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Florence, Arizona
Welcome to my blog. I am newly retired and eager to enjoy it all - decorating, shopping, cooking, travel and most crafts - paper crafts, stained glass, mosaic, mixed media, sketching, painting - you name it, I want to try it.
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

BLOG HOP - CALENDAR

Welcome to our Calendar Blog Hop!  This hop will be held December 28, 29 and 30. The Grand Prize Blog Candy is a brand-new Designer’s Calendar Cartridge, donated by Karelj at One By One The Flamingos Are Stealing My Sanity. In order to be eligible to win, you need to leave a comment on each and every stop on the hop, along with a way for Karel to contact you. She will choose a winner by random.org on the 31st and announce it on her blog, as well as contacting the winner personally. 
I have to admit, I love some of this My Mind's Eye paper sooooo much that it's really hard to cover it up.  But what better to cover it with than with Tildas and nestabilities.  I suppose we all have addictions, but two of mine are Magnolia Stamps and Nestabilities - such cute shapes!





The Tildas were colored with my copics.  The dates were stamped onto a present shape cut from Joys of the Season at 1"; the "bow" on the top of each present was blinged up with Stickles.  I was very, VERY excited to use the grid - it was leftover from cutting out 1 1/2 squares and I've been wanting to use it for something!  The little embellishments were cut from Stretch Your Imagination and JOTS.  "December" and "2011" were cut from Daisy Chain.   Because I could not cut these in a shadow option, I cut them the same size, cut  the little links off the solid color and laid them on top of the glittery cuts. 

For my blog hop candy, I have Perfect Pearls.  I will choose the winner from the comments left under this post, using random.org, and will post the winner no later than December 31.

Just in case you get lost, here is the line-up for the hop!

1. January and April: Celeste at Touched by a Butterfly at http://touchedbyabutterfly.blogspot.com/
2. January and September: Jessica at Overjoyed Scrapper http://www.overjoyedscrapper.blogspot.com/
3. February: Christel at Scrappin' Sista http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
4. February and March: Karelj at One By One The Flamingos Are Stealing My Sanity http://karelj.blogspot.com/
5. March and July: Diane at Crafting This Moment  http://www.craftingthismoment.blogspot.com/
6. April:  Bonnie at A Scrap Above  http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/ 
7. May: Michelle at Peanut Butter and Jelly Designs  http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com/
8. May: Natalie at Timeless Legacy Designs http://timelesslegacydesigns.blogspot.com/
9. June: Lisa at Lisa's Paper Butterflies http://lisaspaperbutterflies.blogspot.com/
10. June: Jamie at Glitter, Paper, Stamps, Oh My! http://jamieisacraftymomma.blogspot.com/
11. July: Summer and Jennifer at Cricut Diaries http://cricutdiaries.blogspot.com/
12. August: Denise at Starlight Scrapper http://starlightscrapper.blogspot.com/
13. August: Gina at Gina Thornton Stamping http://ginathorntonstamping.blogspot.com/
14. September: Deb at If It's Groovy http://ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com/
15. October: Rebecca at Creations with Becka http://www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com/
16 . October: Lora at Notes From The Scrapbook Lady http://scrpbooklady.blogspot.com/
17. November: Belinda at Queen Bee's Musings http://www.queenbeesmusings.blogspot.com/
18. November and December : Col at Col's Creative Corner at http://www.scrappycol.blogspot.com/
19. December: Deb at Tidbit's Place http://tidbitsplace.blogspot.com/ (YOU ARE HERE)

HAVE FUN and may you all be blessed with joy and peace this New Year.

53 comments:

  1. You're right, some papers should not be covered up. Nicely done.

    Happy New Year,
    Georgiana
    http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/
    coachfans at cox dot net

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  2. Looks great - love that you were able to use a leftover for your grid!

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  3. I love your color scheme and your layout designs! Recycling your paper for the grid LOVE IT! Thank you so much for sharing! Glad
    I became a follower! Hope you had fun in Cali, one of my dream places to go!
    Contact Info: incase I get lucky enough to win that amazing blog candy! Happy New Year!
    Email: arebori0204@gmail.com
    New Blog:
    www.scraptillyadrop.blogspot.com

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  4. Very cute! I love the papers you chose!

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  5. Absolutely wonderful layout.... Love it all... You are so talented and I have become a follower of your blog.

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  6. I love how you did the presents in your grid! The little girls are adorable!! Thanks for joining in the hop!!!

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  7. oh gosh deb! this is BEAUTIFUL!! Your Tildas are stunning and I love the thriftiness of using that scrap piece as your grid - perfect! And I agree, that paper is fantabulous too ;)

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  8. Very cute, love the little girl sitting on top of the calender page! Thanks for joining us on this great hop!

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  9. Great job on your calendar. Beautiful background papers & I love the addition of the Tilda's. It's so interesting seeing everyones take on creating these calendar pages. Thanks for sharing yours.

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  10. Absolutely wonderful. You are so talented. TFS

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  11. Thanks for sharing your great ideas

    dhoffman

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  12. Fantastic LOs! Thank you for sharing.

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  13. love your layout. your colors are awesome. thnaks for the hop and sharing your ideas.
    http://craftywithjoann.blogspot.com

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  14. great layout! Love your Tilda! she is to cute!
    kacee
    mcvicwif@yahoo.com

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  15. Awesome coloring!! Love it!! TFS!! Take Care!!
    Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

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  16. Great projects. The little girls are so cute!!! TFS
    bhoward at kci dot net

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  17. fantastic page! I love how you let the paper show through and didn't cover every inch with something else. I enjoy seeing the scraps from another project finding the perfect use in this one.

    Heidi Browning aka Liadan
    liadan@liadan-mes.com

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  18. Your backround paper is beautiful. I know what you mean about covering it up. I really like those two little girls that you added. I never saw them before. They are adorable.

    I would love to win that Blog Candy that you have. I was at AC Moore today and I almost bought it for myself but then I didn't because I never used it before. So I passed on it.

    Thanks for joining this hop with us.
    Michelle

    mpetrovich23(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Ps. you are my last stop on the hop.

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  19. December 2011. Can you believe it? Sounds so far away doesn't it? I love your Tildas! So super cute! Love all the glitter that you've added!
    Thanks for hopping along with us!
    Gina
    GRKIDDO
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  20. copics seem to take a long time - is that right??
    great job with them

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  21. Cute calendar pages, Deb! Thanks so much for sharing!

    jlhudson2(at)cox(dot)net

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  22. Love your calendar layout.

    Kathy
    Katsews at gmail dotcom

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  23. Great calendar. Just wonderful. Thanks for the chance to win. I am now a follower.
    annadowdy at gmail dot com

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  24. great layout/calendar pages. love the little girls and the gifts for your numbers! tfs!
    esigmon at cox dot net

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  25. Great Hop! Really like the Calendar pages.

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  26. Wonderful job! This has been such a fun hop:)

    Following!
    Tanya
    phenis2031 at yahoo dot com

    HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2011

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  27. These are so very pretty. I love the quilted look of the top. This is such a great blog hop and I love these pages! TFS them :) I am now a follower as well.


    Happy Scrappin'

    Sue B

    http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/

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  28. Love it...Tilda is awesome!TFS
    sensationallychicboutique(at)gmail(dot)com

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  29. Very lovely pages! TFS Happy New Years
    jennyplace26@gmail.com

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  30. Your LO's are adorable..the colors are great, and the paper is wonderful. TFS!

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  31. WOW! Great job! I just love those little people

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  32. your layout is my second favorite! Very nice! I have become a follower and would love to win the blog candy!

    dfhenson@q.com

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  33. Lovely pages and a fun blog hop, TFS!

    Happy New Year!

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  34. WOW!! Last but not least!!! You did awesome I love the colors you chose. And I love that you use packages for the days. Happy New Year!!! XoXo Niki_Ray

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  35. Hi Deb

    First off, I love your blog, you are so talented.
    Love your calendar, great work!
    I am already a follower of your blog
    TFS and a chance to win
    Bonnie C
    http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com
    ascrapabove at aol dot com

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  36. O MY GOSH How cute is this.. Thank U for sharing...I got to try a grid..i want something cute to sit on mine..OO I will need a hoot Owl cause I M going to make one for my Hubbie Hooter
    HAPPY NEW YEAR.
    PS: there was a Little cookie called Monster Chomps it had a little bite out of it was U a MONSTER CHOMPER???LOLOLOL
    HUGS

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  37. Deb
    I just love your layouts! I think it was the prefect ending for the blog hop. Your Tildas are the sweetest!
    col

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  38. Love your pages! That is the very first time I've seen a project that used the Daisy Chain cartridge and it was perfect for this! Thanks for sharing!

    Melissa
    www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com

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  39. TFS! Awesome use of the grid layout! What a great idea using presents for the dates! Thanks for the blog candy, too!

    stephs361@yahoo.com

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  40. Tilda is way too cute. It's as though she just trying to be good and wait for her presents. TFS!

    Christel
    Blog Hop Sista
    onescrappinsista.blogspot.com
    christel(at)majesticdesigns(dot)net

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  41. So sweet! I think those little girls are so cute. If I didn't already have bagillions of other supplies and stamps I'd get a few of those. I do love hoarding cool paper and having a tea drinking ceremony and a smarmy smile on my face when I find the perfect use for it!
    Fun hopping with ya!
    Natalie
    mtmcbroom at gmail dot com
    http://timelesslegacydesigns.blogspot.com

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  42. Last, but not least! Love what you did with the Tildas. And you are right, that paper is gorgeous!

    Keltonsmom at gmail dot com

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  43. Love the 2nd layout especially!! Very cute, you all have put so much work into these calendars. Great job!! Deb and Natalie sent me so I am going to hop all through now!!
    jmdegruc@yahoo.com

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  44. Such a sweet layout! Tilda is too cute. ☺
    Happy New Year!
    reneeleeak at yahoo dot com

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  45. Loved the little girl holding the key and then the one blowing kisses!!! How adorable!!! :)
    ~Vanessa W
    baboo7192 at gmail dot com

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  46. Love the Tilda! You did a beautiful job! You have done some really great Christmas crafts that you shared on your blog! The silver trays you made. Thanks for sharing all of your great projects!

    mariannebrinkley at msn dot com

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  47. I just wanted to stop by to thank you for hopping in the Calendar Blog Hop. I've had such a good time! I hope you've had tons of fun, gotten some new followers and found wonderful ideas for your 2011Calendar. Don't forget to hop through yourself, and leave comments, so you could maybe win the Designer's Calendar! Thanks again! karelj

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  48. Oh these magnolias are fabulous. Great coloring. Great hop.
    Hugs,
    Raven
    thatsmerb at gmail dot com

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  49. You put soooo much work into those magnolisa Deb! And I LOVE the presents for the days of the week! Too too cute!!!

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  50. I LOVE how you incorporated fussy cut magnolia characters onto your calendar pages! The colors you used look great with it as well.

    Thanks for joining the blog hop and sharing
    Jamie
    bamiester(at)gmail(dot)com
    www.glitterstampsandpaperohmy.com

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  51. Deb,

    I love your calendar pages!!! :) And you did a great job of not covering up that beautiful paper! (I'm addicted to the Nesties, too!)


    Thank you so much for sharing,

    Jennifer
    partridgelu at yahoo dot com

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