Friday, January 1, 2010

New Years Blog Hop at Scrapbook Challenges

WIN THIS FREE  HOT OFF THE PRESS
15 BUTTERFLIES & DRAGONFLIES TEMPLATE NOW !!!



Okay now that I have your attention...let me say Welcome to my blog :) My Name is Wendy Hackney Baisden and I am mother to Aaron, 21 and Mikey, 4. Shewie... I know...they are 17 years apart....but I pace myself. (lol)
I am very excited to be announced as a member of the design team at Scrapbook Challenges. This is my very first design team and the biggest reason I am honored is that Scrapbook Challenges is not just a site...Its a community.
There is nothing more wonderful for a scrapbooker than to share their creations and on SC you find a talented & enthusiastic group of scrapbookers who enjoy sharing their pages as well as looking at yours. Also Pamela is an amazing sketch designer and you will be sure to find inspiration from her !
If you have not already signed up on SC you are gonna want to do it soon...Like this weekend because signing up could win you some amazing prizes !

This is my very first Page as a designer for Scrapbook Challenges.



 Well you know I had to be thrilled when I saw Pamela had used butterflies on the sketch for my first design team challenge page.  The perfect spot for my 15 Butterflies & Dragonflies template from Hot Off the Press. The sunflower is made using sure cuts a lot software and the cricut expression which I just got a week or so ago and Im sure will be using more soon :)
And here is Pamela's Sketch designed for the New Years 2010 Blog Hop





Over the coarse of my design team term I will be giving weekly blog candy away ! Just stop by here on my blog weekly and leave me a comment and you will be entered to win that weeks Free Scrapbooking Supplies & RAKS (random acts of kindness)
Here is a photo of the Jan RAKS so be sure to come back to enter to win



Do you love butterflies ? Do you Want to win the free paper cutting template shown above ? They are sold on HSN here  and at Hot Off the Press here....so you know you dont want to miss this FREE giveaway !!!

2 Easy steps to be entered to win the Butterflies & Dragonflies template

1. Click on the Follow me on the right sidebar at the top of the page and add yourself to my follow me list.    refresh your page and Be sure your photo shows there as following me in order to be entered to win one of the five templates I will be giving away on Jan 4, 2010.

2. Leave me a comment at the bottom of this post telling me where you live in the World

(if you want an extra entry for the templates just add a link to my blog on your blog and you will get an extra chance to win)

Thats it...Good Luck

Oh and tonight if you want more great free stuff be sure to start at Pamela's blog and here are some pics of the things you might win during the Scrapbook Challenges New Years Blog Hop.





I'd also like to share a fast tip with you that I discovered today while shopping at my local big lots. They had this box of 12 hangers meant for hanging pants which cost 12.00 for the box. Wow ! So they are great for hanging up in your scrapbook room to display your scrapbook pages !!!



Watch the Youtube video here


When you complete the two steps above it is time to move on to Sookies blog by clicking here to see what other great RAKS you can gather....Oh and just incase you get a little lost you can click back here and the list of blogs are shown on the left sidebar in the order from beginning to end....so Happy Scrapbooking New Year !!!



121 comments:

Scrapbooking by Kelly Messer said...

Over the mountain and thru the woods!!! LOL
West Virginia.
I love the hangers-i can see me going to get a box of these-if U dont buy them all!! HAHA

anazelia said...

Stunning page. Love what you did with it. Congrats on your placement.

The Rust Life said...

Wendy, Absolutely beautiful. I added your link to my blog before I even knew you had it as an added entry. Woo Hoo! I love this blog! I am off to see everyone elses.

salme said...

Fabulous page! Happy New Year!

Liz Chidester said...

Wow! I love your interpration of the sketch!
I live in sunny Arizona!

Anonymous said...

Love your Blog and the way you used the sketch!! And yes, I would love to set and see more of your blog. You have so many goodies on here, where do I start? I know, I'm following you GF!!

CJ said...

Great take on the sketch Wendy! Congrats again and looking forward to seeing more inspirations from you in SC! Happy New Year! :)

Kim said...

Love your take on the sketch!

I'm in Michigan!

Anonymous said...

I have a mikey too, he's just turned 11yrs hehe, i love your blog!!!

djp said...

following you! love your templates and quick tips!

ooh, and I'm from central ohio (but will always be a MN girl at heart!)

AuntJo said...

Congratulations on making the DT!Wonderful Blog! I am adding your link to my blog at Scrapbook Challenges! Your rendition of this sketch is just beautiful!

The Scrapbook Speedway said...

totally love what you did with the sketch! love the rustic loojk!

Amanda Winchester said...

You layout is gorgeous!! Congrats on your new DT position!

Sarah said...

Gorgeous LO!

silvia said...

Congrats on being a member of the DT!! Stunning LO!! I live just south of Chicago.

Scrappycath said...

Oooo Love the bflies! Great page you that you made.

Tricia said...

Happy New YEar, Wendy and CONGRATS on your first DT! Your layout is gorgeous! I love the butterfly element you used with the template. I am from Northern Indiana...it is snowing today.... hopping along

Julie Misseri said...

Happy 2010! Luv the layout ...cool blue hues :)
I'm from NYC!! keep hopping!

Colleen said...

Love the layout. New to SC, I am in Clinton Iowa

Karry Weaver said...

I just love your LO! Gorgeous blog! Thanks so much for the inspiration.

Denise said...

Great layout!

XXDenise

Wendy Ogden West said...

I live outside of Cincinnati. I paced myself with my three kids too! I had all three in three minutes!
I love the colors you used in your layout!

Becky said...

beautiful page! Thank you for all the fun today

tallulah1 said...

Love the colors you used on the layout. Awesome! Love me that template!! lol

scrappin{jewlz} said...

Love your take on the sketch!

I'm in Missouri

Christine said...

In Ohio waiting for the Rose Bowl to start!

Renay said...

Hello! Nice to meet you...I'm following you now!! I live in Tennessee.

Jennifer Moore said...

Gorgeous page! I'm deep in the heart of Texas! :)Happy New Year.

csewy-csescrap13 said...

I love the layout, great color! I'm off to blog!!

Paper Miniskirt said...

Hello from freezing cold MN. I love the yellow on this page.

Rose Ann said...

Congratulations, Scrapbookchallenges DT, Awesome WTG!
Nice idea for hanging lo's, I like it.
Good luck in 2010 everyone!!

Scrapbooking by Kelly Messer said...

I forgot to tell U congrats on your NEW Position!!! May all your dreams come true and u be published this year in a magazine just like u wish-hehe!! i am so doing this page!!! luv it!

Shirley said...

Great layout!

Ilene said...

Looking forward to getting to know you better. Love your LO and the papers and embellies!

Leah's Crafty Life said...

Great to meet you Wendy! Your layout is quite eye catching, no wonder you're on the DT!! Big congrats to you, and best wishes for a Happy New Year!

suzeyq said...

Love the butterflies and the sunflower on your LO!

Star Rork said...

Congrats! I am so lovin your take, & what a fun picture!

Brittney said...

Your first LO is gorgeous! Happy New Year =)

Caroline hancock said...

Im so excited for you, congrats. Im from New Zealand btw over in the country where we dont get very much scrapbooking supplies lol. was looking at your scraproom and i am going to use your ribbon idea , i have been trying to come up with something for a while so ty for that. looking forward to seeing you in SC, caz

JPScraps said...

I'm here in cold Pittsburgh! I signed up to follow your blog. Great job on the sketch...love the colors. The hanger idea is awesome :)

BAHGL said...

Congrats on the Design Team!
I love your photography with our military! Very creative!
I am posting from NC!

lisa said...

every stop on this hop gets better!! I LOVE that hanger tip, thank you SO much!!! I'm lucky to live along the lakeshore of Lake Erie in Pennsylvania! Thanks for the hop!!

Anonymous said...

Very cool LO! I live in snowy Wisc
Julia - SSS grettasgranddaughter

Kelly B Rutherford said...

Awesome LO!!! Very cool blog hop to start the year off!

Kelly B Rutherford said...

Oh yeah, I live in Northern Alabama!

lavendarrose29 said...

Cute idea with the hangers.

GrannyCharlotte said...

I love your use of the sketch. Great site. Will visit here again. Happy New Year.

Janet's Joy said...

Great take on the sketch!
I live in Ontario Canada. Close to Niagara Falls.

Carol Sue said...

Beautiful sketch Wendy!
I am in Michigan...very cold and snowy today! Great day to catch snowflakes though! :)

Ginny said...

Love your version of the sketch! Excited to have found your blog, now following & will be reading from bloglines as well :)

Deb said...

Happy 2010 Wnedy, from me downunder ;) Love your layout, and cant wait to work with you on the SC DT for the next little bit :)

CraftyRia said...

I became a follower of your blog. I plan to stop by weekly and hope to have a chance to win a RAK!

I live in Chillicothe Ohio.

Annie Collins said...

Fabulous lo! Happy New Year! Congratulations on making the team! Kissimmee, FL

@JoyceCasaldi said...

Great lo!
Happy New Year!s

Debee said...

Love your take on the layout, Wendy. Your butterflies are yummy and the template is to die for! It is definitely on my short wish list (vs the LONG wish list LOL).

Love your blog and the way you have things laid out. I am now a follower and I added you to the scrappers' blog roll on my blog, too.

I am excited to be working with you on the design team!

Happy New Year!

Debee said...

Oh, yeah, forgot to tell you I hail from Texas -- the Greater Houston area! :)

Beth said...

Love how you used the PP instead of photos to make the one photo stand out :)

laterg8r said...

love the butterflies on your LO :D

i'm from vancouver canada :D

i now follow you :D

Vicki said...

Cute idea with the hangers!!

nandmmom said...

Love me a Big Lots Girl, Great Layout, Love Hot off the Press, being an Oregon girl and all.

Unknown said...

Love what you did with the sketch and I saw your layout over at the scrappiest...congrats!!
I live in Ohio and thanks for the blog hop!

Karen said...

I love it!! Happy New Year!

mica said...

Happy New Year! Great take on the sketch. Love the butterflies on your layout. I live in Mississippi.

TheresaE said...

Congrats on making the design team at Scrapbook Challenges. I love your work and look forward to seeing what you do with Pam's sketches!

Mazlina said...

Congrats on being a DT for SC!! Your works are just amazing! Love the rich purple colors and the butterflies are just awesome!

Elizabeth said...

Congrats on being part of SC design team, absolutely love your take on the LO. Am over in very cold and snowy Solon, OH Go Bucks

Anonymous said...

Your layout is gorgeous and I just love the butterflies! I'm definitely a follower now:-)

Anonymous said...

Great layout! I love the tab for the title. Congrats on the DT!

ruth said...

Your work is gorgeous! I'm from Northern Michigan. :)

MightyMoM said...

I'm following you from Southern Maryland! I can't wait to see what you come up with for SC!

Minda said...

WOW! You have LOTS of paper! Thanks for the blog hop stop!

http://mindathink.blogspot.com

kate blue said...

wow-you hit me with tons of great stuff-loved the cool flower on the LO,love your sense of humor and yeah, you made me want to get over to Big Lots this week!

kate blue said...

and oh yeah, I'm coming over from Howard County, Maryland!!!

Rissa said...

Congrats on making the DT!!! We are so thrilled to have you :) You'll find me just outside of Detroit MI, I also became a follower of your wonderful blog

Stephanie said...

Here I am in Michigan thats me Stephanie lol. I am so glad to be apart and also glad to hear you loved and used the ribbon idea it really adds color to your room.

Rowee said...

Hi Wendy!!! Love the color you used on ur Lo. Love it! Love it!!!

hugs
rowee

Pamela said...

Your page is seriously AWESOME! I look forward to having you on the DT! :)

Alma said...

Love...love...love the colors you used!

liliput said...

Congratulations on making the DT and lovely page =) lily here from singapore ;)

...Tara... said...

This blog hop is pretty fun!! I love seeing new blogs :)

http://myworld0822.blogspot.com/

Niki Ray's Book Blog said...

Great LO!! Love it!! I am in Independence Missouri!!

brandy messer said...

thanks for the hanger tip!...i actually have some of those and just never thought about it!

Sandy said...

Love your layout and I live in Pennsylvania.

Cathy Bautista said...

Love the colors you used for the sketch wendy! Looking forward to working with you on SC! :)

Kristi B. said...

Congrats on the new DT position. I really love what you've done with the sketch! I am now following your blog here in Los Angeles, CA. Happy New Year! :)

Jenny said...

I'm gonna be following you from The Tarheel State, N. Carolina!!!

Deeps said...

I love your idea about the hangers & displaying our scrapbook pages. Thanks for the inspiration with the sketch.

j.leija said...

i love love love the photo you used in your LO! how fun and unexpected! xxbesos

Sharlotte Hughes said...

I love your blog! :) S.

Jodi said...

Very pretty lo!!

I am from MN

Nicole said...

Gorgeous job with the sketch!! Beautiful Layout!! Thanks for the inspiration! I am in Maine, USA! Happy New Year!

Lisa aka Raining said...

Love your blog will be back to read through it more closely!
Love what you did with the sketch!
I am from the very cold and snowy Rhode Island!

Unknown said...

Your layout with the sketch is just fabulous... I became a follower and live in PA!

Diana Waite said...

this page is AWESOME! Love the eye candy here! :)

Marcita said...

What a lovely blog you have. And what a amazing scraproom!!!!!!
I'm from Holland and this is my first bloghop.

I hop to the next.

Sarah said...

I'm from Geelong Australia - I think it's super pretty!!
Great tip btw!!

Cindy Groh said...

I'm in the MItten state. West side of the state. Thanks for the chance to win. I am following you.

becca said...

Hi there! Love your page and love that hanger idea! Very cute and fun way to display pages and even rotate them out.

Amy said...

love your layout! what a great idea for the hangers, too :)

justem said...

Your layout is beautiful! :)
I'm from near Chicago!

gocanucksgo said...

I love the colours on this page! The butterflies add such a great touch =) I've added myself as a brand new follower and i'm in Vancouver, Canada.

Unknown said...

Great blog.....new to the world of scrap blogging!! I'm in MO.

Unknown said...

Great Post Wendy. Welcome aboard

Brynn Marie said...

Beautiful page...welcome to the team :)

Unknown said...

Beautiful layout! Love the butterflies!

Katrina Hunt said...

you are going to be great on the design team!! Hugs!

Unknown said...

Very awesome layout! Your work is beautiful!

Andi (RrlScrapGal) said...

I just hopped over and was caught my your post over on the left.. A house fire? OMG! I hope you are ok.. we had a fire our very first year in our new home.. woodstove.. Lots of roof and smoke damage but everyone was ok and that is the best part.. Life does go on, but I am sure you are frazzled, upset, and scared...
2. I love your take on the sketch and congrats on your DT placement!!!

I've got to follow you!

smahrty said...

Welcome to the team! I am totally adding a box of pants hangers to my must have list.

Nina said...

Lovely take on the sketch - it's beautiful! Happy new year, and thanks for sharing!

nannette13 said...

Beautiful lo! I am following you, but don't have a blog, though I will be telling all my friends about yours! Happy New Year from Greencastle, PA!
ps - thanks for the tip on the hangers!

Regina said...

gorgeous page! love the papers you used!

Breann said...

congrats on the dt!! love what you did with pamela's sketch!

anne g-i said...

love your embellishments - esp. the sunflower. and the little boy in the photo is the cutest! love the expression.

Lyndsay said...

Great LO Wendy and congrats on being apart of the DT..you will have a blast!

Erika M. said...

Love your layout - I'm from the great city of Griffin, Georgia which is about 30 miles south of Atlanta.

Stacey said...

I'm from Georgia. Love your take on the sketch! Following your blog too! :)

Anonymous said...

congrats on the DT and love your layout....

Becky Moore said...

Joining you from Steelers Nation - Pittsburgh PA. I really enjoyed your take on the sketch. Thanks for the hanger tip too.

Jennifer Hansen said...

I live in Iowa where it is currently freezing!

I love your ribbon storage idea below. I will have to try that...I have SO much ribbon!

Jen Rold said...

I like the soft background paper--very textural