Into the Woods Blog Hop

Welcome to the 
Into The Woods Blog Hop

This is a blog hop featuring projects inspired by the great outdoors and our woodland critters!!

You should have arrived from Sandy's blog
if not Connie Can Crop is the beginning of this fun filled hop! 

This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday at 10pm to finish hopping and leaving your love for all of these talented crafters.

We have an awesome sponsor for this hop!!

One lucky winner is going to win 4 dies from Cheapo Dies!!

What do you need to do to win? Easy... become  a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.

You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments on every blog to be eligible to win. 

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 6/13/18 at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!


I have made a scrapbook layout.  I used a Miss Kate Cuttable image for the title but added a manual cut, too!  This is seriously mixed up brand wise.  I don't think I used any two products from the same company, maybe a couple of the card stocks are Bazzill.

The leaves on this title are two layers.  The first layer is a muted green and the top layer is a green vellum.  I thought they looked super cool so I made extras and tucked them behind the popped up title.

I found this vellum quote sticker in my stash.  I have no idea of the brand.

I love this set of stamps and dies from Local King Rubber...there's a hippie bus too!  I use it every chance I get.

Ingredients:

Miss Kate Cuttables The Great Outdoors title

Stampin Up Wild Wasabi ink

Local King Rubber Stamps and die (kayak)

Misc papers from my stash

vellum quote sticker

Up next is Sue!

Here's our line up in case you get lost along the way.

Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

Shannon-https://shannonhdesigns.blogspot.com/

Kim- www.pinkzebrapapercreations.blogspot.com   

Cindy- https://inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/ 

    Veronica- https://vickyscrappingpassion.blogspot.com/

Amanda- https://salnclts76.blogspot.com/

Sandy- https://simplycraftycreationsbysandys.blogspot.com/

Alicia- http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
Sue- https://foleysfriend.blogspot.com

Miranda- http://www.nanasscrapspot.com

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://alwaysfunchallenges.blogspot.com/2018/06/challenge-61.html until 6/9x

https://paperminutes.blogspot.com/2018/06/paperminutes-540-im-und-am-teich.html until 6/11

https://biminimoose.blogspot.com/2018/06/june-challenge-optional-twist-summer.html until 6/30

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2018/06/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-june.html until 6/30x

Thanks so much for hopping today!

Alicia

Stampaway Convention Recap and Haul

I know I haven't been posting a lot lately, but it doesn't mean I haven't been busy.  I have been working on design team assignments (which you will see next week), an explosion box swap (also scheduled to share soon), a couple of blog hops, card swaps and a guest designer spot or two for next month!  I am also traveling home to pick up my son from visiting my family in a couple of weeks. The last time I was there I brought home a box full of old family photos which I am assigned to scan in and burn on cd's to share with the entire family.  So I have had several nights filled with the joys of scanning...and now I have so many questions for my grandmother and older relatives! I am responsible for developing these photos into some kind of display for my grandmother's 90th birthday in Janurary of next year.  After returning this round, I am collecting more photos from other relatives to get done prior to the event.  I am also in charge of creating about 100 invitations for the event.  But I love sharing my crafting goodness!  Now on to what I did this past weekend (besides finishing some of the above mentioned projects and card swaps.

  Stampaway convention is almost a week of classes and parties.  On Friday night at there is a theme party.  This year was Crazier Hats...I snapped a couple of pics even though I was busy working of Judikins. I just loved Alice in Wonderland!!  I worked the Friday night party and all day Saturday.  We had one less person working this year, so I was the only one assisting on the floor.  Judi and Beverly were primarily demo~ing and Rob runs the register.  I understand the drill from my twenty plus years running my own business traveling while doing art and craft shows...it can be a rough life.  Here are the goodies I received for my pay:

I try not to acquire too many wood stamps any more but Judi only makes wood and has some fantastic designs!

I also got a couple of new templates, a gold leaf pen, a bottle of embossing ink and a small bottle of Judikins Diamond glaze that I will pass on. (Be watching for some blog candy coming up!)



Judikins embossing powders are absolutely the best!  She has a show deal of buy 5 get the 6th free.  So I have 6 of each size.  Highlights include the colors malachite, rustique weather vane, and cloisonné.

There's also a lemon sparkle, glow in the dark, patina verdigris, and garnet.  I also stocked up on a large size clear detail and black detail.  Northwoods promotes using Judi's black an clear detail mixed for stamping their images before coloring.  So Judikins was selling a lot of that combo.



I did manage an hour late in the afternoon to go shopping.  I acquired many senitments/quote stamps.

The first new company that I fell in love with is Local King Rubber Stamp.  I am a complete sucker for matching stamps and dies!  When I saw the VW bus and kayak, I had to have this set!!!  Actually first I picked out the dragonfly set...she had a deal about by 4 get on free.  I tried to walk the entire show prior to purchasing.  Last year I found the same things I purchased at another booth but cheaper!  Ugh!  So there were tons of "lemons/make lemonade stamps" and I was looking for the right one at the right price.  I knew I saw it as part of a set which was a better deal.  I walked the entire show again but didn't stop back here...until last.  Yes, they had that set I was looking for and she gave me another deal!

I also just loved all the stamps from Too much fun Stamps.  I meant to buy a dog bone to got with my dog quotes but forgot at least I have something similar already, so not too big of a deal.

I have never been much for the Moose.  But I stopped in for their funny bone line.  OMG!  too funny, I had to reduce my stack over and over, every one was so funny!  Their deal was buy 6 get one free.  So you know I got 6 and also a free Moose.

I still spent too much but worked for most of it so I guess I am good.  I can't wait to play with my new stuff.  I hope you enjoyed my share.