLOW A BLOG by clicking HERE

2- Leave a comment on each blog to show some love for the inspiration you have just seen! Remember 13 stops, so that means 13 comments in total! 

Learn more how to LEAVE A COMMENT by clicking HERE

There is no "REQUEST FILES" form on this hop.
Each project contains the link to the store with the files used on their projects. SOME files are FREE for today ONLY....  There are 3 free files during this hop, with the others being DEEPLY discounted for TODAY ONLY!  (prices will return to normal at end of hop) 

**Kindly remember that all our hop files abide by our TERMS OF USE

You can read all about our BLOG HOPS and how to participate HERE

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Did you lose your way? 

Our little line up here will help you out!

Michelle http://scrappinwithmybug.com/

Candace http://www.papercraftsbycandace.com/

Trixie http://www.pinkglitterstudio.blogspot.com/

Gigi http://thecricutbug.blogspot.com/

Mel http://doxiemeldesigns.blogspot.com/

Lee-Ann http://leescraps.blogspot.com/

Melissa http://iliketocreate.blogspot.com/

Cindy http://cindybcreations.blogspot.com/

Candio http://www.pcquickutzclub.blogspot.com/

Cassandra http://ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Jamie http://jamiek711designs.blogspot.com/

Gwen  http://thisandthatbygwen.blogspot.com
Barb  http://bugbites411.blogspot.com/

Cruising by.....

Happy Monday!!

It's my day over at the Jaded Blossom Blog and today I have a treat for those boys out there.  What little boy doesn't like race cars. 

I used the Ticket Book die to make my treat topper and backing for my treat holder. 

The little race car is from SVG Cutting Files here.

Here is the rest of the fun stuff I used to put this treat together. 

JB Candy Wrap dies

Beep Beep Stamps

Beep Beep Candies stamps

Have a crafty day!!

Hoot Hoot Hooray!

It's time for the Jaded Blossom's April Challenge!

This months challenge theme is to use your favorite Jaded Blossom Stamp set! 

If you're new to Jaded Blossom, be sure to jump over to their blog now and become a blog follower so you don't miss out on all the super fun stuff. 

Also, visit the Garden of Creativity in Facebook and "Like" the JB Facebook Page.

Challenge Guidelines: 

1) Project must be new for this challenge, no back linking

2) Project must have a Jaded Blossom stamp somewhere on it. 

3) Only one entry per person

4) Link it up here by 5/2

It's hard to select just one favorite stamp set, but one of my favorites is the Forest Friends Stamp set.

I added this fun Hoot Hoot Hooray birthday sentiment to my little birthday box. It was stamped on a tag using the JB Candy Wrap Dies. 

Even the little owl is ready for a biuthday party with is hat and balloons from the JB Birthday dies set. 

You can find the svg file for the chunky owl and the simple treat box in the SVG Cutting files store. 

I hope you will join us and link up your JB stamp inspired project on the Jaded Blossom Blog. Please be sure you check out the challenge guidelines before linking. 

Prize:

This month's prize for a randomly selected winner is:
While you're there, check out what the rest of the design team created. They are so extremely talented. 

Have a crafty day!!

SVG Cutting Files Challenge- BIrthdays!

Hi Everyone!  There is a new challenge at SVG Cutting Files, this month we want to see your fun Birthday projects!  Just remember, the project just include something from SVG Cutting Files. Projects should be linked on the blog or Facebook Galleria Group by April  14. As always, there is a great prize up for grabs. 

I'm using a couple Megaphone Bird and ornate card base2 today.

I added a bit of twine for the little birdie to perch upon. 

The sentiments are from the Jaded Blossom Birds of a Feather

I hope you'll join us for this Birthday challenge. 

Have a crafty day!!

Snowman Kisses

Happy Monday!!

If you saw my post yesterday, you will see I have a theme going this week...kisses!!

Yesterday we had penguin kisses, today I have a project called snowman kisses. 

It's my day over at the Jaded Blossom Blog to share a project with you. 

It's a little treat box filled with candies.

I just love the Goody Bag die for little treats like this.

The poem, from the Snowman Poop stamp set, is adorable and perfect for my little treat holder today.

I used the Candy wrap dies as my base for the poem. 

I also did a some paper piecing on the snowman, from the Winter Wishes stamp set. If you have not heard of this, it's simply stamping parts of the stamp on paper, cutting it out and gluing it to the same stamped image. In the case of my snowman, I pieced, the scarf, mittens, patches and heart. 

This gives me the option to use pattern papers for these parts vs coloring with markers. 

Now my little treat is ready for giving.

I wish you all a crafty day!

Jaded Blossom November Challenge- Give Thanks!

It's time Jaded Blossom's November Challenge!

This months challenge is "Give Thanks!" 

If you're new to Jaded Blossom, be sure to jump over to their blog now and become a blog follower so you don't miss out on all the super fun stuff. 

Also, visit the Garden of Creativity in Facebook and "Like" the JB Facebook Page.

Challenge Guidelines: 

1) Project must be new for this challenge, no back linking

2) Project must have a Jaded Blossom stamp somewhere on it. 

3) Only one entry per person

4) Link it up here by 11/23

Today I have a quick and easy treat for your Thanksgiving dinner guests. 
I filled a treat tube with chocolates that I wrapped in stamped candy wrappers using the Fall Candy Wrap stamps. Tied it all up with a cute tag and a digital image I found lurking in my files.

To create this treat, I used:

Thanksgiving Candies
Holiday Treat Tags
Treat Tag die
Candy Wrap Dies
Fall Candy Wraps
Rectangle treat tube

This topper can attach to any pre-packaged treats for a quick and easy project. 

I hope you will join us and link up your Fun project on the Jaded Blossom Blog. Please be sure you check out the challenge guidelines before linking. 

Prize:

This month's prize for a randomly selected winner is:

While you're there, check out what the rest of the design team created. They are so extremely talented. 

Have a crafty day!!

Jaded Blossom October Release week Day 4 - Elf Christmas!

It's Thursday and day four of the October Jaded Blossom release week and another peak at yet some more holiday stamps.

These little gable box treats are all the craze these days. The box and elf are from the Silhouette store. The elf is part of a larger file, but I just used the head for this project. 

The box is filled with chocolates wrapped in labels made using the new release stamp set, Christmas Candy Wraps and Candy Warp dies.

It's all wrapped up with a bow and a tag also using the new Bah Humbug stamps and Mini Tag Dies

Here is a look at the whole stamp set being featured by the Design Team today.

Christmas Candy Wraps

Bah Humbug 

Be sure to stop by the Jaded Blossom blog to see what the other great projects the Design Team has to share with you. 
Have a crafty day!

Talk Like a Pirate Mini Blog Hop!

Ahoy and Avast for our 
Talk Like a Pirate Mini Blog hop!

Me name be Pirate Darby the Pale.
Click here to find your Official Pirate Name!!

Ye are welcome, if you dare, to join our 
Talk Like A Pirate Mini Hop.

There best be 'no fooling around here, or ye will be forced to walk the plank!

Now ye don't want to miss any stops along the way, saavy?

Make sure you started with Candace and follow The CODE of the pirates below

(shiver me timbers, dont be talking about "the code")

Pirates follow it but don't talk 'bout it...

Aye Aye and now for me project!!

I have here easel nugget drawer box from SVG Cutting Files filled with a bounty of treasure , 10 little nuggets to be exact.

Blackbeard stands guard over his treasure as his ship, also found in the SVG Cutting Files store, is anchored off shore. 

The treasure nuggets are wrapped with pattern paper cut using the Candy Wrap dies and the Pirate candy stamps.

I stamped my sentiment from ye Pirate Booty stamp set on to the Curly label die cut. 

Now if ye would like to have Blackbeard and all the other files featured in this hop, you must follow "The Code".

The Code

1- Follow each of the blogs on this mini hop --there be 9 in total mate!

2- Leave a comment on each of the blogs in the hop - watch yer bones about ya, if you cant say something nice, we will make ya walk the plank!

3- Submit your form to receive your free files -- if ye don't follow the screen prompts, don't be a scalleywag and say ye never got your files.  

Real Pirates follow the rules and abide by The Code at all times...

 only bilge rats try to steal!

**Terms and Conditions apply, so fill out ye form and be patient will ya?

Lets all be smartly about the hop and have a beauty of a time!

Make sure you sign the itinerary (comment) with your 

Official Pirate name for a chance to win a $10 Jaded Blossom Gift Certificate

Got ye self lost eh?

Take a look at this here line up then....

Candace (Swabbin' Marcy Cutler)

Annie ( Disembowlin' Gertude Grimm)

Gwen (Cap'n Julia Slashface)

Crystal (Hobblin' Velma Dawkins)

Gigi (Pirate Alena the Sword Test Dummy)

Mel (Cap'n Aurora Graybeard)

Barb (Pirate Darby the Pale)

Michelle (Pirate Mary the Back-Stabber)

Jaded  Blossom (Almost Blind Rachel)

Jaded Blossom September Release Hop- You've Been Boo'd!

Hi Everyone! Welcome to 

Jaded Blossom's September 2014 Release Blog Hop.  

Now if you're here from KATE's blog you're in the right place, if you just happened to stop by, you'll want to start at the beginning so you don't miss anything.  I have the complete line up at the bottom of this post.
My hop project today is a Haunted House treat box. 

The treat box is a simple, yet versatile box the SVG Cutting Files Simple Treat box. 
My haunted little house has a purple roof that I created with several scalloped strips using the new Jaded Blossom Scallop Slider and Topper die. Once I had all the strips lined up, I cute the whole thing with the die and folded over the top before attaching to the treat box top.
The window is made using the Card Mat dies and the Candy Wrap dies for shutters. Of course the bats, spider web, drippy goo and the ghostly greeter in the window are from this weeks release, Halloween Dies. The sentiment was from an older stamp set, Halloween Treats.
I sandwiched two bat dies together for each one with a very thin piece of wire between that I wrapped around my bow.
I hope you enjoyed this weeks release projects as much as we have. 

To wrap up this release week, we have to have a deal for you right? This weekend only you can get the entire release package for $135.99

Regular Price for the Release Package is $148.99

1 - Free 2 x 3 Stamp for customers that spend $40 or more before Taxes and Shipping! FREEBIE is only available until Sunday 9/7, 11:59pm pst.

If you order the new release, you'll get this super spooky treat too!

BLOG CANDY

Just leave a comment on all the blogs along the hop!

The more blogs you comment on the more chances you have to win!

1st Prize Simple Stories 6 x 6 Paper Pad

2nd Prize Glitz 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Now on to the HOP....

Next up is JAMIE!

Just in case you get lost here is the Entire Line Up: 

MICHELLE 
ROBERTA (September Guest Designer)
CRYSTAL
KATE
BARB
JAMIE
MEL
GIGI
TANYA
TRIXIE
CANDACE