Thursday, March 1, 2012

Link with Love Blog Hop

Welcome to the Practical Scrappers "Linking with Love" Blog Hop! What is this Blog Hop about, you ask? Well, we believe it is important to always give credit when it is due to another crafter. So, for our Linking with Love Hop, we have all used the same inspiration piece to create a project, giving it our own touch. Then, we are showing you how we "Link with Love" and credit our inspiration. We'll be running the hop thru Noon EST on Sunday - so you have plenty of time to Hop through everyone's blog - from beginning to end!

LIZ QUALMAN created this beautiful layout, which we have all used for inspiration.


Each of us will tell what part we took our inspiration from, and the whole hop will culminate at Liz's blog where she'll provide us with a new sketch for even more inspiration. If you have seen my Pinterest CRAFTY IDEAS BOARD, you know that Liz Qualman's Sketches (and layouts) are a favorite of mine when I need some inspiration, so you can see why I was so eager to "hop" on board (sorry - I couldn't resist)this particular endeavor!

Many of the designers (including me!) are providing prizes at their stop and Practical Scrappers is providing a prize for one person who becomes a follower at each stop (for all the details head over to Practical Scrappers).

Now you should have arrived here from DONNA BRYANT'S BLOG

If you are just checking in, I would love for you to play along. It's easy, simply start at PRACTICAL SCRAPPERS!

Ready to see how Liz Qualman inspired my layout? Here you go...


I used the latest SKETCH from Let's Capture These Sketches as a starting point. I loved the way Liz used circles as a border, and I also really liked her butterfly "trail" that she created. However, instead of circles, I decided to use the hexagonal shapes on my EP Follow Your Heart patterned paper. And instead of a butterfly with a trail, I used a kite with a twine kite string. My hexagons and kite are certainly different than Liz's circles and butterfly - but they directly INSPIRED my design, so I'm giving credit!

Now, it just so happens that as I was looking through my stash, I realized I had TWO 8x8 pads of October's Afternoon's 5 & Dime Collection as well as TWO 6x6 pads of Jillibean Soup's Homemade 6 Bean Soup. I would love to share one of each with you.


What do you need to do? Become a follower and leave a comment. It's as simple as that! I will randomly choose a winner on Monday evening so be sure to check back!

Your next stop on this Blog Hop is my good friend LIZ CHIDESTER. I just love her work, and I know you are going to, too!

Happy Blog Hopping!

31 comments:

  1. Such great texture on your page and the kite is such a fun element. TFS.

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  2. Love you take on the layout!!!!

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  3. Your work is so inspiring!! I'm so glad my little blog hop journey has taken me to so many incredible new sources for scrapping inspiration!! Very nice!!!

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  4. Fabulous page!! I LOVE the "map" kite and different textures you used :)

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  5. The kite is fabulous and I enjoy the texture you added with the burlap layer, too!

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  6. What a pretty layout! Love Liz's too! I really like the kite and how you did the title! I never would have thought about using a kite and its tail in lieu of a butterfly and its trail! Fun give-away and so kind of you!

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  7. Krissy, I am huge fan! I love your vinatge style and the layers ans collage style. Your details are genius. I am following you for sure!!

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  8. Soorry, I was so busy drooling all over your blog, I almost forgot to come back and comment. Oh MAN I'm so now a follower. Loving your style and love your twist on this layout. Gonna make time to stalk more later!

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  9. Great Blog! Excited to be a new follower!

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  10. I love what you did with the kite!

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  11. This is is such a beautiful layout! I love how you changed the circles for hexagons! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  12. I looove your interpretation. Your LO is beautiful!

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  13. I am hopping along today!I am a new follower. Your layout is AWESOME! LOVE all the texture. Such a GREAT GIVEAWAY also, thanks for the chance. TFS and have a GREAT Day,
    Me-Ma Kim
    kimnsammy at gmail dot com

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  14. Love the kite...your LO is gorgeous! Thank you for the chance.

    enzam@hotmail.com

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  15. Stunning.....I love everything about it. There is so much goodness going on I kept looking to find more. So beautiful. thanks so much for sharing you LO with us. Very inspiraional. I am now a follower. Would love to come back and see more of your work. Thanks for the chance to win some great paper too.

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  16. Now following your blog. Love your LO! Love the design and bellies. All your projects and beautiful. Time to hop along.

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  17. Krissy- How cute is this???? Love it all! I love the tags and hey, we both used kites! :)

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  18. I love your take on the sketch and that even though you chose a different take on things you still are giving credit for the inspiration! I'm already a follower (actually you probably were the only one from Practical Scrappers that I followed, but that's changing;-)

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  19. First time on your blog and I really like what you create. Thanks for sharing some of your stash.
    Sarah
    sarah at stetlerarts dot com

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  20. What a gorgeous girl and what a gorgeous layout! I love the hexagons and kite spin-off of Liz's layout! I am a new follower - thanks for the opportunity to win!

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  21. Hopping around and I am your new follower! Nice LO!

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  22. Beautiful layout! Love that paper.

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  23. Hi Krissy! I love your work and your blog, so I gave you a Liebster Award. You can check it out here: http://raebellus.blogspot.com/

    AMAZING layouts! You are so talented!

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  24. Wow your layout is beautiful. I love everything about it. I'm a new follower :)

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  25. Krissy such a gorgeous layout! Love the use of the hexagons instead of circles and those colors and papers are perfect! following you now, don't know I how missed you when I added all the new DT members!

    hugs,

    Kerri

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  26. I really like the vintagy look and feel to your layout! Thanks for sharing it! I"m a new follower!

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  27. lovely layout. I am a new follower. cool shapes

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  28. Love your project and your blog! I am your newest follower :)
    Hugs,
    Heather P
    www.heather-p.blogspot.com

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  29. great layout! I follow you through RSS.

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