Favorite Things Friday---Belated! And a giveaway!!!

Hey everyone!!!  I have some fun today!!!  First up....a belated FTF for the Scrap It Girl DT!  We are sharing our favorite mini albums.....would love to see mini's you've created too!  You can link yours HERE.

I've done a lot of minis.....one of my faves was this one of my lil' cowpoke!  (who is now 21!!  yikes, how did THAT happen?!!):

And I've been promising a giveaway.....leave a comment.....let me know if you've made a mini album, and if so....what has been your favorite?  I've got a mini album and lots of goodies to go with it to give away!

Thanks for stoppin' by today!  I'll choose a winner on Monday!!

Scrap Your Stash Blog Hop--June and FTF!!

Hey all!  Are you hop, hop, hoppin' along?  Enjoying the awesome inspiration?  So fun to use up that stash!  If you hopped here from Cheryl's blog, you are right on track!  Want to start at the beginning?  Pop over to the Practical Scrapper blog HERE.

I'm using up some fun October Afternoon Cakewalk birthday stash today:

Here are a couple of close ups:

Have you tried using straws or some of the pretty colored doilies out now?  They are a fun accent, especially for a birthday page!

I also love using journal boxes as accents too....they tuck into a design to add a little extra something.

Thanks for hopping by today!  Next stop on your hop is Deborah's blog.  Hop on over to see the fun inspiration waiting for you over there!

PS: Just as a reminder....it's Friday so I'm up over at The Rubber Cafe'.....with a tutorial for a cute tie card for your favorite guy.  And also don't forget it's Favorite Things Friday over at Scrap It Girl!  We are all sharing our favorite die over there today.  What's yours?

Hop List--in case you get lost:

Practical Scrappers http://practicalscrappers.blogspot.com
Audrey http://audreysreflection.blogspot.com/
Wendy C www.stampingrules.com
Erin http://girlpaperscissors.blogspot.com
Majken  http://chocoscrapaholic.blogspot.com/
Christine http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com
Ruth  http://paperandmusings.wordpress.com/
Lee-Anne http://lee-annelovethejourney.blogspot.com
Bobbi http://vintagemusedesigns.blogspot.com/
Kerri http://kerrikr8tions.blogspot.com
Alison  http://alisondaydesigns.com/
Lisa http://www.snappinandscrappin.blogspot.com/
Cheryl http://patchesandscraps.blogspot.com
Laura http://scrapaddict4life.blogspot.com/
Deborah http://scrappinthelittlethings.blogspot.com/
Suzanna  http://lifestrivialities.typepad.com/