Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Social Media Butterflies Blog Hop: August

Welcome to the August Edition of the 
Social [Media] Butterflies blog hop! 

This month we have a two part challenge: Not only have we take inspiration from each other; but we are also using this color palette:


Melissa P http://www.melissapriest.com/ click click
Jenny http://mycreativelife29.blogspot.com/ MrsJennyG instagram, Jenny G on SC
Trisha http://www.trisha-grace.blogspot.com/ trishacakes instagram, trishacakes24 on SC
Amanda http://somethingsorta.blogspot.com/     mandadej
Sabrina http://vixendeity.com/ vixendeity
Shay http://sbookinshay29.blogspot.com/ sbookinshay29
Kristin http://rukristin.blogspot.com/ rukristin (You are Here!)

We hope you enjoy our projects this month and have a giveaway for a lucky blog hopper -- one of our own Social Butterflies (ITs ME!!!) is opening a SHOP! We are so excited for Kristin & would LOVE to show you some of the goodies you'll soon be able to purchase! Her shop opens September 1st!



Introducing 
Rukristin Papercrafts: The Shop!
Offering trendy & quirky handmade memory-keeping supplies.
Find the shop here: rukristin.bigcartel.com 

Before it opens, we are giving away Two Brand New Sets of Journaling Cards: 'Days of the Week' and 'Boy + Girl'. All you have to do is comment, follow or tweet using the hashtag #SMBiGbloghop, letting us know which of those you do-- the more of the hop you complete, the more chances you have :] Chances will end Saturday, September 1st at noon, and will be released later that day! Good luck!

My Layout!
My inspiration this month comes from Suz Mannecke. She created the awesome cut file I used at the top of my layout, and you can download that file here: Live a Life EXTRAordinary: Project Life Days of the Week Flags.


I wanted the color pallet to really stand out, so I used different patterned papers along the left hand side as a border. I reinforced the colors again with some washi tape behind the photo. The sheer washi helped to add a little bit of color without detracting from the photo. 

Here are a couple close up shots: 



Thanks so much for stopping by! Make sure to check out the shop giveaway and comment along the hop!









And here is the blog hop list again:
Welcome Post: http://sbookinshay29.blogspot.com/2012/08/hello-again.html
Melissa P http://www.melissapriest.com/ click click
Jenny http://mycreativelife29.blogspot.com/ MrsJennyG instagram, Jenny G on SC
Angel http://kindlelover.blogspot.com akochmcelroy
Suz http://livealifeextraordinary.blogspot.com/ SuzMannecke
Patricia http://harmonyhealthandfaith.blogspot.com/
Erika http://erikabardo.wordpress.com/ erikabardo
Trisha http://www.trisha-grace.blogspot.com/ trishacakes instagram, trishacakes24 on SC
Amanda http://somethingsorta.blogspot.com/     mandadej
Sabrina http://vixendeity.com/ vixendeity
Shay http://sbookinshay29.blogspot.com/ sbookinshay29
Kristin http://rukristin.blogspot.com/ rukristin (You are Here!!)