Jessica's Blend Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Jessica's Blends blog hop. You should have arrived here from the umber talented Nataliya. If you just stopped in to say hello, or got lost you can start the blog hop back at Jessica's blog.  Jessica has invited her nearest and dearest blends (blog+friends) to celebrate her one year blogaversary. Thank you for the invite to your special day:) There are lots of great projects, and prizes. You won't want to miss a stop.

Jessica asked us to pick one of her past projects, to inspire our our new project for you today. Such a fun idea! I was browsing around and came across this post. The stamp on Jess's card immediately reminded me of my Tim Holtz Heart Wings Alteration Die. So I pulled out my die and started creating.....

I made a tag to put into one of my pages in my Smash Book. I won't go into all of the details because I know you want to move along, just the basics. I used the emboss-resist technique for the background of the tag, painted the die with folk art acrylic paint, and added some trim and fibers.

The sentiment "Love Struck" is from my With Love Stamp set. I stamped it and glued it to a fragment charm, along with a key and heart charm. It looks pretty simple, but it took me hours to get it done... I think it was worth it because I really love the way it came out. So, it just goes to show you how we all inspire each other. If I would not have seen Jess's project, who knows when I would have pulled out this die.

The Sponsors for this hop are

1. Julie from 3 Girls Jam. Julie has donated a bundle of her beautiful Valentines Shabby Crinkle Ribbon Bundle for one lucky random winner

2. Stephanie-that would be me! One random winner will win all four stamp sets in my first stamp release

I am also giving away a little blog candy today. I thought it would be fun to give away the die I used on my project to one random winner.

 Jess also has some other super fun prizes that she is giving away, be sure to get all the details on how to qualify for the prizes over at her blog. You will have until Wednesday at noon to leave a comment on all of the blogs.

All you have to do now is hop back over to Jess's blog and leave her a comment. Thank you for hopping along today. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

 Just a reminder:
 "Whimsical Designs" Design Team Call!!!
Yes! I am having a design team call. The term is coming to an end, and it is time to bring brand new designers aboard. I encourage all levels of crafters to apply. If you are interested please e-mail me using the contact button at the top of my blog.