Welcome to It's A Joy 2 Scrap's April Fool's Day Blog Hop!! No foolin'... I have a FUN project for ya!! If you came here from Kara's Blog, you are in the right place. However, if you're just visiting me by chance or just checking in, you'll want to hop over to It's A Joy 2 Scrap's blog so you don't miss out on any of the fun!!
For this hop, we were asked to create a project that “tricks the eye” or does something you might not have expected it to do... I saw a Scrapbook Purse very similar to this one on Split Coast Stamper (sorry, I tried to go back and find it, but it's been too long, and I can't find the original person who posted -- if it was you, please let me know so I can give you credit!!)... Then, a few days ago, a friend of mine sent me an email with pictures of another one!! Now how did she know I had made one of these just for this occasion??? I thought it was the coolest thing!! Kinda like an explosion box, but with a little twist...
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I used three full pieces of 12x12 paper (one cardstock, two designer sheets) plus one 4x12 strip of cardstock to create my Scrapbook Purse... Plus some scraps!! :) The punch-art-flower is one of the flowers I am giving away on THIS previous post (it's not too late to enter to win, so if ya haven't... click HERE!)...
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You can add photos to any of the inside squares and triangles... Now how stinkin' cute is that?? :) Simply score your base piece of cardstock 4" from each edge, and then create mountain/valley folds on two sides (opposite sides)... I wrapped my extra 4x12 strip around the center to create the purse 'flap' and give it some extra support...
Now how about some Blog Candy on this Blog Hop??? No foolin'... I've got CANDY!! :) Unfortunately, I do not have a picture of the candy at the moment (Blogger just gave me a few issues while getting this post ready) -- If ya wanna see what the candy is, come on back in a bit -- I'll edit my post to include the candy, candy, candy!! :) To WIN, all ya have to do is leave a comment with the BEST April Fool's joke you ever played on someone else OR that someone else played on you... Although you don't have to be a follower to win, I'd love for you to join my Fabulous Followers if ya like what ya see here!! :)
Next in line is Ashley from Marine Wife's Scrappin' Life!! I hope you'll hop on over to her blog and see what she's created to trick your eye and surprise ya!! While you're there, scroll through and check out her layouts and cards -- Y'all know how much I L-O-V-E layouts!! :)
If you get lost along the way, here is the line up of everyone participating in the hop...
April (This is where the hop started!!)
Elaine
Vicki
Darlene
Lindsey
Tammy
Kara
Amy (THAT'S ME!! YOU ARE HERE!!)
Ashley (Go see her NEXT!!)
Janice
Tonia
Kim
Janice
Jillian
Wendy
Kayla
Jenny
Patty
Tiffany
Carlene
Krystal
Jenny
Michelle
Linette
Katie
Debi
Elaine
Vicki
Darlene
Lindsey
Tammy
Kara
Amy (THAT'S ME!! YOU ARE HERE!!)
Ashley (Go see her NEXT!!)
Janice
Tonia
Kim
Janice
Jillian
Wendy
Kayla
Jenny
Patty
Tiffany
Carlene
Krystal
Jenny
Michelle
Linette
Katie
Debi
REMEMBER -- If you leave a comment on all the blogs by Sunday (April 3) at 11:59pm (CST), you will have a chance to win some fabulous prizes!!!
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61 comments:
Awesome purse project!! Http://2pawprints.blogspot.com
Love your scrapbook purse.
Kathy
Katsews at Gmail dotcom
Great purse. It looks complicated to make...
http://comopark1886.blogspot.com/
comopark@roadrunner.com
Amy, that IS so stinking cute, but it looks SO hard!
I just told my DD school was cancelled *snicker* It's not, so I better make sure she is up!
I am holding my 1st blog hop, please
come to my blog for more info & to join me!
Hummer Hugs,
Misty
http://deliteful-gifts.blogspot.com/
hummingbird204 at comcast dot net
Wow, never seen a purse like that before, YOU GO GIRL!! Very nice!!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Love this idea!!!! Are you ever thinking about doing a tutorial. I am one of those people who desperatly need one when it comes to explosion boxes....or purses lol I love this idea, my daughter would love it!
TFS
Theresa
tmdettloff@gmail.com
The best joke I heard was on the radio... they announced that Delaware was closed so they could count the cars and people actually fell for it!! SO FUNNY!!
I love your purse... so cute!
TFS!
~Janice "The Craftin' Geek"
http://craftingeek.blogspot.com/
Absolutley beautiful... I love it....
This is very cute. I am not sure if my brain could handle it.I will have to give it a try when I have no distractions. Was it very difficult? It is very interesting so I definitely have to give it a try.
cstephenson at q dot com
This is a fantastic project! I love it! This is hard for me, because I don't really have any good April Fool's jokes that are that great, except for being given a "lottery ticket" by my mom when I came home from school in high school and I didn't think much of it because we always played the scratch and win ones... but this one said I won thousands of dollars and I was thrilled jumping up and down screaming... until I found the joke was on me Happy April Fools hehehe! Thank you for the great share!
Lisa
summer_sunset54@hotmail.com
Beautiful Project! I have never seen one of these before. Very cool! Tfs and have a great day. :)
stars paper passion at gmail dot com
starspaperpassion.blogspot.com
Adorable purse. I think you did a great job.
i haven't pulled an april fools prank. :(
iluvkatie74
at yahoo
dot com
Love the purse explosion box!! I am not much of an April Fool's gal, probably telling friends that school was cancelled when I was in school, a thousand years ago would be the highlights of my April Foolery! LOL
Tammy
http://tammyjennings.blogspot.com
otrbanks at earthlink dot net
Love the purse!
Okay, best April Fool's Day joke ever...hmmmm..
Okay, my daughter was 7 and very VERY big into N'Sync, especially J.C. Chazez.
She was always hard to wake up for school so this particular April 1st morning, I ran in her room and shook her hard and yelled "OMGosh, Alissa, J.C. is on the phone and he wants to talk to you!!!!!!"
She jumped out of bed all groggy and stumbling around looking for the phone.
I only felt bad for a second but it was priceless!!! VERY VERY Funny!
hahahahha. (I'm a terribly mean mom!)
~Krystal
http://www.krystalskreativity.blogspot.com
kreative.krystal at gmail dot com
My son just played an April Fool's on me this morning and yelled "There's a mouse!" I jumped as I don't like mice and then he says "April Fools!" He got me good!
Hugs,
Angela
lauermaa at gmail dot com
An explosion purse - oh my goodness but that's darling!
http://lillianchild.blogspot.com
lillianchild at cox dot net
Love the explosion purse. what an cool twist on the box.
I forgot to mention the April Fools joke. A friend's room mates had all his personal effects put in storage on campus (it only has normal day time hours). By the time he came home he had no clothes or sheets etc and no way to get them until the next day.
OMG...that is such an incredible idea. Hmmm, my niece is planning a tea party for her birthday, this would be perfect to make for a birthday "album" for her to keep.
We've never really played big jokes on each othe here, but I do like to make a special dinner where the food looks like something it's not...mashed potato "ice-cream sundaes" for example.
misha_113 at yahoo dot com
Amy, you're my hero!
Great project! I love the flower on the front and the colours!
xxJenn
Wow!!! That is Awesome!!!! You did a great job. I'm a new follower. :0)
cindymarshall63@hotmail.com
Love the purse. I already follow.
http://scrappinrabbitdesigns.blogspot.com/
Great project. That looked a bit difficult but your directions are great!
TFS
Kathlee
kathlee154atgmaildotcom
http://kathleessnippitsncricuts.blogspot.com
already a follower - fantastic project... i've never played any big april fools jokes - when we were younger my brother and I put glue on the toilet seat (so when u sat down ... lol) seemed funny at the time but we both got in trouble.
Hugs ~ Jacqueline
madebyjacqueline@yahoo.ca
Ps – I got a hop that started to day too – tons of candy – click here
Amy, you knocked it out of the park with this one! I've seen similar things but never a purse- so cute and incredibly clever.
This is really cool!
phenis2031 at yahoo dot com
http://scrappylandusa.blogspot.com
This is a cool purse,love the flower!
thanks for sharing and for the chance to win:)
ExpressionsByElaine.blogspot.com
This purse is gorgeous. Love that flower. I am gonna need instructions to make this one. I don't have a joke to share. Take care
I love your explosive box, it is adorable, those flowers are beautiful, thanks for sharing
This is super adorable!!!
My youngest son acted like he busted pen all over my white shirt, needless to say I was not too happy... until I found out it was fake ink!!!
Thanks so much for sharing!!!
~Ola
okj83 at live dot com
Oh my goodness! This purse is so darn cute!
I love that you can add pictures inside it.
My Granddaughters would love this!
You know I seriously cannot remember any April Fools jokes played on myself nor ones that I have pulled.
That's awful isn't it??!! Sorry!
Lisa H.
lisastuf.blogspot.com
Such a cute purse, love love love the flower on it.
meagain20002000@yahoo.com
great project - already am a follower.
mmlmn at polarcomm dot com
Very interesting project... I will be back again to see if I can do it!
4/1 - As co-workers leave for a meeting, take a post-it and cover the LED signal light on the wireless mouse... Make sure your close enought to hear their frustrations as they return :) April Fools!
What an awesome idea. My nieces would love this purse. Sorry I don't remember and April Fools events.
TFS!
Cindy Lou
http://scrappinc.blogspot.com
endurapuppy at yahoo dot com
What a great take on the explosion purse! LOVE it! I'm a new follower! I don't usually play a lot of April Fool's jokes, but I got one of my students good today. I told him I'd decided that it was too difficult for me to keep up with the sticker poster, so I was doing away with homework passes for the rest of the year. He was in hook, line, and sinker!
~Ashley
That is so cool. It always amazes me when I see something new like this. Great project.
ShersL84bed at aol dot com
Love the purse. Will have to try one. Thanks for sharing.
vwilson577 at yahoo.com
Love your photo purse. Amazing. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win. I am a new follower. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com
What a beautiful box! Happy belated April Fool's Day and thanks for the chance to win :)
-Suzy suzyq28024@gmail.com
Very cute purse project! TFS! I am not big on doing April fools days pranks but I do remember as a kid, my dad taping the sprayer at the kitchen sink into the on position and when my mom went to use the sink she got hosed down! LOL I was pretty funny as a kid. :)
sweetheartcopper at msn dot com
hi amy could you please email so I will have your email address. my hubby accidentaly erase all mine. thanks and hugs
Your purse is amazing! Being an elementary school teacher... April Fool's Day is usually quite interesting. My students usually try their best to trick me, but they are usually pretty cheesy (i.e. They tell me my shoe is untied, but I'm not wearing tie shoes lol). I still get a laugh out of all of their effort :) So glad to be a part of this hop with you!
Tiffany
tiffanymarierice@yahoo.com
http://sparkledmemories.blogspot.com/
Love your explosion creation. My girfriend saw me drive past her on the street one day and recorded the time, etc. She called my house later that evening saying she was from the police dept and that I had not stopped when a police officer was waving me down and stated the time/place, etc she saw me. That I would be charged with not stopping for a police officer, ergh! scary moment!
Love the purse ,too cute, joydee1963@yahoo.com
OMGosh Amy your project for this hop turned out Awesome!!! Happy to be on this fun hop with you.
Wendy aka Roo
Very cute purse! Love your flower on the front! It's not really a great April Fool's joke but I switched the language settings on a co-workers computer so whenever they typed anything it came out in a foreign language. She's not too computer savy so she had to ask how to change it back!
kristin
ksully4597 at gmail dot com
Love your explosion purse.Love the color combinations. Bright and cheery, I am a follower. April fools father woke us all up and got us ready for school then told us it was Saturday
Thanks for sharing
karenk3 at ameritech dot net
Wow Amy - this is so cute! i love the colors you used and those punchart flowers are amazing! I am going to have to try to find the tutorial on this purse - it looks like a lot of fun :)
rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com
Great project! I wasn't much of a prankster, but once I told my brother he was super late for school and about to miss the bus.. it was a Saturday!
Amy, Thank you for participating in my blog hop! Great job on the explosion purse. I would have never thought to use multiple colors...duh!
I hope you had fun creating and hopping!
April
nginerd at gmail dot com
Great purse!! So cute!
Tonia
toniasolomon at comcast dot net
new to ur blog - became a follower. The biggest 1st April was i had a complete meltdown at my job and by the time most of the mgrs came into the office I then APRIL 1st them!!
parkernana5@cox.net
WOW I've never seen this version before! uv it
Darlene
desaucier at bellsouth dot net
Amazing. Love this.
Thanks for the chance to win.
I am a follower.
annadowdy at gmail dot com
Amy, I really enjoyed being in the hop with everyone. I was wowed by all the great projects.
Hugs, Debi
The first time around I said it was great....not I'm telling you that this is AWESOME!! GREAT project...love it and I will try it!
TFS!
Kathie
Kathlee154atgmaildotcom
http://kathleessnippitsncricuts.blogspot.com
What a unique and awesome idea. Thanks so much for sharing
Trish
krazykcrafters at msn dot com
Amy you amaze me and I have to get myself back on track....I am so very overwhelmed with all your Awesome 9 Projects and your now My most favorite Blog I have found In the year I have been Blogging!! Thank You Amy!!
http://ibecircled.blogspot.com
ilovetonkinese2 at hotmail dot com
Rexann♥
ok..I want to make one! It is awesome!
jonder@frontier.com
http://julianaspapercrafts.blogspot.com/
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