Easy cardmaking ideas + giveaways with #SpreadJoyNotGerms from Catherine Pooler & Hedgehog Hollow
Hello Everyone! I am so excited to be co-hosting today with Catherine Pooler! We were chatting one evening when we had the idea of spreading some joy around the crafty world, and the #SpreadJoyNotGerms Hop was born! We have nearly 150 stops and lots of prizes to help share the joy with you!
Be sure to stop as many places in the hop as you can. The more blogs you visit, the more chances of winning some amazing prizes! You can see my co-hosts post by clicking here. Everyone is sharing happy cards to add some joy to your day!
This post might contain affiliate links at no cost to you! I can’t wait to inspire you alongside all the hoppers!
#SpreadJoyNotGerms Inspiration
I have a few videos I want to share, but I am also going live this morning (if you’re reading this later, the video will also be below)!
#SpreadJoyNotGerms Discounts
A couple of extra bonuses for you too! First of all, I have a code for any purchase at The Hedgehog Hollow store. Just use code SJNG for 10% off any purchase! It’s valid until April 30th!
Next up, I have an extraordinary code and invite. I have teamed up with Ashley Chauvin (if you haven’t checked out ShowMeChauvin on Facebook, hop on over for a giggle…but it is a little PG!). Any way…Ashley and I are teaming up for an exclusive craft together next Friday (24th). Just make any purchase using the HH link and code HH10 over at Irononink.com, and you will get an invitation for crafting together, fun, treats, and giveaways!
And if you don’t know what Iron-on-Ink is and why it’s so amazing you can see the rainbow info here…
You will also save 10% with code HH10 over at Irononink.com!
One more thing, if you wouldn’t mind adding a little joy to our day, we would love a nomination for this year’s craft awards. There are lots of amazing prizes again this year. Thank you for awarding us the best social media last year and a list of other nominations! Click here to enter your nominations.
Prizes
We have 31 Sponsors!! The prizes will be randomly drawn from all the blogs and all the comments. Encourage your followers to leave as many comments on as many blogs as they can! Some of the companies are offering discounts and freebies. That info will be found on the company blogs, it’s be like a scavenger hunt!!
Deadline to enter is April 24 for prizes. Winners will be announced on Monday, April 27 on Catherine’s and The Hollow’s blogs.
Here’s what you could win…
- Catherine Pooler Designs – $20 Gift Certificate on each of the Brand Ambassadors’ blogs
- Hedgehog Hollow – one-month free sub to the box with free us shipping & 2 $25 gift cards
- Artesprix – Getting Started Kit worth over $75
- Beacon – Product gift bag
- Brutus Monroe – $50
- GCCAS-ual Fridays – Win the new release – over $80 value
- Dina Kowal – Two $10 gift codes to Dina Kowal Creative
- Dress My Craft – $35 gift certificate
- Ellen Hutson – $35 Gift Certificate
- Greeting Farm -$25 Gift Certificate
- Heffy Doodle – £35 voucher for the store
- iCrafter – $20 Gift Certificate
- Ink on 3 – $35 Gift Certificate
- Joy Clair – $25 Gift Certificate
- Miss Ink Stamps -$25 Gift Certificate
- Pear Blossom Press -$25 gift certificate
- Paper Sweeties – $50 Gift Certificate
- Polka Dot Orchard- $20 Gift Certificate
- Pink and Main – $25 Gift Certificate
- Rabbit Hole Designs – $10.00 gift code on each DT members blogs
- Sassy and Crafty Stamps – $35 Gift Certificate
- STAMPlorations – $25 gift code on the STAMPlorations blog + $10 gift code on each designer blogs
- Taylored Expressions – $50 Gift Certificate
- Trinity Stamps- $25 Gift Certificate
- The Ton – $20 Gift Certificate (stamps, dies, ink, or sequins)
- Unity – two $25 Gift Certificates
- Whimsy Stamps – $15 GC on each of their Creative Team team blogs
- WOW! Embossing Powder – two gift vouchers £30 UK or Europe & $30 for US winner
- Xyron – Mega Runner, Refill & 1.5-inch sticker maker, refill
- You’re Next Stamp – $25 Gift Certificate
The Hop!
The full list is below so it’s easy to follow along but next up is Debbie, if you are hopping in order! Just Click Here to hop along!
If you made it this far….thank you! I hope we have spread some joy in your day too!
Once you are done with the hop, I also have some extra things to share with you! Altenew has a release today, so you can check out that post and more prizes by clicking here.
Happy Crafting!
Alexandra & The Prickle
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I loved the videos and projects. Thanks so much for the inspiration blog hop. Love it.
I really like how you did the flowers and I liked your stencil techniques.
I’ve lost my card making mojo lately. I think this has inspired me to get back to my craft table. Thanks.
Thanks for Hostessing this hop — so much inspiration
Thanks for bringing us all together for this fun hop Alexandra. Inspiring hop and so much to see. I’ll be coming back to watch your videos with a big cuppa in my morning. Hugs, Wends xoxo
I truly appreciate your efforts to make this stay-at-home time more crafty for everyone!
Flowers and stencils love them both Awesome giveaway and wonderful videos.
#SPREADJOYNOTGERMS
Great job spreading the joy!
Great projects and blog hop! Love Hedgehog Hollow!
Good idea through a stencil.
Beautiful project! What a great blog hop!
Thanks for all you are doing to help inspire us through this crazy time!
wow, these are fun cards, you are so much faster than I am at stamping. I love your hair!
Wonderful hop! Kudos to you all for keeping us all inspired!
Wow, what an awesome cooperation! 🙂
Wonderful idea to help stimulate our creativity
Fabulous idea for a blog hop! On to your videos…
I love the bright colors of these cards–it does put a smile on my face! Thanks for participating!
Thank you for helping put this hop together.
This is amazing! Thank you so much for putting this together and all your wonderful videos!!!! Such great ideas!!! Saving them!
Thanks so much for hosting this fun hop! I have enjoyed hopping today and seeing all the beautiful art! I loved watching your video of ink blending with stencils.
Fun cards! Thank you for putting this together!
Thank you for all the fun inspiration and I am so honored to be a part of this AMAZING hop <3 ~ Fleurette
I have been following you for a year. Love your page!
Wow! Thanks so much for hosting this blog hop and what a fantastic time to share inspiration as well! I look forward to watching your helpful videos and get to know more! Hopping on….
Such an amazing collection of projects! Thank you for sharing!
fabulous hop… Thanks for helping spread JOY!
Great video! Thanks for the stenciling tips!
TFS your videos and art -Thanks for being part of the hop– blessings – Gail waving from Michigan
Thank you so much for the wonderful videos. I never heard of certain products until today.
Loved the projects
Enjoyed the videos and great projects
Great ideas and tips!
Thanks for the inspiration! I enjoyed watching your videos 🙂
I think this idea is really neat and appreciate your support of it. I watch a lot of your videos and appreciate your creative ideas as well as your humor and easy manor with your husband and girls!
THank you for bringing me so much joy with this hop.
What a fantastic blog hop! i watched all of your videos-I will definitely try stenciling with Nuvo drops!
Oh wow! So many generous giveaways and so many new designers to check out can’t wait to go exploring!
Beautiful inspiration in this amazing blog hop!
Wow thanks for being part of this!
Loved your videos. Always enjoy your infectious optimism. Thanks for putting this hop together.
Thank you so much for putting this Hop together. It has been so much fun! Love your videos, always inspiring!!
fabulous hop!!!!
Love seeing all the wonderful projects from all your designers. Very Inspiring, thank you!
I have just loved this hop! So many ideas! Thank you!!!
Wow… It made so fun to hop from one person to the next. So much inspiration, videos, tutorials and ideas… Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks… Love it, kids or husband come to say hello and you say “I am teaching”, makes me smile… Stay safe and be healthy… I also love rainbow, bright or pale colors…. Thanks for sharing your inspiration.
Hugs
Ute
DT Whimsy Stamps
Thanks so much!
I love your videos, watch all the time. And I really like that stencil, so very cool. Thank you for sharing this
Thanks for hosting this blog hop. I’m getting states now.
This is the first time I’ve been to your blog and, WOW, what great ideas! I’ve bookmarked your page and I’ll be back for sure!
Thank you for sharing. And for the wonderful blog hop.
Love watching your videos!
Fabulous hop! Amazing inspiration. Just what I needed during this time of staying home.
So much fun and inspiration! Thanks so much for hosting this!
Love the masculine cards…that is a downfall in my repertoire of card making experiences. The “guy images” are wonderful!
I am so glad that you all came up with this wonderful hop. It is so much fun and I’m getting so many ideas from all the techniques that I’m seeing. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe!
Fantastic idea and a great way to get some inspiration during quarantine! Thanks for hosting!
Great idea! This is so awesome to do! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing all of that great inspiration!
Such a super fun hop, thanks for organising it! 🙂
you are amazing the love and dedication you but into your work is amazing! Stay safe!!
I love seeing your cards and the blog hop looks amazing!
Thanks for organizing this amazing hop!
I can’t wait to use this month’s HH box for my guy’s birthday next month! Heading over to artesprix to try iron on next!
Great place for inspiration and I registered for more. Thank you for sharing!
First time visitor! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! thank you so much for all of the inspiration as always! This hop is incredible.
Huge hugs
Amy xx
Love the video
Thanks for this amazing chance for the sponsor!! Loving this hop!! ❤️
Fabulous cards with these awesome masculine images!!
Such fun cards!! Thanks so much for sponsoring!
Thanks for a wonderful Break from Boredom! Fun Blog hop!!!
Thanks so much for sponsoring such a fun hop and the inspiration videos!
Thank you for the hop. It helps to fill the quarantine days with so many talented participants.
Very fun blog hop! Thanks for doing this!
Thnaks for the inspiration during this time!
What a great stamp set and fun cards! Love it and thanks so much for all of your hard work putting together the hop!
I am really enjoying the hop! Thank you so much.
Thanks for hosting this fabulous blog hop, so much inspiration x
What a fun hop! The talent is amazing. Can’t imagine the amount of work for you and Ms. Catherine, but with Tilly’s help…rainbows and unicorns!! Thanks please be well!
Thank you for participating in this blog hop, and for sharing the joy with us!
Oh my gosh, I LOVE IT! Thanks for the inspiration.
Love watching your videos during this time! So many fun techniques.
Amazing collection of projects. Thanks for hosting this awesome blog hop
Cute cards and a wonderful hop. So much talent!
So much inspiration in one place! Thank you for sharing your ideas and videos.
Thank you for sharing these great ideas!
Cheryl
http://shestamps.blogspot.com/
I am enjoying the blog hop and finding new bloggers and new products. Thank you very much.
Love all of your cards and projects! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for doing this! Love the demos!
I find masculine cards challenging … these are FAB!
Thanks for all the fantastic videos full of great techniques, creative card ideas and new for me crafty stencils. Fantastic! Thanks for sharing and for participating in this fun blog hop.
Awesome hop!! I voted!! Thanks for the inspiration and distracting us in this weird time
Thanks for leading this blog hop. Your leadership within our industry is appreciated.
Thanks for all of your great tips, tricks and inspirations!
Thanks for some needed distraction!
Awesome site and project!! Thanks for sharing!
thanks for sponsoring this blog hop
Thank you for sponsoring!!
Fantastic cards. Thank you for the videos.
Thanks so much for co-hosting this great blog and for sharing your great cards.
Thank you for putting this hop together! You have an amazing team! I love all of the inspiration!
Hugs, Joy
Joyfully Stamps
Thanks for the amazing inspiration! These cards are really beautiful!
Thank you for all your AMAZING inspiration here….so many fabulous tips and techniques from Hedgehog Hollow. I also want to say an even bigger THANK YOU for your wonderful support of the crafting community. You are such a blessing in so many ways, and I do pray that it will come back to bless you,
Hugs,
Karen Letchworth
Thank you for all the inspirations. I love my Nuvo drops. Gee who am I kidding, I love it all. 🙂 My favorite Wow embossing powder is Fairy Tale.
Thank you for this great hop full of inspiration! Amazing cards today.
Kudos to you & Catherine for putting this massive blog hop together. I appreciate it as I can use all of the inspiration I can get. Today is my first day & I’ve already been introduced to two stamp companies I’d never even heard of. (My DH tells me I’ve led a sheltered life.) lol I enjoyed all of the videos above & it was great to see your little girl in the first one.
How fun- thanks everyone for a fun way to spend some time at home!
Wow–what an amazing hop and I enjoy your creative ideas and videos.
Spread joy! Fabulous idea that we card makers are equipped to do. Thanks for the wonderful ideas.
thank you for this amazing hop of creativity
Thank you for hosting this wonderful hop<3<3<3 Stay safe! Stay healthy! Stay crafty!
Thanks so much for co-hosting this blog hop! By hopping to the listed blogs, many I didn’t even know about, I have been inspired and have learned about so many great products and techniques.
Such fun! perfect for this hop! Thank you to all who have come together!
Such an amazing post! thank you for all the inspiring videos!
Great card. Love the rainbow effect. Thanks for hop. I’m going to try real hard to make it through. What else do we have to do these days. Tanks for sharing. Stay safe. P.S. your daughter is adorable!!
I was so happy to see the video you did for 5 Masculine cards in under 17 minutes. I struggle with doing mens cards, always have.
Great card ideas and seeing how they come together really helped!. Stay safe.
Thanks for all the video inspirations! Awesome event to spread Joy during these uncertain times! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love your videos and craftiness. Thanks for helping to spread joy and fun.
Thank you so much for your inspiration and helping to put together this amazing hop! Thank you for helping to spread joy!
Thank you so much for the blog hop. I love your videos!
Thanks for the info and techniques. And thanks for this wonderful hop. It has been a great distraction from today’s worries!
Thanks for all the great videos and inspiration, and putting together this awesome hop.
Love the videos and all the ways to use Nuvo drops. So fun and so much inspirtation.
Wow, such a generous hop. Excited to keep going, so much inspiration
Loved all of the videos and inspiration from them. The iron-on inks are pretty cool too! First time I’ve heard of them. Thanks for spreading some joy today and being part of this amazing hop!
Oh what a wonderful hop! Many thanks to both you and Catherine for hosting. I always enjoy your videos – packed with great tips, techniques and product information. Thank you!
Always great to spread joy and not germs!! Thank you for hosting!!
Really loving the stencil ideas! I don’t use my stencils as often as I would like, so thanks for the inspiration! Enjoying all the projects along the hop! Thanks for spreading joy!
Fab post. You may have just convinced me to get a TH trimmer (been doing it old school with knife and ruler all these years!).
Fabulous!! Love the sawdust card!!
Great inspiration! Thanks for the videos.
I love all your videos! So much inspiration and fun! Thank you so much for sharing! VOTED!!!
Beautiful videos and projects!
thanks for sponsoring the hop.
It has been fun and inspirational.
Don’t know if I’ll make it to all of the
posts, but I’m going to try.
txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Such fun cards, happy to find your site. Look forward to more video.
Alexandria, you and Catherine did a FANTASTIC job with this BlogHop. It took me 4 days, but I managed to visit every stop!!!! I learned a lot and can’t wait to get started. You two have inspired so many people to so many cool things. Keep up the good work!!!! STay safe in this hard time!!!
Hi Loved your videos. Your “target” card is great! I love the colours and the sentiment. Thanks for sharing. xx
That iron on ink looks like heaps of fun! And you can stamp with it??? Sweet!
Great videos! I specially like the nuvo drop tips. Always looking for new ways to use them.
Love how you blended with that flower stencil. Just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Lots of inspiration! Thank you for the chance to win
Thank you so much for helping to organize this hop – it’s so very needed right now!
I love this. You are so cleaver
Thank you for co hosting this swap!
Thanks for co-hosting this fun blog hop. It is so fun to see all of the great ideas out there. Thanks for all of your inspiration as well!
Good share. I appreciate the tips.
Thanks for all the inspiration. Those videos are great! xx
I am about halfway through the hop, but I had to skip ahead to thank you for co-hosting this wonderful hop. I have seen so many beautiful and fun creations, and so much inspiration, Thank You! It was fun to see Tilly in your video, too.
What an awesome collab 🙂
Great projects and really cool techniques!
Thanks for bringing us all together and co-hosting this wonderful blog hop. Love your videos.
Thank You for sharing and INSPIRING!
Such a CHEERY visit into your crafty space 🙂
A great hop. A little daunting with so many hoppers, but a wealth of creativity to be had! Thank you for helping organize it.
Thank you so much for your hard work with Catherine to put this blog hop together.
Beautiful card! Always love a rainbow. Thank you so much for putting this hop together. I’ve seen so much inspiration so far.
Love all of the rainbow color. Thanks for all the tips.
Thank you for creating this excellent way to encourage stay-at-home!
So fun to see your videos. I especially like the one on Nuvo drops and Stencils. Thanks for the bloghop- I heard about it by subscribing to your blog! It’s lots of fun to meet new artists, companies, and see the wonderful and creative makes!
Thanks for co-hosting this fabulous hop!! There is so much inspiration and creativity on here it has been so much fun!
Gorgeous cards and the videos are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for hosting! All I can say is so inspired to stamp. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the video…love this hop. Thanks for having it.
So much fun here! Thank you for the fun and uplifting hop!
Thanks for all the tips.
WOW! Amazing cards and projects. I have 3 sons, so I’m always looking for new masculine card ideas. These are great. What a great hop!!! Thanks for the inspiration!
WOW
SWOON!! I LOVE ALL of the Cards that you shared!! Such FUN Inspiration and Tips!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!
This has been incredible I can’t even keep up with all of them I hope I didn’t miss anybody thank you for hosting this in the inspiration I will continue to come back to each of these loggers as they all have unique ideas
Hi Alexandra 🙂 Thanks for helping to sponsor this blog hop!!! Soooooo much inspiration in one place is amazing! Thanks for inspiring me 🙂
Great cards on the videos. I like the trick with the water and EP on the stencil video. Thanks for cohosting the hop.