P. Kelly Smith
Welcome to Freebie Friday and our final day of 350 Cards & Gifts Week! We hope you’ve enjoyed this sneak peek of our latest special issue, 350 Cards & Gifts and have been inspired to create and give away your own heartfelt gifts.
Today we’re hosting another fun blog hop featuring the 12 most-published designers in 350 Cards & Gifts!
With over 350 projects in this issue, there were quite a few patterns…21 to be exact! I challenged our 12 designers to create a never-seen-before project using a pattern from 350 Cards & Gifts. And because variety is the spice of life, I assigned each of them a different pattern! In addition, I wanted each of the magazine’s sections to be represented, so the 12 patterns are from these five sections: Card Sets, Gift Cards, Gift Wraps, Food Wraps and Gifts.
Before we begin the blog hop, let’s take a look at five projects that appear in 350 Cards & Gifts and were the inspiration for our 12 designers:
Card Sets: Maureen Merritt's Hydrangea Thank Card Set, p. 22
Gift Cards: Julie Campbell's Book Gift Card Holder, p. 44
Gift Wraps: Vanessa Menhorn's Precious Baby Boxes, p. 76
Food Wraps: Alicia Thelin's Thanks Popcorn Holder, p. 112
Gifts: Vanessa Menhorn's Botanical Bookmarks & Box, p. 150
Fun projects, right? If you’re interested in recreating them or adding your own special flair, you can download all of our 350 Cards & Gifts patterns HERE.
Ready to begin our exciting 350 Cards & Gifts Blog Hop?
Here’s our top 12 designers:
Leave a comment on each designer’s blog and you’ll increase your chances of winning a copy of 350 Cards & Gifts (each designer is giving away one!). Leave a comment here and you’ll be entered to win (drum roll, please)… Xyron’s 5” Creative Station and 5” Refill Cartridge, Pink Paislee’s Hometown Summer collection, Vintage Street Market’s Dimestore Vogue Paper Kit and Tinted Tapes AND copies of 225 Cards & Gifts and 350 Cards & Gifts!
Three lucky winners will take home this fabulous prize package!
Like what you see? Begin your hop and then come back here and leave a comment telling me something that inspired you from your travels. All comments (on all blogs) must be received by midnight (MDT) on Sunday, April 10. The three grand prize winners will be revealed here on Monday, April 11.
Happy Friday!
Kelly
P.S. If you’ve missed any of the fun challenges associated with 350 Cards & Gifts, hop over to Moxie Fab World! I hear there’s a new challenge today!
P.P.S. It’s time to announce the three winners from Kim’s Fabric + Cards=Love post!
1. Brenda Lee (April 7, 11:25 a.m.)
2. Jeni (April 6, 5:07 a.m.)
3. Lucy (April 6, 5:21 a.m.)
Congrats, winners! Kelly will be contacting you shortly to discuss your prizes and get your mailing addresses. Thanks to all who left comments!
Just got done hopping. Someone is going to win a great package.
What great ideas! I especially liked Kim’s box and Lily’s boxes joined together and Cristina’s box set and Latisha’s birthday cards.
The book gift holder was one of my favorites. But, then I did like everything I saw on the blop hop. It looks like I should start making time to do more crafting.
WOW! .I can’t possibly list all the inspiration from where I’ve just been
) So many wonderful projects. I absolutely loved them all. I have to try some of these soon. Chan’s happy spring box, made me smile 
Too many great projects to enjoy and try!!! Thanks to all the designers for their great ideas!!!
Such fabulous projects and designers. Such a fabulous prize too!Thanks for offering it to your readers.
This was a great hop, full of wonderful inspiration! I absolutely loved Betsy’s shoppe window shadowbox and Lucy’s new home gift box. Thanks for the chance to win!
Love all the wonderful projects. What great designers. Would love to win the prize! Thank you for the opportunity to win… and all the wonderful ideas!
I enjoyed all the projects, so much inspiration!
exciting and stimulating blog hop! mahalo for all the inspiration.
Thanks for such an inspiring hop! Wow, these gals are so terrific! In my travels I found that all different colors inspired me from the shopping districts to the fields with wild flowers! If you look, there is inspiration all around you..even if you’re at home! Thanks!
hugs,
joni
Everyone’s designs were beautiful and I really enjoyed the ones that gave step by step instructions, videos or tutorials. There were several projects that I know I will be trying! The thing that inspired me the most was Jessica Witty’s stamping error!!! She gave the best tip on how to cover up a stamping mistake (one that I had never seen before) ! I am inspired by her genius! Thanks for the blog hop, so glad I could fit it in!
These projects were simply super. I enjoyed them all. Thanks for doing the blog hop to give us great ideas for broadning the horizons of our paper crafting. Can’t wait to try some of these myself. Thansk for a chance to win the great prize.
What a fun hop! Loved all the ideas; so much inspiration. Thanks for the chance to win!!!
O.M.G. I loved this hop…so much amazing creativity!!
These are some AWESOME projects and cards!!!
Christina’s set (the birds) was awesome! I love that she showed another set too! I recently got a stamp set with the bicycle, that I could use to mimic her set! WONDERFUL!
Betsy’s little shadow box card was ADORABLE!! I have a dress form stamp set that would work wonderfully with this! And I have wanted to make a card like this for some time now! I can’t wait!!
Kalyn’s cute little vintage inspired little girl box set is just fab! I love the colors she chose to go with it!
Kim’s little wood grained box is a great little table marker, or gift box for something small! Cuuute!
Chan’s adorable little box! I love the red check pattern to mimic a picnic table cloth and those flowers! WOW! What a great little project!
Teri’s little book for a gift card is just so stinkin cute!! I can’t wait to try it out!!
Vanessa’s wooden buttons and baker’s twine make me want to find some bakers twine to use on a little box set!
Kristin’s box is just plain fantastic!! I am loving it!! it makes me want to make some boxes to put things in!!
Lucy’s house box is just perfect for new neighbors!
Ashley’s little matchbook card with burlap and roses makes me want to find some burlap (since I have the roses!) Adorable!
Jessica’s little dress was fab!! The yellow gingham was perfect for it!
Latisha’s little gift tag card was adorable! It makes me want some dies!! LOL
Thank you so much for the chance to win the magazine and all of the stuff too!! {now I must go back and be lost on all of those blogs for the next 10 hours. . . . . . who needs sleep, right??}
Loved everything!
Oh my…all of the top designers are fabulously creative and unique in their creativity. I feel inspired to use more texture when creating cards. Velvet ribbons, lace, etc. I tend to keep things plain & simple.
Wow! Another fun blog hop, Thanks PC!
Carol B
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This looks like a great issue.
Wow!! What an amazing projects galore!! Thanks for the chance to win, I’m dying to flip through this issue
Love the shadow box that Betsy created. And the other designers did fabulous projects as well.
So much inspiration from some very talented ladies…I can’t wait to check it out!!! Thanks for the giveaway!
What a great blog hop! I am inspired by the variety of textures and embellishments used! Thanks for the chance to win!
Wow! What a generous prize! Have been loving all the sneak peeks and challenges associated with this issue – so much inspiration!
Thanks for the chance to win!
I got lots of good ideas from this blog hop! Vanessa Menhorns project inspired me most.
Awesome give away Papercraft Connections!! So many ideas and great new products!!
Loved them all but my top three favorites are Betsy’s shadow box, chan’s flower box with the kisses (anything with chocolate for me!), & Lucy’s House! Thanks for the giveaway!
Oh my! This is my second stop – can’t wait to see what I’ll see!
I’m ba-a-a-ck. Without a doubt my favorite has to be Christina’s bicycle set. Absolutely love it and must have that stamp….today.
There are sooo many projects that are WOW!!!! They are all amazing
I love all the great ways to package sweet gifts- like Ashley’s movie tickets!!!
Wow! What an amazing publication, I flipped through it quickly today at a craft store, but didn’t buy it….. why you ask???? Because I;m hoping you’ll pick me me me:-) Seriously, I just loved the card sets in the new mag. Thanks again for the inspiration
OH! I just loved visiting each designers blog–and their projects were just AMAZING! No wonder they are the top designers:) LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Wow! what great projects! It was so fun to visit each designers blog & see their wonderful creations! They are all so good I can’t pick a favorite!
This is so inspiring! Forget work, I just want to craft. I have three sisters and two nieces plus a mother, step-mother and mother-in-law — lots of opportunities to give these beautiful gifts. (The guys just get food in a plain box!)
Oh wow, I found so many ideas I dont know where to start. I love to give little goodies and by doing these projects it gives the recipient the opportunity to get an idea about you personally as well as to see how much thought you gave to the project. Awesome blog hop!!!
I really loved Betsy’s box with the seamstress goodies inside. I really love anything she does! She’s always one I watch, whether it’s her blog or what she does in magazines, she inspires me all the time.
Great blog hop! I love all the different card/gift holders, whether they were boxes or bags!
The blog hop was fun and I only got left out of one or two sites. Either I’m getting smarter or they’re getting more inclusive of us low-tech types. I can’t wait to get a copy of this issue, hope I win one.
Everything is so amazing! Thanks for the blog hop and for the great issue!
Great projects and a fun hop; thank you!
Wonderful bog hop! I was going with Betsy Veldman almost to the end-Emma’s Paperie has become my favorite collection from this past CHA.And I want to make a shadow box for my husband for our anniversary.But Jessica Witty’s “oops” inspired and encouraged me.
WOW, I’d love to win the prize. And I love blog hops.
Ohhh, I’d love to win. The prize looks great!!!
Nice prize!! I hope that I winnnnn
This was the best hop EVER! So inspired to make something different than a card! The tealight box is definitely my fave!
Love the cards and gifts in this hop, and I already have the 350 Cards and Gifts Magazine and am loving it: it has sooo much to inspire!
you folks always put on the best shows. there were a great bunch of ideas floating around. thank you for sharing your best.