[Debbi]

Don't forget about the 2009 Holiday Mini Blog Tour here at SA. The tour runs from Saturday August 29th through Sunday August 31st.

What's a blog tour? Well, it's a fabulous event organized by some great people which will show you some awesome creations! You start at one of the blogs listed below. Each blog will showcase a new item from the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog. We have some amazingly talented papercrafters here at SA! At the end of each blog post you will find a link to the next and previous stops on the tour. Feel free to jump on or off at any stop. You can always find your way around.

Here is a list of the blogs participating in the tour:

1. Tracy/rosowskimom: Sweet Centers (Tracy's Stamp Therapy)
2. Michelle/stampin'shell: Grateful Greetings (Come Stamp with Me)
3. Sarah/willsygirl: Pumpkin Patch (Sarah's Ink Spot)
4. Twila/tjdstampsalot: Twick or Tweet (Stamp a Little Longer)
5. Sara/lilyinkpad: Haunting Hill & DSP (Lily's Ink Pad)
6. Marie/mariemc: Night & Day DSP (From Combat Boots…)
7. Holly/hollylogic: Autumn Splendor & Tablesetting Die (InkPaperStamps)
8. Joyce/broncomom: Autumn Meadows DSP (Stampin' Central)
9. Lyssa: Calendar Kit with Magnetic Box (Song of My Heart Stampers)
10. Trina/pepesmom: Gifts of the Earth (Stamps and Whiskers)
11. Kim/s1itcher46: Wandering Words (Stitchin' N Stampin' on Paper)
12. Carmen: Cold & Cuddly (Stamping Addiction)
13. Ashley/CoastieWife09: Just Beclause & Christmas Cocoa DSP (Stamp with Ashley)
14. Dawnmarie/dmdezigns: Berry Christmas (DM Dezigns)
15. Rhonda/rhondag: Holy Family (The Stampin' Bunny)
16. Kat/uk79ee: Delightful Decorations and Punch (Kat's Kards)
17. Cheryl/lovetostampandscrap: Icicle and Merry & Bright Rub-Ons (Love to Stamp and Scrap)
18. Holly/catrules: Serene Snowflakes (Holly's Stampin' Mania)
19. Paula/scrapshappen: Décor Elements & wood blocks (Stamping with Paula)
20. Linda/lindakeal: Charming (Olive Stamps)
21. Barbara/cre8tivestamper: Simply Adorned (Creative Stampin' Spot)
22. Yapha: Bear Bigz Die and clothes (Yapha Stamps)

[FieryCanuck]

awesome! I can't wait to check these out! How does one get themselves included onto a blog tour? I'd love to participate in one...eventually!

[dmdezigns]

There are some seriously cute projects on this tour! It goes live at noon EST - so be sure to check it out!!!

I'm seeing some halloween stuff that I absolutely have to case - I'm sooooo halloween challenged it's just not funny!

[yapha]

Amazing stuff on this hop! Unfortunately, there is a lot more I must have now...

[HollyLogic]

Originally Posted by yapha

Amazing stuff on this hop! Unfortunately, there is a lot more I must have now...

LOL, ain't that the truth!

Temptation, thy name is Stampin' Addicts Blog Hop Stops. . . .

Great job, everyone!

[Lyssa]

Originally Posted by FieryCanuck

awesome! I can't wait to check these out! How does one get themselves included onto a blog tour? I'd love to participate in one...eventually!

There are requirements listed on the demo-only side such as you have to have been a member for a while, etc. Check it out--I think there are plans to do one for each mini since we will have them quarterly now.

[basket2003mom]

This may sound dumb, but I've never done a blog hop. What do you do on one? I assume just go to each blog and check out the projects? Also I'm checking out some of the blogs and I'm having a problem with blogspot bogs not coming up, anyone else or just me??

[HollyLogic]

Brenda, I don't have any insight on why you're having trouble with blogspot blogs, but the blog hop is basically as you described--visit and hopefully be inspired!

[stamper_jamie]

There is plenty for inspiration on this BLOG hop, thank you Ladies for your awesome work, and for sharing.

[scrapshappen]

I just finished the hop myself. Wonderful projects and loads of great ideas to case. Thanks everyone!

[basket2003mom]

It's going great so far, great job ladies!!! I think my problem is only when I try to go forward to the next blog using the arrow. If I just click on the typed out link it goes fine. I'm loving this!! I really should be mowing or pulling weeds though, but who wants to do that??

[Catered Crop]

Wow - What a great blog hop. You all did such a fan-tas-tic job. Loved it!

[luvmyboys]

great hop ladies!
wow! lots of wonderful projects and inspiration ~ tsmfs!!

[lovetostampandscrap]

Originally Posted by basket2003mom

This may sound dumb, but I've never done a blog hop. What do you do on one? I assume just go to each blog and check out the projects? Also I'm checking out some of the blogs and I'm having a problem with blogspot bogs not coming up, anyone else or just me??

Doesn't sound dumb at all. You are exactly right - you have a bunch of blogs that work around a theme - just go from one to the next and enjoy. I just made the loop myself and all pages loaded just fine - try it again if you haven't already, and hopefully it's just a quirky issue for you that gets resolved.

[s1itcher46]

I hopped thru on my break from getting ready for tomorrow. Awesome ideas. I love that we haver so much talent here! Thanks for sharing all your ideas. Thank you for the lovely comments on my countdown calendar too! I'll go back thru agian tomorrow and make notes.

[Lyssa]

Originally Posted by Catered Crop

Wow - What a great blog hop. You all did such a fan-tas-tic job. Loved it!

Thank you, Linda! Coming from someone who KNOWS all the ins and outs of a hop, that's quite a compliment.

[smccain]

amazing job everyone!!!! My customers are TOTALLY going to wonder why I don't do this kind of stuff - your projects were all great!

[chiripa]

Okay, I didn't need the Pumpkin Patch set until I stopped by Sarah's Ink spot on the blog hop....gee whiz--isn't that flower CUTE??? and the Christmas ornament card...

Alrighty then...I guess I will be ordering the Pumpkin patch set--next month!

[dmdezigns]

I know exactly what you mean Cindy - Jan Tink tempted me on Friday and then Sarah pushed me over the edge. I was so NOT going to get it until now. . . . .

There goes my budget!

[Pepesmom]

I went through very quickly this morning and was totally amazed! I've been on the fence about that ornament punch, but NOW - WOW! A flower???!!! A FISH???!!!!

Such fun!

[it'smeFaith]

Originally Posted by smccain

amazing job everyone!!!! My customers are TOTALLY going to wonder why I don't do this kind of stuff - your projects were all great!

I am in so much trouble!!! I posted about the Blog Hop on my blog so my gals could come and see... I've got to learn how to do all this stuff now, 'cause they too will want to know why we don't do this kind of stuff!!!! You gals have stretch me to reach a new level....lol..lol

Thanks to all of you!!! I know you all feel stretch a little thin, but want you all to know what it meant to me...

Faith

[Lyssa]

I just made it all the way around for the second time, leaving comments this time. Everyone did such a nice job. I really like the continuity, the number of players and the number of projects/photos allowed.

And now thanks to you all I need to go place another gigantic order!!! Thanks a LOT!!!

[JulieA]

Debbi, you totally ROCK! Thank you so much for posting the list! I wasn't able to hop because our international student arrived on Thursday and I had to get her settled in and ready for school to start Monday. Whew! So, now I have a bit more time, since the kids all started school! Oh, and who do I contact to be involved in the next one? I totally loved being in the first hop!

[Happy Stamper 99]

Ah I missed this one and I love blog hops. Hopefully I will get to do the next one.

[HollyLogic]

bumping while I'm working on the backlinks--if you missed this hop, by all means check it out here!