Spring Break Bloghop: the hop starts here!

EDITED March 21: If you're hopping anytime from here on, you may run into links on blogs that go to the *top* of that blog. Which means that if the blogger added a new post since the hop, you might need to scroll down. The links on the bottom of this blog post are mostly linking directly to the blog post, where we're able to do so. Thanks, and happy hopping!

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the start of the hop!

This bloghop has been a while in the making, and we're so glad you're here! We have so many bloggers ready to show off their creativity and their love for our heroes. A few housekeeping details and then we can get started!

Hoppers:

1. Each post should have a link to the next blog - look for a nice big link near the end of each post. Note that you *may* run into a broken link or two. Don't panic! Just come right back here and go to the list at the end of this post, and pick up where you left off. *You might scroll down the list to see any issues we've discovered in links—we'll update as the day goes on!
2. Leave feedback! Be specific if you'd like - "nice card" is great, but "I love the way you use bling" is a lot more helpful to us as we learn what others appreciate about our work!
3. Enter for candy! Some of the blogs are offering prizes, so read instructions to see what you need to do to qualify. The blogger will need to know how to reach you, so if you aren't a blogger, you may wish to write your email address in text ( name at server dot com ) so the robot spammers don't find your address but the blogger can locate you!
4. Download freebies! There are some great free digistamps...save them safely somewhere!
5. You may want to print out the list on this post, and make notes of which ones you want to go back and re-read, CASE, or follow tutorials. A piece of paper might do the trick too! 
6. Have fun...invite your friends! Post a link on your FB page or Twitter, or on a message board!

Bloggers:

1. Please doublecheck that your link goes to the right place. Lots of craziness over the last two days has confused a lot of us. The list on this post is the 'official' one, so hopefully it jives with the info you received!
2. If you can, CHANGE your link to the long url for the next blog, rather than the short one, that would be very helpful. How? Go to the blog following yours, and click on the TITLE of the blog post. You'll see a longer url, and that's the one to change to. If we all do that, then we can hop anytime and find the specific blog posts and keep hopping along!
3. If you notice others are getting a lot more comments than you are, check your settings. Sometimes people don't have an ID that will allow them to comment, so open your settings to "Anyone" for the day. (Note that those who are later in the hop list will get more comments as the day wears on.)
4. Turn off music and scripts! Some folks are on dialup, and since we have so many blogs to see, let's turn off things that will slow our readers down today. Thanks!

A card share for you here is this little patriotic red white and blue card....it was a challenge to make a springy card that was also patriotic colors! (And no that wasn't part of the hop challenge, just a personal one!) The image is a Housemouse one.

This card is also an "AnyHero" card - meaning it contains a letter written inside for a hero. We love it when cardmakers include one or two of these - or more, of course! These can be handmade, storebought, or written on stationery or notebook paper...anything works, these are all about the sentiments inside.

As an added little bonus, here's a sketch made from this card design—it's a little backwards, usually the sketch comes first. But the way this week has gone, backwards is the way things are lately!

And now, without further ado,

click here or on the image below to get busy hopping!

The blog list:

1. Stars and Stamps
2. Karen, Feline Creative
3. Dawn , The Chatty Stamper
4. Lauri, Paperville
5. Kathy, Pass It On
6. Brenda, Rose Blossom Legacies
7. Amy, Greetings!
8. Louise, Trinity Paper Arts
9. Joscie, OHScrap!
10. Monica, Little Bit Of Life
11. Sandy, A Colourful World
12. Darsie, Crafting with Darsie
13. Jeanine, Bucketlist Stamper
14. Jann, She's Gone Stampin
15. Melissa, Meljen's Designs
16. Tara, Purple Princess
17. Patti, The Erickson All-Stars
18. Erica, Inked Up and Ready to Play
19. Candace, Candid Candace
20. Darlene, expressions by da
21. Nora, Merry's Musings
22. Heroes, Hero Blog
23. Shelly, Create With Me
24. Christine, Christine's Crafting Capers
25. Joy, Dusty Penny designs by Joy
26. Kate, Hello From Kate
27. Dixie, What's Next?
28. Alison, Stretch N' Bubbles
29. Kimme, The Life of a Princess
30. Seongsook, Sea Garden
31. Anita, Cards & Coffee
32. Debi, Card Making on a Budget
33. Paula , Handmade By Paula
34. Brittany, levelsoflight
35. Erika, Bekah Jo's World
36. Lee, Stamping With Grandmalee
37. Caryl, Stamps and Stitches
38. Susie, SA Scrappin Gal
39. Shelly, life on altadena avenue
40. Cathy, Monkeydreamz:Tales of a Paper Addict
41. Stephanie, SR Cards
42. Paula, The Paper Spa
43. Donna, Donna Inks
44. Kaere, Whispers and Wishes
45. Denise, Stamping with Denise
46. Kelli, KelliStamps4U...and U can 2!
47. Rachel, Stamping by Rachel
48. Vieve, PlaidPolkaDots
49. Jillian, Welcome To Jillville!
50. Tami, Dapple Designs
51. Kelly, weekendstamper
52. Julie, Handmade by Julie
53. Kas, Art Loves Chaos
54. Loni, Loni's Life
55. Darlene, itsaninkinstampede
56. Melissa, Delovely Scrapbooks
57. Lori, Lori's Purple Giraffes
58. Carolyn, P.M.S. etc...
59. Tammy, My Craft Central
60. Lora, Lora Stamps
61. Lyneen, Dreaming of Castles
62. Karen, Dreaming and Creating
63. Nancy, Scrap Happens
64. Karen, Creating With Kajikit
65. Lainie, Scrappily Ever After
66. Melissa, The Profound Brunette
67. Fabre, Creating for a Cause
68. Megan, Megan Bean
69. Paula, Cut n Paste Memories
70. Jan, Art Friendzy
71. Corinna, My Scrapbook Life
72. Brianne, Crazy, Beautiful Days
73. Mary, Cr8ive ME
74. Stephanie, SeaSteph's Creations
75. Marcy, En Papillote Arts
76. Marianne, Petunia's Paper Passion
77. Windy, Card and Page
78. Debb, Forget Me Knot Nonsense
79. Cynthia, Cynzplace
80. Sarah, Simply Scrapping, Simply Sarah
81. Cheryl, Don'tworrybescrappi
82. Caro, Scraps of Time
83. Pat, PatQ cards
84. Marci, More than Memories
85. Bonnie Rose, A Life Unrehearsed
86. JenMarie, Taylor~Made by JenMarie
87. Maria , Ria Creations
88. Holley, holley's hobbies
89. Melissa, Just Dandy
90. Collette, Heaven Sent For You
91. Erika, Polley Crafts
92. Betty, Simply Scrapping
93. Homefront, Homefront Blog