Welcome to the Valentine's Day Blog Hop!

The Blog Hop is now over. Thanks to everyone who participated. Taylor has chosen the winners. For a complete list, go to her blog HERE.
Welcome to the Valentine's Day Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Kathy's Blog  then you're in the right place! If not, start at the beginning at Taylor's Blog.

How do you play? Leave comments on the participants' blogs. Winners will be chosen by Random.org from the comments. For a list of prizes and participants (in case you get lost on the hop) stop by Taylor's Blog.

Happy Valentine's Day! This is one of my favorite holidays! With a last name like "Darling", did you expect anything different? LOL You've got to love a holiday that celebrates Romance, Flowers, and CHOCOLATE!
My kids have fond memories of Valentine's Day. When they were growing up, I decorated the breakfast room and hid Valentines under their plates. They received decorated bags of candy and small gifts. For breakfast they feasted on cupcakes, heart shaped ice cream, (sliced and cut with a cookie cutter) heart shaped sugar cookies, and a giant heart shaped chocolate chip cookie. Now I have to be content with mailing them packages of heart shaped cookies and small gifts. Sigh....

How do you celebrate this holiday?

I used one of Kathy's Pixie Dust digis for the hop, "Do-Little Dolly" from The Toybox Collection.

 Isn't she adorable! I colored her with Copics and placed her on top of Nesties Hearts.

I used the templates "Milk Made" from Papertrey Ink to make the milk cartons and holder.

Here is a closeup of one of the bows I made. The bottom bow is white Organza and the top bow is pink Satin. A pink button was hot glued on top.

The front and sides were decorated with two different DPs. A third DP was added to the front of the holder. I layered a heart border over the front, cut with a MS punch. Add some Lindor chocolate truffles, and you have a perfect Valentine gift!

CHALLENGES
Stamp Something-Something for Your Valentine
Cupcake Craft- I {heart} You -include hearts
Creative Cowgirls- Hearts (They are also having a Valentine HOP!)
Delicious Doodles- Valentine's Day
Totally Gorjuss- Love
Crafty Sentiments- Valentine's, Love
Our Creative Corner- Cut It Out
C.R.A.F.T. - Valentines
ABC DT Challenges- Valentine's Day Sweets and Treats (ends Feb.26)

Today is also Sneak Peek Day for the newest Pixie Dust Collection, Have a Ball.

 

This is "Romeo Loves Juliet, and it will be available in the Studio tomorrow!

I hope my crafts have brought you a smile on this Valentine's Day!

Leave a comment on this post before heading off to the fabulously creative Jolara's blog. The hop ends on Thursday at 6:00 P.M. EST. Winners will be announced on Friday. Good luck in the draw, and Happy Valentine's Day! Thanks for stopping by.

Prizes Donated for the Hop

- StampInsanity - with a set of choice for one winner

- Meljens designs - 4 digis to one winner
- Pixie Dust Studio - 2 digis to one winner
- Lizzie Anne Designs - $10 gift certificate
- Christian Paper Crafts - 1 year general membership
- Paper Pretties - 3 total winners: 1 person will receive Timeless Love stamp set; 2 people will receive 5 digis of their choice from the store
- Karber Digital Images - 2 digis to one winner
- Di's Digi Downloads - 5 digi images to one winner
- The Scrappychick Boutique - 2 6x6 Cosmo Cricket paper pads to one winner
- Stampendous - 4 cling rubber stamps from new release to 1 winner
- Pink Cat Studio - 5 digis of winner's choice to one winner
- Amber Ink - $10 gift certificate
- Simply Betty Stamps - 3 digis of the winner's choice
- Mark's Finest Papers - set of their choosing to the winner
- Dreamweaver's Stencils - a couple stencils, pearlescent embossing paste and a palette knife
- Chi Chi Memories - Meaning of Love Digi Stamp Set to one winner
- Little Potato House - $20 gift certificate
- Kenny K digis: 4 digis to one winner