February 8, 2013

Oh… It’s ON! Chinese New Year Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Chinese New Year Blog Hop! WAHOO!

The Year of the Snake officially begins on Sunday, February 10th so be sure to wish all your Chinese friends longevity, happiness, wealth and good fortune during this two-week festival!

Celebrate with us by leaving a comment on all designer and artist/sponsor blogs! Pick up your free digis and cut files along the way and create something for a second chance to win. If you create something for the Chinese New Year, please post your project using the InLinkz Tool below and leave another comment here on my blog to let me know! Here's what you could win:
Prizes Worth $230!!!
Lucky 8 Prize Pack
$100+ Value

Sponsor Prizes
Avocado Arts – 4 stamp sets
Fresh Squeezed Stamps – 1 stamp set
Mama Elephant – $20 gift certificate
Sparkle Creations – Chinese New Year Rin

Avocado Arts is giving AWAY Four AMAZING stamp sets designed by YOURS TRULY. Special Thanks to Avocado Arts company owner Michelle Ogdahl.
You have until Friday, February 15th at 11:59 p.m. EST to comment or enter your digital project for a chance to win one of the five fabulous prizes. The winners will be chosen via Random.org and announced here on Saturday, February 16th. Winners will have until Friday, February 22nd at 11:59 p.m. to claim their prize. Second chance winners, if any, will be redrawn and announced here on Saturday, February 23rd.

Let's get the Party Started, eh?

Here's who you'll be hopping with this week for a chance to win the fabulous prizes.

Designers

Emily Leiphart

Alice Wertz

Chunyuan Wu

Kryssi Ng

Mary Johnson

Miriam Prantner

Pamela Ho

Sparkle Smith

Artists/Sponsors

Angie Blom Designs

Dahlhouse Designs

Deasy Designs

Fresh Squeezed Stamps

>>>Lisa Hetrick Design<<<

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Avocado Arts
Mama Elephant

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64 Responses

Miriam Prantner says:

02/08/2013 at 2:16 pm

What a fun image, hope you have a wonderful New Year’s!
Mary-Anne V. says:

02/08/2013 at 1:26 pm

Very intricate snake image…thank you. Happy Chinese New year!
sharla~ says:

02/08/2013 at 1:06 pm

Love that snake and the coloring without lines, fabulous!!
Maureen J. says:

02/08/2013 at 12:42 pm

I love the image that is colored without the stamp lines! Awesome!
Chunyuan says:

02/08/2013 at 12:35 pm

Gorgeous coloring!!! Thanks for creating the digi. I want to tell you that I used it not only for the blog hop, also for the cards for my preschooler to bring to all his classmates.
terriavidreader says:

02/08/2013 at 12:31 pm

Thanks for the image!
Shauna K says:

02/08/2013 at 12:19 pm

thanks for the fun digi 😀
Diane says:

02/08/2013 at 12:14 pm

AMAZING creativity! Your art is inspirational!
Lisa Hetrick says:

02/08/2013 at 11:51 am

Stacy, make sure you download the files. There is a FULL-Color tutorial on the coloring technique I used. YOU CAN COLOR! Thanks for the sweet comments!
Stacy Buller says:

02/08/2013 at 11:46 am

Oh how I wish I could learn to color like that! Your final snake is beautiful and so full of amazing colors. So much talent! Thanks for creating the giveaway stamps and for the free SSS…Sassy Snake. Can’t wait to get coloring.