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Cropstop is doing it again! Please join us for our annual “Fall Frolic” online crop and blog hop! The crop will begin on September 1st and go through September 22nd with daily challenges posted by our Creative Team. Participants will have till September 30th to complete and upload their projects in the “Fall Frolic” album in the Cropstop
Gallery. Our Creative Team will be offering great challenges, games, a make n’ take and prizes!! Visit their blogs during the crop and you’ll have a chance to win additional blog candy!

Please visit and register on the Cropstop.com forum/message board and in our Cropstop gallery so you can participate in our “Fall Frolic” crop . All guidelines and info can be found in the “Fall Frolic” Online Crop thread on the Cropstop forum!!

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The blog challenge that I run, Pile It On!, is now affiliated to Lettering Delights, so if you click on the link below you get to buy awesome fonts, images, cliparts, even tags and other digital items at an excellent prize of $1 each!!! Some exclusion applies, but it is mostly to bundles.

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I have been scrapping (digi scrappin’) some, here are a few I made a couple weeks ago, but totally forgot to post.  I will post a few new ones tomorrow.  These are using  Going Green a collaboration between SuzyQ Scraps and Amanda Heinmann.  Very simple, but I love how it turned out, I am thinking of scraplifting it using traditional scrapbook supplies.

One more, this one is another collaboration from SuzyQ Scraps but this time with Britt-ish Designs, the kit is called: Bon Appetit and on sale at ScrapOrchard.  This is the awesome SECOND welcome gift for Bianca at “The Ritterhouse Hotel” in Philadelphia.

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As soon as I saw this kit from Erica Zane I knew I had to get it and work with it.  I have only touch the tip of the iceberg, and I LOVE IT!  What’s digital and what’s real?  The ribbon, trim and bling are the added dimensional items all the papers and shadows were done in the computer. And, don’t you love the rub-on?!?!?  Mines in real life are never perfect, so I love this crackled look on the digital ones.

supplies: EZ Wishes {Bundle} by Erica Zane; Line It Up: Templates v. 1 by Krisi’s Kreations; Write It Out: Everyday Sentiments by Krisi’s Kreations; Ribbon by Offray; Trim from Tuesday Mornings ; Bling from Tuesday Morning (it is those that you are supposed to put on your cell)

a little close up:

Challenges:

• Challenge #27 Say It With Shapes @ One stitch at a time
• Challenge #72 “Use Your Scraps” @ digital tuesday (my ribbon and trim where scraps)
• Paper Cutz Challenge # 55

I wanted to keep this one elegant, but some how I got bling fever… LOL!!!!  So you be the judge if it still at least a tad elegant.

supplies: EZ Wishes {Bundle} by Erica Zane; Line It Up: Templates v. 1 by Krisi’s Kreations; Write It Out: Everyday Sentiments by Krisi’s Kreations

Challenges:

• B is for blue @ ABC challenge
• 104! @ CAS
• Challenge #72 “Use Your Scraps” @ Digital tuesday

and a little close up of all the bling madness!

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I usually don’t post a card that includes a kit that hasn’t released yet… but I just can’t help myself.  I think it turned out so cute and I made it to go with a few challenges, so I wanted to post before those challenges are up.  Now seriously isn’t it cute!?!?!?!

supplies:  Citrus Glow by Charlize Creations COMING SOON at ZIG ZAG Scrap; Red Bazzil cardstock; Red Offray Ribbon; black pen; 09 KutUps by Clever Someday.

Challenges:

1. Kazan’s Sketch 59
2. Day 174 – Sing Along Saturday – I am not sure if you can see it, but I added the phrase “whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens” to the green background digital paper in white.
3. Challenge Me Monday #23 – I am not sure if the cut itself had to be outdoorsy but my cut here is that gorgeous zig zag frame.
4. You are my heart ~ Lending a helping hand even in a card is always an act of love
5. colourQ challenge #46…

Pile It On! blog challenge will be up soon!

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Dúnia is having a super sale!  so go and get it ladies!!!!

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Have you been considering digital or are you a digi scrapper already then this sale is for you!!!!

Have fun shopping!

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At the Zig Zag Scrap blog we are running an “encouraging words challenge“, so I did this page for it using 100% Zig Zag Scrap items.  Bianca started a new love for photography and we are going to give her my old point-n-shoot camera as soon as we find the battery it needs.  For now she is using my newer version of point-n-shoot.  When I go to download photos I have to say some are really really good.  I particularly liked this one, it is not one of her best but I just loved how as soon as she saw it told me “those are MY feet mommy, do you like the pic?”… she just melted my heart right there.  So my words of encouragement are “keep trying”.

supplies: Danny Says Kit by Dúnia (Includes Free Gift With Purchase); Add a Border II by Studio Basic

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Isn’t she just adorable!?!?!?!?!  I just love her, her name is Patty and she is an adorable cut that I got from Beanie.  Of course Patty had the cutest little baseball cap, but since we are going to a cowgirl’s bday I decided to add a cowgirl hat.  And the hat cut is from Cindy.  Thank you two so much for the files, I totally love them!  I did simplified Beanie’s cut. When I cut I don’t like to deal w/ little pieces because I know I will be called away from my project and I ALWAYS loose those little pieces. Oh forgot to mention this is using MTC.

This card is going to a few challenges but I can’t remember the names and I can’t find the little piece of paper I wrote it in (see my issue about little papers?).  *** EDITED: Finally found my little piece of paper w/ the list of challenges.. yay!)

• Stampin’ for the Weekend Challenge #43 – Recipe (3 DPs: her shirt, the card background w/ the cool modern flowers); and the hat (I used the reverse of the DP); 2 flowers; 1 ribbon; bling and a stamp (underneath the sticker saying)
• challenge # 77 @ Crafty Creations is Happy or Sweet… I guess both.. since she makes me happy and she is OH so SWEET.
• This Week’s Challenge is Use 7 or More Items@ Papertake weekly (1-cutting files; 2- flowers; 3- bling; 4- embossing folders; 5- ribbon; 6- cardstock; 7- pattern paper; 8- sticker; 9- stamp; 10- ink; 11- hand made paper; 12- Cricut)
• This Week’s Challenge is Using Your Stash Older Than 1 Year – Practical Scrappers; how long do you think that blue hand made paper is???  I am going to say CIRCA 1998!!!!!
• Challenge – Week 30 @ Create 4 Fun (Use flowers)
• The Creative Cottage Challenge 19 – Touchy Feely (Becky’s Challenge)
• Stamp Simply #149 – Two’s Company – two flowers; two blings; two embossed panels; two teared pieces of cardstock; two cutting files.

Here are some close ups from her:

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I have a Hybrid Chick Sneak Peek.  I was supposed to post on Thursday but for some bizarre reason I put it to be for Friday in my calendar.  Since there is a Frid. post already and a Sat. for that matter mine will be up on Sunday.

I will be doing a 3 part article about embossing.  This Sunday is Part #1.  Here is the project I hope you enjoy it!

Supplies:  Celebrate! (brite)July Guest: Chelle’s Creations available right now at the Digi Chick; Doilie Shapes Set 1 AND Rectangular Envelopes Set 1 The Cutting Files at the Digi Chick; Thanks Cuttlebug embossing folder from CropStop.com; Brad by American Crafts

Challenges:

1. Kazan’s Sketch 57 @ 2S4U
2. Challenge #17 - Easy Craft Projects (all you need is love, is the inspiration and for my card is perfect.  You cannot feel more loved than when you get handmade cards for your bday and what a better way to reciprocate that love than to send hand made thank you cards.)

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