Light it Up for Autism Awareness {Beautiful Just the Way You Are}

Today I am participating in the Light it Up Blue for Autism Awareness blog hop. My friends, Tenia and Veronica have organized this hop to shed some light on Autism. Being an educator, this hits near to my heart and I knew I wanted to be a part of this wonderful celebration. 

World Autism day was yesterday...and I wore blue to celebrate. Today I am linking up a brand new card that I made with some Altenew Stamps called Vintage Roses and a sentiment from Verve called Beautiful.

I went for a clean and simple (CAS) design and used some Verve sequins to highlight my roses. 

There is a FANTASTIC line up of sponsors who have generously donated prizes and time to make this hop all about friendship, support, and fabulous prizes! To link up, be sure to visit the blog of either Veronica or Tenia. Come and show your support.

I used the sketch at Splitcoast Stampers for my inspiration and flipped it upside down.

Whimsy and Stars Studio Blog Hop {January Release and Prize Alert!}

Hello and welcome to another Blog Hop for Whimsy and Stars Studio! You have probably come from Lesa's blog. This month's hop is all about the NEW January digi release! Mabelle has such adorable images to play with and this month I couldn't wait to get my Copics on the adorable stamp called "Lucy's Cupcake"! 

 

I dove into some new papers from Pebbles and used a piece of retired designer paper from Stampin' Up. The image is coloured with Copics and the sentiment comes from Stampin' Up. It is stamped onto a Spellbinders die. The circles are also Spellbinders and the ribbon is some retired Soft Sky ribbon from my stash. The top of the cupcake is "ICED" with some glittery Stickles!

The design team has cooked up some sweet projects for you this month! Be sure to visit each design team member's blog to leave a comment for the giveaway Mabelle is going to select TWO random winners who will win ONE Digi Stamp of their choice. Awesome! 

Please visit Marsha's blog for the next stop on the hop! Good luck!

1. Whimsy & Stars Studio http://whimsyandstarsstudio.typepad.com

2. Cheryl   http://shestamps.blogspot.com

3. Christine  http://christinescreativetherapy.wordpress.com/

4. Kathy  http://willstampforwine.blogspot.com/

5. Lesa  http://punkydoodlepapers.typepad.com/

6. Lesley  http://www.alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.com/<<<<<You are HERE

7. Marsha  http://www.stampingdownsouth.blogspot.com/

8. Melissa  http://8ers.blogspot.com/

9. Suzanne  http://sparklingscrapper.blogspot.com/

10.  Tracy  http://iwannabuildamemory.blogspot.com/

Paper Players Blog Hop, Blog Candy and a new Challenge!

Hello and welcome to the Paper Players Blog Hop!  To get to the beginning of our blog hop please click HERE.  As well as our Blog Hop, our Challenge this week is "Anything Goes"!  At the end of my post is some Blog Candy!!

Today I am highlighting a new Bigz L Die called "Fun Flowers" (121812) from the current Stampin' Up Occasions Mini Catalogue.  This catalogue coincides with the Sale-A-Bration Sale on now at Stampin' Up!!!  As well as earning the regular hostess benefits, all Canadian customers can choose a FREE item out of the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue with every $60 order and Hostesses in Canada can earn an additional Sale-A-Bration FREEBIE with a $395 party!!

I love using my Big Shot (aka Mr. Big) and when I saw this floral die in the new mini catalogue from Stampin' Up, I knew I had to have it!  The best thing about the Big Shot and the Bigz dies is that they can cut through fabric, wood sheets, magnetic sheets, cardstock, aluminum, felt....and so on!

When Designing my card:

• First I chose the colours!  I chose Blushing Bride and Soft Suede!
• To create the flower, I cut a piece of the Presto Patterns Designer Paper and put it through the Big Shot with the new Fun Flowers Bigz L Die.
• I sponged each flower with Blushing Bride and Soft Suede Inks, and accented the card with some Early Espresso Ribbon and a Crumb Cake Embosslit Butterfly
• The circles were created with the Circle Scissors Plus...4" and 3.75" circles. 
• A TIP:  Use Dotto with your Circle Scissors Plus, it is a temporary adhesive that will keep your paper in place!
• I used the Small Oval Punch for my sentiment from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set.

To order Stampin' Up please click HERE and then click on SHOP NOW!

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Supplies I used on my card:

Stamps: Fabulous Phrases 120501, Charming 116519
Paper: Presto Patterns Designer Paper 117175, Naturals White Cardstock 102316, Blushing Bride Cardstock119796
Inks: Blusing Bride Classic Ink Pad 119786, Soft Suede Ink Pad 115318
The Tools and Toppers: Sponges 101610, 1 3/8" x 5/8" Oval Large Punch 119863, Dimesionals , Fun Flower Bigz L Die 121812, Pearls 119247, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die 118138, Early Espresso 1/8" Ribbon 119959, The Big Shot 113439

 My BLOG CANDY!!!!

To win my Blog Candy:

Please leave me comment on my blog, letting me know what YOUR favourite item is out of the new Mini Catalogue!!  If you would like to, please become a follower on my blog and of the Paper Players Blog too!!  You do not need to become a follower to win!  A comment will do!!  However, I would love it if you became a follower of my wonderful Paper Players team!!

My Blog Candy will close on Friday February 4th at Midnight (PST) to coincide with the end of our current Paper Player Anything Goes Challenge!  I will announce the Blog Candy Winner on the Paper Players Blog on Sunday, February 6th with our next Challenge post.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you get the chance to play our Anything Goes Challenge this week.

To continue on with our Blog Hop, please visit my fellow Canadian, the talented Marlene Peters and her blog called Hands On.

Smiles,

Lesley