Craftin' and Stampin' Birthday Blog Hop!

Hi All! 

Welcome to the Craftin' and Stampin' Birthday Blog Hop!

You should of arrived here from Sarah's blog!If you have not, please start at the beginning HERE! 

We are so excited that you could hop along with us to celebrate Jessica's (AKA Craftin' and Stampin') Birthday!

Some of Jessica's crafty friends have come together to show off their AMAZING talents and to create a fun filled hop for her birthday! Jessica always loves to make birthday's a special day for her friends and family, so we decided to make a special day for her! Wait until you see the amazing projects we have for you today!

WAIT JUST A MINUTE! What would a blog hop be without any prizes?! Look what we have for you today!

THE SCRAPBOOKING QUEEN ROYAL CASTLE SHOPPE

2 Scrapbook Kits (Robot & Space Layout Kits)

LOVEBUG CREATIONS

$15 Store Gift Certificate

SVG CUTTING FILES

$10 Store Gift Certificate

 

RIGHT AT HOME SCRAPBOOKING

A total SCRAP KIT complete with:

 Paper, Alpha Stickers, and an Embellishment Kit.

A Smash Book Mini &

 A $20 Giftcard to either Michael's or Joanne's! Winners Choice!

In order to win one of these awesome prizes from our sponsors, you need to follow each of the hop participants, and you must comment along the way! Winners will be picked from Random.org on Wednesday and listed on the Craftin' and Stampin' blog!

But first, here's a little something from me about Jessica.....

Jessica is a former design team member of mine and we've been good crafty friends ever since! I love her enthusiasm and her projects are always super cute! Happy Birthday, Jessica! :)

So, here is what I created for her:

A cupcake treat box!! Isn't it cute?! It's a file from the Silhouette store that I couldn't resist adding to my cart! It's about 4 inches high and can easily be filled with candy if desired. :) The adorable "Sprinkles of Love" sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's "Miscellaneous Fun" stamp set.

The cupcake "wrapper" is DCWV paper, and the top is white cardstock embossed with the Divine Swirls embossing folder using my Cuttlebug. I used CANDi pieces for the sprinkles, and used Red Ice Stickles to give the cherry some sparkle. :)

Now, its time to go on to Theresa's blog!

Here is the lineup in case you get lost along the way!

Candace- www.papercraftsbycandace.com

Michelle- www.scrappinwithmybug.com

Diana- www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com

Lori-  http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Pam- http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

Janet- http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/

Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Lisa - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

Sarah - www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com

Ashley - http://especiallymade.blogspot.com <--- You're Here :)

Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/ <--- Next Stop!

Jessica- www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

Thank you all so much for hopping along with us!

Happy, Happy Birthday!

Hey crafters! Today I'm super excited to share with you a 3D cake.. yes, a 3D cake.. made for this week's 3D birthday challenge at Peachy Keen and Jaded Blossom's food challenge!

I'm in love with it! It's a file from the Silhouette store, and it took a while to put together. Thankfully I was able to find this tutorial to help keep me on track and make sure I was gluing things in the right places. :) 3D objects are so fun to make, but they can be a bit tricky and stressful sometimes. Solid cardstock is from Recollections and the patterned paper is from The Paper Studio's "Birthday Extravaganza" collection.

The candle isn't part of the cake box file, one of my good crafty friends, Tonya from Scrapping Fun with Tonya, actually created the candle file for me. It turned out great! The 'Happy Birthday!' sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's "Miscellaneous Fun" stamp set, and I used some wire to act as the wick and hold the flame. The flame is inked with Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink by Tim Holtz and the face is stamped from  PK-943 Funshine Face Parts. 

And wait... there's more! The cake is actually a treat box - twice! You can remove both the top and middle tiers to reveal hidden boxes. How fun would it be to stash some candy or a gift card in there?!

Hope you enjoyed taking a peek at what I created today!