If you have arrived here from Diana Broduer's blog then you must be hopping along with the GCD Studios Design Team Blog Hop! Thanks so much for playing along and for stopping by! I hope you have enjoyed your stops along the way and have seen some things that will inspire you to create your own one of a kind, uniquely you necklaces! I had a great time playing with the Melody Ross Chip Art Necklace kit and really struggled with selecting which one to work with. But the round one won out in the end! I still have the rectangle one, so I am sure something crafty will happen to it some time soon! Here is what I did with mine...
I used the Chip Art tool to create the stamped images in the chipboard after I had colored it using a Krylon Silver Leaf marker! I then applied a coat of spray acrylic paint to it and finished it off by adding a little bit of bling! This was seriously, super simple to create! It only took me about 10 minutes + drying time!


Next, I wanted to THANK YOU for stopping by my blog today so I am having my own little give away! I will be giving away this Homespun Chic Chipboard Mini Album Kit along with a few other scrappy goodies that I am sure will put a smile on your face! I will randomly select the winner from all of you who leave a comment on my blog between now and 12:00 AM (Midnight) CST on Tuesday September 7. I will announce the winner of my give away on Wednesday!!!

If you love jewelry and crafting, this will be the blog hop for you! Make sure to stop back by the GCD Studios blog for all the details on September 6th!

Kind of a short and sweet one today...a recent layout I created for the Bo Bunny blog using the new Olivia collection! I have to admit I have completely fallen in love with this new line, but really that are all gorgeous! On this layout I used the some of the new wraps. Can you spot it? It is the green border along the left hand side!
Now look at it a bit closer...do you see anything? Yep, you guessed it! I heat embossed on it using the large flower in the Olivia Clearly stamp set.
Doesn't it add a nice touch?! And 0f course, I had to add some flowers, which are all hand cut from the paper and then layered for more dimension.
And that gorgeously delicate looking border around the photo is a digital die cut called Lace Borderlines by Laina Lamb and you can find it here!

This LO was created with special thoughts for my hubby cakes as we are coming up on our 5 year anniversary in September! I am so very grateful for him and all we have together! I love you baby!!!

Thanks for stopping by and reading the last little bit of mushiness and not getting totally grossed out!

Happy Hugs!
Juliana

The info about the Millionth Sprout Contest is up on the Jillibean Soup blog! Here are the details...

What is it? Well, we want to see how you use your Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprouts! We're looking for the most innovative use of our sprouts. Projects, layouts, cards...however you use them, we want to see it! Don't know what sprouts are? Shame on you. ;) You can view them here. You can use your old sprouts or our newest designs. As Kimber mentioned yesterday, we've started shipping the latest releases so you will be able to get the new sprouts soon!

When is it? Starting next Monday, August 23, 2010, you can enter your projects. The contest will be open for 4 weeks. Final submissions need to be in by September 20, 2010 Midnight EST.

How do I apply? Please send an image of your project to contests@jillibean-soup.com. Please include your name, address, phone and e-mail. Persons entering must be 18 years of age. International applicants are welcome to submit entries. You may submit as many different projects as you wish.

What will I win? We are giving away $100 in cash, $100 in Jillibean product, a Jillibean t-shirt and your project will be used in an upcoming ad campaign.

If you have any questions make sure to stop by the Jillibean Soup blog and post them in the comments section.

And since we are on the topic of Sprouts...here are some of my latest Jillibean creations using their fabulous Sprouts! The new Pasta Fagioli line is one of my new faves for sure!!! I used some of the scraps I had left over from my CHA projects to create this LO!!!

These next 2 projects use the new Monster Stew collection!!! Don't you just love those little monsters?!

Thanks again for stopping by and make sure you submit for your chance to win the Millionth Sprout Contest!

Happy Hugs!
Juliana

I just wanted to remind you all about the fabulous contest going on this month at GCD Studios! You have a chance to win this...You that still have time to enter for your chance to win! Stop by the blog HERE for all the details!

And have you all stopped by the GCD Studios blog lately?
Our theme this month was to create a layout about our home town!