Jillian's Big Birthday Celebration Blog Hop June 10, 2011 ~ Day 1

Hi and Welcome to Jillian's Big Birthday Celebration Blog Hop.  This is to celebrate my baby's birthday!  She will be 12!!!  Hard to believe!  she is almost taller than I and started her own Greeting Card business at 10 then her own stamp line at 11 ~ what will 12 bring ? ? ?

For my first project, I did a tag.  Her birthday and dance recital normally fall on the same weekend!  So here is a tag I will give to her tomorrow, June 11th after the dance recital ~ yes then we go shopping and she picks out something for doing such a great job and looking so beautiful on stage!  I am not a proud momma am I!

First I took an Inkssentials #8 Tag Distressed it with Victorian Velvet and Dusty Concord then used our Tiny Dots background stamp (by A Jillian Vance Design) inked with Dusty Concord.  

The Flower is from the Mother's Day Bouquet Cartridge and I had an old Hymnal that I glued a page to Clearly for Art Modeling Film by Studio 490, Wendy Veechi.  This stuff is so cool and the Cricut cut it just fine ~ I did a multi cut on a #5 setting on the blade)!  When you heat it up you can shape and form it after it cools, then if you don't like it heat it again and it can be reshaped.  It is distressed with Victorian Velvet.  

I used Olive Archival Ink by Ranger for the stem of the flower (a fun,cheap stamp from Pat Catan's).  
The center of the flower is a button punched from Kraft paper and distressed with Dusty Concord.  

Hand dyed seam binding with both Dusty Concord and Victoian Velvet with a little Perfect Pearls Mist in Perfect Pearl ~ tied in a knot and added one of our new "Pear Pins" is pinned thru the center, which adds a perfect touch!.  
(Pear Pins are coming to www.ajillianvancedesign.com soon ~ we can't wait!!!)

I stamped In the Spotlight  and Dance Recital from On Broadway by A Jillian Vance Design and Birthday Blessings from Birthday Blessings by A Jillian Vance Design all in Deep Purple Archival Ink by Ranger.  Added the film strip from the Tim Holtz die to give it some stage appeal!

**Edited ~ 6/10/2011 11:00am**

Jillian in her Jazz and Tap costumes!

To enter to win Birthday Blessings Stamp Set from a jillian vance design

Leave a comment stating if you took dance when you were a child and what was your favorite class ie: Tap, Jazz, Ballet etc.  also please "LIKE" A Jillian Vance Design on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/ajillianvancedesign

and a I would love to have you follow of my blog!

Stop back tomorrow for a new project!

Blessings,

Bunny

Now head on over to Theresa http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

The entire Blog Hop List!!!

Jillian http://princessandthepaper.blogspot.com/
Bunny http://bunnyrunswithscissors.blogspot.com/
Theresa http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Brynn http://flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com/
Yolie www.JustYolie.com
Susan http://sueinct.blogspot.com/
Deanne http://deannescreativejuice.blogspot.com/
Tanner http://www.mrcricutcrazy.com/
Darlene http://talesoftayandbay.blogspot.com/
Ivonne http://4everspink-dailydoseofbeauty.blogspot.com/
Karen http://karens-kakes-krafts.blogspot.com/
Denise http://vintageheartfeltdesigns.blogspot.com/
Kristin www.scrappingmamahen.blogspot.com