Sara's Birthday Blog Hop

I am so excited to be a part of another Birthday Blog Hop!  Today, we are celebrating Sara Zenger's Birthday with a fun sketch, inspiration, and prizes!!  You should have arrived here from the very talented, Cassie Box's Blog!

We received an awesome sketch from Diana Fisher to use for the Hop!  I love that the sketch included a large photo and here's what I did with it:

 

I stayed fairly close to Diana's sketch.  I don't have the ability to print up to 12x12, so I printed my photo as wide as possible on my 8.5x11 printer.  Then I used a small piece of patterned paper to fill in the left over space.  And I thought adding my title to a tag that I cut on the Cameo, would make up for the shortness of the picture.  I will admit that most of my photos are Portrait, and I had to dig all the way back to our trip to the Pumpkin Patch this past Fall to find one that would work.  I could have used multiple photos, but I really wanted to go with the larger photo.

Now, here's where the fun comes in for you...There are 2 gifts up for grabs, for participating in the Blog Hop:

1.  A $30 Gift Certificate to Paper Issues - For one lucky Winner, who links up their layout based on Diana's sketch, to the Linky on Sara's Blog by Midnight February 9th.  (You must be a follower of Sara's Blog, to be eligible)

2.  Creative Scrappers/Creating with Sketches EBook - Two copies will be given away to two Birthday Hoppers, who leave a comment on each post throughout the Hop.

AND...you also have the chance to win a prize from my Blog!!  Become a new Follower and let me know in the comments below.  If you already follow, then tell me one of your favorite birthday memories.  I will choose a random winner on February 9th, for the following prize:

Don't forget that you have until Midnight February 9th to link your layout up on Sara's Blog!  Thanks for hopping along with us, to celebrate Sara's birthday!  Now you are off to visit the talented Angie Gutshal!

In case you get lost along the way, here is a list of all of the Blogs you'll be visiting:

Sara Zenger
Diana Fisher
Audrey Yeager
Corrie Jones
Heather Landry
Missy Whidden
Cassie Box
Ashley Horton  <<<------------  You are Here!
Angie Gutshal
Aimee Maddern
Shannon Morgan
Becky Litz

Happy Hopping!!

Supplies:  Patterned Paper:  Simple Stories & Pebbles; Wood Veneers & Spray Mist;  Studio Calico; Buttons & Tin Pin:  October Afternoon; Flair Button:  A Flair for Buttons; Punch:  EK Success; Washi Tape:  Hampton Art; Font:  Turkey Sandwich; Stickers:  Echo Park; Date Stamp:  American Crafts; Other:  Embroidery Floss & Twine