February's 2 Page Layout Blog Hop

February Blog Hop featuring a 2 page layout. This is the first Blog Hop for us where we have featured just scrapbook layouts. We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....positive or negative, whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop! 

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you came from Candra of Paper Dragonfleur then you are in the right place!

Products Used:
Tommy Paper Pack
Tommy Workshop stamp set
Kraft Cardstock
Outdoor Denim Cardstock
Versaink stamp pad
Heat Embossing Gun
Gold Embossing Powder
Dimensional Elements
Gold Twine

I'm the last stop on this blog hop unless you have started with me, then you will want to head to Michelle's blog where you will also find the complete list of participants for this blog hop. You can find the complete list here: My Creations With Michelle.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own scrapbook layouts using some of the designs and paper seen along the way. Join us again in March when we will be featuring our new 5x7 Hinged Display Tray.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Valentine's Day Fun Facts

• Teachers will receive the most Valentine's Day cards, followed by children, mothers, wives, and then, sweethearts. Children ages 6 to 10 exchange more than 650 million Valentine's cards with teachers, classmates, and family members.
• Approximately 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged on February 14th each year - the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas .
• According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. [An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas].
• Hallmark has over 1330 different cards specifically for Valentine's Day.

Our latest project was to help the kids with their Valentine's.  As we like the concept of the Candy Crackers as call them, they are so easy to make and I can see them being used for many occasions throughout the year.  Like most Crackers these include a candy treat and a joke.  We did bi-lingual ones as the kids are in French Immersion programs.  Not easy to find French acrylic stamps but we pulled something together as you can see below.  Hopefully the kids will like them as well, they may give them a thumbs up.

January 15th Consultant's Choice Blog Hop

Welcome to the first Blog Hop of 2013. Our January Hop is featuring a “Consultants Choice”, so each consultant has a unique project to share with you. I hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle S at My Creations With Michelle. 

 If you came from Sheri of SHERI SAYS JUST SCRAP IT then you are in the right place!

This time around we created a Quilled Fish Bowl, a more masculine gift with a matching card.  We want to further experiment with this one but the idea of a recycled, non time consuming is not a bad one.  You just can't add water.   Not the easiest to photograph as the flash and light kept catching off the bowl.  Inside if you are able to see clearly is a seascape, lighthouse, fish, star fish & coral with seagulls stamped on the bowl itself.  Remember to leave your comments, good or bad....all are appreciated!

Supplies Used:


Pemberley Paper Pack
Various Cardstock
Kraft Paper
Versaink
Perfect Day Stamp Set
Chocolate, Slate & White Ink
Quilling Tool
Dimensional Shapes
Art Philosophy Cartridge

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Carol of

Welcome to CraftyCarol's Place.

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle S Blog,
My Creations With Michelle, as she has the complete blog list.
Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own projects using some of the designs and paper seen along the way. Join us again in February when we will be featuring a 2 page layout.

3D Artist Christmas Blog Hop

 Christmas 3D item from Artiste Blog Hop

Welcome to our December Blog Hop featuring any 3D item from our exclusive Artiste Cricut Cartridge. In this Hop you will find that each consultant has created a 3D item of their choice from the Artiste, we were told it could be anything as long as it was a Christmas theme.

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Darla at Caution: Crafting is Contagious. If you came from Brae's Blog then you are in the right place.

We were working on a craft/bake sale table, and absolutely love the milk box, it makes the perfect roof top, and as always that gives way to too many ideas.  We needed a cute way to sell cookies and each of these houses hold a half dozen perfectly.  So we thought we would take it further, lets see what a village of milk box cuts further embellished with roofs, windows and doors would look like as a village.....and now we see.  We can't wait to put more detail in future displays but as a starter this turned out.

 Materials Used:
Artiste Cartridge
Super Hero Paper Pack
Kraft cardstock
Believe Paper Pack
Colonial White cardstock
Holiday Red cardstock
Ponderosa Pine cardstock
and other various cardstock

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Darla, but if you started with her, then this is the last stop.
If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle S's Blog, as she has the complete blog list.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own Christmas crafts using some of the designs and papers. Join us again in the New Year, our first Hop is scheduled on January 15 and it is consultants choice.


Don't forget to leave a comment, as we enjoy receiving comments to let us know how much you enjoy our projects.

Christmas Advent Calendar Blog Hop

Welcome to our second of 2 Blog Hops happening this month. In this Hop you will find that each consultant has created a calendar, we've used different materials and created our own take on advent calendars! Close To My Heart has an Advent Calendar WOTG kit that you can purchase from your local consultant, or you can purchase from the link above.

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Darla in Nova Scotia at


http://stampingunderdoctorsorders.blogspot.ca


If you came from:

Sheri's blog: Sheri Says Just Scrap It

Then you are in the right place!

In our house Lego building is the youngest's favorite past time.  Everything is about building scenes, so he gave us inspiration. Why not give him the opportunity to open a box a day and build a traditional Christmas scene while enjoying a daily chocolate treat. Note for shopping list, we must pick up some Hershey's Kisses to further stuff the daily boxes. The above picture is how the scene starts on December 1st. The following is after each box has been emptied and placed in its spot.





A closer look is below, the entire scene is a paper quilled creation, right down to the milk & cookies for Santa. I know the kids are going to enjoy this as much as we did making it. Nice challenge!




Products Used:

Dakota Paper Pack

Various colors of cardstock

White Embossing powder

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is

 Teresa of Country Crafting Mama

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own Advent Calendar using some of the designs and products seen along the way. Join us again on December 15th when we showcase a 3D Christmas themed project from the New Artiste Cartridge.

You can find a complete list of our blog hop on Michelle's blog if you get lost along the way!

Christmas Card Blog Hop - Cross Canada

Welcome to our first of 2 Blog Hops Happening this month, if you came from
Brae's Blog, The Brae-er
...then you are in the right place. In this Hop you will find that each consultant has created 3 Christmas Cards using non-Christmas paper! We were given the challenge to create 3 cards using either cardstock or another paper packet of our choice.
  
If you have just hopped into my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across the country then please start at the beginning and join Deanne in Newfoundland...

Treasured Heart. 

Check out our creations for the challenge....

CTMH Supplies used:
Pemberley Paper Packet
La Belle Vie Paper Packet
Avonlea Paper Packet
Versamark Ink and Pen
Gold & White Embossing Powder
Heat Gun
Outdoor Denim Cardstock
Indian Corn Blue Cardstock
Stamp Sets: Oct SOTM, Christmas Love, Captured Moments, A Timber (retired), Snowflurries (retired), I Believe (retired)

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is.....

Brandy's Blog, Canadian Scrappers

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own Christmas cards using some of the designs and paper you have viewed along the way. Join us again on November 15th when we showcase our versions of Advent Calendars. Stay tuned for more ideas!

Happy Halloween!!!!

Between Christmas ornaments and Treat Bag toppers we have been very busy.  We have done over 200 bags in total.  Enough for a couple houses and a few classrooms.  As always, quite fun and the kids like to participate which just adds to the pleasure.  Next is someone's 7th B-day.....the ideas are starting to come together so stay tuned.....