Heartfelt Sentiments Team Paper Packet Focus

This month a few ladies from my team and I are showcasing some artwork using the Balloon Ride paper packet.

The hop is a circle so move through the artwork by click on the link at the end of the post or feel free to hop between blogs by selecting any of the links below.  If you are coming from Marianne's Blog, you are on the right track!  We truly appreciate you stopping by and hope you will leave some comments and let us know what you think of our creations.  Happy hoppin'!

Blog Participants:
1.  Melissa Robinson - http://mlisrobinson.blogspot.com
2.  Tonya Whitehurst - http://heartandsoulscrappers.blogspot.com
3.  Joy McHargue - http://www.studiowowjoy.com
4.  Debi Barber - http://debiistheothersister.blogspot.com
5.  Judy Faye Garner - http://judyfaye.blogspot.com
6.  Marianne Hancock - http://thescrapbookchick.blogspot.com

One of my friends (aka team members) had some 5 x 7 notepads at the retreat that she had cut in half.  I have seen these before, decorated up in a CUTE way, but have never taken the time to take them to be cut.  (You can go to an office store, like Office Depot, to have it done.  Of course, these days some papercrafters own one of their own.)

I took the Balloon Ride paper packet and used it, and the Dimensional Elements that coordinate, to decorate it up.  The "Live for Today" saying comes from the zip strip (border) on the B&T paper.  I used some Bronze Shimmer Trim - which really goes great with this paper packet - for some fun accents.

The clouds were cut from our Artiste Cricut cartridge and a few little pearls later... I was pleased with the result.

This is how it looks with the notepad inside.  I plan on giving these to some of my staff members for a little token of appreciation.  

Hop on over to Tonya's Blog and see what she has in store for you!

Happy hoppin'!

Balloon Ride Treat Tube

One of the fun things about hosting or attending a retreat is the fun goodies that are usually provided.  For me, a retreat isn't a retreat without them.  

This year I decided to use our My Creations Clear Treat Tubes for a table goodie that would greet the ladies as they arrived.  I filled it with Hershey's Kisses (the ones with almonds) - YUM!

Then, I used our Artiste Cricut cartridge to cut out the hot air balloon and cloud.  They came out really cute, I think, and I hope the girls liked them.  They were perfect for matching our theme.

I hope all of the girls, who attended, soar into new heights this year, both personally and professionally!

Here's soaring to new heights!

More Goodies!

I received another cute gift, this time from Molly Norwood, made from a Cappuccino bottle.  She filled it with Reese's Peanut Buttercups!   YUM!

She used our new paper packet, Balloon Ride, to decorate it.  She cut the hot air balloons from the B&T paper, layered them on some Cocoa cardstock, and used 3-D Foam Tape.  Fun, right?!  Plus...gotta love that personalization with the M on the front - for Melissa, of course!  

It is too fun to recycle things for cute gifts!  LOVE it!

Still havin' fun with my scrappin' friends!