Trendy Twine-Happy New Year

Happy New Years Eve Everyone!  I want to share with you a project I did for Trendy Twine for New Years!  Everyone on the team did a super project so please stop over to Trendy Twines Blog  for all the links and to check out all the beautiful projects from these talented ladies!  

Now onto my project....

I made an alarm clock representing the clock for New Years.  The clock is a cutting file and digital stamp file from The Cutting Cafe.   

I used AC Cardstock for the solids , AC Cardstock glitter paper and Then DCWV red foil cardstock.  (Which is VERY hard to take a photo of with the numbers printed on them.  I tried daylight and night time flash so excuse the terrible pictures)

 To top the card off , what is better than Totally White Trendy Twine and Totally Red Trendy Twine in a cute little bow around the neck of the clock?  I love the way Trendy Twine just sets all my projects off!

I am very pleased how it turned out and hope you find some inspiration in some or all my project.

Here is the items I used from

Annies Paper Boutique

Totally Red

 TotallyWhite

Thank you for joining us and again please join all the other Ladies at Trendy Twine Blog!

Happy New Year!

Blessings!

I would love for you to leave me a message !  I will respond!  

Trendy Twine-Christmas Tree

Merry Christmas Eve everyone! I wanted to share my Final December Guest DT post for Trendy Twine with you.

It is a quick and easy Christmas decoration using the Frosted Cranberry Trendy Twine and the Frosted Cranberry Sequins.

I made a Christmas tree by wrapping the Trendy Twine around a round ,triangle, foam form.  For the "ornaments" I used the Frosted Cranberry Sequins stuck on with pearl-head straight pins.  To top the tree off I bought a gold star and painted it with blue acrylic paint and stuck it on top.

I am really pleased how it turned out and hope you enjoy it too.

Here is the products I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

Frosted Cranberry Sequins

Frosted Cranberry Trendy Twine

To see more of the wonderful Trendy Twine Designer's work, stop over to Trendy Twine's  Blog!

Blessings,

Cutting Cafe- 2017 Resolution Journal

Hello!  For our project for The Cutting Cafe this time , we had to make something with a 2017 file for New Years.  This is what I decided to make.

I made a New Years Resolutions Journal.  For the Cover I used the 2017 Background Printable Set.   The journal is to be used almost like a planner /journal where you write your resolutions in it.  Monthly you will write about how you are doing with your resolutions, keep memorabilia, take photos and such.  

Here is an example of January. I left plenty of room to add stamps, cutting files and anything else I wanted to add just like you do in a planner. What I have added is the month, Journaling For The Holidays Printable Stamp Set, which I made into a picture mat to add a picture and also the Bigger Between The Lines Printable Stamp Set for my journaling box. 

 February , I added Pocket Planner Add On again with the tag made into a picture mat.  

 Just my last example.  I will not bore you with every month.  But they all are a little different.  

I hope this inspires you to make your own New Years Resolution Journal to help you this year.

Thank you for joining me for another wonderful The Cutting Cafe blog post and I will see you on the 7th of January for the next!  

Blessings,

Please leave me a comment , I love hearing from you!  I will respond!  

Trendy Twine-Snowman Card

Frosty the Snowman was a jolly happy soul! That is how I feel about my card I made for Trendy Twine this week!  I want you to think .....Frosty.....Frost.....Frosted....Yeah that is it!  Frosted!

 It all started with this adorable SVG Vintage snowman from Little Scraps of Heaven.   I just adored him !  I thought what would look better with him but Frosted Cranberry Trendy Twine and this beautiful paper my dear friend Beth sent me?

First I layered American Crafts Cardstock with the gorgeous Pattern paper that was given to me .  I then Took the Frosted Cranberry Trendy Twine and wrapped it around the top 4 layers and tied it in a bow , making sure that it was at an angle and crossed over itself each time.  I added a small tag to it before adding the bow to add a special name to whoever you decide to give it to.  (I have not done this yet) 

I then added the SVG of Frosty and slipped him behind the twine.To top it off  what better look than Frosted Cranberry Sequins that is a perfect ending to a Frosty.....Frosted......Song....I mean Card!  LOL  I added three to the top right corner of the card.

I would love it if you would stop by Trendy Twine's blog today and visit them and me and leave is a message at:Trendy Twine

Here is what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

Frosted Cranberry Trendy Twine

Frosted Cranberry Sequins

Thank you for joining me today!  I would love to hear from you!  

Holiday Magic Blog Hop

Welcome to the 

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 Angela . 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.

We have an awesome sponsor for this month! 

One lucky winner will win a $21.00 gift certificate to shop their awesome products.

Be sure to visit them online here.

On facebook here.

And their blog here.

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.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!  
Now onto my project...
I made a one page layout of my grandson, Lestat visiting Santa for the first time ever.  He wasn't sure what to think!  I used cutting files from Treasure Box Designs.  All my plain card stock is American Craft and my pattern paper is DCWV.

Thank you For stopping by!  Please leave me a comment I will respond!

Blessings, 

 Up next is the Fabulous Sue

Here's our lineup 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

1st Post as a new DT Member for Cutting Cafe!

Hi Folks!  I wanted you all to know I am now a new DT member for Cutting Cafe.  I am sooooo VERY excited and hope you all are as excited as I am.  Regina makes AWESOME files and Digital stamps, PDF's , Templates and so many other types of files! You just need to stop over to The Cutting Cafe and check it out for yourself!

Ok,  On to my project.....we were to use a can or jar and upcycle it using Cutting Cafe files.  Since I am raising my grandchildren and one of them just outgrew baby food , it was pretty easy for me to decide what kind of jar I was going to use .....BABY FOOD JARS!  I have them coming out my ears! I never wanted to  throw them away for you can always use them to craft with right?  LOL    I decided I was going to make small votive/tea light candle holders.





First I used Cutting Cafe's  Christmas Basic Shapes Cutting files and made these adorable wreaths to fit around the bottom of the Jars.  I then made the snowflake and glued it on the side and put a little red rhinestone in the middle of the snowflake.   To finish it off I took some Frosted Cranberry Trendy Twine  and glued it around the rim.  I used battery operated tea lights in mine since I have little ones in the house but  you can use regular tea lights or votive candles.

Here is what it looks like in the dark.

Thank you for stopping by and I look forward to many more posts with Cutting Cafe!

Please leave me a comment I will answer you back and let me know what you think!

Blessings,

I am enter this in the challenge at Connie Can Crop- Baby It is Cold Outside Challenge #53

Trendy Twine Guest DT- Christmas Candy with Tag

Hello!  I hope this finds everyone in the Christmas Spirit! I am Guest DT'ing for Trendy Twine today I want to share a project to hopefully get you more in the Christmas spirit using the Frosted Cranberry Trendy Twine.

I made this fun piece of candy with the  Frosted Cranberry Trendy Twine ,  wrapped it in cellophane,then tied the ends in the  Frosted Cranberry.  I then a made a tag by The Cutting Cafe called Christmas Gift Tags in the same colors as the Trendy Twine to attach to it.

To Find this months Featured Trendy Twine please follow the link below .  Snatch this one up quickly it is truly a beauty! 

Frosted Cranberry

Blessings,

Happy Birthday Lesley!

It has come to my attention it is a friend of mine's birthday today and I hope you all will join me in wishing her a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Lesley, the owner of Annies Paper Boutique and Trendy Twine is a Wonderful Lady and friend to work for on a design team .  As a design team we all wanted to wish her a very heartfelt Happy Birthday. I hope you all will join in.

What our design team did was all made her cards and sent them to her. We want to share them with you also.

I heard from a little birdie that she likes Hello Kitty so, I made her a SVG Hello Kitty set with balloons for her birthday. Of course what kind of balloons would they be if they didn't have some Watermelon Taffy Trendy Twine for Hello Kitty to hold onto !  It matched just perfect and just added that special touch for this special lady!  I used all AC Cardstock except a small piece of Hello Kitty Paper I had in a Hello Kitty Kit I had.  I made the Happy Birthday sentiment on my computer and cut it out on my Big Shot and I was done.

I hope you all will stop by Trendy Twine's Blog and leave Lesley your own personal birthday wish and see the other Design teams birthday wishes.   I know Lesley will appreciate it !

I hope you find a little Tranquility in your Scrapping today!

Blessings,

Monster Mash Blog Hop

Welcome to the 

Monster Mash Halloween Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for a fun weekend of Spooktacular Halloween projects! We have monsters, tricks and treats!!

You should have arrived from Angela
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.

We have an awesome sponsor for this month! 

One lucky winner will win a gift certificate for a free Bundled Collection ($15.96 value)  

Be sure to check out their shop online HERE

Visit them on facebook HERE

Follow their blog HERE for inspiration!

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 10/19/16 at Connie Can Crop.

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

Ready to be Spooked?

Beware of the things that go bump in the dark!!

I wanted to keep my monsters not so scary and I thought of my "little monsters", my 2  oldest grandsons when they were 1 and 3 years old.  (they are now 8 and 6).  Their favorite movie back then was Monsters Inc. so that is where I took my project.  Here is the full Layout:

Right Side of layout

Left Side of layout

And here is some close ups of my piecings:

Mary Gibbs AKA "Boo" 

Randall "Randy" Boggs 

"Roz"

"James P. Sullivan"  AKA "Kitty"

"Mike Wazowski"

I hope you enjoyed my project please leave me a comment and I will comment back.  If not a follower , make sure to follow please.  Enjoy the rest of the hop, there are some wonderful projects by some terrific ladies!  Have a great weekend!

Blessings,

 Up next is Lisa

Here's our lineup in case you get lost:

Connie

Kim

Michelle

Angela

Christi

Lisa

Alicia

Sarah

Veronica

Tricia

Holli

Charmagne

Guest DT For Connie Can Crop

Christi Here from Scrapping For Tranquility.  When Connie asked me to be a Guest DT I was sooooo Honored you would not believe!  She had 6 opening left and let me choose which one I wanted.I couldn't pass up the challenge of "What the Hex!"

My Project I can't take full credit for since I seen something like this on google search some time ago and have always wanted to try it and put my spin on it and this was my chance.  I Hope

you like it!

The papers I used was from DCWV The Black Current Stack , DCWV, Lemon Flower Stack AC Cardstock and a yellow plaid from my stash. I used my cameo to cut my HEXAGONS and shadows and Inked them in Gray. I used the butterfly Cut file from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs and used heat set studs to top them off. With some trial and error of how I wanted to lay out the card this is what I ended up with.

Thank you for joining me and Thank you Connie for Having me! Such an Honor! Please check out my fanpage  at:

Scrapping For Tranquility

and to put in your address book here is my blog address:

Scrapping for Tranquility

Have a blessed day!

Ps, if you are just happening by my blog please stop by :

Connie Can Crop

She always has great inspiration and a challenge going on a wonder DT!  What a WONDERFUL lady she is!  Tell her Christi sent you!  :)

 

Best Costumes Around!

Good Afternoon folks!  With Halloween right around the corner ,I am sure everyone is thinking about your kids or even YOUR costume for that Halloween party you have been invited to.   Well, let me tell you where I found the best place to order your costumes from . ... Oriental Trading Company!  That is right you heard me correctly!  They not only have the biggest and baddest collection but they are not those cheap , flimsy ones you get at Walmart.  You might pay a little more but you get what you pay for.  These are Quality costumes with Full masks that are made to last year after year if you want it to pass it down or wear it again.    In my house , the kids like to keep them and play dress-up.

I want to share the one we ordered for my grandson , James.  As most of you know we have the pleasure to raise this handsome young man and he really knows what he wants.  He is really into Star Wars This is what he choose.

Deluxe Clonetrooper Cody Costume for Boys

This is James here posing in his new costume .  He is already ready for his Halloween parties and Trick or Treat. 

James wants to say "Go to Oriental Trading for all your Costume needs !  You wont be sorry!"

Thank you and have a blessed day!

The review of these products is based strictly on my opinion.  Others may have a different experience or opinion with the products listed above.  I was provided the samples free of charge by Oriental Trading  Co. and I provided my honest opinion.  No other type of compensation was received for this review.