Give Thanks Blog Hop

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.
Alice Walker...

Welcome to the Give Thanks Blog Hop! 

You should have arrived from Alicia's Blog or if you are lost start at the beginning Alicia's Blog. As we approach the holiday season, I think it is appropriate we should reflect on things for which we can be thankful. We can be grateful for the little things and we should be grateful for the big things. We should take the time to give thanks for all the persons and moments that make our lives so special. 
 
Sooooo, we would like to say a HUGE THANKS to our sponsor today.

 

Stampin' Up

Theresa is giving away a $20 Stampin' Up Gift Certificate to one lucky winner AND  take 10% off any order placed through her (not available on website) by November 30th. Email her at scrapsbygracie@gmail.com with your order.

All you have to do to win this fabulous prize is comment on each of the blogs.

 That's it! It really is easy. 

Of course, we would love it if you became a follower too.
Comment buttons can be found at the bottom of the post (on most of the blogs).

 Now on with the hop!

I made two cards, first up this, Thank You" card.

And some Twist and Pop, "Thanksgiving" Cards.

Up next is Kim - http://katydidcards.com/
Here is the entire line up in case you get lost:

Alicia - http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
Sue - http://suek86401.blogspot.com/
Kim - http://katydidcards.com/
Lisa - http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/...
Amanda - http://salnclts76.blogspot.com
Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/
Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
CADC - http://cardadaychallenge.blogspot.com/
Theresa - http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com/

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Recipes:

"Thank you" card":

The center area was colored with a Gelato then I added some texture paste on the corners with a stencil. After the paste was dry I used a mini distress ink pad to add some color. Then I added some Imaginisce jewels and a piece of twine.

"Twist and Pop" Card:

I got the directions from: You Tube.

Turkey images from: Ewe - N - Me Printables.

I added some jewels to the sentiment panel to hide the glue dots under the vellum.

I added some twine to help hold them closed while they are traveling through the snail mail system.

The cards are a whole lot easier to make than they look, please give them a try.

I am entering these cards into this challenge:
Robyn's Fetish - 342 - Anything for Thanksgiving

Family History Blog HOp

Welcome to the Exploring Family History blog hop. We are creating crafts related to our family history. Most of us would agree when began paper crafting to create a historical record of our and for our families. Of course, we love to get inky and sticky while doing it so let's dig into our crafty family history projects.

But first, we would like to say a HUGE THANKS to our sponsor today. Theresa is giving away a $20 Stampin' Up Gift Certificate to one lucky winner AND take 10% off any order placed through her (not available on website) by October 31th. Email her at scrapsbygracie AT gmail.com with your order.

All you have to do to win this fabulous prize is comment on each of the blogs. That's it! It really is easy. Of course, we would love it if you became a follower too. Comment buttons can be found at the bottom of the post (on most of the blogs). Now on with the hop!

 

I used a picture of my sister and I having Afternoon Tea on our recent long, long trip to Michigan to visit family. I have more pictures to add in the future, I think that I am still recovering from that long, long trip. For the page opposite the picture of us, I printed out the lyrics to the song, "Sisters" from, "White Christmas".

 

For the cover I used watercolor paper, I used watercolor paint to color the background then I used a background stamp on top of the paint, added some washi tape, title and a couple of stick pins.

 

After I cut all of my pages I used my Cinch to punch the holes and bind them all together, added some jewels and ribbons.

 

Here is the lineup for the rest of the hop: 

Alicia - http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
Sue - http://suek86401.blogspot.com/ (YOU ARE HERE)
Up Next is Holli
 Lisa -  http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/
CADC - http://cardadaychallenge.blogspot.com/
Theresa - http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com/

Scraps By Gracie C.A.S.E. a Card Blog Hop

Remember the old kids game, Telephone? You know the one where a secret is told to the first person in line and then they tell what they think they heard to the next person and they tell the next person and so on and so on.  At the end of the line, the person says what they heard and the first person tells what they originally said and laughter erupts because the two things are nothing alike.  Well today's hop plays that game, but with card making instead of secrets.

 

This hop is un-like any you've probably ever been too. 

We took one card created by Alicia  and sent it to the next blogger who then C.A.S.E.d the card (copy and steal everything) and sent her card on to the next blogger who C.A.S.E.d it and sent her card to the next blogger.  You get the idea. When you are done hopping you'll see how different or maybe how similar the last card is to the first.

You should have arrived here from Lisa's Blog.  If you would like to start at the beginning visit Alicia's blog.

We'd like to say a HUGE THANKS to our sponsor today.

Theresa is giving away a $20 Stampin' Up Gift Certificate to one lucky winner AND take 10% off any order placed through her (not available on website) by September 30th. Email her at scrapsbygracie@gmail.com with your order. 

 

All you have to do to win this fabulous prize is comment on each of the blogs. That's it! It really is easy.  Of course, we would love it if you became a follower too. 

 

Comment buttons can be found at the bottom of the post (on most of the blogs).  Now on with the hop!

 

Here is Lisa's card :

 

 

And here is the card I made:

 

 

As you can see I kept the blue and white color scheme but I changed it from an oval scallop to a round scalloped card and the windmill to a butterfly, I also made the butterfly dimensional.

 

Recipe:

Spellbinder's large scalloped circle die

Cuttlebug butterfly die - negative cut on white, positive cut on butterfly, matching butterfly embossing folder

I also added a bit of blue to the white and the butterfly with my EBrush.

Foam pads

Stickles



Thanks so much for hopping with us! Here's the entire line up in case you get lost:

Alicia - http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/
Kim - http://katydidcards.com/...
Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/
Sue - http://suek86401.blogspot.com/ (YOU ARE HERE)
Theresa - http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com/

Amanda - http://salnclts76.blogspot.com/
Card A Day Challenge Blog - http://cardadaychallenge.blogspot.com/