Saturday, December 18, 2010

Welcome to the Shall We Dance Blog Hop!

Welcome! Are you ready to see some great projects featuring the Cricut Circle exclusive Shall We Dance?!  We have 10 talented crafters that will be featuring projects with this cart today.  I am so glad you are here! 

To get us started on this hop, I have made a mini notebook as a Christmas present to my youth hip hop team.  There are 10 girls on my team and I have been planning to make them something with this cartridge ever since it was announced that Circle members were getting it!

The notebook is the match book from Fabulous Finds, pg 127.   Inside, I cut 24 pieces of paper to size.

I used my Gypsy to weld the I ♥ Dance phrase from SWD, pg. 34, to the flap that creates the bottom.  It is cut at 1" high.   I used my Gypsy to shrink the width to fit just inside 4", the width of this notebook.

I used a small punch to punch holes through all the paper and used brads to hold the paper in.

I cut this girl from pg.43 at about 2", but then cut off her big skirt to make it slimmer and cooler.  Our uniforms this year are pink tops and black skirts so this is perfect for my girls! I added a bunch of Stickles to bling it up because after all, in dance, glitter is good!  :)  I also cut the flowers on pg. 68, at 1".  I used the Flip button on my E to cut one facing the other direction. 

I cut a piece of clear transparency  to cover the cuts.  This will prevent some of the wear and tear that I'm sure the girls will put it through. I didn't want any of the parts to start falling off plus it gives it a more finished look.  Even though you can see my ATG lines here, they are covered up in the final design.


Here is the front after the insert has been glued in.  I love how it turned out!

I also wrote a message to each girl on the first page of their mini notebook.

And that's it!  I really hope the girls like their gifts!  I've got six of them done so far, only 4 more to go!  :)

Your next stop on our hop is Lauren at All Things Crafty

Before you go, be sure to comment for my blog candy!  I am giving away the Twinkle Toes Cricut Lite cartridge that was just released at Wal-mart on Black Friday! 

To be entered to win, leave a comment telling me what you think of the new Circle cart and a way to contact you.  You can also become a follower of my blog if you would like to.  I'd love to have you back to visit again soon!  I hope you liked my mini notebook project!

Below is the complete list of hoppers.  Come back to my blog at any time if you get lost along the hop and check the list!
1. http://greengirlscraps.blogspot.com  <-- YOU ARE HERE!
2. http://allthingscrafty3.blogspot.com
3. http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com
4. http://craftyscentiments.blogspot.com
5. http://createdbymissie.blogspot.com
6. http://koalatkreations.blogspot.com
9. http://sayanythingcrafts.blogspot.com
10. http://scrappidyashy.blogspot.com 

Thank you for stopping by today!  Now go on (starting with Lauren at All Things Crafty next) and leave the other bloggers some love!!! :)

51 comments:

  1. I know those girls will love the notebooks you made! They are so cute!

    tracyg398@yahoo.com

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  2. very cute....cant wait to hop around and see what you all have done.

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  3. Great job with the notebooks! I can't wait to see what else is part of the blog hop!

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  4. What a cute little gift for your girls! They will love it! I really like the SWD cart...I've only made a few cuts, but I know that I'll be using it soon to scrap some Nutcracker photos! Thanks so much for sharing...ksjennings at gmail dot com and http://karelj.blogspot.com

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  5. I love the new circle cart and can't wait to use it!
    Love your creation! thanks for sharing.

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  6. I love those little notebooks. Great job. Thanks for hosting this blog hop. I am excited to see all the projects made.
    Jan
    Jan.schmeckpeper@yahoo.com

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  7. Sweet little gift for the girls! So cute. The circle cart looks to be a cute cart. Thanks for sharing:)

    Tanya
    phenis2031 at yahoo dot com

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  8. I LOVE the Shall We Dance cart, if that is the new one you mean. Not sure yet about the new one coming in January, but we'll see. Great project with Shall We Dance though! Love seeing such great ideas!

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  9. This is such a cute idea, I love it.
    Nikki
    glamoroussideofscrapping at gmail dot com
    www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

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  10. These are adorable! Thanks for setting up this hop! ;)
    craftin-on-my-door.blogspot.com

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  11. Absolutely adorable ... what a cute and clever design! Great idea to add the transparency for protection. Thanks for the inspiration and a fun Blog Hop!

    Jo xx

    gijo109 at sbcglobal dot net

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  12. Your little notebooks are so adorable and a lot of work! Tha girls should be very happy. TFS
    jennyplace26@gmail.com

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  13. I just love your notebook it adorable and the cart is awesome can't wait to break it out and use it ...
    The Scrapbooking Queen

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  14. The little notebooks are super cute!

    I haven't seen the new cartridge yet, so I can't really comment on it.

    Happy Holidays!

    Melissa
    www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com

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  15. WOW Great matchbook notebook, it is adorable and what a great idea. I had this cart but I sold it, it was just something I would not use. TFS

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  16. I love my cartridge and am a fellow Circle Member. TFS!

    I have some Lori's Garden projects on my blog which as you know is another circle cartridge promotion.

    So far, my personal favorite circle original cartridge exclusive is the french manor.

    http://sweetsassydiva-gspot.blogspot.com

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  17. These notebooks are adorable. Glad I found your blog.

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  18. I too am a circle member, and there are lots of cute things on the new cartridge, I love you mini notebook, it so cute TFS

    shelley
    lostnwa98 at frontier dot com

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  19. Those notebook are so cute and love the colors, TFS. So far about the SWD cartridge I love the sayings and some of the images. I'm already a follower..gauzueta@cox.net

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  20. I was also excited about this exclusive cart. Thanks for sharing such a cute idea.
    Pat
    plweir@satx.rr.com

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  21. I visit your blog just about everytime you post a new project on the Circle board, but finally became a follower today. You're so talented! I'm personally not a big fan of Circle carts #2 or #3, but I <3 French Manor enough to make up for them.

    vlbrown (at) mail.roanoke.edu

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  22. Your notebook is so sweet, love how you added the flap at the bottom!! Thanks for the hop and Happy Holidays!!
    miller896042atbellsouth.net

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  23. Great Job on the notebooks :] Great gift idea

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  24. The notebooks are really cute! I like the cart and the dancing images!
    ra6352 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  25. Your note holder idea is great! I'm sure the girls will love it.

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  26. Great projects thanks millierose651@aol.com

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  27. I love the mini notebook. Thank you!
    modjjjash@yahoo.com

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  28. THis notebooks are cute! Thanks for sharing.

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  29. What an awesome idea!!! Love this and the darling girl. I am now a follower.
    Thanks for the chance to win.
    annadowdy at gmail dot com

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  30. Just adorable, the girls are going to love them so much. TFS and also for the chance to win the cart.

    Donna C.
    goCricutgo

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  31. Very cute!!! i love that you used the matchbook in that way, i would have never thought of that. i know the girls are gonna love them.
    Trina Pomerenke
    pomerx2@charter.net

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  32. Your notebooks are TOOO CUTE!! Now I"m inspired to make them too!! Thanks for sharing!

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  33. Oh wish this cart was around when my granddaughter had her first recital. Love it. Cute booklet.

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  34. I love the notebook. I didn't know there was a matchbook on fabulous finds. I have to go back and check out that cartridge again. Thanks for putting together a great hop.

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  35. I just love this idea! So cute! How do you become a Cricut Circle member? If you have a chance could you please email me at amyjrockstar@gmail.com or comment on http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogpsot.com/ ? I'd really appreciate it. I'm a new follower and would just LOVE to win the Twinkle Toes cartridge! It's on my wishlist!
    XO ~ Amy Jo

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  36. Cute little notebooks...my daughters are too young yet for dancing buy my 2 year old loves to dance to most music, she loves Disney classics so I am sure I could put this cart to good use. You can contact me @ http://drayia.blogspot.com/ or email shana@ghosst.com. Thanks.

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  37. Love the cartridge and love your mini notebook. Thanks for sharing and I am a new follower. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

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  38. Your team will love your notebooks. The girl dancing is perfect! I have two nieces that this cart would be perfect for. The younger one loves to dance.
    lfuchs1 at wi. rr. com

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  39. What a cute notebook. I think the new Circle cart is fabulous and I wish I had the money to join or I wish it was open to the public.

    spunkycrayon at yahoo dot com

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  40. I love this- I don't have a little girl anymore- she is in her 20s but this is a great project. I may have to scraplift for other purposes. I have been looking at Twinkle toes and actual have consider ordering from Walmart. Thanks for hosting the hop and for creating the button for us.

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  41. Wow I love it. However, I have not received my cartridge yet and but i know I will like it. Grr I cant believe i dont have it yet. Trisha

    jewelrina.blogspot.com

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  42. Love the notebooks! Very creative.As for the new circle cart,I'll just say I'm glad I didn't join. Thanks for the chance to win the cute Twinkle Toes cart!
    Cindy D

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  43. I love your little project its great
    I love the cricut lites i do not own any
    elvis_cab@mac.com

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  44. I'm not a circle member so not reaaly missing the carts. I love what you did though with this cute cut! The notebook is a great idea!

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  45. I love being reminded about great cuts you have forgotten about. I really need to use the FF match book cut more often. I love what you did with it!!!! I like the Shall We Dance cart but I don't have any dancers in my family and my DH won't do it unless he is stinkin' drunk so I don't have much use for it. I am looking forward to getting some ideas from this blog hop. I know there is lots I can do with it if I just get creative!!!!!

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