Fun Christmas Projects

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!  We sure did with my family on Christmas Eve.  It's so fun watching all the kids (young and old!) have a good time, enjoy some good food, and having fun playing some Christmas Bunco LOL!

Here are some holiday projects I made leading up to Christmas:

First off I have these fun chipboard ornaments I made that are ready for some pictures to be added to them. These turned out so adorable and I used parts of the Calendar Markers and both Christmas Tags and Peekers sets by Cuddly Cute Designs.  Just look how adorable they are when displayed on a Christmas tree!

Anyone who knows me knows that I have a "thing" for anything and everything SNOWMAN, so it's no surprise that I would make a Snowman Christmas Card! Here is one I made using the Snowman pattern by Cuddly Cute Designs.

Next are some fun Hostess Gifts I made for my 12 table guests at a Champagne Luncheon event that I co-chaired.  These little treats contained four Hershey's Nuggets candies.  The boxes were made from an svg pattern I purchased a while ago from SVG Cutting Files and they were adorned with this beautiful Candy Cane and Poinsettia which are from the Cuddly Cute Designs "Christmas Tags & Peekers Set 1" collection.  I also included a "thank you" card with each one of them that I printed using one of the graphics used for the Luncheon theme, which was "Just Be Claus".  These graphics were purchased online and are from The Daisy Company.

Although not a total paper piecing project, I also wanted to share with you another hostess gift I gave my table guests that I totally "craft-lifted" from Pinterest LOL!  This was such a fun and EASY project. All you need is an inexpensive 3" paintbrush, some paint (I used a barn red color), some buttons, wooden plugs, batting, hot glue gun and a star embellishment (I cut mine out of glitter paper and also chipboard and layered them for stability).  I also used a Pearl Pen to add some snowflakes to my paintbrush handle. These are so adorable and I think they would also make a fun craft project to do with the kids and/or grandkids!

Christmas projects just wouldn't be complete without a scrapbook layout about a visit to see Santa Claus! Here is my two-page layout I made of my grandson with Santa.  I used the "Santa Visit" file and, again, the "Calendar Markers" and "Christmas Tags & Peekers" files by Cuddly Cute Designs for my paper piecings on this layout.  I just love how this turned out and how wonderfully all these different patterns go together.  My pages are topped off with a fun border I made using a Martha Stewart punch and I added some Christmas colored Candi paper brads as ornaments.

Lastly, here is a layout that I've been wanting to make for a couple years now. I've had these two adorable Christmas Cards made of photos of my granddaughters in their "Nutcracker" ballet costumes from two different years that were just screaming to be scrapbooked.  When Cuddly Cute Designs came out with the new "Nutcracker" file I just knew it would be the perfect embellishment I needed for this layout. So here is my "The Nutcracker SWEETS" project I made using the "Nutcracker" file and the Christmas Tree is from the "Calendar Markers" file.

I hope you enjoyed my holiday projects!  Thank you so much for taking the time to check them out!

Until next time ... Happy Scrapping!

Heard the SCOOP Card

Hi everyone! I'm sharing a quick card I made today using the ice cream cone from the "Cool Treats" collection by Cuddly Cute Designs.

For the scoops of ice cream I used some BoBunny Double Dot paper, and for the cone I used some tan colored cardstock scraps I had and then ran it through one of my embossing folders. Next I used a Dark Brown Cats Eye chalk over the embossed areas. For a little sparkle, I added some Icicle Stickles to the ice cream pieces.

Don't you just LOVE IT when you need a fun little item to add to a card and you have so many things to choose from all the wonderful collection sets from Cuddly Cute Designs? I know I sure do! This ice cream cone certainly did the trick for me!  Here's a peek at what the whole "Cool Treats" file looks like:

Thanks for stopping by! 

Until next time... Happy Scrapping!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend so far! Today I'm sharing a layout I just completed that I've titled "Grandma's Little Monkey".

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These adorable patterned papers are from the "Baby BOY" collection by Bella Blvd and the dotted paper is by BoBunny. I used two cutting files from Cuddly Cute Designs; the cute little monkey is from the Zoo Animals file and the large mat is actually part of the Banners Galore set. I designed my title in SCAL2 using two fonts from my computer.

For some additional detail, I added a punched white border, punched photo corners and some little white buttons from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you've enjoyed seeing this layout!

Until next time... Happy Scrapping!

UFO Layout

I have always LOVED the "Space Boy" pattern by Cuddly Cute Designs and finally found my photos that I wanted to use with it. Took me a while, mainly because I didn't realize these photos of my grandson playing with his remote controlled Flying Saucer were taken way back in 2010 -- seems like it was just yesterday LOL!

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How cute is that background paper?  It's by Best Creations and is part of their Robot line, and the green "moon" paper at the bottom is from a "Cosmic Whammy" stack by The Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby.

I used some glitter paper for my paper pieces and also some light blue Vellum on my spaceship and the rocket windows. And isn't that little Alien just the cutest?

I love this pattern and had a "blast" putting it all together.  Thanks for looking and I hope you all have a great week!

Until next time... Happy Scrapping!

Fourth of July Layout

Happy Fourth of July everyone!  Yesterday a fantastic new FREEBIE was posted by Cuddly Cute Designs... the 4th of July Mouse.  First of all, I couldn't believe this amazing file was a FREEBIE, and secondly, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this and play!

Here's what the file from CCD looks like:

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And here is my layout I created using this file:

I used some glitter paper to cut out most of my pieces and just love how they turned out.  Lots and lots of *S*P*A*R*K*L*E* -- perfect for the Fourth of July!

Here's a closer look at the pieces:

These firework bursts and stars are from the Patriotic Bears file, also by Cuddly Cute Designs.

I really love these bright colors on the softer blue background paper; really makes the paper pieces "pop"!  The heart with the "God Bless America" tag attached to it is an older sticker style embellishment that I had in my stash. The ivory colored heart perfectly matched the red and ivory borders on my paper so it was a win-win -- a perfect match AND I used something old from my stash!

If you haven't already, be sure to visit the Cuddly Cute Designs website HERE and click on the ***FREEBIE*** button to get your very own 4th of July Mouse file.  But act fast... this file will be FREE for a limited amount of time!

Thank you for stopping by; I hope you enjoyed seeing my Fourth of July layout and that you have a great holiday weekend!  

Until next time... Happy Scrapping!

BIG Spender Layout

Happy Monday! I'm kicking my week off with a layout I made using the Cuddly Cute Designs "A Penny Saved" file. A couple weeks ago my grandson raided his piggy bank and used his "hard earned" money he'd been saving at my house to buy a pricey Lego set and I was able to sneak a couple photos of him at the store. It was such a windy day, but he was all smiles with his new purchase.

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I made my own border in SCAL2 by using the "cent" sign. Since I've set a goal for myself to use something "old" with any new project, I used some chipboard letters, Distress Ink, and Glimmer Mist from my stash for my title and also used an older photo corner punch to embellish my photo mats.

And here's a closer look at my paper piecing:

The "A Penny Saved" file is such a fun collection and it also includes an adorable little girl holding a piggy bank, some extra coins and a title. Here's a peek at what the whole file looks like:

You can also check it out on he Cuddly Cute Designs website by clicking HERE. 

Using this cutting file made perfect "cents" for this project and I'm really happy with the way it turned out.

Until  next time... Happy Scrapping!

Day at the Zoo Stamp Launch!!! Cuddly Cute Designs and The Scrapoholic Candy Shop's HOP ON THE WILD SIDE

Thank you for joining our HOP on the WILD SIDE brought to you by Cuddly Cute Designs and The Scrapoholic Candy Shop! If you just came from Jenni’s page, then you are in the right place!

These new photopolymer stamps were so much fun to play with and I can’t wait to show you my WILD project! And did you know that just for HOPPING along with us you could WIN your very own “Day at the Zoo” stamp set? The Scrapoholic is going to give one complete set of the “Day at the Zoo” stamps out to one lucky participant! All you need to do is “LIKE” the Cuddly Cute Designs fan page, “LIKE” the Scrapoholic Candy Shop page and “LIKE” each DT member’s fan page and ‘COMMENT’ on every stop along the Hop to be eligible. That’s it!!! I’ve also heard some of the zoo animals ROARING about The Scrapoholic Candy Shop having a special HOP on the WILD SIDE offer! No LION… I’m PAWSITIVE you’re going to love it!  To check it out, be sure to visit www.thescrapoholiccandyshop.com at the end of the Hop.

For my project I made a two-page 8x8 layout and used my Copic pens to color the adorable Elephant and Lion which were stamped on 2x2 squares. Disclaimer: I'm not very good with the Copics, but I love learning something new and playing with them! I stamped the Leaf stamp on green cardstock and then fussy-cut around them. I also used a portion of the “Walk on the WILD Side” sentiment as part of my tag.

My daughter’s baby shower (eight years ago!) was Jungle Baby themed and I hadn’t quite finished scrapbooking those pictures (hey...no judging LOL!), so when I saw these stamps I immediately thought OMGosh! They definitely gave me a scrapbooking “push” and incentive to pull out that unfinished project and work on the album!

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Thank you for HOPPING with me! Be sure to "Follow" my blog and leave a comment to be eligible to win the Grand Prize "Day at the Zoo" stamp set from The Scrapoholic Candy Shop.

Your next stop is Kimberly https://www.facebook.com/KPKre8tions or

http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.ca/

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BOBBI

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SHIRLEY

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TERI

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Cuddly Cute Design PAPER DOLL CHALLENGE

Happy Wednesday!  Over at the Cuddly Cute Designs Facebook page, they are currently  hosting a Paper Doll Challenge and here's my take on it!

I used the Superhero Shirts pattern for this project and proportionally sized it so the boy was approximately 9 inches tall.  Since he doesn't really have a body, I made a plain black shirt to use as a base for switching out his shirts.

I then cut out and assembled all the Super Hero Shirts that are included with this file.  Aren't they just "super" cute???  They actually were pretty fun to put together!

To make this a real paper doll, I added magnetic strips to the backs of the shirts so that they could be swapped out "faster than a speeding bullet"...well, sort of LOL!

I hope you enjoyed this project.  If you'd like to participate in the Paper Doll Challenge and be eligible to win a cutting file of your choice from Cuddly Cute Designs, go to their FB page HERE for all the info.

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time...Happy Scrapping!

Sweet As Honey Layout

Today I'm sharing a layout I made using the "Sweet As Honey Title" from Cuddly Cute Designs. A couple years ago I held a We BEE Scrappin' NSD crop at my house for a few friends and hadn't quite finished scrapbooking my pictures from that day. Our day was filled with tons of "bee" themed fun and games, so this pattern was a perfect match and a great incentive for me to get this layout completed.

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I created the other part of the title and added a couple more flowers from the Sweet As Honey Title pattern.

Another fun part of this layout is that I used papers, borders, and "bling" bees that were part of the SWAG bags I gave everyone!  And how cute are the photo frames?  I got these probably 6-7 years ago when one of our local stores closed and have held on to them that long.  Finally the perfect project came along to use them LOL!

I love how this layout turned out! So how about you...do you think Scrapbooking With Friends Is Sweet As Honey???  

Until next time... Happy Scrapping!