Kiwi Lane May Blog Hop

Hello everyone! I'm just thrilled to be a part of the Kiwi Lane Blog Hop this month. There are so many talented ladies bringing you inspiration today. And to celebrate, I have a fun giveaway for you! Read on to find out how to enter...

But that's not all -- Kiwi Lane also has a prize up for grabs for one random winner. You can enter by leaving a comment at every blog in the blog hop (including the Kiwi Lane blog). One random winner will win a $25 gift certificate to the Kiwi Lane shop! The winner will be announced on the Kiwi Lane blog on Thursday, May 8.

Here's the whole list of participating blogs...

1. Kiwi Lane: http://kiwilane.com/here/blog/
2. Lissa Mitchell: http://mightycrafty.blogspot.com/
3. Leslie Prinkki: http://www.scrapsofmine.blogspot.com
4. Connie Wallenbrock: http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
5. Sandi Pressley: http://lifeatthebeach51.blogspot.com/
6. Christine Meyer: http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com
7. Alicia O'Bryant: http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
8. Suzanne: http://scrapwithsuzy.blogspot.com
9. Roselyn Riley: http://prettylittlepackages.blogspot.com/
10. Arin Flinn: http://apieceoflifespie.com

And now for my project. I'm sure you know by now that the Kiwi Lane designer templates are one of my absolute essential scrapbooking tools -- I use them on almost every layout or project I create. And I was so happy to work with the Floral Accessory template set and the Tiny Bracket set this month! Here's what I created...

So soft and sweet -- I just love it. I used up a stash of My Mind's Eye papers that I've been hanging onto forever. They were just so beautiful and I haven't been able to cut into them. Luckily, the Kiwi Lane templates make that job easy since you get layer all those beautiful papers together.

I used these Kiwi Lane templates to create my page:

• Tiny Bracket 4T
• Floral 2, 3
• Tiny Floral 1T, 2T
• Clara Lane 2A, 3A, 3B
• Strips 1", 1/2"

I started by creating a background mat with the Tiny Bracket 1T shape. I traced the bracket on each side at the 6" mark...

Then, I connected the brackets with a straight line, using a border template.

Then, I framed out my page with my templates, laying the background mat in place (I ended up rotating it in the final design, so that more of the brackets could be seen):

Once I knew where everything was going to go, it was super easy to finally cut into those lovely papers. I just removed each template, traced and cut each piece, then inked them with Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. I'm so happy to be finally using these amazing papers -- and clearing out my stash...

I made the ribbon flower with some ribbon from my stash and a Gluber. Love those Glubers for making custom embellishments!

Lovely paper layers...

So that's my project for this month's Kiwi Lane Blog Hop. Are you ready to head over to the next blog for more amazing Kiwi Lane inspiration? Before you go, be sure to enter to win my giveaway for your very own Kiwi Lane Tiny Bracket templates. To enter, just do one of these:

• Subscribe to my blog (in the left nav) and leave a comment on this post telling me you're all signed up.
• Like my Facebook page and leave me a quick post there telling me you did it.

I'll announce the random winner on May 8. Be sure to enter before midnight MST on May 7. (I can only ship to United States -- thank you for your understanding.)

Now head to your next stop on the Blog Hop -- there's lots of inspiration to be seen and more giveaways to enter...

1. Kiwi Lane: http://kiwilane.com/here/blog/
2. Lissa Mitchell: http://mightycrafty.blogspot.com/ **You are here**
3. Leslie Prinkki: http://www.scrapsofmine.blogspot.com ** Go here next **
4. Connie Wallenbrock: http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
5. Sandi Pressley: http://lifeatthebeach51.blogspot.com/
6. Christine Meyer: http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com
7. Alicia O'Bryant: http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
8. Suzanne: http://scrapwithsuzy.blogspot.com
9. Roselyn Riley: http://prettylittlepackages.blogspot.com/
10. Arin Flinn: http://apieceoflifespie.com

Good luck and stay crafty!
Lissa :)

Updated 5/8/14: Congratulations to Connie Wallenbrock -- you are the winner of the Kiwi Lane Tiny Brackets templates. Email me at MightyCraftyDOTmeATgmail.com to claim your prize!