Sparkly Sweet Craft Notions Grand-Opening Hop!

Welcome to the Sparkly Sweet Craft Notions Grand-Opening Hop!

As you hop along each stop will be showcasing items that can be found in the NEW Sparkly Sweet Craft Notions online store.

The Sparkly Sweet Craft Notions store focuses mainly on brads and eyelets. However, it does have a few other crafty notions that you can't live without, along with being very proud to carry May Arts ribbon.

If you are arriving here from the Wonderful Pam's Blog @ http://alljazzed2create.blogspot.com
then you are right on track!

Here is my wonderful array of Sparkly Sweet Craft Notions goodies that I got to play with for the Blog Hop!

Don't you just love that large paper clip!  SQUEAL!

I decided it was time to alter another Composition Book since school is right around the corner.  My kids start back next week.

I gathered a whole lot of crafty goodness to use with that gorgeous May Arts Ribbon and the fun brads and jute string.

Lots of Fancy Pants designs paper, stickers, chipboard and other embellishments.

My Unity Stamp Co. Stamps.
"smarty pants" by Simple Stories

I also used some solid card stock and a variety of Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

First, let me show you the finished Paper Clip that I altered into a Book Mark.  

I just love that Eyeglass Brad!!!

I used some punched scalloped rectangles as my Bookmark Topper and filled it with a few stickers, chipboard pieces, and some buttons.  

I tied a small bow under the apple using the jute string from Sparkly Sweet.

Here is the finished Notebook and some of the inside pages, too.

The large green flower is an Elegant Floral - Pleated Petal in Goblin Green from the Pinque Peacock Shop

I used the darling black chevron May Arts Ribbon to accent the bind.  The bow is tied at the top and the remaining tail is used as another page marker.

I divided the book into 5 sections for each day of the week.  I placed a coordinating color of card stock at the front of each daily section and used some of the Fancy Pants chipboard pennants as page tabs.

****NOW FOR THE AWESOME NEWS****
Enjoy the Grand-Opening Sale 8/15 - 8/18

 Save 10% on all purchases plus FREE shipping on all orders $10.00 and up.

!!!  PRIZE ALERT !!!

And what is a hop without a prize?

1 Lucky Hopper will win a sampler pack of May Arts ribbon.

May Arts ribbon sampler includes one-half yard of each pictured.

PRIZE RULES & ENTRIES
1. You must comment on every stop of the hop.

2. Share on FB and be sure to tag Sparkly Sweet Craft Notions. +1 entry
3. "Like" Sparkly Sweet Craft Notions on FB and say hi on the page to get your credit. +1 entry
4.  Be a follower of the blog. Comment separately on hop post to get your credit. +1 entry 



Now it is time to HOP on over to visit my Adorable and Super-Mega-Oober Talented Blend Lisa @ http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by! Here's the full line up in case you get lost along the way.

Sparkly Sweet Blog ~ http://sparklysweet.blogspot.com
Jessica E ~ http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
Pam ~ http://alljazzed2create.blogspot.com
Jessica B ~ http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/
Lisa ~ http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Donna K ~ http://createdbydonnak.blogspot.com/
Migdalia ~ http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com/
Beckie ~ http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com

Remember to

Keep Crafting
Because
♫ CRAFTING ♫
♫ ROCKS ♫
 \m/-_-\m/
:O) Jessica

WIN a $100 Gift Card Giveaway - LAST CHANCE TO ENTER

****HURRY HURRY****

Your Last Chance to get in on this fabulous Prize is NOW!!!

Tara of Craftin Desert Divas

has reached her 500+ followers 

on her blog

and

you

can enter to win

a $100 Joann's Gift Card - easy peasy!
1 - Follow her Blog - HERE

2 - ADD this Giveaway Badge to your Blog

And
3 - Do a Quick Post about the giveaway on your blog

using this LINK > http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/2012/09/500-follower-giveaway.html

THEN BE SURE
to head back over to

http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/2012/09/500-follower-giveaway.html

and leave a separate comment
for each thing you have done!
Drawing will be very, very SOON!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!

Remember to 

Keep Crafting, 

Because

♫ CRAFTING ♫ 

♫ ROCKS ♫ 

\m/-_-\m/ 

:O) Jessica

**** "HI Blends!!! I have really Missed YOU" ****

I wanted to stop in today to see how all of my Sweet Blends have been?

I know that I
have grown a bit "distant"
in the recent months

and hope you all

forgive me for the lack

of publishing posts
that you have come to expect from me
here at 

Jessica's Craft Shaque.

In October 2012,  the Pinque Peacock Blog

and the Pinque Peacock Shop were launched!

I have become so humbled
by the immediate success
that has grown

right before my eyes.
It truly is remarkable
and still has me
in absolute amazement
and shock!

THANK YOU
ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

The support of new friends
and new customers
has drawn me in to
being very active there.

It really is a Happening Hang Out!

I still plan to post as much
as possible here,
but want you all to know

that if you don't see me
around the Shaque . . . 

You will most likely
be able to find me
at Pinque Peacock.

I have been dedicating the last few month to planning some really fun

and exciting events, giveaways and our Monthly New Releases.

Today I am Eager to Share with You All

that 

we will be hosting our Grand Announcement

Tomorrow, February 13th, 2013,

to INTRODUCE you to 

the

YAHHOOOPPPPIEEEE

- don't miss it-

We would love to have you stop over to the Pinque Peacock BLOG and become a Follower.  

The Facebook Page is a pretty happening spot, too. 

I hope you will forgive me for being "scarce" lately, although, I never really went anywhere!  LOL!

I am still crafting, still connecting with friends on Facebook and at Blogs, and trying to stay in the Crafty Loop of all the Latest and Greatest work my Sweet Blends have been Creating!!!

I can't help myself lately because I am just having so much fun with Pinque Peacock right now.

I don't want to put Jessica's Craft Shaque on the back burner,  but I know I will be most likely be posting less and less here as the Pinque Peacock Blog and SHOP need to be nurtured right now, too!  I hope that as the New Team becomes familiar with the regular schedules we will follow, that I will have some Free Crafty Time to Play.  Then I can still share what I love most, CREATING!!!!

I hope to see you tomorrow for the Grand Announcement and 

Look Forward to Catching Up with All of You SOON!!!!

Remember to Keep Crafting, 

Because 

♫ CRAFTING ♫ 

♫ ROCKS ♫ 

\m/-_-\m/ 

:O) Jessica

*****NEW WINNER PICKED*****

Today I had the unpleasant task 

of having to pick a 

new winner 

of My Blog Candy

from  

Chriss's Blog Hop

back on 

September 10th

The original winner  was announced on September 12

and was given until Noon today (EST) 

to come forward.  Unfortunately, 

I never heard for them.

 * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

My sweet Gabriella learned

a bit how 

Random Number Generator

works by helping

me input all the necessary

numbers and clicking go!

The new winner of the 

most WONDERFUL time

stamp by Unity 

is

8
Random numbers generated Sep 20 2012 at 18:25:57 by www.psychicscience.org 

Especially like the lace & all the pretty embellishing. Thanks for the giveaway chance. Happy Birthday Chriss. Happy to be part of Chriss bday hop.
Melissa "Sunshine HoneyBee"

CONGRATULATIONS

MELISSA

Be sure to contact me before 10/1/12 in order to claim your prize.

Please 

Remember 

to 

Keep Crafting

:O) Jessica

♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Chriss's Birthday Blog Hop ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪

Welcome to
Chriss's Birthday
Blog Hop



♫ ♫ ♫ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♫ ♫ ♫
♫ ♫ ♫ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♫ ♫ ♫
♫ ♫ ♫ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CHRISS ♫ ♫ ♫
♫ ♫ ♫ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♫ ♫ ♫

Today we are celebrating
our sweet and talented friend,
Chriss America Real's Birthday
with a fabulous Hop!

You should be arriving from Chriss's Blog -http://chrissandlou.blogspot.com/.

Hop along to see what each of her friends have created to wish her a Fabulous Birthday!!!

There are some wonderful prizes to be won from the Birthday Girl herself
and there is sure to be more fun prizes offered along the Hop!

Here are the fantastic Prizes The Birthday Girl is Offering for Hopping along
1st Prize: Photo Box
(2 lights, tripod, 4 backgrounds, and it folds up into its own carrying case)
2nd Prize: Stamp Set with fun shapes and animals
3rd Prize: Paper set with brads, stickers and embellishments

To be eligible to win:
You MUST be a follower of Scrappin' With Chriss and Lou
Add the Birthday Badge to your Blog Sidebar
Hop along on September 10th

I, too, am happy to be offering
a New August 30, 2012
Ippity Release Stamp
from Unity Stamp Company
called
most WONDERFUL time
as my candy here at my blog.

Just be sure to be a follower
of  Scrappin' With Chriss and Lou
~~~after all, IT IS *HER* BIRTHDAY~~~
and leave a comment here to
be counted in the drawing

Sleigh measures approximately 2" x 2.75" and the
"it's the most wonderful time of the year" sentiment
measures approximately .75" x 1.5".

I will choose a random winner of this
Blog Candy
by Friday, September 14th.

♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
I made Chriss a Birthday Card
full of Color and BLING!!
(I do have to say, with all that bling, I struggled
to get the perfect picture...LOL)

Kraft cardstock for Base
Papers are from the Colorbok stack - Earth  Tones
All the fun Bling is from Want2Scrap
(Gun Metal Pearls, Blue/Green small rhinestones, and Brakcets Fancy-bling frames)
The lace trim and flowers are from my stash.
Alpha Tags Stickers are by pixie press
Lots of inking - Vintage Photo TH Distress Ink

Now you will be heading over to Heather D.'s Blog

Here is the Hop Lineup in case you get lost along the way.
Chriss -http://chrissandlou.blogspot.com/
Jessica S - http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com
Heather D - http://joemamainks.blogspot.com/
Jovan - http://www.cardsbyjovan.com/
Lisa G - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com
Heather L.- http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com/
Gloria - http://www.omascrafts.com/
Sheryl - http://butterflykisscards.blogspot.com/
Lisa B. Mensing - http://paradeyourcrafts.blogspot.com/
Colleen - http://copicmarkerscrapbooking.wordpress.com
Shirl - http://creationbyshirl.blogspot.com
Melissa - http://createdbysunshinehoneybee.blogspot.com

Thank you for joining us in celebrating
and we hope you enjoy
hopping along!

Keep Crafting
:O)
Jessica

"HAPPY" 1 Year Blog Hop with Beckie

* * * * * If you are looking for the
Grandparents Day Blog Hop,
click HERE * * * * *

 Welcome to the
Just B Creative Crazy
Happy Hop

So happy the time is here

to Hop with My Sweet Blend

Beckie of Just B Creative Crazy

for her

1 Year HAPPY Blogaversary!

If you arrived her from Jessica E's Blog, then you are in the right place.
If you need to start over from the beginning,
please go back to
Beckie of Just B Creative Crazy.

I am so inspired by Beckie's work and enthusiasm.

I missed her during her short Hiatus from Blogging

but am so thrilled that she is 

back in the thick of it!

And UBER ecstatic that it is time

to celebrate with her

and commend her

on her 1st Year of Blogging!

CONGRATS BECKIE

AND HAPPY BLOGAVERSARY!!!

Here is the Card I made for
our Sweet Blend BECKIE!

 

I used the fun sketch and am linking up to
September Kit of the Month Sketch Challenge
at the Unity Stamp Co. Blog .

It's a Hop, sooooo
? ? ? ? ? What about Prizes ? ? ? ? ?

3 Girl Jam is sponsoring
the Grand Prize
for 1 random person
who comments on  
EVERY stop
along the hop.

$20 Gift Certificate to 3 Girl JAM Store
Store site: www.3girljam.com

To be eligible for the Grand Prize Giveaway,

be sure to leave a comment at every stop

along the HOP!

Beckie will announce the Grand Prize winner at

her Blog on Monday, September 10th.

 I also want to share in the giveaway,

and offer one random winner
a prize for hopping along

and celebrating with us!

I am offering
5 packages of Twinery Twine
(3 yds. each of color: 
Buttercream, Cappuccino, 
Caribbean, Lilac, and Shore) 
 from Erica's Room :)

along with this wonderful
NEW Bitty
Itty Bitty stamp by Unity
called
Hope for a Cure

Now it is time to Hop on to Sonia's Blog , but here
is the lineup if you have gotten lost along the way!

Beckie ~ http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com
Jessica E. ~ http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
Jessica S. ~ http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com
Dr. Sonia ~ http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

Julie  ~ http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com
Ellen ~ http://cardmonkeyspaperjungle.com
Lisa ~ http://indymermaid.blogspot.com

Supplies used:
***Base-Recollections Card Stock (aqua)
***Pattern Paper: My Mind's Eye -  
 Bohemia Barefoot "Beautiful"Stripe/Gold
***Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge for the flowers
(cut at 2", 3", 4", and 5" and layered with 3D foam)
***Stamps are all by Unity and are from 3 Separate Kits of the Month:March 2012 - {from head to soul} -  
let's celebrate (stamped on the flower petals using 
Adirondack Brights-Sunshine Yellow)
inside sentiment
(stamped using Versamark Champagne Dazzle
and embossed using Zing-Blue) April 2012 - {FOLLOW your own} - 
birds and Front Sentiment
(stamped using Versamark Champagne Dazzle.  Sentiment embossed
with a red/orange embossing powder.  Birds embossed
with a black glossy powder)
May 2012 {LOVE in an INSTANT} - 
clouds
(stamped using Versamark Champagne Dazzle
and embossed using Zing-Blue)
Martha Stewart Cinnabar fine glitter
Rubber Stampede - Orange ink
Zig Pens
Scotch ATG Gun
Corner Punch and Star Punch

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica

"It's a RAINBOW Party" Blog Hop - 8/15-8/17

Today we are helping our dear
sweet Blend,
 Candace of Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses,
celebrate the
Birthdays of her  two Sweet Little Princesses

Happy Birthday Little Princesses

I am so happy to join this r celebration

and talented line-up of friends

with this fantastically colorful 

and cheery

"It's a Rainbow Party"

Blog Hop!

We were all given this image of a 

Slew of Rainbows and Festive Birthday Fun

to get our creative MOJO flowing.

How can you not want to create 

when you see this???

I actually had a ton of ideas

rush through my mind

and even waited until the last

minute to make my project.

I finally decided on

some Glittery Rosettes
and Fun Rainbow colored buttons.

Here is my Card for Candace's Little Girls

I started with white card stock for the base.

Then I cut a few strips (1"x12") out of different colors 

of card stock (solid and Glitter Couture by Core'dinations).

The star borders were created from the strips by using

a fun ekSuccess American Girl Star Border Punch. 
 To make adhering them

to the card more easy, I ran them through my

Xyron 1/2" Sticker Maker.

The rosettes were created by 

scoring my 12" strips every 1/4"

on my Scorpal.

I adhered some buttons on the center of each rosette with my glue gun.

For the sentiment: I used a stamp from my own Unity Grab Bag

and inked it with Tim Holtz - Black Soot onto white cardstock.

I used a 2" circle punch to cut around the sentiment.

I traced around the perimeter of the circle using my Zip Glue Pen

then in a circular wheel motion, ran the edge

of the circle through some

into Martha Stewart Glitter (tourmaline/pink).

The misting was done using my handmade glimmer mist in a Mini Mister

Handmade Glimmer Mist

2 parts water

1 part Perfect Pearls (liquid)

2 drops Vermillion re-inker, 

3-4 drops FolkArt Acrylic paint (pink)

I cut a second circle to add behind the sentiment.  

I adhered them together with some 3D foam square adhesive.  

I raised both up from the card using another layer of foam squares.

I adhered more buttons around the 

circular sentiment

in a rainbow color pattern using some

Glue Dots.

For the inside of the card

I used all left over coordinating

colors of card stock from my stash

and randomly placed them

until I liked how it looked.

I hope you are enjoying the hop so far

and 

want to tell you

about the 

fun Blog Candy

aka

 "PRESENTS"

that you could win!!!

To be eligible for these prizes, 

please make sure you leave 

a comment (with a way to contact you) 

on EACH of the blogs in the hop 

before midnight (MST) on August 17th.

Random winners will be chosen 

and announced early next week on the

Scrappin’ 2 Little Princesses blog

We have some great prizes 

to give away from our generous sponsors!!

  ☺  Flirty Girl stamp set from Pink By Design  ☺

☺  $10 gift certificate from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Graphics Store  ☺ 

☺  $25 gift certificate from Pretty Little Studio   ☺ 

☺☺$10 gift certificate from the 3 Girl Jam   ☺ 

Before you go, I would like to offer

some Blog Candy here at my blog as well!

What's a Birthday Party

without a Goody Bag, right?

 ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺

ONE random winner 

from all the comments left on this post,

will be chosen to win 

A  Grab Bag of Unity Stamps

***SMALL PRINT***
(The winner will be required to pay shipping charges if address is outside of the U.S. and Canada. 

I  am really sorry to do this, since this is something you are not used to, I know.
The shipping for a lot of past prizes I offered were held up to due high shipping costs)

***decorations on goody bag will be different than picture shows.

I think I may have to decorate the bag with

rainbow colors to fit the occasion***

Here is the lineup if you get lost along the way:

Candace - http://scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com
Jessica S.- http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com
Jessica~ http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
Lisa - http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com
Melissa pinter~ http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com
Sandra- http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/
Tanya - http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/
Julie- http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/
Sarah- http://www.pinkcricut.com
Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com
Anna- http://www.stampanna.com

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica

Happy Birthday Diana (DL.Art) - Blog Hop

Welcome to the  

Happy Birthday Diana 

Blog hop

I am honored and delighted that Diana from DL. Art

asked me to join her in celebrating

her Birthday
during her
Virtual Birthday Party!!!

If you have arrived here from the sweet and talented
Karen @ Little Scrap Pieces
then you are on the right track.

If you need to start from the beginning,
please head back to Norma @ Pink Bling Crafter

Diana will be giving a way 2 prizes 
1 for  participating in the hop 
24 sheets 6x6  hand made paper
2 Imaginisce snag 'em stamps
and 4 packaged creative charms embellishments
and
1 for the challenge winner
Challenge will  open at 6:00 a.m. on August 6th 
and close at 11:59 p.m. on August 10th  
Winner will receive "Love you a Latte" Cricut Cartridge

Diana will announce the winners on August 12th at 3:00pm PST


To be eligible to win any of the prizes,
 you will need to do these 3 things:
Visit each Blog, Comment, and
Become a follower


After you  have visited everyone's blog,
please head back to Diana's Blog
and Link Up a Birthday Project

% % % % % % % % % % % %
Knowing that Diana's favorite color
is GREEN,
I just had to use as much
as I could find.
I also gathered some inspiration from the
Authentique - August Sketch

Here is the project I created 

to wish Diana a Happy Birthday

inside view

Base: Kraft card stock  

Designer Paper: Authentique Free Bird collection

Stamps:  July 2012 KOM (sentiment) - Unity

Create your Day Susan Weckesser  (sun and banner)- Unity

Bitty Backgrounds (on small squares) - Unity

Splatters and Stars Itty Bitty by Simple Stories (stars) - Unity

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - forest moss

Quick Quotes powder puff - Green with Envy

Rubber Stampede - Lime

 Other Supplies:

Twinery Twine: Honeydew 
1" Circle Punch 
Pearls

3D foam squares

 glitter glue

embossing powder

Zig Pens

Whisper Strokes

TH distress tool

OOPS!!!
Don't forget to put on your party hat first:

What's a hop without a Prize?
For all those who follow
the requirements listed above,
you will be put into a drawing to win the prize
I am giving away here at my Blog

 *****PRIZE*****

Winner will be announced on August 12th

Keep your party hat on and Hop over to
my Wonderful and Talented Sweet Blend,
Diana, the Birthday Girl!!!

And just in case you get lost from the Conga Line, here is the lineup:

Norma  - http://pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com/

Carri  -  http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
Lisa -  http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/

Amy - http://amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com/

Sherri -  http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com/

Amy - http://redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com/

Georgiana -  http://www.carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Karen -   http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/

Jessica E. -  http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Cely -  http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/

Katie -  http://katieoscreations.blogspot.com/

Jessica S. -  http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/

and
The Birthday Girl Diana -  http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

Thanks for hopping
and
Remember to

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica

"Help Make Amy a Grandma" Campaign - YOU CAN HELP!!! + giveaway

One of our fellow Bloggers, Amy England

of Scrap This, Save That

 needs some help

in making a

Dream Come True

for herself

and for her Son and Daughter-In-Law

 Amy's sweet Daughter In Law, Erin

is a wonderful Blog Designer.

Here is her Blog called the silver lining...go over and follow her.

You may notice some AWESOME changes

at Amy's blog if you haven't already.....

yep, you guessed it.....

Her Daughter-in-Law  just gave her an 

AMAZING BLOG MAKEOVER!!!

Erin is offering her fabulous design services

at a wonderful and affordable price.

All proceeds will go towards

the funds needed

for this lovely couple

to ADOPT and become Parents

for the first time.

There is also an option to help

by direct donations, too.

Please stop over to Amy's blog to read more details 

on the fun campaign and giveaway called

The Make Me a Grandmother Campaign!

 and 

FIND OUT HOW

YOU CAN HELP

BLESS these two with one of

the most Wonderful Blessings

that could ever be bestowed upon them.

Thanks for your HELP!

Keep Crafting

:O) 

Jessica

♪ Showcase at the Shaque ♪ 13 Q&A's on the 13th w/ July's Guest: Riti Poddar

 
I am ecstatic to bring you a new monthly series here at my blog!!!
I started last month, June 2012, and hope this
can be a regular segment here at The Shaque.
It will be a great way to learn more about
the talented people who envelope all of Blog Land
on the Crafty Front!

On the 13th of each month, I will be inviting a Guest to SHOWCASE!  

There will be a series of 13 questions that they will answer in hopes to make new connections 

across Cyber Space and Blog Land 

as well as teach you a few fun facts about themselves 

that you may not know.

For my July guest, I am honored to have the Wonderful Crafter, Riti Poddar!

Please join me in Welcoming Riti and leaving her some love!!!

1. What’s your name?   

Hi Friends I’m Riti Poddar & My friends call me Ritz, Ritzie!!

2. What is the name and link of your blog?  How long have you been blogging?  

Blog Name : A Lil Piece of Heaven….a place where scrap happens.
‘Heaven’ refers to my Craft Room. It’s  my Fav. place in my Home. June
30th, 2012 is my 1st Blogoversary !!

3. What is your favorite craft to work with (type, technique, style)? 

I enjoy all sorts of paper crafts like Cardmaking, Scrapbooking, Mini
Albums & Altering items.

4. Do you have other hobbies?  

I love to Sing, write poems and photography !

5. How did you get started in the Craft World?
I started crafting since childhood. My mum often tells me that I was
born with a Paintbrush, scissor & glue in my hand. ROFL !! She tells
me that I was always up to creating something or the other, and give
away handmade cards, altered items as gifts to Friends & Family !!

6. Where are you from?  

I’m from West Bengal, Kolkata - the Eastern Part of India.

7. If you could give a tip to a new crafter/blogger, what would it be?  

For the New Crafters -  Never be scared of experimenting with your
supplies. I learnt most of the techniques & variations just by
experimenting on my own rather than following others & their
techniques. And yeah you never know when you might just discover
something wonderful. So make full use of your craft supplies & have
fun discovering new ideas & effects.
For the New Bloggers – The Best place to get tonnes & tonnes of ideas,
inspirations & of course a whole wide world of friends sharing the
same hobby as yours. So much to share & learn !! :o)

8. Name some things that you have learned this year, that you are glad you learned?  

Everyday teaches me something or the other.. the lessons are endless,
and I’m always happy & ready to learn more in every sphere of life!!

9. Do you have anything personal you wish to share with the readers? 

  I am a Shop-a-holic…crazyyy crafter..You can call me a
‘craft addict’ & I love
          being one. I am thoroughly “ Deeeeeep in Love with Unity Stamps”.
          I live in a Big Joint Family and I work with my Husband
Sourav ( he supplies medical equipment) full time  and find it really
difficult to give time to my crafting, but I do try & make the most of
whatever little time I get to craft.

10. What are your future ambitions?  

To be able to help others in every way I can !!

11. What challenges have you faced, but conquered in crafting?  

Time, Time & Time in this hectic life, all I need for crafting is
Time. But I also feel happy about squeezing in a little crafty moment
every now & then !!

12.  When told you would be interviewed for this Guest Post, what question were you hoping to be asked?  

What’s your favorite place to shop for Craft Supplies ??

13.  What answer would you give to the unasked question?  

In India, and we DO NOT have craft stores like they have in countries
like  USA, UK, AUSTRALIA,SINGAPORE,DUBAI  etc. But recently Crafting
is becoming popular here. There are a few people who have started
selling craft supplies, but the cost goes up too high (including the
custom duties, shipping,  etc) . But I generally prefer to shop online
directly from the stores like Joanns, ohmycrafts, Simon says etc.

Here is the wonderful project Riti created

for her Showcase at the Shaque

Stop over to Riti's Blog to read how this terrific card was created!

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Now, I get to show you SOME of my 
"Personal Favorite Projects"

my Guest has created!
(in no particular order)

Riti and I share a passion for Unity Stamps.

And this card took my breath away

when I first looked at it.

Isn't it beautiful.

Stop by this Post for all the details.

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For this card, it was the soft hues and touch of green
that captivated my senses.

Get all the details HERE

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I just love this CAS card.  It says a lot
without having to be full of elements!

Here is the original post for this card


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to Riti

for being my July Guest

on

Showcase at the Shaque

13 Q&A's on the 13th

I hope to have a guest on the 13th of every month

and would love to 

have my Blends join me.

If you are interested in being 

Showcased at the Shaque

please send me an email at strgazrblueyes22477@yahoo.com

with the following details:

1. Your name and Blog address

2. Which months work for you to be showcased (at least 3 top picks)

{right now I am accepting Guests starting as soon as September}

3. A picture of a NEW project you have created

to share on your Showcase Post

4. Any questions or comments you may have regarding this opportunity

5. Please put Showcase at the Shaque in the subject line of your email

:O)

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AS
ALWAYS,

REMEMBER
to

KEEP CRAFTING

:O) 

Jessica S