My Scrap Chick blog hop

Welcome to our "My Scrap Chick!" Blog Hop!

This is a 2 Day Hop.

We are on Day 2!

There are only a few stops on this hop each day, and you are going to love the projects you see.

My Scrap Chick is giving away a 

$20.00 Gift Card

Silhouette Challenges will be giving away a

$15 My Scrap Chick Gift Card

Just leave a comment on this post and each blog hop post for both days to be entered to win.

I am today's final stop!  I hope you've enjoyed hopping with us for two days!

Here is the entire list of stops for day 2:

Nana @ My Crafting Channel

Theresa @ Scrappers Anonymous 

Lisa @ The Paper Princess 

Karon @ Karons KraftyKorner 

Becky @ Becky's Craft Place 

In case you missed Day 1, here is the entire list of stops.

Nana @ My Crafting Channel

Colleen @ Creations By Colleen

Kim @ Kims Card Corner

Kristin @ Paper Creations by Kristin
Barbara @ Craft Me This

I made a card using the awesome easel cards available at My Scrap Chick.  For this one, I decided to use the square easel card.  I decided to go with some green cardstock, and some blue and green patterned papers from my stash.  

I also used the FABULOUS Doodle Flowers file from My Scrap Chick.  I have loved these flowers since the first time I saw them.  They are so intricate, but the Cameo cuts them beautifully!  I put the pink one directly onto the paper, then used thin foam squares on the purple flower and then thick foam squares on the orange flower for dimension.

I also added a few blue gems from my "bling drawer" in the bottom corner to bring in a little more of the blue from the patterned paper.

I also used a stamp from a Pink by Design stamp set called "Grow" that is flower themed.  If you can't read it well from the picture, it says "let us be grateful to those who make our souls blossom."

I hope you enjoyed hopping along with us these last two days!  Make sure you commented on all of the blogs for a chance to win the gift cards, and stop by My Scrap Chick and check out all of their awesome designs!

Silhouette Challenges CH#2 "Print N Cut"

It's time for another challenge over at

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.
You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

 Ch#2
Print N Cut
Begins: Saturday, June 1
Ends: Sunday, June 30

Sponsors this month are:

My Scrap Chick
Prize: GC

Tabitha Designs 
Digi Pack (Winner's Choice)

KaDoodle Bug Designs 
Prize: $15 GC

I thought for my first post with this design team, I would also do something else that was a first for me: an easel card!   I got this fabulous easel card cut set from My Scrap Chick.  There's a whole set of them that you can get when you sign up for their newsletter- and a new freebie comes every Friday in your inbox!  I cut the pieces at exactly the size they imported into my Cameo and it was a perfect size!  I did leave off one layer of the sentiment mat, because I wanted to stamp my sentiment (from My Craft Spot's "Birthday Wishes" set) directly onto the scalloped layer.  The patterned paper I used there is from a My Mind's Eye 6x6 pad.

The rhino is my print-and-cut portion of my card.  He is from Lettering Delights.  I thought he was so cute, and was perfect for a print-and-cut.  My printer is not the most awesome, but he still came out great.  One tip I've found for print-and-cut, at least for me, is to make sure that in Silhouette Studio you make your mat in letter size before printing. The times when I just left it 12x12 the registration marks weren't all there when it printed and it ended up cutting off-center because my Cameo couldn't tell exactly where it was supposed to cut.

I finished the card off with three skittles from Carri at DoubleClick AKA Abusybee.

The entire easel card.

Here's a closeup of my print-and-cut Rhino.

There's still plenty of time for you to create something for this challenge!  I hope you'll use your Silhouette and try a print-and-cut!  Visit us at Silhouette Challenges and play along!