Goin' out with a Blog Hop BANG!...

Hey everyone!

Happy MONDAY!   I had the BEST weekend and although I'm not exactly 'refreshed' this morning, I'm chock-full of happy memories, yummy food, and enough pictures to have me uploading all night if I want to get them all added LOL...   But I'll share more about that later-right now, it's (sniff sniff) my last post as Guest Designer for EAD Designs and also our combined Blog Hop w/ TORENDI!

There is a TON of goodness going on at Torendi today, including a HUGE sale: : 

50% off torendi rub-ons and $5.00 off orders over $30. coupon code: EADLOVE

Also, you can share that love at EAD where there is ALSO a sale:

EAD Special: 25% off coupon code: torendi

So, yeah, WOW-that's a TON of savings on a LOT of great product!

We are also using a sketch from 2Sketches4You today:

My oldest DD LOVES Pandas, so it was a no brainer which Rub-ON I was going to use for today's card.  I found the sketch to be a bit difficult, actually, but I know my 10 year old will love receiving this card for whatever reason-I'll prob just tuck it in her lunch tomorrow 'cuz I'm excited to give it to her :

If you're just starting out here, be sure to visit:

EAD: http://www.eaddesigns.blogspot.com/   

Torendi: http://torendi.blogspot.com/

Jenn:  http://doublendesigns.blogspot.com/

Joanna: http://scrap-making.blogspot.com/

Tiff - http://tiffguam.com/

Cassie http://somethingfromcassie.blogspot.com/

Beth - http://inkyfingersrule.blogspot.com/

Jessica- http://www.thewhimsicalbutterfly.blogspot.com/  <-you are here!

Amy T:http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/

Amy C http://caffinatedcropper.blogspot.com/

Courtney - http://www.courtneykelley.typepad.com/

Stephanie http://stephaniezito.blogspot.com/

I want to thank EAD and Torendi for having me along this FABULOUS hop, and also, before I go, I have one last project to show from EAD.  I have been wanting one of these for a while, but as I said, I was TERRIFIED of rub ons, vinyl of any kind.  So WHY did you accept a Guest Spot from a VINYL company, silly girl?  Well, I have LOVED EAD's stickerz but just felt like I should take people's word from what I had been hearing about their superior quality..and they were RIGHT.   The rub ons come off SO easy.   Last but not least, the vinyl is something I've been wanting in my entry way for a long time.  I have a beautiful "niche" in my hallway where these flowers are, and this was the perfect touch:

Now, you may notice the h is a little crooked, well, that was from my DH with love-and although we will probably fix it, I wanted to show you how wonderful this looks even when human error is taken into account :)  I LOVE my family, and this just is one of those little 'homey touches" that I love coming home to!

Thanks for hangin' with me :)  xoxo

Blog Hoppin' with E.A.D...

Hey friends!

Did you all enjoy yesterday, being "National Talk Like a Pirate Day?"   LOL a few of my friends at Unity got a little carried away w/ the Pirate talk and it was pretty entertaining!  :)

Well, today is my day to be a GEEK  ( I know, right? Just ONE day you ask? :) with the E.A.D. Designs gals.   I am really enjoying my "Guest Geek" stint and we're back today for another fun BLOG HOP!  If you're just getting here, be sure to start at the beginning over on the EAD Design Blog :)

Today I used a really sweet STICKERZ set that I'm previewing (I don't see it released yet but looks very similar to the "Silly Owls " wall art and I just ADORE them!_   Aren't they a HOOT?

I used the branch and owl Stickerz and the "Hello" as the sentiment for this fun card.

Be sure to head over to Jenn's blog next to continue the hop!  Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you tomorrow with another exciting BLOG HOP with Taylored Expressions!

Blog Hoppin' with EAD & Go-To-Gal Kim Kesti...

Hey everyone!  Monday is here....already!  Can you believe it?
This weekend really FLEW...


{{{Please scroll down for my Mystery Monday post for Club Anya and to preview the ADORABLE new digis for Halloween from The Greeting Farm-thanks so much!}}}

So, not only am I still super excited about being asked to be the Sept. Guest for EAD Designs,  I happen to have the HUGE honor of blog-hopping with Papercrafts Magazine "Go-to-Gal" Kim Kesti!  


If you are just starting the hop, be sure to begin at the E.A.D. Design Blog :)

Today's blog hop, sponsored by EAD, has a theme-INSPIRATION!   To honor our SUPER talented guest, Kim, we have TWO INSPIRATION themes based on two of Kim's cards, and the DT gals have chosen one to use for today's post :)

Here are KIM's Cards:

Now, I know you're all SHOCKED when I tell you that I just had to use Kim's BUTTERFLY card as my inspiration :)   I used the "Caged Vinyl" rub ons for the sentiment and circle decal on the card and then just punched butterflies using my Nesties and a Martha Stewart punch.

I LOVE the cheery simplicity of this card-it's kind of out of the box for me and wow do I LOVE that it only took me minutes to create!

I have to tell you, too, that I have NEVER BEFORE seen such excellent quality in a rub-on and I am NOT kidding.  To be honest, I am terrified of rub-ons.  In fact, funny story-when Amy asked me to be the September Guest and we were going through stuff for the month, she noticed I hadn't chosen any rub-ons and I didn't have the heart to tell her that I have the WORST luck with them!  They always end up ripping, tearing, bubbling, etc.  Well, NOT the rub-ons from EAD!  I kid you not-they are a DREAM to work with and have changed my whole view on them!   SO easy to use and come out perfect every time!

Well, thanks SO much for stopping by today!  Your next stop on the hop is AMY C!

I'll be back shortly for my Club Anya & Friends post-thanks SO much for your constant support! xoxo

Gettin' Countryside Colorful w/ EAD Designs...

Hey everyone!

Thanks again for scrolling down!  I have SO much to share w/ you all today.  First up it's Color Challenge time at EAD Designs!

We are debuting the adorable "Farmer's Market" Stickerz and a brand new color/inspiration challenge:

I created two cards today based on the color challenge and also the English country feel I kind of drew from the 2nd photo:

Also created this one w/ these pretty Apricot colored bloomers and more Farmers Market stickers:

Be sure to stop by all the EAD "Geeks" today beginning with the EAD Design Blog and also, the sweet Jenn Coker has a sheet of Farmers Market STICKERZ to give away on her blog today!

Thanks for "Stickin'" with me!   See you tomorrow!

Yeah, She's Geeky...

...in fact, that is the name of my iPhone when I plug it into iTunes, do you know that?  LOL!

However, THAT's not the kind of Geeky I am talking about today-I'm talking about the fact that I was asked to be a Guest Designer a.k.a. Guest GEEK for E.A.D. Designs this month!  HOW fun is that?!

{{{PLEASE SCROLL DOWN for my Club Anya and Friends card and an announcement about MONDAYs!  Thank you so much!!!}}}

You guys might remember a few months back I was the Guest Designer for Amy, The Caffinated Cropper and her fabulous kits?  Well, Amy is just a doll and her friend Emily, the owner of EAD was a wonderfully generous sponsor to my Oh, Alice blog-and when they asked me to be a guest this month I just had to say YES!  Actually, EAD stickers are pretty much the only ones I use for crafting-esp. cardmaking.  They also have some SUPER awesome rub-ons (such great quality!) and Vinyl Wall art which I cannot WAIT to show you in a few posts ;)  I totally {heart} them and really think you will, too!

Today we are having a "Halloween Treats" blog hop!

I used some SUPER cute Halloween "Stickerz" to create a card and also a little tag for a sweet treat :)  The designs shown here are a little SNEAK PEEK of some Stickerz sheets that are coming VERY soon to EAD Designs!

Here's my card:

and Here's a little Treat tag:

Be sure to check out the rest of the EAD Design Team's creations today as you are hopping along-I'm really stoked to get to hang w/ these girls for the next few weeks-thanks for having me guys!
It all starts HERE:

Em-EAD Blog

Jessica <--you are here!

Amy

Steph

Jenn

Joanna

AmyT

Cassie

That's it for me for today, but please scroll down for my Mystery Monday card-a BRAND NEW Monday theme at Club Anya and Friends!  Thanks guys!