Wildcard Wednesday CO-HOST

I am so excited and honored to be a co-host for Wildcard Wednesday today! It is definitely one of my favorite blog hops :) If you have never linked up before, now is your chance! This hop is especially great because 1) there are 3 ways to join (blog, bloglovin and twitter) and 2) EACH entry gives you a higher chance of winning a prize! Interested yet? Learn more below!

Welcome to Wildcard Wednesday!

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The name of the game is #wildcard 

Stakes: A special PRIZE will be up for grabs the last week of each month

 Your link ups each week are your entries

Example: If you link up your blog, bloglovin and twitter you will have 3 entries each week

Winner of the March #wildcard {Won Ad Space on 3 blogs}:

Rules of the Game: 

1. Follow all your hosts 

Simply Clarke: Blog / Bloglovin / Twitter

Hooah And Hiccups: Blog / Bloglovin / Twitter

All That Glitters: Blog / Bloglovin / Twitter

and co-hosts

Designer in Teal: Blog / Bloglovin / Twitter

Keeping Up With Kaitlyn: Blog / Bloglovin / Twitter

2. Grab our button for your post so that others can join in the fun

3. Link up using your Blog URL, Bloglovin' URL & Twitter

4. Visit at least 3 other blogs

5.  TWEET about Wildcard Wednesday using #wildcard 

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Now make some new friends :) 

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1. Simply Clarke (HOST)	2. Hooah and Hiccups (HOST)	3. All That Glitters (HOST)	4. Designer in Teal (Co-Host)	5. Keeping Up with Kaitlyn (Co-Host)
6. Susannah @ Simple Moments Stick	7. Sarah @ Limited Space Organizing	8. My Stay at Home Mama Life	9. Diane @ DD Kimball Road	10. Mal Smiles
11. Brittney @teaberrytrails	12. Patricia @ The DIY Frenchie	13. Amanda @ My Show	14. Janna @ Faith, Love, and Hope	15. Karen@Karen's Soiree
16. Amber {:My Life in High Heels:}	17. Sarah's Special Moments	18. Hannah @ Wonderfully Sewn	19. Jessica @ Wonder What's Next	20. Kerry @ Till Then Smile Often
21. Jordan Hansen	22. Lesley @ By the Porchlight	23. Erin @ Axell's Kitchen	24. Martha's Little Big World	25. Melissa @ In her Boots
26. Neely @ A Complete Waste of Makeup	27. Alice @ The Owl's Skull	28. Kristine @ Heart Shaped Sweat	29. Brie @ Breezy Pink Daisies	30. Kisha@ The Glamorous French Housewife
31. Kalyn @ Love.Laughter.Happily Ever After	32. Mocha Fox	33. Bekah @ re•solve	34. Holly @ Back Home Again	35. Kenzie @ The Ashcraft Bunch
36. Kayla @ Keeping Up With Kayla	37. Sherry @ Sexy Heffer	38. Sarah Lynn's Sweets	39. Willamette Valley Wonder Woman	40. Rachel
41. The Jenny Evolution	42. Caroline @ Love Caroline Blog	43. Shelby @ STAY CRAFTY MY FRIENDS	44. Lisa @ Two Martinis	45. Carla @ Sweet Little Nursery
46. Lacey @ Sunny and Turquoise	47. Whitney @ Miss Mama Me	48. Lindsey @ High Heels and Training Wheels	49. Amy @ Not Your Average Crazy	50. Alesha @ Lifeology
51. Breanna @ The Hamiltons & The Beast	52. angelica @ the night in.	53. Adriana @ Dog Hair Is An Accessory	54. Courtney @ Unpredictable And Chic	55. Joi @ Rx Fitness Lady
56. Kati @ Glitz & Gold	57. Ashley @ Always Ashley	58. Amberly @ Life w Amberly & Joe	59. Emily || My Life in Words	60. Nicole @ Treasure Tromp
61. Amanda @ Rhyme & Ribbons	62. Everything Happens For a Reason	63. Kelsey @ Running With My Tiara On	64. Chelsee @ Southern Beauty Guide	65. Mer @ Mer in America
66. Lindsey {Follow the Ruels}	67. Stephanie @ Shades of Color Art	68. Areeba @ Aree With Umbrella	69. Dani @ Short, small and in love	70. Jackie@Health Love & the Pursuit of Happiness
71. Lori @ TheVannClan5	72. Monica @ RubysNPurls	73. Diary of a Wannabe Southern Belle	74. Kate @ Another Clean Slate	75. Chania @ Sassy Sweet Style
76. Alyssa @ Alyssa Said Hi!	77. Upcycled Denim Hello Kitty First Aid Case	78. Kara @ Kieran Honeybee	79. Erin @ The Grass Skirt	80. Plucky's Second Thought
81. Laura @ Mrs. Laura Beth	82. Erin @ Harris Heart-to-Hearts	83. My Other Closet Is Couture	84. Simply Free	85. Emily @ Jolie Emily
86. Jenn's Random Scraps	87. Back to Bliss	88. Stevie @ Colorful Commotion	89. Ebone @ California Bluebell	90. Blackberry Cobbler
91. Elle @ Living in Color	92. Organized Chaos	93. Kouponing Kayla

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1. Lisa @ Two Martinis	2. Simply Clarke (HOST)	3. Hooah and Hiccups (HOST)	4. All That Glitters (HOST)	5. Designer in Teal (Co-Host)
6. Keeping Up with Kaitlyn (Co-Host)	7. Sarah @ Limited Space Organizing	8. Diane @ DD Kimball Road	9. Brittney @teaberrytrails	10. Mal Smiles
11. My Stay at Home Mama Life	12. Amanda @ My Show	13. Patricia @ The DIY Frenchie	14. Janna @ Faith, Love, and Hope	15. Karen's Soiree
16. Amber {:My Life in High Heels:}	17. Hannah @ Wonderfully Sewn	18. Jessica @ Wonder What's Next	19. Kerry @ Till Then Smile Often	20. Lesley @ By the Porchlight
21. Erin @ Axell's Kitchen	22. Martha's Little Big World	23. Neely @ A Complete Waste of Makeup	24. Kristine @ Heart Shaped Sweat	25. Brie @ Breezy Pink Daisies
26. Kalyn @ Love.Laughter.Happily Ever After	27. Bekah @ re•solve	28. Holly @ Back Home Again	29. Kenzie @ The Ashcraft Bunch	30. Kayla @ Keeping Up With Kayla
31. The Jenny Evolution	32. Rachel	33. Sherry @ Sexy Heffer	34. Caroline @ Love Caroline Blog	35. Whitney @ Miss Mama Me
36. Alesha @ Lifeology	37. Breanna @ The Hamiltons & The Beast	38. Susannah @ Simple Moments Stick	39. angelica @ the night in.	40. Kati @ Glitz & Gold
41. Ashley @ Always Ashley	42. Amberly @ Life w Amberly & Joe	43. Lindsey @ High Heels and Training Wheels	44. Emily || My Life in Words	45. Nicole @ Treasure Tromp
46. Amanda @ Rhyme & Ribbons	47. Everything Happens For a Reason	48. Kelsey @ Running With My Tiara On	49. Mer @Mer In America	50. Chelsee @ Southern Beauty Guide
51. Stephanie @ Shades of Color Art	52. Dani @ Short, small and in love	53. Jackie@Health Love & the Pursuit of Happiness	54. Kate @ Another Clean Slate	55. Chania @ Sassy Sweet Style
56. Alyssa @ Alyssa Said Hi!	57. Kara @ Kieran Honeybee	58. Erin @ The Grass Skirt	59. Haley @ A LONG DISTANCE LOVE	60. Plucky's Second Thought
61. Laura @ Mrs. Laura Beth	62. Erin @ Harris Heart-to-Hearts	63. Simply Free	64. Emily @ Jolie Emily	65. ashley @ love and lighthouses
66. Jenn @ Jenn's Random Scraps	67. Back to Bliss	68. Blackberry Cobbler	69. Kouponing Kayla

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1.	Simply Clarke (HOST)	18.	Jessica @ Wonder What's Next	35.	Lisa @ Two Martinis	52.	Jackie@Health Love & the Pursuit of Happiness
2.	Hooah and Hiccups (HOST)	19.	Kerry @ Till Then Smile Often	36.	Amy @ Not Your Average Crazy	53.	Kate @ Another Clean Slate
3.	All That Glitters (HOST)	20.	Lesley @ By the Porchlight	37.	Alesha @ Lifeology	54.	Chania @ Sassy Sweet Style
4.	Designer in Teal (Co-Host)	21.	Axell's Kitchen	38.	Susannah @ Simple Moments Stick	55.	Alyssa @ Alyssa Said Hi!
5.	Keeping Up with Kaitlyn (Co-Host)	22.	Martha@ Martha's Little Big World	39.	angelica @ the night in.	56.	Kara @ Kieran Honeybee
6.	Sarah @ Limited Space Organizing	23.	Neelykins	40.	Kati @ Glitz & Gold	57.	Erin @ The Grass Skirt
7.	Diane @ DD Kimball Road	24.	Kristine @ Heart Shaped Sweat	41.	Ashley @ Always Ashley	58.	Plucky's Second Thought
8.	Brittney @teaberrytrails	25.	Brie @ Breezy Pink Daisies	42.	Breanna @ The Hamiltons & The Beast	59.	laura @ Mrs. Laura Beth
9.	Mal Smiles	26.	Kalyn @ Love.Laughter.Happily Ever After	43.	Amberly @ Life w Amberly & Joe	60.	Simply Free
10.	Amanda @ My Show	27.	Bekah @ re•solve	44.	Emily || My Life in Words	61.	Emily @ Jolie Emily
11.	SnowAngelMama @ My Stay at Home Mama Life	28.	Holly @ Back Home Again	45.	Nicole @ Treasure Tromp	62.	Jenn @ Jenn's Random Scraps
12.	Patricia @ The DIY Frenchie	29.	Kenzie @ The Ashcraft Bunch	46.	Amanda @ Rhyme & Ribbons	63.	Back to Bliss
13.	Janna @ Faith, Love, and Hope	30.	Kayla @ Keeping Up With Kayla	47.	Everything Happens For a Reason	64.	Ebone @ California Bluebell
14.	Sarah's Special Moments	31.	The Jenny Evolution	48.	Kelsey @ Running With My Tiara On	65.	Kouponing Kayla
15.	Amber {:My Life in High Heels:}	32.	Rachel	49.	Mer @ Mer In America
16.	Always Stylish Mama	33.	Sherry @ Sexy Heffer	50.	Chelsee @ Southern Beauty Guide
17.	Hannah @ Wonderfully Sewn	34.	Caroline @ Love Caroline Blog	51.	Dani @ Short, small and in love

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McCall's Bright Eclectic Office

 The Lucky girl, McCall, won my bloggy friends giveaway and therefore, won a FREE MOOD BOARD design! So today I am sharing that with you!

I love when I have specific clients/friends to make a board for. It brings me out of my comfort zone and keeps me on a budget :) Do you want me to create one for you?

I could easily determine McCall's style from her blog but I wanted to see what space she wanted me to design.

McCall said: "I would love for the mood board to be done for my spare bedroom that is used as our office. This room acts not only as our office, but also is my craft room (sewing, blogging, illustrating, photography painting, etc) and music room. (piano, guitar) Welcome to apartment life."

I decided to add in a futon just in case they needed to use the space as a guest bedroom. I also wanted to incorporate lots of storage for all of her hobbies! The painted mason jars also make for a unique, inexpensive desk storage option (for pens, pencils, scissors, etc.)

Inspiration

(found on McCall's Pinterest and my Pinterest)

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NOW, go to Design your Dwelling and....

** Make sure to 'like' your favorite design board - they will be featured next week!  ;) **

Resources

Desk: Ikea Micke

Chair: Target

Shelving: Ikea Expedit

Rug: Urban Outfitters

Lamp: Shades of Light

Storage Bins: Target

Pillows: Target

Futon: Target

Mason Jars: Etsy

Dry Erase Board: Target

Inspiration Photo and Colors: Design-Seeds

Do you like bold color? What are some necessities for your home office?

Also, I forgot to mention that my workplace {Courtney Ludeman Interiors} got a new website and added a blog! Be sure to stop by and see it :)

Come back tomorrow because I am co-hosting Wildcard Wednesday!! You don't wanna miss it!

Sunday Scripture {3}

Well, this is the last week to focus on LOVE. Any guesses on what the next topic will be? You will just have to come back next Sunday to find out!

Since this is the last week I will give you a scripture and a song!

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Remember the Overcome the Lie challenge I told you about? Well, today's specific challenge is to send someone in the challenge a note of encouragement. I think this scripture ties perfectly into this challenge. A great way to show someone you love them is to encourage them. As easy as it is to judge someone or ignore them if they are plucking your nerves, we must remember to love one another because God loves us. It is not our place to judge someone based on their decisions or situation. I challenge you to encourage those around you this week. Love and pray for them. 

How Deep The Father's Love for Us

Some Friday Funnies

Hi friends! I don't have a Newlywed Game or High Five for Friday post scheduled so I thought I would give you a little something to laugh at today!

And don't forget:

1) Today is the last day to enter Carissa's giveaway! Do it now :)
2) To link-up to Design in Your Home. You can link any room or a whole house tour. My favorites will be featured at the end of the month! Spread the word!

Now for some e-cards! I tried to find ones that are relative to my life lately but some were just too funny to pass up! Enjoy :)

Groceries, dinner, laundry, bills...

I NEED the beach! 

Watch out...I guess this one is specifically for the hubby!

Exactly...can I go back?

Guilty...

The radio...every single day!

Just did laundry last night...

YES! My last trip to Target I wanted to buy ALL the things :) Any takers??

all images came from someecards.com

Have a great weekend and be sure to come back for Scripture Sunday!

Also, a big thanks to Marquis at Simply Clarke for helping me fix my background!!!

Mood Board Tuesday- Shades of Blue

Feels like its been a while since I have made a mood board...just because. And I must be dreaming of a beach vacation because today's board is definitely inspired by a beachy cottage style. I love how the shades of blue complement each other and pop on the white and neutral background.

After 11 weeks of creating mood boards for the link-up I am finding it more challenging to come up with a unique design each time. One of the reasons I started this blog was to keep myself inspired and inspire others so I hope that you are enjoying these boards.

Also if you are a new reader from a link-up, giveaway or whatever please comment or email me so that I can get to know you!!

Here is my inspiration for this week:

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Don't Forget to *Like* my Board so it can be featured next week!!!

Resources

Sofa: Pottery Barn

Chair: Target
Coffee Table: Wisteria

End Table: Target

Mirror: Target

Lamp: Target

Pillow 1: Target

Pillow 2: Etsy

Pillow 3: Etsy
Pillow 4: Pier One

Vase: Target
Vase 2: Target
Vase 3: Pier One

Rug: Pier One

How do you feel about designing a room with shades of one color?? What other types of design posts do you want to see more of?

Linking up with:

Take me back...

TO BLACKSBURG!

You guessed it: another weekend recap! We had a blast and its always nice to "get away" for the weekend. However, I wished I had packed a little better for the weather. You think I would have learned by now...

All packed up- love my Vera Bradley weekender!

We arrived at Ty and Gabby's place in time for dinner Friday night! We celebrated Tim's thesis defense with some Due South BBQ! It was DELICIOUS!

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The mac and cheese was divine. I am a pretty harsh critic of it so that's saying a lot. All I have to say is YUM and I will be returning on my next trip to Blacksburg!

Saturday morning Gabby and I gave ourselves manis and pedis! (with my new Julep polishes)

Then Saturday afternoon we met up with my parents and sister for the Spring Game. We also did a little shopping at the bookstore!

I got this shirt!

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Saturday night Tim and I hung out with one of my besties Brittany and her boyfriend Alexander! I've missed her soooo much but now she will be a lot closer in the fall :)

Sunday afternoon we went to the Homeplace with Ty and Gabby. It was a beautiful day for it. The Homeplace is a southern cooking, family style restaurant and is a must go for any Hokie! It's situated right in the Catawba Valley and was the perfect background for some pictures!

Me and Gabby wearing matching bubble necklaces (again)

This is what happens when Tim gets a hold of my camera!

The Newlyweds!

Gabby capturing a candid moment :)

Ty and Gabby!

Brothers

 Was your weekend full of family, friends, eating and activities or more laid back?

Be sure to come back tomorrow for Mood Board Tuesday AND enter Carissa's Etsy GIVEAWAY!