Bountiful Blessings Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Bountiful Blessings Blog Hop!

We Are Thankful for so Many Things & Wanted to Share our Many Blessings With You!

Thanks for joining us for this Bountiful Blessings Blog Hop Hosted by Jens Digi Stamps.  If you've hopped along from The Fantastic Sue, then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to start at the beginning with Jens Digi Stamps (We wouldn't want you to miss a THING!!)


Here is the project I made for the hop.  Kind of literal when it comes to the blessings theme but I have been wanting to make a banner for a really long time.
I hung it in our dining room.

 This is also the first time I have made these types of rosettes and they are super fun and easy.  But I do want to make a suggestion.  USE HOT GLUE!!!  I sat there and held each rosette to the circle backing until my craft glue dried!!!  Duh!!!  No wonder this took all stinkin' day!  I could have finished it in half the time, but might not have been nearly as proud of the hard work I put into it.  Naaa!  I would have had more time for other projects!  OK, anyway. (Calming down now :0)

 The banners are cut at 5.3 inches from Elegant Edges and filled with a pattern from Enjoy the Seasons. And the letters are cut from Plantin SchoolBook at 2.8 inches.  I made the rosettes by cutting two strips 1 1/2" x 12" scored them every half inch on my Martha Stewart Scoreboard, accordion folded the strips and then glued them end to end and then mounted them on a 1" circle punched from black cardstock. (All this in case you never made one, like me)

 Here is my digi stamp from Jen's Digi Stamps.  I really liked this one with the basket overflowing.  We are super blessed here at our house and are thankful daily for all God has given us.  I thought this digi was very appropriate for this blog hop.  I colored it with my Copics of course.

 This and the next few pictures are of the leaves that hang down from each banner.  I had each person in the family write on 3 or 4 leaves what they were thankful for or what they considered a blessing in their life.  I LOVE that my 14 year old daughter put "school"!  That really makes me smile even if she and my 10 year old daughter wrote them all upside down :)

Of course with out Jesus giving His life on the cross, we would not have all the blessings we have today and more over, we would not have our place in Heaven.  I agree with what my husband wrote on this leaf.  I am thankful for the salvation I have through Christ Jesus!


I also want to say that I feel blessed by all the friends that I have met here in the blogsophere.  Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Now Head on Over to See What Cristelle Has Made for Your Viewing Pleasure Today!! 

Blog Candy:

The Blog Candy for this Blog Hop is An Extra Special Grab Bag & 

A Gift Certificate to Jens Digi Stamps Store

We will Announce the Winners on Wednesday, November 16th

Rules to be eligible for The Blog Candy:

1.)  You MUST visit each blog and leave a comment on every blog in the hop 

2.) Leave a comment on Jens Digi Stamps Blog

3.) Become a follower at Jens Digi Stamps

4.) For an Extra Entry for the Blog Candy, Please Friend us at Jens Digi Stamps on Facebook

Thanks for Joining us Today!! We Feel Blessed to Have you Here!!

Here is the Line Up in Case you get Lost along the Way

Start http://jensdigistamps.blogspot.com

Jacki http://papermoments.blogspot.com

Arielle http://soccermom5982.blogspot.com/

Tina http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com

Gabby: http://thecraftydream.blogspot.com/

Janet http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/

Meg http://www.ladybugcrafting.blogspot.com/

Michelle- http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com/

Sue: http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/

Jana : http://janabailey.blogspot.com/ <----You Are Here!

Christelle http://www.cricriscrap.com/

Have fun and blessings to you!

Jana

Oh My Goodness! It's Raining Grace again!

I am so excited to tell you that I received an email from Krystal Andrew of K. Andrew Designs asking me to be on her design team!  I am SOOOO excited.  I had sent her an email quite a while back applying for the team and hadn't heard from her so I assumed I wasn't chosen.  But low and behold she asked me!  As you may have read in a few of my past posts, I really like K. Andrew Designs because she donates money to several charities with every stamp set she sells.  He tag line or motto is "Stamp Good, Do Good" and I think that is awesome.  Now I feel privilege to be able to help her sell more to do more good :)  A big thanks to Krystal!  Not sure when I will be getting started so stay tuned!
Have a terrific Sonday!
Jana

Dash and Friends Altered Cricut Box

Today is new release day at Jen's Digi Stamps.  These digis are so cute.  They feature a cutie pie named "Dash" and a few of his buggy friends.  Check out the other projects from the design team at Jen's Digi Stamps Blog.

Today I am posting the second altered Cricut box that I have made as a gift.  I have no idea who this one is for, it would have to be someone that is fun and has a sense of humor, don't you think?  If you want directions on how to cover these boxes, check my previous post, I have the measurements and everything to make your job easier.

 Here is the view from the top of the box.  Isn't Dash adorable!  He made me smile.  That is why the flower in the top right corner is stamped with a cute little "smile" stamp from K. Andrew Designs.  Her stamps are great!  You can link to her blog "Getting Crickiy" from her stamp store.

 Here is a close up of the handsome Dash.  I used some craft wire to give him some green antennae.  He just makes me want to giggle :)

 Most of the flowers were cut with my Flower Shoppe cartridge.  Love it!!!  The others were just from my paper flower stash.  I love using lots of flowers.  Can you tell?

Here are the note cards and matching envelopes.  The envelopes are cut from Just Because Cards and the flowers on the cards from Mother's Day Bouquet.  I hope you enjoyed the project for today and stop on over at Jen's a pick up a few designs of your own!
Blessings,
Jana

I'm on a Design Team!

I am so excited to be on my very first design team for Jen's Digi Stamps.  I have been wanting to get better with coloring using my Copic markers so now I HAVE too! :)  My "If the Broom Fits..." card secured me a spot on Jen's team and now I have to get busy.  I also wanted to let everyone know that Jen's Digi Stamps is hosting a Blog Hop starting tomorrow.  I hope you will participate.  Click on the picture below to join in on the fun!  I don't think I am part of it since I am so very new on the DT but I will certainly be hopping along tomorrow night after my daughter's volleyball game.

Check back later today to see a new project I completed yesterday.  I think you will like it.
Blessings,
Jana