Mama Elephant Highlight- Central Park {post2}

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**Please click HERE or scroll up/down for my Virtual Smooches video post. 

Today the Mama Elephant design team is taking a closer look at the Central Park stamp set. Be sure to stop by the ME blog for more details and inspiration!!! 

I really like how my card turned out-- I wanted to go with the NY city theme so I pulled out some Studio Calico Abroad papers for this card. I knew the ME Central Park skyline would be a perfect match for this paper!!! I highlighted a portion of the skyline with Momenta enamel dots and gems, as well as more ME images from this set. LOOOOOOOVE how this turned out:) **I was informed by my friend Cindy that this card fits the Simon Says Stamp challenge {travel/cityscapes}! HOOOORAY!  

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by all of the ME DTs' blogs and the ME blog for more inspiration and details. **New ME Stamps are available NOW!!! 

Alice

Cheiron

JJ Bolton

Mariana 

Pearl
Lea Lawson
Jenn B.
Geralyn

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Top Ten Blog Hop {giveaway}

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***ETA 1.1.13: WINNER WINNER--- *Alison* said...

Your #9 is my favorite of yours from this year... So cute, all of them.. Hugs

Congrats, Alison! Please send me an email {sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com} to claim your prize!! Happy NEW Year everyone!!! 

I am so excited for today's post because several of my crafty friends have joined together to share our TOP TEN Blog posts of 2012!!! Thanks, Christine Meyer, for asking me to join in the fun:}

If you came from Rhonda VanGinkel's blog, you are in the right place-- if you would like to start from the beginning of the hop, please click HERE. ***Giveaway details below! 

I have to say that picking only 10 of my FAV projects was super hard! I wanted to share at least 100 of my projects today- LOL! I tried to share something that featured some of the companies I've worked with this past year--I was so blessed to be on 10 DTs! 

#10: Momenta Pop-Up card-- I love this card because the Momenta papers are fun and that elephant is just the cutest! I really should make more pop-up cards (the tutorial was super simple to follow!)

Click HERE for the original post.

#9 WCMD Reveal-- I love this card because it was one of my clever ideas that came out PERFECTLY! 

Click HERE for the original post.

#8 Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps-- I love love love this card! It has the perfect papers and added embellishments {including that fab vintage seam binding from The Ribbon Carousel}. LOVE! 

Click HERE for the original post.

#7 I Didn't Forget/There She Goes-- I looooove this card! Love the design and the papers. I also love that fun elephant from TSG stamps! Too cute:) 

Click HERE for the original post.

#6 Happy Holidays from FL/PDCC-- LOOOOOOOVE this card! But I don't love how long it took me to paper piece this Santa image or that I created this a bit late for a publication call! LOL! 

Click HERE for the original post.

#5 Catching Up with Avocado Arts-- ACK! LOVE x10 this card! Fun design and papers! 

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#4 Good Housekeeper-- LOVE LOVE LOVE x10000 this card! I love these October Afternoon papers! SUPER fun!

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#3 Mama Elephant Holiday Penguin-- LOVE LOVE LOVE that his hat is flying away! I also love this card because it was the first time I used washi tape!! 

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#2 Happy Everything/ Paper Smooches and Paper Smooches SPARKS-- I cannot begin to tell you how much I LOVE my PS stamps! I love being on the DT for the PSS as well!! I think my love for this company is actually an infatuation! LOL! 

Click HERE for the original post.

#1 Snowman in a Cup/RC-- OH MY! Another "clever" design for this card--I love love love that snowman in the cup!! Too cute:) 

Click HERE for the original post.

And just in case you wanted to see more of my FAVS click HERE (a card for my BFF Ash), HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE! 

That's it for me today. Next up--hop on over to Audrey Yeager's blog! **Giveaway::: Please leave a comment below for your chance to win a mystery box with patterned paper, ribbons, and more! One comment per person. Winner will be announced on Dec. 31. 

Here's a list of the blog hop-- be sure to leave some love for all of my crafty friends! 

Liz Chidester

Marcia Dehn Nix

Monika Wright

Ivanka Lentle

Christine Meyer

Jamie Cripps

Erin Morehousehttp

Melissa Elsner

Jodi Wilton

Sarah Hill

Laurel Seabrook

Carrie Walz

Jen Matott

Jan Tatomir

Jennifer Haggerty

Kerri Yarus

Ashley Nguyen Newell

Cathy Harper

Malika Kelly

Lynn Shokoples

Kris Berc

Julie Tucker Wolek

Rhonda VanGinkel

Savannah O'Gwynn {you are HERE!}

Audrey Yeager

Katrina Hunt

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Momenta Tag/Bag

Hello, friends:}

I have another Momenta creation to share today! 

My Dad contacted me earlier this month asking if I had any gift ideas for my Mom. I didn't have to think long about that! I know how much she loves to quilt and sew. I told him that I had a sewing machine that was brand new and he could give it to Mom (she has never had a computerized sewing machine before--I know she is going to LOVE it!!!)! 

While I waited for him to give me the go-ahead for shipping, I created a quick tag/bag for a special pack of fabrics that I picked up to add as a surprise for Mom. I used some of my FAV Momenta papers, stickers, and alphas. I also love that vellum sticker-- it's actually from a "birthday" themed sticker pack. 

To finish, I added some vintage seam binding {available HERE from the Ribbon Carousel}. LOOOOOOVE! 

**ETA: My Mom called me as soon as she opened her package--she was SUPER excited! I knew it:)

Be sure to stop by the Momenta shop and Facebook page. You can also check them out on Pinterest!  

Thanks so much for visiting! Be blessed:)


Momenta product
ST-2561 R2 Large Polka Dot Puffy Alphas
PA-1070 Candy Blossoms CS Pad
ST-3269 R2 Heart Puffy Stickers
ST-2978 Birthday Vellum Message

EASY Smeasy!!!

Hello, friends:}

I have the EASIEST creation to share today! I love these new invites from Momenta. 

Trav and I are having our friends over for a party and wanted to make it "official" with a beautiful card/invite. 

I don't have time to create fancy 3 hour invites...so I popped these in the printer and in less than 3 minutes they were complete! And they look fancy! I love it! There is a template on the Momenta website with easy instructions that makes this project quick and effortless! LOVE x10! 

**NOTE: we had a bit of a problem with the name of the party because I had originally scheduled it to be on Wed. Jan. 2...but two out of the group couldn't make it. So I had to change to Tuesday which is the official New Year. I know this makes no sense....but I ended up calling our party "The New Year New Year's party that used to be on Wednesday and now on Tuesday party"! LOOOOOVE! 

Be sure to stop by the Momenta shop and Facebook page. You can also check them out on Pinterest!  

Thanks so much for visiting! Be blessed:)


Momenta product
NC-1352

Crafting with Kates and DT creations

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I had to wait until after the holidays to share these photos-- just to make sure the recipients of these crafty goodies didn't see them before Christmas;)

Kates came over for some crafty fun and she whipped up several Christmas cards for family members. On two of her cards, she used some of my FAV Mama Elephant stamps {Believe in Magic and Polar Pals}. SOOOOO cute! And on another one, she used one of my new Momenta metal crosses!! LOVE! 

Close up of her cards--LOVE that little penguin!

I was a bit slower when crafting on this day-- I had lots to do and no time! LOL! I created two envelopes to hold some gift certificates for our friends. I used my new Momenta Christmas papers and alphas! I love the brown alphas with the Christmas tree paper!!! 

And that snowflake with the Whisker Graphics divine twine {Green Apple and Blueberry} matches the paper perfectly! 

I hope that you had a wonderful holiday with friends and family! I'll be back tomorrow with more Momenta goodness! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Your comments and visits make my day! Tons of love!! Be blessed:}

Momenta Magnet Bookmarks

Hello, friends:}

I'm sure several of you have seen magnet bookmarks in stores and on Pinterest...well, I decided to use some Momenta papers to create these magnet bookmarks for Travis!!! 

You see...Trav loves to read. But the bookmarks he uses are not good! 

These magnet bookmarks are simple to make!

That's it for me today! I created five in a matter of minutes (the laminating took the most time!)! I have a feeling I will be creating some more as a Christmas gift for my girlfriends!!! 

Be sure to stop by the Momenta shop and Facebook page. You can also check them out on Pinterest!  

Thanks so much for visiting! Be blessed:)


Momenta product
PA-2337 OFD 5x7 CS Pad

Whisker Graphics Projects (lots of pics)

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Today I'm sharing my Whisker Graphics creation that is featured on the WG blog-- you can also read about this creation over on the WG blog HERE.

I'm going to share two creations today! And I know....NEITHER are related! LOL! Well...kind of! They both have to do with my nieces and nephews;) <3 font="font">

Last month Trav and I drove 10 hours for our nephew's first birthday! I created some of the decorations using WG Air Mail divine twine. My MIL Lori helped me create this banner. We used three long pieces of twisted twine. **NOTE: Double or triple your twine to make sure it will hold the weight of your creations/photos/etc. 

That red table cloth made everything RED!! LOL! I just wanted you to see some of the decorations--there are doggie balloons:) 

For my second creation....YUP! You guessed it----I used my bitty bags! I absolutely LOOOOOOOOOVE the Whisker Graphics bitty bags. **NOTE:: This probably isn't "news" to you because I say this all the time!! 

I created two Christmas gift holders for my nieces and nephews. I used two different bitty bags {Little Bitty Bags and Middy Bitty Bags}, along with some Holiday and Cherry divine twine. Other supplies include Echo Park Christmas This & That {available HERE from the RC}, a Paper Smooches stamp set {Party Posse}, and two alpha sets from Momenta. Here's how I created them: 

That's it for me today! And be sure to stop by the Whisker Graphics blog for more inspiration. And stop by their shop too!! 

Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Another Baby Prayer Journal with Momenta

Hello, friends:}

I have ANOTHER baby prayer journal to share today. ***I told you that several of my friends are having babies! LOL! My Momenta papers are PERFECT for prayer journals!  I love that this 12x12 pad of paper is perfect for these journals--not only is it big enough to fit as the cover for the journal, but these papers have patterns on both sides of the paper! PERFECT:)

This specific prayer journal is for my friend, Ashley. She is having her third child and first little girl. I wanted to give a "family" themed journal because I wanted this gift to be for all three kids. **You can start praying for your children at any age! I love the pink, grey, and hints of green/blue for this book! LOVE how it turned out wit those Momenta alphas (my FAV!!!)!!! 

Be sure to stop by the Momenta shop and Facebook page. You can also check them out on Pinterest!  

Thanks so much for visiting! Be blessed:)


Momenta product
PA-2384 CHG Pyramid Paper Pad
ST-2561 R2
ST-4826 Black LC Mini Puffy Alphas
St-3269 R2 Hearts
ST-3204 Black Mini Puffy Alphas

Prayer Journal with Momenta

Hello, friends:}

I have lots of friends having babies, so these baby prayer journals go quick around here:) This prayer journal was created using some of my FAVORITE Momenta papers {Cuddle & Coo}. I love those little duckies! I also love that this 12x12 pad of paper is perfect for these journals--not only is it big enough to fit as the cover for the journal, but these papers have patterns on both sides of the paper! PERFECT:) **If you would like a PDF format of the 30 prayers for your children, please email sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com. 

It's kind of difficult to see in this pic--but the ribbon {available HERE from the Ribbon Carousel} is attached to a clear Basically Bare baby bottle. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Momenta Product

PA-2385 Cuddle & Coo Pyramid Paper Pad

Other Prodcut

foam, Cricut and New Arrival cartridge, Basically Bare clear bottle, ribbon