Winter/Christmas Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Winter/Christmas Themed Blog Hop celebrating our favorite time of the year. This blog hop is hosted by Paulette, from Around the Block with Scrapalette. If you missed the beginning of the hop, please join in at http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/.

My project for this hop is a snow globe!

 

Materials Used:

• Cricut Cartridge Sweet Tooth Boxes
• Imagine Cartridge Santa's Village
• Impact Clear binding covers
• Core'dinations cardstock
• Ribbon form my stash
• Stickles in gold and iridescent
• Cotton pads
• Martha Stewart punch

I used the ice cream cone cut (pg. 15) from Sweet Tooth boxes for my globe. I used the base (pg. 19 cut @ 11.5"), the top (pg. 16 cut @ 11.5") and the inside cupcake holder (pg.20 cut @ 11.5" relative x2). I cut the top using clear binding covers since I couldn't find a acrylic or acetate sheets in stock at my local craft store. I found these sheets at Office Max. The base was cut from Core'dinations cardstock Cosmo Cricut design. I chose this paper because it already was embossed for me. You have to love that! =) Once I assembled my base I added one of the inside cupcake holders. After I did this, I cut my base from the scalloped edge to the cupcake liner at each crease. I then folded and adhered each layer onto the inside liner. I did this to allow for additional globe to be seen.

Next, I used the Imagine cartridge Santa's Village to create my scene. I cut the 3-D house on page 29 @ 4.0" x 2, Santa page 3 @ 1.5" x2, the sled page 21 @ .5" x2, and the Christmas tree page 24 at 2.0" x3. I flipped the 2nd cut of Santa and the sled so the image could be seen at either end of the globe. The 3D house only has one cut with two sides, so I simply cut it out twice to complete the 3D effect. The Christmas tree I cut 3 times, folded each in half and the then adhered them together. All the cuts were glued to cotton pads stretched out to make my snow which was taped to my second cupcake liner. On this liner I used my Gypsy to hide the inner circle so it would not be cut. I also hand trimmed down each side so that it was only 1/4 of an inch.

To finish the treat box, I added Velcro to keep it down so that goodies could still be added to the inside. I covered the seam with a Martha Stewart punched border and completed the globe with the Merry Christmas saying from page 25 of Santa's Village @ 2.0".

To thank you for stopping by and visiting, I have the Season's Greetings 6x6 Echo Park Christmas paper pad to give away.

All you have to do to qualify is leave a comment. I will be using Random.org to choose a winner on Tuesday, November 8.

Thanks again for hopping along with us! Your next stop on the hop is Tammy.

Here is the entire Blog Hop list in case you get lost or are just wondering where you are ;)
1. Paulette at http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/

2. Debbie at http://bugginattheseams.blogspot.com/

3. Carolyn at http://cccscraproom.blogspot.com/

4. Brenda at http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/

5. Maria at http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com/

6. Chris at http://scrappin-nanapuddin.blogspot.com/

7. Cindy at http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/

8. Michele at http://www.michelegreen.com/

9. Lisa at http://addictedtothecricut.blogspot.com

10. Dana at http://papermemories4u.blogspot.com/

11. Nancy at http://lanancyworkshop.blogspot.com/

12. Madylyn at http://inspiredbycolor.blogspot.com/

13. Wini at http://www.looneybugdesigns.com/

14. Renee at http://icameisawicreated.blogspot.com/ ME

15. Tammy at http://www.scrapcavecreations.com/ NEXT

16. Debbie at http://debbieduddles.blogspot.com/

17. Kim at http://blingdazzler.com/

18. Brandi at http://scubascrapperbrandi.blogspot.com/

19. Sharon at http://designsbysharon.blogspot.com/

20. Liz at http://liz-lavendarandroses.blogspot.com/

Halloween Blog Hop Winner!

Oh my gosh!  I just realized that I never posted a winner fromt he Halloween Blog Hop!  Well, I guess better late then never!  ;)

Using Random.org, the winner is:

Paper Memories4u said... 16

LOVE Teresa Collins bling! It makes any project great. Still loving your blog makeover, the purple and green are great. Dana papermemories4u@ yahoo.com

October 27, 2011 3:25 PM 

Congratulations Dana!  You have until Wednesday, November 9, 2011 to claim your prize.  Thank you to everyone for visitng and I hope you had a safe and fun Halloween!  

More Flowers and Friendship

Here is another sample created from My Pink Stamper's new release "More Flowers and Friendship".



The middle of the flower is actually a package of hair ties!  The flower is created and welded from several cartridges to include Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art, George and Basic Shapes and Gypsy Wanderings.  The butterfly is cut from Gypsy Wanderings. 

Quirky, isn't it?

I "heart" Ewe!

Here's a treat holder I made using the stamp set "Lunchbox Thoughts" by Robyn at My Pink Stamper:

I created the holder from the Cricut cartridge Spring Cards cut at fit to page.  The cartridge has several inserts to choose from, but I thought the I you was perfect along with the "Love, Mom" sentiment to gift a little something to my little one's.  Actually, it's the perfect size for a Pop Tart!  :)

The design paper is DCWV, the cardstock, ink and embellishment all are from Stampin' Up.

More Lunchbox Thoughts

I love the new stamp set Lunchbox Thoughts by Robyn at My Pink Stamper.  There are so many sayings to create such cute, fun, and fast cards.  This is an example of a note card I made:

The card base is a square cut at 4.0" x 4.0".  I added a 1.0" x 4.0" rectangle wrapped in kraft twine to the bottom once I edged it and the base in Stampin' Up Crumb Cake ink.  Next, I cut my lunchbox and all it's layers from Cricut Cartridge Campin' Critters all at 3.25".  I inked all the edges and added it to my card.  Last, but not least, I stamped my sentiment "enjoy your LUNCH" in the same ink ink.  Easy!

Yummy!

Yummy!  This card was created using a stamp from the new stamp set Lunchbox Thoughts by Robyn at My Pink Stamper.



This stamp set is just perfect to slip in a little special note to your loved ones.  Many of the sayings reinforce positive messages and let that special someone know that you care!

The card was also created using the Cricut cartridge Campin' Critters. 

• Card Base cut @ 8.25" x 4.96"
• Card Layer cut @ 3.68" x 4.33 " x2 (one for the inside)
• Bear and all it's layers cut at 2.76"

I simply outlined the card layer with holes for it's embellishment.

Have a "Shabby" Halloween! ~ Halloween Blog Hop

Good morning and welcome to our Halloween blog hop! We have several talented ladies who will be sharing fun Halloween projects with you today, to hopefully inspire you to create some Halloween crafts of your own! If you just happened upon my blog, please go to Kimberli's blog at www.kimberliscreations.blogspot.com to start from the beginning, so you don't miss anything! There will be some fun giveaways along the way, so be sure to hop by each of the blogs so you don't miss any!

For this hop, I created what I consider to be shabby chic Halloween decor:

Material's Used:

• Echo Park The Apothecary Emporium paper collection
• Cricut Cartridges Happy Hauntings, October 31 and Pumpkin Carvings
• Stampin' Up Basic Black ink pad
• Teresa Collin's blingage
• Misc ribbons
• Martha Stewart chunky glitter
• Misc wine bottles
• Candles

These candle holders were super easy to make. Once I selected my papers, I cut coordinating images for each bottle and edged them in black.  The Witches Brew includes cuts from Happy Hauntings and October 31.  The Potion bottle includes cuts from October 31st & Pumpkin Carvings.   They both sit upon my faux lace, spider web mat created from Pumpkin Carvings.  To continue the  shabby chic look, I added chunky glitter to several of the cuts to include the bat, witch, moon and wolf.  I also wrapped the bottles with very feminine bows and ties and added black blingage to each bottle.  Lastly, I added the candles and voila, the look is complete.

To thank you for visiting during this hop, I have a small giveaway, a holiday ribbon/twine sampler:

To be elgible all you have to do is leave a comment on this post.  I will use Random.org to chose a winner on October 31st.   Thank you again for visiting and I hope you have a "Shabby Halloween"!

Please go to the very talented Dana's blog next - here's the entire lineup in case you get lost along the way!

Kim @ Kimberli's Creations - http://www.kimberliscreations.blogspot.com/
Chris @ Get Inspired With Chatterscene - http://chatterscene-mom.blogspot.com/
Tracy @ My Scrap Escape - http://myscrapescape.blogspot.com/
Maria @ Creative By Design - http://www.kimberliscreations.blogspot.com/
Susan @ Cricut & Grasshopper - http://cricutandgrasshopper.blogspot.com/
Renee @ I Came, I Saw, I Created - http://icameisawicreated.blogspot.com/  ME
Dana @ Paper Memories 4 U - http://papermemories4u.blogspot.com/  Go HERE next

Lori @ Got 2 B Crafting - http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com/

Crystal @ Creations By Crystal - http://crystal-kovach.blogspot.com/

Sis @ Paper, Craft, and Scissors - http://papercraftscissors.wordpress.com

My Pink Stamper Design Team Day!

Hurray!   Today is October's My Pink Stamper Design Team Day - Christmas cards!  This month we were challenged to create a Christmas card with either Winter Treats & Sayings or Biggie Christmas.  I chose Winter Treats & Sayings to create a hand deliverable Christmas card/treat.  I know what you are thinking...I can't just keep it simple, can I?  =)

In my defense, I would like to state that making this card/treat holder is quite simple due to the Imagine. 
Materials used:

• Imagine Snow Angel cartridge
• Cricut Sweet Tooth Boxes
• My Pink Stamper Winter Treats & Sayings
• Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip ink
• Ranger distress ink in Forest Moss
• Hand dyed ribbon
• Pop up dots

First, I chose a box from Sweet Tooth Boxes (page 61 cut @ 8.0"), a lid (page 62 & 63 cut @ 8.0" relative) and the tag (page 60 cut @ 8.0" relative). There are actually 3 lids to choose from for this particular box.  I chose c, the open scalloped lid.  Next I chose three coordinating patterns from Snow Angel to flood fill the box pieces with (pages 34 & 40).  Once the pieces were printed and cut, I simply assembled them and edged them in the Forest Moss distress ink.   I added a square piece of  acrylic to window on the inside of the box.  Next, I added coordinating paper shred and my treat, covered it with the lid and tied it with hand dyed ribbon in two coordinating colors to hold the tag and keep the box closed.  I stamped my sentiment "May Your Holidays be Sweetened with Love" in Stampin' Up's Chocolate Chip ink.  Lastly, I cut the deer/bird image layers from Snow Angel (page 15) cut @ 2.0", inked them in the Forest Moss, and pop dotted them to the box.
That's it! A "sweet" way to hand deliver your winter wishes to those close by.

Flowers and Friendship ~ My Pink Stamper Stamp Release

Yea!  Robyn at My Pink Stamper has released her latest set of stamps!  Many of the stamps are the all occasion stamps you have been looking for.  She will be featuring them all week so be sure to visit daily to see samples of what you can create with them.

This friendship card was made using the Imagine cartridge Better Together.  I started off with my base cardstock from Stampin' Up in Pacific Point.  I can't believe how perfectly it matched the blue in the image I had chosen!  I then selected the pink and ivory layers from the image on page 3 cut @ 4" relative.  I wrapped the ivory layer in Stampin' Up 1/2" polka dot Melon Mambo ribbon and then added both layers to the base.  The women images I used can be found on page 17.  I used the combined image (no layers) cut at 3.5" and adhered to the card on top of the ribbon.  I then ticket punched the corners of my card and faux stiched the edge in black to mimic the Imagine image.  I finished the card with the perfect sentiment from Flowers and Friendship stamped in SU Melon Mambo.  Thanks for looking!  Robyn's stamps can be purchased from HERE.

You're Berry Special ~ 5th Pie in the Series

Hi Everyone.  I am super busy again, but wanted to get on to share today's pie slice:  Strawberry!

Now I know that making the 3D strawberries is nothing new, but maybe it's new to making them into a pie slice!  =)  I used THIS tutorial to make my strawberries and this pic as my inspiration:

My whip cream is the same cuts from the pumpkin pie.  I simply didn't use all the layers and used the technique of turning them upside down to burnish them to give them dimension. 

My Gypsy file:
http://www.box.net/shared/c2v2b9dfnkfhgbta5fh7

I am out of time but will add more detail and directions later.  =)