I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Design Team over at Passionately Artistic! They have lots of fun tutorials and "Be Inspired Wednesday" projects to get your mojo going. They throw awesome Linky parties, and invite everyone to strut their stuff. I'm so honored to join such a talented group of ladies who generously offer up so much inspiration!
So, here's the super exciting part!!! My first project is a Christmas Blog Hop!! Without further ado…
We would like to introduce our new sponsor: Want2Scrap.com!!!
Want2Scrap Scrapbook Manufacturer is proudly sponsoring the Passionately Artistic blog hop! Let me tell you, the line of rhinestone bling and embellishments they currently have is fabulous. Seriously! If you just can't stop yourself from putting bling on anything that doesn't move, you need to go visit them. Want to know the best part?? Their prices are really great too.
Here's the "12 Days of Christmas" album I made using their ring bound book, Bling, and Baby Bling Pearls.
Supplies Used:
Want2Scrap Ring Bound Album Bling and Baby Bling Pearls
Glue Dots Distress Ink
Doilies & Craft Envelopes Trims
Imaginisce Christmas Cottage 12×12 papers, stickers, rub-ons, and flowers
How To:
1. Paint the chipboard pages with white acrylic paint.
2. Lightly inked all the edges of the pages, front and back, with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.
3. Glitter a doilie for the front cover, and add Imaginisce flowers with lots and lots of Want2Scrap Bling encompassed in Baby Bling Pearls!
4. Cut Imaginisce Cottage Christmas papers to 6" x 6" and rounded the corners for the inside pages. Adhere with Glue Dots.
5. Embellish!
Tip: I added rub-ons that I glammed up with Baby Bling Pearls.
What a wonderful way to commemorate the holidays! Do you have a family tradition you'll be scrapping this holiday season? Every year we get all of the kids together to build a gingerbread house. We put on Christmas carols, build, and eat frosting and cookies until we feel sick:) Happy holidays from our family to yours!
Leave a comment for a chance to win a great prize!! A winner will be announced December 18th. Here are the rules:
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- Become a follower of Passionately Artistic and Want2Scrap blogs if you are not already, leaving comments on both sites for all 12 days of Christmas posting for a chance to win.
- Leave as many comments as you wish, blog about it, tell your friends on twitter, facebook update.
- Leave a comment for each designer on the list to be eligible for the grand prize. Did I mention that there will be two winners of the grand prize?? Yes that’s right. One winner will be announced on the Passionately Artistic blog and the other winner will be announced on the Want2Scrap blog. On December 18th.
- In addition to the blog hop prizes, we have a few additional designers giving out goodies as well . . so be sure to visit each blog because if we told you it wouldn't be as much fun eh?
Here's the list of designers, so get hoping:
http://Passionatelyartistic.com
http://want2scrapco.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-hop-passionately-artistic.html
Michele http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-hop-with-passionately-artistic.html
Sandee http://simplysouthernsandee.blogspot.com/2010/11/its-passionately-artistic-christmas.html
Maggie http://www.maggielamarre.com/2010/11/want2scrap-blog-hop-and-fun-tutorial.html
Terrie http://terriebaileys.blogspot.com/2010/11/want2scrap-blog-hop-fun.html
Tracy http://thelittlebluehouseblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/welcome-passionately-artistic-blog.html
Ellen http://closeyourears.blogspot.com/2010/11/passionately-artistic-blog-hop.html
Melissa http://www.instampingmode.com/2010/11/passionately-artistic-blog-hop.html
Mimi http://mycharmingblog-scrappermimi.blogspot.com/
Dana http://paperdaydream.blogspot.com/2010/11/holiday-blog-hop.html
Court http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com/2010/11/want2scrap-blog-hop.html
Melissa http://blog.melissasamuels.net/2010/11/big-announcement-blog-hop.html (you are here)
i LOVE this little booklet! <3
I’m going to def. going to try it out =D
Melissa,
I absolutely love your mini album!!!
(What size is it?) You did a terrific job!
Congratulations on joining the Passionately Artistic design team!
And thanks so much for sharing,
Jennifer
partridgelu at yahoo dot com
Yahaha Welcome Mellissa..
Your creations are `stunningly beautiful` TFI:) xxx
Beautiful! From one Melissa to another!
Melissa
http://www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com
Hmmmm….now, I know what you were up to this weekend! LOL!! I LOVEEE this album but then again, i LOVEEE all your creations!!
Love Blog Hops!! Thanks!!!! Muah!
Today’s posts were fun. Looking forward to the next few days & more great ideas/projects.
Thanks so much everyone!! <3 Jennifer, the book is 8″ x 8″
Melissa,
your album is sublime, luv all the attention to details. How you use the bling for the center of the flowers.
Thank you,
Maggie
http://passionatelyartistic.com
your album is so beautiful.
Cute little album, great to make as a gift.
I Love Mini Albums!! and this is such a great idea for the holidays
Your mini album is gorgeous!!
That is one gorgeous little album. TFS
Adorable Mini!! Very inspirational. I am in the middle of making one.. and always get stuck for ideas… So many many thanks!!
Simply Adorable.
That book is gorgeous! What a beautiful keepsake. I like your gingerbread house tradition as well. Sounds yummmmy.
What a mini-album!!!! GORGEOUS. You’ve really done a wonderful job with using the Want2Scrap products. Puts me right in the mood for the holidays that’s for sure! Thank you so much and congrats on your new design team opportunity.
Michele
http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com
STUNNING!!!!This is really really beautiful!!! And huge congrats on joining the DT…how exciting!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Hugs,
Joni
Fantastic album! Of course they would ask you
You’re the best!!!
Love love love this mini, and love the bling too.
This is stunning!!! I love it!!!!
oh how fun. thanks for the inspiration. would love it if you visit my blog to sometime.
chris
http://turnedgypsy.blogspot.com
mcwooten1999@carolina.rr.com
Thank you for listing your steps for the album. I love it!! I also like working with altering albums, board books, etc.
really nice booklet!.the album is perfect
what a gorgeous album!
Your album is beautiful. What a treasure.
What a sweet album!
I love this album, your work and Want2Scrap bling! Thanks for the chance to win! cjdempsey9 at msn dot com
Gorgeous album!!!
We have lots of traditions from our Christmas photo, to reading the Christmas story, to opening our stockings. Lots more, but those are some highlights.
A work of art and what a perfect keepsake!
I love this soooo much! I have wanted to do this for a long time! Yours is one of the prettiest I have seen. Thanks for sharing how you have made it..maybe I will give it a try now!
Beth
I love your mini! TFS Susan
Love, Love, Love your Album, thanks so much in sharing how you did it, I am working on my December Daily and I will be scrapping one of our traditions of riding the kids around to see everyone’s outside light displays, one of my fav things and am going to make sure I get lots of pics to scrap this year!
Congrats on joining the design team. Beautiful mini album. TFS!
your mini album is fantastic! The subtle colour and awesome embellishment is melting my heart.
I love your mini album. Love the christmas colors.
Nikki
http://www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
YOU ARE VERY ARTISTIC, WHAT AN INSPIRATION !
What a beautiful mini. Usually, I’m not a big fan of “white” projects. BUT–this one has won me over. Absolutely LOVE the way it makes the other colors (and photos) so bright and brilliant. The details are perfect on each page. Thank you very much for sharing this project.
Your mini album is gorgeous!! Great job!!
I love it!!! I will make one for my MIL
thanks
luv2scrap44 at yahoo dot com
What a beautiful album! Lovely any time of year!