CS Divas “Be My Valentine” Blog Hop–Day 6

Hello all!

Today I am sharing a layout I just did yesterday.  This is a picture of my 3 kids in 2005.  So the twins (girls) are 4 and my son is 7 here.  This was taken by one of those photographers that went around to daycares and such and took old fashioned photos.  I got the big package.  I got the proofs, the canvas and so on.  I remember that my husband said it was my mother’s day gift.  I will most likely be sharing more layouts made with these pictures, but for now this is the only one.

I used just some paper that looks distressed and lots of fun K&Company embellishments.  The flowers are from Prima. 

Thanks for looking.  This is NOT a challenge, just a layout that I wanted to share with a “LOVE” theme.

I hope you will leave a comment and become a follower

Remember to look at each person’s blog.  Some of us had challenges every day and some of us just had them on day 1 or day 2.  Please don’t forget to register for the hop at Creative Scrapbooking Divas.

For the full details of my challenge, please scroll down my page to my post on the day the hop began, February 7.

Here is the list for the hop!

SANDY http://www.scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com/

DENINE http://www.pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/

BRANDI http://joyfullycreative.blogspot.com/

PAM http://www.dreamersklub.blogspot.com/

ANGELA http://tealfullycuttinup.blogspot.com/

MARYANNE http://www.scrappy-gifts.com/

LORI http://scrapmomsmusings.blogspot.com/

KATIE http://www.katiesnestingspot.com/

ANN http://www.annlenth.blogspot.com/   YOU ARE HERE

BRENDA http://www.brendasjoy.blogspot.com/  PLEASE GO HERE NEXT

STEPHANIE http://todaysmagical.blogspot.com/

ALECIA http://freakalecias.blogspot.com/

CHERYL http://www.tickledpink04.blogspot.com/

LUISA http://www.creativedesignsbyluisa.com

CSDivas Be My Valentine Blog Hop…. Day 2

The full details of the blog hop are down 2 posts on February 7…. But the order of the hop is listed in this post.

I am just sharing some  more projects with you that are Valentine related.  These are not part of my challenge, but feel free to “scraplift” and adapt and post them at CS Divas anyway – I don’t mind

So here is a card that I made for my nephew Jared, who will be 26 this year.  We are so proud of him, the eldest of the Lenth grandchildren.  He is in the Navy and finished 2nd in his class at his schooling down in Florida.  The base where he is right now is where the Navy Blue Angels take off from.  So even though Jared is not a pilot, I thought I would make him this card because this is the idea that popped in my head!

 

I cut the jets flying in formation from my Stand and Salute cartridge. I cut the banner and the clouds from the same cartridge.  I inked the edges of all the cuts and used stickles on the clouds. 

The banner is my hand writing and I hate it. I should have used the computer.  Oh well…..

The inside of the card shows my handwriting again  and the Valentine’s Day is cut out from Designer Calendar.  All die cuts are from my Imagine, however the inside phrase was the only one cut AND printed with Imagine ink.  The others were cardstock. The heart buttons are from my stash.  The ones on the front are filled in with Stickles.

So I guess I better get this in the mail for him.  Thanks for stopping by and be sure to scroll down to the third post on this page for the challenge on the blog hop! Oh and leaving a message and becoming a follower would be awesome!  Remember, I am trying for 150 followers by end of February.  There is a big prize involved!  Thanks

Here is the list for the hop!

SANDY http://www.scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com/

DENINE http://www.pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/

BRANDI http://joyfullycreative.blogspot.com/

PAM http://www.dreamersklub.blogspot.com/

ANGELA http://tealfullycuttinup.blogspot.com/

MARYANNE http://www.scrappy-gifts.com/

LORI http://scrapmomsmusings.blogspot.com/

KATIE http://www.katiesnestingspot.com/

ANN http://www.annlenth.blogspot.com/   YOU ARE HERE

BRENDA http://www.brendasjoy.blogspot.com/  PLEASE GO HERE NEXT

STEPHANIE http://todaysmagical.blogspot.com/

ALECIA http://freakalecias.blogspot.com/

CHERYL http://www.tickledpink04.blogspot.com/

LUISA http://www.creativedesignsbyluisa.com

Just a few extra Valentine projects and a few more February Birthdays!

If you are here for the Valentine’s Hop – just scroll down one post…..

Hello all!  I will reveal a few more birthdays to you now….

Today, the 7th is my cousin Nikki’s birthday.  The 9th is my friend Mary’s who was in my wedding;  The 10th is my brother-in-law Kim’s; the 11th is my cousin’s son Hunter’s birthday and my friend’s son Raymond’s and my dear college “big brother” Brad’s birthday.  The 12th is my sister-in-law Corinne’s birthday; the 13th is my dad’s and my cousin Kim’s birthday.  and that takes us to…… drum roll please…..

VALENTINE’S DAY – which is when my twin girls Gretchen and Gillian were born 10 years ago!

But wait, there is more….. but I will share those later!

 

Here also are a few more of my favorite Valentine themed projects but I will have all new ones each and every day through February 14th for our hop!

 This is entitled “You Say its Your Birthday” and it is my twin girl’s 5th birthday which was 6 years ago Valentine’s Day.

 This was from last year when my niece came down for the twins’ birthday.

 

 and I made this for my husband and framed it last year for Valentine’s Day.

Creative Scrapbooking Divas Present–“Be My Valentine Blog Hop”! Feb. 7-14

Welcome to CSDivas first ever members’ "Be My Valentine Blog Hop"!

Are you new to Creative Scrapbooking Divas?  Here is a little information about the site:  "Creative Scrapbooking Divas is ... a place for Divas to inspire, create and enjoy the process!  We encourage members to create, try different things, challenge themselves and even think outside the box.  At CSDivas we don't sell anything, We have monthly challenges with RAKs offered, great camaraderie  and we like to Spotlight our members and their fabulous creations.  Most of all we want our Diva members to have fun!!!"

If you are coming from KATIE http://www.katiesnestingspot.com/ blog you are on the right track!!  If you found out about the blog hop just now on my blog, please go to SANDY”S Blog  http://www.scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com/ because that is where all the fun starts!

 

"Be My Valentine Blog Hop” is all about Valentine projects!  We will showcase projects - layouts, cards, treat bags, etc. - for Valentines.  You will visit 12 Divas’ blogs with awesome creations and most of them are offering a RAK... Make sure to read instructions on each blog on how you will be eligible to win, as well as due dates...

Let's move to my project for today....  This is not a traditional Valentine’s Day Layout, but it was made with lots of love and it reflects the love that I have for my beautiful life!  What you see here are pictures of me and the many hats that I wear.  I am a scrapper, a Christian, a mom, a friend, a cousin, a granddaughter, a wife and JUST ME!

I used Co’ordinations cardstock for my base and sanded it with the Tim Holtz sanding grip. 

I distressed the edges of the cardstock and some of the printed paper with my Making Memories distress tool.

My printed paper and coordinating paper design elements are from Cosmo Criket.

The wooden squares are Scrabble game pieces with

Letter stickers are from My Little Shoe Box

Buttons, raffia, ribbon, ric rac and fabric are from my stash

 

My challenge to you is to use at least 4 pictures to show how and why you LOVE your life!

I will have some Blog Candy to give away.  To be eligible, please become a follower of my blog, post your creation in the thread shown below and leave me a comment so I know you entered a layout and are a follower.  I will need a way to get in touch with you so please leave an email address.

 You will get one chance for doing EACH of those 3 steps.  So that means if you become a follower, you get 1 chance; if you leave a comment, you get 1 chance and if you download your take on my challenge you will get 1 chance.  AND IF YOU DO MULTIPLE CHALLENGES FROM MY BLOG THIS WEEK, YOU WILL HAVE EVEN MORE CHANCES!

For the chance to earn a Grand Prize at CSDivas,  post your creations in this discussion thread:  Valentines BH - Ann's Challenge Entries!!!

 Due date to upload entries at CSDivas at that link is Thursday February 17, 2011.  Winner will be announced on Tuesday February 22, 2011...

Now let's hop to BRENDA’S Blog http://www.brendasjoy.blogspot.com/ to see her awesome creation!!!

BE SURE TO STOP BACK AND HOP EVERY DAY TO SEE NEW PROJECTS ON MOST OF THE BLOGS IN THIS HOP!  Our hop runs February 7-14

Here is the complete list of blogs on our hop:

SANDY http://www.scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com/

DENINE http://www.pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/

BRANDI http://joyfullycreative.blogspot.com/

PAM http://www.dreamersklub.blogspot.com/

ANGELA http://tealfullycuttinup.blogspot.com/

MARYANNE http://www.scrappy-gifts.com/

LORI http://scrapmomsmusings.blogspot.com/

KATIE http://www.katiesnestingspot.com/

ANN http://www.annlenth.blogspot.com/

BRENDA http://www.brendasjoy.blogspot.com/

STEPHANIE http://todaysmagical.blogspot.com/

ALECIA http://freakalecias.blogspot.com/

CHERYL http://www.tickledpink04.blogspot.com/

LUISA http://www.creativedesignsbyluisa.com

Be sure to go to Creative Scrapbooking Divas to post each of your creations in the appropriate blog owner’s discussion.

Ann’s Birthday Bash!

February is a very busy and special month for myself and my family.  We celebrate over 28 birthdays with family and friends this month.  In my household alone, 4 out of 5 of us have February birthdays!  I would like to have 150 followers by the end of the month.  Can you help me?  I will have an awesome prize for one random follower if we reach or exceed that goal!  I will post the prize this weekend.

February 3rd is the day to celebrate a cousin and a friend!  Happy Birthday to Deanna and Molly!

MY birthday is February 4.  I am still a kid at heart.  I love birthdays. I don’t care about my age, though as you can see, I haven’t revealed it!  Anyways, I still love to get cards but when you reach a certain age, you don’t get as many in the mail anymore.  So I am gonna be a little crazy and ask you all to make me a card.  Of course you don’t have to send it to me in the mail, just make a card and leave me a comment and a link where I can find the card. The card doesn’t need to be personalized for me, you can actually mail it to someone else, but please use this challenge to make a “new” card.  I will give a “birthday present” to one random person who sends me some birthday love!  I will give you until midnight central time on February 7th to do this.

Then stay tuned for the next Birthday Bash posting.  I won’t tell you just yet when the next birthday in my HOUSEHOLD is but I will give you a clue- it was a special day that was made EXTRA special when my twin girls were born!