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Welcome to the Sparkly Things Distract Me Blog Hop brought to you by our amazing hostess Janice from Cricut Confessions! This is the first time that I am participating as a contributor to a blog hop! Thank you to Janice for the invite! If you have arrived here from the very talented Celeste's blog then you are in the right place! I'm not sure what Celeste's project for this hop is going to be, but if it isn't some of her new jewelry she's been making be sure to go back and explore what she's been up to. B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! If you just stopped by my blog and would like to start at the beginning of the hop then please go to Janice's blog Cricut Confessions.
Here is a layout of a picture I took that I love. This is the Cinderella fountain statue in Fantasyland located behind the castle at WDW. I stood off to the side of the fountain and took the picture from behind shooting up at the castle. Dreams can come true...
The patterned paper is by Fancy Pants Designs. The vellum quote was from my stash and attached with CTMH mini brads. The flowers were cut in various sizes ranging from 1 1/2" - 3" out of Colorbok pearlescent paper, with inked edges and topped off with EK Success gem stones. The picture was matted on DCVW Glitter Stack paper.
I just love the Cheshire cat and I couldn't wait to make this cut with the hot pink Best Occasions metallic paper I had! This card makes me smile all over my face! Cheshire Cat was cut from the Disney Classic Cricut cartridge at 5" using Best Occasions metallic paper, Best Occasions shimmer paper and Colorbok cardstock. The yellow and white background patterned paper is from the DCWV Spring Glitter Stack and the colorful zig zag paper is by K & Company. The kid quote stamped sentiment is by Inkadinkado.
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I hope you will become a follower if you are not already. If you like what you see please come back to visit me soon!
Of course I cannot participate in my very first blog hop without offering up some blog candy!
Look at all that sparkly goodness! Candy includes: 3 pack of Stickles, 1 pack of Flora Doodles by Petaloo, 1 pack of purple Rhinestones by Kaiser Craft, 1 pack of green and blue rhinestones by Studio 18, 1 pack of All That Bling dimensional rhinestone flowers by Jolee's, 1 pack of glitter clears embellishments by Making Memories, 1 pack of self stick gems by Darice, 1 pack of decorative pins by K&Company, 1 pack of red rhinestones by Kaiser Crafts and 1 pack of gem ribbon buckles by Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials.
To be eligible for a chance to win the blog candy please:
1. Leave me a comment including what your favorite sparkly things are.
2. Please become a follower of my blog.
That's it! Easy peasy, lemon squeezy huh? Good luck! You will have until Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 11:59 PM to enter. I will use Random org to draw a winner on Monday, February 28, 2011. Winner will have one week to claim their prize.
Here is a list of all the blogs in order that are participating in this hop. Please feel free to refer back to my blog if you get lost along the way!
http://www.cricutconfessions.com/ - Janice
http://jamieisacraftymomma.blogspot.com/ - Jamie
http://lilbitcreations.blogspot.com/ - Patti
http://www.touchedbyabutterfly.blogspot.com/ - Celeste
http://disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com/ - Melissa *You are here*
http://www.justyolie.com/ - Yolie <<< Next Stop
http://leahscarddesigns.blogspot.com/ - Leah
http://karelj.blogspot.com/ - Karel
http://sneezy1956.blogspot.com/ - Jane
http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/ - Bonnie
http://beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/ - Nicolette
http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com// - Michelle
I will be participating in TWO more blog hops next weekend. Be sure to come back here for the It's All About the Green Blog Hop being hosted by Kathryn from Creations with Kathryn and The Spring Blog Hop hosted by Lisa from Scrappin in NJ. There will be some exciting blog candy including a Scrap N' Tote!!!
Your next stop on the hop is the wonderful Yolie at Just Yolie! Be sure to stop by and show her some love!
Thanks for stopping by and have a magical day!
What a gorgeous layout! I love the angle of the photo...Isn't that Cheshire Cat just up to something? My favorite sparkly things are my husband's eyes, just before he's about to get into some mischief! You know I'm a follower--karelj at www.kareljcreations.com and/or ksjennings at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI love your layout.... Your card is absoutley adorable.... Love love them....
ReplyDeleteGorgeous layout and card, who couldn't love the Cheshire cat lol. My favourite sparkly thing is the firework display at Epcot, wow amazing I have never seen another display like it.
ReplyDeleteKim xXx
I love both your projects! The perspective on your WDW photo is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYour cheshire cat is fabulous! Those colors are great together. My favorite sparkly embellishments are gems...so easy to use and so many colors.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win some goodies.
Georgiana
coachfans at cox dot net
What a great layout and a cute card!! The photo is amazing in your layout!
ReplyDeleteLove the title of this blog hop!!!
Love your layout and card. The photo you used is amazing!! Thanks for sharing with us all.
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Love your layout and the flowers are so pretty on it. Your Cheshire Cat is so cute and looks like he's up to no good. My favorite sparkly thing is gems. TFS
ReplyDeletekwillis_15 at yahoo dot com
You always have such beautiful projects!
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to let you know I posted an award for you on my blog. Createdbymissie.blogspot.com
Have a wonderful weekend.
Beautiful LO, I love the flowers. Cool card too. Great job on your first hop. Thanks for the chance to win some awesome candy.
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Melissa D
mkds312@hotmail.com
www.sleeplesswonder.blogspot.com
Pick me! I love sparkly eye candy!
ReplyDeleteKaye
Love both the LO and the card but think I love the card best! Love the shiny paper! I am a new follower! Thanks for the chance to win some yummy candy!
ReplyDeletepaperbutterflies AT sbcglobal DOT net
Love your cheshire cat and your Disney LO! I am a new follower! Thanks for sharing and the wonderful opportunity to win some great bling!
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Angela
lauermaa at gmail dot com
www.angelascrafty.blogspot.com
Your Cheshire cat makes me smile. Im in the process of doing a Disney trip album and love your ideas. I guess my favorite sparkly thing to use is my stickles.
ReplyDeleteOh love the layout I've got that almost same picture and never figured out how to scrap it. And your Cheshire Cat is too cute!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful layout. I love all the flowers and the picture is awesome. And who wouldn't smile when they see your card. I love all bling.
ReplyDeletehttp://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com
vwilson577 at yahoo.com
Love the cheshire cat! My favorite character from Alice in Wonderland!
ReplyDeleteVery cute card and pretty layout! I LOVE stickles!!!
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I am a follower and I LOVE your layout! My husband and I spent our honeymoon at Disney World in Orlando so you know we love Disney!!
ReplyDeleteaudrey@rosemansroost.com
Your castle picture page is totally dreamy! And who couldn't smile looking at your sparkly Cheshire! My fave sparkly things in most recent time are stickles, I am putting them on everything and have amassed quite a collection.
ReplyDeleteI love your stuff always!!! And Cheshire cat is why I will own that cart by the end of today!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sparkle!
Janice
www.cricutconfessions.com
beautiful LO and cute card..love your blog, I am now following
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CraftCreationsbyNetta.blogspot.com
What fabulous projects. I love your card! The cat is sooo cool :)
ReplyDeleteYou did an excellent job on the layout. Your card is the cutest. I love Disney also, but don't get to go that often.
ReplyDeleteLove your project - sooo beautiful! TFS!
ReplyDeletepam_lash at yahoo dot com
your layout is very nice
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Tristan
tristans_time_4_craftin at yahoo dot com
http://tristans-time-4-craftin.blogspot.com/
Great projects! Love all the flowers on your lay-out! My sparkly favs are stickles and pearl blings!
ReplyDeleteI love that Cheshire Cat. I am a new follower.
ReplyDeleteThanks for being on this blog hop.
Sue
rolfe974@prodigy.net
Oh I love your layout... Im a layout kinda girl. but that card with the cat is adorable you picked the perfect stamp to match! love that too!
ReplyDeletekacee
mcvicwif@yahoo.com
im your newest follower
Love your layout it's so beautiful. I love the Cheshire Cat. My favorite sparkly things I have to say are my little one's eyes. I say that because that's the first thing I remember when he opened his eyes to me in the NICU and he just lights my day. The 2nd would be my hubby's eyes ~ the look he gives me when we embrace.
ReplyDeleteLeah
leah@leahscarddesigns.com
http://www.leahscarddesigns.com
Great layout and card!
ReplyDeleteI love Stickles!
Both your layout and your card are absolutely gorgeous. I am also a huge Disney fan. Love the Mickey!!! So glad I teach grade one because I can surround myself in Disney stuff and no one bothers me about it!!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your projects and for the chance to win.
gaudet5 at rogers dot com
your layout and card are amazing. I think my favorite sparkly things are fireworks! I just love them so much!
ReplyDeleteTFS!!!
Ashley
ScrappinAsh at gmail dot com
Great projects!! I sure love those flowers you added! Gorgeous :) My fave spparkly things are definately swarovski crystals. I put them on EVERYthing!
ReplyDeleteI am now following your blog! Yay!! xx
Ashley..
uberartist@hotmail.com
Wow- just stumbled onto your fun blog and this bloghop! Love your music too! Just became a follower!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite sparkly things are my sweet girl's little eyes!
Your cheshire cat is making me grin! LOL. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteWonderful projects! LOVE the picture in your layout...great angle! And the Cheshire Cat is terrific...perfect and funny sentiment! Your blog is getting me more excited for our trip to Disney this fall...can't wait for the blog hop! My fave sparkly things are my middle son's eyes...they sparkle when he's up to no good!! :-) TFS!
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sconn0925 at yahoo dot com
Lovely layout! And that card, so cute! I would have to say my favourite sparklies are rhinestones. I like adding them onto my projects! TFS :)
ReplyDeleteJenn
craftyfulgardens.blogspot.com
smile4jenn at hotmail dot com
Very nice. I like those flowers.
ReplyDeleteKristaInMN at gmail dot com
Very nice layouts....
ReplyDeleteI am a follower of your blog.
Charlene
katknit at gmail dot com
I love your layout and that cat so cute.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower and I love glitter
Thank you,
Teri
teri dot barefoot at gmail dot com
You layout and card are awesome! I love the photo you took of the fountain - great perspective!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
karenskapin at yahoo dot com
wow the flowers are so great on the first layout! my favorite sparkly things is spark my heart feels when I hear my kids laugh
ReplyDeleteLove the layout and your card! I love all things sparkly! If it shines then I love it! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Lynda
lyndascreativetouches.blogspot.com
rlhamm1 at gmail dot com
Hey, Melissa, congrats on your first blog hop. What fun!
ReplyDeleteI love sparkly things like stickles and rhinestones. They help make things pop. Thanks for the giveaway chance!
coupondenise at live dot com
Gorgeous LO. I love your Cheshire Cat. I love any sparkly thing I can put on a scrapbook. I am a new follower.
ReplyDeleteKaren
countrygirlin_md at yahoo dot com
karenscreativeramblings.blogspot.com
I love the Cheshire Cat!!! Just love him!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite shiny things are hotfix crystals - I am addicted to them... guess they remind me of a girl's best friend LOL!
Very nice layout! Love the color choices!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite sparkly things is Stickles! I love the diamond color the best!
I'm a follower & thanks for coming by my blog!
http://www.mudpiereality.blogspot.com
Great LO. I love that statue, and I love the spot where the statue is too, don't you? It's generally fairly quiet back there and the benches nearby have come in handy a couple of times, lol.Tfs, and congratulations on your first hop!
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Cute, cute, cute! I love these Disney Carts!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome LO The card is just adorable
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing
Debi
cards_by_montana_reflections@bresnan.net
http://cards-by-montana-reflections.blogspot.com/
love your creations, so pretty!! I love that you are such a disney fanatic, we go every 3 months or so!!! mrsroddy8@aol.com
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Your projects are both so well done! I favorite sparkle would have to be my engagement/wedding band - even after all of these 27 years! It isn't big, but it sparkles!
ReplyDeletemariannebrinkley at msn dot com
I love your projects, the layout is gorgeous and the saying with the Cheshire cat is perfect. TFS
ReplyDeleteKathy
Katsews at Gmail dotcom
I love that LO, how dreamy. And the cat with that quote is just too cute! Thanks for the chance to win. I love sparkly blogs!
ReplyDeleteWow Melissa! I love that layout! And who doesn't love the Cheshire? I am going to have to check into the kid saying stamps - I love the one you used! I am a long time follower of your fabulous blog.
ReplyDeleterebeccadunham at hotmail dot com
Great LO and card, I just love your blog thanks for sharing and a chance to win. My favorite sparkly thing is the smile on my Grandkids faces.
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Laney
laneyhollo@yahoo.com
Love your layout and card. Thanks for sharing. Your photo is amazing. My favorite sparkly thing is gems and stickles. Thanks for a chance to win.
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I just love your LO, the picture is really neat and that's a great angle you took it from. The flowers are a beautiful addition to it.
ReplyDeleteThe chesire cat card is so fun! I love how you made him shiny and the sentiment you used is perfect.
My favorite sparkly thing is my engagement ring. I have been married for almost 6 years now and I still love to stare at is as the light reflects it. also, I love glitter, ALOT!
Thanks for showing,
Jamie
glitterstampsandpaperohmy(at)gmail(dot)com
Beautiful layout. and that card is awesome. great job!!! You did great on the blog. Just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win. I am a follower.
annadowdy at gmail dot com
I am *very* distracted by sparkly things. Like, *very.* :)
ReplyDeleteGreat layout! Love the Cheshire Cat card & it does make you smile all over your face. TFS!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute creations...Sparkles in my childrens eyes when something good has happened.
ReplyDeletesmiles...Tammy
I love all your Disney layouts! The Cheshire Cat is just too adorable! Thanks for sharing! I get my Disney fix from you! lol
ReplyDeletelove the layout, all those layers of flowers are great! i am now a follower, thanks for a fun blog hop! http://bkfastattiffanys.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteFabulous blowers with bling - so much work and quite effective!
ReplyDeleteSheryl
I love your Chesire Cat! What great sparkle to give her life! I love things that shimmer, and stickles is my go to "finisher". Of course, rhinestones set the stage for some of my projects. I guess if it sparkles, I like it! I like your blog too and have signed up to follow. Thanks for the chance to win such a great package.
ReplyDeleteLove the cheshire cat and that quote is perfect for him!!
ReplyDeleteYour layout is really pretty with all those flowers. And the chesshire cat is simply adorable!! along with the sentiment. I've seen those stamps; really cute. Thanks for the opportunity to win some candy, I'm already a follower.--Pat N.
ReplyDeleteLove the LO and adore that card, especially the sentiment!!! My fav sparklies to use when I craft are Kaiser Craft Rhinestones...Love them!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful projects. Your LO turned out gorgeous; especially love the way you did the flowers. The card is too cute....love that cat and colors!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Chesire cat!! soo awesome, it looks even better with the metallic paper. Diamonds are a girls best friend!! tfs
ReplyDeletebrenna
rbanderson@live.ca
LOVE the cat!
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Your layout is pretty. I love the picture. I just adore your card. I have those sentiments. I just love what kids say.
ReplyDeleteChris.Pickul@hotmail.com
http://pickulblog.blogspot.com/
Awesome card and layout. New follower
ReplyDeletewww.thefruitofmyhands.blogspot.com
What a Great LO! I love all the flowers!! The Cheshire Cat is super cute:) My favorite sparkly things are gems!!
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~Kim
http://crazyaboutscrapin.blogspot.com
Love both your projects. That cat is just darling. Love the sentiment on it. My most favorite sparkly things are the stickles and gems that I use to decorate cards and layouts with. Oh and of course my rings that have rubies and diamonds in them.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
http://craftywizard.blogspot.com
debbie_craine at hotmail dot com
Love the LO. I really need to go to Disneyland. Everytime I look at your blog, it reaffirms that everytime. I love, love, love, Stickles and bling. TFS and the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteChristel
http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com
askscrappinsista (at) hotmail (dot) com
OMG! I must agree I love everything about Disney myself! Your LO turned out beautiful but the card put a big grin on my face. TFS.
ReplyDeletejennyplace26@gmail.com
just about forgot...diamonds! or for the poor mans bugets stikles!
I love your layout! The flowers are so cute! My fav sparkly thing to use is stickles!
ReplyDeleteLove that Cheshire cat and I love all things shiny and sparkly and love those stickles.
ReplyDeletemmlmn @polarcomm.com
My favorite sparkly things are...the big blue eyes of my baby boy (almost 5 now)...sometimes they just sparkle somethin' fierce when I print his photos!
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awesome LO and card. Love the chesire and he is so sparkly, perfect for thie hop.
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