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True XOXO Blog Hop!

Posted on October 13, 2011 by emsfronda

Please do join us in our blog hop. All you need to do is visit each of our individual blog and post a comment. You can start visiting XOXO’s blog here. To make the hop more exciting, we, lipstick chicks, challenged one another to create a layout especially for this.

If you just came from Cheryl’s, she challenged me to create a layout with tattoo on my mind. She meant thick outlines…with anchors, shallows, barbed wire…get the picture? Really a challlenge huh?!? Knowing my style, I was really dumbfounded. But when I rummaged through my stuff, I saw the old PRIMA paintables (remember them?) and *ting* it just hits me! I painted the Prima paintables with Twinkling H2O by LuminArte (loved the glitter and gloss in them), cut the images and outlined them with my black pen. Tadaa…

OUR DREAM:

Very tattoo-ish but with my usual romantic, feminine and shabby chic-ness, right?

Winner of the blog hop will be our December GDT for True XOXO. Please make sure you visit the blogs of these fab ladies and post a comment on each:

From True XOXO, hop to:
1. Alaina Erickson: http://gluedotsandglitter.blogspot.com/
2. Ana Oxendale-White: http://anazelia-myscrapbookaddiction.blogspot.com/
3. Cheryl Whittaker Levy: http://craft-thing.blogspot.com/
4. Ems Fronda: https://emsfronda.wordpress.com/ —-YOU’RE HERE!
5. Faye Perata: http://alittledashof.blogspot.com/
6. Jaclyn Kline Torres : http://aptitude4paper.blogspot.com/
7. Khristen Foss: http://khristenscraftroom.blogspot.com/
8. Kimmy Jaster: http://lostinadreamofjosh.blogspot.com/
9. Linda Lovell Harper: http://www.fromhere2scrapternity.com/
10. Marie Otake (GDT): http://ethansImprints.blogspot.com
11. Lindsey Krauss: http://lindseysscraps.blogspot.com/
12. Lisa Murphy Watson: http://mypictures2pages.blogspot.com/
13. Michelle Hernandez: http://myanaloglife.blogspot.com/

Then go back to http://truexoxogirls.blogspot.com/ to let us know you’re done! *Please do go back to each blog if they have not posted the blog hop as of this time*

Increase your chance to be a GDT by taking any of the challenges we posted for one another. Common on, it’ll be doubly exciting, I tell you! Would love to hear from you and read your comments here.

Now, please visit my co-DT Faye and know what I asked her to do and see how she has taken my challenge for this blog hop.

Winners will be announced by October 23 EST! So be sure to go back to the blogs with prizes given away especially True XOXO, of course!

Thanks so much for playing along!

33 responses »

Darlene S. on October 13, 2011 at 10:55 pm said:

I honestly don’t know how you made tattoos and BEAUTIFUL romantic go together in the same sentence– let alone layout!! You made this so elegant and sweet. LOVE those colors, especially the bold red! 🙂
Linda H. on October 14, 2011 at 2:09 am said:

Okay….I LOVE how this turned out! I am now totally inspired to use some of my Prima Paintables! I really love the bright red on this one, too!
jennybean on October 14, 2011 at 2:35 am said:

Beautiful job!
kate blue on October 14, 2011 at 3:16 am said:

love love…very tatoo-ish but so wonderful!
Mustangkayla on October 14, 2011 at 4:16 am said:

What a fantastic take on the sketch!
Mustangkayla on October 14, 2011 at 4:16 am said:

Sorry, had a brain blip, I meant challenge not sketch. 😉
lisawatson11341 on October 14, 2011 at 4:52 am said:

FAB LO!!! It totally has a tattoo feel, great way to use those Prima paintables!!
Khristen Foss on October 14, 2011 at 7:40 am said:

You really rocked this challenge, such a vintage tattoo feel goin on! Great pics, too!
willieburgscrapper on October 14, 2011 at 7:45 am said:

I think this is my favorite page from the hop- it’s so vibrant and cheerful and utterly fabulous! LOVE that you painted the roses- wish I had some old Prima because it’s killing me on this page! You guys look like the happiest couple ever!!
Carrie on October 14, 2011 at 10:13 am said:

Awesome layout! Totally see the tatto look but with all your other touches it doesn’t scream tattoo!
Tracy Mittleholtz on October 14, 2011 at 10:26 am said:

the most fantastic take on a most interesting challenge. What a beautiful design.
Kimmy on October 14, 2011 at 12:04 pm said:

love this!!
Karen Patterson on October 14, 2011 at 11:17 pm said:

Super fantastic layout and would you believe I have some of those prima paintables too.
Great take on making a tatoo and they came out fabulous…….
Wendy A on October 15, 2011 at 3:38 am said:

What a great layout and it does look like a tatoo image!
ana on October 15, 2011 at 4:45 am said:

really beautiful. and awesome job with the challenge.
Amy on October 15, 2011 at 11:55 am said:

I LOVE what you did with your challenge!! Fantastic page, really beautiful.
LisaM on October 15, 2011 at 8:02 pm said:

I have some of those Prima Paintables and never used them. Thanks for the inspiration!
Cheryl on October 15, 2011 at 11:23 pm said:

Hi Emma,

honestly, your reaction to my challenge made me feel bad for having given it to you – but you have ROCKED it and are clearly a super creative woman for having adapted so quickly to rise to the challenge! I love the way you looked to the Prima paintables to achieve the tattoo look because they rock! I love it so much!

Cheryl x
sarah on October 16, 2011 at 9:19 am said:

you really took the tatoo and made it your own. I think most people would have gone dark and grungy, but you got it to work for your style- amazing!
Nicolle Kramer on October 16, 2011 at 12:10 pm said:

Love your layout! So creatively inspiring..:)
misty on October 17, 2011 at 1:55 am said:

Wow you really took that challenge and excelled beautifully!
Christa on October 17, 2011 at 2:44 am said:

I am a friend of Lisa’s and she said we had to come over and check out the truly amazing stuff you guys have done! All I can say is WOW WOW WOW! When I read what you had beenc hallenged to do I cringed! I couldn’t imagine it! But look at waht you ahve done! IT’s gorgeous and original and GENIUS! WOW!
Erika Taylor on October 17, 2011 at 3:34 am said:

Great layout. I love what you’ve done with the Prima Paintables. Thanks for sharing
jeaunes on October 17, 2011 at 6:04 pm said:

Wow, this is really an awesome take on your challenge, I especially LOVE the little angel at the top of the layout, as well as the background paper behind the picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bree on October 17, 2011 at 11:50 pm said:

love your LO cant wait to lift thsi idea.

kraftybre@yahoo.com
sherri on October 18, 2011 at 2:13 am said:

that word background paper is awesome
Andrea Fogleman on October 18, 2011 at 3:48 am said:

I love the bright colors with the tat inspired paper. Awesome job!
alesia fowler on October 18, 2011 at 3:59 pm said:

Well you nailed the tattoo look that is for sure! Lovely couple you two make! Hugs Alesia
scrapaholicaef@yahoo.com
wustaz on October 18, 2011 at 9:32 pm said:

the twinkling H2Os are a brilliant idea. I should go try and find mine
lindseyk75 on October 19, 2011 at 4:49 am said:

I gotta tell ya, I think I would have been stuck to a halting STOP if I had gotten this challenge. It would have terrified me! You, however, went above and beyond and made it look soooo easy!! Nicely done!

xoxo
Lindsey
Lilla My on October 19, 2011 at 5:41 pm said:

This layout is so cool ! I’ll have to try this.
Jasmine on October 20, 2011 at 12:05 am said:

This is GREAT! What a fantastic challenge, your layout came out wonderfully!
alesia fowler on October 20, 2011 at 12:13 am said:

I had the worst problem trying to get the tattoo look….. I so admire your layout and how you achieved it because obviously I didn’t do a very good job. LOL Hugs Alesia scrapaholicaef@yahoo.com