The Far East Blog Hop

Welcome to the 
Far East Blog Hop

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), celebrating the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

This is a blog hop featuring projects inspired by the Asian culture. Join us as we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage!

You should have arrived from Kim-www.pinkzebrapapercreations.blogspot.com,   but if not,
Connie Can Crop is the beginning of this fun filled hop! 

This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday at 10pm to finish hopping and leaving your love for all of these talented crafters.

We have an awesome sponsor for this hop!!

One lucky winner is going to win 4 dies from Cheapo Dies!!

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.

You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments on every blog to be eligible to win. 

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 5/16/18 at Connie Can Crop.

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

For this blog hop, I decided to finally scrapbook those pictures I took the first day of 2017, when the whole family went to a stroll through the Chinese Garden here in San Antonio:

I got inspired by two sketches from on-going challenges that i follow:

I used sketch n scrap blog's sketch for May:

 But decided to make it a flap to add more pictures from this fun day:

I attached the flap using this Asian themed border stickers:

And added another flap using 2 pictures to hide one more bellow:

I just realized that I added a picture backwards... LOL...

For the other page:

I used this sketch from: even more scrapping blog:

I didn't  modified this sketch as much and love how these border stickers of bamboo sticks and leaves work so well with this sketch.

For the title, I used more old old alpha stickers:

For the embellishments I used more stickers and some die cuts left over from an old project, using the tattered lace dies and specialty papers:

The Chinese (at least I think they are) characters are also stickers bought more than 9 years ago either through eBay or at a CKC...

Some of the materials I used:

I ended up not using all dies and neither the CE and Fern Studio die cuts. But I was very happy to have finally used those more than 9 year old stickers I had... the glue was still very good...

Next head on over to 
Sue- https://foleysfriend.blogspot.com

Here's our line up in case you get lost along the way.

Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

Shannon- https://shannonhdesigns.blogspot.com/

Sue- https://suek86401.blogspot.com/

Alicia- http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/

Kim-www.pinkzebrapapercreations.blogspot.com   

  Veronica- https://vickyscrappingpassion.blogspot.com/

Sue- https://foleysfriend.blogspot.com

Miranda- http://www.nanasscrapspot.com

Beside the two sketch challenges, I am joining the following ones:

http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.co.nz/2018/05/challenge-107-dies-andor-punches.html

http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.com/2018/05/cmc104-anything-but-card.html

Angela’s Birthday Hop!

Welcome to Angela’s Birthday Hop! So glad you can join us!

14 super crafty girls would like to share with you their birthday creations. Hopefully this will give you all some inspiration to make something for that upcoming birthday!

If you came from MICHELLE, then your in the right spot! If not, please start at the beginning at Angela's! 

For today's hop, Angela is giving away a fun birthday package! All you have to do to win is like and comment all 14 of us! 

Jaded Blossom Birthday Splatter Stamp

Recollections rhinestone embellishment

Recollections purple burlap

Basic Grey 6x6 Shine On paper pack

Mon Ami Gabby diamond mesh

For this blog hop, I decided to used the second tag I had for the Eureka Stamp challenge of this week: Recycle it.

This is the original tag on the right:

the back:

The already altered tag:

 lifting the organza fabric:

 The back using the digital images from Eureka stamps:   25401 Happy Birthday Vertical

 I used a small scallop circle cut from a scrap of the already printed  8603(543) Flower Background on white card stock from a previous project:

I used the alcohol markers to alter the circle, some white pilot pen for the balloons and to define the letters of my vertical sentiment.
The balloons were leftovers from a old sticker package.

 I distressed the back of the tag also using TH distressing ink:

I hope you enjoy this project and this fun hop honing our friend Angela.

Up next is, MIRANDA

Here is the lineup in case you get lost: 

ANGELA

KIM

MICHELLE

VERONICA

MIRANDA

SANDY

HOLLI

JESSICA

AMANDA

CONNIE

DAPHNE
SHAWNEE
LISA W
LISA F

Thanks for hopping with us today! 

Don't forget to join our Challenge for a chance to win a fantastic $50 gift certificate to Dreaming Tree.  And don't forget to hop with us on the 20th of the month, starting right here! -  

is:

Connie Can Crop Challenge #43

I do

due 11:59 P.M. Sunday, February 29th.

Pacific Time

- See more at: http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/2016/02/sketchy-saturday.html#sthash.nfEAsqnu.dpuf

I am entering the following challenges:

http://www.blogquickquotes.com/2016/02/quick-quotes-challenge-60.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BlogQuickQuotes+%28Blog+Quick+Quotes%29

I used scraps of white cardstock, previously printed for a different project using this flower background.

http://rubysrainbow.blogspot.com/2016/02/ch122-anything-goes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RubysRainbow+%28Ruby%27s+Rainbow%29

Anything goes

http://decoratetocelebrate.blogspot.com/2016/02/anything-goes-challenge-3.html

Anything goes