A Twisted Tartan Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to the Tartan Day Blog Hop!!

If you are here just visiting then hello and thanks, but if you'd like to join the HOP then start here at Gill's Blog, you don't want to miss any of the fabulous tartan creations!! However if you have arrived here from the talented  Lisa P's  Blog then you are on the right track! Be sure to read right to the end.. you don't want to miss a thing!!

This is a hop with a difference not just because it's all about tartan but  because along the way there  are  letters to find in the postings! Not all blogs have the letters but once you have got them all you will need  to unscramble them to create a scottish themed word. Once you have  worked out what the word is  then return to Gill's blog  and enter the Mr Linky at the bottom of her post ( but DO NOT reveal the secret word yet). After the hop Gill will contact someone at random and ask them to email her with the word - if correct they win some lovely candy!

So now for the reason why you are here... To see my Tartan creation!! I have had an idea in my head for a couple of weeks now after some help from my wonderful friend Sam and I wasn't sure how it would look finished but boy did I surpass my expectations!! When I was asked to do this hop I thought of tartan papers and started searching for tartan papers to print. I even came across a site where you could create your own tartan. I even looked for highland cow images (cos they are my favourite thing from Scotland) But I ditched that idea and this is what I came up with...

Front view

Open View

I thought this stamp was perfect for this hop and I knew I wanted to paper piece her dress.. well in this case I used some tartan ribbon. So Sam let me borrow Tilda (thanks Sam) and I coloured her up with Tria markers, Copics and H20's and cut her dress out and stuck it on. I then found a sketch (from Sketch saturday) to work with to use for the front of my easel card!! I embossed the white CS and I've used two different tartan ribbons behind tilda and asyou can see (hopefully) I cut the ribbon then pinned it back together again. I did the same for the inside of the card!! I added the flowers and added a few hearts just to finish off the card!!

I also made this corner bookmark (my 5th one in about two weeks) to match the card!!! I used all the same supplies as the card!

 Just in case you get lost along the way here is the hop line up .

  
1.  Gill  http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/    
2.  Linda   http://www.thefruitofmyhands.blogspot.com/
3.  Lisa G  http://lisagarrow.blogspot.com/
4.  Martha  http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
5.  Vicky  http://the-artful-codger.blogspot.com/    
6.  Anita  http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
7.  Ann  http://ann-icklehaggiscraftspot.blogspot.com/
8. Amanda   www.scrapanddash.com   
9.  Debbie  http://debbiescrafttime.blogspot.com/   
10.  Haidee   http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/  
11.  Valerie  http://canonburycreations.blogspot.com/
12.  Margaret http://diamondgirlcards.blogspot.com/ 
 13.  Becky  http://beckscricards.blogspot.com/  
14. Laura  www.makinprettythings.com
15.  Jenn   http://www.memorieswithjen.blogspot.com/
16. Sharon http://craftyscot.blogspot.com/   
17.  Beckie  http://beckiedreyer.blogspot.com/  
18.  Faith  http://faithfulecreations.wordpress.com/  
19.  Jill  http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/
20. Lisa P  http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
21.  Alethea  http://lilodesigns.blogspot.com/  - (that is ME)
22. Nancy http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/
23.  Gill  http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/  
   
Now back to the hop - I can  now reveal my hidden blog hop letter is ( I ). Remember to collect all the letters from the hop and unscramble them to form a scottish word. There is a prize to be won :) Would love it if you left a comment too...

I'm sure you have seen  many wonderful tartan creations but you still have one more stop to make.. so head on over to nancy's blog and don't forget to go back to Gill's blog and enter your name in the inlinkz.

I am entering my card into a couple of challenges:
* Sketch Saturday - Sketch
* Craft your passion Challenges - Anything Goes
* Magnolia Stanp Lovers - Ribbon
* Magnolia Down Under Challenges - Heavy Metal (safety pins)
* Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Recipe Challenge
* Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Until Next Time...Enjoy!! xx