Wednesday, January 2, 2019

CTS #302

I made the following card using Sketch # 302 above from CAS(E) this Sketch!
The card base is Recollections Kraft Value Pack 4 x 5.5". The background paper is from My Mind's Eye 12 x 12" Bramble Rose Paper Pad, the strips are from Tim Holtz Idea-ology Wallflower Paper Stash, and the stamped images are from CAS-ual Fridays Floating Stamp set. I used Gina K Designs Amalgam Black Ink to stamp the balloon stamp and sentiment and also used NPW 50/50 Two-Tone Colored Pencils to color the balloon stamp in. I'm going to mail this card to a lady I know that is in the hospital due to an infection in her knee from a knee replacement. I'm sure this card will lift her spirits. Thanks for looking. The sketch challenge ends tomorrow morning at 9:30 EST so you have some time to join the challenge if you wish. I will be posting my favorite projects of 2018 soon so please come back to see what I choose. Happy New Year!!
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Monday, December 31, 2018

Christmas Cards and Part of A Wedding Scrapbook

*Warning!* This is a long post of pictures only. Have a Happy New Year!






















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Monday, December 10, 2018

Merry Christmas

I made this card for UnstampaBelles Challenge 86. The challenge is to not use stamps first of all and explain the theme in your country or family. Every year my family attends the Candlelight Tour at Tryon Palace so that is my theme. The decorations are from olden days and the characters say, "Happy Christmas" instead of Merry Christmas as you leave each room. The tour is of several rooms in the Palace- https://www.tryonpalace.org/. The paper I used is from Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Collection and I adhered it to a Recollections A2 size card with Elmer's  Bond Permanent Tape Runner. The sentiment- Merry Christmas is from the same collection and I ran it through my Xyron 1.5 Create A Sticker maker after I cut it out. The washi tape at the top is from Recollections Noel washi tape collection. I chose Clean And Simple since I didn't use stamps. Have a Merry Christmas everyone. You have until December 28th to join the challenge if you would like!
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Friday, December 7, 2018

The Stockings Were Hung Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for the 
Stockings were Hung Blog Hop!


The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there!
This is a blog hop featuring projects inspired by Christmas Stockings! Each of our projects will have at least one stocking on it.


You should have arrived from (Rebecca A http://rebeccaanndesigns.com/home2/rebeccaa/ ) but if you just so happened to stumble across our hop and need to start at the very start,
Connie Can Crop is the beginning of this Special holiday hop! 
This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday at 10pm to finish hopping and leaving your love for all of these talented crafters.


We have three awesome sponsors for this hop!!


Will be giving away this gorgeous Winter mailbox die, glitter tape and fun twine!

The Stamp Shop
is giving away Kaisercraft Peace and Joy paper pad and collectibles

and

Wendy Chapman Bellino
is giving away a Christmas themed digital kit from Club Scrap

Gnome for the Holidays

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 on every blog to be eligible to win. 
Winners will be announced on Wednesday 12/12/18 at Connie Can Crop.
Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

 Now on to my project:
I decided to break away from my Christmas cards and make a layout for 2 pictures this Christmas. The background patterned paper and border is from Paper Studio Old World Winter Cardstock 12 x 12 in pad. The title- Christmas Memories, the bottom picture mat, the stocking sticker, red tag, and candy cane sticker are all from Simon Says Stamp. It's the December 2018 Card Kit and is currently out of stock. I wrote on the tag Christmas 2018 to remember the year later. The candy cane photo mat is from The Stamps of Life Hope & Joy 6 x 6 paper pad collection. The string of lights sticker, the journaling square, the Christmas tree sticker, and the gifts stickers are from Simple Stories Oh What Fun 12 x 12 Collection Kit that I bought from Scrapbook.com- see link. I found the Paper Studio paper pad at Hobby Lobby last night and decided to make a layout.  I have a 6 month old nephew that will be in a lot of pictures this Christmas I'm sure. 
a close-up pic of the tag, stickers, and paper

I will post an updated post of the layout once the pictures have been added so please be sure to become a follower as mentioned above! That's all I have to share today.
Be sure to hop over to Kim (http://www.pinkzebrapapercreations.com/) to see her awesome creation.

Here's our line up in case you get lost along the way.










Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
Be sure to join us next month for our
This Magic Moment Disney Themed Blog hop!

Thank you for letting us inspire you!
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Not Your Ordinary Card Kit

I made the following three cards using Club Scrap Not Your Ordinary Card kit. The only extra items I had to use were my paper trimmer, Scor-Pal, bone folder, iCraft tape, stapler, and scissors. All the paper was provided and the designs were on 2 8.5x 11 sheets that I had to cut apart. I had to look on Club Scrap's website for the instructions on how to put the cards together. The kit makes 4 of each card. I just made one of each this afternoon.

 Front of pop-up card
 Inside of card with pop-up design
 Front of Match Book card
 Inside, I may cover the staple with a sticker
 Front of Gatefold Card. The mint green strip is supposed to be sandwiched between the orange paper and the canoe piece on both sides, but I want the card to open without any problems.
Inside of Gatefold card.
This is a fun kit! I may not get back to it until after Christmas or at least until my Christmas cards are finished. I just received this kit this past Saturday and didn't get to play with it until this afternoon. I had 2 Thanksgiving dinners this past weekend- one with my dad's side of the family on Saturday- I had deep fried turkey for the first time and then Thanksgiving with my sister, brother-in-law, my mom, and stepdad. My nephew wanted to eat with us, but he only has 2 teeth and not eating food yet. He'll be 6 months tomorrow! He's squirming more when he's being held so he may be crawling soon! I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Merry Christmas

 I used the above sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches to make the following card.
The card base is Recollections A2 Card and Envelope pack. The patterned paper is from Recollections Fireside 6 x 6 in paper pad. The red and green diamonds are from my stash. All of the stamped images are from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps Diane Noble Designs Home for the Holidays Clear stamp set. I used Gina K Designs Amalgam Ink on all of them except the Christmas tree. I used Stampin' Up Old Olive Water-based dye ink. All of the stamps were stamped onto Stampin' Up Whisper White 8.5 x 11 cardstock. I bought the Old Olive ink from Cayla, who I linked Stampin' Up to. I just recently bought this Sweet 'N Sassy stamp set and will be buying more from them. I love both Stampin' Up and Sweet 'N Sassy. I colored in the Christmas tree and gift images with Marvy Uchida ColorIn Watercolor Twist Pencils. I adhered the paper down with iCraft crafting tape- kinda like scor-tape and the stamped images and star- which is fussy cut out of the same Fireside patterned paper- with my Xyron 1.5 in Create a Sticker maker. I used my Tim Holtz platform to stamp all my images. I love it! If you don't have one, I highly recommend it! I won't create without it! I will be working on more Christmas cards and tags soon, so please be sure to come back to see what I'm working on. Have a great Tuesday!
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Friday, November 9, 2018

Down on the Farm Blog Hop


Welcome to the Down on the Farm Blog Hop


This is a blog hop featuring projects inspired by Farms across America...the livestock, the plants, and the farmers!

You should have arrived from Kim http://www.pinkzebrapapercreations.com/,  but if you stumbled onto my blog Connie Can Crop  is the beginning of this fun filled hop! 
This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday at 10pm to finish hopping and leaving your love for all of these talented crafters.


We have an awesome sponsor for this hop!!


Cheapo Dies will be donating 3 of their fabulous dies!
(must be local to the US)



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 on every blog to be eligible to win. 
Winners will be announced on Wednesday 11/14/18 at Connie Can Crop.
Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

I decided to make a layout of my visit to my friend's farm in FL for this blog hop. The patterned paper is Recollections Barn Wood 12 x 12 in Open Stock paper from Michaels. I decided to fussy cut the title- Busy Barnyard Sounds All Around and the tractor at the bottom left of the layout from a piece of patterned paper from my stash. I believe I bought it from Hobby Lobby, but I can't remember the manufacturer off the top of my head. The photo mats were made using Ranger Dylusions Spray Ink and Stencil technique set. I didn't plan on covering them entirely, but don't use them much in my scrappin. The ribbon at the bottom is from a recent crafty mug exchange that I participated in with a group of ladies on Facebook- similar to a secret sister swap. I adhered everything, but the journaling and the ribbon down with iCraft Easy Tear Tape- a variation of scor-tape/double sided tape. The ribbon has adhesive on it that you pull off the back like the iCraft tape. I used my Xyron 1.5" Create A Sticker to adhere the journaling that I typed on the computer- One of eight horses and part of the 40 goats that are on the farm where my friends, Doug and Laura, live in Okeechobee, FL. I went to visit them in July 2018. That's all I have to share today.

Be sure to head over to my friend, Shannon https://shannonhdesigns.blogspot.com/ where I'm sure she has an awesome project to share!

 Here's our line up in case you get lost along the way.

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NC Demos Mini Catty January Hop

Welcome to the NC Demos Blog Hop! We are so glad you are here! You might have already stopped by  Laurie's  post and see that this month...