{crafty} SMBiG Blog Hop with Paislee Press!

 This month the Social [Media] Butterflies are featuring digital designs from Liz Tamanaha of Paislee Press! If you haven't checked out her shop you should go take a look! She has so many gorgeous digital collections and templates to choose from.

You should have arrived here from Kristin's blog, if not head on over to Liz's blog to start the hop from the beginning!

I had trouble choosing what collection to use but ultimately I decided to go with the For the Record collection and mixed in a little of the Happy as a Lark elements. For my layout I created a digital base with a few of the papers, embellishments and digital stamps then printed it out to use as the background for my layout. I printed some of the other digital papers and elements to cut out and use on my page to add dimension and then finished it off with some Mister Huey and enamel dots!

This layout is out for publication, I will the pictures back as soon as the issue comes out!

Hop Order:
Shay
Ellie
Jen
Malika
Kristin T
YOU ARE HERE --- Amanda
Katie --- NEXT UP
Trisha
Kristin D
Suz
Jenny
Corinne
Ruth
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Thank you so much for looking today! Be sure to keep hopping along and comment along the way to be entered to win a $25 gift certificate for Paislee Press! One winner will be announced on the Social Media Butterflies home page on Monday June 3rd!

{crafty} Chic Tags WINNERS!

Thank you to everyone that hopped along with us on Monday! We all hope you enjoyed the freebies and giveaways and walked away inspired! 

Speaking of giveaways, the winners are now posted over at the Social Media Butterflies home page! If you happened to miss the hop, head on over there to check it out from the beginning!

If you haven't had the chance to pick up the Road Trip collection from Chic Tags that we featured in our hop now would be a great time! Starting tomorrow Chic Tags is having a sale, so watch out for details!

{crafty} Chic Tags Blogapalooza!

Welcome back for this month's blog hop! This month Social Media Butterflies is joining together with Chic Tags for a Blogapalooza with over 20 projects to inspire you!

You should have come here from Adrienne's page, if not head on over to the Chic Tags blog to start from the beginning!

This road trip collection was so fun to work with! I decided to use it paired with Studio Calico's "Hook" kit for a layout of a recent overnight trip we took. And yes, I completely left the date off that tag! I realized it of course as I was taking the pictures, I still need to go back and add that in.

I couldn't sop with just one layout though! I have a terrible habit of starting minis and never putting any actual content in them. I am working on changing that! While I don't do PL I did recently get two Handbooks from Studio Calico, one that I plan on using as a travel album for our family vacation coming up this summer. I decided to get a headstart on the travel album and these tags were the perfect solution! The pocket system is a whole new world for me, it may take a little getting used to.

Thank you so much for looking! Next up on the hop with even more inspiration is Amy! 

Be sure to keep hopping, along the way, there are plenty of prizes and freebies-- Die cuts, printables and chances to win some of your favorite Road Trip paper goods, and one GRAND prize winner of the Road Trip, Everyday Life II & Birthday Wishes collection!!!! Good luck, and happy hopping! If you would like to purchase some of these adorable products, head on over to the Chic Tags website!

{crafty} Blog Hop with Glitz Design

This month the Social [Media] Butterflies are featuring Glitz Design, and are so excited and happy to be included in the Uncharted Waters inspiration week. If you haven't checked out their blog, make sure you look at it now-- http://glitzitnow.com/blog/

I love the Uncharted Waters collection and as I started playing with it my mind was wandering to my wedding photos which have sat completely un-scrapped for nearly 7 years! I love the mix of blues with pink and yellow in this collection and really wanted to play that up with my background. I sprayed a few colors of Mister Huey on my craft mat, sprayed it with water and then blotted it with my cardstock. I also added a few splatters for more interest. To add to the "artsy" feel of the page I added modeling paste, random stamping, and dared myself to scribble without fear!

Thank you for looking! Next up is the fabulous Kristin!

Be sure to keep hopping along for more beautiful creations with Uncharted Waters and leave comments along the way for a chance to win a Glitz Design prize pack!

Glitz Design
Shay
Corinne
Trisha
Amanda
Kristin T.
Suz
Jenny
Malika
Ellie
Jen
Kristin D.
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{crafty} SMBiGBlog Hop with Elle's Studio

Welcome back! We are glad to have you back for the February edition of our Social [Media] Butterflies blog hop.

You should have come here from Jen's blog, if not head back to the Social Media Butterflies home base to start from the beginning.

This month we are sharing with you our LOVE for Elle's Studio, using her You & Me collection and showing how it inspired us. If you've never bought any products from Elle's Studio before, make sure you check out the shop! Her tags, stamps & new papers are total must haves! Elle is also joining us for the hop this month, and we could not be more excited to have her join us! 

My layout for the hop is a little bit different. Rather than using the collection items I took inspiration from them to create my page. I found a lot of inspiration in the You & Me tidbits

My background was inspired by the "love" tag. I created it in Silhouette studio and used my sketch pens to draw out the words, with one standing out in pink. I also carried through the stitching, hearts and chalkboard images you see throughout the collection.

Next up is Corinne! And be sure to check out the rest of the ladies in the hop, and see how they used the You & Me collection!

Kristin T

Trisha

Jen

Amanda <--you are here

NEXT UP -->Corinne

Ellie

Shay

Kristin D  

Jenny

Suz

Malika

Elle

But before you go we have an awesome prize pack from Elle's Studio You & Me collection to giveaway for hopping along with us today! You get an entry for every blog you comment on along the way! Winner will be announced Monday March 4th.

{crafty} Time SMBiGBlogHop

Welcome back! We are so happy to have you back for the January edition of our Social [Media] Butterflies blog hop!

You should have come here from Susan's blog, if not head back to the Social Media Butterflies home base to start from the beginning.

This month our focus is on TIME. In thinking about what I wanted to make for the hop this month and how time can apply in so many different ways I kept coming back to MAKE TIME. I don't always have the time to pursue what I love to do for myself but I am learning that it is important to MAKE the time for it and that I can without needing to feel guilty or selfish. Whether it's deepening my faith, creating art (at least, I consider it art) or reading. I am learning that if my priorities are in check everything else tends to fall in to place. At least every once in a while ;-)

In all the years that I have been scrapbooking, this is my very first project that is just about me. I had some "oops' moments but I am trying not to let them bother me too much. I've noticed there is a fine line between a fun messy look and just looking messy. Hopefully I didn't cross that line too much.

I used a Heidi Swapp color magic memory file and mini memory file. Studio Calico's Monkey Bar's kit, Noah outline stamp and Block Party Stamp. For the inside of the large folder I used several Studio paints, Liquitex acrylic inks, modeling paste and a black paint pen.

Thanks for looking! 

Jenny
Ellie
Kristin
Corinne
Malika
Shay
Trisha
Kristin
Susan
Amanda<-----YOU ARE HERE

{crafty} SMBiGBlogHop GOALS

Welcome back! We are so happy to have you back for the December edition of our Social [Media] Butterflies blog hop! This month we are heading in to the new year with a hop dedicated to GOALS. 

You should have come here from Shay's blog, if not head back to the Social Media Butterflies home base to start from the beginning.

For the last couple of years I have picked a word for One Little Word but never really kept it at the forefront of my life for that year. I really want to change that for 2013 so I decided to create a canvas to hang that can be a daily reminder. My word, my goal, is to be INTENTIONAL. To do things with purpose and reason in every facet of my life. From the way I spend my time, to how I spend money, from devotionals to grocery shopping. Yes, grocery shopping! It's gotten out of hand as of late...

Thanks for looking! Be sure to hop along for a lot of great crafty inspiration!

Trisha

Shay 

Amanda 

UP NEXT -->Jenny

Kristin

Suz

Corinne

{crafty} Holiday SMBiGBlogHop

Welcome back! We are so happy to have you back for the November edition of our Social [Media] Butterflies blog hop! This month we are spreading Christmas Cheer with a Holiday Hop. In the weeks to follow check back with us as we each share various Holiday projects from December Daily to Home Decor.

You should have come here from Shay's blog, if not head back to the Social Media Butterflies home base to start from the beginning.

My layout is the start of the Holiday season for me, using pictures of our newly put up decorations in the house. It's definitely beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

SUPPLIES USED:
Mister Huey's Plum Thumb and Gold
Crate Paper Sleigh Ride Washi Stickers
Chic Tags
Background paper from SC Crack the Whip
Echo Park Season's Greetings
Charcoal POW 
Silhouette Cameo
Stamps from Scrapperin


Be sure to hop along for a lot of great layout inspiration!
Suz
Monica
Corinne
Shay 
Amanda 

UP NEXT -->Jenny
Kristin
Ellie
Mary Pat
Trisha

{crafty} Studio l2e Winner!

Thank you for joining me on this Social [Media] Butterflies Blog Hop. If you haven't already stopped by the other blogs on this hop, please do! The giveaway for the Silhouette download card is still open until Sunday!

 And be sure to come back next month when we do this all over again!

The winner of the stamp set from Studio l2e is Rachel!

Congrats Rachel! Please email me at mandab.dej@gmail.com with your mailing address.

{crafty} Cut it Up SMBiGBlogHop

Welcome back! We are so happy to have you back for the October edition of our Social [Media] Butterflies blog hop! This month the girls are going to be bringing you a Carve It Up theme--- using our Silhouettes, Cricuts, fussy-cutting, punching, exact-o knife-- our designs will all have a unique cut up piece to it!

You should have come here from Suz's blog, if not head back to the Social Media Butterflies home base to start from the beginning.

I have only had my Silhouette Cameo for about two months, so when the assignment came to do some cutting I knew I had to break it out and play! I am loving both the machine and the software and feel like before long it will become a staple in my every day creating and not just a "project" machine like the Cricut was for me. 

Originally I had decided to do a mixed media project, cutting my letters out to use on an 8x10 canvas. After removing all the letter pieces though I looked at my negative and decided to use it as a mask instead. I mixed some paint, added in a bit of modeling paste and slathered it on. I love the texture and depth it added to my canvas. I have just begun dabbling in mixed media and it is so much fun to get messy...as long as I have plenty of baby wipes near by!

When I cut my letters out I happened to stick a full sheet of 12x12 cardstock down. When I finished using it as a mask I was hit with another little bit of inspiration and decided to let it dry and use it as a base for a layout. 

I will say, it didn't quite turn out as I had planned but I still love the idea itself. One I will have to try again. I used pieces from Studio Calico's Central High kit, adding the map print behind the letters and as a border. I pulled in another Cameo cut with an SC studio file as a base for my layering. 

So there you have it! 1 cut, two projects! Be sure to keep hopping and check out all the great projects this month. And check out the giveaways below!

Shay http://sbookinshay29.blogspot.com/

Suz http://livealifeextraordinary.blogspot.com/

YOU ARE HERE ----> Amanda http://www.somethingsorta.blogspot.com/

NEXT UP -----> Trisha http://www.trisha-grace.blogspot.com/

Corinne http://corinnesmilovici.blogspot.com/

Angel http://kindlelover.blogspot.com/

Jenny http://mycreativelife29.blogspot.com/

Monica http://monicalifeasme.blogspot.com/

Patricia http://harmonyhealthandfaith.blogspot.com/

How about a giveaway? Or better yet how about TWO!?

1st Giveaway - $10 Silhouette download card

~How to Enter~

Comment on any of the blogs or link up with a Carve It Up themed layout on our home page to win a $10 Silhouette Studio gift card :] Each comment will gain you an entry! Giveaway closes Sunday Nov 4th

2nd Giveaway - Newly designed stamp set from Studio l2e
~How to Enter~
"like" Studio l2e's page on FB and let her know I sent you then come back here and comment that you have done so.
For a second entry, become a follower of my blog and leave a separate comment below!
This giveaway will close Wednesday at midnight Pacific, winner will be posted Thursday.

How awesome would these be for Project Life?

Happy blog hopping, and make sure to come back next month on the 29th for our next hop!