Monday, November 1, 2010

Dia De Los Muertos/Celebration of Life Blog Hop!

Hello Everyone!!! So today I am participating in a Blog Hop hosted by two very talented ladies Abby and Gaby! You should get started over at Abby's Blog. CLICK HERE to hop over and start from the beginning! For those of you that are not sure what "El Dia de los Muertos" means here is a good definition that Abby shared with us:

Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and other countries. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on November 1 and 2. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts. The Day of the Dead is a time of celebration. (http://www.wikipedia.org/)


We were asked to make something in remembrance of someone that has passed in our life. I chose to remember my Great Grandmother. I was truly blessed in my life to have a Great-Grandmother for 20 yrs of my life. Her nickname was "Tita" and the one thing that I will never forget about her is that she was always smiling! She was always happy and carefree!

For today's project I decided to make a frame with a photo of me and my "Tita" so that I can keep in my craft room and know that she is always with me! I wanted to use subtle, classy papers as my Great-Grandmother was a very Catholic, Old-Fashioned, and Feminine woman. I thought the flowers were perfect and the pinks and greens remind me of her. This photo was on the day of my baptism which is such an important moment in the Catholic Religion. I hope you guys enjoy the project!

Te Quiero Tita!


Frame: $1 Frame from Michael's
Paper: K&Company
Trim: RAK from Becky
Set of 3 Flowers: RAK from Becky
Large Flower on Top Left: RAK from Brigitte
Font: Gypsy Font

Thank you for stopping by!!! I am going to be giving away a Scrappy Mom Stamp of your choice! Just leave me a comment on this post for a chance to win! Winner will be chosen 11/3/2010.

170 comments:

1 Abby said...

Amiga, que precioso!!!! Love the flowers!!! Thank you for participating!!!!

2 Debra said...

Beautiful project! TFS

3 GabyCreates.com said...

Nice project and how sweet that you called her tita..
I love how you did the flowers!!
Thanks for participating!!!!
Gaby

4 Martha galvez said...

Beautiful layour, love your story and memories. Thankyou so much for sharing with us.
pattig161@yahoo.com

5 cozy86 said...

I love it :)

6
Gloria Dasher said...

Momo,
How You Doing,Girl I Glad your back . Momo you look so cute with you great grandma. What a great idea. Momo can you please put a list of your cartridges on your blog that you have and going to get. I just want to know which ones you have.


Thank you
Gloria Dasher


spyro.dasher@verizon.net

7 Sharon said...

Beautiful project! You are giving me ideas! I can tell from the photo of you with your grandmother how she was what you described. She looks very proud and happy to be your Tita!

8 Unknown said...

What a wonderful remembrance of someone so dear to you!!! Beautiful picture and embellishment!!! You are as inspiring as I am sure TITA was to you!!!

Sandi
slschario@gmail.com

9 Unknown said...

Great project. I love the way you used the DP.
Donna

10 JoAnn said...

Very nice LO! TFS!

11 Saundra said...

Very pretty! I love altering those frames from michaels.

12 LadybugCarrie said...

Great frame! I especially love the followers - what a nice touch! Thanks for sharing!

13
Anonymous said...

Another wonderful card.Thanks for sharing. Have a great day!
Lizabeth

14 live well laugh often love always said...

family is so very important!
love your sweet card
gad1974@windstream.net

15 Rhonda Emery said...

love your layout. so pretty.

16 Amanda Villarreal said...

This is so pretty! Aww look at little Momo :) what a sweet project.

17 Tanya Isis Ayala said...

very beautiful Momo. My grandmother was nickname Tita. I loved her so much. She pasted away 2 years ago after 10 years of Alzheimer

18 LesleyfromWI said...

Love what you did with the frame. I have a frame like this from Michael's and have had it sitting here for almost a year. Thanks for giving me some inspiration.

19
joann valdez said...

very nice project. thanks for sharing.

20 Merica said...

What such nice memories you have. Keep them close, as they warm our hearts and soul.
Merica

21 DonnaMundinger said...

What a gorgeous frame, Momo! Love the picure of the two of you and the beautiful feminine details. xxD

22 live well laugh often love always said...

did my hopping was fun and very colorfull!
gad1974@windstream.net

23 Celeste B. said...

WOW! Absolutely beautiful!!!! You did an amazing job! :)

24 Liliana said...

Absolutely beautiful! Love the flowers. Thanks for sharing!

anaphil36 at aol dot com

25 TheCraftyKitchen said...

Gorgeous Momo! What a wonderful way to remember your Great-Grandmother :)

26 Amanda said...

Oh Momo, your frame is stunning!! Thanks for yhe chance to win..

27 flowerdisco said...

Momo.....your grandma reminds of someone in the neighborhood where I grew up. Very elegant grandma.

your frames is just stunning.

28
Anonymous said...

Absolutely beautiful project MOMO. I love it. TFS.


Thanks,
Vani
gvscards at gmail dot com

29 Chrys said...

Love the frame, what a beautiful picture.

30 Hey Jude said...

I love the frame, it is beautiful the colors of the paper and flowers are perfect together JSharer417 at aol dot com

31 My Quilling Nest said...

Momo what a cutie pie you were as a baby!!! You are now a beautiful princess...this project is so super special and so beautiful! TFS your Tita with us.
Quilled Hugs,
Linda

32 Jess B. said...

Wow - Momo - you really showed your love in this project. It came out beautiful. Thanks for sharing our culture and traditions to everyone.

Jess B.
thatzuneek@gmail.com

33 liz at liz's paper loft said...

oh so sweet frame and your comments about your GGmother! my girls still have 2 great grandmothers in their life and they are in their 20's! so cool that they are still so close. thanks for sharing!
liz :o)

34 Minta's Creations said...

Gorgeous picture frame! I was wondering if you could email me and explain step by step how you made your picture frame? Thanks so much
also, Thanks so much for the chance to win! I love all your projects.
Minta

mintab@gmail.com

35 jen said...

Momo this is beautiful!!!! Your Tita was beautiful!! She is looking down loving your frame of you and her. Thanks for sharing your memories with us all.
hugs,jen
jennyscards.blogspot.com

36 Diana said...

I use to call my aunts Tita!

Gracias.

dianaherrera at comcast dot net

37 Dawn said...

I love the picture!! That is soo Beautiful!!

pinkyswrspaper.blogspot.com

38 abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...

Great frame! Flowers are so pretty!

39 Sue S. said...

Loved everything about the photo frame from the awesome paper to the gorgeous flowers to the photo itself. Great project Momo!!!!!

Sue
Smsurrena@embarqmail.com

40 Rosie said...

momo this frame is so pretty! like always awesome job!

41 Dana said...

Beautiful frame! You did a great job!

dmcarlisle09atgmaildotcom

42 grandmafairymary said...

Beautiful frame! The flowers are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!

43 Emily said...

I love your frame! It is beautiful :)

Emily (coolcricutcreations at yahoo dot com)

44 Crafty In Carolina Stamper said...

I love this idea! I have so many frames that I bought from Michaels and now you have inspired me to dig them out and do something with them!

45 Ticketgoddess said...

This is such a sweet project!! The picture is so beautiful!!
Bev B
bevborda at yahoo dot com

46 Monica said...

Where did my comment go?? Let me try again, HA!!

Super C U T E :) TFS

47 Peggy Sue said...

what a nice tribute to your great grandmother! mrsroddy4@aol.com

48 Unknown said...

That's gorgeous. Love the flowers. Great reminder of someone so dear

Burffrau @ aol dot com

49 Auntie Marg said...

I always love your projects Momo and this one is no exception..great job

50 bumblebee creations said...

what a great way to remember your grandma!! Love that frame --just absolutely gorgeous!

51 Liset Villarino said...

very nice, Momo it came out beautiful. TFS, Liset
hailemnat@gmail.com

52 Monica said...

That is precious! I love what you did. She will always be close.
Thank you for sharing.


http://happyscrappn2.blogspot.com/

53 Aissa's said...

Really cute fram. Love the Pink and Green.

54 TyTynNiyasmom said...

You did an awesome job on the frame! That's such a cute photo, your great grandmother would be proud!

55 Debbie said...

aww so pretty and sweet love your frame Im sure you will cherish now in your craft room very pretty Debbie @ DD'sCrafts debbiewilson62@comcast.net

56 Joanne said...

Love the frame, so cute. You always have such great ideas.i love this blog hop:)
-joanne

57 Scrappy Mel said...

So pretty! What a great way to remember and honor your Great Grandmother! {{{ HUGS }}}

58 HappyMom2010 said...

Elegant and simple project Momo!
I love the colors you used. Great picture of Litte Momo and your Tita. Thanks for sharing!

Gina Lindsey
agsainz at gmail dot com

59 Madison said...

What a great frame. Love it! It just shows that things of beauty don't have to cost a fortune:) TFS.
Cindy, Madison's mom www.funkycards.blogspot.com

60 JennyKozar said...

Beautiful project Momo! You were just as cute and shiny as a little one as you are now!

TFS ~ Jenny Kozar

61 Denim Glitter Creations said...

TFS! GREAT PROJECT!

JESSICA
JUDUMAN81@GMAIL.COM

62 Joanna said...

Momo this is soo pretty! I love making pic frames like these..they are great gifts too!

63 Glora said...

So cute. Great job!

64 CyndiU said...

BEAUTIFUL! Been wanting to use those frames but wasn't sure how they would come out. You've inspired me, as always.

Thanks for posting the hop. I'm am having a ball. So nice to hear Spanish. I miss being around me rasa. :)

65 Yoshiras time to craft said...

very cute.love the colors

66 scrappin2babygirls said...

awww I love your frame and the pic in it is super cute.. u were such a lil cutie! I love the papers you used and the flowers.. they are so pretty and elegant. And the colors are so rich. it turned out so beautiful!
-jamie
babyblueangel_30@yahoo.com

67 Shorty Creations said...

What a great project and a great way to remember your great grandmother.

68 The Mad Scrapper said...

Momo you did a beautiful job on the frame. You are very lucky indeed to have a Great Grandmother to have spent 20 years with.

Melissa,
ScrapinMadCrafts@gmail.com

69 Unknown said...

So pretty, you did a wonderful display in honouring her.
msshica@cablelynx.com

70 Unknown said...

So pretty, you did a wonderful display in honouring her.
msshica@cablelynx.com

71
Anonymous said...

Very interesting tradition and what a beautiful picture. Love all Scrappy Mom Stamps, Yeah...
jman4@comcast.net

72 Mrs.Debbie said...

Very Pretty Project. Thanks for the chance to win.

73 Creepy Glowbugg said...

What a stunningly beautiful and touching frame to remember your GGMa!
Thanks for sharing.

74 Scrap Vamp said...

So gorgeous! Love this blog hop and the celebration of Dia De Los Muertos!

75 Yolonda said...

Beautiful frame. I love the colors. TFS!!!!!!

Yolonda
yianthony at yahoo dot com

76 Ashleigh said...

awesome Job MOMO tfs

aecopenhaver at gmail dot com

77 Lauren said...

Beautiful frame!! I love it. Thanks for sharing.

78 Marionment said...

What a lovely way to remember family. Thanks for the idea. I think I will do this.

79 Felicia said...

this is just a nice photo. Bueno, Bueno...that's as far as my spanish goes. (lol) I may just need to do a frame myself of me and my Grandmother who recently passed this year. Thanks for the inspiration. Smooches...

80 Sharon said...

What a beautiful frame and the photo is awesome! Such a wonderful memory!! :)

81 The Archiving Angel said...

So gorgeous! My mom's nickname is Tita...everyone calls her that. This frame just made me so emotional. I am off to call my mom.
Love ya,
Sonia

82 lilmisstypo said...

that is soo sweet I love it Momo love the collection .. and the simplicity

83
Anonymous said...

Beautiful job! TFS.
mrs_to_you@yahoo.com

84 Norma said...

Beautiful frame and I lvoe those flowers!!! Love it

85
Anonymous said...

I love the color combination. It's really pretty. Thanks for sharing Momo. What a beautiful frame to have in your room to look at and remember all the good times with your Tita.
Diane
msdiane90@yahoo.com

86 Robin said...

Great project. Love the way you put it all together. It is so nice to have fond memories of someone special, that you can think back to.

87 4kids4 said...

Such a beautiful frame!! It's amazing what you can do with $1 frame and a bunch of talent!! This must be such a lovely memory for you! TFS!

~Sharon C.

88 Lori said...

Beautiful frame and what a lovely idea. ~lori
gallionlori at gmail dot com

89
Anonymous said...

You did such a wonderful tribute to your Great-Grandma, and how blessed you were to have her in your life for so long!!

debpaint16@aol.com

90 DEBBIE ORR said...

Beautiful Momo what a lovely way to remember your Great Grandma

91 Lisa said...

Great frame! I just adore it. Thanks

shop2udrop at embarqmail dot com

92 Kards by Kathi said...

Great project. I so look forward to your blog as you come up with so many great idea. Thanks for the giveaway.

93 Giselle said...

aww very cute Momo, gandmothers are awesome. How lucky, I wish I would had the chance to meet my great grandparents. I have a great grandfather who is 100 yo :) He is so happy and has a great memory, he makes up poems and never writes them up. But somehow he remembers them all!!!! Feliz dia de los muertos!

94 bjwflowerpower said...

What a lovely card! I really enjoy checking out you blog, when I can.

95 Aim said...

What a lovely frame... And such a nice way to remember a loved one. :) TFS!!

Amy :)
www.lovetocrop.com

96 Heather said...

What a sweet way to remember. Very pretty and classy.

Heather
Uofkgirl at gmail dot com

97 Sue said...

What a gorgeous frame for such a beautiful photograph x

98 Maria said...

Great frame, love the flowers and paper you used for this project!

99 silvia said...

Stunning frame!! LOVE the flowers and bling!!

100
Anonymous said...

The frame you created is absolutely beautiful. You did a really nice job with your project.
-Anita
arivera28@yahoo.com

101 TR said...

I happily became a follower. :)

I love the flowers..... Just learning
how to make those.

I haven't been on a hop in a long time!
Looking forward to the fun!
The sculls on the other blogs kinda
freak me out to be honest.... :?
But the thought is what
counts. and yes.. learning something
new about life in someone elses world.

((hug))

TR

102 Unknown said...

Love the frame! I will have to try this. Thanks for the inspiration.

103 Linda said...

That photo is darling! The frame is beautiful.

104 Barb said...

You are so lucky to have had a great grandmother in your life for 20 years. I was never able to meet any of my bisabuelos. What a beautiful frame! Did you use Mod Podge to stick the paper down?

105 Georgiana said...

Thanks for sharing. I would have chosen my grandmother too since she passed away almost 10 years ago. It is amazing how much of an impact grandmothers have on you.

Georgiana
coachfans at cox dot net

106 LML Creations said...

Great idea. I need to try some of these frames for Christmas.

Laurie L.
llamoureux1964 at verizon dot net

107 Heather said...

Grandmothers share such a significant role in our lives, that's for sure. what a lovely frame to keep in your craft room to honour her memory.

Hugs,
Heather

princesspaperprojects at yahoo dot com

108 pattyk said...

beautiful picture thanks millierose651@aol.com

109 BUZZY BEE DESIGNS and GRAPHICS said...

Thanks for the extra blog candy.. a Scrappy Mom Stamp of my choice.
Rebecca Minor
buzzybeedesignsATyahooDOTcom

110
Patrice said...

What a great project. I know know what to do with the frame I just purchased Thanks for the inspiration and your talented ideas!
trygod20@verizon.net

111 365 Days of Cricut said...

This is so beautiful, nice paper you chose, goes perfectly with the flowers, ribbon and bling!

112 Debbi said...

What a wonderful picture! That is so special.
*smiles*
debbi

113 Pamela Aigner said...

JUST beautiful!
dakotadawn7553@hotmail.com

114 ibecircled.blogspot.com said...

Awww What A sweet Photo and Fantastic Job on the frame!! TFS!!
ilovetonkinese2athotmaildotcom
Rexann

115 Live Love and Scrap said...

I LOVE this even more now that I know the story behind it!!!! You look the same my baby MOMO!!!!!!

xoxo

116 Craftyhomemade said...

Lovely project.

117 Nadia's World said...

Awesome frame! Love the photo and the flowers!

Nicole

118 Charlotte said...

Oh how lovely. Love the flower and the frame. Soooo pretty.

119 girlia said...

wow!! how interesting. I learned something new.

120 Debby said...

Great project. Love the frame and flowers.
angel hugs
Debby

121 Vicki said...

Love, love, love the frame, the flowers, the picture. Thanks for sharing.

122 GlendaLea said...

Momo,
I remember Mi Abuela!I really did not know her well because she lived in Spain and my family moved to America when I was 2, but I loved her so, we kept in consent contact until her passing in 94.
Love your photo!!!

123 Totally Twisted Cards said...

Wow! Awesome job with the $1 frame! Really, really nice! TFS

stacy at mycraftingtime dot com

124 GiGi said...

Your frame is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing such a great project!
booger1 at tds.net

125 Unknown said...

Great idea covering a frame with beautiful paper.
Thanks Momo for sharing this intimate part of your life with us.
Best regards,
JO

126 greenchick said...

Feliz Dia De Los Muertos! Great project! Great blog hop too!!

127 Hi, I am Karen Driscoll said...

Beautiful project, Karen

128 Louie said...

This is so cool!! Do you by any chance have a "HOW TO" video on making something like this.. Please email and let me know.. =)THANKS!
really enjoy your blog!!

129 Trickut said...

Just beautiful!

Rachel
gl2814@zoominternet.net

130 CrafteA said...

Nice LO! TFS

131 Maria Elena said...

So Cute ... love your pic with Tita (My grandma's nickname was ITA) you remind me my own family...
Also those flowers are great !

Loves,
http://www.mariaelenaworld.blogspot.com/

132
Anonymous said...

So cute love the pic- I have pictures up of my grandparents in my craft area too.
kacee
mcvicwif@yahoo.com

133 Liz said...

what a beautiful photo great project

Liz C

Lizabratt@yahoo.com

134 Tere Azua said...

Very pretty!!!!

135 MissChicas said...

Such a sweet and special creation! I love the idea of making something to remind me of my late mother and also honor her impact in my life! Thanks for the great ideas, Momo!

136 Jennie Garcia said...

I love your LO!! You were such a cute baby!!! Mi daughter's name is Ithamar but I call her Tita :) I love my Tita too!! TFS!! Take Care!!
Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

137 Cristi said...

What a beautiful frame and memory to cherish!!! I love this picture of you, what a precious picure of you and your grandma!!

Big Hugs
Cristi

138 Patty Tanúz said...

Your picture frame is a great gift for your Titaaaaa, love it!!!!

139 Scrappy Doo said...

I love the photo of you and your Tita!!!

I wish I could attach a photo of a cake someone made for the Day of the Dead. I'll try to email it to you!

Thanks for the inspiration Momo!

140 Scrappers' Ranch said...

Momo, this is so beautiful! I love the colors and the flowers. What a wonderful way to display this memory.
OHHH, I also LOVE LOVE LOVE your scrappy room! YAY for you!
I am already a staler and enjoy all your projects.
TFS and a chance to win
Bonnie C
http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com
ascrapabove@aol.com

141 Lisa J said...

I don't think even saying this is Beautiful gives it enough praise! I love the whole LO of the frame! Tita would be proud!

142 Teri said...

A beautiful project! I love the way you incorporated the color, flowers and bling. TFS

143 Teri said...

A beautiful project! I love the way you incorporated the color, flowers and bling. TFS

144 sucor said...

What a beautiful project you made in remembrance of your Great Grandmother!

145 CricutLvr!! said...

Super sweet card! What a nice remembrance 8)

146 VICTORIA said...

What a beautiful frame. Wonderful idea.

147 Melissa said...

Soooo pretty Momo!

Melissa
www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com

148 Monica said...

Momo, this is so awesome to be honoring your Tita in your craft room. I'm sure she is very proud of you!

149 Hildes Scrappeunivers said...

Beautiful project!

Hugs, Hilde

150 Jessica said...

What a beautiful project/layout! Your Tita was beautiful! What a great picture! I always enjoy learning about other cultures. I really knew nothing about this celebration. But I'm lovin the idea!

151 Lindy said...

Stunning porject....thanks for sharing.

152 Unknown said...

Momo very cute project!!! y que bella forma de honrar a tu Tita!!! Love Karla U

153 Gramjak said...

Absolutely gorgeous frame and I adore the flowers. Memories of our great-grandmothers are absolutely the BEST! (I had one, too, for a brief time...)

154 Lolis said...

Love your frame! Thanks for the great giveaway.

155 Cherie said...

Beautiful!
Cherie
Nokitten at hotmail dot com

156 Susan from SC said...

You are such an inspiration to me! Thanks for your dedication to sharing your talent with all of us!

157 kimberlin845 said...

Momo,your frame is beautiful. I love the colors. A very sweet way to honor the memory of your Tita. kandrewsny@yahoo.com

158 Tara said...

I love those flowers and this looks like it was the perfect project to use them on! Very creative Momo!
Tara

159 Unknown said...

This is beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing! ksjennings(at)gmail(dot).com

160 Adrea said...

I love the different project! It turned out great.

161 Barb said...

love the colors! beautiful

162 Becky Moore said...

Momo your frame is so very pretty! What a great way to honor someone you miss!

163 Anna said...

Great Layout!!!
Thanks for the chance to win.
annadowdy at gmail dot com

164 Scrappin with the bug said...

Love the layout, those flowers are beautiful. What a beautiful photo too. Great job.

165 Debby Pannell said...

Having fun seeing all the creations on this blog hop. You did an awesome job on this frame. Your Tita looks great in it. TFS
TTFN. Debby in CA. dpookybear at yahoo dot com

166 kathlee said...

Your LO is gorgeous, You could feel the love for your "Tita".
TFS
kathlee154@gmail.com
http://kathleessnippitsncricuts.com

167 Lori said...

This is beautiful! What a wonderful way to remember someone you love!
Lori
thepaisleyturtle@gmail.com

168 Ledia..... said...

felicidades!!! esta muy bonito... great job!!!!!!!

169 Crooked Scrapper said...

What a great way to remember your Tita. She would love the picture frame with the picture of the two of you in it. What pretty paper you used.
cowbelleru@sbcglobal.net

170 Craftymommyof2 said...

love it so cute