Calendar Girls Blog Hop ~ April

Papercrafts Presents 365 Cards magazine which is our inspiration for these monthly hops which thus became the Calendar Girls. The magazine has Creative Ideas for every day of the year: occasions, holidays, and celebrations including 42 unique holidays!!! These unique holidays are our inspiration. The April unique holidays are:

April is School Library Month - Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
April is Autusim Awareness Month
April 1: April Fool's Day - Kimberly http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com
April 7: No Housework Day -  Michelle Ferris
April 8: Easter - Lisa: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/ 
April 13: Scrabble Day - Lisa: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
April 17: A Blah, Blah, Blah Day - Lynne: http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
April 21: World Circus Day - Laura:  http://lauraleesdream.blogsot.com/  
April 22: Earth Day - Janet: http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/
April 25: Administrative Professionals Day - Lisa W ~ http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com/
April 27: Arbor Day - Janet : http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/

 The hop starts with Lynne (http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/). You won't want to miss a single occasion!!!

The line-up for April includes:

Lynne: http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Kimberly - http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/
Lisa: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Laura: http://lauraleesdream.blogspot.com/
Janet: http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/
Lisa: http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com/

Stop by and check out these holidays as I am sure you are going to want to remember these holidays and include them in your card making projects!!!!!

We will have blog candy to the lucky recipient that remarks on each site along the way!

Today, I did an April Fools Day Card.  I thought for a long while trying to decide what I would do for this card.  I finally (with the help of a friend) decided to do a jester.  One day when I was looking for some vintage items for another project I was working on, I found this vintage jester and thought she would be perfect for a  card for April Fools Day.

If you have followed my blog for a while, you know I am a simplistic person.  Though, I am trying to change that.  it is just a super slow process.  This card is super simplistic, thou I had more planned I just could not make it work with the supplies I had in stock.

This card was also supposed to have flowers around the oval image.  The flowers I had in mind to use were perfect, just a little to big for the card.  Oh well, back to the drawing board right? 

The inside of the card simply reads... "April Fools". 

Walt Disney's Animated Movies Blog Hop!!! ~ Snow White

Welcome to Walt Disney's Animated Movies Blog Hop!!! What makes this hop phenomenal as in no other hop is that every Friday, we will be paying tribute to different movies SOOOO, you will need to mark you calendars for every Friday for these special blog hops:

April 13: Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs

April 20: Sleeping Beauty and Lady and the Tramp

April 27: Tinker Bell

Today, we are celebrating all those cute characters that come alive on the screen. If you just happened to visit me today, I wouldn't want you to miss one chime of the clock and would want you to start with Lisa at http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/. You are at the right spot!!!!

My project today is a Snow White card.

I had looked at some files to cut a Snow White and I did not like how childish she looked and did not want to scrap that cut. So, I had to rethink my project. After a while, I decided I would make a card and download a coloring page from the Internet. This gave me the opportunity to work with my Prisma Watercolor Pencils again.

Once I colored Snow White and mounted her, I added the sentiment and the pearls in the corners. I am still not quite satisfied with the design, but I cannot quite put my finger on what the problem might be. Though, I think it might be the large amount of white space around the top of the card. I also wonder if I made the sentiment to large.

Here is my card, please feel free to leave me comments and suggestions. I always read them and use them to help improve my work.

There is a great line-up today for the hop and I wouldn't want you to miss a single spot:

Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs Blog Lineup:

You are probably wondering if there is going to be a prize for this hop. There is. It will be a Disney animated movie but I will reveal as to which movie it is going to be at a later time. To be eligible for this prize, you have to follow my blog and everyone else's blog that is in this hop. You also must leave me and the other wonderful ladies a comment in order to qualify for the prize. The grand prize will be awarded at the end of this month. You get one entry for each of the 4 blog hops during the series of Walt Disney Animated Movies Blog Hops during each of the Friday's in the month of April. So if you just choose one of the Fridays to attend, you would only get one entry but if you choose to attend all four hops during the month of April, you get a bonus entry since you came to all four hops, then you will receive 4 + 1 entries, which makes your chance of winning the movie go up with each entry.

Thanks for stopping by today and visiting and checking out my project, I now must send you on your way but watch out for the evil queen as I send you on to Anita's blog. Please stop back again real soon for another great project.

Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs Blog Lineup:

1. Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
2. Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
3. Kimberly ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/
4. Anita~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com 
5. Evila - http://www.frenchconnectiondesigns.blogspot.com
6.  Gill - http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com
7. cathie-http://cathiescafe-scraphappy.blogspot.com/
8. Theresa ~  http://scrappinginheels.blogspot.com/

I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose ~ April 12

Welcome to Day 12 of I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose.




Today is day twelve of 30 for I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose.   Make sure you visit her blog here, and check out her awesome sketches.


Today's sketch is number 4.  First, take a look at the sketch . . . 

And here is what I did with the sketch.    

I am really enjoying the card sketches that I am using.   Tsunami Rose creates some awesome sketches and makes it so easy to turn the sketches into beautiful cards. I would like to invite each of you to  join our challenge and join the group here http://www.facebook.com/groups/106370486155916/.

The paper I used for this card again came from my sister in law and I have no idea what it is called. Thou I do love the colors and the sparkle. The two gold buttons added also came from my sister in law.

Please make sure you visit my Design Team Sisters blog and see their take on the sketch.




Daisy Collins- www.tsunamirosedesigns.blogspot.com
Kimberly Pate ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com 
Veronica Meras-http://createdbymeras.blogspot.com/
Maryann Cruz - http://www.sprinkledpinkcupcake.blogspot.com
SuzeJo Murphy - http://CrimsonMoonCrafts.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Lepard - http://jenlovestoscrap.blogspot.com/
Abbie Kay - http://poweredbyfairydust7.blogspot.com
Jane Stillman - http://janesplaice.blogspot.com
Rachel Bogner - http://rcbogner.blogspot.com 
Tricia Colon - http://mycrazybubble.blogspot.com/ 

I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose ~ April 11

Welcome to Day 11 of I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose.




Today is day eleven of 30 for I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose.   Make sure you visit her blog here, and check out her awesome sketches.


Today's sketch is number 7.  First, take a look at the sketch . . . 

And here is what I did with the sketch.    

I am learning to like vintage more and more everyday.  The paper for this card came from the Recollections Love Letters stack.  This has turned out to be one of my favorite stacks.


Ribbons came from my sister in law, thou, I think she got them at JoAnn's.  


Please make sure you visit my Design Team Sisters blog and see their take on the sketch.




Daisy Collins- www.tsunamirosedesigns.blogspot.com
Kimberly Pate ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com 
Veronica Meras-http://createdbymeras.blogspot.com/
Maryann Cruz - http://www.sprinkledpinkcupcake.blogspot.com
SuzeJo Murphy - http://CrimsonMoonCrafts.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Lepard - http://jenlovestoscrap.blogspot.com/
Abbie Kay - http://poweredbyfairydust7.blogspot.com
Jane Stillman - http://janesplaice.blogspot.com
Rachel Bogner - http://rcbogner.blogspot.com 
Tricia Colon - http://mycrazybubble.blogspot.com/ 

I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose ~ April 10

Welcome to Day 10 of I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose.




Today is day ten of 30 for I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose.   Make sure you visit her blog here, and check out her awesome sketches.


Today's sketch is number 20.  First, take a look at the sketch . . . 

And here is what I did with the sketch.    

I had a lot of fun making this card - I wanted something  colorful and bright, I did take a few liberties with the card, as you can see, I do not have the banner across the top.  I did start with one, but after I got the card all put together, I went to move it and snap a pic and pulled part of the banner off.  I could see no way to reattach, so I pulled the other end off, and added bows. 


All of the paper used for this design came from the Recollections Bright and Basic paper stack. 


Please make sure you visit my Design Team Sisters blog and see their take on the sketch.




Daisy Collins- www.tsunamirosedesigns.blogspot.com
Kimberly Pate ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com 
Veronica Meras-http://createdbymeras.blogspot.com/
Maryann Cruz - http://www.sprinkledpinkcupcake.blogspot.com
SuzeJo Murphy - http://CrimsonMoonCrafts.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Lepard - http://jenlovestoscrap.blogspot.com/
Abbie Kay - http://poweredbyfairydust7.blogspot.com
Jane Stillman - http://janesplaice.blogspot.com
Rachel Bogner - http://rcbogner.blogspot.com 
Tricia Colon - http://mycrazybubble.blogspot.com/ 

“What’s Up Doc”

Welcome to “What’s Up Doc” blog hop!!!!

1930: Birth of Warner's cartoons

Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig are three of the animated cartoon characters that have become central to the corporate image of Warner Brothers. Bosko was introduced as their first character in “Sinkin’ in the Bathtub” with a sister series, Merrie Melodies in 1931. Bosko was taken to MGM due to a contractual dispute where Buddy was then born (a Bosko clone).

Porky Pig was born in 1936 which established the character as the studio's first bona fide star. In addition to Porky Pig, Warner Brothers cartoon characters Daffy Duck (who debuted in the 1937 short Porky's Duck Hunt) and Bugs Bunny (who debuted in the 1940 short A Wild Hare) also achieved star power. By 1942, the Schlesinger studio had surpassed Walt Disney Studios as the most successful producer of animated shorts in the United States.

Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Sylvester, and Porky Pig became central to the company's image in subsequent decades. Bugs remains a mascot to Warner Bros.' various divisions and Six Flags (which Time Warner previously owned). In fact, it was the success of the compilation film, The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie.

I’m glad you stopped by to visit today and you should have arrived from . If you haven’t arrived from there, we wouldn’t want you to miss a single episode and would love for you to start at the beginning instead of the refreshments at Lynne’s blog at http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

What’s a hop without goodies – there will be surprise package of goodies. To be eligible, you will need to visit each of the stops along the way and to leave comments at each. Also, we would love to have you become a follower and leave a way to contact you!!!

Today I want to share with you a double page layout I am making.  I have pulled three of my favorite Loony Tunes Characters and added to the layouts.  I had some issues with cutting a couple of SVG files I was trying to cut, so I went the next best route.  I used some coloring pages I found online, colored them with my Photoshop program, then layered them on two colors of paper.

For those of you who follow my blog, know that I am simple with my designs, and this is no different.

This two page layout still needs a title, I have come up with several, but I decided I would give you all the opportunity to help me add a sentiment to the help complete the process.

I do apologize that my pics are not the best, however, when I went to take them this evening, my camera no longer worked.  So, I had to take them with my cell phone.


With all of these facts being said, “I tawt a taw a puddy tat”, “that wascally wabbit”, “What’s up Doc”, “you’re desthpicable”, “sufferin’ succotash”, and …….. “Th-th-th-that's all folks!” with going to the next stop along the way Colleen

The complete line-up incase you pop out of one of those wascally wabbit holes:

Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Kimberly ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com
Colleen ~ http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
Lisa ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Gill ~ http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com
Anita~  http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com

I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose ~ April 9

Welcome to Day 9 of I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose.




Today is day Nine of 30 for I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose.   Make sure you visit her blog here, and check out her awesome sketches.


Today's sketch is number 10.  First, take a look at the sketch . . . 

And here is what I did with the sketch.  I call this the blue lady card.  

This card was way out of my comfort zone.  I still think she needs something, but I cannot lay my finger on it.  I have tried a brown frame around her, I have tried blue strips above and below her and I still did not like how it looked.  So, I decided to just leave her be fore now, let her sit in the file box, and pick her up in a day or two and give her a second shot at completion. 


Please make sure you visit my Design Team Sisters blog and see their take on the sketch.




Daisy Collins- www.tsunamirosedesigns.blogspot.com
Kimberly Pate ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com 
Veronica Meras-http://createdbymeras.blogspot.com/
Maryann Cruz - http://www.sprinkledpinkcupcake.blogspot.com
SuzeJo Murphy - http://CrimsonMoonCrafts.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Lepard - http://jenlovestoscrap.blogspot.com/
Abbie Kay - http://poweredbyfairydust7.blogspot.com
Jane Stillman - http://janesplaice.blogspot.com
Rachel Bogner - http://rcbogner.blogspot.com 
Tricia Colon - http://mycrazybubble.blogspot.com/ 

Grand Opening ~ Scrapping With Lisa

Good Morning all,

I am excited to announce that today is the grand opening of Scrapping With Lisa.  Here design team has some super cute projects to display, and there will be prizes on the fan page.   Be sure to check it all out, I know you won't be disappointed.

Here is the link to the Design Team Blog.
Here is the link to the Scrapping With Lisa Fan Page
Here is the link to the Scrapping with Lisa store.

Have fun!!!!