Have you heard yet? I am celebrating 10 years of blogging!
Each Tuesday this month you will want to be sure to visit my blog. I will share with you some special party guests (see below) and I have asked them to “CASE” a project from my blog. What does that mean? They get to copy or use some thing I have posted on here for inspiration. They have 10 years of ideas to pick from! They each have browsed my archives and found a card or project on my blog that has inspired them to create and they will be sharing with you that creation! Fun, right? Also be sure to read below how YOU can help me celebrate and see all the FABULOUS sponsors I have prizes from to share with YOU!
- Informational post about my Blogiversary Celebration
- Week 1’s feature and party guests
- Week 2’s fun and inspiration
- Week 3’s festivities
First let me share with you what I chose to CASE this week. Anytime I scroll past this card I made back in 2012 for a Blog Named Hero’s Challenge it catches my eye. I love the white pigment ink on kraft and the 3 bold butterflies in the center of the card.
So I decided to stick with the white pigment ink on kraft and finally got to play with this new waves background from Hero Arts. I just LOVE this stamp. Then I decided to stick with the same layout. 3 images in the center of the card vertically. I chose not to use a sentiment on this card, and I wanted the colors to be a bit more subtle then the original. The fish and scallop shell are Fred Mullett stamps and the “sea- jug post” is an older stamp by Renaissance Art Stamps (I’m not even sure they are around anymore). I used Distress Inks to stamp them on Distress Watercolor Cardstock and fussy cut them out.
(supplies are all listed at the very bottom of this post)
Visit my Party Guests
I asked some of my crafty friends to help me celebrate this month and to inspire YOU. They all chose a project from my blog to CASE and are sharing it on their blogs. I have had new party guests EACH Tuesday this month- wicked fun right? Let’s PARTY!
What’s a celebration without gifts!?!
Help me celebrate my 10th Blogiversary!
Join me and my guests and you will have a chance to win PRIZES from the fabulous sponsors pictured above! Again, I would love for YOU to celebrate with me. Over the past 10 years I have shared a lot of creative inspiration and I would like to see what has inspired you! Rules: (you must do each of the following to be eligible to win a prize)
- Find a card or project here on shurkus.com and CASE it (copy it/ or use it for inspiration just as my party guests have). Post it on your blog, flickr, or instagram etc., and then add your link below! (remember if your instagram or facebook is private the link up won’t work)
- Share my blogiversary celebration on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram. Feel free to use the graphic at the top of this post and #creativechickblogiversary when posting
- Comment on at least ONE entry before you and ONE entry after your post in the Link Box
- Leave a comment for at least ONE of my party guests (remember I share their links each Tuesday)
- Up to 3 entries per person
Deadline: August 6th at midnight ET. You will know when the deadline has past because you will not able to submit a new link through the Link Box. (Winners will be announced here at shurkus.com on August 7th) Note: I realize adding links this way may be new to some of my readers, I found Kristina Werner has a great tutorial on how to add a link to a link up here. Remember: The easiest way to know when I have a new post on my blog is to subscribe to it through a service like Bloglovin or some other blog reader.
Hi Jenn, just wanted to say thanks for your lovely comments on the cards I linked in. You have so many beautiful projects I was spoiled for choice. It’s been fun helping you celebrate 10 years blogging. I don’t do any of the social media you mentioned, although I am thinking of joining facebook, so I have just shared the blogiversary logo on my posts. Hope that’s OK. Congrats again and thanks for your continuing inspiration. HUgz
what a fun celebration–I spent tons of time scrolling through your projects–you are one talented lady. Plus, ten years?! Impressive!! thanks for the inspiration and congrats! p.s. there weren’t any after me, so I just commented on four before me. there might be more tomorrow or later tonight, but I suddenly realized today that I hadn’t missed the deadline yet 🙂
Jenn – just another quick comment to tell you that all of Week 4’s party guests have been visited and celebrated with a comment!! So cool!!
WOW – Jenn it is so good to meet you!! I spent a couple of hours studying your blog last night and finally decided on a card of yours to CASE – I have also shared the blogiversary excitement on facebook and instagram!! What a super fun thing you are doing and SUPER CONGRATULATIONS to you on 10 years – you are so amazing and I found so much to love over at your blog!! Hope you are enjoying your celebration and that you can handle having ONE more FAN!!! Have a great week!!!
Pretty darn cool, Jenn. I love that you’re casing your own projects!
Loving both cards! The white on kraft is wonderful and I like how the cards are different, but both wonderful! One brighter and bolder, the other more weathered looking! Thanks so much for sharing!
Such wonderful inspiration all month long!!
Neat! I love that cool wave background stamp!!
Happy to be participating ..I’ve done all the requirements to enter ..thanks for the chance to WIN !
Jenn, I love the effect that you achieved on the shell and the fish, and those butterflies are lovely! Have a wonderful day! Crafty hugs!!!