I Have a Dream Blog Hop

Hey they scrappy friends!  Welcome to the "I Have Dream Blog Hop".  In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday, we have created items that express our dreams.  The hop will be live from January 15th - 17th.  I'm honored to be among some great crafters so please be sure to hop all the way through to the end.  If you've come from Nicholette's blog then you are in the right place.  If not, please start at the beginning at Karelj's blog so that you can enjoy all the wonderful projects that have been created.

The Grand Prize Blog Candy is the Dreams Come True Cartridge, donated by an anonymous donor!! In order to be eligible to win, you need to leave a comment on each and every stop on the hop, along with a way to contact you. Karelj will choose a winner by random.org on the 18th and announce it on her blog, as well as contacting the winner personally.

My contribution for the hop focuses on my children.  I wanted to create something that would encourage them to reach for their dreams.  My oldest son (13) wants to be a chef, my oldest daughter (9) wants to be a Dance Historian, and youngest daughter (7) is autistic and loves to draw, and my youngest son (5) wants to be a  paleontologist or as he says, A Dino Expert. 

Today, I am featuring the mini-album that I created for my Dance Historian.  I simply used a $.50 star shaped chipboard album that I purchased from Michael's for the album. Each page features a spot for pictures and or journeling.  The pages are covered with coordinating cardstock that was first glued with Elmer's Glue and then 3M Quick Dry around the edges.  I then used an Exacto knife to trim the paper.  Then using a nail file, I sanded the edges to get a smooth edge on all sides.  This really works well and I'm pleased with the results. 

For my prize, I'm offering one person who comments on this post by the 17th the chance to win their choice of either five single cut or image files from www.Page-Kits.com. You don't have to be a fan friend BUT if you like what you see, please join me. If you want any other details on how I created this album, you can email me at askscrappinsista(at)hotmail(dot)com.

Please check back tomorrow as I am going to try to create and post my other projects if I feel better. 

So, now head on over to my bud Celeste's page.  I know she has something creative up her sleeves.  Thanks for hopping along with us this weekend.  If you get lost, I have posted the entire blog hop list at the very bottom of this post.  I hope that we have sparked your dreams and encouraged you to pursue them.

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Karelj at One By One The Flamingos Are Stealing My Sanity
Nicolette at Beyond Scrapping
Christel at Scrappin' Sista **You are here.**
Celeste at Touched By a Butterfly
Rachel Henahan at Suburban Crafter
Stephanie at SS Crafter
Col at Col's Creative Corner
Jessica at Overjoyed Scrapper
Krista and Kori at 2 Crafty Chicks
Gina at Gina Thornton Stamping
Monique at Unique Monique

Kathryn at Creations with Kathryn