Crazy About Cricut

Wonderful Wilderness Blog Hop Day 1

2012-02-24T23:51:00.001-08:00

Hi Everybody!

Welcome to Created By Cori's Wonderful Wilderness Blog Hop! In this hop, you will see projects featuring Cricut cartridges using all things found in the Wonderful Wilderness! We hope you enjoy our blog hop today!

If you have just hopped onto the tour, please start at www.createdbycori.blogspot.com

If you came from Lucy K @ http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/ then you are in the right place!

While you were wondering through the woods, a giveaway came out of hibernation! For this weekends blog hop, Created By Cori is giving away a Chore Chart Cricut cartridge. To enter to win this cartridge, make sure you are a follower of Created By Cori, and leave a message at the Wonderful Wilderness Blog Hop post letting her know :) Here is the project I created:

*Give a Hoot cartridge

*Peachy Keen Stamps = Critter Faces Med. assortment

*paper and bling from my stash

This cute little owl is definitely from the wonderful wilderness! Everyone please come back tomorrow for Day 2's projects.!!

Your next stop on the Wonderful Wilderness hop is

Gloria @ http://www.craftnthings.blogspot.com/!

Here is the lineup for day 1 in case you get lost or need to stop along the way:

Cori- http://www.createdbycori.blogspot.com/

Lisa P - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

Lucy K - http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/

Jenny J. - http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Gloria- http://www.craftnthings.blogspot.com/

Vicki - http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/

Laura- http://www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com/

Barb-http://bugbites411.blogspot.com/

Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.comm/

Miranda http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/

Corri http://www.buglvr.blogspot.com/

Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Missy- http://tangledwebsoftangwen.blogspot.com/

Jackie - http://jackrabbitscrappin.blogspot.com/

Welcome to the St. Patty's Blog Hop Featuring the Thankful Thursday Design Team!

2012-02-23T08:00:00.002-08:00

Hi Everybody!
Welcome to the St. Patty's Blog Hop Featuring the Thankful Thursday Design Team! These ladies amaze me with every DT post with all there amazing talent. Today is no different! I know today you will be getting some fantastic inspiration for St. Patrick's Day, so let's get started! There will also be a way for you to get extra entries for the prizes, so make sure you read to the end of this post :)

I created these treats with my girls for them to hand out to their classes. All I needed to use was the Luck of the Irish stamp set from Jaded Blossom, and some scraps from my stash!

The girls can't wait to hand these out, 'cause they know they will get some giggles from their friends!!

I hope you'll try some of these with your family! If you do, please link them up for the challenge, and share them on my Facebook wall HERE. And now.................

**BLOG CANDY ALERT**

To be entered for this fantastic prize:

1. Leave a comment on ALL blogs in this hop (there are only 9 of us).

2. Please be a follower of my blog (you'll be happy you did!).

FOR 2 EXTRA ENTRIES:

1.Create a NEW St. Patrick's project!

Project must be new for this challenge, but can be combined with other challenges :)

2. Enter the link in the Inklinkz below.

3. One project per person please.

4. Entries will be open until Mar. 7th, 11:59 pm PST.

Easy peasy! You can earn a total of 3 entries!!! I can't wait to see what projects you all create :O) Now head on over to see the talented

Heather

as the next stop in the hop!

Here's the lineup in case you get lost or need to stop along the way:

Jenny - http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Heather~ http://paper-junkie.blogspot.com/

Bobbi Hickman ~ http://rockgirlcustomdesigns.blogspot.com/

Leah Pagliaroli~ http://www.leahscarddesigns.com

Lola ~ http://purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/

Cheryl ~ http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/

Sandra ~ http://sweetpeascards.blogspot.com/

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Cooking With Cricut Challenge - Theme Challenge

2012-02-22T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

It's time for another Cooking With Cricut Challenge! This week the challenge was chosen by me and two of my CWC design team sisters. We decided to make it a theme challenge: It must be birthday plus have a cake, cupcakes or balloons. I had 3 birthdays in my family this month, so this was a perfect challenge for me! Here's the card that I created:

*Art Philosophy cartridge

*Papercrafting World = Birthday Turtle digi stamp

*Jaded Blossom = Funny Mail, Snail Mail

*Timeless Twine = Kraft Brown Bakers Twine

*Peachy Keen Stamps = The Cornies Assortment

*I cut an oval around the digi stamp. I decided it looked too plain, so I took my scissors and made a wavy oval!

*LOVE that this digi stamp comes with and without a face. I decided to use some Peachy Keen Face stamps on this one.

*I embossed the card base, and inked the edges.

I hope you enjoyed my card. Now it’s your turn!!! Head on over to Cooking With Cricut to enter your project. TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :OD

Jaded Blossom Leprechaun Treat!

2012-02-21T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!
I'm so happy to share another Jaded Blossom project with you! Since St. Patrick's Day is the next holiday we can make treats for (yay!), I decided to try and get a jump start on making some to pass out. Here is what I came up with:

*Jaded Blossom = Luck of the Irish set

*Gold Stickles

*scraps from my stash

*gold coin candy

*I was lucky enough to score a few bags of these coins after Christmas when they were all on clearance. They looked like leprechaun gold to me!

*I added gold Stickles to his little hat and belt for more bling!

*I used the 2 different clovers that come in the Luck of the Irish set to create my own background paper.

These were super simple to make! If these are for kids and you have the time, your kids could even help color the cute little leprachaun. I hope you liked it! I'd love to see some of you make this and share it on the Jaded Blossom Facebook page HERE, or on my Facebook page HERE. TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :O)

Mickey And Friends Monday!!

2012-02-20T00:02:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

Welcome to another Mickey and Friends Monday!! Now you can say you have a reason to look forward to Mondays, whoo hooo! Today's MFM is a little different. The character I'm highlighting today isn't exactly a Disney animated character, but he is a child's character who is loved by everybody............

It's Elmo!!!!! My son recently had an Elmo themed birthday (or as he calls him, Memo!), so I wanted to share some of the projects I made.

*I used the Elmo party cart for all papercrafted projects :)

*Here is our decorated mantle.

(Elmo balloons compliments of Grandma!)

*I love this banner. This cart tells you how many banner shapes to cut, and the happy birthday comes as one cut so you don't even have to cut each letter individually!

*This game is also pre-designed on the cart. It's a "pin the crayon on Elmo" game.

*You cut a crayon out for each player.

*It's super simple to cut and put together!

*I took these little red balls I bought at the Dollar Tree, cut out eyes and a nose from the Elmo cart in vinyl, and I had some simple party themed party favors!

*NOTE: The vinyl was for appearance only. It didn't stick to the balls as I had hoped, but they looked cute, and once the kids started bouncing the balls, they didn't really care that the faces fell off, lol!

*I added this cut to a tabletop decoration for a great centerpiece!

*Here is the amazingly cute birthday boy!! While he has definitely entered the "terrible two's", he can still melt me with those hazel eyes, and adorable face!!!

I hope you enjoyed these projects, and that you will be inspired on how to use your Disney cuts, and all character creations! Make sure you come back every Monday for some more Disney inspiration. Have a magical day :O)

Clearly Cupcakes Birthday Card - Timeless Twine DT Project

2012-02-17T08:54:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!
Today is a great day, because not only is it Friday, but it's my Timeless Twine Design Team day!!! I have 3 people with birthday's in my family this month, so I created a much needed birthday card! Here's what I used:

*Aqua Delight from Timeless Twine

*Birthday Cakes Cricut cartridge

*Jaded Blossom = Sweet Celebration set

*Peachy Keen Stamps

*clear craft plastic = card base

(The kind I got was from the Michael's brand Recollections. It was on clearance, though, so it may not be available in the store. You can get another brand I've used HERE.)

*paper, and bling from my stash

*This sentiment would make a great invitation!

*To make this "fringe bow", I tied a bow using my Unity Bow maker. Then I just cut the ends!

*This twine went PERFECTLY with the colors on my card. I loooove these delicious colors!!

*These cupcakes look so happy :)

If you haven't tried this craft plastic, I would definitely recommend it. It's just like working with a thick cardstock as far as folding. And the **WOW** factor can't be beat! TFL, and I hope everyone gets a chance to craft today :O)

Welcome to the Anniversary Amore Blog Hop!

2012-02-15T07:34:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

Welcome to the Anniversary Amore Blog Hop! If you just came from the talented Candace Pelfrey over at www.papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com, then you're in the right spot. If not, please head on over to see our hop hostess Candace at www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com so you can start from the beginning :)

I'm so excited to be helping Candace celebrate her blogaversary! Here is the project I made:

*Wild Card Cricut cartridge

*Prima Flowers

*Timeless Twine - Bubble Gum Pink

*pearls from my stash

Hope you liked it! Now hop on over to see the amazing

Michelle

as the last stop on the hop!!

Here's the lineup in case you get lost or need to stop along the way :

Candace - www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com

Emily- http://www.createserendipity.net

Kristi - http://www.littlepapersprinkles.blogspot.com/

Rachel - http://www.loveandsushi.blogspot.com/

Bryan http://www.scrapguy.blogspot.com

Lisa - http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/

Nicole- http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/

Tanya - http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Kathy - http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com

Kim- http://rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/

Candace www.papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com

Jenny - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Michelle- http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/

Love Song Blog Hop Day 2

2012-02-12T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

Welcome to PaperCraftingWorld.com & CookingWithCricut.com's Love Song Blog Hop Day 2! Love is in the air and our Designers have come up with some great Valentine's Day projects inspired by their favorite love songs. Did you love all the projects from day 1? Weren't they awsome?!?! And now on to day 2 :O)

If you arived here from visiting Adrian @ By Adrian 4 U, you're in the right place. If you're joining us mid-hop and would like to start at the beginning, click here to go to Paper Crafting World’s Cooking With Cricut blog and check out what Melin has made!

I was inspired by Martina Mcbride's beautiful ballad "Valentine". This was my wedding song. It's a beautiful song, but means a little more to me because my husband and I have such different taste in music, but we both loved this song! (He actually suggested it!!) I was inspired to create this wall/door hanging for Valentines Day.....

(Feel free to press play to listen while you check out my project pictures!)

*Holiday Cakes cartridge = sentiment

*Celebrate with Flourish cartridge = cupid

*Jaded Blossom = Trust in Cupid
*Timeless Twine = Strawberry Cupcake

*To punch out the hearts, I used a Creative Memories Heart punch with the Trust in Cupid stamp set from Jaded Blossom.

*I layered the pink swirl paper onto a red paper.

*Then I layered those onto a chipboard square.

*Next I took Barn Red Distress ink and went around the whole edge. I loved the softer look of the distressing, and different shades of red :)

This has been decorating our front door getting ready for love day :) We hope you’ll join us and link up your favorite love song inspired project at CookingWithCricut.com. One lucky entry will be chosen from the CWC blog by random.org to win a $10.00 gift certificate provided by PaperCraftingWorld.com! And make sure you leave a comment on the CWC blog, too! One lucky commenter will also receive a $10.00 PaperCraftingWorld.com gift certificate!

Thanks so much for hopping with us today. Now head on over and visit Kemma @ Kemma’s Cards and see what she has created!

Here's today's lineup in case you get lost or need to stop along the way:

Melin @ Cooking With Cricut

Court @ Court’s Craft Corner

Charlotte @ A Little Bit of Detail

Evelyn @ My Little Craft Blog

Nita @ Nita’s Notes

Jenny R. @ Jenny’s Scrapbooking Haven

Jill @ Jaihart Just Lovely Designs

Bonnie @ Scrapper’s Ranch

Adrian @ By Adrian 4 U

Jenny J. @ Crazy About Cricut - YOU’RE HERE

Kemma @ Kemma’s Cards - NEXT STOP

Madison @ Funky Cards

Jaded Blossom Stamp Release Blog Hop!!!

2012-02-10T00:09:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

Yaaaaaaaay! It's finally time! I am so SUPER EXCITED for this release from Jaded Blossom. Hopefully you just came from visiting Michelle over at http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/ . If not, please head on over to the Jaded Blossom Blog to start from the beginning :O)

And guess what?!?!?! This weekend only the entire Release Package is on sale for $89.99 regular price $96.

*FIRST 25 CUSTOMERS TO PURCHASE THIS RELEASE WILL ALSO GET A FREE SET OF 100 1X8 CLEAR BAGS WITH THEIR PURCHASE($8.50 VALUE)*

So let's get started! Candace and Michelle have outdone themselves this time! I actually have 3 projects to share with you today. Check them out:

~~ALL STAMPS USED ARE FROM TODAY'S NEW RELEASE~~

*This first card is using the 2 x 3 stamp set "Nerdy Owl".

*The little hearts are from the "Funny Mail"

*I also used DCWV Guy Stack, Black Coffee Bakers Twine from Timeless Twine,

and buttons from my stash.

*This next card is using the "Cheesy Pick Ups" set.

*I also used Echo Park Be Mine paper, and Bubble Gum Pink from Timeless Twine.

*That cute digital stamp is from Papercrafting World.com.

*Here's the inside with the rest of the sentiment!

*You can click on the picture to make it bigger to see the sentiment better.

*My last project is also using the "Cheesy Pick Ups" set.

*I cut the band-aid, and heart from the Wildcard Cricut cartridge.

*I used my Peachy Keen stamps for that sad face :(

*Here's the inside with the rest of the sentiment!

*You can click on the picture to make it bigger to see the sentiment better.

And now for the prizes!! Jaded Blossom has some awesome giveaways for you.

First up for grabs is Twine, 1x8 stick bags and paper.

There will be three winners which will be picked from comments from all of our blogs. So make sure you are commenting on everyone's blog to increase your chances. The only requirements to win are, you must be a follower of the Jaded Blossom blog and leave a comment on their blog as well.

Plus there is another chance to win with the PIN IT TO WIN IT CHALLENGE!

Do you want to win one of the newly released stamp sets? You can pin it to win it! On the Jaded Blossom Pinterest Board all 9 stamp sets have been pined. Simply repin them and write on the Jaded Blossom facebook page wall that you repined them! 9 people will win one of the stamp sets! It that easy! Winners will be announced on Monday!

Aren't those some FANTABULOUS stamps and prizes?!?!? Now to ~~get in more trouble~~ see some more inspiration and projects with these stamps, head on over to see

Jamie at http://jamiek711designs.blogspot.com/

as the next stop on this hop!!!

Valentine Hop Challenge Winners!!

2012-02-09T09:30:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

Thank you to everybody who joined us on our Valentine Blog Hop. My team did such a fantastic job, and I hope you all enjoyed their projects :O) And now onto the good stuff! It's time to announce a couple of winners.................

The winner of

**A 5 pack of Action Wobbles**

is...........

Claire !!!!!!!!

(Project entry-click on her name to see her entry!)

The winner of the **Space Party Cricut cartridge** is......

Suzy!!!

"Fabulous hop! I need to get back to using my cricut more. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win :)"

Congratulations to both the winners!! Please email me at crazyaboutcricut at hotmail dot com with VALENTINE HOP WINNER as the subject. Please include your mailing address, and the prize that you won. Again, thanks to everybody who hopped with us!! I hope you'll join us for our next blog hop on February 23rd featuring the Thankful Thursday Design team!! TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today!

Timeless Twine Dr. Seuss/Read Across America Challenge!!!

2012-02-08T09:29:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!
Happily, today is the start of a new challenge over on the Timeless Twine blog! March 2nd will be Dr. Seuss' Birthday. He would have been "108" this year. It is also the day the NEA kicks off "Read Across America". So to celebrate both, this month's challenge is to create a project based on:

Theme: Dr. Seuss' Birthday / Read Across America

Colors: Aqua, Red & White

Shapes: Not so perfect...kinda like in the books (uneven lines, lopsided squares, etc.)

Embellishments: Timeless Twine of course =D (If you haven't had a chance to purchase Timeless Twine yet, you may substitute with embroidery floss

Text: A Dr. Seuss quote.

BONUS: Bling (glitter, rhinestones, etc.)

Project must be new.
Deadline for challenge entries will be February 26, 2012

One lucky Twineaholic will win 1 spool of Aqua Blue Timeless Twine!!

And now, here is the project I made for this challenge:

*Timeless Twine = Aqua Blue, Cherry Red, Lemonade Yellow

*Close To My Heart = A Typeface font set

*Pink By Design = Just Beachy

*Close To My Heart = A Typeface font set

*paper scraps from my stash

*I made a bookmark to celebrate Dr. Seuss AND Read Across America!

Taa daaa! I hope you'll join us in this fun challenge. Now head on over to the Timeless Twine blog HERE to link up your creation! TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :O)

Jaded Blossom Bunny Treat Bag with Sneak Peek!

2012-02-07T08:38:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

I'm so super excited to share another Jaded Blossom project! It's also a sneak peek of one of the sets that will be released this Friday! CLICK HERE for all the details :) Enjoy my little video!

*Here's what I started with.

I hope you liked it! I'd love to see some of you make this and share it on the Jaded Blossom Facebook page HERE, or on my Facebook page HERE :O) Make sure to check the JB blog every day this week for more sneak peeks, and be there on Friday for the new stamp release. It's going to be awwwwwwsome!! TFL, and hope everyone gets a chance to craft today :O)

Mickey And Friends Monday

2012-02-06T10:55:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

Welcome to another Mickey and Friends Monday. Now you can say you have a reason to look forward to Mondays, whoo hooo! Today I wanted to re-share a project I made for a recent blog hop. The theme was Alice in Wonderland, so of course I immediately thought of the little white rabbit. I'm usually late wherever I go, so he's kinda my mascot :P

*Disney Classics cartridge

*all paper used is from my scraps pile

*Stickles (on eyes and clock hands)

*Rabbit was cut at 3.27". I would not recommend cutting him at this size unless you HAD too. The clock hands, and his eyes were so small and delicate, they didn't survive the move off of the mat :P

*I decided to use blue Stickles for his eyes, and silver for the clock hands. This still kept the detail, and you can never go wrong with added bling!!

Make sure you come back every Monday for some more Disney inspiration. Have a magical day :O)

Jaded Blossom's First Challenge!

2012-02-05T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

I'm so excited for today!!!! Today Jaded Blossom is starting their new challenge. This challenge will take place on the first Sunday of every month and last two weeks. Winner will be randomly picked by random.org. There will also be prizes, whoo hooo!

There are also chances to be a Guest Designer! Guest Designers will be given a couple stamp sets THAT ARE NOT YET RELEASED (how awsome is that?!)! They will participate in sneaks, be spotlighted during the monthly challenge, participate in our release day blog hop and do one more post later on in the month. Sound like fun? Want to be one? Guest designers will be chosen based on participation in the monthly challenge and other events on the Jaded Blossom blog and facebook page. Check out the JB blog for all the details :)

Our first challenge is to create a Valentine's day themed project.

It can be a card, a favor etc.. but it must include at least 1 Jaded Blossom stamp. That's it! You have until February 18th to link up your project. Winner will be announced on the 19th.

Here is the project I made:

*Jaded Blossom = I Hoot You, Valentine Treats, Trust in Cupid

*Bella Creationz = Small Brown Kraft Bags, Valentine's Bakers Twine

*Stampin' Up! = heart punch

*red button from my stash

*glitter gel pen (on the hearts the owl is holding)

*white gel pen for stitching

*I started with this small plain treat bag.......

*And turned it into this!

*I stamped the owl on first, then the sentiment underneath.

*I used my white gel pen to color in the eyes, and my Zig markers to color in the owl.

*I colored in the hearts with a red marker, then went over them with the glitter gel pen.

*I used one of the small sentiments from the Trust in Cupid set inside a heart punch.

*Here's a side view :)

And what can you win for this challenge????

25 Boxes clear boxes

(candies not included)

Now head on over to the Jaded Blossom blog to enter this challenge, and see the other gorgeous projects from the rest of the design team! TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :O)

Sweet Heart Timeless Twine Design Team Project

2012-02-03T07:31:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

I'm so happy to be sharing another Timeless Twine design team project with you! My kids and I are starting on treat bags so we can hopefully finish by Valentine's Day :) Here's a sneak peek of one of the ones I'll be making:

* Timeless Twine = Valentine's Day Bakers Twine

*Mini Monsters Cricut cartridge (bag)

*Pink By Design = Be Mine set

*pearl from my stash

You definitely will want to see the whole project! Head on over to the Timeless Twine blog to see the full project and details. TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :O)

Valentine Hop Challenge Reminder

2012-02-02T14:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

I just wanted to remind all of you that the Thankful Thursday Valentine's Challenge is still open. It will be open until next Thursday, February 9th. Here's what you can win:

**BLOG CANDY ALERT**

**Space Party Cricut cartridge!!!!!!**

**A 5 pack of Action Wobbles!!!!!!!!

To be entered for these fantastic prizes:

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE CHALLENGE POST FOR ALL THE DETAILS!!!

TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :O)

Cooking With Cricut Design Team Day - Child's Valentine Challenge!

2012-02-01T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

I'm sorry I've not posted for a few days, but I've been busy running around checking things out at the CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) show!!! For those of you that don't know, it's where a TON of companys (Action Wobbles, Cosmo Cricket, Market Street, Echo Park, Prima, etc.) show the new stuff they've come out with for this year. So stay tuned for some fun pictures and CHA posts coming up :)

Anywhoo, on to another challenge from Cooking With Cricut!!! Today's challenge is to make a Child's Valentine theme. You must use the colors pink, red and white on your project. Of course I had a TON of ideas for this! So here's the project I decided to make:

*Mini Monsters cartridge

*Jaded Blossom = Love Bites set (sentiment), Valentine Treats (little heart)

*paper, and bling from my stash

*red Stickles

*This ADORABLE little guy only took me 30 min to make (including design and cut time)! So if you have to make treats for a whole class or something, I would recommend on of these little bags from the Mini Monsters cartridge.

*These are simple to put together, and you can fit 2 on one 12" x 12" paper.

* I used different size black bling for the eyes.

*I thought this sentiment was so perfect for this project!!

*I added bling to the stamped heart with some Stickles.

* I inked and stitched for added detail :)

I love how this little guy turned out, and will be making these for all my kids classes. Now it's your turn. Head on over to Cooking With Cricut and enter the challenge!!

Welcome to Lynne's Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Tea Party Blog Hop!!

2012-01-27T21:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!
Welcome to Lynne's Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Tea Party Blog Hop --- don't be late for this very important date and just to be sure you're not late, we're serving tea for not one day but two!! Watch out for rabbit holes, and those drink me and eat me potions as you must do them in moderation. You'll never know what you will see beyond the looking glass --- sew, sit down a spell and enjoy the talented ladies as we hop along in Wonderland. Warning, watch out for the Queen of Hearts as she is losing in the game of croquet and its off with your heads!!!!!

Rather than cake, crumpetts, tarts and cookies, we have blog candy and I mean some sweet treats that are being offered by our great sponsors:

Pat Catan's has donated a $25 gift card for shopping at their store, if there isn't a Pat Catan's in your area, we can transfer that out for you

Karber Digital Images at http://www.karberdigital.com/ has offered 2 digital designs of the winner's choice

Digi My World at http://digimyworld.com/shop/ has offered a $10 gift card

SVG Attic at http://www.svgattic.com/ has offered a $20 gift certificate

PSA Stamps at www.psastamps.com.blogspot.com has offered a 1 stamper, 2 Peel & Stick packs of winner's choice. MSRP for each package is $55.

Creative Kuts has offered a $20 Gift Certificate to http://creativekuts.com/

Deborah Marie Foti of http://www.scrappingmamma.net/ will make one of her original birthday cards, Crafty Friends Sentiments Large Sheet by www.gettingcricky.com AND $10 Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Gift Certificate

To be eligible by posting you must comment and post on each stop of our tea party along the way --- now remember to hold your pinky out when drinking your tea --- will that be 1 lump or 2?

If you stopped at my blog to just visit today, I don't want you to miss a single thing along the way and you need to start at the beginning which is two hares by the Cheshire cat who is grinning at you and that darn caterpiller smoking her pipe at http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/!!! And now onto my project!!

I moved into a new house this past October, and am still in the process of decorating it. I've made clocks for my daughter's room, and now I made this one for my craft area. Here are the details:

*Disney Classics cartridge

*all paper used is from my scraps pile

*Stickles (on eyes and clock hands)

*Rabbit was cut at 3.27". I would not recommend cutting him at this size unless you HAD too. The clock hands, and his eyes were so small and delicate, they didn't survive the move off of the mat :P

*I decided to use blue Stickles for his eyes, and silver for the clock hands. This still kept the detail, and you can never go wrong with added bling!!

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your tea and crumpets and your next stop is not Twiddledee and Twiddledum but

Amy over at http://www.lovetocrop.com/!

Remember to stop by again tomorrow and check out all the tea parties!!!

Hugs, Love, Tea Cups and Crumpets

Valentine Hop Featuring the Thankful Thursday Design Team

2012-01-26T08:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!
Welcome to the Valentine Hop Featuring the Thankful Thursday Design Team! I am so excited (and proud!) to be doing this hop with such an amazing team, and such talented crafters. I know today you will be getting some fantastic inspiration for Valentine's Day, so let's get started! There will also be a way for you to get extra entries for the prizes, so make sure you read to the end of this post :)

For our project, we made little mail boxes for my kids to take to school and keep their Valentine's in. Here's how they turned out:

*These were simple to make. We just used the small priority mail boxes from the post office!! Free is the best price :O)

*We used some rub ons and patterned paper for decoration.

*She put some themed gelly stickers on the other side.

*We made sure to cut the holes in before we started designing so we knew which way to face things!

*My oldest used this owl image from the Jaded Blossom set I Hoot You.

*Hand-drawn art always makes projects a little more special :O)

*I had to take a picture of this before I cut the hole. Apparently my 9 year old wanted to make sure I knew where to cut, lol!

I hope you'll try some of these with your family! If you do, please link them up for the challenge, and share them on my Facebook wall HERE. And now.................

**BLOG CANDY ALERT**

**Space Party Cricut cartridge!!!!!!**

**A 5 pack of Action Wobbles!!!!!!!!

To be entered for these fantastic prizes:

1. Leave a comment on ALL blogs in this hop (there are only 9 of us).

2. Please be a follower of my blog (you'll be happy you did!).

FOR 2 EXTRA ENTRIES:

1.Create a NEW Valentine project!

Project must be new for this challenge, but can be combined with other challenges :)

2. Enter the link in the Inklinkz below.

3. One project per person please.

4. Entries will be open until Feb. 9th, 11:59 pm PST.

Easy peasy! You can earn a total of 3 entries!!! I can't wait to see what projects you all create :O) Now head on over to see the talented

Sharon

as the next stop in the hop!

*******************

Here's the lineup in case you get lost or need to stop along the way:

Jenny ~ http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Sharon ~ http://www.simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com/

Heather ~ http://paper-junkie.blogspot.com/

Bobbi Hickman ~ http://rockgirlcustomdesigns.blogspot.com/

Leah Pagliaroli ~ http://www.leahscarddesigns.com

Amber ~ http://my3escrapbooking.blogspot.com/

Lola ~ http://purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/

Cheryl ~ http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/

Sandra ~ http://sweetpeascards.blogspot.com/

Cooking With Cricut Design Team Day - No Card & Polka Dot Challenge!

2012-01-25T06:00:00.000-08:00

*I apologize for the earlier post difficulties. Blogger is having an "attitude" today! It would not let me edit this post! UPDATE: All pix have been added :)**

Hi Everybody!
It's time for another Cooking With Cricut challenge!! This time some of the Design Team got to choose the challenge. They want you to come up with a project using the color yellow and polka dots -- and it could be anything EXCEPT a card. So here's what I came up with:

*Give a Hoot cartridge

*Peachy Keen Stamps - PK-754 Critter Faces SET A Medium

*Stampin' Up! - ribbon

*patterned paper from my stash

*Isn't he tooooo cute?!?! My girls love owls, so they will be fighting over this one! Now head on over to Cooking With Cricut to join us in this challenge :O)

A Sweet Card with Jaded Blossom

2012-01-24T00:30:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

I'm so happy to share another Jaded Blossom project with you! Today I have a cute, and simple to make card. These could easily be used as invitations for a candy or sweet themed birthday. Here are the details:

*Mini Monsters Cricut cartridge = shape card

*Jaded Blossom = Sweet Celebration set

*Timeless Twine = Aqua Blue twine

*paper and bling from my stash

*To roll the twine, I covered the circle layer with my ATG adhesive. Then I just started from the outside and rolled to the center.

*I so LOVE this twine!

*This stamp fit perfectly on the handle of my little lollipop.

*Here's a close-up of the inside sentiment.

I hope you liked it! I'd love to see some of you make this and share it on the Jaded Blossom Facebook page HERE, or on my Facebook page HERE. TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :O)

Mickey And Friends Monday!

2012-01-23T02:13:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

Welcome to another Mickey and Friends Monday. Now you can say you have a reason to look forward to Mondays :O) Today I have a little video to share of a layout I made using the Mickey and Friends cartridge. Enjoy!

Make sure you come back every Monday for some more Disney inspiration. Have a magical Monday :O)

Samantha's Blogaversary Blog Hop

2012-01-22T10:03:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!
Welcome to Samantha's Cricut Creations 1st anniversary blog hop! If you have arrived from Erica over at http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ then you are in the right place! If you have just hopped on the tour, please go to Samantha's blog at http://www.samanthascricutcreations.blogspot.com/ to start at the beginning.

The hop theme today is crafty anniversary. So I decided to make a celebration banner! (Plus my niece turned one yesterday, and this was her theme.) Here are the details:

*Hello Kitty Font cartridge

*Hello Kitty Greeting cartridge

*Timeless Twine = Raspberry Pink Bakers Twine

*To make this shape into a banner, I just punched two holes and threaded some twine through them.

Isn't that cute?!?! Who doesn't like Hello Kitty?? :) Now head on over to he next stop on the hop is Elizabeth at www.217creations.com. Thanks for hopping along with us today!

Here's the lineup in case you get lost or need to stop along the way:

Samantha http://www.samanthascricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Chris http://www.snowboundchris.blogspot.com/

Erica http://www.mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/

Jenn http://www.scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/

Paula http://www.morethanfavors.blogspot.com/

Laura http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com/

Jenny http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Elizabeth http://www.217creations.com/

Cori http://www.createdbycori.blogspot.com/

Mallika http://www.missnotsogoodwithwords.blogspot.com/

Tess http://www.hiltonlife.blogspot.com/

Amy E http://www.scrapthissavethat.blogspot.com/

Show Me Your Craft Room Blog Hop

2012-01-19T22:12:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!
Hopefully you just came from CallyAnn at http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com. If not, please head on over to see the hop hostess LLuvia at http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com so you can start this hop from the beginning :)

I am joining a group of very talented crafty people from all over the world who can't wait to share their awesome spaces with you. We hope to inspire you with new ideas for your own craftroom/space. This is a no obligation hop, so if you would like to just browse through the space's, that is totally ok! This hop will be open all weekend long! So no rush!

However, for those of you who like freebies there will be "blog candy" if you follow and comment on each posting and leave a comment with our hop hostess on http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com with "your best organizational tip" your name will entered in a random drawing to win a $25.00 gift card from Michaels!!! Winner will be announced on Tuesday 1/24/12. Are you ready to see my crafty cave?

*This is my FAVORITE organizing tool!

*RackitFile vertical paper organizer

(click on title to go to the company store)

*Another blog that shows how Rackit file works, and sells it.

Here is the line up in case you get lost or need to stop along the way:

LLuvia- http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com

Brenda- http://brendafrerichs.blogspot.com
CallyAnn- http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com
Jenny- http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Claire- http://scrapmyway.blogspot.com
Linda- http://thefruitofmyhands.blogspot.com
Mindy- http://papercreationsbymindyblog.blogspot.com/
Zenita- http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com
Liz- http://www.scrapiliciousLife.blogspot.com
Doris- http://mybugandmecreate.blogspot.com
Haidee- http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/
Sam- http://scrappingwithpirkie.blogspot.com/
Lisa-http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Perlilla- http://www.perlillapets.blogspot.com/
Vicki- http://mawmawsthoughts.blogspot.com
Barbara- http://barbarab3.blogspot.com
Chrys- http://scrapbookingkampstyle.blogspot.com
Melinda- http://thepaperthumb.blogspot.com/
Julie- http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/
Angela- http://Prettifyyourlife.blogspot
Dana- http://Papermemories4u.blogspot.com
Jennifer- http://hydrangeahippo.blogspot.com

Timeless Twine Design Team Day With a Home Decor Project!!!

2012-01-19T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!
I'm so happy to be sharing another Timeless Twine design team project with you! With the craziness of the holidays over, I'm in full swing decorating for Valentine's Day. Today I made a..........well, you'll need to head on over to the Timeless Twine Blog to see! But to tease you, here's what I used to make my project:

* Timeless Twine = Valentine's Day Bakers Twine

*Holiday Cakes Cricut cartridge = sentiment

*Echo Park = "Be Mine" line patterned paper

*Peachy Keen Stamps = PK-640 Princess Face Assortment

*white tulle

*chipboard hearts

And here's a sneak peek picture:

It came out really cute!! You GOTTA check it out :OD Also, don't forget to enter the Krafty Valentine's Challenge on the Timeless Twine Blog for your chance to win a spool of this delicious Valentine's Day Bakers Twine! TFL, and have a twine-tastic day :O)

Timeless Twine Krafty Valentine's Challenge

2012-01-17T16:17:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

I'm so excited for our first challenge on the Timeless Twine blog!! I have a cute project to share, but first check out the challenge details:

Project must contain Timeless Twine only. If you haven't had a chance to purchase Timeless Twine yet, you can substitute it for Embroidery Floss. Colors to be Valentine's Day colors (red, pink, white).

Kraft color must be the base of your project.

At least one Scallop Shape (ie: circle, border, oval, frame, etc.)

Project "must" be new.

Deadline for challenge will be on January 27th, 2012

I decided to make a "lovely" (enter groan at bad joke here, lol!!) little notebook. Here are the details:

*Timeless Twine = Valentine's Bakers Twine

*Jaded Blossom = Valentine Treats set

*Bind-it-All = wire and to bind the notebook

*EK Sucess = scalloped border punch

*bling from my stash

I love to make notebooks for all my kids every year as part of their Valentine treats. I think they'll love this one! Make sure you head on over to the Timeless Twine blog to enter the challenge and for your chance to win this:

1 spool of Strawberry Cupcake Valentines Twine!!!!!!!

Can't wait to see all your projects! TFL, and have a twine-tastic day :O)

Mickey And Friends Monday (on Tuesday)

2012-01-17T09:51:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!
Sorry I'm a day off. My whole family was off yesterday, and I realized too late yesterday that it was already Monday :P So welcome to Micky and Friends Monday on Tuesday, lol! This time I have a project using the Mickey and Friends Font cartridge. This is one of my favorite fonts! For today's project, my daughter used it to make a school poster:

I love this font, because it's so easy to read, and easy to embellish if you want to.

I hope you enjoyed the project today! Make sure you take a look at your Disney cartridges to see how else you can use them. TFL, and have a magical Monday :O)

Jaded Blossom Stamp Release Blog Hop!!!

2012-01-13T17:16:00.000-08:00

**Click here for DD's Fabulous 50 Birthday Blog Hop**

Hi Everybody!
I'm so super excited to be a part of the Jaded Blossom design team, and to share this release with you! Hopefully you just came from the super talented Ruthie. If not, please head on over to Jaded Blossom so you can start from the beginning. You won't want to miss a thing!

And this weekend only the entire Release package is on sale for $62.99 from $71.50!

Here's what I made with these awsome stamps:

For my first project I used the Valentine Treats set :

*These boxes (available in the Jaded Blossom store) are perfect for all kinds of treats! I put a couple of cake pops in them. I just punched a hole in the top (using my Big Bite Crop-o-dile) to be able to put in the stick.

*These cake pops are from Starbucks, and are a little larger. I would recommend using ones that are a little bit smaller :)

*You can also stamp directly on the treat box! Make sure you use StazOn ink so it won't smear :)

*I wrapped some twine around each stick, and added a bow.

For my next project, I used the "I Hoot You" Petal, and "Trust in Cupid" for this little easel card:

*The little hearts from the Trust in Cupid set punch out PERFECTLY with a Stampin' Up 1 1/2" heart punch.

Taaaa-daaaa! These were so easy to make, and came together really easing using these sets. You could so many of these in no time!!

And if the stamps weren't exciting enough for you, there's also some prizes!!

All you have to do to win is comment on the Jaded Blossom blog and be a JB follower. Want more chances to win? Comment on the entire design teams individual posts, there's only 6 of us. :) WINNERS will be picked on Tuesday.

Now head on over to see

Michelle

and her fantabulous project!!

Here's the lineup in case you get lost or need to stop along the way:

Store:

http://jadedblossom.bigcartel.com/

Blog:

http://www.jadedblossom.com/

Candace

http://papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com/

Kim

http://www.rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/

Raven

http://love4stamps.blogspot.com/

Ruthie

http://www.septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Jenny

http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Michelle

http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/

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Welcome to DD's Fabulous 50 Birthday Blog Hop!

2012-01-11T21:27:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

Welcome to DD's Fabulous 50 Birthday Blog Hop! Hopefully you just came from Paula over at http://Scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com. If not, please head on over to see our hop hostess and birthday girl DD over at http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/ so you can start this celebration from the beginning!

I am so happy to be helping my friend Debbie celebrate her big birthday! She's such a great person, and a talented blogger and crafter. HAAAAAAAAAAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBBIE!!!!!!!!! And now onto the birthday project:

*Martha Stewart Birthday Cake cartridge = present border

*Close to My Heart = sentiment

*Timeless Twine = Aqua Blue , Raspberry Pink

*paper from my stash

*Peachy Keen Stamps = PK-293 The Cornies Assortment, PK-570 Basic Paper Doll Face Assortment, PK-460 Happy Lashes Face Assortment

*I took the two different colors of twine, held the strands together and just wrapped it around the piece of cardstock.

*I used matching color cardstock on the inside to give it a little more finished look :)

I hope you enjoyed my project! Now keep the party going, and head on over to see

Jamie

as the next stop on the hop!!!

DON'T FORGET THAT YOU MUST LEAVE A COMMENT ON EVERY BLOG TO WIN THE SUPER FANTASTIC PRZES @ DDsCrafts!!!

Here's the lineup in case you get lost or need to stop along the way:

DDscrafts - http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Haidee - http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

Vicki W - http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/

Paula - http://Scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com

Crazyabout Cricut - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Jamie - http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com

Melissa - http://timeweavers.wordpress.com

Theresa - www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Cricut Chick - http://cricutchick.com

Cheryl - http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/

Lisa L - http://craftylam.blogspot.com/

Shannon - http://my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com/

Zenita - http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com

Angela - http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com/

Barbara - http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/

Tanner - http://www.mrcricutcrazy.com/

Alina - http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/

Gloria - http://gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com/

Glorajean - http://www.glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Cooking With Cricut- Photo Inspiration Challenge

2012-01-11T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

It's time for another Cooking With Cricut Challenge! This week the challenge is a project inspired by this photo:

What a great picture! I was inspired to make this sparkly snowflake tag. Here are the details:

*Winter Woodland cartridge - snowflake tag

*Timeless Twine - Kraft Brown Bakers Twine

*Peachy Keen Stamps - PK-460 Happy Lashes Face Assortment

*Martha Stewart glitter

*Post-it Craft paper

*This is my absolute favorite way to get glitter on a project. I layout my top layer of my tag on my Gypsy.

*When laying out the base layer, I make sure to flip it. This makes sure that I will have the adhesive side up on my base layer.

*I then just sprinkle the glitter onto the Post-it Craft paper.

*What project doesn't look happier with a Peachy Keen face???

That's it! It takes about 30 minutes from start to finish (including design and cutting time)So it's a quick project. I hope you enjoyed my tag. Now it’s your turn!!! Head on over to Cooking With Cricut to enter your project. TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :OD

Jaded Blossom Valentine Treats Sneak Peek!

2012-01-10T09:40:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!
I am so ridiculously excited to be doing my first post for Jaded Blossom! They are a new company that creates products for mostly party favors! How awsome is that?!?! With 4 kids, we always have party invites, decorations, class treats and more to make. Then there are the thank gifts that are always in need! With a larger family, making these things saves a ton of money (which is always good!). And now onto the sneak peek:

I decided to make a Valentine's Day button. I know my husband will wear this proudly on Valentine's Day! (Only in the privacy of our own home, and where no one can see him, lol!) While I made this one for my husband, I also plan to make other ones for my kids. I thought these would be fun for them to wear to school. These also might be the treat we hand out for their classes. Fun and different! Here are the details:

*Art Philosophy cartridge - 1 3/4" circle, scallop circle

*Martha Stewart scoreboard - rosettes

*EK Success - Border punch

*Timeless Twine - Valentine's Day Bakers Twine

*hot glue gun

*Jaded Blossom Sneak Peek!

*I hand drew the little white hearts for a little added touch :)

*This twine is soooo perfect for all your Valentine treats!

Ugly picture warning!!

*I wanted to show how I did the back. I just took a regular safety pin, opened it up, and then hot glued just the top portion. I really wanted to use what I had and not go buy special pins, or clips!

*This was my test button, so the backs of the rest of them will be MUCH prettier!

I hope you liked my button, and will make some of your own. If you'd like to use this same stamp set, you'll have to wait until Friday (plenty of time to make some for Valentine's Day!) for the Jaded Blossom Stamp Release Blog Hop! . TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :O)

Mickey And Friends Monday!

2012-01-09T12:30:00.000-08:00

**CLICK HERE FOR THE BOY OH BOY BLOG HOP**

Hi Everybody!
Welcome to the first Mickey and Friends Monday of 2012! I hope to be able to give you lots of Disney inspiration this year (with some guest designer help!!) :O) The first project for this year comes to us from Lisa over at Pretty Paper Ribbons. Here is her project:

For all the details on how she made her project, please head on over to see her blog post HERE.

Isn't that so awsome?!?! Please make sure to come back next Monday for some more Disney inspiration. Have a magical Monday!!

Welcome to the Boy Oh Boy Blog Hop!

2012-01-09T00:27:00.000-08:00

"What are little boys made of?

Snips and snails, and puppy dogs tails

That's what little boys are made of!"

Hi Everybody!
This fun blog hop is to showcase all things Boy. Come join us as we display creations that show each person's interpretation of Boy Oh Boy!

Your hostess for this hop is Jearise at http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com and she is so happy to have you as part of this hop. She'll pick one lucky person to receive a $10 gift card to Joann's Fabric and Craft. You must do two things to be eligible: take the time to hop through all the blogs and then let her know that they have done so and also become a follower of LORBY'S WORLD.

We have a very special sponsor on this hop: PSA Stamps (www.psaessentials.com) please also check out their blog (www.psastampcamp.blogspot.com). These stamps are awesome... They are peel and stick stamps that work perfectly on cards and envelopes or any project that is in need of a cute stamp.

PSA Stamps (www.psaessentials.com) is also giving away 1 stamper and 2 peel and stick packs of the winner's choice. MRSP is $55. Libby O will have directions on how to become qualified for the stamps on her blog so make sure you hop through all the blogs and land on hers at the end. You wouldn't want to miss a marvelous opportunity to win these stamps.

So if you have discovered this hop by chance, please start with http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com and continue through our list of blogs but if you've come from Indira over at http://www.craftyhomemade.blogspot.com then you're on the right track. Yay!

I have 3 girls, and one boy, so I'm so excited to get to do boy projects after doing only girl ones for so long! I decided to make my little man a special Valentine. Here's what I came up with:

*B is for Boy Cricut Lite cartridge = robot

*Creative Memories = heart punch

*Jaded blossom = clear cone bag, xo stamp (sneak peek!)

*Timeless Twine = Olive Green Bakers Twine

*Pink By Design = Tool Time set

*Cuttlebug embossing folder = Spots and Dots

Thank you for joining us today and now you can skip on over to see

Sam at

http://scrappingwithpirkie.blogspot.com/!!

Here's the lineup in case you get lost or need to stop along the way:

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
Liz - http://tryin2craft.blogspot.com
Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Indira - http://www.craftyhomemade.blogspot.com/
Jenny - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com
Sam - http://scrappingwithpirkie.blogspot.com/
Linda T. - http://lindascreativity.blogspot.com
Zenita - http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com
Anita - http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
Shannon - http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog
April - http://curlsandgrins.blogspot.com
Christel - http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com/
Katie - http://www.ktsangels.blogspot.com/
Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Libby at PSA Stamps

Love Bugs Banners for Kids Blog Hop

2012-01-06T02:48:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!
Welcome to the “Love Bugs Banners for Kids” Hop!!

Forty very talented crafty people have come together for a two day hop (Friday, January 6th and Saturday, January 7th) to showcase handmade banners that will be donated to the children at Pediatric Specialty Care. The hope of these banners is that they bring smiles to these children's faces and awareness of Pediatric Specialty Care to all those that hop along.

The “Love Bugs Banner for Kids” Hop has some awesome sponsors and prizes to give away to all those that hop along and leave comments. The more blogs you visit and leave comments at, the more chances you have of winning. That means if you hop through all 20 blogs each day and leave a comment on each blog then you are in the drawing 40 times!

Our Generous Sponsors are:

Jellypark Digital Stamps will award 2 free digi-images to one winner.

K Andrews Designs has donated a stamp set to one winner.

Robyn's Fetish will donate FIVE digital images of the winner's choice as a prize!

Now on with the hop....If you have come from Lisa Lam over at http://craftylam.blogspot.com/ then you are on the right track. If you have come here by chance, please start from the beginning at Ellen ♥ CardMonkey so you can make sure to start this hop from the beginning. And now, onto my banner!

Thank you for joining us today on our “Love Bug Banner for Kids” Hop for the children of Pediatric Specialty Care. Please continue on to Ashley's blog as the next stop on the hop!

Here's the lineup for Day 1 in case you need to stop or get lost along the way:

Ellen ♥ CardMonkey - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/

Sandie Dunne - http://sandieshores.blogspot.com/

Lori Apgar - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

The Scrapbooking Queen~ www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

Linda Simpson - http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com/

Lisa Lam- http://craftylam.blogspot.com/

Jenny (Crazy About Cricut) - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/

Haidee-http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

Carol - http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/

Edwina - http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

Janet S - http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/

Denise - http://vintageheartfeltdesigns.blogspot.com/

Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/

Teresa - http://scrappintplace.blogspot.com/

Alina - http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/

Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/

Martha- http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/

Erica http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com

Twine-tastic Project! My First Design Team Post!!

2012-01-05T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

Happy 2012! We were sick over the holidays, so I didn't get to post as much as I would have liked :( But I hope all of you had a fantastic holiday season!! I am so excited for my first post of the new year! Today I get to share my first project with you as a Timeless Twine Design Team member!!

My kids were recently home for two weeks on winter break, so I decided to make them...........well, you'll have to head on over to see my post over on the Timeless Twine blog to see what I made! Here's a little peek:

*Sophie Cricut cartridge

*Timeless Twine - Valentine's Day Bakers Twine

*Peachy Keen - PK-660 Laughy Taffy Face Assortment

*Jaded Blossom sneak peek!

Make sure to be a follower of the Timeless Twine blog, so you don't miss any of the amazing projects from the fabulous Design Team. Hope everyone has a chance to craft today :O)

Cooking With Cricut

2011-12-30T10:46:00.000-08:00

Today we are announcing the

Cooking With Cricut- 25 Days of Christmas Winners!!!!!!

To see if you are one of the winners of the many fabulous prizes that are being giving out for the Cooking With Cricut- 25 Days of Christmas, click HERE and you will be linked directly to the Cooking With Cricut blog. Thank you so much for all of your support during this event.

Hope you had a Merry Christmas, and wishing you a very Happy New Year!!!!!!!!

Creative Cutter Room Anything Goes plus Sparkle Challenge

2011-12-29T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!
First, if you're interested in joining the Creative Cutter Room Design Team? Click HERE for details!

And now, welcome back to another challenge over at the CCR!

Theme: Anything goes but must Sparkle!!

Create a new project any theme but must sparkle!

Using Glitter/Stickles, here is my project:

I apologize for the delay, project pictures will be added shortly!

Submit your new project for a chance to win a prize!

THE PRIZE

Challenge Starts today December 29 and runs until January 11, 2012.

Follow the rules then submit your new project here at the

Creative Cutter Room!

Looking forward to seeing your creations!

Only entries that fit the challenge guidelines will be entered to win the prize!

Some Rules to keep in mind while playing along:

Project submissions must be new, no back linking

CCR must be mentioned in the description with a link back to here

Entry must fit theme to be qualified for the prize

Prize must be claimed within 2 weeks

Please link your project posting not just your blog

You have until January 11, 2012 to enter your project.

Here is the Line Up You for some great inspiration:

Carri

Gaby

Christel

Jenny