Friday, November 1, 2013

Kiwi Lane Blog Hop!!!


Welcome to the last stop in the Kiwi Lane November Blog Hop!!! 

I am sooooo excited to be part of this! If you have ever been to my blog before, you know how I LOVE my Kiwi Lane!! You should have come from Christine's blog HERE, but if you didn't, you'll want to go back to Kiwi Lane's blog HERE and start from the beginning. Just make sure you comment on EVERY blog (including Kiwi Lane's) to be entered to win a $25 gift certificate! Trust me, you want one!

I was given the TINY SHAPES templates to work with:


Sometimes it's hard to scrapbook Thanksgiving. The traditional colors and decor are so drab for kids as little and crazy as mine. So I attempted a cute and fun version. 

I started with the size of photos I usually work with and just played around with my Kiwi Lane 12" borders. To learn more about the "framing" process Kiwi Lane uses go HERE; they explain it so much better than I can! The goal was something like this:


 Aaaaand ended up like this:


After some tracing, cutting, inking, and stamping of course! I made the turkey out of the larger circle template surrounded by 5 of the larger oval templates: 


 I think he's cute!


I really like to enhance the edges of my borders. This time it was with brads and doodling. It's so easy to get tons of different looks from just one template by changing up the edges!

After my layout, I just started playing with my Tiny Shapes and card borders:


1/2 a circle + 1/2 a hexagon = a cupcake:

 

3/4 an oval + 1/4 a hexagon = a pie:



1 triangle + 3 strips of paper = a candy corn:


I could keep going... :) 

I had so much fun being creative with my Tiny Shapes!

Whew! That was a LOT of photos!! To reward you for making it through all those, I am giving away a set of the 3 cards I featured! Just leave me a nice comment and maybe follow my blog if you'd like... Comment no matter what so you can at least be entered in the $25 Kiwi Lane gift certificate giveaway! (sorry, my giveaway is open to continental US only)

You have until midnight on Sunday November 3rd to enter both giveaways. Kiwi Lane will announce their winner on Thursday November 7th, and I will announce my winner on Monday November 4th. 

Good luck everyone!

Thanks for hopping with me!



44 comments:

  1. WOW! You sure know how to rock those tiny shapes templates! Loved your turkey and all the fun embellishments you created on your cards! Thanks for sharing!!!

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  2. Love it all, what a great way to use all of the shapes.

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  3. That long legged turkey is way tooo cute! Darling idea!

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    1. The legs were actually a last-second addition! I'm glad you liked them :)

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  4. Im loving it all.... sooooo cute and I love your turkey :)

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  5. Oh my goodness, I love all of these creations. That turkey is just too cute.

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  6. Loved the brads the doodling and especially the cute turkey. I would consider this layout perfect. Thanks.

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  7. Love the turkey!! And the whole layout is fabulous! I love all that you come up with using your Kiwi Lane templates- thanks for sharing and keep up the good work! :)

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  8. Oh my you are so inspiring! thank you for all the great ideas

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  9. I love all your ideas, but especially the turkey! I liked seeing the templates used on the cards. I am following your blog.

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  10. I LOVED the turkey!!! and all the cards!!! I have signed on to follow your blog!!! Love all your ideas!!

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  11. What fun projects. I like all the special details and how you used the templates.
    I am a follower.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  12. Your turkey is SO cute! Well the whole layout is! And the cards are so pretty :)

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  13. Hands down my favorite of the day! Love your turkey LOVE LOVE the cards and thank you thank you for the doodling inspiration. I hope my hand is as steady as yours seems to be because I love that look! Count me in as a follower of your blog. :)

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    1. I found that the faster I draw the smoother the line... It's terrifying, but it works for me!

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  14. Wow!! That's all I have to say is Wow!! You took the kiwe lane templates and did amazing things!! I can't wait to use some of you ideas!!

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  15. I love the pages and cards but I definitely adore the name of your blog! Every time I leave to go crop my hubby asks if I got my 'scrap crap'. :-)

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    1. That's where my blog name came from! My husbands affectionate relationship with my "crapbooking" and assorted "scrap-crap" :) They're all the same, huh!

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  16. Last on the Blog Hop, but definitely not least! I loved everything you designed and will use some of your darling ideas as soon as possible!

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  17. lots of KLD goodness - cute cute cards, and your layout is too fun!!

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  18. Loved the layout, loved the cards, and loved the Turkey! Needed a turkey idea for a pre -school Mr Turkey song and it will be perfect. Your pictures are appreciated and love, love the small details that add the perfect touch. On my way to follow your blog so I can see more!

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  19. So adorable! You are super creative with those shapes. And I love how you embellished your border strips!

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  20. WOW, I wish I could be this creative. I plan on stilling all your designs. LOL Started following your bog today.

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  21. I LOVE the turkey layout!!! How clever :-)

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  22. Wow - love how creative you got with those tiny templates and made some adorable cards!!! Love you add to your borders and your turkey is cute too! I am a new follower of your blog!!

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  23. It was SO GREAT to see how many things you were able to create using the templates in ways they weren't intended! Thank you for sharing!

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  24. Wow!! You are soooo creative. How did you make the cupcake wrapper look pleated? It looked like an actual cupcake wrapper. I loved it. All the "little" shapes you made were too cute. I have to try them.

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    1. After I cut the hexagon shape in half, I just scored lines down my "wrapper". Then I cut out little triangles from the top. I'm glad it impressed you :) Shhh.. it was really easy!

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  25. Wow~ what great layouts! They are fabulous~ I love how you showed us the steps and what you used. great one for sure!

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  26. When I saw the triangle I thought of a candy corn as well. So cute! Love the turkey, love the whole scrapbook page, love the cards, love the whole thing! Good job!

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  27. Absolutely loved the Turkey page.. so cute!

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  28. Love the lines you've created with the borders and what a great touch with the turkey, very creative

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  29. I love these! Thank you for the border ideas they are great.

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  30. Tha.nks for the ideas, love the turkey and all your tiny shapes ideas.
    Great stuff, going to have to copy them. I am a new follower

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  31. I can't say enough good things about your projects with the Tiny Shapes templates!!!! I have GOT to get this set now!! SO STINKIN' CUTE!!!

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  32. Love your creativity using the templates!! I had no idea they were that versatile! Love your adorable turkey.
    <3 J

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  33. that turkey is just so cute, thanks for also showing your 'layering' step

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  34. What beautiful projects! I love the turkey, cupcake and candy corn. Thanks for sharing.

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  35. Love all f them! Really like how you doodled and used brads. Thanks for sharing.

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  36. Oh wow you gave me so many ideas! Your turkey was soooo cute! I loved your entire layout and edging the borders....What a wonderful and simple idea! I love simple by the way!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

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  37. Hi it's me again...I just wanted to say I just joined following your blog. I love how you think and create....awesome.

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  38. I love the cake, pie, and candy corn....so cute!

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  39. I absolutely love the turkey he is sooo cute

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  40. love the way you used the templates. I may scraplift that turkey for my thanksgiving layout thanks

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