2010 Occasions Mini Blog Hop!
Welcome to Stampin’ Addicts 2010 Occassions Mini blog hop. We’re kicking off the year in grand style, showcasing many of the products in Stampin’ Up!’s newly released Occasions Mini brochure. These items will all be available from your demo on January 5.
If you have been following the blog hop in order you’ve just seen Holly K’s wonderful creation’s at Rubber Redneck featuring the Abundant Hope Stamp Set. Weren’t those projects so beautiful? If you are starting the tour at my blog, you can continue on to visit all 23 participants via the link at the end of my post. If you get lost anywhere along the way, you can find links to all the participants on Stampin’ Addicts website. All links will remain live until Sunday evening, so sit back, take your time, visit often and ENJOY!
I’m featuring the Shades of Spring Designer Series Paper. I knew the moment I saw this that I was going to be buying a lot of this paper!
My first project is a Blessing Box.
It’s a cute little paper mache box that I’ve covered with the Shades of Spring Designer Series Paper and tied with our new Certainly Celery 5/8″ Satin ribbon. I kept trying to embellish this box more, but I kept coming back to just a simple box. It’s seems appropriate since some of our best blessings are the simple things that we often forget to count as blessings. I tied a ribbon around the box, so my blessings won’t “float away.” Check back on Monday to read “The Legend of the Blessing Box.”
Next I made this cute little Thank You Card.
I love making Thank You Cards. It seems I need one everytime I turn around! This card uses Very Vanilla and Certainly Celery cardstock, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, and Orchid Opulence Ink, Shades of Spring DSP, Thank You Kindly Stamp Set, and the new Vintage Vogue Stamp Set.
Lastly, is this cute and simple note card.
I used Certainly Celery for the card base and layered the Shades of Spring DSP. The butterfly is cut from the same DSP using the Big Shot Butterflies Die. I embellished the top butterfly with half pearls from the pretties kit.
I hope you enjoyed these projects! I only wish I had more time to play! So now it’s on to the stop on the hop, Joyce’s Stampin’ Central, where she’s going to show you the awesome set Vintage Vogue that I used in the thank you card.
The hop is over now, but here’s a list of links for the sites involved in case you missed it!
1) Stella – Garden from the Heart
2) Sharon – Pinking Hearts Border and Corner Punch
3) Sarah W - With All My Heart
4) Barbara - Sending Love Specialty DSP & I{Love} Love Wheel
5)Melina – I {Heart} Hearts
6) Krystal - Scallop Heart Embosslit
7) Cindy - Love Bandits 
Kim – Folk Flower Stencil
9) Cheryl – Well Scripted
10) Heidi - Something Sweet
11) Rhonda – Eggcoutrements
12) Holly P – Mini milk carton die
13) Holly K – Abundant Hope
14) Dawnmarie - Shades of Spring DSP
15) Joyce – Vintage Vogue
16) Marie – Tiny Tags
17) Lyssa – Messages for Mom
18)) Sara M-B – Fox & Friends
19) Twila – Sweet Pea DSP w/ the matching Sweet Pea Stitched Felt
20) Heather - Chipboard Books
21) Melissa - Little Angel
22) Yapha - My Matryoshka
Can’t wait to hear the Legend of the Blessing Box!!!
What a spring feel! The satin ribbon goes great with this paper!
Can’t wait to hear the story and the box is BEAUTIFUL! Lovely projects – thanks for sharing them!!
Simple was perfect for this paper! I love your projects!
What a gorgeous box! I can’t wait to hear the legend on Monday. Isn’t that gorgeous paper?
I love the blessing box! I can’t wait for Monday!
Gorgeous projects! I’ll be coming back Monday to read the Legend of the Blessing Box for sure!
Pretty paper and postings.
One of my favorite color combos! Can’t wait to read the Blessing Box story
Looking forward to hearing about the Blessing Box story!
Great job showcasing the paper! Your projects are beautiful, and I look forward to reading about the Legend of the Blessing Box too!
All of your projects are beautiful! I have never heard of a Blessings Box so I am curious to hear what it is all about!
This paper is beautiful. Your projects are beautiful too. Can’t wait to read the legend of the Blessing Box.
Very pretty projects! Love your color combinations! They make me think “Spring”! TFS!
Nice to see your sweet, fresh projects on this bitter cold day in my neck of the woods!
All very pretty! I’ll be back Monday!
Great projects!! Love the blessing box and can’t wait for the legend. Yes, so many of our best blessings are simple ones.
lovely projects, the second one is my favorite.. simple and elegant!
ooooo, I love how you used this paper on your projects, Dawnmarie.
Good thinking, to tie up your Blessings Box with a pretty bow so your blessings don’t float away. I’m kinda ‘bow-challenged’, though–might have to use a staple gun on mine. . . .
Love the blessings box-great idea. Beautiful butterflies!
So pretty! Can’t wait for the blessing box story!!
Love those cards – beautiful
Love your projects, I love how you added the pearls on the butterfly card!
Beautiful use of the paper! Can’t wait to get mine! TFS!