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  the very creative Christi's blog https://tranquility1905.blogspot.com/.... 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.

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You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments.

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at Connie Can Crop.

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I have two Christmas cards to share with you today. They are both very easy to make.

 

Mini Christmas Card in a Box 
 

Strips of card with a width of just under 2.5 inches

Craft knife, ruler and cutting mat

Gelatos

Chipboard (I used an empty cereal box)

Scraps of craft paper and ribbon
Mini tag

Distress Ink
 

1.Cut out letters, I used Cricut’s Tie the Knot cartridge and the Monogram feature @ 1 ½” and the Monogram shadow. Assemble letters.

2. Cut 17 - 2” squares, I used scalloped squares.
 

3. Cut out several strips of card with a width of 2 1/2 inches. Score the card with a craft knife at intervals of just under 2 1/2 inches and then fold it to form a concertina. Color the plain side of the concertina folded paper, I used Gelatos.
 

4. After Gelatos have dried, glue the letters in place, leaving a space after, “Merry” and another space after, “Christmas”. Decorate the blank spaces any way you want.
 

5. When the strips are all ready to be glued together, make sure to overlap the strips at the back.
 

6. To create the cover, I cut out two thick pieces of card slightly larger (about an 1/8” larger all the way around than the pages inside.
 

7. Cut two squares of paper at least half an inch larger than the two squares cut in the step above. Use the larger squares to cover the two squares folding the edges and trimming with a craft knife.

8. Use scraps of gold ribbon to wrap around the cover and glue them at the back.

9. Write a greeting on a small tag. Use Distress Ink to go around the edges of the tag. Attach the tag to the cover using a small piece of gold thread, tying it in a bow.
 

10. Glue the inside pages to the covers using craft glue and allow to dry under a weight, such as a pile of books.
 

11. Make a box for the book to fit inside and you’re done.

I got the original idea here, you can see how to make the card and box. I made several changes to make the project fit my supplies.

 And now for the Star Book Card:

 

Again, I didn't come up with this idea all by myself and I do like to give credit where credit is due so.............

You will find the easy to follow instructions here.

 Up next is The Very Talented Holli: http://sunflowerholli.blogspot.com/

Here's our line up 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

Give Thanks Blog Hop

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.
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Welcome to the Give Thanks Blog Hop! 

You should have arrived from Alicia's Blog or if you are lost start at the beginning Alicia's Blog. As we approach the holiday season, I think it is appropriate we should reflect on things for which we can be thankful. We can be grateful for the little things and we should be grateful for the big things. We should take the time to give thanks for all the persons and moments that make our lives so special. 
 
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 Now on with the hop!

I made two cards, first up this, Thank You" card.

And some Twist and Pop, "Thanksgiving" Cards.

Up next is Kim - http://katydidcards.com/
Here is the entire line up in case you get lost:

Alicia - http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
Sue - http://suek86401.blogspot.com/
Kim - http://katydidcards.com/
Lisa - http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/...
Amanda - http://salnclts76.blogspot.com
Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/
Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
CADC - http://cardadaychallenge.blogspot.com/
Theresa - http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com/

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Recipes:

"Thank you" card":

The center area was colored with a Gelato then I added some texture paste on the corners with a stencil. After the paste was dry I used a mini distress ink pad to add some color. Then I added some Imaginisce jewels and a piece of twine.

"Twist and Pop" Card:

I got the directions from: You Tube.

Turkey images from: Ewe - N - Me Printables.

I added some jewels to the sentiment panel to hide the glue dots under the vellum.

I added some twine to help hold them closed while they are traveling through the snail mail system.

The cards are a whole lot easier to make than they look, please give them a try.

I am entering these cards into this challenge:
Robyn's Fetish - 342 - Anything for Thanksgiving

Happy Halloween

I actually managed to make a few Halloween cards but will I manage to mail them all out in time? :):)

This is a Small Folding Pocket Card, the directions are at the bottom. They have a cute little bookmark that goes into the pocket.

 

 

 Here are all 4 of them, all folded up and ready to mail.

 

Outside of orange card, inside of one of the blue cards and bookmark.

 

Inside of card with bottom flap folded up.

Directions, please pay attention to the spot that states, "sample only - squares are NOT to size!"

 

Recipe:

 

Pumpkin, broom, sentiment and cat stamps are all from Plum Purdy, she no longer sells stamps and I was very lucky go get the ones I have.

Background stamps - on ghost page is a Unity stamp and the one on the bookmark is from Prima Marketing.

Die Cuts - Cricut Happy Hauntings cartridge.

Backgrounds all colored with Gelatos.  

HIMCR #215 - Favorite Team Colors

HIMCR # 215 - Favorite Team Colors

The sponsor is Pickled Potpourri!

 

The giveaway is a $7 Gift Certificate to Pickled Potpourri!

 

I am not a football fan, but I LOVE hockey and my favorite team is the Detroit Red Wings who's colors are: red & white at home, white & red away from home with a bit of black thrown in.

 

The images are all from Pickled Potpourri's, "Under the Sea" set of digi stamps.

 

The underwater scene is gelato's on watercolor paper with a bit of glitter paint on the sandy part and starfish. It is hard to see the glitter paint but it is there.

 

 



After coloring the background, (I won't lie, this is my second background the first one was not the correct size for the box because I didn't plan this out very well, I didn't decided on the shadow box idea until after I had completed the first background), I trimmed it a bit to fit the box.

The box is from the Silhouette store and cut with my Cameo, there were other pieces for the original shadow box but all I really wanted was the box so the other pieces were deleted.

I also decided that it needed a window, with all of the dust in the air in Arizona I didn't want to leave it open. I stamped 2 dolphins on the clear acetate I used for the window, colored and fussy cut all of the fish, plants, lobster, etc. and added some black enamel for the eyes. I adhered them to the background with foam squares.

I used white to cut the box out with then added some red Bazzill Basics and a piece of black and white ribbon around the sides and some enamel dots to the top.