Kim's Dog Themed Birthday Blog Hop!

I hope y'all are enjoying Kim's Dog Themed Blog Hop!

If you are here from Jaymie's Blog, you're in the right place.  :)

Tomorrow is Kim from Puppies and Papercrafts birthday! 

Happy Birthday, Kim!

I used the Doggie Pals Collection Part 1 

for the dog house and tennis ball from SVGCuts.com.  

The dog is by Rivka Wilkins in the Silhouette store and the label is from Lori Whitlock's file, 

5 bracket tags, also available on the Silhouette store.

The "Happy Birthday" is a stamp from Jaded Blossom's Miscellaneous Fun set.

Did you hear? There is HOP CANDY! In order to win the hop candy, you need to comment on all of the hop posts. The Hop Candy is:

 Puppy Love from Jaded Blossom's November 2012 release.

And for one lucky person that wishes Kim a Happy Birthday on her blog will win:
Cancer Candies 2!!

If you're here at my blog via other means than Kim's Birthday Blog Hop or if you might have missed someone along the way, here's the line-up.

Candace  <<< Start Here 

Michelle

Jamie

Ashley

Jenny

Kate

Jaymie  <<< Brought you here

Heather  <<< You are Here

Stefani  <<< Next Stop!

Crystal

Abby

Sarah

Kim  <<< The Birthday Girl!!

Thanks for hopping by!   :)

Snowflake Card

While I was browsing the Silhouette Store Tuesday morning a week ago, 

a card design by Lori Whitlock caught my eye. 

On her website, it's part of the Christmas Card 2 set (bottom right corner). 

Today's card was inspired by that file.

This card was very simple to make. To be honest, it was pure luck that the chevrons 

and blue snowflake strip lined up as perfectly as they did. 

The chevrons are from the 6x6 paper pad by 

Echo Park Paper Co called Winter Wishes. 

I used the EK Success Punch Dotted Scallop Edger on the chevron paper. 

For the snowflakes on the dark blue card stock, I used the Martha Stewart, 

Punch All Over the Page Nordic Snowflake. 

Sorry, but I couldn't find a decent link to post for the punch. 

Thankful for You Card

This is a card I made using Martha Stewart punch Crochet Star 

on creme card stock with a kraft paper base. 

The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's Thanksgiving Wishes set (one of my favorites!). 

I also used their Flag Dies for the "ribbon" the sentiment sits on. 

The leaves and acorns are cut from BoBunny's Apple Cider collection,

 and the page I used was called: Apple Cider Autumn. I finished it off with a little bling.

Christmas Ornament

This is one of my favorite ornaments that I have made so far. I made this ornament a couple of years ago using ribbon and fabric. I love the colors together. I will have to see if I can find the ribbon to make more.

Lack of crafty time... :(

I have to admit, this semester has been a lot of stress and work. My last 3 semesters were part time (6 credits total) and now I'm full time. This week I have 3 tests (one I have to take at the school) on top of my regular school work. I hope (crosses fingers) that I can plow through 90% of it tomorrow and only have the on-campus test to take Saturday so I can be crafty. It's amazing how much you miss it when you can't do it. *sigh*

Meanwhile, this is the awesome scarf my husband is knitting me. I taught him the basics and he ran with it.