We're Off To See the Wizard Blog Hop... Or perhaps return to Kansas, Toto!! :)

Welcome to the "We're Off To See the Wizard Blog Hop"!!

*** My sincere apologies for the late posting...  I've updated the links below so that you can do a direct visit to each of the other participants' posts -- There are some really adorable projects, and I'd hate for you to miss them!!  :)

We're off to see the Wizard, and I'm so glad you made it down the Yellow Brick Road!! :) If you've arrived here from Tami, then you're not lost in the forest -- You're in the perfect spot!! :) But if you've dropped in from a spinning house, woken up from a field of flowers, or perhaps just popped over from your email or dashboard, then be sure to CLICK HERE and begin at the beginning with Lynne!!

For the hop today I'd like to share a sorta silly easel card that I made...

I just love this "melted witch" image from Dustin Pike...  It kinda makes me GIGGLE!!  I colored two of the same image with my Copic markers so that I could fussy cut each element to add some dimension with foam tape.

I embossed the yellow background with my Sizzix "Stars and Swirls" embossing folder before mounting it on a red layer and green layer...  The blue gingham ribbon reminded me of Dorothy's dress, and the red Stickles made me think shoes -- I often wonder if I could cover a pair of my own shoes with red Stickles since I can't seem to find any Dorothy shoes in my own size...  Sigh...  Oh, to be four again and have little feet that fit in sparkle shoes... ;)

Truth be told, I was having a bit of a "Totally Wicked!" day myself...  I was a wee bit cranky...  Errr, "irritable" as it was put to me.  If my friend, Tami B, is reading this, she will NEVER believe it (since she thinks that I throw open the windows to sing with the birds each morning just as Snow White would do...  However, we're somewhere over the rainbow today, and Snow White is nowhere to be found, so I've apparently channeled the Wicked Witch...  But I digress...)!!  Anywhooooo, I thought maybe an apology was in order for my "Totally Wicked!" behavior, so here ya go...  "My Bad..."  ;)  Maybe next time it won't take a deluge of water to set me straight, right???  :)

For those of you who stuck with me through that story, let's get back to the details...  If I'm going to add a sentiment to the inside of the card (instead of leaving it blank), then I often like to make the card an easel card.  This style of card is ridiculously simple to make as long as you remember to apply adhesive to only the BOTTOM HALF of your card front (ask me how I know).  There are tons of videos on Youtube demonstrating this fold, but if you want my "quick" version...  Score your card at 2" and 4.25".  The score at 4.25" will be your (regular) center fold on your A2 base (5.5"x8.25" becomes a 5.5"x4.25" card) and the score at 2" will become your easel fold.  Again, remember to attach your card front to ONLY the 2" from the edge to the first scoreline...

When you add the inside card layer, you'll want to add a bit of dimension (pop dots or foam tape) so that the card front can rest behind that little edge...  Voila!!  Easel card, quick and easy!!  :)

The AWESOME sentiments for my card are from the BRAND NEW "Guy Talk" Stamp Art Set from K Andrew Designs...  This great mix-n-match set is chock full of really gnarly sayings perfect for boys and guys (and Wicked Witches apparently)...  You can make this set YOURS by CLICKING HERE...

I hope you've enjoyed my card today!!  I have a few little goodies for one lucky person who leaves a comment on this post...  Come back and let me know that you've visited everyone else too (remember the links below allow you to hop directly to each participant's post!), and you'll have an extra chance to win PLUS I'll throw in even MORE goodies if you're the WINNER!!  :)

Now it's time for you to skip off down the Yellow Brick Road to one of my bloggie-land-besties... Rhonda...

And just in case the forest isn't cooperating (or the flying monkeys carry off a link), here's a list of the entire hop...  *** All of these links are updated to take you directly to each hop stop!! ***

Lynne

Kimberly

Shelly

Tami

Amy :) You are HERE now!! :)

Rhonda  Go here NEXT!!

Suzanne

Inga

Janet

Berenice

Susan

Gill

Anita

Pamela

Until next time,