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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Miscarriage and Infant Loss Awareness Month Blog Hop





Welcome to the Miscarriage and Infant Loss Awareness Month Blog Hop.

 You should of arrived here from Connie's Blog, if not, please start at the beginning at Jessica's Blog! 


Today, October 15,  is National Miscarriage and Infant Loss Awareness Day. 

This hop was created for those that have either have Angel Babies, for those that suffered a devastating loss with the loss of their own child or someone in their life that has an Angel baby or lost a child. 

Here are a few statistics to keep in mind regarding Miscarriage and Infant Loss: 

75% of all conceptions end in miscarriage
30% of pregnancies end in miscarriage (1 in 3)
15-20% of confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage
The majority of miscarriages happen in the first trimester
Chromosomal Abnormalities are the most common reason for miscarriages and still births
90,000 children die annually before their first birthday
Nearly 2,500 babies are lost a year in the US due to SIDS
Nearly 30,000 babies are year are born stillborn. This number jumps to 4.5 million worldwide
Stillbirth occurs 10 times more frequently than SIDS
More babies die as a result of stillbirth than all other causes of infant death a year


The above reference statistics can be found on both of the following websites if you would like to find out more information: 

**http://www.hiringforhope.org/pregnancy-infant-loss-awareness.html
** http://miscarriage.about.com/od/riskfactors/a/miscarriage-statistics.html


Too many people in this world grieve in silence over the loss of their children. This hop is ment to CELEBRATE them! You will see many different stories from the wonderful ladies in this hop. Some have themselves loss their beautiful babies, some had family members go through a loss, and some are here to show their support for the women who have gone through it. 

How can YOU show your support today? Here are a few examples:

Keep your headlights on all day
Keep your porch lights on all day
Wear pink and blue ribbons
Light a candle and display it in your window
Release butterflies 

The theme for this hop is any project centered around Angels, babies, pink and blue ribbons, condolence cards, tributes, and  layouts!

There will be a blog prize from Craftin' and Stampin' from online Close To My Heart store. 

The "Your Own Kind Of Wonderful" stamp set is the prize for today's hop. To be eligible, please visit each blog and make sure to comment and follow along the way. Winners will be announced on the Craftin' and Stampin' blog on 10/18/14.

 
For my project I would like to share with you a digital layout that I made of our little Angel. Who knew dressing her up as an Angel on her first Halloween that she would later become an Angel watching over us.



The kit that I used for this layout is...
"An Angel Watching Over Me"
Designed By...
Boomer Girl


 
You are now off to Sarah Blog. 
Here is the lineup should you get lost:

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Monday, October 13, 2014

It's a Dog's World

 
Happy Monday
and
Welcome to a New Week
 
 
A lot is going on this week...I am having surgery on Monday, and there are two upcoming blog hops this week.
 
 
Today I want to share with you a digital layout that I put together with a kit from one of the creative teams that I am part of.
 
In this layout is one of my favorite pictures of my Daughter and my Fur-Baby sleeping on the sofa.
 
 

 
 
 
The kit is called...
It's a Dog's World
 
 
 
Designed by...
Dee's Delights
 
 
 
 
Thank you for stopping by and visiting with me today, I hope that you come back and visit again.
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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Fall Is In The Air Blog Hop with The Creating Blog Hop Cafe'

 

 

Happy Saturday
and
Welcome to this months Blog Hop
with
The Creating Blog Hops Cafe'
 
This month we have made some wonderful Fall projects to share with you. If you have just stopped by to visit with me, thank you and welcome, but please start at the beginning of the hop with our Hostess, Robin Lane with
 Create-A-Latte.  We would not want you to miss any of these wonderful projects.
 
 
So, grab yourself a Latte', sit back and hop along with us as we share our projects with you.
 
 
I have made a few 3x4 pocket scrapping cards to share with you, I have two that are journaling cards and two that are to use as filler cards.
 
This first set I made using the Digital Kit called... Applemania
 
 
 
 
 
 
The second set I made using the Digital Kit called... Autumn Fall
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Both kits are designed by Dees Delights
 
 



 
 
 
This month we have a wonderful Sponsor, Lucy Kelleher with Close To My Heart, and she has a fantastic giveaway to share with you today. Lucy is giving away a $10 Gift Certificate to her store.


 

Close To My Heart
www.lucyk.ctmh.com



Your next stop will be with...

Amy

If you get lost along the way here is the entire 

line-up of today's hop for you to get back on track and not miss a single project.
 
 
 
Thank you for hoping along with us today and I hope that we have inspired you to get your craft on.
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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Under the Big Top Blog Hop

Welcome to the Under the Big Top Blog Hop
 
 
 
Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, get ready for the Greatest Show on Earth!
You are about to be amazed by our many talents under the Big Top!
 
Connie Can Crop is the Ringmaster of our Circus and the first stop on this super fun Blog hop. 
This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these talented friends who are here sharing their ideas and creations.
We have an awesome sponsor and giveaway for this hop!
 
You could win an awesome package of  Kiwi Lane Designer Templates. 

What do you need to do to win? Easy... become a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects. Then stop by our sponsor's page at be sure to like her on facebook!!

You will have until 12:00 am Monday to finish the hop and leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on Wednesday at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!



 Grab your popcorn and your ticket! The show is about to begin!!
 

Here is my circus project that I would like to share with you today...

 
 
This kit is called... A Day at the Circus
Created by Dees-Deelights
Can be found at...
 
 
 

 

 
Up next is... Jessica- http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com/


Here is our complete line up in case you get lost along the way:
 
 
Thanks so much for joining us for such a fun day!

 
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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Today's Blog Hops

I have two blog hops to share with you today, click on the following links to take you straight to the hop that you are wanting, or you can just simply scroll down to find it.
 
 
 
Thank you for stopping by and visiting today.
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School Daze Blog Hop with The Creating Blog Hop Cafe'

 
 
 
Happy Saturday
and
Welcome to this month's hop with...
The Creating Blog Hops Cafe'.
 
This month's theme is...
School Daze
 
Those school days are just around the corner, and
we have made some wonderful projects to share with you this month to help get you ready for school.
 
Our hostess for the hop is...
Robin with http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/
 
Our sponsor for this month is also...
Robin
 
Robin will be giving one lucky winner a school themed scrapbooking kit that includes everything you need to complete a scrapbook as well as the scrapbook.
 
 
For your chance to win this complete scrapbook kit you must be a follower of each of the blogs in this hop as well as leave each of the ladies a little blog love by leaving them a comment to let them know how much you loved their projects.
 
So, sit back, grab yourself a Latte' and let us dare to amaze you with our projects.
 
 
For my project I have made a digital layout with a picture from last August of my Daughters first day back to classes of her Senior year of college.
 
 

For this project I used my Artisan program, the digital kit from Becky Higgins Project Life, School Themed Kit, and a few elements from the digital kit that I had from Creative Memories, Primary High School.
 
  
  
 
 
Your next stop will be with...
 
 Amy E.
 
If you get lost along the way, here is the entire line-up for today's hop so that you will be able to get back on track and not miss a single project.
 
 
1.  Robin Lane ~ http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/

2.  Amy E. ~ http://www.scrapthissavethat.com/
 
3.  Alicia ~ http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com
 
4.  Tami ~ http://scrappinmykids.blogspot.com/
 
5.  Miranda ~ www.nanasscrapspot.com 
 
6.  Sharon (A Piece Of Heart) ~ http://piece-ofheart.blogspot.com
 
7.  Jearise ~ http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com
 
8.  Lori ~ http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

 
 
 
Thank you for hoping along with us today and I hope that we have inspired you to get your craft on.

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Christmas in July Blog Hop

 


Welcome to the Christmas in July blog hop! If you are coming from Lisa , then you are in the right spot. If you just happened to stumble across this post, please start at the beginning of the hop at Angela's blog-You won't want to miss all of the amazing Christmas inspiration! 

In addition to seeing some awesome projects, there is some blog candy! To be eligible to win the blog candy, you must leave a comment on each stop in the hop as well as hitting that little "follow" button! Winner will be chosen on Monday, July 28th so you have all weekend to stop by! 



Now onto my project! 

For my project I wanted to share with you two Pocket Page Layouts that I made with a new digital kit release from Dees-Delights, the kit is called,
A Jolly Christmas. I love the colors in this kit, and not to mention that the kit is 30% off right now until the 28th, so what a perfect time to get started on Christmas cards and any other Christmas projects that you may of on your list.
 
http://dees-deelights.com/deestore/


I decided to make a two page layout of our Elf on the Shelf's adventures from 2013 Christmas. Unlike most homes that do the Elf on the Shelf, our Daughter is 22, so  we do things a little different in our house. Everyone in our house, yes including Hubby, takes part in the different Elf adventures. We either go with who ever goes to bed last that night or who ever get up first the next morning. It all had a lot of fun playing with our little Elf, and can not wait until this coming Christmas when we get to start again, in fact I already have a list going of ideas of things to do.
 


 
 

http://dees-deelights.com/deestore/


 
Up next is Miranda

In case you get lost, here is the complete lineup:
 


Thanks for hopping along with us! 


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