Hello and welcome to the 2016 Top 10 Blog Hop! With the end of the year almost here, I'm participating with a group of my crafty friends to share our top 10 favorite projects from 2016. This year has been full of change with regards to my creative outlet. Early last year, I became more interested in card making and started doing some stamping and coloring. As the year has progressed, I've done less and less scrapbooking and more card making. I never thought I would stop scrapbooking and maybe I'll pick it up again, but for now, I'm really enjoying card making and learning more about using different mediums to design and create with.
After you take a peek at all my favorite projects, make sure you check out the end of the post for all the blog hop details and for the blog candy!
As for design teams, I was blessed to continue designing for Therm O Web using their fabulous adhesives and Deco Foil to create a variety of paper crafts. I even made a couple of fabric projects this year including this cute hedgehog pattern I created with Heat N Bond and Jennifer Jangles Strawberry Festival Fabric.
I also continued to participate in the seasonal Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and created a variety of coffee themed projects. One of them was this Pumpkin Spice Coffee Card and of course it included a coffee themed digital cut file! Pumpkin Spice Coffee Card Digital Cut File
Last, but not least, I created quite a few crafty projects that weren't paper related. I have always enjoyed creating holiday themed projects such as this Wood Plank Christmas Nativity Decoration I made as a Christmas gift for friends and family.
After you take a peek at all my favorite projects, make sure you check out the end of the post for all the blog hop details and for the blog candy!
This past year I was blessed to be asked to join the Card Maker Magazine Blog Design Team. This opportunity sealed the deal for me with card making! It really helped me realize just how much I enjoy the process involved with making a card. I had the opportunity to create and share a variety of card making technique and paper craft projects on their blog and to participate in several blog hops with new to me companies such as Impression Obsession and Taylored Expressions.
Stamping With The Back Of Your Clear Stamps - This is a card I made for our Impression Obsession Blog Hop where I shared how to use the back of your clear stamps to create a watercolor effect.
In February I taught another online class for Big Picture Classes called Stretch Your Punches. This class shows you how to get the most out of your paper punches by creating four different layouts, each featuring a different technique. I share tips and tricks along the way that help you look at your punches in new ways and allow you to customize your scrapbook pages even more.
During 2016, I continued to create and share free digital cut files here on my blog. One of my favorites was Butterfly Frenzy Free Digital Cut File. This post also included a tutorial on how to back your die cuts with patterned paper.
Another favorite of mine was the Chevron Background. This one is a simple overlay that looks great with a piece of patterned paper layered behind it. And as always, if you are looking for more free cut files, make sure to check out my Digital Cut Files Page.
As for design teams, I was blessed to continue designing for Therm O Web using their fabulous adhesives and Deco Foil to create a variety of paper crafts. I even made a couple of fabric projects this year including this cute hedgehog pattern I created with Heat N Bond and Jennifer Jangles Strawberry Festival Fabric.
Another fun opportunity I've had this past year was to guest design for Sunny Studio Stamps. I adore their adorable stamp designs and I had a blast creating cards for their spring, summer, fall and winter releases. This is one of the cards I created using their Sweet Shoppe stamp set for their Spring release. And, I'm pleased to share that I'll be guesting for them for their Spring 2017 release in March!
I also continued to participate in the seasonal Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and created a variety of coffee themed projects. One of them was this Pumpkin Spice Coffee Card and of course it included a coffee themed digital cut file! Pumpkin Spice Coffee Card Digital Cut File
As many of you know, I love Halloween. This year, I created some fun free Halloween Apothecary Labels. I used them to recycle some glass jars to create a set of Apothecary Bottles to decorate my house this past Halloween.
In 2015, I started working my dream job as a graphic designer for Jillibean Soup. I've continued working for them this year and it has been a blast working along side the Jillibean team to create a lot of fun new products this past year including a new line of Holiday Shape Shakers. I used these to create a few Christmas shaker cards this year. I mean, who doesn't love a shaker card?!
Now, that you've made it to the end, it's time for the giveaway!
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Leave a comment below for your chance to win my Top 10 Blog Hop Prize...
a $25 Gift Certificate to the online store of your choosing!
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To be entered to win, all you have to do is leave a comment below by 11:59 pm CST on January 2.
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Now, I invite you to visit the rest of my crafty friends for the 2016 Top 10 Blog Hop. I know many of them are having giveaways and such as well. Happy hopping and thank you so much for stopping by!
