"Inspired By" Blog Hop Hosted by JoysLife.com

Hello!  Glad you can join us for Joy's Life's "Inspired By" Blog Hop!

If you came over from Maria then you are in the right spot.  If you stumbled across this post and want to start hopping from the beginning, you can do so here.

  I must have been hungry when I got my inspiration for this hop!  I remembered seeing these cool Rainbow cakes and figured with all this color, I ought to be able to create SOMETHING!

With Easter right around the corner I used pastel, instead of primary colors for my project. 

Here's what I came up with!

 
It's a neat candy container stamped with sayings from Joy's Everyday and Holiday Occasions sets.  If you'd like a set of your own, grab them here.  
 
Now for a look at the backside of the mug.  (I know I could have added something to the candy sleeves but decided that the mug would be the main focus.  It was also getting a bit cramped after I stuffed all the sleeves in.)

For this fairly simple project, I covered a glass mug with papers and stickers from Doodlebug's new Flower Box collection.  I then stamped "Happy Easter" with Memento's Rose Bud ink and added a brad to the center of the flower on banner.   I then wrapped twine around the handle to spice it up a little.  M&M's were sorted by color and then packaged in 1x8 cellophane bags to give the rainbow effect. 

OK, you've stuck with me so far so...

*** how about some GREAT Blog Candy?? ***

I'm going to give away That Tastes Punny  to a lucky hopper!  It's one of three GREAT new stamps sets created by Joy!!

 

You have up to four chances to enter this drawing.
It's up to you how many comments you'd like to leave for your chance to WIN!

1st Comment: Leave me a comment

2nd comment: Leave a 2nd comment  if you are a follower/subscriber of my blog
3rd comment: Leave a 3rd comment if you like or have liked my Facebook page 

4th comment:  Leave a 4th comment if you are a follower of Joy's Design Team Blog

You have until March 30th to post comments.  The lucky winner will be announced soon after so be sure to stop by to see if it is you!

*** Your next stop is June!  She's got a special project that you're going to enjoy!! ***
 

Here's the entire lineup in case you got lost along the way.

  Joy: http://joyslife.com
Maria: http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com
Patty: http://craftykitten1.blogspot.com
June: http://simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com
Jenny: http://jennyplace26.blogspot.ca     
Staci: http://preciousmem.blogspot.com  
Megan: http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com
Kimberly: http://hellocutiecrafts.blogspot.com  
Laura: http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com   
Debbie: http://bugjuiced.blogspot.com    
Lori: http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com   
Cyndy: http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com    

I hope you enjoy this fun blog hop and are "Inspired by" our creations.

Coming this weekend!

Hope you can join us this weekend for Joy's Life's "Inspired By" blog hop!

We'll be sharing projects that sparked our creativity and maybe it might spark something in you.  

I hope you can join us for a few.  I've got some GREAT Blog Candy and the fun will start here!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hi, everyone! I've got a fun St. Patrick's day project for you!

I thought since I married into a Bailey family, I ought to post something today to celebrate the occasion!  

Here's a fun door hanger to brighten up your day.

When I was cutting this, I thought the pattern was super cute but I think the cuteness factor went way over the top after I added Joy's stamp from her Yummy Puns set!

You can check out Joy's stamps here.  She's also has THREE new sets coming out!  Joy's offering some great pre-order and bundle deals so I hope you'll check them out. 

This adorable SVG comes from SVGCuts Charm and Chance set.  I cut it out using Sure Cuts A Lot software and my Cricut.  You can also use your Silhouette with their files.  I resized the file to fit my door knob and added some glitter paper for the shamrock to spice it up a bit.  The banner is a strip of paper that I cut by hand and popped up with some foam tabs.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a safe and Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 

Blog Hop Winner!

Hi, everyone!  Hope you are doing well.  It's chilly here in Colorado with the blowing snow but I'm just glad we are getting some badly needed moisture! 

Anyways, it's a little late but I do have the winner of my latest blog hop prize selected.   

Congratulations to AJ!  She said:

She's the winner of these oh so adorable buttons!  

AJ, I'll be sending you an email soon!  

Thanks to all of you for taking time to drop by my blog and leave comments.  I read them all and they inspire me to keep creating.  :)

Stay tuned!  Joy's Life will be hosting an "Inspired By" Blog Hop this month.  I'll have some more good stuff to give away!