Bunnies and Banners Blog Hop

       Heyyyy.....how's it goin?  I really hope you can join me for a blog hop this wkend, so far I am in the one on Sunday, but if I can get another banner finished I might be able to be in the Sat one too! I have to ask Ellen, she had a few people unable to be in it for various reasons so I don't think it would be a problem  :) 

     A wonderful lady named Ellen (Cardmonkey) Jarvis puts on these hops quarterly, to get banners for the kids at the pediatric specialty care centre where she works to help brighten their lives and bring smiles to their lil faces :) They are so deserving and precious! The hop for this quarter is Bunnies and Blossoms for kids, and the theme is spring/ Easter, there are many talented crafters in the line up so you won't be disappointed. :O) I don't have the write up yet so I am uncertain of prizes, but this hop isn't about that, it's about bringing smiles to these kids faces which ultimately creates the best kind of sunshine!  If there happens to be some candy along the way woot woot, bonus!!! I am going to try to get my hands on something to offer :)
     I sure hope you all can drop by and check it out.  If you see this early enough and would like to put it on your blog to help spread the word that would be fantastic :) Thank you so much for you support, see you at the hop :) 

Cindy       :) 

Cricut Craft Room's Winter and Snow Blog Hop

  Hey there my crafty friend, so glad you popped by today. I am one of the blogs in a line up for a fun blog hop celebrating winter and snow hosted by Erica over at her Cricut Craft Room Blog. If you have happened upon my blog and want to play along, please start at the beginning:   http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com  ty!

 Welcome to My Cricut Craft Room's Winter & Snow Blog Hop

                              You should have come from  http://mybugandmecreate.blogspot.com 

     For my project I wanted to use the phrase "warm winter wishes"! 1. because I really like it and 2.  it reminds me of old movies and people getting letters from loved ones far away! It has that sentimental feeling of home and family to it for me, and since I love snow people it's perfect for a winter/snow themed project!  :) I hope you like my card, deets to follow :)

Mailbox  ~~ My Community ~~ at 1.41 x 2.65

Snow woman ~~  Doodlecharms ~~  at 4.56 X 4.15,  using hide contour for all the inner cuts

Hat ~~ Paper Doll dress-up ~~ at 2.87 X 4.06

Mittens ~~ Everyday Paper Dolls ~~ at 1.86 X 4.71

Scarf ~~ Snow Friends ~~ at 2.91 X 3.51

Arms ~~ Doodlecharms~~  at 1.59 X 1.19  hide contour interior cuts, after machine cutting, snip off the beak Face ~~ PK-493 Everyday Character Face Parts & More ~~ Peachy Keen stamps

Sentiment is hand written on the  smallest Labels Ten Spellbinders Die

     I used several cartridges to create my snowwoman. It is one I personally designed about 3 year or 4 years ago in cricut design studio, then redesigned last year on my gypsy. It is one of my favourite cut files to date and I make a lot of cards using this snowman cut, I just change up the hat and scarf on occasion  to make different styles for snowmen and snow woman. Also changing the arms to accommodate what ever they may be holding, or have arms in different positions for waving and stuff.  I used  my Peachy Keen Stamps for the face, of course,  love them! And added glossy accents to them  for a little added dimension.

      My card base is slightly larger than I usually use, I cut it at 5.75 X 6.50. I love the snowflake designer paper by DCWV  from The Christmas Stack, I've had it for about 2 yrs maybe 3.  I  used it for my background, cutting it at 5.25X 5.75 and adhering to the top half of the card base.  I took a white card stock rectangle which was about 2" deep by 5.75 wide and used my Kimberley Poloson rotary cuttery to cut it in half in a wavy pattern to give me uneven snowy layers. I then ran them through the xyron and coated with MS fine white glitter.

     Whoops, missed a spot, didn't notice that with these $ store glasses, LOL  sry! The mail box was assembled and glued directly to the card base first, kind of on an angle, like you sometimes see mail boxes in the winter from the plough pushing the snow towards them. Did a bit of doodling on the pole and the front of the mailbox, note the name on it :)

     Now I think I should have used I.C. Snow, LOL. Then I glued the tallest of the two snow strips I made with the xyron on overlapping the mailbox pole. Added a bunch of pop dots to the snow woman, the top snowy strip, the letter and the sentiment and attached. I didn't really want to cover up the snowflakes paper, cause I think they are so pretty but wanted my sentiment on the front of the card. The letter is just hand cut and doodled, although I could have cut it out with the mailbox, I made it before I found the cut for it, and I wanted it bigger to add the "sealed with a kiss" acronym and the lipstick kiss ;) A bit of doodling here and there on her accessories and she's done!

     Don't forget to comment on ALL of the blogs in this hop to be entered to win the BRAND NEW set of K. Andrew Designs It's Valentine's Stamp Set , what a fabulous prize, love all those sweet sentiments, awesome!

                                 Next you should go to   http://mincedpaper.blogspot.com   

 In case you get lost along the way, here is the entire line up...

Start-  http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com
Jessica -http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com
Teresa - http://scrappintplace.blogspot.com 
Carla - http://racincrafts.blogspot.com 
Indira - http://craftyhomemade.blogspot.com
Erica- http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com
Cori- http://createdbycori.blogspot.com
Doris - http://mybugandmecreate.blogspot.com
Cindy - http://toolsofacropingqueen.blogspot.com 
Laurie - http://mincedpaper.blogspot.com
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com 
Blog Candy- http://ericasblogcandy.blogspot.com

     Hope your having fun on the hop!  I'm sending you warm winter wishes as well, your next stop is

http://mincedpaper.blogspot.com    take care and thank you so much for stopping by. Please leave me a comment so I can pop by your blog and leave some love!

Cindy  :)

WELCOME TO MY FIRST HOP :)

     Hello and welcome to my first hop. Over the past four years of being on this wonderful journey in the awesome world of crafting I have met some amazing people all thanks be to the internet. If this tool wasn't available we would still be so limited. It has opened up a whole new world for all of us and it is exciting to be a part of it. On this journey I have met and become good friends with a lot of amazingly talented and wonderful individuals, mostly ladies but their are quite a few men out their crafting too! Just as talented and friendly, so I include them tooo! :)  I am so glad you have popped by and would ask that you mark your calendars because one of my closest crafty friends will be celebrating her first blogaversary soon and I have been lucky enough to join in the celebration by being a part of my very first hop. I have hopped all over blog land but never had one on my blog, so this is so exciting for me. To join in the fun and have a chance in winning some awesome prizes please keep reading. 

Hello BlogLand!  

It is with great pleasure and TONS of excitement that I get to announce the upcoming 

Blog Hop Celebrating my Blog Turning 1!!!  

Yep, one whole year of blogging.  

I know I say this a lot, but I truly feel blessed to have met some wonderful people (you) in this journey of blogging. I have gained so much knowledge about art which has always been my passion. And now, I see opportunities that I never would have imagined were possible! 

I feel like destiny knocked at my door 5 1/2 years ago (that's when I met my dh), and just keep feeling guided down "the right path" every single day!!! 

Thank You for being part of that!!!

Please mark your calendars and join in on the fun

on January 22, 2012!

I have invited my nearest and dearest Blends (Blog + Friends) to join 

me in this celebration.  Each Blend will take one of my past creations

and let it inspire them to create a new project!

I am so excited to see what they will be making and can't wait to "party"!

 Please feel free to grab this button and display it on your blog to 

encourage your friends to join in on the fun, too.

There will be some fun prizes up for grabs along the way, and just to give you a sneak peek at

some of the candy you could win, take a look at this . . . 

 

I am offering not 1, not 2, but . . . 3 Unity Stamp Grab Bags to 3 lucky Hoppers!!!

It is with delight that Angela, of Unity Stamp Company  

has agreed to let me share some Unity Stamps with my friends!!!

 I had so much fun stamping the goody bags, with Unity Stamps  of course, and 

getting them prepped to go to their new homes!!!

Look forward to seeing you there!!!

Keep Crafting

:O)
Jessica

     Wow, that is fabulous Jessica, a big thank you goes out to Angela from Unity Stamp for such great prizes, sweet!!! So hop along and have a blast, fingers crossed your comment wins you one of these fab prizes! 

Cindy   :)

Handmade Holidays Blog Hop 2011

Handmade holidays blog hop!!

click url above to be taken to the hop

     So glad I checked facebook this morning and seen this blog hop, of course I had to go hopping a long like a little bunny, are you kidding me. The talent that's out there and all the different companies that are on this 3 day hop, over 60 I understand. And they are showing off fabulous ideas for handmade gifts for your friends and fa ily member. Even if you don't win a prize your still a winner...there's tons of inspiration for great handmade gift giving. So come on, hop along with me, it will be fun, I am looking forward to making some of these great gifts. Have  a great day, good luck and happy hopping!! 

Cindy :)