Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Happy Birthday Sara Z! Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Back in October, I was so excited that I got to attend a 3 day scrapbook retreat called "Crop til you Drop" way up North in Ogdensburg, NY, hosted by the lovely Sara Z.  I pretty sure that we hit it off right away!  :) As a matter of fact, I will be seeing her next week for another scrappy get together!  So excited! (Yes I am pretty much wearing pajamas and didn't think that my photo would be taken that day...)



The lovely girl is celebrating her BIRTHDAY today, and what better way than with a blog hop with her bestest scrappy buddies!!!!  This hops starts today and ends at midnight on February 9th.

Here's what Sara has to say:


“ Its my birthday and I want to offer up some gifts to you – my readers! I have asked a special group scrappy friends to join me in celebrating my birthday with a blog hop – you are going to find a ton of inspection among this talented group!

We have a sketch that was created just for this occasion by my bestie Diana Fisher. 






We have 2 gifts up for grabs!


                   1)  A $30 Gift Certificate to Paper Issues – to one lucky winner who links up their layout based on Diana’s Birthday Sketch to the linky below (on Sara's blog) by midnight on February 9th.  ( You must be a follower of Sara's blog to eligible)

2)      Creative Scrappers / Creating with Sketches – (ebook) – We will be giving away 2 copies of this ebook to two birthday hoppers that leave a comment on each post though out the hop.

Lets get this party started!  Hop along with these amazing girls for even more chances to win some extra goodies! "

Here is the blog list for the hop:

Sara  Zenger– www.sarazenger.blogspot.com



I loved the idea of the large photo on this sketch, so I printed a 4x8(ish) photo of my little guy that I just ook a few weeks ago.  He just turned 18 months on January 19th, and is just totally scaling this whole house...anywhere he can get into!  He is such a boy.  Love him to BITS!



I got my hands on some new My Mind's Eye and just LOVE the bright colors (and have always loved the texture) of their papers.  I rotated the sketch, added a bit of white paint and doodling to the background, and then just a few other bits here and there! Oh and I fussy cut some stars and popped them off the page in some spots, too.






Enjoy the hop and HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARA!!!

21 comments:

lisa said...

Audrey that's a darling LO. Love those stars. He's growning up so fast. Doesn't seem long ago that you were expecting him : )

Sara Zenger said...

What a cute kid Audry! Thank you for all your kind words! I am so excited to spend the weekend with you and Diana in just 10 days! Thanks for being a part of my hop!

orange gearle said...

OMGoodness, what a cutie! Love it!

Unknown said...

This is a fun layout! And your little guy is so adorable to boot!

Andrea said...

oh I just love this! I love how you used the new MME and i love how you rotated the sketch! Great dimension!

Pam said...

What a cutie ! Love the LO too !

Heather Doolittle said...

Ca-ute! I love your take on the sketch! I like how you did the journaling underneath the photo and the way you broke up the photo block with your title looks fab!

wendipooh13 said...

ahhhh super cute page and your guy is such a lil handsome one!!!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

wow amazing layout! I love all of the layers and the adorable pictures... I also love all things MME! yay for new product!

Diana Fisher said...

He is adorable!!! too cute! Great layout!

Buffy Burnside said...

Great page....love the photo too!

Ashley Horton said...

Awesome use of the new MME Audrey, and I love the way you flipped the sketch! Works perfectly for that cute photo!!

Aimee said...

love your layout! and those fussy cut stars...lol

Mitralee said...

http://mitralee.blogspot.com/2013/02/happy-birthday-sara-ruins-scrapbook-page.html

She is super cool, isn't she! I need to go to those events more myself, silly life always gets in the way!

Phillis Walrath said...

Great photo. Love the layering on your LO!!

Nitasha said...

Love this layout! Great use of the sketch by flipping it on it's side, the colors really pop, and of course the little cutie in the photo is adorable! Thanks for the inspiration!

J Ake said...

Great layout. i like that you turned the sketch 90 degrees. A completely different perspective this way. Love the graph paper too.

Melinda said...

He's adorable! Cute layout, love your take on the sketch!

Becky Litz said...

Great layout Audrey! I am a sucker for anything with stars on it so I love that new MME! Your little man is such a cutie!

Lisa aka yarnchik said...

Very cute LO and little guy! Great use of the sketch :)

MJ's Kraze said...

I love this. I love all the details.