2nd Annual Dia De Los Muertos Blog Hop!!

Hello Everyone and welcome to our 2nd Annual Dia De Los Muertos Blog Hop!!  Day of the Dead has been celebrated in Mexico for many many centuries. It is a day where we remember our loved ones and the beautiful life they had when they lived. Altars are created for those loved ones and their favorite things are put on the altar as an "ofrenda", an offering for them. It is a time of joy and happiness. 

Last year I created a small altar for my grandfather and had to make sure I put on the altar some of his favorite things like mayo and some tequila! What a combination! :) 

Here is my grandfather doing what he was best at, photography.

Te extraño abuelito (I miss you grandpa)

So, another thing that I always, always associate with Day Of the Dead is Frida Kahlo. Her art reflected what she was feeling and it was her way of expressing herself. Sometimes, hmmm most times a truth that was a little too hard to swallow. 

I became inspired by the cover of Vogue where she appeared.

and here is my creation:

Sentiment is a quote from Frida Kahlo, it reads: "Feet, why do I need them if I have wings to fly"

Frida Kahlo had an accident when she was young and had to go through many many surgeries through out her life. At first, doctors believed she might not be able to walk again. Click HERE if you would like know more about her life.

Onto some CANDY!!

Flor Larios is sponsoring our blog again this year! 

One winner will receive one of her beautiful prints!!

You can visit her Etsy shop HERE and take a look at her AWESOME work!

Mini Twine Sampler 

and

A Collection of Dilo En Español Stamps

If you have not seen these before click on the name to take you there! 

These are all SPANISH sentiments!!

Total of THREE winners!!!

All you have to do is leave a comment and tell me if you 

had heard of this celebration before! 

I hope you have fun visiting the rest of the blogs!! 

You will LOVE every single one of them!!

Next on the hop is my talented friend 

PATTY TANúZ!!

Patty's blog is all in Spanish, please still leave her a message! She knows a little English and I am sure she would love to read your messages! She has a lot more history on the Day of the Dead! She lives in Oaxaca, Mexico... one of Mexico's states that celebrates Day of the Dead the most!


Have FUN!!!

Abby: http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/

Patty: http://www.mynameisscrappy.blogspot.com/

Ana Maria: http://www.shortycreations.com/

Angelica: http://handmadebyangelica.com/

Monica: http://simplycricutting.blogspot.com/

Donna: http://donnamundinger-popsicletoes.blogspot.com/

Michelle: http://scrappinwithmybug-scrappinwithmybug.blogspot.com/

Joanna: http://scrap-making.blogspot.com/

Sandra: http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/
Xochitl: http://cricutcritter.blogspot.com/

Dilo En Español Challenge #3// Reto De Dilo En Español No.3

If you are here for RAVEN'S BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP

please click HERE!!

Happy Friday!! and welcome to another challenge!! Challenge #2 was awesome!! We had so many wonderful entries!! Thank you all!! and just so you know we use Random.org to pick the winner! We could never decide if we had to pick!!//¡Feliz viernecito!! y bienvenidas a otro reto! El reto #2 estuvo fantástico! Tuvimos tantas entredas! Gracias a todas! y para que sepan, utilizamos Random.org para escoger a la ganadora! Nunca podríamos decidir si tuvieramos que escoger!

One more thing before we go on. You DO NOT have to use Spanish on your projects to participate!!! It is called Dilo En Español (Say It Spanish) because we are showcasing my stamps. But, you can create anything you want just follow the theme!// Una cosita mas. NO TIENEN que utilizar español en sus proyectos para participar!! Se llama Dilo En Español porque estamos promoviendo mis sellitos. Pero ustedes pueden crear lo que le quieran solo sigan el tema que se les propone.

This challenge's theme is to use Glitter or Bling!! Easy enough?! I think so!//

 El tema de este reto es utilizar Brillitos o Piedritas brillosas!! Facilito ¿no? Yo si lo creo!

Here is my card using Set #1 Que Siga La Fiesta

and here is my AWESOME DT!!!

Patty is using Set #2 Queremos Pastel

Yvonne is using Set #1 Que Siga La Fiesta

Ana Maria is using Set #2 Queremos Pastel

What do you think?? Aren't these beautiful?! I LOVE them all!!!

Now it is your turn to create!!

Here are the rules!! Aqui estan las reglas!

*** Link your ORIGINAL post with project up to Inlinks

*** Hagan link su proyecto ORIGINAL aqui mismo en InLinks

*** This HAS to be a NEW project!

*** Tendrá que ser un proyecto NUEVO!

*** Deadline for this challenge will be midnight, November 10th - PST

*** Fecha límite será la medianoche del día 10 de noviembre (hora del pacífico) 

*** Mention that your project is for the Dilo En Español Challenge #3

*** Menciona que el proyecto es para el Reto de Dilo En Español #3

*** Project theme use GLITTER OR BLING!

*** Tema del proyecto es utilizar BRILLITOS O PIEDRITAS!

*** ONE project per blog

*** UN proyecto por blog

*** And most importantly, HAVE FUN!!

*** Y lo más importante es DIVERTIRSE!!!

and the price for Challenge #3 is

Y la ganadora del Reto #2 que se lleva un pad de papel de Echo Park 6x6 es:

And the winner of Challenge #2 is:

ESTEFANIA!!!

Estefania tienes hasta el miércoles a medianoche para mandarme un correo electrónico con tu info!!

So let's get crafty my friends! You have two weeks to create!!

Amigas a ponerse creativas ya que tienen dos semanitas para entrarle a este reto!

Raven's Birthday Halloween Blog Hop!!!

Hello everyone and welcome to Raven's Halloween Birthday Blog Hop!!! If you made it all the way to my blog that means you are at the end of this fabulous hop!! Hopefully you got here from Brynn!! But, if you didn't, make sure you start with the b-day girl!! Raven!

Thank you Raven for inviting me to be part of this hop to celebrate you b-day!!!

¡¡¡¡¡FELIZ CUMPLE RAVEN!!!!!

Here is my card for Raven!!

Materials Used:

Simply Betty Stamps

Echo Park Paper

Dilo En Español Stamps

Twine is from The Twinery

 which can also be purchased HERE

What is a hop without awesome candy?!?!

One person will get the 6x6 paper pad I used to create this card!!

Echo Park Paper- Apothecary Line

Make sure you leave a comment and wish Raven a happy bday!

I hope you guys had fun celebrating with Raven!!!

Scrapalicious USA Challenge HALLOWEEN!!!

Happy Wednesday everyone!!! It is me here with another Scrapalicious USA project!! This time around we have a HALLOWEEN theme challenge for you!! SUper simple!! Sooo, get your craft on and let's get creative!!!

Here is my project for the challenge!

Thank You Michelle for the AWESOME stamps!!!!

For details on materials used click on the pictures!!

Mother Goose Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Scrapbookaholic By Abby's blog and to the Mother Goose Blog Hop!!! If you are coming from Liz, then you are headed in the right direction!! but if you happen to find this hop here, then make sure you start over at The Queen's Blog!!  I was very happy to have been asked to join this hop and a bit nervous. I will tell you why! 

Being raised in a Mexican family our "nursery rhymes" are well, not your typical stories! Our little songs and stories are usually more on the scary side! Yep!! We have "La Llorona" (The Weeping Woman)  and "El Cucuy" (The Boogie Man). So, when I started researching about nursery rhymes.... it was all new to me!!

I decided to choose a nursery rhyme that I thought was cute: 

PUSSY-CAT AND QUEEN

Pussy-Cat, Pussy-Cat

Where have you been?"

"I've been to London

To look at the Queen."

"Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,

What did you there?"

I frightened a little mouse

Under the chair."

If you know me, well you know that I am not a fan of cats! But, as soon as I read this I new I had the perfect stamp for it!! 

This is what I created inspired by the nursery rhyme:

The sentiment says "You and I"

Materials used:

Dilo En Español Stamps

Twine from The Twinery

DCWV Paper

Copic Sketch Markers

Now, make sure you start the hop with The Queen and follow her instructions on how to become elegible to win the most awesome digital stamp set!!

and what is a hop without some candy!!

I will be giving away a Mini Sampler of Twine from the Twinery!!! 

Yes!! ALL 14 colors!!!

All I ask that you do is to tell me what is your favorite rhyme of all time!

Next on the hop is the talented 

MARIA

Here is the line-up!!

1. Theresa~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/296731557007702/doc/299074730106718/www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
2. Janet N- https://www.facebook.com/groups/296731557007702/doc/299074730106718/www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
3. Janis - http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com%2F&h=BAQFlGHiL
4. Heather - http://greenscrapinmachine.blogspot.com/
5. Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/
6. Abby~ http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/
7. Maria ~http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/
8. Shannon ~ http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog
9. Lisa ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
10. Lynn ~ http://bootsandblingtime.blogspot.com/
11. Michele-http://magicalcreativeinspiration.blogspot.com/
12. Sherri - http://squeakyscrapper.blogspot.com/
13. Mary ~ http://www.cardztv.blogspot.com/
14. vicky~ http://luvmygypsy.blogspot.com/
15. angela~http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com/
16. theresa~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/296731557007702/doc/299074730106718/www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Dilo En Español Challenge #2/ 2ndo Reto de Dilo En Español

Hello everyone and welcome to Scrapbookaholic By Abby's blog and to the 2nd Dilo En Español challenge!!! I am so excited that we had 25 participants!!! Thank You for entering!! This time around for our challenge we have another simple but fun theme! Just in time for Halloween we have a color challange! You can make anything you want! A card, a layout, an altered item ect. whatever you like just make sure it includes ORANGE and BLACK! That's it!!

 Hola a todas y bienvenidas al blog de Scrapbookaholic By Abby y al segundo reto de Dilo en Español! Estoy tan emocionada de que hayamos tenido 25 participantes!! Gracias a todas por haber participado!!Esta vez tenemos otro reto super facilito!! Les propongo hacer lo que ustedes quieran, ya sea tarjetita, un layout o cualquier cosita alterada!! lo unico que si tendran que incluir seran los colores ANARANJADO y NEGRO! Es todo!!

Esta es mi tarjetita!!!

Materials:

Dilo En Español Stamps (Set Que Siga La Fiesta)

This set includes festivities through out the year.

Nestabilities

Stampin Up Punch

Echo Park Paper

The Greeting Farm digi stamp

want more inspiration?/y quieren mas inspiracion??

de Patty Tanuz

Patty is using a KICH N BLEUS digital stamp!!!

De Yvonne

De Ana Maria:

Ana Maria has another card she created on her blog!!!

How about all that for inspiration??//Que tal toda esta belleza para inspirarse??

Here are the simple rules to follow!

Y aqui estan las reglas a seguir!

Here are the rules!! Aqui estan las reglas!

*** Link your ORIGINAL post with project up to Inlinks

*** Hagan link su proyecto ORIGINAL aqui mismo en InLinks

*** This HAS to be a NEW project!

*** Tendrá que ser un proyecto NUEVO!

*** Deadline for this challenge will be midnight, October 27th - PST

*** Fecha límite será la medianoche del día 27 de octubre (hora del pacífico) 

*** Mention that your project is for the Dilo En Español Challenge

*** Menciona que el proyecto es para el Reto de Dilo En Español

*** Project theme use ORANGE AND BLACK

*** Tema del proyecto es utilizar los colores ANARANJADO Y NEGRO

*** ONE project per blog

*** UN proyecto por blog

*** And most importantly, HAVE FUN!!

*** Y lo más importante es DIVERTIRSE!!!

and the price for Challenge #2 is

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and the winner of Challenge #1 is:

Y la ganadora del reto #1 es:

#11 CG

The winner has until Wednesday midnight to contact me!! Email me at sellosabby@yahoo.com

La ganadora tiene hasta la medianoche del miercoles para comunicarse conmigo al correo sellosabby@yahoo.com

Thank you for taking a peek and entering our challenges!!!

Gracias por su visita y por participar en nuestros retos!!!!

Scrapalicious USA Challenge Use Orange, Purple and Black!!

Good Morning Scrapalicious FANS!! We have for you another super fun challenge!! This time it is a COLOR challenge!!

You can create anything you like but make sure it has the colors: ORANGE, PURPLE and BLACK!

Here is my card!

Want to enter our challenge?!!? Click HERE!!

Click on pitures of materials used to take to right to the SCRAPALICIOUS USA STORE!!

and if you are interested in the Spanish sentiments stamps click on the picture to take you to my store!

Dilo En Español Challenge #1/Reto #1 de Dilo En Español

Hello everyone!! Do you remember I have a challenge going on? You still have a few days to enter it!! Click HERE!!// Hola a todas!! Se acuerdan que tengo reto?!?! No se les olvide que todavia tienen unos dias para participar!! Hagan click AQUI!!

Here is another card I created using Kraft paper which is the challenge theme!// Aqui les tengo ptra tarjetita usando el papel Kraft que es el tema para el reto!

Click on the pictures to take you to the store for the some of the materials used!

Hagan click en las fotos para llevarlos a la tienda donde comprar algunos de los materiales!

Scrapalicious USA Challenge Time!!! HANG IT!!!

Hello everyone!! I have a super easy challenge for you today posted on my Scrapalicious DT!!! The theme is to create anything that HANGS!!! Yes!! Anything! So get crafty and get hanging!!!

Here is my creation! I was inspired by a blog I found through google! Scrappy Go Lucky! Thank You!

and here is what I used! EVERYTHING I used can be found over @ ScrapaliciousUSA store!! Just click on the pictures!!! (Using InLinks Manager for the first time!!)

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!! hmmm traducción???

Happy MONDAY!! Can you believe it is October already?!?! I can't!! Time flies wayyyyy to fast for me!! I owe you guys some WINNERS!!! From my release week and blog hop! and I was trying to translate my post title and nope... it does not sound right at all! Feliz LUNES!!! Pueden creer que ya estamos en octubre?? Yo no!! El tiempo vuela demasiado rapido para mi! Les debo ganadoras de la semana de muestras de mis sellos y del hop que tuvimos!! Trate de traducir el titulo del post y no se puede! "GANADOR, GANADOR, CENA DE POLLO" ajajaja NO!!! No se puede!!

Before announcing the winners, I have another card using Kraft paper! Don't forget about our new challenges!!! The theme for challenge #1 is to use Kraft paper! Antes de anunciar las ganadoras, tengo otra tarjetita donde use el papel Kraft de nuevo. No se les olvide de nuestros retos! El tema para el Reto #1 es usar papel Kraft en tu proyecto.

                               DILO EN ESPAñOL CHALLENGE/RETO DILO EN ESPAñOL

Materials Used/Materiales Usados:

Dilo En Español Set #3 Suspirando Con Tinta

The Greeting Farm Stamp

Nestabilities (you can find HERE)

COPIC Sketch Markers (HERE)

Sakura Gelly Roll White Pen

MS Bling

Echo Park Paper

Here are the WINNERS/ Aqui están las GANADORAS

BLOG HOP WINNERS:

Mi Blog: Ale Vargas

Blog de Ana Maria: Adriana Ortiz

Blog de Yvonne: Laus

Blog de Michelle: Yeylin

Blog de Gaby: Alvina

Blog de Xochitl: Green Scrap

Sneaky Peek Week:

Tuesday/martes: Dany

Winner of the Button posting!

Angie Ashuk

Ok Ladies you have until Wednesday midnight to claim your prices!! Email me at

sellosabby@yahoo.com

Ok chicas! Tienen hasta la medianoche del miércoles para reclamar sus premios!!! manden correo a la dirección de arriba!

Thank you all for having participated!!!

Gracias a todos por haber participado!!