We interupt the normally scheduled "The Amazing Journey" to bring you the Epiphany Card-a-Palooza blog hop...
oh, you do not know what a blog hop is??? (for my non crafty readers) it is a "follow the leader" kinda thing from blog to blog...it is a game...with a big huge prize....
oh, come on...just follow along...
Epiphany Crafts Card-A-Palooza Sweepstakes and Blog Hop
Visit each of our design team member's blogs and make a note of the sponsoring company. After you know all 12 companies visit the Epiphany Crafts Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Epiphany-Crafts/138008244814and leave a comment on the Card-A-Palooza thread listing the 12 companies (abbreviations are okay) and you will be entered into the drawing for a GIANT prize package. You will be receiving product from each of the sponsoring companies plus tools from EC. Best of all, you will be receiving the 12 handmade cards shown on the blogs, all ready to use throughout the year. This is a huge giveaway that you won't want to miss!
So my assignement was to make a Christmas Card using the awesome new Epiphany Crafts tool (that makes epoxy buttons and tabs from any and all paper) and I chose the Teresa Collins NOEL line (duh!).
I started with a blank cream colored card and adhered a piece of the NL1809 Stripes patterned paper measureing 4 3/4" x 6" and I also use a sizzix die to cut a snowflake out of chipboard and the same patterned paper.
then I used a little scrap of the same paper, covered it with doublesided tape and sprinkled Teresa Collins glitter over it (did you know she has Glitter??? yep, she does)
Then I slide my glittered paper into the Epiphany tool, added a clear acrylic heart button into the tool and punched it out...SUPER EASY, super quick and SUPER CUTE..did you know that I *heart* hearts?, I do.
I ran a piece of string through the heart button and adhered it to the center of the snowflake, ran a piece of Teresa Collins Noel ribbon through the top and tied it to a piece of "faux" pine, added a few rhinestones to the ends of the snowflake and adhered that to the front of the card.
It needed a little extra something so I trimmed the word "Celebrate" from the Noel Transparency sheet and simply stapled each end to the bottom of the card...which made this card into a "invitation", that is, if you wanted it to be...and..you can remove the snowflake to be an ornament, that is...if you want it to be one..
That's it...and it is dang cute...and it can be YOURS, along with the other 11 participants...this is where it is time for you to start hopping:
January: Congrats/Celebration card...think New Years, etc: http://www.hydrangeahippo.blogspot.com
February: Love card/Valentine'shttp://moniquesscrapbook.blogspot.com
March: Birthday Card http://seejuliescrap.blogspot.com
April: Spring/Easter card
http://kellyjom.wordpress.com
May: Mother's Day card http://elendae.wordpress.com
June: Baby Card
http://www.polkadotwhimsy.typepad.com
July: Congratulations Card http://www.joyhager.blogspot.com
August: Birthday Card
http://www.tailoredpages.blogspot.com
September: Father's Day Card
http://www.createfor7.blogspot.com
October: Halloween Card
http://danielleholsapple.blogspot.com
November:Thank You card
http://www.morepaperplease.blogspot.com
December: Christmas Card
http://www.homegrownhospitality.typepad.com
(that's me above)
Hop on!