Who loves Pink by Design?

Well, it's obvious that I LOVE Pink by Design stamps! Who else out there does? I've been given $50 in gift certificates to hand out so I decided to split it into 2 $25 gift certificates! I already gave away one over the weekend, and I'm giving the last one away tonight! be sure to check out my facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/CreateSerendipity07 to be entered for your chance to win!

RRR DT Post

Make sure you all stop by the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog today and see the fun & festive Turkey Day tag that I made using the Thanksgiving Owl-fits stamps from Sweet Stamp Shop!

RRR Blog Hop!

Hello everyone! Welcome to the RRR Blog hop! If you came here from Jan's blog, you're on the right track! If not, make sure you start at the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog to start from the beginning and see all of the fabulous projects that the team made for today!

Have you checked out the RRR Ribbon club yet? This month on our hop we are featuring ribbons from the ribbon club assortment shown below:

Make sure you CLICK HERE to become a member of the awesome RRR Ribbon club!

For today, I wanted to share with you a little project for Christmas! I had a similar one posted yesterday, but I wanted to make sure that everyone got a chance to see this cute little project made out of toilet paper rolls! I ended up making a little Christmas flower Ornament. I plan on making several this year to decorate my tree with. They are so cheap and easy to make! The one I did yesterday was painted white and looked like a snowflake, but for today's project, I wanted to make a flower ornament.

I used one of the pretty gold ribbons from the ribbon assortment pack. You can't see the flower too well from the pic, but it's painted red and also a little shimmery because I sprayed it with glimmer mist.

Now hop along and see what Jeanne has in store for you today!

RRR Blog - http://www.reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/
Trudy - http://truesgiftsfromtheheart.blogspot.com/
Judy – http://jarfullofjoy.blogspot.com/
Joanna - http://scrap-making.blogspot.com/
Heidi - http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/
Misty - http://mommyof5kidz.blogspot.com/
Dawn - http://www.dawnscraft.com/
Gloria - http://gloriascraps.blogspot.com/
Jan - http://papercraftpleasures.blogspot.com/
Emily - http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/
Jeanne - http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Corri - http://buglvr.blogspot.com/
Cheryl - http://sweeetdesignsbycheryl.blogspot.com/
RRR Blog - http://www.reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/

Authentique Paper & The Twinery Blog Hop

Welcome to the Authentique/Twinery blog hop! If you came here from Stephanie's blog, you're on the right track! If not, make sure you start at the beginning with the Authentique Paper blog so you don't miss out on any of the fabulous projects in this hop!

For a little blog candy, Authentique Paper is giving away an Authentique Paper prize pack ($20 retail value) and The Twinery is giving away a Colorful Bunch Sampler pack ($20 retail value). Leave a comment on each blog along the hop. The winners will be chosen randomly from all comments on the manufacturer blogs AND the designer blogs. {Winners must have a US/Canada address.}

Blog comments close on Monday, November 14th at 11:59pm (Pacific) and the winners will be announced Wednesday, November 17th on the Authentique Paper blog and The Twinery's blog.

Now on to my project for the day... I made a little Christmas ornament out of toilet paper rolls. For those of you who know me, you know by now that I am loving creating things from tp rolls! I got the idea for this little ornament from a Christmas wreath that I made last week. I thought well those little flowers also look like snowflakes! So here is my ornament:

I want to fill my tree with these this year.

I used a little tag from the Icons from Authentique's Journey line and tied a little bit of Denim twine from The Twinery.

make sure you become a follower of my blog or my facebook page! I plan to make lots more of these and I will post a tutorial in the next couple of weeks so you can make your own tp roll ornaments! They are so simple and inexpensive to make and oh so cute!

Now hop right along and see what Hera has in store for you today!!!

Authentique Paper – http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/
Tifany DeGough - http://inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com/
Julie Ranae Murray - http://juliesopenwindow.blogspot.com/
Natalie Dever - http://dougnat.blogspot.com/
Stephanie Johnson - http://www.parkersprints.blogspot.com/
Emily Lanham - http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/
Hera Frei - http://cappuccinoandcolour.blogspot.com/
Heather Conklin - http://goldiecar.blogspot.com/
Deena Neimat - http://www.imakestuff.typepad.com/
Janeen Shember - http://suburbngypsy.blogspot.com/
Ivona Foster - http://blog.sugarsticksparties.com/
The Twinery – http://www.thetwineryblog.com/

RRR DT Post

Today is my first post on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog! Make sure you check it out HERE! Today I'm sharing a project that I've shared here before and also a brand new one that matches the old one! :-)

Hello Kitty Blog Hop!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Hello Kitty Blog Hop! I am very excited that Dena asked me to help co-host this hop! We have lots of FABULOUS projects and prizes for you today, so make sure you make a stop on every blog! This hop is a 2 day hop, so you have plenty of time to get through all of the blogs. If you're starting at my blog today, you are at the right spot to start hopping!

I know I had a post up yesterday, but I thought I would make a fresh post to correct some broken links/add my project that wasn't here yesterday and also to bring the post to the top of my blog. Thanks everyone who hopped along yesterday!

Our Sponsor:
This hop is being sponsored by PSA Essentials. Libby has been so sweet to donate some blog candy for this hop and she's also joining us as a stop on the hop! If you aren't familiar with PSA, they manufacture self-inking custom stamps and have a variety of styles and ways to personalize. Their stamps come ready to go, with black ink already assembled so you can start stamping right away. And custom stamps are a great way to add personalization to your projects!!! I always add my "Create Serendipity" to the backs of my albums so everyone knows where it came from. :-)

Blog Candy Giveaway:
PSA Essentials is giving away 1 PSA Essentials stamper, 1 Hello Kitty Peel & Stick pack, & 1 ink of the winner's choice. To win, you must hop along and comment on every blog in the hop and also you must be a follower of the PSA Stamp Camp blog.
I must apologize for not having my project up yesterday! I had some serious computer issues this past week and finally when I thought everything was better.... I put my memory card in my computer to load my project photos, and the computer pretty much ate the memory card and deleted all of my photos! So I FINALLY got a new memory card.... here is my project:

I made this little mini album out of toilet paper rolls, I'm really loving making projects from recycled materials! For the cute little sparkly Hello Kitty, I used the Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut Cartridge.

Hop right along to Dena's Blog and see what she has in store for you today!

Lineup:
Emily- http://www.createserendipity.net/
Dena- http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
Lisa- http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Jessica-Creative : http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com/
Tammy- http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com/
Jearise- http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
Ashley- http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
Lisa- http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/
Jenny- http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Bryan- http://www.scrapguy.blogspot.com/
Lynne- http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Anita- http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
Theresa- http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
Candace - http://scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/
Libby- http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/

Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! Day 2

If you are looking for the Hello Kitty Blog Hop, please CLICK HERE

Welcome to the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!

Calling all crafters! We’ve gathered designers from some of our favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could make for the holidays, all in one place on this Hop!

The Authentique crew has dubbed me the "Queen" of Toilet Paper Rolls. I LOVE to use things that I find around the house to craft with, and tp rolls are my favorite! I normally make mini albums out of them, but today, I thought I would try a different approach! Here is what I came up with:

Cute, right? Who knew that toilet paper rolls could be so festive!

Here's a closer look

Now I had all of these step-by-step photos taken and I was so excited to share them, but this week has NOT been my week with technology! First, my computer crashed, then as I was getting ready to upload photos, my computer pretty much eats my memory card and deleted all of my photos. So the above photos were taken with my iphone, thus not being the best quality. I plan to make more of these, so if you want to bookmark my site or become a follower, that would be great! I will post step by step photo instructions as soon as I get them.

For now, I will try my best to explain how to make this festive wreath!
1. You will need about 1 toilet paper roll for each flower. I made 10 flowers, so about 9-10 rolls will do.
2. Flatten your tp roll and cut 1/2 inch pieces.
3. This step is optional, but if you want your flowers painted, you can spray paint, or what I used, was acrylic paint. After the paint was dry, I sprayed with glimmer mist for a little sparkle.
4. Glue your petals together to form flower, I glued about 7 per flower.
5. Assemble flowers in a wreath shape and glue together. I used hot glue for everything.
6. Embellish! You can add buttons, ribbons, you name it! I cut some leaves with Authentique's festive papers, Wonder, and also used one of their headlines on the bottom.

And that's it! Now you have a beautiful festive wreath for the holidays! These would make great gifts for friends and family and they will be shocked when you tell them that it is made from toilet paper rolls!

To sweeten to Hop, Authentique Paper is offering a gift for one lucky hopper! For every comment you leave on the blogs in the Hop, you'’ll be entered to win a prize pack from one of the participating manufacturer sponsors (including this great prize pack shown below)!
{Authentique Paper winner must have a US/Canada address.}

Visit the list of blogs below and leave a comment on each by Nov 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM {PST}. Each day we will be sharing a brand new list of blogs with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!

Clearsnap – http://clearsnap.blogspot.com
Spellbinders http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog.aspx
Hampton Art - http://blog.hamptonart.com/
Zutter – http://binditall.blogspot.com/
Graphic45 – http://g45papers.typepad.com/
Donna Salazar Designs – http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/
The Twinery - http://www.thetwineryblog.com/
Authentique Paper http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/
Jan Hennings – Glue Arts http://papercraftpleasures.blogspot.com/
Kim Sonksen – Donna Salazar Designs - http://kimsonksen.blogspot.com/
Jamie Harper – Hampton Art http://www.jamieharper.typepad.com
Jenny Suchin – The Twinery http://www.suchins.blogspot.com/
Heather Conklin– Authentique Paper http://goldiecar.blogspot.com/
Gloria Stengel- Graphic 45 http://gloriascraps.blogspot.com/
Christine Emberson - Spellbinders http://hope-chances.blogspot.com/
Julie Overby – Spellbinders http://joverby.blogspot.com/
Mary Dawn Quirindongo – Clearsnap http://mypinkmexico.blogspot.com/
Lea Sanders – Zutter http://leasanders.wordpress.com/
Tara Orr – Graphic45 http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com/
Patti Milazzo – Glue Arts - http://pattimilazzo.blogspot.com/
Emily Lanham – Authentique Paper http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/
Jessy Christopher – Donna Salazar Designs - http://teacherjessy.blogspot.com

Cheers to creating gifts from the heart this holiday season!

Happy Hopping!

Hello Kitty Blog Hop!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Hello Kitty Blog Hop! I am very excited that Dena asked me to help co-host this hop! We have lots of FABULOUS projects and prizes for you today, so make sure you make a stop on every blog! This hop is a 2 day hop, so you have plenty of time to get through all of the blogs. If you're starting at my blog today, you are at the right spot to start hopping!

Our Sponsor:
This hop is being sponsored by PSA Essentials. Libby has been so sweet to donate some blog candy for this hop and she's also joining us as a stop on the hop! If you aren't familiar with PSA, they manufacture self-inking custom stamps and have a variety of styles and ways to personalize. Their stamps come ready to go, with black ink already assembled so you can start stamping right away. And custom stamps are a great way to add personalization to your projects!!! I always add my "Create Serendipity" to the backs of my albums so everyone knows where it came from. :-)

Blog Candy Giveaway:
PSA Essentials is giving away 1 PSA Essentials stamper, 1 Hello Kitty Peel & Stick pack, & 1 ink of the winner's choice. To win, you must hop along and comment on every blog in the hop and also you must be a follower of the PSA Stamp Camp blog.

(Project coming soon!)
So sorry, I've been having A LOT of technical difficulties, my computer crashed, then camera won't read memory card... stay tuned for my project! I am so sorry about this! In the mean time, make sure you check out the whole hop for all of the fabulous projects!

Hop right along to Dena's Blog and see what she has in store for you today!

Lineup:
Emily- http://www.createserendipity.net/
Dena- http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
Lisa- http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Jessica-Creative : http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com/
Crafty Homemade- http://craftyhomemade.blogspot.com/
Tammy- http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com/
Jearise- http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
Ashley- http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
Lisa- http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/
Jenny- http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Bryan- http://www.scrapguy.blogspot.com/
Lynne- http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Anita- http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
Theresa- http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
Candace - http://scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/
Libby- http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/

RRR Challenge #35- Christmas Theme!

Hey everyone! Happy November! Christmas is right around the corner now, are you starting to get in the holiday spirit? I know it was a little odd for me to be creating Christmas themed albums on Halloween, but I was getting a good jump start on the Holiday!

For my first challenge project on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog, I made a mini album out of recycled toilet paper rolls. A list of materials will be below the photos, I'm going to try to start doing my posts this way so it will be easier for you all to identify with the products that I use.

Supplies Used:
Authentique: Wonder- 6x6 Bundle, Icons
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Sheer Woven Rosettes, Swiss Dots, Red Satin Double Ruffle, Sheer Iridescent Red, Sheer Iridescent Parot Green, Ivory Grosgrain
The Twinery: Maraschino Bakers Twine

We would LOVE for you to come play along with the challenge! If you love ribbon, make sure you stop by the RRR blog HERE for a chance to win and to play along!