Echo Park November Blog Hop

Welcome to the Echo Park Paper Design Team Blog Hop! Today the Echo Park Paper Design Team is showcasing projects from our latest collections. Be sure to follow the blog hop list below as you hop from one blog to the next. Return to the Echo Park Paper blog at any time for the next blogger on the list in case you get lost or confused! ONE winner will be selected from each blog to receive an Echo Park Paper collection kit of their choosing. To qualify for the kit, comments will be due by midnight EST, Sunday, November 25th to qualify for the drawing. The winner will be announced on each blog Monday, November 26th  so be sure to check back to see if you've won.

 

I'm just totally in love with This &That Christmas collection. Really just love it. It's the perfect colors! I made a couple cards with the fun elements that go along with the patterned paper--chipboard, brads, letter stickers, stickers, journaling spots and so much more!

This second card is my favorite--not sure why. Maybe its' the fun candy cane striped ribbon! I used the Stripes patterned paper (the b side) which has the newpaper look. I adhered a journaling spot on top of that to the right of the card, then I tied some yummy ribbon around it into bows and glued some fun buttons to each. The chipboard accents go along perfectly with the collection--I added in the pendant words and also the sticker Santa with some foam adhesive.

Thanks so much for coming by my blog! Remember to leave me a comment for a chance to win a fantastic collection pack from Echo Park Paper Co.!

**Kandis Smith: http://www.mycreativetreasury.blogspot.com/

Davinie Fiero: http://davinie.blogspot.com/

Susan Stringfellow: http://creativelysavvy.blogspot.com/

Tamara Tripodi: http://happylifecraftywife.com/

Linda Auclair: http://elendae.wordpress.com/

Lowri McNabb: http://www.papervinenz.com/

Link back to Echo Park Paper: http://www.echoparkpaper.typepad.com/

Nancy Damiano: http://www.thepaperorchard.blogspot.com/

Wendy Sue Anderson: http://www.wendysueanderson.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Gallacher: http://jengallacher.blogspot.com/

Hugs,

Kandis

Hexagons

I'm LOVING all the craze over hexagons lately! I found these darling elongated hexagons from Studio Calico. Birthday cards are something I'm always in need of and I thought these would be perfect for men or women. I paired them up with some Hero Arts stamps and some Papertrey Ink Cardstock. You can find more details here.

 

 

Have a great night!
hugs,
Kandis

Halloween pics and some winners...

I hope you all had an amazing Halloween! We did--I just loved it! I was telling my husband that I hope they  have as much fun as I did when I was a kid. I just remember it being so much fun!

Logan and Landen went as BYU football players and we dressed Cooper up as a football. He loves any type of ball! He keeps pointing to himself and saying, "Ball! mama, Ball!!"  hehe So cute.

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

And now for some winners....

Winner of a new Echo Park Collection pack is:

lisa808 said...
Great card. I {heart} the EP collection.

Winner of some Great Impressions Stamps is:

Kim H said...

beautiful card, love your coloring on the pine and cones, great color and pattern choices. wonderful details with the gems and ribbon. thanks for sharing.
kimba at richhook dot com

I've emailed you girls! Congrats! Thanks for participating in the Hop!! :)

Have a great day!

hugs,

Kandis

October Garden Digest

It's time again for our fabulous little blog hop with the Garden Girls. Such talented ladies! I hope you've had fun checking out everyone's projects this morning! There are so many beautiful pieces in the Garden Gallery!

I have a a fun card set to show you-- using the new Nostalgia papers and chipboard by My Mind's Eye. Check it out here.

 

 

 

 

 

 I've always been a sucker for journaling--and Mz. Lisa does it so amazingly! Look at this page! And guess what?? She has a class--and it's free. She posts a new project every 15th of the month. Really stunning. Can I be you when I grow up Lisa???

So if you are following the hop you should have just come from Becky's blog. Now head on over to Laura's blog. 

Have a fantastic Day!
hugs,
Kandis

Do you LOVE free stuff??

I do--who doesn't? Especially when it comes to free scrapbooking stuff! Echo Park Paper Co. puts out TONS of free PDF tutorials on how to make cards, layouts, and altered items. Here's some of my projects that you can download:

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And sooo many more--you really have to check out all the designers amazing work! Go HERE.

Happy crafting--break out that paper!

hugs,

Kandis

October Echo Park/ Great Impressions Blog Hop

Welcome to the Great Impressions Stamps/Echo Park Paper Design Team Blog Hop! Today the Echo Park Paper Design Team and Great Impressions Stamps Design Team are showcasing projects from our latest collections. Be sure to follow the blog hop list below as you hop from one blog to the next. ONE winner will be selected from EACH blog to receive an Echo Park Paper collection kit of their choosing, and a set of two stickable stamps from Great Impressions Stamps.   To qualify for the kit and stamps, comments will be due by midnight EST, Sunday, October 21st to qualify for the drawing. The winner will be announced on each blog Monday, October 22nd so be sure to check back to see if you've won.

Here's my project using some fabulous Great Impressions Christmas stamps and Echo Park's new This & That Christmas collection. 

I colored in my stamped image with some Copic markers and adhered them underneath my bow with some foam adhesive. I love the way it turned out! 

You should have just come from the Echo Park Blog... now head on over to the lovely Erin's Blog!

If you get lost, here's a list:

 

Echo Park Paper

Kandis

Erin 

Wendy Sue

Jenny

Susan

Sue K.

Lowri

Angela

Mary

Linda

Shanna

Tamara

Jennifer

Great Impressions Stamps

 

Thanks for stopping by! make sure to leave me a comment!!! :)

hugs,

Kandis

Finally Friday

It's my turn for the Finally Friday video! yay! I decided to make a fun one using the new Chevron background stamp, paired it up with some fun Echo Park stickers and paper. For more info on the products I used go HERE.


Take a looky:

Have a great day!!
hugs,
Kandis

'Tis the Season

I got the fantastic chance to create a Christmas card video for Hero Arts using their new Christmas wreath stamp and diecut. Go check it out here.

and here's my video:


For more info on supplies and instructions:  go  here.


And another thing... today is the International Day of the Girl!  Lovely Mz. Shimelle told me all about it and she is doing something great:

"Today I am hoping to help by donating class fees to The Girls' Fund, a charity I support year round.  On an ordinary day, £1 of every class purchase at shimelle.com goes to The Girls' Fund.  Today it's 100% of class purchases of almost every class (details in the link below) and there's also the option to 'pay what you want' for a video that is only available as part of International Day of the Girl.  Even if donating isn't an option, there is a petition to sign that makes every voice count and doesn't cost a penny."

All the details can be found here:

http://www.shimelle.com/paper/1624/international-day-of-the-girl/

 

She is amazing--what a wonderful cause! 

 

Have a wonderful day everyone!

hugs,

Kandis

Fall projects

It's really starting to feel like fall around here--the temperature has dropped and there are GORGEOUS orange, yellow, and red leaves everywhere. Can't wait to do some leaf pile pictures with the boys!

We've been working on fall and Halloween projects over at Two Peas--you NEED to check out all the great stuff the girls posted in the designer gallery. Here's my fall layout--I used my pictures from last years trip to the pumpkin patch.

To see more information and the products that I used go here.  I used the Silhouette to create the pumpkins and the title--I really love the way Kraft paper looks when it's cut out in cursive. So cute! The zig zag is a stamp from Hero arts--check out the link to see more info!

We went to the pumpkin patch yesterday for pictures this year and it was a disaster! Cooper refused to look at the camera and ended up falling in the dirt like 10 times, Landen stepped in Turkey poop and it got smeared all over his pants. Logan was the only one who was willing to get his picture taken! Cooper ended up with a bloody lip, two new bruises, and a large scrape from falling so many times. He never cried once though--he loved it!

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
hugs,
Kandis

Winner!!

Sorry it took me so long to post my winner from the 2peas blog hop giveaway! We have been in Nashville, TN on a little vaca! So our winner is...

Anya said...
Love your video! Apple picking is our fall tradition:) AnyaL

September 24, 2012 7:30 AM

I emailed you Anya! 

Have a wonderful day!

hugs,

Kandis