Made Especially For You's Blogoversary

Welcome to Made Especially For You's 2 Year Blogoversary Blog Hop!

If you're looking for the 3 Girl JAM Birthday Blog Hop..please click HERE

If you've come from Erica's blog, you're in the right place! If you just came across the hop, please start at the beginning over at Made Especially For You.

I first met Ashley almost 2 years ago when I applied to be on the ME4Y DT and she graciously asked me to be a part of her team. I mean this sincerely when I say that Ashley has to be one the most sweetest, honest, geniune and sincere crafters I've met online. She's always sharing what she knows with others and supports me in my crafty endeavors. I am thrilled that she asked me to be a part of her Blogoversary. It means so much to celebrate this milestone in her crafting journey. Thanks Ashley for being one of the first DT's to give me a shot..love ya girlie : )

Instead of having a theme for the hop, Ashley put together a bingo board full of some of her favorite crafty things and we were to choose at least 3 of them and create a project.

 I chose a 3D Project, Polka Dots, and Pearls and made a sweet shabby chic turquoise themed tag.

Here's a quick video showing you the tag up close....

 
 This was such a fun tag to create. I love all the layers, textures and embellishments on this. I've made this for a friend and I can't wait to send it off to her : )

To coordinate with our bingo board, we have sponsors providing prizes to match each item listed on the board! 

The Paper Nest

3 Copic Markers of Winner's Choice!

AND A SECOND WINNER WILL RECEIVE...

Doodlebug Designs Polka Dot Paper Pack!

(Assorted colors - 4 6x6 sheets of each color)

Freckled Fawn

10 Rolls of Washi Tape!

Miriam's Crafting Supplies

$5 Gift Certificate!

The Cutting Cafe

$20 Gift Certificate!

My Craft Spot

Winner's choice of 5 Bundles of Twine!

(10 yards of each color, over 50 colors to choose from!)

Scrapping Fun with Tonya

3 Pack of Stickles!

3 Girl Jam

$15 Gift Certificate!

To qualify to win, you must:

1. Be a follower of Made Especially For You

2. Leave a comment on every stop of the hop

3. *Extra Entry* Become a fan of the MEFY Facebook page

Winners will be announced at Made Especially For You on Thursday June 20th.

Your next stop of the hop is Georgiana's blog.

Ashley (Made Especially For You)

Tonya

Stephanie

Jessica

Erica

Abby

Georgiana

Laura

Pam

Eileen

Cyndy

Robin

Thanks so much for hopping with us! :)

3 Girl JAM Birthday Blog Hop

Hi Friends!! Welcome to the 3 Girl JAM Birthday Blog Hop!! You should have just come from my girl Elizabeth at 217 Creations. If not click HERE so you can start at the very beginning of the hop...you won't want to miss one stop..trust me : )

I made a really sweet birthday card using a paper sack and some of the yummy 3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon!

For this card I used some of the yummy Antique White and Latte Crinkle Ribbon!! 

Here's a quick video showing you the card up close...

See how awesome the 3GJ Crinkle Ribbon is and how well it dresses up a card?? Love this stuff!!

Now you're going to head on over to Jessica's blog and check out her adorable birthday card (trust me I've seen it and it's super cute).

Here's the full lineup just in case you get lost along the way...


Julie- http://3girljam.blogspot.com/
Jessica B - http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com
Kendra - http://luv2scrapnmakecards.blogspot.com/
Julie O - http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com
Rebecca- http://bloomingpink.blogspot.com/
Nicole~ http://teachdanz.blogspot.com
Mackenzie~ http://kraftingwithkenzie.blogspot.com/
Carri~ http://www.doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
Scrappin Madge~ http://www.thescrappinlounge.com/
Cheri- http://djssundries.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth- http://www.217creations.com/
Abby- http://scrappin-abby.blogspot.com/
Jessica~ http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
3GJ Challenge- http://3girljamchallenge.blogspot.com/


Happy Hoppin!!

 

May Arts Ribbon DT Call 2013

Hi Friends! Boy do I have an exciting post for all of you today. I have been waiting since last year for the May Arts DT Call to come around and it's here...squeal!! Be prepared for lots of photos..this is your warning lol : )

I have 5 projects to share with you today, two I created specifically for this DT Call and the other three you have seen on my blog within the past few months. Here's a photo of all the projects I'm sharing with you today...if you look real close you'll see my baby girl Bella sunbathing : )

Per the DT Call guidelines I do have a tutorial for you in the form of a video. I share with with you how I created the flowers I made using some May Arts trim for my CREATE banner. I also have a short video that shows you each of the projects up close. I wanted to focus more on the photos in this post so in the video I walk you through each of the projects and explain my use of ribbon for each one :)

I want to share with you a project that has been in my mind for a very long time. In addition to crafting, I love to bake and decorate cakes so I thought why not transfer this into paper crafting..so I did...(watch for a surprise with the cake)

I made this topsy turvy cake from scratch using nothing but some 12x12 corrugated card stock (I designed the template for this & cut it out by hand), ribbons/trims, flowers and some bling. I LOVE how this turned out : )

Ready for the surprise???

There's a mini inside : )

For my next project I made a CREATE banner for my craft room...

 I'm so pleased with how this banner turned out and I can't wait to hang it in my craft room. 

Next up are some projects that I have featured on my blog before but wanted to share them with you for this DT call and I really feel they show some creative ways to use ribbon...

Grunge Chic Paper Cones...

 Shabby Topiary...

I Like Your Style Dress Form Card...

One last look at all of my projects...

I hope you enjoyed my list of projects that I'm sharing with you today. I know there were a ton of photos and I appreciate you sticking with me : )

I have to say that my favorite project is the topsy turvy cake and mini. I absolutely LOVE how this turned out. I've had this idea in my mind for quite some time so what better time to bring it to life than for the May Arts DT Call : )

To Bethney the Ribbon Lady....THANK YOU so much for taking the time to review my projects and videos. I had an absolute blast creating these projects for your DT Call, especially the cake.

Happy Craftin : )