Welcome to Day 1 of Jillian's Birthday Blog Hop

Welcome to Jillian’s Birthday Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from Yolie.  If you just happened to stumble upon this hop, please be sure to go back to Jillian's blog so you don't miss any of the wonderful projects we have to share. Each day I will be posting a new project with new blog candy for you to win so be sure to come back each day.

For my first project I made a birthday box. Something small could go in it or maybe if you were having a party one could go on the table for each of your guests filled with candies. I topped this one with a flower however a bow would have been just as nice. They say good things come in small packages and so this little one should delight anyone who receives it.

 I did the two opposite sides with the same colors and decoration.

 

 I thought the flower would go nice on it.

 Here is a look at the how the top closes without the flower.

Recipe:

White cardstock

Copic Markers

Stickers

Stickels

Sizzix Pedal Cone Die

Stamps from Hero Arts

Flower from Recollections

I hope you enjoyed seeing the little box. As I said, good things do come in small packages and so this little box brings us to something good...your first chance to win some candy.  You must be a follower and leave me a comment telling me what was the best thing you ever received for your birthday. (If you do not leave me a way to get in touch with you, you have 3 days to claim your prize). For an extra chance Jillian is trying to get 300 fans on Facebook. If you aren’t a fan, please like her at http://www.facebook.com/ajillianvancedesign then come back and leave me another comment saying you are a fan. 

Since my project was dealing with texture to both the sight and touch (stickels, flower, etc) I have some fun textures for you to add to your project with these Martha Stewart Stamps. 

Now off you go to check out some more fantastic projects...your next stop is Deanne. 

 

In case you get lost along the way here is the line up.

Jillian http://princessandthepaper.blogspot.com/
Bunny http://bunnyrunswithscissors.blogspot.com/
Theresa http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Brynn http://flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com/
Yolie www.JustYolie.com
Susan http://sueinct.blogspot.com/   (you are here)
Deanne http://deannescreativejuice.blogspot.com/
Tanner http://www.mrcricutcrazy.com/
Darlene http://talesoftayandbay.blogspot.com/
Ivonne http://4everspink-dailydoseofbeauty.blogspot.com/
Karen http://karens-kakes-krafts.blogspot.com/
Denise http://vintageheartfeltdesigns.blogspot.com/

Day 3 of The Red Hatters Blog Hop

You should be hopping here from Lindsey at  LA Georgia Paperie. If you have lost your way or need to go to the beginning of the hop then you need to make your way to Dusti at Scrapping with Cricut.

Today I was planning on posting a card but unfortunately I was not feeling well yesterday and spent the day in bed so my poor card is only partly done. So instead I will let you all know about yesterday's post. Some of you picked up on it and some I wonder if you even noticed that the picture in the camera kept changing. I was drawing your attention to the leaves or the monkeys with words just to see how many would notice. 

Do you all  remember as kids we had those View Masters and you would buy the different discs for them? The disk was round and had a bunch of pictures running along the outside and the description under it. That page was designed to work something like that although I did not put the description on it but that could easily be done. If you look at first photo you can see the bottom of the wheel sticking out next to the talk bubble and that is where I turn the photos from one to another. Naturally you can blend it in with your background but if I did that it would be hard explaining where it was. I just turn that to go from one picture to the next.

Ingredients for yesterday's project:
Cardstock from my stash
Black Fun Foam Sheet
3D Pop Dots or the like
Shoe lace (camera strap)
Various Markers and Copics
Clip Art picture of Monkey on left
Cricut Animal Kingdom Cartridge for Monkey on right
Sheet of Acetate for easy spinning although I didn't notice a huge difference with or without
Chalk
Brad
I don't know what these are called but they look like little washers you put behind your eyelets and behind the paper then you set the eyelet and this is so the eyelet don't pull out through the paper. I just call them little washers.
Tree/branch image which I used a SCAL file I have for some and drew the rest.


I was going to put up a tutorial of how to do this. So for today's comment (be a follower) I want to know if you would be interested in a tutorial for making a page where you can change the images. (I don't mean you have to do a monkey page.) A yes or no vote has no bearing on your chances to win the blog candy. All comments will be added to the previous two days comments and a winner will be drawn on Monday using Random.org.

Now off to Ruby at Handcrafted Simply by Us you go.

Welcome to day two of The Red Hatters Blog Hop

You should be hopping here from Lindsey at  LA Georgia Paperie. If you have lost your way or need to go to the beginning of the hop then you need to make your way to Dusti at Scrapping with Cricut.

Today I have something special for you. I did scan it however my scanner is not 12x12 so I only scanned it twice and stitched it together because that is the important part. The only thing you do not see is the very top with says "Southwick's Zoo" which really has no effect on the layout so I didn't bother scanning another two images and try and stitch that little bit on. So with that being said, here is my page.

You can't read it but that talk bubble reads, "Anyone see my hat and camera?????" 

I really layered that camera, trees, and the monkey on the left is also layered.
Here is a closer look.

See the leaves he is almost sitting on? Those look so natural if I do say so myself.

See how it looks like he is eating the camera strap?       

Here, maybe you need another look.

I also like the way the leaves and branches come across the camera. 

Guess we know where the camera is.

Look at the monkey on the right, he has the hat.

I just love the way his fingers grip around the rim of the hat. Don't you?

 Keeping with the red hat theme of course the hat is red as they are everywhere even at the zoo.

I won't post the ingredients yet. That will come at a later time because I want you to leave me a comment and tell me what you like about the page most of all. One comment per person and please include your email if you do not have it in your profile. Blog candy is posted in yesterday's post. All posts from yesterday will be combines with today's so if you commented both days then you have double the chance to win. Good luck!

Red Hatters Blog Hop Starts at 8 a.m.

Welcome hoppers! You should be hopping here from Lindsey at LA Georgia Paperie. If you have lost your way or want to go to the beginning of the hop then you need to go see Dusti at Scrappin with Cricut.

For my project I made a Birthday card. I am sorry for the poor image as I had to use my camera and I need a new one but I couldn’t get a good scan of it. In the photo it doesn’t really look it but the image is on silver foil and the scanner light just reflected in it so I couldn’t get a good image. The lettering on the outside is also silver. I know I put  “Reflections on Aging” but I didn’t mean that kind of reflection…LOL.

I wanted to open it slightly so you can see the hidden image. 

Inside: Not the tags in the envelope on each side.

With the tags up so you can see the hat and dress.

I was hoping you could read the inside but to save you the strain of trying to see it I will type it out.

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple

With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?

So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised. *

So my dear friend, why not practice with me?

We shall both wear purple with our red hats

And practice doing these things that don’t suit us.

Because growing old does not mean growing obsolete.

With age comes a wisdom the young will never know.

Happy Birthday!

(*The top paragraph was taken from the poem Warning by Jenny Joseph)

Ingredients:

Copics YR00 (on women), R27 (on hats and rose), G09 (on rose)

Prismacolor Penciles (on women and her gloves, dress)

Stickles (used on woman’s lips, hats and dress)

Zig Painty Metallic Gold (used on frame)

Zig Painty Matallic Silver (Letters on the outside of card)

George and Basic Shapes Cricut Cartridge (lettering on outside of card)

Judi Kins Gold Embossing Powder (used on frame)

Melt Art Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (used on frame)

Mulbury Tissue (used for flower on hat)

Cardstock from my stash

Velum from my stash (Envelopes to hold tags)

Foil from my stash (behind women)

My SVG of the Coin Envelope
SVG tag

Sizzix Embossing Envelope

Clip Art (Dress on tag)

Buttons (on envelope)

Jolee’s by You (Gloves on envelope)

Hampion Art Stamp (woman on front and hat)

Stamp of Rose from my stash

SVG of  Oval Frame is from SVGCuts

Sticker from my stash (the gold lines inside of the card)

Pearls from my stash (on envelope)

Ribbon from my stash (on tags)

Eyelets (on tags)

Velcro Closure (for card)

I hope you enjoyed seeing my card and if you would like your own red hat I had made a SVG for you so be sure to download it before you hop away. I also have some candy ready to be sent out to one lucky winner.

Just be a follower and leave me a comment. One comment per person to keep it fair. Please be sure to leave your email in your comment if it is not on your profile. I will only wait three days, as stated at the top of my blog, for you to make contact with me so if you don't leave me your email then check back within three days to see if you are the winner. The winner will be picked by Random.org on Monday.

Remember....grab your SVG  Red Hat which can be used with or without the ribbon, become a follower if your not already and leave me a comment.....and off you go to your next stop which is Ruby at Handcrafted Simply by Us.

Here is the line up:

Dusti at Scrapping With Cricut

Deanne at Deanne's Creative Juice

Deanne at Deanna's Papercrafts

Lindsey at La Georgia Paperie

Sue at Sue in CT -------------------------------you are here

Ruby at Handcrafted Simply by US

Bunny at Bunny Runs with Scissors

Jillian at The Princess & The Paper

Jessica at Chick-n-Scrap