Around the World Blog Hop!!

 Thank you for joining us on the adventure of a lifetime! Pack your bags! Get those passports ready!

We are about to embark on a trip Around the World during this blog hop!

You should have arrived from Alica's blog! 

If you would like to start at the beginning of our tour,

 Connie Can Crop is the first stop on the Around the World blog hop.

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these talented crafters who are here sharing their ideas and creations. We hope that we can inspire you with culture and creations from around the globe.

We have a fantastic sponsor this month, ConnieCanCrop!

She will be giving one lucky winner a $10 gift certificate to spend in one of her online stores!

CTMH Shop

or

Ebay Shop

 or

Etsy Shop

 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 12:00 am Monday to finish this hop and leave your comments.

Winners will be announced on Wednesday at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave your blog love along the way!

Your destinations await you! Bon Voyage!

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This destination stop is the Bahamas!! 

My family went on a cruise to the Bahamas in 2013. For the opening page of the scrapbook I created this interactive scrapbook page. The major supplies include Mosaic Moments (dies and grid paper), Flip flaps from Close to My Heart, The Paper Wizard and the scrapbooking kits available on board Carnival cruise line. I was able to fit 3 layouts into one. Life changing....

To start, I attached the adhesive ends of the flip flaps to the top and the bottom of the page protector.  Then I cut 2 pages of 12x12 grid paper in half. I used the first one to showcase the striking title from Paper Wizard and a photo of the water and sky from the beach in Freeport, Bahamas. Using the Mosaic Moments dies I cut the picture into strips and adhered the strips perfectly spaced thanks to the guidelines on the grid paper.

I love when I go on vacation and there's scrapbooks and/or scrapbooking kits available. Carnival had two. I got them both and I used half of a sheet to showcase some journaling and our pre-boarding shot.

Voila! When you open the flaps there's a scrapbook page inside plus the the other side of the flip flaps. The pictures are from the same beach in Freeport using Mosaic Moments and patterned paper (inked with Memento ink) and embellishments from the Carnival kits. I also included some embellishments from my stash. I believe they are from Jolees, Recollections and Jet Setters by Reminisce.

Here's a closeup look at each portion of the layout. The kids had a ball making a sand castle. They didn't have a bucket but their shoes were good enough to transport water!

It was challenging to figure out how to make the aesthetic work with using the flip flaps. But now that I have tried it, I am excited to use them again. My books are going to be so more dynamic now! Thanks for hopping along!

La-Vie

Up next is Jessica!

Here is our complete line up in case you get lost along the way:

1. Connie (Greece)- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
2. Madge (Ireland)- www.thescrappinlounge.com

3. Theresa (Mexico)- http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com
4. Sandy (Africa)- http://www.scrapbookblessingsclub.com
5.  Ashley W (Iraq) ~ http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com
6. Sarah (England) - www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com
8. Pam (France) - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/
9.Haidee (Spain)- http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/2015/05/around-world-blog-hop.html
10. Alicia (Jamaica) - http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
11. La-Vie (Bahamas) - http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/
12. Jessica (Jamaica)- www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com
13. Angela (USA)- www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com
14. Shawnee (France)-http://www.sunshinythought.com/2015/05/around-world-blog-hop.html
15. Lyne (Germany) - http://lynnseverydayideas.blogspot.com

Challenges:

• DLART - May Linky Challenge
• MFP Stamp Shop - Challenge #262

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Christmas Cards for OWH - Joy

I have a goal to create and donate 35 Christmas cards to Operation Write Home before the end of the month. This week I proudly will share with you the cards my 8-year-old daughter and I designed. I took this opportunity to teach my daughter how to design from the ground up and to ignite the spirit of giving. She chose most of the aspects and created the cards under my instruction. We had a blast!

This was her first time working with Recollections colored core cardstock and she loved sanding it to reveal the hidden pattern. I also taught her how to tie bows (a work in progress).

The silver cards bases and the green cardstock are from Recollections. The small red dots are by Fiskars and the ribbon is by American Crafts. The Joy stamp is by Hero Arts stamped with tuxedo black Memento ink. 

Please let us know what you think! Thanks for stopping by!

La-Vie & Zora

Challenges:
D.L.ART - anything goes