Holiday Magic Blog Hop

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Holiday Magic Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for a weekend full of the magic of the Christmas Holidays! Our talented crafters have created all sorts of projects to inspire you and bring the joy of the season into your hearts!

You should have arrived from Holli. If you just happened upon this magical hop, Connie Can Crop is the first stop in this hop. 

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these amazing crafters.

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What do you need to do to win? Easy... become  a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.

You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on Wednesday 12/14/16

at Connie Can Crop.

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I participate in a Christmas in July challenge every year, so I've decided to share some of the Christmas cards I made in this year's challenge!

This is a simple flat (which we all know is hard to do!)Christmas card which could very easily be mass-produced in a pinch!

After embossing my white cardstock, I used a few different designs of washi tape to give it some color, then I adhered my ribbon and used pop-up dots on the sentiment banner.

I thought the reindeer stamp I used in the center was super-cute, but I wanted something a little different, too.  This is also a flat card, so postage won't cost any extra!  LOL!

This is just a simple layered card, but I didn't use any pop-up dots, so it lays fairly flat.

For this one, I used three different embossing folders on small pieces of white cardstock, then I tied some twine around each to represent the ribbon on a present.  Pop-up dots were used behind each to create a little dimension, yet it's still a simple card.

This was a fairly quick card to make as well.  I used a border punch on the top piece of blue cardstock and found a piece of patterned paper for the bottom piece.  It doesn't matter how wide these two pieces are, since I adhered them to the back of a piece of white cardstock.  I stamped my sentiment then added some gems for ornaments.  I finished it off by simply hand-drawing (with the aid of a ruler!) the bows and "string."

This is one of my favorite cards from this year!  I always struggle with shaker cards, and this one was no exception!  LOL!  I did enter this one in my county fair and brought home a blue ribbon for it.

The parts I struggled with the most on this card were heat embossing on the acetate (and trying to keep the acetate straight!) and then adhering the acetate to the white cardstock without it buckling.

I finished off the inside of the card with a decorative Christmasy flourish with silver embossing powder.

 Up next is Diana!

Here's our line up in case you get lost:

Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/
Shannon H- http://shannonhdesigns.blogspot.com/
Angela- mermaidsnmonograms.blogspot.com
Christi- https://tranquility1905.blogspot.com/
Sue- http://suek86401.blogspot.com/
Holli- sunflowerholli.blogspot.com
Ashley-  http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com/
Diana- http://daisylovecreations.blogspot.com/
Kim- http://katydidcards.com/
Veronica- http://vickyscrappingpassion.blogspot.com/
Amanda- salnclts76.blogspot.com
Miranda- http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/
Sandy-  http://simplycraftycreationsbysandys.blogspot.com/
Lisa- http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/
Alicia- http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
Sharon- http://piece-ofheart.blogspot.com/
Jearise- http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
Sarah-  http://sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com/

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!!!

And don't forget to check out the this month's challenge!!

Connie Can Crop Challenge #53

Baby It's Cold Outside

due 11:59 P.M. Saturday, December 31st

Pacific Time

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy the rest of the hop!

THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #340--"ANYTHING FOR AUTUMN"--30 OCTOBER 2016

This is my last post as a Design Team member for The Robyn's Fetish Challenge, as I am stepping down to spend more time with my family and fulfill some new work obligations.  My time here has been wonderful!  Thanks to Robyn, Susan, and the rest of the Design Team for having me as part of the team this past year.  It's been wonderful!  

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Thanks for all the lovely projects that were submitted for our "Anything but a Card for Halloween" theme at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog last week!  They were wonderful!!!  Our new challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is "Anything for Autumn."  Our sponsor this week is Lemon Shortbread.  The winner this week will receive three digital stamps of their choice from the Lemon Shortbread Etsy store.

The Robyn's Fetish DT was graciously provided with images to work with for this challenge, so I chose "Autumn Leaves in Hand."

Supplies Used

~Bo Bunny Forever Fall 6x6 paper pad
~Colored pencils--blue, brown, mahogany, orange, peach, pine green, red, and yellow
~Inkadinkado "Autumn Time" inchie clear stamps
~Lemon Shortbread "Autumn Leaves in Hand" digital image
~Ranger Archival Ink in Coffee
~Ranger Glossy Accents
~Stickles in Blue Bayou, Cinnamon, Distress Fired Brick, Orange Spice, and Yellow

We look forward to seeing your "Anything for Autumn" creations this week!  Be sure to get them linked up at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog before Saturday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #339--"ANYTHING BUT A CARD FOR HALLOWEEN"--23 OCTOBER 2016

Thanks for all the lovely projects that were submitted for our "Halloween Cards" theme at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog last week!  They were wonderful!!!  Our new challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is "Anything but a Card for Halloween."  Our sponsor this week is Sami Stamps.  The winner this week will receive a $12 gift certificate to the Sami Stamps Store.

The Robyn's Fetish DT was graciously provided with images to work with for this challenge, so I chose "Pumpkin Smile" and decided to make a decoration for a treat bag.

Supplies Used

~Bug Bites "Magic Spells" sentiment set
~Cardstock from stash
~Colored pencils--light orange and peach
~Doodles by Design "Happy Halloween" wood sentiment stamps
~Fibracolor markers
~Pretty Cute Stamps "Candy Corn Kisses" clear stamps
~Sami Stamps "Pumpkin Smile" digital stamp
~Spectrum Noir markers--CT3, IG8, JG3, and TB5
~StazOn ink in Jet Black
~Stickles in Green, Distress Spiced Marmalade, and Yellow

We look forward to seeing your "Anything but a Card for Halloween" creations this week!  Be sure to get them linked up at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog before Saturday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

CAT-titude, No Lion, and Day of the Dead

Happy Friday, everyone!  Thought I would share a few cards I've made the last couple of days.

I'd originally intended to enter my CAT-titude card at CAS(E) this Sketch! but I missed the deadline. :-(  Here's the sketch I used, though!

Challenges Entered

~The Crazy Challenge #233--Use the colour RED

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' October Monthly Card Challenges--Cat

Supplies Used

~Art Projects for Kids "Cat in the Hat" digital image

~CAS(E) this Sketch! Sketch #194

~My Craft Spot "Cute Critters" sentiment stamp set

~Ranger Archival Ink Wendy Vecchi Designer Series in Red Geranium

~Spectrum Noir markers--CR8 and IG8

I have no Hispanic heritage, but I absolutely LOVE the sugar skulls that come out during the Day of the Dead celebrations!  I used the sketch at Cheerful Sketches Challenge and a freebie image from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons to create my Day of the Dead card.

Challenges Entered

~Cheerful Sketches Challenge--October sketch

~Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Linky Party Oct. 8-29, 2016

~Scrappin 'n' Chattin' October Monthly Card Challenges--Day of the Dead

Supplies Used

~Cardstock from stash

~Cheerful Sketches October sketch

~Cuttlebug embossing folder (If anyone knows the name of this folder, please let me know!!!)

~iCraft 3D foam squares

~Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Sugar Skull digital image

~Queen & Co. felt flower embellishments

~Ranger Glossy Accents

~Stickles in Turquoise

~Teresa Collins Modern Stripe embossing folder

I really like the plays on words with the sentiments in the My Craft Spot "Cute Critters" stamp set, so I thought I'd use it again!  I used the sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches but then realized I missed the deadline. :-(

Challenges Entered

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' October Monthly Card Challenges--Cat

Supplies Used

~Cardstock from stash

~CAS Colours & Sketches Sketch #195

~KennyK Stamps "Happy Lion" digital stamp

~My Craft Spot "Cute Critters" sentiment stamp set

~Ranger Archival Ink in Coffee

~Simple Stories SN@P! Color Fusion 6x6 paper pad

~Spectrum Noir markers--DR3, IG8, PP3, TB5, TN3, TN5, and TN9

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great weekend, and happy scrapping!

Oct. 31 pumpkin

I recently ordered the Doodlebug Design "Boos & Brews" collection, and it is absolutely the CUTEST Halloween collection EVER!!!  I need to save some to do a couple of Halloween layouts with, but it's just so much fun to make cards with!

I discovered the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog the other day, so when I saw the new sketch I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.

Challenges Entered

~Craft Your Passion Challenge #334--Always Anything Goes

~Crafty Catz Challenge #342--All Tied Up

~Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #287--Pumpkins

~Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #150--Halloween with Ribbon or Trim

~Tuesday Morning Sketches--Sketch #374

Supplies Used

~Cardstock from stash

~Cricut "Stretch Your Imagination" cartridge

~Doodlebug Design Inc. "Boos & Brews" collection

~Hobby Lobby ribbon--Halloween 2015

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping!

THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE#338--"HALLOWEEN CARDS"--16 OCTOBER 2016

Thanks for all the lovely projects that were submitted for our "Nature" theme at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog last week!  They were wonderful!!!  Our new challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is "Halloween Cards."  Our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish.  The winner this week will receive three digital stamps of the winner's choice from the Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More store.

The Robyn's Fetish DT was graciously provided with images to work with for this challenge; since this week's challenge is for Halloween cards, I chose "Franky Frankenstein."

I used Card Sketch #83 at Sketch~N~Scrap and will be entering this card in the challenge there.

Challenges Entered

~Art by Miran Challenge #69--Anything Goes

~CardzTV--Anything Goes Designer Challenge #2

~Crafting by Designs--Add a Sentiment

~Creative Moments--Challenge 104 Anything Goes

~Fairy Tale Challenge #153--Monsters

~Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps--Anything Goes

~Pattie's Creations Design Challenge--Challenge #127 Halloween or Autumn

~Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge--Challenge #299 Anything Goes

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' October Monthly Card Challenges--Day of the Dead

~Simply Create Too Challenge #120--Halloween

~Sketch~N~Scrap Card Sketch #83

~Stampavie and More--Challenge #271 Anything Goes

~The Stamping Boutique--Halloween

Supplies Used

~Bug Bites "Magic Spells" sentiment set
~Doodlebug Design Boos & Brews 12x12 paper pack
~Fibracolor markers
~Jolee's Boutique Bling Stickers multi color gems
~Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
~Ranger Glossy Accents
~Robyn's Fetish "Franky Frankenstein" digital image
~Sketch~N~Scrap Card Sketch #83
~Spectrum Noir markers--IG8 and TN3
~Stickles in Black Diamond, Orange Slice, Purple, and White
~Studio G ink in Purple

We look forward to seeing your "Halloween Cards" creations this week!  Be sure to get them linked up at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog before Saturday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

Halloween Words

Having two boys, I can ALWAYS use more Halloween cards (even if my oldest IS 17!), so I decided to make a quick and easy Halloween card.

I used cardstock, one stamp, embossing powder, and heat embossing, so I think this card probably took me all of five minutes to make.  I might still add a piece of Halloween ribbon across the top, but I quite like the simplicity of it.

Challenges Entered

~CAS on Sunday Challenge #93--Heat Embossing

~CASology Week 219--Spooky

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' October Monthly Card Challenge--Halloween

Supplies Used

~Cardstock from stash

~Deep Red Cling Stamps Halloween Background

~Versamark watermark stamp pad

~Zing! Embossing Powder in Black Glitter Finish

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping!

Happy Birthday old truck

When I saw the new challenge at PaperCrafter's Corner, I knew exactly which image I was going to use.

Then I found the current sketch at Sketch Saturday

and I knew it was perfect for my card!  It seems I'm always in need of a masculine birthday card but never have one on hand.

Challenges Entered

~PaperCrafter's Corner Magazine Mondays #163--Farm Journal and Farmer's Wife

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' October Monthly Card Challenge--Birthday

~Sketch Saturday Week #433

Supplies Used

~Cardstock from stash

~Deep Red Cling Stamps "Classic Pickup" stamp

~iCraft 3D foam squares

~Memento Dew Drop ink in Morocco and Nautical Blue

~The Paper Studio Glasses, Stashes, & Ties paper pack

~Simon Says Stamp "It's Your Birthday" sentiment set

~Sketch Saturday Sketch #433

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping!

CAS Christmas Greetings

I'm still trying to get caught up on having enough Christmas cards made to send out this year, so when I saw the sketch at CAS(E) this sketch! I thought it was perfect for a quick and easy card.

My take on the sketch:

Challenges Entered

~CAS(E) this sketch! Sketch #193

~The Outlawz Challenge Saturday Paper ala Mode--Christmas!

~The Outlawz Challenge Monday Greetings Challenge--Anything Christmas

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' October Monthly Card Challenges--Christmas Bonus Anything Goes

Supplies Used

~CAS(E) this sketch! Sketch #193

~Crate Paper Sleigh Ride chipboard

~DCWV The Mrs. Claus's Kitchen Stack patterned paper

~My Craft Spot "Joy to the World" sentiment set

~Stephanie Barnard Color Box ink in Spearmint

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping!