Shake It Up Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for  

the SHAKE IT UP BLOG HOP

This is a blog hop featuring projects with parts that either move or shake! 

You should have arrived from Holli's Blog but if you didn't head over to

Connie Can Crop , she is the beginning of this interactive 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!!

Action Wobbles is giving away a 13 pack of Wobbles!!

AND

Simply Stamping with Narelle is giving away this adorable stamp set...Bella & Friends

AND

Wendy Bellino is giving away Two (2) Club Scrap page formulas. Each includes thirteen PAGE FORMULAS with cutting instructions (12x12 scrapbook format). Delivered as printable .pdf files.

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. Free Shipping to our USA friends but Worldwide will be asked to pay shipping if they win.

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 3/13/19 at Connie Can Crop.

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

I made 2 cards, a mover and a shaker.

I made the shaker card first. The, "Celebrate" die is from Spellbinder's. I got it as part of a grab bag type purchase a while back. 

I cut the die out 7 times using 110 pound card stock and one out of a color to match your card. 6 of the die cuts got a severe trimming. All I wanted to use from those layers was the dotted line and outter frame areas, everything else got trimmed out. Then I layered 6 of the die cuts and glued one layer to the next letting dry in between layers. This will give you 3 different shaker areas.

After the layers were totally dry I adhered them to the printed layer (which came from Connie's Crafty Cart) and let it dry. Choose your shaker element colors (I used very samll seed beads) and pour them into the shaker area you want it in.

Glue the last layer of 110 pound (the one you don't trim down) to the matching die cut and let dry. Cut a piece of clear plastic to fit the die cut and glue into place.

I added a ribbon and a few sequins to the shaker box.

Then I made this card in a box for my great-nephew who share's Connie's birthday.

His mom said that he liked these duck things so I used a few ducks to decorate the card. It's his first birthday so I had to include some "1's".

There are 3 kids in the family so I wrote each one's name on each duck. I used my Cricut to write the names.

I used an Action Wobble on the little cake but I couldn't get a pic of it wobbling.

Be sure to hop over to Jearise's Blog.

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

Connie

Rebecca B.

Amanda 

AudRey

 Alicia

EK 

Shannon 

Kim

Cindy

Sarah 

Julia

Nikki 

Holli

Sue K.

Jearise

Veronica

Miranda 

Sue N.

Narelle 

Wendy

Happy Birthday, CONNIE!!!!

Be sure to join us next month for our
Rain Rain Go Away Themed Blog hop!

Card in a Box Using FSJ Stamps



Time for another birthday card in a box. I used mostly Fun Stamper's Journey Stamps and dies on this card.

 



 

 I had to add some Tea Time embellishments because my friend's daughter was taking her out for High Tea on her birthday and that is my most favorite thing to do. I put the tea pot on an Action Wobble.

 

 

Route 66 Birthday

I needed a male birthday card so I pulled out my Fun Stampers Journey goodies and came up with this one.

 

The squiggly line is a map of Route 66 and I put a jewel on Kingman, AZ which is where we live about a mile off of Route 66. I used some white ink to stamp it.

 

The, "Happy Birthday" was typed in Word and printed onto a piece of 8 1/1 x 11 cardstock.

 

The truck, Route 66 sign and sentiment are all from the, "Hit the Road" stamp set, all were heat embossed and fussy cut (for some reason there is no matching die set for these stamps) everything and adhered them to the card with foam pads.



 

Connie Can Crop - It's a Guy Thing Challenge

 

It's time for the, "It's a Guy Thing" challenge over at Connie Can Crop

 

We have a brand new sponsor this month: SasayakiGlitter they have some really CUTE digi stamps.

 

 

 

Since my, "little guy's" birthday is tomorrow I decided to make him a birthday card. I have to send it to Tokyo I have to keep it as thin and light weight as I can to help keep the postage down.



Some of you might recognize this photo from a project I recently made but this is the first picture of the 2 of us and it is my favorite pic of the 2 of us for a couple of reasons. Bottom line: we both made it home from the hospital alive, not a small feat if you know about the complications we both had.

ANYHOW!!!! Back to the project.

The card base measures 6" wide x 5" tall, the doily under the pic is a die from my stash. The sentiment was cut from Cricut's, "Cricut Font and Basic Shapes" cartridge. Before cutting it out I went over the cut using my Cricut ink.

After adding a piece of black and white twine and a few jewels the card was complete.

Come on over and join in this month's fun.

Connie Can Crop Challenge #59

It's A Guy Thing

due 11:59 P.M., Friday, June 30th, 2017

Pacific Time

Connie Can Crop - Home Grown Blog Hop

Welcome to the
Home Grown Blog Hop

Spring is here! And the weather is perfect for planting
those new flower beds and gardens.
Join us as we celebrate Spring with our
Home Grown Creations featuring the blooms of spring!

You should have arrived from

Angela- http://mermaidsnmonograms.blogspot.com/
If you just happened upon this spectacular hop, Connie Can Crop is the first stop in this hop.

This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday to finish hopping and leaving your comments for all of these amazing crafters.

We have an awesome sponsor for this month!

 

One lucky winner will win a surprise goodie from Connie's Crafty Cart.
Be sure to check out my shop online Connie's Crafty Cart
Visit me on facebook Connie Can Crop

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.

 Winners will be announced on Wednesday 5/17/17
at Connie Can Crop.

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

 

I came across the directions for this card here: Z Fold Card in a Box.

 

My cuts are from various Cricut cartridges: the tulips are from Walk in my Garden, clouds are from Create a Critter and the Happy Birthday is from Cricut Font and Basic Shapes.

 

Kim is next: http://katydidcards.com/

Here's our amazing line up in case you get lost:

Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
Christi- https://tranquility1905.blogspot.com/
Amanda- http://salnclts76.blogspot.com/
Shannon H- http://shannonhdesigns.blogspot.com/
Veronica- http://vickyscrappingpassion.blogspot.com
Angela- mermaidsnmonograms.blogspot.com
Sue- http://suek86401.blogspot.com/
Kim- http://katydidcards.com
Marji- http://fstampaholic.blogspot.com/
Shannon M.- https://my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com/
Alicia- http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
Sarah- http://sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com/
Miranda- http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/
Ashley- http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com
Holli- http://sunflowerholli.blogspot.com

Don't forget to enter the new Connie Can Crop challenge!

Connie Can Crop Challenge #58
Inspiration Challenge
due 11:59 P.M., Wednesday, May 31st, 2017
Pacific Time

 

DT Day With PaperCrafting World

Hi, Sue from Sue's Paper Crafts with you today showing off my newest project made using an SVG file from this month's sponsor PaperCrafting World. 

 



I decided to stick with this month's challenge theme:

 

My card started life as a shopping bag. My son and his wife gave me something in this bag and I held on to in hopes of someday finding the perfect project to make with it.

 

I choose PaperCrafting World's, "Card Circle Cut Out" SVG to work with.

 



 

The only changes I made to my cut file were to ungroup the file and put each layer onto it's own page.

 

I did make a couple of changes to the embellishments, the file comes with a vine and flowers to go on the vine but my, "happy birthday" stamp is too big to use that vine so I added a few jewel flowers instead. I made a belly band and bow with scraps from making the card.

 

Don't forget about this month's challenge at Connie Can Crop please come and join in the FUN!!

Reuse Reduce Recycle

due 11:59 P.M., Sunday, April 30th, 2017

Pacific Time

Anything Goes #174

It is time for another Anything Goes challenge over at Jo's Scrap Shack.

 

This week's sponsor is:

 

 

The prize is $10.00 worth of digis from their store.

 

I made this card using my image and a few scraps. Why all the different color layers? It is a tie-dye cake. After I colored the cake I fussy cut it out and adhered to the card base with foam pads.

 

 

Here is a close up of the, "Happy Birthday" inside the flag.



 

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool below. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 

The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo

All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until Feb. 10th by 6:00PM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of Feb. 13th.

Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create!

Unity Itty Bitty Challenge

Unity Stamps is having another Itty Bitty Challenge. Here is the card I came up with, it is for my granddaughter's 22nd birthday late on this month.

 

I used 3 different sets of Itty Bitty Stamps:

 

Heart - Smile in your Heart

Sentiments with heart - Fabulous Girl

Cake and sentiment - Cake Wishes

 



 

Blog Quick Quotes Friday Challenge 50

This month's theme over at Quick Quotes is celebration so I made a birthday card. I used what I call the, "flip card" design which I learned from my pen pal Lana in Montana.

 

Card front when folded for mailing.

 

 

Open card.

 

 

Back of card when open.

 

Quick Quotes Products used:

 

Paper - Patsy's Paradise (both sides)

Vellum quotes - All Boy - "Happy Birthday" sentiment

 

Other products used:

 

Core'dinations paper : I sanded the front but not the back

Cream paper scraps from my stash

Edge punch : Fiskars

Vellum: inside sentiment is printed on vellum backed with cream paper

Hero Arts: birthday card stamp

 

I'm entering this card into this challenge: Blog Quick Quotes Friday Challenge 50

 



 

 

Angel Love Tags - Ewe-N-Me Printables Blog Hop

Welcome To The
Ewe-N-Me Printables Valentine Blog Hop

Deena made this cute file for me to work with:

 

Angel Love Tags: you get 6 tags total, 3 each of 2 different sizes. I used the larger size for my Valentine card.

 

 

I cut out the tag and inked the edges with black StazOn ink, I also cut a background layer for it and also inked that edge. I punched a hole in the top and added my twine.

 

For the background I made a mask and sprayed it with a peach Tombow marker and my eBrush.

 

I added a piece of washi tape to the bottom (my kids in Tokyo sent it to me). I cut the peach heart with my Cuttlebug and Sizzix Primitive Hearts #2. The bling is from Zva Creative. The tag is attached with foam squares.

This hop will run for three days Feb. 6th, 7th and 8th, 2015
(free files will be available on Feb. 9th)

Visit each Design Team Member's blog
and check out our exclusive Valentine designs:

Cyn - http://cynzplace.blogspot.com
Sue - http://suek86401.blogspot.com
Gracie - http://gracielliedesign.blogspot.com
Beth - http://prettybyrddesigns.blogspot.com
Deena - http://ewenmeprintables.blogspot.com

If you follow each blog and leave a comment on each blog you'll get all the printables used in the hop for FREE!

HOP GUIDELINES
1. FOLLOW all four blogs in this hop. You can follow by using Google Friend Connect, Blog Lovin, email, etc. (Each blog has different options.)

2. COMMENT on all four stops and let each designer know what you think of their project.

3. SUBMIT your info on the last stop of the hop (www.ewenmeprintables.blogspot.com) to let us know that you've followed the rules. Once the form* is received, we'll send you the links to the free printables used in the hop. The download links will be sent when the hop is over. (Feb. 9, 2015)

*Filling out the form is NOT a guarantee of files... please be patient while we verify your info.

 

I also have a giveaway going, two of my homemade masks/stencils, with Valentine's Day being right around the corner I am giving away 2 of my heart designs:

 

 

Hearts - 1

Each mask measures approximately 6 1/2" x 6 1/2", the hearts measure approximately 3/8".

Hearts - 2

The hearts on this mask measure approximately 5/8", 1/2" and 3/8". These are many other designs are on sale on my blog for $4.00 each.

 

Due to the cost of shipping, I can only ship to the US and Canada for this giveaway.

 

To win this giveaway you must be a follower of my blog and leave a comment below. 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

 

Sue

 

 

Miki's Birthday Card

My beautiful Daughter-In-Law is having a birthday and she loves butterflies.

I used my Craftwell Whimsical Wishes embossing folder and did some paper piecing for her dress. I also added a, "belt" to the dress and some jewels/pearls to the sky.

I cut the butterflies with my Cuttlebug butterfly die and embossed them using the matching embossing folders. I made some extra butterflies so that when Miki opens the card the loose butterflies will fall out. I added jewels/pearls to the middle and folded the wings up.
The dress and butterflies are all cut from some of the beautiful Japanese papers the kids have sent/brought me over the years.