Patches of Pink

Baby Themed Card and Craft Design Team Post with Link-Up Party

2012-04-26T09:25:00.000-04:00

Hello all of my lovely readers!

It's time for another design team post and link-up party. Are you excited?

The theme this time is
Baby.

Don't forget to link up your recent Spring creations at the bottom of this post!!!

I created a card for a baby shower.

Now, here are all of the projects that the Patches of Pink Designers came up with. Be sure to click on their pictures to go check out their blogs and more about their creations!!!

Becky

Bonnie

Brynn

Faith Abigail

Gill

Heather

Jill

Kristin

Michelle

Meighen

Sharla

Shelly

Traci

Link-Up Party

Link up your recent creations here. We can't wait to see what you created. The link-up party will end on May 9th at 11:59pm EST.

Be sure to link back to Patches of Pink from your projects and you can also grab the Patches of Pink Link-Up Button to help people find the link-up party! Thank you!

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Spring Design Team Crafts, Dress by Jerusha Design, and Link-Up Party

2012-03-15T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hello all of my lovely readers!

It's time for another design team post and link-up party. Are you excited?

The theme this time is
Spring.

Don't forget to link up your recent Spring creations at the bottom of this post!!!

To be honest, having my second child has been really hard on me. Seems that anymore I am fighting just to keep my head above the water. My son has had colic and thus didn't sleep, didn't eat well, cried all the time, etc., and so it really is no wonder that I am feeling stressed and down. My son is beginning to get better now, as we switched to a special (very expensive) formula and also had him start sleeping in his car seat to help with his reflux. Needless to say, crafting time has been a hard thing to come by.

So....

This time I decided I would spotlight one of my wonderful friends, Jerusha, and the awesome dresses that she makes. You can see her Etsy shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/jerushadesign

What do you think?

Now, here are all of the projects that the Patches of Pink Designers came up with. Be sure to click on their pictures to go check out their blogs and more about their creations!!!

Becky

Bonnie

Brynn

Faith Abigail

Gill

Heather

Jill

Kristin

Michelle

Meighen

Sharla

Shelly

Traci

SPRING Link-Up Party

Link up your recent Spring creations here. We can't wait to see what you created, and we might even pick some favorites to feature later on Patches of Pink. :-) The link-up party will end on Sunday, April 1st at 11:59pm EST.

Be sure to link back to Patches of Pink from your projects and you can also grab the Patches of Pink Link-Up Button to help people find the link-up party! Thank you!

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Valentine's Day Design Team Crafts and Link-Up Party

2012-02-16T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hello all of my lovely readers!

It's finally time for the first design team post and link-up party of the year. Yay!!!!!! I'm so excited! And the design team has really grown this year, so you are in store for a variety of wonderful projects.

The theme this time is
Valentine's Day.

Don't forget to link up your recent Valentine's Day creations at the bottom of this post!!!

Since I am pressed for time right now as I try to adjust to 2nd parenthood, I came up with an easy project that you can do with a toddler: a Heart Link Chain. They were fun and simple, so I might make some more soon and decorate my daughter's room with them, maybe even hang them from the ceiling. That might be fun. What do you think?

Now, here are all of the projects that the Patches of Pink Designers came up with. Be sure to click on their pictures to go check out their blogs and more about their creations!!!

Becky

Bonnie

Brynn

Faith Abigail

Gill

Heather

Jill

Kristin

Michelle

Meighen

Sharla

Shelly

Traci

Valentine's Day Link-Up Party

Link up your recent Valentine's Day creations here. We can't wait to see what you created, and we might even pick some favorites to feature later on Patches of Pink. :-) The link-up party will end on Tuesday, February 28th at 11:59pm EST.

Be sure to link back to Patches of Pink from your projects and you can also grab the Patches of Pink Link-Up Button to help people find the link-up party! Thank you!

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Design Team 2012 Update

2012-02-14T11:12:00.002-05:00

Hello my devoted readers!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I finished picking my new designers for the Patches of Pink Design Team 2012. It was a very difficult decision as there was so much talent that was put forth by all those who applied. In fact, there was so much talent I brought on more designers than I had originally intended. :-)

Thank you to everyone for applying, and I wish that I could contact every single one of you directly, but right now I'm still trying to adjust to second parenthood and let's be honest it's tough!! If you were picked to be on the design team you should have received an email from me (patchesofpink(at)gmail(dot)com).

Be looking forward to the first design team post of the year on Thursday! We should have a bunch of great projects and you should get to meet most of the new designers.

Thank you for following my blog, and I love each and every one of your comments.

Since it is Valentine's Day, I also wanted to share one of my all time favorite Valentine's Day crafts. It is a heart shaped wreath from The Idea Room.

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Design Team Call for 2012

2012-01-06T10:33:00.001-05:00

~ CALLING ALL CREATIVE CRAFTERS ~

Patches of Pink is looking for some bright new faces and ideas for the 2012 Design Team. I had a wonderful design team last year and am looking forward to working with another group of inspiring crafters!

So, if you love crafting and sharing your ideas with others, just follow the simple instructions below to enter!

***Submissions will be accepted until January 31st at MIDNIGHT (EST).***

(Must speak fluent English, please.)

How to enter:

1. Please link up your blog in the link-up party at the end of this post.

Please email the following to patchesofpink at gmail dot com

2. The links to two of your favorite projects EVER and one brand new one that no one has ever seen before (for a total of 3 projects). I don't want to limit anyone's creativity, so it could be a layout, a card, any kind of paper craft, home decor or sewing project. The possibilities are endless.

3. A short paragraph telling me a little about yourself, what got you interested in crafting, and why you enjoy it.

4. Include your name, email address, and full contact information.

Can't wait to see everyone's entries! Happy Crafting!

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Christmas Craft Favorites and a Huge Thank You!!!

2012-01-05T08:09:00.000-05:00

HELLO EVERYONE! First things first, yes I am alive! It has been FOREVER since I have posted anything aside from a Design Team post (more on that later). It's not that I don't have anything to post, because I have had quite a few little projects that I have been working on and am currently working on before the baby comes.

Speaking of the baby... I haven't had him yet, but have a feeling that he will be making his grand entrance sooner than later. I am currently 36 weeks along and have had two false alarm visits to the hospital. I will be sure to let you all know when he does decide come. I have a feeling he could come any day. Before my hubby starts is new semester of grad school classes would be nice, but sadly I don't make that call. My next order of business...I want to give a HUGE THANK YOU to my fabulous design team. I feel so blessed to have had such a wonderful group of ladies expressing their creativity for Patches of Pink. I do feel like I let them down when I let my blog start going down hill (yes, I did notice my lack of posting, especially since I got pregnant). Despite that, they were so loyal and kind to me! These ladies are truly wonderful and very creatively crafty. :) If you haven't had a chance to visit their blogs, just click on the links below and don't forget to show them some love!
My Paper Love
Pinkbonbons Creations by Gill M. Houses Built of Cards Faith Abigail Designs Cricut Chick The Best Is Yet To Be
Flair and Frills
Ok, I know this is REALLY over due, but I wanted to list my 3 favorites from the Christmas Design Team post we had last month. I know I never got the Thanksgiving favorites posted, and I so apologize to those who participated on that link-up-party. I was blown away by all the great projects, but that's nothing new. I'm always blown away by the projects that are linked up. If you are featured here, feel free to grab the button below.

#1

Crafty-Shell #2

Scrappin Dhilly #3

Creative Cutter Room

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Christmas Crafts Design Team Day and Link-Up Party

2011-12-14T23:07:00.000-05:00

DON'T FORGET TO LINK UP YOUR OWN PROJECTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST

I am super excited about this last Design Team post of the year! I just love Christmas time, especially all of the Christmas crafts I have found myself making. Therefore, this month's DT theme is Christmas; anything Christmas related goes. We have all made some wonderful things that I can't wait for you to see. By the way, feel free to email me at patchesofpink(at)gmail(dot)com if you are interested in being on my design team in 2012.

Theme: Christmas

For this week's Link-Up Party, you can link up anything you have been working on recently or that you create specifically for this post, but it must be Christmas related!! I'm so interested in what everyone is making and I'm always inspired by your creations.

Here is my entry.
I created a home decor item out of wood blocks I had cut at Home Depot. I've been wanting to make something Christmas related for some time for the shelf above my computer. I was looking on Pinterest (my new favorite place by the way) for some ideas, and I found a few that sparked some creativity. So I decided to make these blocks.

Patches of Pink Designers
Don't forget to give these ladies some love!!! Just click on their pictures to go to their sites.

Abigail

Bonnie

Cricut Chick

Gill

Heather

Shelly

Valerie

For this week's Link-Up Party, you can link up anything you have been working on recently or that you create specifically for this post, but it must be Christmas related!! Please link up no more than 2 projects. The link-up will go through December 23rd. Then, my designers and I will pick our top 3 favorites to spotlight!! Sounds like fun!

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you linked up. This helps others to see it and come participate in the link-up party! Thanks!

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Canvas 4 Life Review and a Coupon for Canvas Prints!!!

2011-11-21T07:32:00.000-05:00

Don't forget to participate in my link-up parties!!! Click here to go link up your recent creations!!

First of all, I want to apologize to Canvas 4 Life for not posting this sooner. With traveling and trying to get through my pregnancy, things like my blog have kind of taken a back burner. I wanted to let you all know of this wonderful company, Canvas 4 Life, who makes beautiful canvas prints.

We had family pictures taken over the summer and hadn't gotten around to printing any out. Well, one day, I received this wonderful offer from Canvas 4 Life that I couldn't pass up. My hubby and I picked a picture of just the two of us that we both liked and placed our order--since they specialize in putting photos on to canvas. We were super excited because we had never had a canvas print before. When it arrived, we were blown away at how beautiful it looked! We just loved it! It was large and truly perfect. We decided to hang it in our bedroom so we could look at it every night and smile because we look so happy in the picture.

We couldn't be happier with our canvas print and in fact, we have plans to order two more large canvas prints, one for our daughter's room and one for the new baby's room. I strongly suggest you all stop over at Canvas 4 Life and see what they can offer you for your canvas printing needs! We are thrilled with our canvas print and I hope you will be too! It's a great addition to our home decor!

Canvas 4 Life is also offering readers of Patches of Pink a special promo code.
Just enter the code patchesofpink during checkout and you will receive 10% off your order.

Thanksgiving Design Team Creations and Link-Up Party

2011-11-16T23:40:00.000-05:00

DON'T FORGET TO LINK UP YOUR OWN PROJECTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST

Time for another Design Team Post! Everyone loves Thanksgiving. Therefore, this month's DT theme is THANKSGIVING; anything Thanksgiving related goes. We have all made some cool things that I can't wait for you to see.

Theme: THANKSGIVING

For this week's Link-Up Party, you can link up anything you have been working on recently or that you create specifically for this post, but it would be nice if it was Thanksgiving related!! I'm so interested in what everyone is making and I'm always inspired by your creations.

Here is my entry.
I created a gobbly turkey with a purple hat! I love using purple in combination with Thanksgiving colors.

Patches of Pink Designers
Don't forget to give these ladies some love!!! Just click on their pictures to go to their sites.

Abigail

Cricut Chick

Shelly

For this week's Link-Up Party, you can link up anything you have been working on recently or that you create specifically for this post, but it would be nice if it was Thanksgiving related!! Please link up no more than 2 projects. The link-up will go until Tuesday night. Then, my designers and I will pick our top 3 favorites to spotlight!! Sounds like fun!

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you linked up. This helps others to see it and come participate in the link-up party! Thanks!

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Halloween Craft Favorites and Link-Up Party

2011-10-27T12:49:00.001-04:00

Hello everyone!

I just loved the DT creations last week, and I hope you did too. Thank you to those of you who participated in the Halloween challenge and link-up as well.

Don't forget to link-up your recent creations at the bottom of this post.

Here are the Top 3 favorites from last week's Halloween Design Team Post and Link-up Party, as picked by my design team and me:

Ribbons and Glue

I Love 2 Cut Paper

Craftin' on my door

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Now, it's time for another link-up party!!

Please link up no more than 2 posts and tell your friends to link up too. The more that link up, the more inspiration we have! The link-up party will go through Tuesday night.

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you link up and please link back to this link-up party. This helps others to see it and come participate in the party! Thanks!

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Halloween Design Team Creations and Link-Up Party

2011-10-19T23:59:00.000-04:00

DON'T FORGET TO LINK UP YOUR OWN PROJECTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST

I am very excited about this Design Team post! Halloween can be so much fun. Therefore, this month's DT theme is HALLOWEEN; anything Halloween related goes. We have all made some cool things that I can't wait for you to see.

Theme: HALLOWEEN

For this week's Link-Up Party, you can link up anything you have been working on recently or that you create specifically for this post, but it must be Halloween related!! I'm so interested in what everyone is making and I'm always inspired by your creations.

Here is my entry.
I created a spooky, pumpkin card, and I just love it. haha.

Patches of Pink Designers
Don't forget to give these ladies some love!!! Just click on their pictures to go to their sites.

Abigail

Bonnie

Brynn

Cricut Chick

Gill

Heather

Shelly

Valerie

For this week's Link-Up Party, you can link up anything you have been working on recently or that you create specifically for this post, but it must be Halloween related!! Please link up no more than 2 projects. The link-up will go until Tuesday night. Then, my designers and I will pick our top 3 favorites to spotlight!! Sounds like fun!

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you linked up. This helps others to see it and come participate in the link-up party! Thanks!

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Favorites and Link-Up Party 9-22-2011

2011-09-22T13:27:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone!

Don't forget to link-up your recent creations at the bottom of this post.

If you are new to my blog, I host Link-Up Parties every week, usually starting on Thursday and ending on Tuesday or Wednesday night.

There are always so many wonderful entries, which makes it very hard to pick my favorites, but here they are:

Jen's Craft Corner

Alderberry Hill

Gamma's Creative Corner

If you were featured, congrats and you may grab this button:

Now, it's time for another link-up party!!

Please link up no more than 2 posts and tell your friends to link up too. The more that link up, the more inspiration we have! The link-up party will go through Wednesday night.

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you linked up and also link back to this link-up party. This helps others to see it and come participate in the link-up party! Thanks!

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Fall Craft Favorites and Link-Up Party

2011-09-15T21:17:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone!

I just loved the DT creations last week, and I hope you did too. Thank you to those of you who participated in the Fall / Autumn challenge and link-up as well. By the way, I am so sorry that this is late! I have just been so busy and on top of that my husband and my daughter are sick! Not fun. Not fun at all.

Don't forget to link-up your recent creations at the bottom of this post.

Here are the Top 5 favorites from last week's Fall / Autumn Design Team Post and Link-up Party, as picked by my design team and me:

Crafting Mom

Amanda's Crafts and More

I came, I saw, I created

Alderberry Hill

Diva of 5

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Now, it's time for another link-up party!!

Please link up no more than 2 posts and tell your friends to link up too. The more that link up, the more inspiration we have! The link-up party will go through Tuesday night.

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you link up and please link back to this link-up party. This helps others to see it and come participate in the party! Thanks!

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Autumn Design Team Day and Link-Up Party

2011-09-07T23:59:00.000-04:00

DON'T FORGET TO LINK UP YOUR OWN PROJECTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST

I am super excited about this Design Team post! Fall/Autumn is my favorite season. I absolutely love all the colors, smells, flowers, and Autumn breezes that come with this wonderful season. Therefore, this month's DT theme is Fall; anything Fall related goes. We have all made some pretty amazing things that I can't wait for you to see.

Theme: Fall/Autumn

For this week's Link-Up Party, you can link up anything you have been working on recently or that you create specifically for this post, but it must be Fall/Autumn related!! I'm so interested in what everyone is making and I'm always inspired by your creations.

Here is my entry.
I created a home decor item for my entry way. I saw something similar to this at JoAnn's once and wanted to try my hand at making it. This was my first time cutting vinyl myself with my Cricut, and I am very pleased with how it turned out (although I wish I had different fonts). Also, my Gypsy stopped working today, and I had a font on there that I could have used, so that is a little frustrating.

For this week's Link-Up Party, you can link up anything you have been working on recently or that you create specifically for this post, but it must be Fall/Autumn related!! Please link up no more than 2 projects. The link-up will go through Tuesday night. Then, my designers and I will pick our top 3 favorites to spotlight!! Sounds like fun!

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you linked up. This helps others to see it and come participate in the link-up party! Thanks!

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Thursday Favorites and Link-Up Party 9-1-2011

2011-09-01T13:53:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone!

Don't forget to link-up your recent creations at the bottom of this post.

If you are new to my blog, I host Link-Up Parties every week, usually starting on Thursday and ending on Tuesday night.

There were so many wonderful entries this week, and it was so incredibly difficult to pick my favorites, but here they are:

I came, I saw, I created.

Ribbons and Glue

Respect My Kraft

If you were featured, congrats and you may grab this button:

Now, it's time for another link-up party!!

Please link up no more than 2 posts and tell your friends to link up too. The more that link up, the more inspiration we have! The link-up party will go through Tuesday night.

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you linked up. This helps others to see it and come participate in the link-up party! Thanks!

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Dresser Makeover and Monday Menu

2011-08-29T10:02:00.000-04:00

Happy Monday!!

After all the traveling we have done this summer and trying to get through my first trimester, I figured it's time to get back to a schedule to help make my life a little easier throughout the rest of the pregnancy. Starting with my weekly menu. So, here's what's cookin this week...

Monday: Chicken salad

Tuesday: BLT's with fruit salad

Wednesday: Homemade pizza

Thursday: Sweet and sour chicken with rice

Friday: Cheese burgers with fries

Saturday: Creamy chicken enchiladas with salad

Sunday: Dinner with friends

Also, I know this has been weeks ago, but here are the pictures of the dressers my hubby and I re-did. We love how they turned out!

Pregnancy Update: I am feeling much better now that I'm past my first trimester. Thank you for all your kind words and advise! I have a lot more energy, but I have been experiencing some pretty bad back pain. Looks like I'll be investing in one of those support belts. Let's hope that helps! We find out the gender in a couple weeks! We're super excited!

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Thursday Favorites and Link-Up Party 8-25-2011

2011-08-25T14:02:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone!

Don't forget to link-up your recent creations at the bottom of this post.

If you are new to my blog, I host Link-Up Parties every week, usually starting on Thursday and ending on Tuesday night. Here are the Top 3 favorites from last week's Link-up Party.

I came, I saw, I created.

Sara K Scraps

MicheleGreen.com

If you were featured, congrats and you may grab this button:

Now, it's time for another link-up party!!

Please link up no more than 2 posts and tell your friends to link up too. The more that link up, the more inspiration we have! The link-up party will go through Tuesday night.

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you linked up. This helps others to see it and come participate in the link-up party! Thanks!

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DT Favorites and Link-Up Party

2011-08-18T15:34:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone!

I just loved the DT creations last week, and I hope you did too. Thank you to those of you who participated in the Happiness challenge and link-up as well.

Don't forget to link-up your recent creations at the bottom of this post.

Here are the Top 3 favorites from last week's Design Team Post and Link-up Party, as picked by my design team and me:

Cool Beans by L.B.

Ribbons, Glitter, and Glue...Oh My!

Amanda's Crafts and More

If you were featured, congrats and you may grab this button:

Now, it's time for another link-up party!!

Please link up no more than 2 posts and tell your friends to link up too. The more that link up, the more inspiration we have! The link-up party will go through Tuesday night.

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you linked up. This helps others to see it and come participate in the link-up party! Thanks!

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Happiness Design Team Cards and Link-Up Party

2011-08-10T23:59:00.026-04:00

Don't forget to link up your own project at the bottom of this post!

Happy August Everyone! It's time for another Design Team post. My DT ladies are wonderful crafters, and I can't wait for you to see what they created.

Theme: Happiness
My designers were challenged to make something for Happiness Awareness Month. They came up with some pretty awesome things for you.

For this week's Link-Up Party, you can link up anything you have been working on recently or that you create specifically for this post, but it must represent something that makes you HAPPY!! I'm so interested in what everyone is making and I'm always inspired by your creations.

Here is my entry.
I made a simple bookmark, since books make me happy.

For this week's Link-Up Party, you can link up anything you have been working on recently or that you create specifically for this post, but it must represent something that makes you HAPPY!! Please link up no more than 2 projects. The link-up will go through Tuesday night. Then, my designers and I will pick our top 3 favorites to spotlight!! Sounds like fun!

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you linked up. This helps others to see it and come participate in the link-up party! Thanks!

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Favorites and Link-Up Party!!!

2011-08-04T07:01:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone!

I am so sorry that I haven't been able to post much recently. This pregnancy has been kicking my butt. My hubby and I have also been working on getting our house back into shape since we have been traveling. I'll have to post some pictures sometime soon of some recent improvements and DIY projects we did.

Don't forget to link-up your recent creations at the bottom of this post.

Here are my Top 3 favorites from last week's link-up party:

Polka Dots and Pizza

DoubleClick Connections

Everything Digital Scrapbooking

If you were featured, congrats and you may grab this button:

Now, it's time for another link-up party!!

Please link up no more than 2 posts and tell your friends to link up too. The more that link up, the more inspiration we have! Since I got the link-up party up late this time, let's have the the link-up party go through Wednesday night.

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you linked up. This helps others to see it and come participate in the link-up party! Thanks!

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Special Design Team Birthday Blog Hop

2011-07-30T01:00:00.008-04:00

Welcome to the Design Team Birthday Blog Hop 7/30-7/31

If you just happened upon this hop, please be sure to go back to the start at http://vintageheartfeltdesigns.blogspot.com/
I’m sure you’re all familiar with a standard blog hop - a long list of blogs, and you hop from one to the other leaving comments...Well, this one has a twist. This should be a super efficient hop for you, the hopper...

We’re linking up design team blogs instead of the individual bloggers blogs... So you only have to make 8 hops, and you’ll get to see about 57 cards! This is our first time doing this, so we’d love to hear what you think!

Some of the design teams will be offering up blog candy, and if you’d like to be eligible for the grand prize, you must follow all the design team blogs and comment on all the posts.

The grand prize is a $20 gift card to A Crafters Haven, online craft store, sponsored by Laverne, the owner of Crafter’s Haven - http://acraftershaven.net/

Some additional goodies will also be awarded....And some of our stops will have some great candy as well! Quick Quotes is offering a $450 prize at their stop. In order to be eligible for the grand prize, you need to follow all of the blogs, and comment on each DT post in the hop, and leave a comment at www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com. The grand prize winner will be selected randomly from the comments there.

So here’s the complete lineup and how the hop works....
The 8 members of the Vintage Heartfelt Blog, with Design Team Lead Denise, have all posted their cards here: http://vintageheartfeltdesigns.blogspot.com/
From there, you’ll link to Design Team Lead Kristy’s blog where her 6 members have posted their cards: http://www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/
Then you’ll stop by Design Team Lead Gill’s blog, where her 9 members have posted their cards: http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
Then you’ll stop by Design Team Lead Lisa’s blog, where her 9 members have posted their cards: http://www.blogquickquotes.com/
Then you’ll stop by Design Team Lead Theresa’s blog, where her 9 members have posted their cards: http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
You’ve only made 5 stops so far but you’ve seen a lot of cards!
Your next stop will be Design Team Lead Kassidy’s blog, where her 9 members have posted their cards: http://www.inkingitupcrazy.blogspot.com/
You’re nearing the end at your stop at Design Team Lead Jalisa’s Blog where her 3 members have posted their cards: http://www.patchesofpink.com/
And your last stop, if you’d like to be eligible for the grand prize, is Jennifer’s blog
http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/2011/07/final-stop-in-design-team-blog-hop-731.html

Thanks so much for hopping with us today!

Here is my creation for the blog hop, simple, but cute:

And here area few of my DT members' creations:

Abigail

Brynn

Gill

Heather

By the way, don't forget to link-up in this week's LINK-UP PARTY. Click here to go link-up your recent creations!

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DT Favorites, Link-Up Party, and New DT Member

2011-07-28T10:22:00.000-04:00

First off, don't forget to link-up in this week's link-up party at the bottom of this post.

Thank you so very much to all of you who linked up this week. The entries were all so wonderful that it made it extremely difficult to pick our top 5 favorites and also my new Patches of Pink Designer. All of my designers, my hubby, and I picked our top 5. Each time an entry got picked as #1 it received 5 points, #2 - 4 pts, #3 - 3 pts, #4 - 2 pts, and #5 1 pt. Then, all of these points were summed to figure out who the top 5 entries for this week were, so here they are...

Congratulations to the Top 5!!

If you were featured, congrats and you may grab this button:

Now, it is time for the big announcement...
If she should choose to accept, the new design team members is...

Shelly - http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com

If you were picked as the newest designer, please email me at patchesofpink(at)gmail(dot)com to accept the position.

Thank you again to all who entered their projects. They were all so wonderful, and it was extremely difficult to pick only 1.

I appreciate all of your support and your participation in my link-up parties. Your creations are truly my inspiration!!

Now it is time for this week's LINK-UP PARTY...

Please link up no more than 2 posts and tell your friends to link up too. The more that link up, the more inspiration we have! You can link up anytime between today and Tuesday night. Favorites are announced on Wednesdays or Thursdays.

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you linked up. This helps others to see it and come participate in the link-up party! Thanks!

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Currently Traveling

2011-07-21T08:37:00.000-04:00

Hello readers!

I am sorry that I cannot post the favorites and link-up party today. I am currently traveling and unable to do so. I am using my husband's phone to post this. Hopefully I will be home and able to post by Monday. Sorry for the delay!

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Giveaway Winner and An Important Personal Announcement

2011-07-17T15:30:00.001-04:00

Don't forget to link-up your creations in this week's design team post and link-up challenge!
CLICK HERE TO LINK UP.

The winner of the Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge is...

Krista from Krista's Paper Cafe.

Congratulations!!

Please email me within 2 weeks at patchesofpink(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your prize.

Now for the personal announcement.

Well, I can now tell all of you why I have been so sick for sooooooo long...I'm pregnant again! I was really sick with my first, and I hoped that this one wouldn't be as bad. But I have been quite sick every single day without fail. It starts as soon as I wake up (or sometimes wakes me up during the night) and ends, well never. LOL. Last time it lasted for 4 months of my pregnancy. I can only hope that it will end a little sooner this time. Keep me in your prayers! Also, we are going to Disney World this week. Any suggestions for me along with specific things to do and ways to deal with a rambunctious toddler while there? Please leave a comment.

I know that I am extremely blessed, and we are very happy that God has entrusted us with another of his children. Hugs!

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Red, White, and Blue Design Team Day and Link-Up Party

2011-07-13T23:59:00.016-04:00

Don't forget to link up your own project at the bottom of this post!

Happy July Everyone! It's time for another Design Team post. Sadly, we are missing a couple of our design team members, as our lovely Andrea has had to step down due to life circumstances -- We will miss her very much -- and Valerie is not feeling very well. My DT ladies are wonderful crafters, and I can't wait for you to see what they created.

Theme: Use Red, White, and Blue
My designers were challenged to make anything using the colors red, white, and blue. They came up with some pretty awesome things for you.

For this week's Link-Up Party, you can link up anything you have been working on recently or that you create specifically for this post, but it must utilize the colors red, white, and blue!! I'm so interested in what everyone is making and I'm always inspired by your creations.

Here is my entry. I was inspired by the fact that my family and I are currently on vacation in Florida and we are constantly surrounded by Disney stuff. Also, with limited supplies, it was a super quick and easy card to throw together with the help of a really cute Mickey sticker set from EK Success.

Patches of Pink Designers
Don't forget to give these ladies some love!!! Just click on their pictures to go to their sites.

Abigail

Bonnie

Brynn

Dunja

Gill

Heather

Cricut Chick

For this week's Link-Up Party, you can link up anything you have been working on recently or that you create specifically for this post, but it must utilize the colors red, white, and blue!! Please link up no more than 2 projects. The link-up will go through Tuesday night. Then, my designers and I will pick our top 3 favorites to spotlight!! Sounds like fun!

Do you want to become a Patches of Pink Designer???
Since one of my PoP Designers has sadly had to step down, I will be choosing one new designer from those that link up this time. Good luck!

Please grab my Link-up button below and place it in your post that you linked up. This helps others to see it and come participate in the link-up party! Thanks!

JUST CLICK IT. Each click is a vote for me and makes me feel loved! Thanks!