Saturday, October 6, 2012

Falling for Halloween Blog Hop

Welcome to day one of  The Falling for Halloween Blog Hop!  It's so exciting to be the host of this hop and be joined by several super talented paper crafters. I'm also glad you decided to join in on the fun and I'm sure you will see lots of wonderful projects for Fall and Halloween.
What's a hop without blog candy?  As the host, I will be giving away  a Cricut Chic and Scary Halloween cartridge. To be eligible to win, simply visit all the blogs in the hop and leave a comment on each one.

I have a separate prize that includes Anna Griffin Halloween paper, ribbon, rub-ons and glitter letters and two cute stamps by Recollections. The winner for this prize will be chosen from comments left on just my blog. You can double your chance by commenting on both days of the hop.

Winners will be announced next Friday, October 12th. Be sure to leave a way for me to get in touch with you in your comment!
 Now, on to my project!

For today's post I created a cheerful Fall wall hanging. I started with a piece of blue  Coordinations card stock. To add some subtle texture I stamped some small fall images and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. The paper was machine stitched around the edges  with a large zig-zag stitch. The tree and leaves are from the Cricut Stretch Your Imagination cartridge. The tree was cut twice, the, each piece was layered with foam tape. Some of the branches were outlined with Cinnamon Stickles.  The leaves were cut in different fall colors with some  cut smaller and placed along the bottom of the page. The cute kissing squirrels are from  Live Simply. They are placed on the page with double layers of pop dots for more dimension. The phrase is from 3 Birds on Parade. Gold adhesive jewels were added to the letters after they were outlined with a brown sharpie.
Hope you enjoyed today's project for the hop! Next up is the talented Michele at  Scrap and Dance  
Remember, if you visit everyone in the hop and leave a comment you will be entered to win the Chic and Scary cartridge! Below is also a list of all the hop participants.
Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you back tomorrow for day two of the hop!

41 comments:

Angie's Paper Passion said...

Maria, I love your project! It's perfect for the Fall. My favorite part are the cute kissing squirrels. They are adorable! You did a fantastic job!

Debbie O'Neal said...

oh goodness Maria ! I just LOVE those kissing squirrels. Cute project and thanks for hosting the blog hop !

Sara Andrews said...

Too, too cute! Love the wonderful Fall colors.

RockinRenee said...

The kissing squirrels are the best! And your detailing is perfect. Thanks got hosting this swap!

Diane said...

Very nice, Maria! I love that you used the blue coordinations cardstock as your background. Thank you for organizing this hop!

Mrs. Green said...

Okay, those squirrels? Adorable!!!

Unknown said...

Love the blue background. And the squirrels are adorable.

Nadia (WithGlitteringEyes.blogspot.com) said...

Your wall hanging is so sweet. I love the kissing squirrels! Thank you for hosting our blog hop! You are a perfect hostess!

Angie said...

I love the lil squirrels!!

Granny Anne said...

Love your wall hanging. The kissing squirrels are darling!

Michele said...

I love that! it would translate extremely well to a scrapbook page too! The kissing squirrels are my favorite! :D

Lisa B said...

Great project Marla! I love the colors and the gold accents on the phrase is stunning!

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R said...

Love the kissing squirrels!

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Francine said...

Great project Maria and I agree it would also make an awesome scrapbook page. Love the squirrels!

Karen said...

Love those sweet little kissing squirrels! Enjoying this blog hop, too.
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cdm317 said...

What a pretty wall hanging! I love the colors and the squirrels are beyond adorable!

terri142 said...

Great wall hanging! I love the squirrels, they are too cute.

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waidc said...

That is real cute and just the right amount of bling.
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Beth said...

Very cute. I love the kissing squirrels and I love the bling on the phrase. :)

Beth
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Sherry D said...

Maria,your project is so adorable and loving the squirrels! Love all the other details you've added to this. :)

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Migdalia said...

Your project is adorable!!!Very sweet!Love the Squirrel...LOL
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Sis Patterson said...

Wonderful fall project! I love your use of color and all of the added sparkle! Great dimension - great embellishments - and great fun!

Unknown said...

What a cute fall page! Especially loved the squirrels!!

silvia said...

LOVE your cards!!! The squirrel's are too cute!!!

silvia

Kristi said...

Loving your kissing squirrels! The whole fall layout is beautiful.
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Mary Jean said...

so cute!!! Love those kisses!!

Lady Fair said...

Beautiful wall hanging, love all the extra touches like the bling and the stickles, and of course, those cute little squirrels.

Brenda said...

Love your fall wall hanging - the squirrels are so cute!

Missjoanna said...

This is my first blog hop really like your designs

D said...

Those kissing squirrels are just adorable! Lovely project! Thank you for sharing it!
-D

Tracy_ScrappinMom said...

How cute of a fall layout. I love the lettering.
Tracy-ScrappinMom

TheTulipCollector said...

Love the kissing squirrels and the cinnamon stickles.

D said...

I just finished the day 1 blog hop and I just wanted to say thank you for hosting this. It's been a bunch of fun. I can't wait to see what all the ladies come up with tomorrow!
-D

Diane said...

Maria, what a fun project! The two squirrels kissing are so darn cute!

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Sherri said...

Great project. Love the squirrels.

TFS and for the chance to win.

Good luck everyone.

SeaSwan said...

I love your card. I am stille practiceing my card making, they are very basic right now. tfs

Cindy said...

Your project is fabulous!! Love the little squirrels--so cute! Thanks for hosting this hop and letting me be a part of it :-)

Margo said...

I love the wall hanging. The plaid paper with the bling is fabulous! great job.
Margo (go-go from the Cricut message board.)

Leanne said...

Those little squirrels are so cute!! This is lovely and would make a great scrapbook page also!

Scrappin with the bug said...

Too cute. Love the little fall layout - those squirrels are too cute. THanks for having the hop.
Terri

Maria said...

Super duper cute little squirrels!!! TFS

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