Saturday, May 3, 2014

American Crafts National Scrapbook Day 2014 Blog Hop



WELCOME to the American Crafts National Scrapbook Day 2014 Blog Hop! I hope you enjoyed all of the projects and challenges posted by each design team member today. Are you totally inspired and ready to create?! 

Well before you get started, here's one more project, a scrapbook page I created with the new #Summer collection from American Crafts. 



CHALLENGE: For my title, I chose to die-cut super-sized letters and back each with patterned paper in assorted tropical colors. Your challenge, should you accept it, is to use BIG (more than 2-inch tall!) lettering somewhere on YOUR page. It's an eye-catching way to present a smaller less complicated title, especially when paired with a single large photo such as this 5x7 team picture.

PRIZE DRAWING: For a chance to win some colorful American Craft goodies of your own, perfect for summer scrappping, leave a comment below by midnight on Friday, May 9th. Tell me what moments you are looking forward to scrapping this summer. A randomly chosen winner will receive the following:



ANOTHER PRIZE: If you started at the beginning of the hop, and are ready to wrap it up, you should now head on over to the American Crafts blog for your chance to win one more, absolutely fabulous, prize! 

If you landed here by some other method (or got lost along the hop) and would like to visit all of the blogs, here is the full list of participants:

From all of us, to all of you...Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

99 comments:

  1. Happy NSD!

    What a bright and colorful layout.

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  2. Love your bright page!
    I'm looking forward to scrapping my new home and my first trip to France (all these are still plans.. but I hope to turn them to reality)

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  3. I look forward to scrappy fun in the backyard! This will be our first summer with one!

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  4. I just LOVE the bright and bold colors in your page! All those banners are just perfect, and your big title is perfect!

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  5. This layout screams SUMMER to me! Love the happy fun colors! and your banner is adorable! I am looking forward to scrapping some camping pictures from this summer. Lots of camping on the to do list this year! :)

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  6. that is a great bright and happy page it does make me think of summer. I am looking forward to some warm weather and my holiday in the sunshine with a swimming pool close to the beach.

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  7. This makes me happy! I heart the color.

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  8. I love the banner border on your swim team page! Something we're really looking forward to this summer is time in the pool/time in our local water park. One of the best parts of summer for us!

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  9. love the big lettering!!! great challenge and love your page

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  10. What a great layout! So fun and energetic! I can't wait to scrapbook pics of my grandkids playing in the sun and sand!

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  11. Great layout Madeline! After summer I'll definitely scrap vacation pictures from Macedonia, but maybe also from some BBQ's or a recreative jogging I participate in. Greetings from Belgium, Annelies

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  12. Awesome bright page!! Lots of fun, Madeline. :)

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  13. Gorgeous! Thanks for the inspiration and all the NSD fun!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  14. So bright and summery! Love the banner, wonderful layout!

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  15. I look forward to scrapping the fun, happy, silly times my children have together that usually involve water and getting wet!! Love the pennants on your layout!! Thank you for sharing! Taunya Butler at daisiesgirl.com

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  16. Love the big letters awesome layout - Happy NSD :)

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  17. This page is so perfect for summer. Love the happy colors. I'm a teacher, so I'm looking forward to not grading papers! (Ha! Ha!) Happy NSD!

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  18. Perfect! I am looking forward for cycling and long warm evenings.

    Happy NSD!

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  19. What an incredibly happy and fun layout!!! LOVE the bright colors!!!

    housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
    www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

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  20. I can't wait to scrapbook my daughter's second birthday in a few weeks!

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  21. So bright, so happy!!! A great layout!

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  22. oh, those colours! <3 Happy NSD :)

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  23. bright and fun colours, thanks for sharing!

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  24. Darling layout! I always look forward to scrapbooking beach moments every summer! I LOVE using seashells and all shades of blue, green, aqua on my layouts. Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win!

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  25. Striking work - I'll have to try that!

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  26. What a beautiful & happy layout! :)

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  27. I love the colors of this layout!

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  28. Looking forward to Scrapbooking all our precious travel moments we enjoy as a small family, just my husband, son and I!!!

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  29. Love using big letters. I do it a lot. Your page is super cute! I am spending one week a month at my 90 year old granny's house over the summer (so she can stay in her home on the farm). I will be spending that time scrapbooking her life. She had an amazing life and I am so looking forward to it! Happy scrapping!

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  30. This is fantastic. I love the use of the clouds with the banners! So cool.

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  31. This summer I would love to catch up! I have so many photos, even 'before kids photos'!! I'd love to scrap the day away & create layout after layout! Wish me luck!

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  32. How much fun are those colors?! I was torn, but after seeing this, I'm certain I need this line in my collection :)

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  33. We have a house in Santa Cruz so I always enjoy scrapping the beach shots!

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  34. Fabulous project here! Happy NSD!

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  35. Love your colorful layout. I am looking forward to scrapping visits to the lake.

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  36. I absolutely love this layout. Fabulous job. So bright and colorful. Thanks for sharing. Glad I hopped.

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  37. Such a bright and fun layout---perfect!!!

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  38. I love this colorful layout. Love the lettering for the title

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  39. Love your work. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  40. I was inspired and used some old large letter stickers... http://leokc34.blogspot.ca/2014/05/lmcb-make-your-own-background.html

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  41. I love your layouts! You inspire me to create.

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  42. Happy NSD! I think your photo is perfect for the pp! Great inspiration!

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  43. Awesome page! I love your layouts!

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  45. Madeline, I just love how you've captured that summery, celebratory feeling on your page. I love the colors and the banners. One of the things I'm really looking forward to scrapping this summer is our niece's wedding in June. A lot of family will be there, and who doesn't love to scrap a wedding, right? Thanks for the NSD inspiration and the giveaway. :-)
    Janice

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  46. Great idea for a challenge.. I'm going to try this one out!

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  47. That layout just screams summer! Love it

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  48. I hate to see the blog hop end, it has been super fantastic! I am just thrilled with all the beautiful projects you all shared! Your layout is awesome! This summer I hope to photograph my mom alot with me, my hubby, her grandkids and our pets. She has lived with us 24 years. Unfortunately she has had a devastating cancer for past 7 years. After 6 operations and 5 rounds of radiation, she is running out of options and is undergoing more radiation starting on 5/5/14. I want to capture everything I can about mom this summer while we still have her with us.

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  49. Love love love your layout! The bright color is so much fun! Summer is more than just heat and sun!

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  50. So bright and lively!! great layout.

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  51. This is so cool, the big letters do have a big impact! I am looking forward to scrapbooking the beach trips, I love the beach and I want to remember to get more detail shots this year, like toes in the sand, ice cream drips etc! Thanks for the chance to win, x

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  52. I love the fun summer colours. I look forward to trips to the local creek to take a tip in the cool mountain water :) And ICECREAM, of course.

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  53. Oh how much I have to look forward to this summer! First we'll be welcoming our third baby, then we'll spend the afternoons eating Popsicles & running through the sprinkler, and we'll finish our lazy days by celebrating two birthdays. I love summer!

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  54. Love the fun summer colors with the team photo! I am looking forward to scrapping layouts of my grandchildren doing the usual summer activities!

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  55. Fun and colorful
    layout, looks great!
    I have a family
    reunion I'm hosting
    in July that will be
    fun to scrap.
    Carla from Utah

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  56. I LOVE your page! AND your challenge! love the colors!

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  57. I can't wait to wrap summer moments with friends.

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  58. Awesome layout Madeline!! I love the large photo, with the bright pops of color!!

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  59. What a lovely layout!can't wait to scrap my summer photo. Happy NSD btw

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  60. Love how your banner replicates the bunting across the pool.
    Happy NSD

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  61. Love the patterns and colors! The banners in the photo and on the page are perfect!

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  62. love the color scheme. it goes perfectly with the photo!

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  63. love the color scheme. it goes perfectly with the photo!

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  64. plan to scrap beach and disney pics!

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  65. Wow 70 comments! A lot of people like AC :) I love your bright page and big title but my favorite part is the banner!

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  66. Love this! Great work and thanks for sharing!

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  67. I love how bold and colourful your layout is!

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  68. I love this super colorful layout!

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  69. Very vivid and summery and I adore the banners.

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  70. Awesome color and photo, Madeline, so perfect together!

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  71. What a fun layout! I love the banner and bright colors. I can't wait to scrapbook our camping trips this summer.

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  72. My absolute favourite of the whole blog hop...love the bright swim layout. gorgeous.

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  73. What a fun layout ! Love the banners and all these pretty papers !

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  74. I want to scrap summer white water rafting. Love your swim layout!

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  75. Eye catching for sure! Love it!

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  76. Hi there

    I am so in love with the bold colours of this collection - it says 'beach balls' and buckets and spades to me - for sure!!

    This summer, I am hoping to go to the beach with my husband and our 2 dogs. Our 2 boys are grown up and probably won't want to be seen with us - but our fur-boys hopefully aren't that fussy! lol...

    So, my fur-boys chasing a ball on the beach would be great to scrap!

    I just love AC for their amazing colour collections. Always cheerful! Always makes me smile when ever I see a collection from them.

    thanks for the chance of a mini give-away too...

    Paula (from over the pond) xxx

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  77. Im always so afraid to use brights - you make it look so easy. Thanks!

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  78. Such a bright & fun layout, Madeline!

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  79. I love summer colours and love your LO. marta

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  80. FUN & FABULOUS layout Madeline!!!
    LOVE the bright & cheery colours, perfect for the pool photo, LOVE the BOLD title & banner too!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION :)
    I look forward to scrapping more of the old "everyday" family photos I have taken over the years. We lost Grandpa last year and I was shocked with just how many photos were still sitting in their developing envelopes. I want to scrap them (probably a mix of traditional and pocket PL pages) and add some journaling so that I record the memories before I forget all the details.

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  81. Great colorful layout! I'm looking forward to scrapbooking fun times at the beach this summer!

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  82. Your layout is so bright and fun! I love those summer papers! Thanks for the chance to win some goodies!

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  83. I am in Australia, so my summer is now oven :( I miss summer! My favourite summer moment this year was probably all the time we spent at the beach, I have some great photos I want to scrap

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  84. I am looking forward to scrapbooking photos from a trip to Ireland this summer.

    Love all the fun elements on this layout.

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  85. Omg, the colors and layout are beautiful! Thanks for the giveaway :D

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  86. Great bright colors in your layout!

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  87. THanks for the inspiration. I'm looking forward to scrapping beach and camping pics!

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  88. This page is amazing! Thanks for the challenge and the chance to win!

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  89. Awesome page! Thank you for the inspiration. This hop has been amazing!!

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  90. Such a FUN layout with POPS of color! LOVE!

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