A Cup of Cheer

Here is a card I created using Winter Frolic.  I needed to make a card for a gift certificate I was giving to our local coffee shop.

I embellished the coffee cup with stickles and glossy accents. I used my new Cuttlebug snowflake folder from my Circle pal that sent me a stuffed stocking.  My Pink Stamper recently used this same folder and then used white ink to bring out the snowflakes.  Brilliant idea!  It worked great for me.

For the inside, I cut the phrase that goes with and wrote my own personal message.

Shall We Dance Blog Hop winner

Hello everyone!  We have a winner from the SWD blog hop that I hosted this past weekend.

Shelley, I will email you shortly!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by for the hop.  I think there were some really great projects in the hop and this group of ladies was great to work with.  Thanks everyone!

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

7. http://craftin-on-my-door.blogspot.com

8. http://dlmbscrapping-time2create.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!!! :)

It's Stocking Swap opening day!

Yay!  I am participating in a Stocking Exchange with a bunch of Cricut Circle sisters and the day to open presents has finally come!  I received my package about a week ago and I was a good girl and put it right under the tree without even opening the box.

I was really looking forward to getting home after work so I could open and boy was I right!!!  Check this out:

Isn't that amazing?!  Thank you to quiltfrog on the message board for being such an awesome friend!  A lot of this stuff is Creative Memories and I don't order from them so I am super pumped because I don't have any of it!

Quiltfrog also made some of the things she sent me.  Look at this awesome card and ornament:

She also made the stocking, which my daughter loved digging in, and a coaster set.  Love it!!

THANK YOU QUILTFROG!  You are so awesome!  Thank you, thank you!!

My Pink Stamper challenge

Over at My Pink Stamper, Robyn is doing the 12 days of Christmas.  Today she issued a color challenge and it just so happened I needed to make a card!  Perfect!

This card was made entirely with Winter Frolic.

The mouse was cut and print with my Imagine, at 3".
The saying was also with my Imagine, at 2".

Holiday Blog Hop winner!

We have a winner!! 

Lesley, I will send you a PM through the message board tonight!

Thank you to everyone who visited my blog during the hop!  Your comments mean a lot to me, as often the only person who sees my creation is the person receiving it!  :)  It's nice to get feedback from others too.

Be sure to check back next weekend for another blog hop too.  If you are in the Cricut Circle, your second cartridge is Shall We Dance.  I am hosting a hop of 13 great blogs all featuring projects with this new cart!  See you there!

Holiday Wishes Blog Hop!

Hello!  Hopefully you arrived from MakeUpGirl's fantastic site!  If you happened upon my blog another way and would like to see the whole blog hop, you can start at Wamfamily's site. 

For this hop, I decided to make a Christmas card with a new design I had discovered.  That evolved into making three cards with different cuts. Here they are from the outside:

I used my Gypsy to take a shape from Graphically Speaking and create this card that folds over on itself. 

 

This card folds into itself.  I am going to write my message and signature on the flaps of the inside.

The paper I used was white on the back, which was too plain for the inside, so I choose to put a piece of Core'dinations white glitter paper inside (4x4) with a border that matches the outside paper pattern.  That frame shape I got from Locker Talk. 

I used Jolly Holidays to cut out a character for the inside of my cards.  I really like this cart and the pieces weren't too hard to put together.  All these characters are cut at 3".

I put the characters on the inside of the card with some pretty thick dimensionals I have.  This give them some nice lift off of the paper so that they stick out. 

I chose to close each one in a different way.  There are lots of ways you could do this.  I chose a ribbon for the red card, a ornament cut from Jolly Holidays for the black card (this has a small dimensional on the back that is really just holding the ornament to one flap of the card), and a snowflake crystal for the green card (this is adhered with a glue dot).  

I think these cards turned out great and what I am so happy about them is that they seem plain on the outside but there is a surprise waiting for you on the inside!  You could slip a gift card in there or a piece of candy, anything little!

Ok, if you are with me this far, you deserve a prize - blog candy!  Look at this cute little scrappin' tote I found!  It also comes with an alphabet stamp set, a set of holiday chipboard letters, and red and gold Stickles!! 

 Be sure to leave me a comment telling me what your favorite thing about Christmas or the holiday you celebrate is.  You must also leave a way for me to contact you.  You can become a follower if you want to!

Thanks everyone!  Your next stop on the hop is ScrapHappyDeb's blog.

Here is the entire blog list, in case you need it:
1) Wamfamily - http://wamfamily.blogspot.com
2) Scrappin Nanapuddin - http://Scrappin-Nanapuddin.blogspot.com
3) Mandy - http://mandys-scrap.blogspot.com
4) JenniferHawkins2 - http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com
5) CraftyScentiments - http://www.Craftyscentiments.com
6) TheScrapbookGirl - http://www.cricutconfessions.com
7) Lechristina3 - http://allthingscrafty3.blogspot.com
8) ABrooks86 - http://almabrooksblog.blogspot.com
9) LisaKnight - http://www.cricutingwithlisa.blogspot.com
10) Makeupgirl217 - http://217creations.blogspot.com
11) Greengirl - http://greengirlscraps.blogspot.com  <--YOU ARE HERE!
12) ScrapHappyDeb - http://debseclecticthoughts.blogspot.com
13) Bling Queen - http://lvscrappin.blogspot.com