MLC - February - Anything Goes Christmas

Hello there!  It's time for another fun challenge over on the Merry Little Christmas blog.  Our theme is always Anything Goes Christmas.  

I've got some fun little candy gifts to share.  These go together fast and you can adapt them to the things you already have in your stash for a quick gift any time.

Supplies:

clear bags

American Crafts - Holly Jolly patterned paper

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cart - tag @ 2"

red twine

Impression Obsession stamp

glitter clothespins

Hershey's nuggets (or candy of your choice)

The strips of paper for the Hershey's nuggets are 1" x 3".  Start at the back and wrap around and it will overlap slightly at the back.  I just used a tape runner for adhesive.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)

Cindy

Love Sports Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for  

the LOVE SPORTS BLOG HOP

This is a blog hop featuring projects based on sports of all kinds! Just in time for summer and Father's Day!

You should have arrived from Kim's blog.  But if not,

Connie Can Crop  is the beginning of this hop! 

This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday at 10pm to finish hopping and leaving your love for all of these talented crafters.

We have two awesome sponsors for this hop!!

 The Stamp Shop is graciously donating 
this fun 6x6 paper pad by Kaiser Craft to one lucky winner.

AND

 Our very own EK has donated this
 awesome die set from Elizabeth Crafts! Thanks EK!

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. Free Shipping to our USA friends but Worldwide will be asked to pay shipping if they win.

You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments on every blog to be eligible to win. 

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 6/12/19 on the  Connie Can Crop blog.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

I've made a cute file folder flipbook in celebration of my daughter's first softball tournament win this Spring!

Recipe:
Bella Blvd - Making the Team collection/Midterm collection
file folder
Stephanie Bernard - stars, dotted dies
Softball charm, seed beads, chain, bicones, etc -dangle charm
Sequins, seed beads, Fuse Tool, waterfall photo sleeve - shaker pocket
Boys Will Be Boys Cricut cart - font at 1 1/4" (cover), 2", 1 1/2", 3/4"
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - # @ 3/4"
All Occasions Cake Art Cricut cart - 'champs' banner @ 1"
silver foil washi

Thanks for hopping along with us this weekend!
Be sure to hop over to my friend Nikki's blog.

Here's our line up in case you get lost along the way.

Connie
Narelle
Julia
Holli
Rebecca Ann
Kim
Cindy
Nikki
Shannon 
Cathie
Amanda 
Rebecca

Michele
 Alicia

EK

Veronica

Be sure to join us next month for our
Adventure Awaits Blog hop!

Spring Embellishment Box

Hello there!  I just wanted to share an embellishment box I put together as part of a swap that I'm in over on a Facebook group.  This was my first embellishment box swap.  The theme was Spring.

This is a little envelope with some extra goodies.

The front of the box.

Inside the box.

Recipe:

Recollections - Girl's Getaway stack - patterned paper

Envelope punch board

Nate's ABC Cricut cart - umbrella @ 3"

pink rose trim

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - tag @ 3"

green twine

Tim Holtz - Purely Random stamp set (sentiment)

Frosted Lace Stickles (rainboots)

Thanks for stopping by today.

Cindy---

Merry Little Christmas - August

Hello there!  It's our very first challenge over on the brand new Merry Little Christmas challenge blog.  Our theme is always Anything Goes Christmas.  Each challenge begins on the 1st of the month and runs the whole month.

I've made a tag out of cardboard.  I torn away most of the edges to expose the corrugated insides.  I then painted the edges.  I used a bunch of paper scraps I had left from making some cards to create the background.  Then I added the stamped and paper pieced image.  A few die cuts were thrown in.  And lastly the Ice Stickles.  Love me some Stickles.

Recipe:
cardboard tag cut from a box
Carta Bella - Warm & Cozy - paper scraps
Unity Stamp Co - Joy Girl stamp kit
Distress Paint - Antique Linen
Tim Holtz - Distress tool
colored pencils
Misti
3 Girl Jam - jute ribbon, crinkle ribbon
Ice Stickles
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - '25' @ 1 1/2"
Dec 25th Cricut cart - snowflakes @ 1 1/4", 1 1/2"
pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us this month at Merry Little Christmas!!

Cindy---

Oh Snap! Blog Hop

Welcome to the Oh Snap Blog Hop

This is a blog hop featuring projects inspired by cameras, which we all LOVE!

You should have arrived from Shannon's wonderful blog

but if not

 Connie Can Crop is the beginning of this fun filled hop! 

This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday at 10pm to finish hopping and leaving your love for all of these talented crafters.

We have an awesome sponsor for this hop!!

KIM LAMOS

One lucky winner is going to win this adorable set.

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.

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 7/18/18 at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

I've created a card using the Cricut cart Suburbia.  I have had this cart for a while and this was the first time I used it.  It's really a fun cart with lots of retro images.  I love this old fashioned camera with the huge flash on the side.  I used a stencil and some embossing paste along with some spray ink to create the fun dotty background.  A film strip stamp and some stars just seemed perfect for the finishing embellishments.  

Recipe:

Suburbia Cricut cart - camera @ 4"

Unity SMAK 9/17 kit - film strip stamp

Deco Art Texture paste

Distress Spray Stain - Mermaid Lagoon, Cracked Pistachio

Tim Holtz - stencils - Dot Fade, Schoolhouse

Misti

foam squares

Glossy Accents

Diamond Stickles

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - stars @ 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2"

Tim Holtz - metallic alpha stickers

Your next stop is Alicia.

Here's our line up in case you get lost along the way.

Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com 

Rebecca- http://rebeccaanndesigns.com

Kim- www.pinkzebrapapercreations.blogspot.com    

Shannon-https://shannonhdesigns.blogspot.com/

Cindy- https://inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/  

Alicia- http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/

    Veronica- https://vickyscrappingpassion.blogspot.com/

Miranda- http://www.nanasscrapspot.com

Sue- https://foleysfriend.blogspot.com

Rebecca- http://makinwithbacon.blogspot.com/

Thanks for hopping along with us this weekend!

Cindy---

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge #269

Hello again!  It's time for another wonderful sketch challenge over on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch blog.  Our sketch looks like this for the week:

Recipe:
DCWV - Cranberry Christmas stack - all patterned papers
Plantin Schoolbook  Cricut cart - tag @ 3"
Unity Stamp Co- Pretend You Like This stamp kit
Tinsel trim - Celebrate It
enamel dots

Thanks for stopping by today.  Please follow me if you like what you see.  Come join us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge this week :-)

Cindy---

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #267

Hello again!  It's time for another great sketch challenge over on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch blog.  Our sketch for this week:

Recipe:
DCWV - Girl's Just Wanna Have Fun stack - all patterned papers
Tim Holtz - Celebrate die set
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - flower @ 2"
white enamel dots
black bling

Thanks for stopping by today.  If you like what you see please follow me.  Come play along with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge this week.

Cindy---

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #265

Hello there!  It's time for another amazing sketch challenge over on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge blog.  This is the sketch for this week:

I flipped the sketch.

Recipe:

Recollections - Pool-riffic paper pad (6x6)

Tim Holtz - Mini Blueprints -cocktail stamp

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - circles 1 3/4", 2 1/2"

The Paper Studio - blue fringe trim

colored pencils

blue bling

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.

Cindy---

CCAYR - March - Flowers

Hello there!  It's time for the mid-month reminder post over on the Christmas Crafts All Year Round blog.  Our theme this month is Flowers.  See the blog post on the CCAYR blog for the wonderful prize you could win for playing along this month.

I used some new dies to create this card.  The flowers were cut out in multiple sizes and then folded and layered.  The folding along the veins in the leaves made the flower come to life.  Love how they turned out.  

Recipe:

La La Land Crafts - flower die set

Spellbinders - Naughty or Nice word die set ( I used Be Merry die)

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - oval @ 3 1/2"

Craftsmith - N Pole Gazette - patterned paper

glossy accents

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at CCAYR this month.

Cindy---

Planner tag and shaker

Hello there!  I've got a couple of fun planner projects to share today.  I'm hosting over on the Kennedy Grace Creations blog.

The first project is a tag that I made for my planner.  I used my Create 365 Happy Planner punch to make this tag that goes into my planner.  The top of the tag and the ribbon sticks out of the planner.  I thought this was a fun way to mark a page.

 

Recipe:

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - tag @ 2 1/2"

Kennedy Grace Creations - Time to Blossom stamp set

colored pencils

Frosted Lace Stickles

3 Girl Jam - crinkle ribbon

My second project is a shaker for my planner.

Recipe:

Kennedy Grace Creations - Friendship Blessings stamp set, 

Frozen sequin mix

We R Memory Keepers Fuse tool, waterfall sleeve

Create 365 Happy Planner punch

Thanks for stopping by today.  Kennedy Grace Creations is taking a short break to concentrate on making some new, wonderful stamps and sequins mixes.  So, this will be my last post for KGC for a while.  We'll see you back in Sept.

Cindy---

CCAYR - February - Mainly Red

Hello there!  It's time for the reminder post over on the Christmas Crafts All Year Round challenge blog.  Our theme this month is Mainly Red.

Recipe:
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - oval @ 3 3/4"
Unity Stamp Co - Birdies, Hugs & Mistletoe stamp kit
Dec 25th Cricut cart - snowflakes @ 1 1/2"
Craftsmith - N Pole Gazette stack - silver foil snowflake paper
watercolor pencils
Diamond Stickles

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at CCAYR.

Cindy---

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge#251

Hello there!  It's time for another great sketch challenge over on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.  The sketch for this week:

My son has a birthday party to go to this weekend, so I made a birthday card with this sketch.

Recipe:
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - circle @ 1 3/4", star @ 1 3/4", '10' @ 3/4, Cason @ 1/2", HB2U @ 1/2" (I used the roly poly font for all letters and numbers)

Tim Holtz - Checkerboard embossing folder
Cuttlebug - diamond plate embossing folder
pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with our sketch challenge over on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge blog.

Cindy---

Baby Love

Hello there!  My niece is expecting her third baby this summer.  So, I made this card to congratulate them.  I'm also hosting over on the Kennedy Grace Creations blog today.   We are using a Tic, Tac, Toe board for inspiration for the first part of the month.

Recipe:
Pretty Pink Posh - Stitched Banner Duo die
Kennedy Grace Creations - Sweet Baby Mine
The Paper Studio - The Mint Berry - all patterned papers
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - heart @ 1", 1/2"
grey rhinestones
white grosgrain ribbon

Thanks for stopping by today.

Cindy---

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #245

Hello there!  It's time for another great sketch challenge over on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge blog.  Our sketch for this week is:

Recipe:
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - heart @ 1"
The Paper Studio - The Mint Berry stack - all patterned papers
Singer sewing machine
Tim Holtz - die - celebrate

I used my sewing machine to make holes in the hearts.  I attempted to make straight lines down through the hearts.  LOL!  I really need more practice sewing!!

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us this week at Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.

Cindy---

WW - Fun Folds - Reindeer Games

Hello there!  It's time for another great challenge over on the Winter Wonderland blog.  Our theme this time is Fun Folds.  Our wonderful sponsor is SheepSki Designs.

I've created a Double Z fold card.  I thought it went well with the shenanigans of Rudolph in this digi set.  LOL!  He stole Santa's hat :-)

 Recipe:
SheepSki Designs - Rudolf's Mischief
watercolor pencils
The Paper Studios - Very Merry stack - all patterned papers
Diamond Stickles
Glossy Accents - Rudolph's teeth and nose
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - letters @ 1/2"

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Winter Wonderland.

Cindy---

50 Beautiful Years

Hello there!  I've got a special project today.  My parents recently celebrated 50 years of marriage :-)  My parents had a party for close family.  It was so much fun to see everyone again!!!  And of course I had to make them a special card.

Recipe:
Divine Wedding Cricut cart - bride & groom @ 4 1/2"
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - burst @ 5 1/2"
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - heart @ 1 1/2"
Tim Holtz - love die
DCWV - Wedding Day stack- patterned papers
Orange, yellow and Diamond Stickles
pop dots
pearl bling

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  Have a good one!

Cindy---

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #233

Hello there!  It's time for another great sketch challenge over on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge bog.  Our sketch this week is:

Recipe:
Bella Blvd - pattern papers
DCWV - orange/yellow patterned paper
ADFD image- Pumpkin Head Friends
colored pencils
Diamond Stickles
Plantin Schoolbook - circle @ 3", star @ 1 1/4"
Kennedy Grace Creations - Friendship Blessings -sentiment
pop dots
pearl bling

Thanks for stopping by today. Come play along with our sketch challenge.


Cindy---

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #225

Hello there!  I'm so excited to now be part of the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge design team.  This is my first sketch DT--YAY!!   I love to use sketches to create cards.  A new challenge starts every Monday but we have two teams so I'll be posting every other week.

Recipe:
Father's Day Cricut cart - football @3"
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - star @ 1 3/4, 1 1/2, '50' @ 1/2"
Cuttlebug - Charles embossing folder
Tim Holtz die

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge :-)

Cindy---

WW - Christmas Penguins

Hello there!  It's time for another great challenge over on the Winter Wonderland blog.  Our theme this time is --Christmas Penguins.  Our wonderful sponsor is Kitty Bee Designs.

Recipe:
Kitty Bee Designs digi
colored pencils
Recollections - Red & White Christmas
Tim Holtz - Season's Greetings die set
pop dots
Glossy Accents (holly berries)
Silver Stickles (jingle bell)
Plantin Schoolbook - Circle @2 3/4", scallop border @ 3/4"

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend!  Come play along with us at Winter Wonderland.

Cindy---

Our Heartfelt Sympathy

Hello!  It's my turn to host over on the Kennedy Grace Creations blog today.  I've got a sympathy card to share.  I've used some fabulous paper from Webster's paper.  Love it!

Recipe:
Kennedy Grace Creations - Time to Blossom stamp set
Kennedy Grace Creations - Frosted Cupcakes, Leather & Pink Lace
Unity Stamp Co - Girl Truly kit - sentiment
colored pencils
Webster's Pages - Sweet Routine paper pack (6x6)
white striped ribbon
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - circle @ 5 1/4" (I cut part of this off)
Pretty Pink Posh - Stitched borders die #3
pop dots
Glossy Accents

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a wonderful, fun & safe 4th of July weekend :-)

Cindy---