Shaping Up Blog Hop - WINNER!

Happy Monday!
I'm back, as promised, with my Shaping Up Blog Hop & Giveaway winner! In case you missed it, it's too late to enter for the giveaway but you can find my post here.

First, thank you everyone for all your lovely comments! 

Now for the winner...

which is


Congrats Amy!  I'm off to send you an email now!

Thanks & have a great day!

Happy Birthday Ashley

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Okay, it's not her birthday yet but I due to a few upcoming stampy commitments, I had to get this done in advance!  I decided that I could go ahead and post this a few days early! I've already sent it on it's merry way in the mail to her, I am hoping she should have it by now!  Isn't getting non-bill mail is so much fun!!!  

Happy Birthday Ashley!  

I know this is early, but I hope you have a wonderful birthday month!  
(Yes, in my house we celebrate birthdays the entire month!)

 For this card I felt it extremely appropriate to use some of my favorite Paper Smooches stamps!  We both have a thing for Paper Smooches.  

Okay, maybe it's more than just a thing- we're both obsessed with Paper Smooches!  

Instead of coloring in the pig, I just paper pieced him with Avery Elle cardstock!  He's also just a hint sparkley too!  Pigs sparkle, right?  A few die cuts and some bakers twine later, we have a card! 

Supplies: 

Cardstock: Avery Elle: White, Pixie.  PTI: Soft Stone.

Pattern Paper: Dear Lizzy Neapolitan.

Stamps: Paper Smooches Party Posse, Green Acres.

Dies: PTI Notebook, In the Meadow die.  MFT Die-namics Stax Flag.  Lil' Inker Cloud dies.

PTI July Blog Hop

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This is my first ever PTI blog hop!  Yippee!  I have watched them forever but never had the time to get a card made.  I just couldn't pass up the chance to make a card from this inspiration photo!  

Sigh.  Seriously, SO pretty! Impossible to pass up!

Here's my card...

I used Papertrey Ink's Sweet Life, Background Basics Gingham, and the sentiment is from Autumn Acorns.  

I would have loved to have rounded one or two of these corners but unfortunately I just broke my corner rounder!!! (Side note: this is my 2nd corner rounder to bite the dust! I have got to find a better corner chomper that can handle high quality cardstock!  Suggestions anyone?)  

Need to go shopping ASAP!  Oh well, I can do that later!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Shaping Up Blog Hop & Giveaways!

Welcome to the Shaping Up Blog Hop & Giveaways!

Hopefully you have arrived here from Cheiron's blog!

We wanted to thank everyone together, one last time, for everyone's support in Gallery Idol and also share our prize stash with those who supported us along the way.

We each have created a shaped card and here's mine!  

I created with a roller coaster that I cut out with my Silhouette!

I felt the sentiment was perfect for the Gallery Idol experience!  :)

Now it's time for the fun, the giveaway! I've got lots in my stash from Stamping Royalty and Gallery Idol that I would love to share. To be eligible to win, please comment on this post and follow my blog! I'll pick a winner on Monday, July 30th.

The next stop is Joscelyne Cutchens' blog.

If you get lost along the way, head back to the facebook event page!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!