50 STATES BLOG HOP!

!!!KANSAS!!!

(You should be arriving from the blog host herself, http://www.kandrewdesigns.blogspot.com/ )

I was born and raised in southeast Kansas, and there really is NO PLACE LIKE HOME!

I you're going though, you'll want to be sure to go to 'the exact middle of the United States,' THE WORLD'S LARGEST BALL OF TWINE, and of COURSE, Dorthy's house (located in Liberal.

This Layout features my Wizard Of Oz collection, with special attention given to a TON of symbolism....

I created the YELLOW BRICK ROAD base page with a glue pen and gold embossing powder, the photo mat is in the shape of the state, of course, the RAINBOW (though we actually see more of those here in New Mexico), A hand sewn tornado-or TWISTER, blue and white gingham paper to resemble Dorthy's dress, and the letters are stickled to sparkle like ruby slippers!

I cherish the snow globe pictured here. It plays 'Somewehere Over the Rainbow' and clicks the slippers together! It was my going away gift when my best friend Chrissy threw my surprise party!




This photo is of my sweet daughter, at home on our family farm. The John Deere tractor is my grandpas.


It really is a state of agriculture, harvesting mostly wheat and milo.

Thank you for taking the time to visit today! Please be sure to be entered in my Blog Hop Blog Candy, consisting of a Hot Fudge layout kit, 2 complete BRAND NEW stamp sets from The Angel Company, A Cuttlebug die-cut and beautiful package of blue acrylic accents from Queen and Co. !!! I'd love if you decided to follow me in this amazing creative journey-and comment on the previous post for additional prizes and entries!

Your next stop is Erin in the BIG APPLE! (Kansas has a Manhattan city, known as THE LITTLE APPLE)! ;) http://www.spantastikreations.blogspot.com/ (Please give her EXTRA love, as my post was delayed this am from a stomach virus :( )


In case you need to check where you're at: HERE'S THE LINE-UP!

BEGIN: Getting Cricky With K Andrew http://www.kandrewdesigns.blogspot.com/ THE MOST AWESOMEST GAL, willing to help with computer trouble and HOST this FABULOUS BLOG!


ALABAMA Tanya of Scrappy Scavenger http://www.scrappyscavenger.blogspot.com/

ARIZONA Renee Kowalchik of KoolChik Crafts http://koolchikcrafts.blogspot.com/
ARKANSAS Teela Young of Coffee24Tea http://coffee24tea.blogspot.com/
CALIFORNIA Jess Marin of My Scrap Diary http://www.myscrapdiary-jess.blogspot.com/ Nicolette Simpson of Beyond Scrapin http://www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/

COLORADOJennifer Anderson of Scrappin Lil Turtle http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/ Amy Courchaine of Scrapbooking, Card Making, and Living with Fibro http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com/

DELEWAREMeagan Jarjabka of Beyond Paper Designs beyondpaperdesigns.blogspot.com Peggy Brustman of CeltikGirlCreations http://celtikgirlcreations.blogspot.com/
FLORIDA Stephanie Hedderick of Always Crafting http://www.alwayscrafting.com/ GEORGIABrenda Haskin of Simply Bren is Having too much fun http://simplybrenhavingfun.blogspot.com/
ILLINOIS Lori Brown of Saving My… http://savingmine.blogspot.com/
INDIANA Angela Urell of Creative Crafting http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com/
LOUISIANA Darlene Saucier of Simple Southern Blessings http://www.talesoftayandbay.blogspot.com/ MAINE Karen Madden of Lilac and Lupines http://lilacsandlupines.blogspot.com/
MARYLAND Karen Turner of Midlife Mysteries & Masterpieces http://www.midlifemysteries.com/
MASSACHUSSETTS Andrea Fogleman of Scraplity http://www.scrapality.com/
MINNESOTA Krystal Gibson of Krystal’s Kreativity http://www.krystalskreativity.blogspot.com/ Jenny Johnson of Paper Crafting Crazy Me http://www.papercraftingcrazyme.blogspot.com/
MISSOURI Kathy Northup of I Love My Crazy Life ilovemycrazylife.blogspot.com
MONTANA Kathy Floen of The Beautiful Life http://kathy-thebeautifullife.blogspot.com/
NEBRASKA Gloria Sleeper of Oma’s Crafts http://www.omascrafts.blogspot.com/
NEW HAMPSHIRE Kristal of Getting Cricky http://www.kandrewdesigns.blogspot.com/
NEW MEXICO Brynn Thornburgh of Flair and Frills http://www.flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com/ *YOU ARE HERE* (Although there was a bit of a mix-up, as you can see, I featured Kansas, not New Mexico)! Bless Kristal's sweet workin' heart!

NEW YORK Erin Span of I am SpantastiKreations http://www.spantastikreations.blogspot.com/
NORTH CAROLINA Amy Westray of redwolfSCRAPS http://www.redwolfscraps.com/
OHIOPatricia Logan of MDN Creates http://www.triciatreasure.blogspot.com/Joe, Carol, Joe, and Betty of CreateNCraft at http://www.createncraft.com/

OREGON Rebecca Maddux of Crafting with Becka http://www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com/ PENNSYLVANIA Midori Vasquez of Scraps for Me http://www.scrapsforme.blogspot.com/

RHODE ISLAND Karel Jennings of One by One the Flamingos are Stealing my Sanity http://karelj.blogspot.com/

SOUTH DAKOTA Brenda Burffrau of Creativity is a State of Mind http://createbyburffrau.blogspot.com/
TENNESSEEShannon Lefew of My Scrappy Creations http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/ TEXAS Kista Orr of Scrapaleupagus at scrapaleupagus.blogspot.com
UTAHKathy of Creative Cutter at http://www.creativecutter.org/

VIRGINIA Chris Hanselmaan of Chris' Crafty Creations from the Corner http://scrappinchris.blogspot.com/
WASHINGTON Mariam Satchell of Purple Lily Studio mariamsatchell.blogspot.com WISCONSIN Janice Wilson of Stamping with Janice http://www.stampingwithjanice.blogspot.com/
WYOMINGJamie Larsen of Baby Jayden’s Mommy http://babyjaydensmommy.blogspot.com/Lindsay Loo of Lindsay Loo Designs http://www.lindsayloodesignz.blogspot.com/


END: Getting Cricky with K Andrew http://www.kandrewdesigns.blogspot.com/