CropStop "Celebrate Summer" Blog Hop!

Welcome everyone to CropStop's "Celebrate Summer" Blog Hop! We are happy that you could join us. As you hop from blog to blog, you will find that each of our Creative Team Members has posted a challenge for you. You will also need to collect a letter from each of the blogs so you can complete the "MAGIC" word. This will give you an extra chance to win a prize!

The hop begins today, June 19th and ends at midnight. Eastern Time, on June 30th. You will have 12 days to complete and link your challenge projects. You will receive a prize ticket for each challenge completed. Prizes will be chosen by a random draw. The more challenges you complete, the better your chance to win! The "MAGIC" word prize will also be by random draw.

1st Prize
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
Magic Word Prize

Here is what you need to do....

1. Visit each of the Creative Team Member blogs listed and complete their challenge.

2. Link your complete projects using the inlinkz tool found at the bottom of the blog post in each blog. Each of your projects for the various challenges must be linked from your blog or site in separate posts. They cannot all be in one blog post

3. Collect all 9 letters and punctuation mark and send the complete word to cropstopblog@yahoo.com

DEADLINE FOR LINKS AND E-MAILS IS JUNE 30TH AT MIDNIGHT, EASTERN TIME!

Visit our Creative Team Member Blogs in the order listed to get your letters and challenges!

Vicki's Blog - http://validationofvicki.blogspot.com/

Kaori's Blog - http://scrapgarden-kao.blogspot.com/

Rosemary's Blog - http://rosemaryscreations.blogspot.com/ (YOU ARE HERE)
Heidi's Blog - http://www.heidishappystamping.blogspot.com/

Gloria's Blog - http://www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com/

Michelle's Blog - http://www.inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/

Agnes' Blog - http://www.radosnyczas.blogspot.com/

Katie's Blog - http://scissorsspatulasandsneakers.blogspot.com/

Veronica's Blog - http://artbyveronica.blogspot.com/

Dalis' Blog - http://www.stampergirl.com/

My "Magic Word" letter is...... L

Don't forget to grab the letters from our blogs as your hop along! Send the completed word with punctuation mark to cropstopblog@yahoo.com for an opportunity to win the "Magic" Word prize!

My challenge for you is called "Under the Sea" and I want you to create a card or 3-D project with things found in the sea.......such as seashells, fish, sea creatures, mermaids, fishing nets, etc. I've made a Shadow Box Card using Little Mermaid Tilda & the Magnolia Seahorse. I found this awesome tutorial on how to make this card on Heather's Blog here and used my Scor-Pal and Scor-tape to put it together.

I used various Jolee Stickers (fish, seaweed, starfish, clam) to create my scene. I gathered raffia together, tied a bow and glued a WOC flower to the middle. I got the fish charm (under the bow) from Walmart. The netting and sea shells were in my stash (I think I got them from Hobby Lobby). I embossed the blue cardstock on the front with Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl and rubbed CTMH white ink over the top and edges. The textured blue paper on the inside is from The Paper Studio. The sentiment is from TPC Studio Undersea Adventures and stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa. I cut it out using SB Fleur De Lis Accents and inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I covered a bunch of stuff with Stardust Stickles.

Here's a side view so you can see some of the dimension. I raised Tilda, the Seahorse, and Sentiment on pop-dots.

Have a great time and I hope you enjoy this FUN blog hop and contest!!

Hugs,
Rosie