Bella Birthday Blog Hop & First Saturday of the Month…
Still seeking a 12-step group for Blog Hop Addicts. Somehow, I {very willingly} have ended up participating in several blog hops over the past few weeks or so, and today is yet another hop. This one is very special…it’s a birthday hop for Stamping Bella. Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday sweet Bella, Happy Birthday To You!!
So, if you are hopping you should have started HERE on the Bella blog, came to my blog from Sheena’s blog HERE and when you are all done on my blog, you can hop on over to Meahni’s blog HERE.
Since it’s Saturday, it’s also time for another SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY {scroll down to be introduced to the new Designer of the Month}. Here’s the sketch…
My take on the sketch, using Birds Decorating Trees from Stamping Bella…
Detail Shot…
More deets about the hop…
Leave a comment and have a chance to win a $100 Stamping Bella gift certificate! There are 3 of these hidden along the hop, so be sure to show some love here, there and everywhere along the hop. Good luck and happy hopping! {PS~winners will be announced on the Stamping Bella blog this Monday}
Since this is a hop in addition to the SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY post, I am doing this a little backwards. It’s the first Saturday of the month, which means I have a new Designer of the Month to introduce to you. I usually do that at the top of my post, but here it is kinda in the middle. Please Welcome KIM MORENO…
Here’s a little about Kim in her own words…
Hi my name is Kim Moreno and I am excited to be the guest designer!
I am a stay at home mom to 5 sweet kids…. ranging in age from 7.5 yr old twins to a 14 yr old. I stay busy just keeping them in order and all that they do but in my spare time I love to craft! I enjoy knowing that I am capturing everyday moments in my kids lives that we can all look back on and remember as they grow older.
I have been scrapbooking for over 8 years now and have been fortunate to have my designs published in most major craft magazines including BHG, Creating Keepsakes, Scrapbook Trends, Cards, SCT, Papercrafts and more! I currently design for Jillibean Soup, Dream Street Papers, Core’dinations, Glitz, Noel Mignon kits, and the CPS sketch site.
Thank you once again Jen for having me this month… I LOVE your sketches!!
Visit my blog: www.livingthecircuslife.blogspot.com, I’d love to see new faces stop by! 
Here’s her fantabulous take on the sketch…
Want to see more SFYTT goodness? Check out the SFYTT sisters…
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Kelly Lunceford
Susan Liles
Leigh O’Brien
Don’t forget, if you are hopping along to head on over to Meahni’s blog!
Gonna play along? Just link your fantabulous creation below on Mr. Linky…
December 5, 2009, 9:45 am
Great new sketch! I love your card with the embellished trees… and Kim’s card is just gorgeous!
December 5, 2009, 9:49 am
LOVE this Jen! both of these cards are GORGEOUS and I LOVE the layout too!!!
December 5, 2009, 9:52 am
Just a superb image! I need it for my own collection!
December 5, 2009, 9:57 am
Fantastic samples! Welcome, Kim!!
December 5, 2009, 10:02 am
Wowie, such gorgeous cards!
December 5, 2009, 10:05 am
wow… this is stunning! love the sketch and the card is amaizng!
December 5, 2009, 10:12 am
Another adorable card - I stalk your blog every day to see your fab. creations!!
December 5, 2009, 10:15 am
Gorgeous work!!
December 5, 2009, 10:19 am
The incredible Jen does it again! Going to be posting this card on Etsy? hmmmm??
December 5, 2009, 10:31 am
GORGEOUS Jen!!! LOVE the image coloured on Kraft and all that bling is awesome!!!
December 5, 2009, 10:40 am
oh wow:) SOOOOOOO pretty! Great stuff:)
December 5, 2009, 10:42 am
love love love this!
December 5, 2009, 10:43 am
Jen I love your card & this weeks layout - hope you are doing well with the crazy weather Texas is getting!
December 5, 2009, 10:44 am
Your is so beautiful!!
December 5, 2009, 10:49 am
Lovely card…I really like this image! Great layout.
December 5, 2009, 11:10 am
Both cards are amazing! Love that sketch! will have to try it myself!
December 5, 2009, 11:16 am
fantastic card - love the jewels
December 5, 2009, 11:20 am
Gorgeous card. Love the layout!
December 5, 2009, 11:21 am
Great card! Love the bling for the Christmas lights.
December 5, 2009, 11:21 am
great job.
Love the use of the embossing and the rhinestones.
It really make the card POP!
December 5, 2009, 11:30 am
Your Bella card is fabulous!! Love the colors!
December 5, 2009, 11:42 am
love your bling on this!
December 5, 2009, 11:45 am
Very nice cards!!!
December 5, 2009, 11:51 am
I love your card & this weeks layout! Both cards are fab!
December 5, 2009, 11:59 am
Love your cards……………..GORGEOUS!!!!! The Christmas lights look like they are actually lit. Great inspiration. Thanks for sharing!
December 5, 2009, 12:21 pm
I just ADORE this.. everything about it is perfect.. the colors the patterned paper.. the cute bling.. great job.. so cute.. I LOVE anything BELLA related.. HUGS
~ps.. I have some free Digital Stamps right now on my site…
December 5, 2009, 12:27 pm
Very pretty! Love the rhinestones on the trees.
December 5, 2009, 12:28 pm
holy heck! your bella card is wonderful! love the panels, and your sketch and that kraft circle is to die for! NICE work!
December 5, 2009, 12:31 pm
LOVE your card ~ it is BEAUTIFUL!
December 5, 2009, 12:45 pm
Oh I just love the trees card. So cute.
December 5, 2009, 1:01 pm
WOW! This card really drew me in. I love all the little details. The coloring is so perfect, too!
Welcome Kim!! I will be back to play with this sketch.
Hugs!
~ky
December 5, 2009, 1:02 pm
Oh my word…these are both gorgeous! I really love the bling you added to the bulbs on the trees! amazing! I love Kim’s card as well! Welcome! I can’t wait to see what you come up with each week!
December 5, 2009, 1:10 pm
What a fabulous card! how cute are those birdies and the bling is perfect!
Blessings, Maria
December 5, 2009, 1:11 pm
Both these cards are fantastic! A great sketch that I may have to try now that I’m done shovelling the 2 feet of snow we got yesterday!!!
December 5, 2009, 1:23 pm
Such a lovely card!
December 5, 2009, 1:41 pm
wowsers..so amazing!
December 5, 2009, 1:46 pm
LOVE your card, gorgeous!!
Inky Hugs,
catherine
catlevy@eastlink.ca
December 5, 2009, 1:56 pm
Wow! I absolutely love this card! All of the little details really make it special!
December 5, 2009, 2:02 pm
stunning Bella card!
December 5, 2009, 2:12 pm
Thanks again for such a great sketch! Your card is absolutely gorgeous!!!
December 5, 2009, 2:12 pm
Your card is so pretty. The choice of paper, layout and the touch of bling are great!
December 5, 2009, 2:22 pm
Love the sketch! Love Kim’s take on it too!
December 5, 2009, 2:22 pm
Your card is stunning-Thanks for sharing all the details and I love your sketch.
December 5, 2009, 2:34 pm
Love, love, love this card! Too fab!
December 5, 2009, 2:39 pm
Fabulous card, Jen! I love Kim’s, too!
December 5, 2009, 2:47 pm
Fabulous card Jen. Great sketch and love the colors… super cute SB image. TFS!
December 5, 2009, 3:00 pm
That is a stunning card.
December 5, 2009, 3:05 pm
Wow Jen…glad I was your opening act and not after! What a fabulous creation!
December 5, 2009, 3:13 pm
OMG and WOW! I love love love your card! Now I want everything you used so I can case it!
December 5, 2009, 3:22 pm
Stunning card!
December 5, 2009, 3:23 pm
great cards and fun sketch! Beth aka BR-T
December 5, 2009, 3:59 pm
What a beautiful card! I love the layout and your color combination’s and detailing are fabulous!
hugs
Risa:)
December 5, 2009, 4:11 pm
WOW Jen! Your card is darling right down to that yummy bow and tiny twinkles ! And Kim is just as adorable as her card! It’s beautiful! What a great sketch this week!
December 5, 2009, 4:13 pm
wow jen,
that is such a sweet card and i love th bling…
December 5, 2009, 4:14 pm
Love the cards and that sketch is terrific too!
December 5, 2009, 4:20 pm
Stunning as usual!
December 5, 2009, 4:29 pm
So elegant! Love it!
December 5, 2009, 4:32 pm
great card! i love the layering and the bling on the trees!
December 5, 2009, 4:45 pm
This is great!
December 5, 2009, 5:04 pm
What an adorable card!
December 5, 2009, 5:05 pm
oooh… LOVELY cards!
December 5, 2009, 5:13 pm
What a adorable card!! love the embellishment on the trees!!
December 5, 2009, 5:35 pm
Love your work!
December 5, 2009, 5:40 pm
Love the sketch Jen!! Great card! Love the dp and bling!
December 5, 2009, 5:41 pm
Awesome card!
Denise Wells
mamascollections@aol.com
December 5, 2009, 5:49 pm
wowey! Great card, those little jewels for the christmas lights are amazing!
December 5, 2009, 5:58 pm
What a wonderful card you’ve made for Bella’s Blog Hop! Not only that, but love the new sketch and the new Designer of the Month. Great job!!
Denise
December 5, 2009, 6:15 pm
What GORGEOUS color and texture on your Bella card Jen! A Beaut!
December 5, 2009, 6:54 pm
This is stinkin’ adorable! Love all the pink and red bling! Very cute!
December 5, 2009, 7:01 pm
beautiful!
~C
December 5, 2009, 7:14 pm
SO cute! I love the layout…I’ve got to try this one…and the bling on that image is fabulous! Great card!
December 5, 2009, 7:16 pm
How cute — love the blinged trees!
December 5, 2009, 7:17 pm
Beautiful card! I love this image! Wonderful coloring!!!
December 5, 2009, 7:25 pm
Beautiful card — Love all the details!!
December 5, 2009, 7:34 pm
Super cute cards.
JoAnn
December 5, 2009, 7:57 pm
So fabulous! LOVE the trees!
December 5, 2009, 7:59 pm
Just to much…. awe inspiring.
December 5, 2009, 8:00 pm
Awesome! Well done!
December 5, 2009, 8:01 pm
Love how you have stamped the image on kraft; it’s a fun twist!
December 5, 2009, 8:03 pm
Absolutely stunning card! I love the layout and the tiny rhinestones on the strand of lights. Beautiful use of non-traditional colors for a Christmas card.
December 5, 2009, 8:09 pm
I LOVE what you did with that new Bella image! Fabulous detailing on the lights
Thanks for sharing!
December 5, 2009, 8:19 pm
I love those birds and trees. Your card is fantastic.
December 5, 2009, 8:23 pm
Ooh, your card is just beautiful! I love the detailing and the green ribbon fits so well!
December 5, 2009, 8:50 pm
Very pretty, love all of the detail!
December 5, 2009, 8:56 pm
Love the card, super fabu deets, gorgeous eye candy. TFS.
December 5, 2009, 8:58 pm
love the sketch & your card! Kim’s card is great too- can’t wait to see what else she brings this month!
December 5, 2009, 9:05 pm
Love your card! So cute!
December 5, 2009, 9:14 pm
Love the embeli and the embossed background paper.
December 5, 2009, 9:22 pm
this card is STUNNING!
December 5, 2009, 10:13 pm
What a darling card. I like your blog. Nice to meet you!
December 5, 2009, 10:14 pm
I just adore this card. I love that you did it on kraft. The tiny bling is too perfect. This is some of my dp of the season. TFS!
December 5, 2009, 10:42 pm
Beautiful!!!
December 5, 2009, 10:43 pm
Cute Bella card!!
Kim’s card is so pretty!!
I had fun with this sketch
December 5, 2009, 11:42 pm
Gorgeous! Love the sparkly ornaments on the trees.
December 6, 2009, 12:13 am
Stunning! I love everything about this Bella card!! The trees on the kraft with the red bling looks gorgeous! Love the sketch and the elegant card you created with it!
December 6, 2009, 12:42 am
i love that bird stamp~ the card is beautifully put together~
December 6, 2009, 1:01 am
I love your card for the hop-too cute! Great sketch too, will have to make time to have a play with that one!
December 6, 2009, 2:03 am
blog hops are so addicting and SO fun!!! your card is adorable - love the bling on the trees.
December 6, 2009, 2:57 am
What a gorgeous card!!!!
December 6, 2009, 6:50 am
Lovely cards! Love Kim’s card too, it’s stunning! Loving this Bella hop!!!LOL
December 6, 2009, 7:23 am
Wow, both cards are amazing! Really gorgeous creations!!
December 6, 2009, 7:47 am
Loving your fun trees and all of the yummy bling!
It’s a good life!
Terri E.
December 6, 2009, 8:28 am
WOW! I love the cards, all of them! They made had the need to start running to my craft room and scrap. Thanks for the great inspiration, I am going to meke a card with the sketch.
December 6, 2009, 8:59 am
Wow…love both cards…just beautiful…!!!
December 6, 2009, 9:07 am
absolutely fantastic
December 6, 2009, 9:20 am
wow! I can’t wait to get a chance at this sketch, these samples are amazing and so inspiring.
December 6, 2009, 10:53 am
WOW!!! This is beautiful.
December 6, 2009, 11:08 am
Love your fabulous card and the new sktech rocks!
December 6, 2009, 11:09 am
Just beautiful! Great layout.
December 6, 2009, 11:11 am
What a beautiful card! I love the bling for lights!
December 6, 2009, 11:38 am
Great work! Bella stamps just tickle my funny bone.
December 6, 2009, 11:47 am
This card is sooooooo wonderful. I absolutely love those tress and what has been done with them! The trees were highlighted so nicely. Job very well done!
December 6, 2009, 12:53 pm
absolutely beautiful card … love that SB stamp
December 6, 2009, 2:34 pm
What a fantastic card! I love the little ornaments on the trees and that buttony bow is so fabulous! I need to start adding those to my cards. Love it!!
December 6, 2009, 2:41 pm
A totally awesome card. The trees are fantastic.
December 6, 2009, 3:15 pm
Really, really like this card. The string of Christmas “lights” really adds to this card
December 6, 2009, 3:28 pm
I love the image stamped on Kraft, and the bling for the lights looks fabulous!!! Great layout too : )
December 6, 2009, 3:40 pm
Very cute card–I like the bling on the trees.
December 6, 2009, 4:00 pm
Great card as usual, Jen! Love the colors and the gems!
December 6, 2009, 4:04 pm
I love the paper and the bling. Beautiful card!
December 6, 2009, 4:47 pm
What a great card to celebrate Stamping Bella’s birthday with!!!
Thanks for participating!
December 6, 2009, 4:53 pm
great card! I really like the “lights”
December 6, 2009, 4:58 pm
Love your card Jen!!
December 6, 2009, 5:27 pm
Your card is nothing short of amazing!!! Thanks for sharing!
December 6, 2009, 6:11 pm
What beautiful cards! I’m glad I found this (my first ever) blog hop — it was a lot of fun.
December 6, 2009, 6:20 pm
Love this card … great colours … amazing!!!
December 6, 2009, 6:35 pm
Love the sketch, the colors, the stamp… your card is fabulous!
December 6, 2009, 7:38 pm
Great card. Love the way you used the bling!
December 6, 2009, 7:41 pm
I just love how you’ve done this card! That’s one of my favourite Christmas Bella images and I just love it done on kraft with the twinkly crystals. I am going to try that pronto!
December 6, 2009, 7:53 pm
I love this image and I LOVE what you did with it - Nimmy
December 6, 2009, 8:12 pm
Absolutely gorgeous card! Great take on the sketch!
December 6, 2009, 8:37 pm
I absolutely love this stamp, and your take on it. The gems added as the lights is fantastic!!
December 6, 2009, 8:39 pm
Beautiful card (as always), Jen!! I love those lights with the touches of bling!!
December 6, 2009, 8:43 pm
what a gorgeous Christmas card
December 6, 2009, 9:36 pm
LOVE the bling on the tree - great card!
December 6, 2009, 10:16 pm
WOW! Great cards! Love the birds decorating the trees…so sweet.
December 6, 2009, 10:25 pm
Welcome Kim!
Love the cards! My fav is the tree with the lights.
December 6, 2009, 11:02 pm
Jen, Your cards are always fabulous!
December 7, 2009, 12:13 am
Amazing!! Love how you used the jewels!!
December 7, 2009, 12:14 am
Such stunning cards–so beautiful!
December 7, 2009, 8:11 am
great job love the jewels
December 7, 2009, 3:52 pm
Just gorgeous, Jen, and the tiny rhinestones really complete the look. You always amaze me!
December 7, 2009, 10:19 pm
Love the sketch and what a beautiful card you made!
December 8, 2009, 12:59 pm
Great cards! I absolutely adore the rhinestones on the tree card. That’s a great new SB stamp and the paper is just perfect for it.