The Altered Page Hippity Hoppity Blog Hop-Giveaway

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“Hippity Hoppity… Easter’s on it’s way!" And so is SPRING! (although we are still getting snow here in WI.)I know Spring is coming...
Welcome to The Altered Page blog hop today
You should have arrived here from the 6th stop-
Tina Riley http://www.parablesproductions.blogspot.com/
If you didn't arrive from there I would strongly suggest that you start at the beginning Angela Holt http://www.theblingtheory.blogspot.com she is the creator and leader of this wonderful idea
 If you happen to get a broken link or lost along the way , just pop back to her blog and check out the list.
 
I'm so excited to be a part of the blog hop!!I was beyond thrilled when I found this great ning site to get inspiration and share what minimal skills I have compared to some very  talented ladies.
The theme for the Blog hop is Easter/ Spring. With so many ideas hopping around here is what I made.

 I found this wonderful old photo of my father at his sister's wedding in the Spring- many , many years ago.
I am guessing around 1940 but it could be older.
I started by distressing the Vintage Love GLITZ papers with both water and then Tim Holtz distress inks.
Have you tried this ripping and inking technique?

 Here is a close up of some of the details. ALL of the flowers are handmade by me for this layout.
Some I created with my Cricut. Some are fabric, or twisted papers.
I even used an old piece of broken jewelery to accent this cluster.
The blue eggs are from a Stampin Up stamp set I have that has no name on the container. All card stock is from CTMH. I actually got this pleated piece of lace at Hobby Lobby on a roll and sprayed it with a smooch spray to make it this rich color.
I used a few of my favorite pearl swirls from Prima and a distressed kraft tag from Kraft Outlet.They sell some wonderful packages so you can try a lot of kraft paper & products out.Most of the layers are brown and Kraft colored card stock-love that combo with older pictures.

 My next layout is from a kit I purchased from my idol Pinky at TallyScrapers.This is from the Blooms & Wings April kit.This beautiful girl is my oldest daughter.

I used some of the BoBunny and Melissa Francis papers and  distressed the pieces just like I did above.

Wanted to share a close up of the details-I added a few things from my own stash such as flowers I made- pearls and leaves. I also added some of my favorite Prima bling swirls and some paper doilies I sprayed with some smooch from the kit.

I also have been fascinated with the corrugated cardboard and wanted to add some in.

The last thing is the butterfly I altered with a GCD Chip Art alphabet stamp from Melody Ross

Please check out below if you would like to win an alphabet set and chipboard of your own

So are you ready to collect your word???
 One word that comes to me that means Spring is ( GRACE)- new beginnings and a chance to start over.
Now your next # 8 Hippity Hoppity blog is Kathleen Ford  TXANGEL528.blogspot.com
Well if you are still around and are taking the time to read this post you will see that I am doing a giveaway with this blog hop

 THIS IS HOW YOU CAN WIN MY PRIZE !!
YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING!!
1. Become a follower of my blog or let me know you have joined through Google Friend Connect

2. Leave a comment telling me your favorite way to alter a card or scrapbook layout.

I will choose a winner on Thursday evening- April 21st and announce on Friday morning.

Please let me know if you have any questions

Thanks for joining me and the talented ladies from The Altered Page.

After the HOP you can stop by Angela's ustream show to be a part of the All day Online Crop! Where she will be creating any and everything!!


I am entering the following:
Frosted Designs-handmade embellishments
Miami Doodle - Crazy for Kraft
Totally PaperCrafts- Springtime
Pals Paper Arts- Flowers
Sassy Studio Designs- Springtime
StampInsanity Stamp Company- Flower Power
Truly Scrumptious- Vintage