Friday, October 26, 2012

Telephone Blog Hop

Welcome to Made Especially For You's 
Telephone Blog Hop!


If you've never heard of the "Telephone" game it's a game most often played by kids that simulates how a story can change from person to person, or how a rumor can start. For example, I may tell Susie that at lunch today I had a peanut butter sandwich, an apple, and some milk, and she may go tell Jackie that I had a turkey sandwich, an apple, and some milk. Although only one small detail was changed, over time the entire story can change. The game is played by starting with a story and whispering it from one person to the next in a circle and seeing how the story changed once the last person has told it. 

We decided to play this game as a design team, not with stories, but with cards! Our DT leader Ashley started with a photo of a card, emailed it to someone, who then created a card based off her card, and sent a photo of it to the next person. As a design team, this is the first time we're seeing the progression of the cards! 

I started off the game with a photo of a card I originally created for another design team I'm on and then sent a photo of it to the next person in the lineup. Here's the card that inspired the entire game, and the hop:


I thought it was a cute and fun card that could inspire so many different things. :) Between the colors and the ladybug and the 3D flower, the possibilities are endless! It's true when they say a picture is worth a 1000 words, but it's even more true when a card is worth 1000 ways of inspiration. :) 

What fun is a blog hop without blog candy?! A couple of our design team members have donated some blog candy for those who comment on EVERY stop of the hop!

$15 Gift Certificate

Blog Candy Pictured Below


Please make sure to leave your contact info when you comment to be eligible to win! Participants have through this Sunday, October 28th, to comment. Winners will be randomly chosen and announced on Tuesday October 30th at Made Especially For You.

You're next stop is Eileen's blog

Here's the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:


Thanks so much for hopping with us! :)

30 comments:

  1. such a sweet card, the ladybug is adorable

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  2. Great card; love the cheery colours.

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  3. This is such a fun idea for a hop! And I love your card, I can't wait to see how it progresses :)

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  4. Your card is so adorable!! I love the ladybug and the pretty bow!! What an awesome idea for a hop :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts
    indymermaid(at)gmail(dot)com

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  5. Your card is so cute! The ladybug is adorable! bbiswabic@new.rr.com or my blog, Crazy About Cards!!

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  6. I could not find the hop on Jessica's blog, the last one on your list. I really enjoyed all the other cards on the hop:)

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  7. Ashley - I love your card - its so sweet. What a fabulous idea for a blog hop. Off I go:-)

    karon(dot)hughes(at)gmail(dot)com

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  8. This is such a cute idea. I can't wait to see what happens. Love it!
    Kathy:)

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  9. Darling card! Love that cute ladybug and the background paper with dots. Such fun and cheery colors!
    DeniseB
    deniseb777ATgmailDOTcom

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  10. OMGoodness.... this is such a cute little card... love it!!! :))
    rrandrr@insightbb.com

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  11. I used to love this game when I was younger but we called it "Chinese whispers" . It was an hilarious game lol. What a great way to to turn it into a card game. Your card is adorable and such a great way to start the game of! Xx

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  12. What a fun idea for a hop. I can't wait to see how things pan out. Great inspiration card.

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  13. Ashley, Never been on a telephone hop before! Thank you for starting this hop out with the big happy! I haven't hopped in a while, so this should be fun! jellybeankahler@yahoo.com

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  14. Such an adorable card!! Such a cute cheerful design!! ~ Blessings, Tracey

    http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/

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  15. What an adorable card, I love ladybugs, never heard of a telephone hop, kinda interesting and fun.

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  16. Ashley, Your card is just too stinken cute. It has been so much fun seeing the way we each of us pursieved the card that was sent to us. Wanna do this again.

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  17. What a cute card, I just love it, had to say it again, I'm leaving another comment because I forgot to leave my info
    karensuewaldner@hotmail.com

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  18. This is so, so cute, Ashley!! I LOVED this hop and it has been SO fun seeing how each card changed along the line. Thanks for such a fun, fun challenge, game, and hop!! : )

    Kristy

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  19. Your card and the hop are too fun! Very clever idea!

    Janea
    Recollection Alley
    recollectionalley@gmail.com

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  20. Your card is soo cute! I love ladybugs and the colors are awesome:)
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    Robin

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  21. Darling card love the lady bug :)

    teresam384@gmail.com

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  22. What a sweet card! Love the ladybug.

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  23. What a fantastic idea for a blog hop. Your card is so cute. cheers Linda

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  24. very cute!! Cant wait to see how it all turns out!

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  25. Sounds like a fun game. Can't wait to see the projects. This is a darling card.

    Smiles Sher
    SHersL84bed@aol.com

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  26. Love this idea for this hop...so much fun!

    Tracy

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