IIG and True XOXO Blog Hop: January is COZY

Welcome to the If It's Groovy Birthday Blog Hop! As we celebrate the 4th birthday of IIG we welcome you to sit back, take some time and visit the blog hostesses as each has prepared calendar pages that we hope will inspire you to create your own. The True XOXO Chicks have been invited to play along. (check the end of the post for further details and info on a prize or two!)

When we were asked to play along with IIG we were asked to choose a month of the year and create about what it means to us.  I chose January..and not for the reasons you might think: this month there will be a lot of blogging and creating about resolutions and choosing a special "WORD". But, January around our place usually involves mountains of snow, frosty mornings and bitterly cold nights. I spend most of my time bundling up and un-bundling. So, it seemed only fitting that my creation is called :"COZY"

I wanted to share with you this beautiful photo of Adriane on Christmas Day bundled up in her new sweater and fluffy new blanket. The colours were soft and the light 'just perfectly cozy'.

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I began with a background from FABSCRAPS and added white acrylic paint and glass bead medium over top of the doily..

I also added scraps from my stash in this same palette and added some Studio Calico butterflies and Bo Bunny gems.

More doilies, ribbons, and lots of little bits from my stash. I really love the mono chromatic palette and how it makes the colours in the layout pop.

I hope you will stop by the other ladies in the hop and see what they have created to celebrate the year and IIG's birthday!

Here's the list of blogs and there are gorgeous projects to inspire you. There are also lots of prizes being offered along the way. In fact, if you leave me a comment here and become a new follower (or are one already) I will be giving away a little something to say "Thanks for stopping by". I will award the prize here on my blog on the 14th..so come back and see if it's you!

Representing January we have
Wendy
Christa
Representing February we have
Michelle
Michelle H
Representing March we have
Wendy
Miae
Representing April we have
Heather
Jaclyn
Representing May we have
Lindsey
Deborah

Representing June we have
Brenda
Khristen
Representing July we have
Jean
Tess
Representing August we have
Rochelle
Faye
Representing September we have
Kelly
Tiffany
Representing October we have
Kelly
Alaina
Representing November we have
Heather
Kimmy
Representing December we have
Deborah 

Queen Kat

Thanks for coming by and being inspired by us! Until next time, keep doing what you love.