4G's Blog Hop Day 3~ Dolls Gone Wild

 

Welcome to day three of our three day blog hop that end's today. Please visit each blog listed below. Each blogger will post a different project during all three days of the blog hop for you to comment on. Each comment gains you one entry for prizes being drawn tomorrow,  Monday August 17th from each blog.

Also, for additional entries, please "follow" each blog and "like" each blog. Each person can have up to 5 entries on each blog by the end of the hop.

Tomorrow August 17, each blogger will randomly select a winner from all entries for a prize. If you are a winner, the blogger will contact you directly. 

Here is a list of bloggers participating... Check each one out, follow and like each blog... give their project a try and leave a comment for a chance to win... It's that easy! 

Stephanie Collins: http://mamascrapper69.blogspot.com/

Amanda Rhodes: http://salnclts76.blogspot.com/

 
Paula Driver: http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com/

Norma Gomez: http://normagomezart.blogspot.com/

Kyla Schrake: www.fwast.blogspot.com

Michele Quam: www.Chelmariescreativecorner.blogspot.com

Steff Munnings: www.EmbellishItAll.blogspot.com

Peg Rounds: www.pegscraftingcorner.blogspot.com

Stephanie Bargelski: http://stephaniebscreativedesigns.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

 

My 3rd Project is all about Dolls

I love dolls... All dolls, I always have... When I was young I had my favorites who all slept with me every night... During the day my dolls were always set up so each of their faces were visible in a grouping...

Over the years my collection became quite large as my obsession grew hoping one day I'd pass my love of dolls off to a daughter... As a mother of all boys, well you can imagine my boys didn't share the same love or adornment. Every time I'd leave the house I'd come home to find my dolls covered with blankets, turned upside down or facing backwards... My boys swore it wasn't them but I knew they hated my dolls... They said when I wasn't home my dolls always watch them, freaking them out... To this day when they come over some how my dolls get covered... It cracks us up❤

When we left Alaska 5 years ago most of my dolls were left behind 

with fellow doll lovers which broke my heart as everyone had a special story... 

For today's Project and my love of dolls 

I want to hear your favorite doll stories... 

Post here for a chance to win an an extra prize

Tomorrow I'll draw a name from this blog, 

the winner will receive an envelope full 

of doll ephemera from my collection

If you have pictures, I'd love to see them

email me at… katasee@gmail.com

for an extra chance to win...

Here are some of my favorite dolls I still have...

Sugar Britches was made for me in Alaska... she is like a real life baby. I adore her!

Micky is my youngest son's stuffed Mouse.. his Grandma sent it to him when he broke his foot. 

 

 

Micky also has a cast on his foot. 

ATC size dolls I received as a gift

My favorite Doll postcard from the 1940's

I made this paper doll out of jewelry, yarn, ribbons, nylons, and paper

Below are some ATC's I've made of dolls

 

 

Now it's your turn... I want to hear your favorite doll stories... 

Post here for a chance to win an an extra prize

 

4G's Blog Hop Day 2 Project: Tip-in's

Welcome to day two of our three day blog hop that will end tomorrow. Please visit each blog listed below. Each blogger will post a different project during all three days of the blog hop for you to comment on. Each comment gains you one entry for prizes being drawn Monday from each blog.

Also, for additional entries, please "follow" each blog and "like" each blog. Each member can have up to 5 entries on each blog by the end of the hop.

On Monday, August 17, each blogger will randomly select a winner from all entries for a prize. If you are a winner, the blogger will contact you directly. 

Here is a list of bloggers participating... Check each one out, follow and like each blog... give their project a try and leave a comment for a chance to win... It's that easy! 

Stephanie Collins: http://mamascrapper69.blogspot.com/

Amanda Rhodes: http://salnclts76.blogspot.com/

 
Paula Driver: http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com/

Norma Gomez: http://normagomezart.blogspot.com/

Kyla Schrake: www.fwast.blogspot.com

Michele Quam: www.Chelmariescreativecorner.blogspot.com

Steff Munnings: www.EmbellishItAll.blogspot.com

Peg Rounds: www.pegscraftingcorner.blogspot.com

Stephanie Bargelski: http://stephaniebscreativedesigns.blogspot.com/

My 2nd Project is a play off of Yesterday's Project called:

Tip-in's

What To Do With All Those Decorated Envelopes and Happy Mail 

You've Been Collecting

I don't know about you, but I've been collecting envelopes, cards, letters, and 

postcards since I was young. Most sat in a box until about 10 years ago when

I decided that my collection was to important to just be shoved into

a shoe-box and hidden in my closet or stacked in a corner.

I decided that from now on I would do something creative with every card, postcard,

or letter I've received. I went through all my boxes...

Put them into categories... some I couldn't even remember who they came from.

Some brought back many memories of family members, friends or events.

It was actually quite an adventure down memory lane.

Some of the cards needed to be re-purposed, by that I mean cut up to 

be used as ephemera in collages and different art pieces.  

Some I absolutely fell in love with and

went into my special pile. That pile is what ended up in my journals.

Some people refer to it as a smash book... a new term that was brought into the 

mix a few years ago in art journaling.

But for me it's called tip-ins. 

A tip-in is something you add to your journal to make an additional page, 

like this....

 How do you add these pages or tip-ins?

I like to use Washi tape, staples,  duck tape or regular scotch tape.

It all depends on what you want showing...

Decorative tape adds a creative element to your journal 

making it colorful and exciting. You can match your tape

to what's going on in your life, holidays, or just your favorite style.

Here are a few of mine. I string them on a ribbon so I can keep

them visible and quickly accessible.  Some people like to store them in

large jars so they look like the old fashion candy store jars.

I hang my ribbon from my lamp... 

Washi tape has so many uses to be addressed in a future blog of it's own.

Washi Tape

You can also make your own Decorative tape using double sided tape 

 like I did above using tissue paper

 Adding pages and your cards is easy

 Your journal becomes a part of you and what you love

Creating a beautiful book filled with memories, cards, letters, postage stamps,

addresses from envelopes, pieces of wrapping paper from special gifts or events...etc.

... the list is endless of what you can collect and 

store in your journals... 

You can even do themed journals like all birthdays, Christmas or holidays.

I love to do special event journals like when my kids came to visit, 

I created a Victorian themed journal to add pictures to.

I collected napkins, coasters, brochures of things we did

like from the Wooden Boat festival as you'll see in my

Victorian Seaport Journal below...

  You can view the entire journal on my YouTube Channel

I hope you enjoyed my project of Tip-ins...

Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a one of a kind prize made by me
See you tomorrow!!!
 

Kindred Spirit Project for Betty ~ Roses On My Table

Betty an artist and group leader over at Roses On My Table is a bit under the weather, so some of her friends have put together a Kindred Spirit Project to help cheer her up. Each of us contributing will send a 5 x 7 decorated front and back page to another member MJ who will put together a chunky book to send to Betty in hopes of cheering her up, lifting her spirits and  aiding her back to health with love from each of us.  

If your interested in sending a page to a fellow artist or if you'd just like to get involved with a community of loving people from around the globe...you can go to Roses On My Table. Zinnia has amazing classes, workshops, art exchange groups, along with other exciting activities to keep your interests inspired for hours and hours... I know, every time I visit her site, I spend several hours admiring the amazing art work posted by Zinnia, her participants and community member's. I end up getting lost in all the beauty, excitement and every one's encouraging words... Making me always feeling better then before I entered. That's what I want to do for you here... 

I would like to put a smile on your face, add a bit of spirit to your heart, inspiration to your creative soul,  and a skip to your step... maybe encourage you to pick up a paint brush or scissors, cut some collage art, create a card or painting, crochet a scarf or dish cloth, bend some copper wire around a stone, draw a doddle in a journal, write your life story, create something out of things you have laying around your house or items you find on the beach, at a park or out in nature... Art has brought so much love back into my heart and life... I hope what I create here brings some joy into your life as well... Love and hugs everyone. Until next time~ Enjoy~

Here is the front page of my gift to Betty

Here is the back page without the attached card:

This is the back page with the card that slides into the back decorated envelope attached. 

The Healing with Art magnet is removable, underneith are hidden charms...

The Love card is one of my designes.

~♥~

My love and prayers are with you Betty, please heal quickly!!!