Welcome to the My Scrapbook Nook Spring Blog Hop! Thanks for stopping by!

Hiding among the blogs from the list below are 5 prizes and one HUGE Grand Prize! We're giving away FIVE $10 prize packs and ONE prize pack valued at $150! So be sure to leave a comment on EACH blog's post, because you never know which blogs have these hidden prizes.

To qualify for a prize, comments are due by Midnight PST on Wednesday, March 28th, and all winners will be announced on the My Scrapbook Nook blog on Friday, March 30th.

here's the hop from the beginning so you can comment on all the blogs and have a better chance at one of the prizes.


The Nook Blog

Katarina

Carol

Pam

Lilith

Shellye

Nicole

Hilde

Marinette

Deanna

Gina

Danni.......you are here

Jessy

LG

Anna

Stacey

Leah


i created a tutorial today to share a couple of ideas to use up the scraps from your kit each month. for my tutorial and cards, i used strips of pp that had been cut from other projects and not thrown away.


so let's get started

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here is the first card i created using these butterflies cut from the pp strips



birthday wishes card








don't throw away the negatives either, because they are really cool looking and make for fun cards


birthday wishes negative card



on this card, i used the negative that was created from die-cutting two of the butterflies.





i also had a negative from the third butterfly used in the first card and used that on this card



birthday wishes card
(yes, i have needed some birthday cards :) )







but wait!

maybe you have a fun tag die that you would like to use


easter wishes card






and the negative was just as fun with this shape too and perfect for the teacher thank you card i needed :)


thank you teacher card






i thank you for visiting me today and hope you give this tutorial and fun technique a try with your scrap pile.






And, that's not all, there are some fun NEW announcements, deals, opportunities and fun. Check them out!!!!


With the new month, comes a new, amazing special. The 'Nook April special is all new 12-month subscribers get the April kit for FREE and then after their subscription is over they receive ANOTHER kit for FREE!

This month's April Grab Bag is valued at over $55, but only $10 for kit subscribers.


here's a collage of the gorgeous APRIL kit



Guess what ELSE is happening at the Nook right now? We're having a 'Nook DT Call Be sure to check out our message board to find out more info!

Thanks for hopping with us!

(don't forget to leave comments along the way)


hugs♥
danni

♥ getting sketchy with OA ♥

good morning. today is sketchy thursday on the OA Blog. for the post today,
kinsey created this versatile and fun sketch as a starting point for us and for all of you♥




I was really excited when I received Kinsey’s sketch because I immediately had two ideas for cards.

My first card, Just You & Me Pard’ner, is a more liberal interpretation of the sketch. To start my card, I chose to play liberally with the strip banner and used the cute chipboard fence from Sasparilla, as my starting point. The circle elements were easily filled with the star patterned chipboard circles and placed along the fence in good western fashion. (My son is turning 12 this week and my husband bought him tickets to see his beloved Phoenix Suns play. The adorable “looks like it’s just you and me pard’ner” sticker was a perfect sentiment because it will be just my son and husband going to this game, their first big father/son game with seats on the floor, a very special celebration indeed.)

just you and me pard'ner card
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On my second card, You, I pulled out my Cakewalk box and began pouring through all the amazing and fun colors and patterns and created a more traditional interpretation of the sketch. I really am longing for spring here, with snow all last week, so I decided on a spring palette and butterflies to replace the circle elements.

you card






you have to check out the OA Blog to see the awesome instagram lo kinsey created with the sketch, awesome inspiration for those fun pics you have on your iphone.



please come visit me tomorrow as we will have a 'Nook DT BLOG HOP
and some really BIG announcements, yay for fun news♥

i will have a new tutorial for the hop.




hugs♥
danni

♥ stamping with lace bouquet♥

good morning everyone♥

i am sorry for the lack of posting, we had a banquet to create/decorate and now i am back with some cards created over the weekend using a stamp set from Papertrey Ink.

i am introducing a new feature on my blog. i will choose a stamp set and create an assortment of cards using primarily that stamp set.

today, i am featuring the lace bouquet set from PTI





this is a $15.00 set and is just gorgeous. and as much as i loved it, i hadn't shown it much love on cardstock. so i decided broke out this set for the following cards.



in this feature, i will be creating various styles using the stamps, some CAS cards, some flat-mailable cards, some layered just a variety i hope.

(click pics to enlarge)



birthday wishes card



i stamped one of the larger, individual, floral stamps and one of the smaller one in spring moss and aqua mist PTI ink






birthday wishes butterfly card


i created this card using the larger, individual florals to stamp the butterflies and then the smaller flower stamp to create the little flower clusters. i also used one of the leaves from the Round & Round anniversary set for the leaves. (i tried not to use another image set, so as to share one set, however, there aren't leaves in this set and i wanted leaves, you could use ANY leaves for this step)






hello card


i wanted to create a CAS hello flat/mailable card, so i used the smaller florals again and the leaves and paired them with the "hello" sentiment



hello CAS card

i created this CAS flat/mailable card using the pretty small florals and a die from the flags and tags and die/stamp set from Lil Inker Designs






quick recovery card


created using the large floral bouquet and a sentiment from healing touch sentiments
from PTI


hello CAS card



i created this card using the flags and tags die set again







i hope if you have this set, you've been inspired to pull it out and just play with various designs this week.

thank you for visiting me today and all your sweet comments♥

hugs and love
danni

♥ cupcards to go march kit ♥

the CupCards to Go MARCH card kit is on sale now here


here are the cards i created this month using the kit



you can see all of them, individually, and this month's sketch in the dt gallery.




hurry and scoop yours up before these sell out again this month♥

thank you for all your incredibly sweet comments here and on my wee babes blogs, they are loving them so.



danni

♥celebrating dr.seuss with OA♥

good morning. today is my turn to post over at the october afternoon blog.
when coming up with the monday challenge post, i thought it would be fun to celebrate dr. seuss, with the release of THE LORAX this month.

today's challenge: create a card or layout using one of your favorite dr. seuss quotes.

i chose to use the following dr. seuss quote for my layout

the more that you read,
the more things you will know.
the more that you learn,
the more places you'll go.

i chose a recent picture of my daughter reading her new favorite book.















i hope you'll come visit us at the blog to pick up an awesome freebie, see kinsey's awesome quote and layout and participate in today's challenge with us.



also, i wanted to remind you that TONIGHT is the night to purchase the new Cupcards to Go
card kit. the kit goes on sale at 6pm PT/9pm ET. you'll want to hurry and get yours.
you can see all the papers and embellies at work in the dt gallery


and a post without a card? i think not.

here's a card i created with the new Dear Lizzy Neapolitan line



i love, love the buttons and tags in this line, so, so cuuuuute.





hugs and so much love!
danni

♥ cupcards to go sneak peeks ♥

good morning. it has been a whirlwind of a week, how about you? spring traveling sports have started with a bang. lots of traveling with kids, lots of different equipment, lots of food to be packed, lots of laundry to be bathed :)

i wanted to pop in quickly to share a couple of sneak peeks of the new CupCards To Go
card kit that goes on sale tomorrow, Monday, March 12th at 6pm PT/9pm ET.
this kit is packed full of ○ spring ○ and is sure to brighten up your desk.


and here are a couple of sneak peeks to share with you, so you can see the gorgeous colors and fun embellies













and you can see more sneak peeks from the dt using the MARCH kit here



i also wanted to share the most amazing deal over at the 'Nook
seriously, you can not pass this up.


join now and receive your April kit for *free*
you will also receive a *free grab bag*
{valued at over $55.00}

after 1 year paid, you will receive another kit for *free*



WE ONLY HAVE 10 MARCH KITS LEFT SO HURRY-WE HAVE BEEN SELLING OUT EACH MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!


just follow the link below to be {one of the lucky ones}

Pot of Gold

{in order to receive the above special new subs must sign up for 1 year}

and what would a post be without one card? not a very good one if you ask me {wink}



i created this card for the build a barn card challenge this week. created with the MARCH 'Nook kit




details




i hope you are having a great weekend. thank you for visiting me, your sweet comments and friendship. i am hopeful to catch up on my blog reading today after some breakfast with my sweet girl. {boys are out of town}

hugs.
danni