Top Ten of 2014 Blog Hop

As another year comes to a close, its time to count down my top ten blog posts of 2014!  I'm excited to be a part of this blog hop again!  It was fun to look at the projects I did this past year.  My goal for 2015 is to do more creating!! LOL

If you are following along with the blog roll, here it is!  Be sure to give love to all of the participants and you will be entered to win a $75 GC to Paper Issues! (Because we all have paper issues, right?) PI has an awesome selection of the latest and greatest, as well as the necessities! 

Juliana Michaels  

Michele Kovack

Chantalle McDaniel

Christine Meyer

Mendi Yoshikawa

Kelly Holbrook

Laurel Seabrook

Katrina Hunt

Wendy Morris-Saponaro
Becki Adams
Suzanna Lee

Melissa Elsner

Monika Wright

Wendy Antenucci

Jen Matott

Marcia Dehn-Nix

Ashley N Newell

Kathy Skou

Linda Auclair

Kelly Jean

Monique Liedtke

Rhonda Van Ginkel

Jennifer Haggerty  *you are here!*

Cathy Harper

 

So, counting down in chronological order of my favorite posts! 

10.  "Together":  Teresa Collins Designs Nine & Co

 

 

9. "Forever Friends"  Clear Scraps Build It Your Way Binder

 

 

 

8.  "Joy": Teresa Collins Designs Tinsel & Co

 

 

7.  "Always"  Paper Camellia June Kit

 

 

6.  "1"  : Teresa Collins Designs Urban Market

 

 

5. "Rock The Block": Chic Tags

 

4.  "Hello Handsome" :  Paper Secrets April 1st sketch

 

 

 

3.  "Cherish" :   Clear Scraps with Feather Mixers

 

 

 

 

2.   "Like Father, Like Son"  :  Sketch N Scrap #52 Sketch

 

 

1.  "Remember Always"   : Teresa Collins Designs Daily Stories

 

 

Again, thank you for playing along today!  I wish you much happiness and blessings in the new year!

 

 

Sketch N Scrap #59 Sketch Reveal

Hello! Today I am sharing my last layout for the Sketch N Scrap design team! I have served two 6 month terms with this wonderful team!  Thank you so much to Lisa and Kelly for allowing me to be a part of the SNS family!  I have loved working with their sketches! 

 

Here is the June 15th sketch created by Kelly Holifield!

 

 

 

And here is my sketch....I used Simple Stories' Homespun collection along with family photos taken by Amy Coon Photography!   

 

 

 For my title, I used some old Pebbles Corrugated Letter Stickers I had in my stash. 

Using some of the ephemera and stickers that come with the Homespun collection. 

 

I hope you'll play along with this or another SNS sketch this month! Link up your page for a chance to win a grab bag from this month's sponsor: Chic Tags!

Have a great day!

 

 



Sketch N Scrap June Inspired By Layout

Today on the Sketch N Scrap blog, there is a new Inspired By sketch to play with!  This sketch is designed by co-owner, Kelly Holifield and was inspired by senior designer, Kerry Bruce!

 

 And here is my layout...I had been wanting to use my Crate Paper Oh Darling collection I had bought back in March!  I am a big fan of Crate Paper...love the little embellishments. 

 

 

Some of the pieces from the ephemera pack: 

 

 

I placed a journaling card and photo frame from the ephemera pack under my title. I used the Silhouette cut file #33609  from Lori Whitlock
and white cardstock, then lightly misted with October Afternoon's Sprinkler in Token. 

 

 

Here, I added some wooden veneer chevrons from Studio Calico. 

 

 

I absolutely adore these fun flower embellishments that coordinate with the Oh Darling line!  

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Link up your own layout to the SNS blog for a chance to win a grab bag from this month's sponsor: Chic Tags!! 

Have a great day!

 

 



Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!

Today I just wanted to announce winners of two giveaways I had recently.  The first is my scraplift challenge winner for last month's Sketch N Scrap Birthday Bash! 

 

Shelby Marks has won the Fancy Pants "Be Different" paper pack!  Here is her adorable layout!

 

 

And the winner of the Teresa Collins Xyron Stapler is Marcia Dehn Nix! 

 

 

Ladies, please email me at jhaggerty72@frontier.com with your addresses and I will get your prizes sent out! Thanks for playing along! :)  

 

 



Sketch N Scrap #58 Sketch Reveal

Happy Sunday...it's June 1st already!  Hard to believe. My kiddos have a half day tomorrow and then they are free for the summer. I think we are all ready! I am looking forward to a less hectic schedule and lots of pool time! 

Today on the Sketch N Scrap blog is a new sketch by co-owner Lisa Hidy! 

For my layout, I used an older line of Jillibean Soup I had in my stash:  Irish Farmhouse Soup.

 

 

My title is made up of American Craft Thickers (the wood grain), Jillibean Soup Alphabeans (red), and Girls Paperie chipboard ledger letters.  I guess not having a scrapbook store in my town has forced me to use up my stash!  LOL    I also layered in some of the die cuts from the Pea Parts sheet of Irish Farmhouse Soup. 

 

 

Instead of adding journaling, I placed some of the sticker accents from the Shape Stickers  as well as brads from my stash.  

For this section, I added the die cut bike and more stickers from the Shape Sticker sheet.

 

 

I used my pennant hand punch  to create this fun border! I stitched through with my machine after.  I love how it turned out!



 

 

 

This month's SNS sponsor is Chic Tags!! Link up your layout before June 30th for a chance to win a grab bag from CT!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Sketch N Scrap #57 sketch reveal

Sketch N Scrap has another awesome sketch up on the blog this week! This one is one of my favorites so far! Kelly Holifield does an awesome job!

 

 

 

And here is my layout using Crate Paper's  Boys Rule.

 

 

 

 

I dug out some of my old Amy Tangerine Thickers for my title. I think these were in her very first release? 

 

I cut the triangles into my background using my Silhouette (I just realized I've done this same technique on the last few layouts I've posted! Ha!) 

Since it is Sketch N Scrap's birthday month, we have TWO prize sponsors! The first is Robin's Nest giving out a gift certificate to their online shop.  The second is The Paper Bakery giving away a prize pack.  And if you haven't yet, there are still LOTS of fun challenges for the Sketch N Scrap birthday bash!

 

Have a great day!

 

 

 



Sketch N Scrap Birthday Bash: Scraplift Challenge

Hello Sketch N Scrap fans!  I'm so excited to be offering today's challenge!   I've created a fun and easy birthday page for you to scrap lift!!    Your page can be any theme and you are welcome to change things up a bit. My layout is here to hopefully inspire you!  I can't wait to see what you create!

 

 

 

 

I'm offering Fancy Pants Designs' Be Different paper and ephemera pack as a prize to one lucky winner! 

 

 

 

But first, here are the rules:

1.  Only layouts created for this challenge will be accepted (no back linking).

2. You must become a follower of my blog and Sketch N Scrap's blog.

3. You may combine this with another challenge either on the Sketch N Scrap blog or on another challenge site. 

4. There MUST be a link back to my blog in your post.

5. Leave a link to your layout in the comments of this post.

If you don't have a blog you may email a picture of your created layout for an entry into the prize draw to me at -jhaggerty72@frontier.com

The dead line for all entries in this challenge is the 31st May. 

 

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Sketch N Scrap blog tomorrow for another challenge from Surama!

 

Products used:  patterned paper: Carta Bella; cardstock: Bazzill; buttons: Basic Grey; pennant punch: Marvy Uchida; enamel dots: My Mind's Eye; stamp: Amy Tangerine for American Crafts; ink: Ranger; die cut title: Silhouette; washi tape: Freckled Fawn;  misc: thread, sewing machine, typewriter