Jessica's Craft Shaque: Owl Hop

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Friday, March 22

Hooo's Ready For Spring Blog Hop

Hello! Welcome to the Hooo's Ready For Spring Blog Hop!

We are so happy that you could join us today! In case this is the first time you have joined us for a hop, Heather Lynn and a large group of her friends put on an seasonal owl themed hop every 3 months. Spring is almost here so we decided to do a Spring themed or Spring colored projects this time. Every Crafter in the Hop today is amazingly talented and you will not be disappointed!

The wonderful Pinque Peacock has offered to sponsor my hop. Please be sure to head over to the Pinque Peacock Blog and become a follower. Then, head on over to their Facebook page and see all of the beautiful items they have to offer!
Here are the links...
Pinque Peacock Facebook Page & SHOP - https://www.facebook.com/PinquePeacock
Pinque Peacock Blog - http://pinquepeacock.blogspot.com
^^^psst...there is a current 300 Follower Giveaway there, too^^^

One lucky hopper that hops all of the way through and follows all of the blogs will win a $15 bundle from Pinque Peacock. That will include..

(4) Beaded Stick Pins
(6) Large Felt Poppers
(2) Layered Garden Beauties(2) Large 1.5" Fabric Covered Buttons (FCB)(6) Small 3/4" Fabric Covered Buttons (FCB)(1) 2.5" Splendid Swirl (w/Embellished Center)
Thank you Pinque Peacock!

Heather will choose ONE winner next week!

For My Project, I decided to fancy up an already adorable Treat Bag.
(sorry for the horrible picture...Spring still hasn't arrived in Ohio)

The bag is from Whisker Graphics. The alphas were in my stash (so old, I don't remember where I even got them). The Owl Stamp is by Inkadinkado. I colored it with my Whisper Strokes Markers. The small Purple Flowers are a miniature version of the fantastic Layered Garden Beauties at the Pinque Peacock Shop. You will for sure want to stop over and check out all of the Fabulous Spring Flowers that were just released!

Next you will head over to Teresa's Blog.

Here's the complete line up just in case you get lost along the way.

Heather Lynn-http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com

Jessica -http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com

Teresa- www.createenjoyshare.blogspot.com

Norma G.-http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/

Lisa-http://indymermaid.blogspot.com

Paula D.-http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com

Cindy- http://www.cindys-greencricut.blogspot.com/

Janet R -http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/

Tara-http://www.craftindesertdivas.blogspot.com/

Carrie- http://paper-wings-productions.blogspot.com

Thanks so much for joining us today! Have a great weekend!

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

Sunday, December 23

♥ Lance and I said "I DO" ♥ ... Blog Hop announcement & UPDATES with a Little Secret

Happy Saturday Crafty Blends. I am so sorry for the delay in

my posts lately. So much has been happening in LIFE, that

I had to take a little break from Blogging

and

TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS!!!!

I sure have missed you all SO VERY MUCH

This is a long post, but I wanted to be sure to catch up with all of you

and give you some reasons for my lag between posting . . . .

PLEASE, PLEASE

bare with me, and Read All the Way through!

I Don't Want you to Miss a Thing

"I DO" ANNOUNCEMENT

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

On Monday, December 17th, 2012

Lance and I said "I DO"

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Can I get a What, What???

♫ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♫

Yeppers, we finally DID IT!!!

I can now proudly announce that I am now officially

Mrs. Lance Buffa

(but still hyphenated on Facebook as Jessica Shelton-Buffa....LOL)

We started our journey together on June 3, 2006 and our ♥LOVE♥ only continues to grow stronger and stronger with each and every passing day. We often discussed how we felt as if we were already "Married" even though the actual ceremony had not yet taken place.

We began discussing holding off on our "Dream Wedding" and just having a Justice of the Peace ceremony now, to make it all official as far as "Society's Standards" were concerned. The final decision was agreed upon and we pulled it all together with just a little under 2 1/2 weeks worth of planning.

It truly was One of Happiest Days of My Life! Only coming in behind the Births of each of my Children and the Day that Lance and I met!

The Judge preforming the ceremony did an amazing job, the kids were so excited, and everything went Beautifully! It took all I had to hold back the Tears of Enjoyment, but I knew my mascara would run and that would have made for some disastrous pictures afterwards....LOL!

The kids stood still the entire time. Lance Jr. holding the rings while McKenzie, Ariana, and Haylee stood prim and proper holding their flower bouquets.

After the ceremony was over, the Judge even commented "these children are the most well behaved children we have ever had in our courtroom during a wedding".

. . . . awwww, Proud Mommy and Daddy moment, right there! ;)

We all shuffled over to Lakeview Beach to take some fun pictures with my Amazing Mother-In-Law serving as our Photographer.

We braved the 45 degree temperature and cold, harsh winds shifting towards us off of Lake Erie.

(plenty of opportunity for some extra cuddle time)

We walked out onto a "rock runway" to gaze at the water and we combed the sand for Heart Shaped Rocks (both being special rituals that Lance and I have shared many, many times in the past)

♥ It was super special ♥

Each time I talk about that day, browse through the hundreds of photos that were taken, or even just have a passing thought, I am moved to a grin that stretches from ear to ear!

Thanks for sticking with me still . . . .

I know that was a lot of pictures to have to sift through, but it WAS my Wedding Day . . . so I couldn'thelp but share so many.....LOL! Trust me, though. It could have been worse! My Mother In Law snapped over 350+ pictures that day!
<<<giggle>>>

So, I went easy on you here!

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

BLOG HOP ANNOUNCEMENT

I am so super ecstatic for my Sweet Friend Forever (SFF), Heather Lynn of

Random Recipes, Paper Crafts, and Photos by HL

There has been an Amazing Response to her OWL themed Blog Hops this year and I am so proud of the success she has seen with them. She puts a lot of Time, Love, and Dedication into her Hostess Duties and it really PAYS OFF!!!
♥ ♥ ♥ Love you Heather! ♥ ♥ ♥

This weekend marks the

Owl Be Home For Christmas Blog Hop

I am honored to be joining her, along with a Super Talented Lineup of our Crafty Friends.

I shared my Christmas OWL Themed Project over on the Pinque Peacock Blog and would be Delighted if you would swing over to take a peek!

Also, if you Hop this weekend, you will see more Wonderful OWL Projects and can get entered to WIN~WIN~ WIN some really great PRIZES like

THIS

and THIS

or Maybe, THIS

and there are OODLES of Blog Candy all along the Blog Hop Trail!

Pinque Peacock UPDATES

Be sure to read the Major Pinque Peacock Update POST to be brought up to speed

on all the latest:

Products
Link Up Party
"Pin Up" Contest
100 Blog Follower Giveaway
PRIZES

and the December SALE

A Little SECRET to Share

I want to let you all in on a little secret I have been keeping, too . . . . I am beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to be the Growing In Unity Girl Next Week with

UNITY STAMP COMPANY

<<<<eek, shriek, squeal, dance, laugh, happy dance, and smile>>>

Be sure to stop by EACH day next week to check out a new project every day that I have createdusing the Fantastic Unity Stamp RED RUBBAH! You will be entered to win some for yourself just for stopping by and leaving some Bloggy Love! So come by Each Day for More Chances to WIN~WIN~WIN!

I hope to be at my craft table and my computer more often. Crafting and Blogging are such a happy part of my life, that I feel complete when I spend more time at it!

Thanks again, for sticking with me and
AS ALWAYS

Remember to

Keep Crafting,

Because

♫ CRAFTING ♫

♫ ROCKS ♫

\m/-_-\m/

:O)

Jessica

Saturday, September 22

Have An Owlsome Fall Y'All Blog Hop~Day 1

Welcome to Day 1
of the

Have An Owlsome Fall Y'All

Blog Hop!

If you arrived here from my Sweet Friend Forever, Heather's Blog,
then you are on Track!

We are so happy to have you join us today!

The hop starts at Heather Lynn's blog so please start there
if you just stumbled in today
and would like to see some amazing OWL themed projects.

You won't want to miss out on any of these wonderful creations
for this HOP!!!

This is a 2 day hop and the line up will be different each day.
Please start HERE today (9/22) and tomorrow (9/23),
so we can send you in the right direction!

Heather's first "Well Owl Be" Blog Hop"
in June, went over so well,
it has been decided to do
an OWL themed hop
4 times a year!

Our next hop will be right before Christmas
and we hope you will come back
and join us then, too!

One grand prize winner ,
will win a Cricut cartridge
and a stamp set
sponsored by Erica's Craft Room!
Thank you, Erica, you are so generous!

Please be a follower
and leave a comment
at all of the stops in the hop for the chance to win.

There will also be other blog candy along the way!

OK, so now that all the details are out of the way,
let's get down to Crafty Business!

For the last hop,
I made an Owl Mixed Media Canvas
as a gift to Heather.

For this hop, I wanted to carry on the "new tradition"
and make another gift for her.

I decided to alter a composition book
with some papers Heather had seen in my stash
during one of her visits to my house.

I used my new Create A Critter 2 cartridge to cut
the Owls out at 4 1/2" each.
I forget the manufacturer of the papers, though.
I used some stamps
from the
K Andrew Designs - Owly Hoo Sentiments set
and Vintage Photo ink.
I used an old hand punch that had
a "leaf" adapter that
fit perfect with the patterned papers.
I added the twine to finish it off.

The paper has just the right amount
of gloss and glitter
to give the entire
"thought journal"
some extra pizazz.

I triple matted a Journal Tag
and the row of owls
which were
fussy cut from some of the pattern paper.

I didn't want to leave the back inside cover completely bare.
I adhered a few images from the patterned papers
to thick cardstock then fussy cut around them.
I wanted to put them there so when she
gets to the end of her journal, she
still has a cute owl to peek at.

I hope she likes it,
but HOO am I kidding,
she loves
anything with Owls (LOL)!

I am offering candy here at my blog
to one person who becomes a follower
here as well as at all of the blogs
in the hop. You must also
leave a comment at each stop, too.

~~~I WILL BE CHECKING~~~

So leave one comment here NOW,
then stop back and leave another comment
to tell me you finished
BOTH DAYS of the hop
and have followed ALL of the blogs
and commented along the way!

I would love to hear which project
was your favorite along the way, too!!!

Now, because that is a lot of work, I know....
it is for a chance to win this . . . .
Eco Green SMASH Folio
by K & Company

**Postage paid by me, for Residents of the US and Canada.
If an International Resident were to be chosen as the winner,
they would be responsible for the cost associated with
the shipping and handling for mailing the prize.**

Now make sure to head over to Ashley's Blog NEXT.

and here is the lineup, should you need it: