KiwiLane March Blog Hop

Welcome to KiwiLane's March Blog Hop! I hope you are enjoying the many great projects that have been presented today.  Be sure to stop by Jennifer Nicholes blog Crafting Moments to finish off the blog hop.

Also, take a minute to leave comments through out the blog hop because their will be ONE random WINNER  from one of the 10 blogs. The winner will receive a $25.00 gift certificate to the Kiwi Lane Shop. YAY!! Thats sounds like so much fun!! So be sure to leave some comments!


1. Kiwi Lane http://kiwilane.com/here/blog/
2. Becky Williams http://onescrappinmama.blogspot.com/
3. Jenny Urzua- www.scrappifyable.wordpress.com
4. Jennifer Budge- www.thingsthaticreate.wordpress.com
5. Gail Owens www.glowormdesigns.blogspot.com
6. Neela Nalam www.memorablescraps.blogspot.com
7. Leanne Bourassa www.scrapnwithflair.blogspot.com
8. Teresa Gray http://mommameasfavoritethings.blogspot.com/
9. Jenna Hipps http://jenstampz.blogspot.com/
10. Jennifer Nicholes http://craftingmoments.wordpress.com


Today, I have created two projects. I did an 8x8 layout and a card. I created this layout using all KiwiLane Templates. The templates I used in this layout were the following: Paisley Place Mini (shown here), Cascade Trails, and Florals.
The paper I used in this layout is from K & Company.

Paisley Place Mini

Here is the card that I created. It is a 5 x 7 card using Cascade Trails and Celebrate Accessory. I used the scraps from my layout to create this simple card. I made this adorable pinwheel from the Celebrate Accessory set. I just love it. Too Cute. Thanks for hopping with us have a great day!!!                        





Just some Valentines Goodies

I created these Valentines for my kids and my neices and nephews. The cupcake Valentines are my favorite. They are an ATC card size 2 1/2 by 3 1/2. I stamped them using  Stampin Up's Create a Cupcake and the coordinating paper punch. I even added scented embossing powder to make the Valentines more fun. The bottom photo has some goodie bags. Kids just love candy and cute packaging. I punched the hearts from some nice thick glittered paper. The frogs were cut out using my Silhouette Cameo and the frogs are from Lettering Delights. Valentines Day is my absolute favorite crafting Holiday. Unfortunately, I did not get to do as much Valentines Day crafting this year. I was just too busy.

KiwiLane Layout

Here is a layout I created using KiwiLane Templates. I just love these templates because they truly make scrapbooking a breeze. The templates eliminate all of the thinking and reduce decision making . The best part is the great results. I love how the layouts turn out. The framing technique that KiwiLane developed  enables you to create great layouts that focus more on the photos. This is key because I try not to overpower my layouts with too many embellishments and such. I also have been impressed with how quickly I can create pages. This is very important to me since I am always limited to scrapbooking time.

Here is an attempt at creating a Valentines Day card using my banner punch from Stampin' Up.

I really like that punch it has a perfecting banner for cards and scrapbook pages. The tiny hearts are from

Simon Says Stamp! They have some really cute dies and stamp sets.

I cased this card from one of the Papertrey Ink Design Team members (I can't remember her name) just to get my feet wet and play with the chalkboard technique. I am hoping to create some more cards using this really fun technique. I need to come up with my own design next time.

I created a 5 x 5 card for this sketch challenge on Splitcoast.

I punched out the four squares with a paper punch and

I die cut three hearts with the Spellbinders Classic Heart Die.

I embossed all of the hearts with 3 different embossing folders.

 Then, I popped them up with foam tape.

 Last, I spritzed the entire card with a homemade glimmer mist.
The sentiment that I used was from the new Simon Says Stamp
"Just a Love Note" stamp set. This set was created by Kristina
Werner. I just love her handwriting is it sooo cute!