ScrapbookPlace Fall Blog Hop-iversary

Welcome to the ScrapbookPlace Fall Blog Hop-iversary!  Fall is here in full force – crisp, cool air, leaves on the ground, Halloween has come and gone.  What a beautiful time of year! 

 

A Hop-iversary you say… You’ve never heard of a hop-iversary.  Well let me tell you what it’s all about.  Not only are we celebrating fall BUT we are also celebrating the seven, yes SEVEN, years that ScrapbookPlace has been on the net.  In seven years, we’ve made lots of friends and shared lots of memories.  More importantly, we shared our passion – paper crafting!  You want to join us, click here:  ScrapbookPlace-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

 

We have a wonderful sponsor for our hop, Floppy Latte Digital Designs (http://www.floppylattedesigns.com/catalog/).  The images used in the creations you see in the hop today are from FLDD.  Check out the site, they have great digi images and great deals!  Run on over to Floppy’s blog (http://floppylattesdigitaldesigns.blogspot.com/) and leave her some love too when the hop is over! 

 

If you have arrived from Sue’s blog,  you are right on track. If you are just happening by, you will want to start on the ScrapbookPlace blog.  http://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.com/ 

 

My fall card, using the Floppy Latte Digital Designs lamp post. 

Upon opening the card you see the tree. There is still plenty of room to write a note or stamp a sentiment.

Card base is an "S" fold
 Brown & beige card stock is from stash

 Printed paper is DCWV

Tree and acorns cut using the Create a Critter 2 cartridge

Stamp is Lamp post by Floppy Latte Digital Designs

Your next stop is: 
Teresa :   www.teresasscrappinspot.blogspot.com

Leave some love at each blog and the main blog and you will be put in a drawing for a $10 gift certificate to Floppy Latte Digital Designs!    
 

If you get lost along the way, here is the order:

 ScrapbookPlace blog:  http://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.com/

Linda:  http://scrappingheaven.blogspot.com

Judy:   http://dragonhomer.blogspot.com/

Pammie:   Http://PammiesCraftRoom.blogspot.com/

Sue S:   http://sueinct.blogspot.com

Joyce G:   www.joycewashere.blogspot.com

Teresa :   www.teresasscrappinspot.blogspot.com

Carolyn :   http://luvmycards.blogspot.com

Karissa :   http://livelaughlovescrapbookstamp.blogspot.com/

Melissa :  http://melissa-thoughtsonpaper.blogspot.com/

ScrapbookPlace blog:  http://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.com/

It's a Journaling Box

I joined a swap, what else is new. Yeah, I know, I love my swaps. Well, this one was different. Not a card but a journaling box. A journal box for a scrapbook page with side pockets, here is the description:

Make any kind of Embellished Cardstock Journal Box, any shape

Please add writing lines to your journal box and tags

Add two side pockets to your Journal Box

Add two tags with eyelets in the holes and add either Ribbon,twine,or fiber into the eyelet hole.

Place a completed tag into each pocket for additional journaling

Are you as confused as I was? I checked on line, I ask on the board if there were any pictures, I created many of these in my head, but just couldn't get one on paper. Laura, who was to send to me, got her's out early, so I have one in hand. Ok, that works. Thank you Laura. Here is the journal box she sent me:

Its pretty and sparkly and for a birthday. She used Nestabilities Labels Eight for the journal box itself and it opens bottom to top with room inside for journaling. Adding another piece of cardstock to the back, she created the two side pockets and then she used SU Top Note to create the tags. 

It looks really nice, why don't I copy it? She won't know and what better compliment can I give her? I'm at a total stand still on this and its due in the mail by Monday. I'll do mine a little different, but I have the same dies and her's looks really great. So I get to work and create my own work of art:

I went for a Christmas theme using a whimsical scene on the front, it opens and there are lines for journaling inside. I made my side pockets the same way she did. My tags are rectangle in shape and I used Nestabilities Labels 10 to cut the tops of the tags. I also placed the same house that is on the front of the box onto each tag. I'm done, I think its quite nice. Time to get it into the mail. 

I get out the directions that has the name of the person I'm to send to. I send to Laura! Back to the drawing board. We had a good laugh over this at Stamp Camp last night.

I still copied her's in a way; here is the one I made and sent to her. I hope she likes it. 

The snowman is cut using Sizzix Snowman w/skates die. I did paper piecing, coloring and flocking on him. I added googly eyes and plastic gems for his buttons. The lined paper on the inside, I put together and printed off my computer. I think I enjoyed making this one more than the other one.