Friday, September 23, 2011

It's time for Gilby's Craftster Makeover Doggie Walk!!

Welcome to the Doggie Walk Blog Hop! I'm so glad you came to see my new made over blog - if you hadn't already! If you haven't been here in a while and this is a new look for you, please feel free to look around and check out the other pages (some still in progress) and be sure to turn on your speakers....we have tunes in the new studio too!

My sweet princess Joey is no longer with us, but she's been part of my scrapping and my blog for as long as I've been doing this fabulous hobby, so I think she would enjoy being here for the walk with everyone else's doggies and pets! Joey was such a sweetheart. She loved to pose for the camera {isn't she a diva?} and put up with my shenanigans for the sake of my scrapbooks! LOL She went to doggie heaven in January and we miss her.

Grace was my inspiration to begin scrapbooking archivally. It was about the time of these photos that I first started "gathering" scrapbook supplies. Grace and Joey were buddies from day one. Joey was so gentle with her and Grace was never even the least bit apprehensive of Joey, even putting cookies in her mouth. LOL. Of course, cookies never hurt when making friends. LOL Grace is 10 years old now and has been scrapbooking with me since she was 3 years old.
 


Here are just a few of the diva's poses for her Princess portfolio. 1) Serious. 2) She would wait at the gate like this, peeking under, nearly every day when hubs would get home from work. So silly! But my fave was 3) her, "Look at me, take my picture!" pose with her head tilted to one side like a supermodel. LOL

 

I believe this one is the last photo I ever took of Miss Joey, taken as you can see, at Christmas time. She was such a trooper to wear the blinking lights antlers and pose for Christmas pictures, even though she wasn't happy about it. She was so sweet to wait till I got the shot and even waited for me to take it off for her.

Ok let's get to the important stuff. There will be doggie treats {prizes} so how can you go wrong!  We have some really great doggie treats from some fabulous sponsors -- thank you SO MUCH to ALL our sponsors!!! -- and you're not going to want to miss them. Just to drop a few names you might recognize, how about Cricut, My Creative Time, Peachy Keen, Bugaboo Stamps, Pink by Design and many more!! We'll be walking and hopping through Sunday night, 10:30 eastern time {which will be 7:30 p.m. Scrapendipity time if you aren't sure}. Winners will be randomly chosen and announced Tuesday night. And you will have 16 chances to win merely by walking to each blog, becoming a follower {if you aren't already} and sharing a comment on the awesome makeover projects we have for you. What could be easier!?

Now for my makeover project. I love repurposing and the makeover theme couldn't be any more perfect for my recycled packaging tag. This is my tag in its original form, minus the Bo Bunny jewels that came on it, of course:

Front:                                                            Back:


And the makeover..... I LOVE how this turned out. Won't it be a pretty gift tag on a Christmas package?!

Here are the highlights:

Handmade flower embellishment. LOTS of stuff here. Sorry the glimmer mist doesn't show particularly well in the photo but the leaves and flower petals look amazing in real life.

Bow and "tag-on-tag" embellishment


                       
and the back:

To start at the beginning of the hop, 
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Enjoy the walk! Thanks so much for stopping by and good luck in the prize drawing everyone. :)

Product List:
Papers are all Lost and Found Christmas, My Mind's Eye
Tim Holtz Distress Inks; walnut stain, fired brick
Memento inks; tuxedo black, rich cocoa
Tattered Angels Glimmer mist, olive vine/ burnt red
Tim Holtz Tattered florals die
Tim Holtz Ideaology tissue tape
Lifestyle Crafts nesting tickets dies
Paper Trey Ink, Button Boutique {tag punch die}
Paper Trey Ink stamps, Postmarks {postmark; postage stamp}
Basic Grey stamps, Dear Santa {to, from}
Quickutz, Spellbinders and Cottage Cutz foliage/leaf dies
Buttons, flat backed pearl, organza ribbon,

56 comments:

  1. WOW!!! Shar, your tag is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! I LOVEEEEEEEE it!;) I was thinking you might have an "Vinyl" makeover project! lol......
    BIG Gypsy hugs,
    Emma;)

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  2. so sorry about your dog:(
    Your layouts of him a very pretty, love the tag makeover!!
    Kristan

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  3. Wow, that tag is just gorgeous, Shar! I never would have thought to make over packaging that way! Just awesome, and you used my FAVORITE paper pack!

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  4. YOur layouts are so Doggone cute.. I love them.

    The tag is so adorable too. What a great idea. Thanks for the tips/tricks.

    Great job.

    terri_ski at yahoo dot com

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  5. shar your tag is BEAUTIFUL! I just love the layouts of your baby too!

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  6. Wonderful projects, great job!

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  7. AMAZING!! So clever AND beautiful!!

    TFS

    saetterman at aol dot com

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  8. Joey looks like a precious dog. I have a chocolate lab in addition to my Llaso and labs are just adorably sweet, I know you miss her. Love you blog and the music too! you tag is truly fabulous. Happy to be hopping with you today!
    blessings,
    Jana

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  9. Love your tag Shar, very pretty. I love your dog too. Labs are Beautiful.

    Hugs,
    kate

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  10. Clever idea! and it looks great!

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  11. Oh my word! This is a gorgeous tag! You're very talented.

    Sorry about the loss of your dog. I would never have understood how much a dog could mean to someone, until I got my sweet puppy...now I get it. :)

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  12. I love the page layouts and the tag is beautiful! I love the song too! :-)

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  13. Your tag is beautiful!!!! Love the music too!

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  14. What a sweet dog! I love your tag it is amazing!

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  15. ‎"Until one has loved an animal
    a part of one's soul remains unawakened"~ I think that dogs are the best. I think when you lose a pet all you can think about is all of the love you gave them while they were alive. I work as a foster mom for dogs, I have seen some really badly treated little animals and it always amazes me how they are so willing to trust humans again. Your Dog was so lucky to have you!

    Love your tag! It is so beautiful!

    www.chrissandlou.blogspot.com
    america57@comcast.net

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  16. The Tag is so beautiful! And the pictures of your puppy are precious. I particularly love the christmas one.

    Barbara B.
    bkb248@gmail.com

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  17. So sorry about your dog-child. We lost our 17 year old yorky Kodi last year and our 16 year old chocolate lab, Jacob Marley the Christmas dog - I think we have a Christmas picture similar to yours.

    Beautiful job on the project...You've really inspired me.

    Patti Ross
    rossfam@wildblue.net
    www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com

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  18. great projects
    marial302003@yahoo.com

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  19. Such a cute poochie! Love the layout.

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  20. Fabulous projects!
    Candy
    candyyoung826 at msn dot com
    candyscraftcorner.blogspot.com
    comer enter my giveaway

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  21. great layouts - layouts are my favorite things to look at on blogs. the tag is quite impressive too.... sending puppy love

    maureen

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  22. What sweet layouts and love your tag! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win. Suzy suzyq28024@gmail.com

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  23. What a brilliant idea! (the tag) I think I better start saving those package inserts from now on! TFS! (Joey is adorable!)

    ~Tammy S aka the purple muse

    tammy dot schmitt at mac dot com

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  24. Love your layouts. Made me smile. And that tag is just gorgeous. I am a new follower.

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  25. Love the make over tag.
    http://digipage-blog.everything-digital-scrapbooking.com/

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  26. Beautiful tag. Sorry for your loss of your princess. We lost our golden retriever 4 years ago and still miss Charlie everyday.
    Kerry

    mommakcrafts.blogspot.com

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  27. Beautiful... Thanks for sharing.
    pittypat_0267@yahoo.com

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  28. Your tag is fantastic......and I love the music too! My 4 shih tzu's are lovin' it too!
    Four11Lady@aol.com

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  29. What a pretty gift tag.

    Sue
    rolfe974@prodigy.net

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  30. What a cute doggie :-) LOVE all your projects!!! tfs :-)

    -Sam :-)
    SamanthaJDesigns @ hotmail.com

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  31. Wow...that is a beautiful after! I love all the detail and embellishments. Great job!!!

    I love your tribute to your lovely dog. It's amazing how pets become part of the family...I know our is. Thanks for sharing. I love the photos.

    New follower...

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  32. Love your project and Joey is just so cute, great layouts of him!
    Love the music too!!
    Renee
    gohogwild.renee@gmail.com

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  33. Wow that tag makeover is FABULOUS!!!! You are SO clever!!! Hugs- Glora

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  34. the projects are great, nice dog

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  35. The layouts of your dog are adorable. And the tag makeover is beautiful. Great job!

    pruttybird at comcast dot net

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  36. so so so cute ..love you project and thanks for sharing your talent!!!!

    Cathie
    scraphappycat@gmail.com

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  37. Beautiful Project!!

    Many Blessings,
    Tina

    http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com

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  38. Beautiful tag. Great recycling idea. I love the music on your blog
    katieoscreations@gmail.com

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  39. wow, your layouts are amazing!! And what a beautiful dog, so sorry for your loss. :(

    Candace
    scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com

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  40. Your tag turned out BEAUTIFUL!!!
    So sorry to hear about Joey...adorable doggie!!!
    Our doggie passed this year also...I had her for 14 and a half years!
    We recently adopted two from the shelter and are just loving them to pieces!
    hugs,
    Sarah

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  41. Oh Shar, your pages of Joey are wonderful, thank you for sharing them & her with us!!! Your makeover project is Beautiful & so echo, it's great!!! I'm going to stop throwing away those types of things. kudos to you!!!
    Gilby & I thank you so much for being on our little Walk, means so much to us!!!

    Big Puppy Hugs to you and your memories of Joey,
    Wendy aka Roo & Gilby

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  42. So sorry to hear about Joey, she sure looked like a sweet baby. We lost one of our cats in July so I know how you feel. :( Your tag is just gorgeous.

    Leslie

    cascrapper at gmail dot com

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  43. Beautiful scrapbook pages and what a lovely tribute to your beloved pet. Your altered tag is GORGEOUS, so many beautiful details, love it! I'm a follower and I check your blog often for inspiration. Thanks for all you do! lflinesatcomastdotnet

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  44. I am a believer that our dogs are a part of our family. I also lost my much loved friend 2 yrs ago and still miss her terribly. I just love your make over. Its very inspiring.
    TFS

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  45. Love your layouts and the pictures are fabulous.
    God Bless

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  46. Oh Shar your puppy was so sweet and adorable!!! Your tag is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your memories with us! Love and Hugs, Cathryn :)

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  47. I am a new follower of your blog and look forward to visiting. What a sweet dog you had in Joey. The love and loyalty from a dog to the family stays in your heart forever. Our 13-year old Golden Retriever is a sweetheart! He has been such a good dog, and we enjoy him every day. BTW, great job on the gift tag!

    vsturm@ec.rr.com

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  48. Totally gorgeous!!! Wow!!! What a beautiful tag!!! Awesome job! TFS
    hugs,
    joni

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  49. Wow! What a gorgeous tag!

    Tracy
    owlbecraftin.blogspot.com
    owlbecraftin at gmail dot com

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  50. Great tag. Nice layouts and dog!

    Tina

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  51. I absolutely adore your layouts & tag!

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  52. Your dog's pictures are too cute and so are your layout! All this about makeovers just wants to make me makeover my craft room. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  53. Wow, Shar. So beautiful. I must tell you I was a little choked up reading about Joey. Pets are the best friends ever.

    Hugs,
    Dorcas
    dtroche@bellsouth.net

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  54. Beautiful tag! Love the music!
    mbchoj at aol dot com

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  55. The projects are great. Thanks for sharing.

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