Christmas Layout

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!  It is always great to be surrounded by those I love.  In that spirit, I want to share with you a quick 1-page layout I created.  This was so simple to make.  I used the December bear from Calendar Cuties and the Sophisticated Scallops file and the Garden Splendor file for the flower.  This should be the end of Christmas crafts until next year!!!

The links are below:

Calendar Cuties
Sophisticated Scallops
Garden Splendor

Winner of the Winter Baby Blog Hop

And the winner of the Winter Baby Blog Hop is ... Cathy!   Cathy said...

Oh my goodness, the mitten ornament is adorable, Sooo pretty.
cathyplus5.blogspot.com
New follower here, Merry Christmas

Please send me your address to auggie.blanca@sbcglobal.net with the subject as Winter Blog Hop Winner!  I will be mailing out your goodies as soon as I can!!!

Thank you all for the sweet comments.  Comments are always appreciated!

WINTER BABY BLOG HOP

Hello and welcome to the “Winter Baby Birthday Blog Hop”! We’re super excited that you could join us for this awesome one day hop to celebrate Kristy's birthday. This hop will be filled with lots of fun winter theme projects for all of those that share a winter birthday with her.

If you came from Haidee's blog then you’re on the right track, but if you just happened to luck up on this hop, then head back to Kristy’s blog and hop through from the beginning. 

Be sure to hop all the way through, leave a comment on everyone’s blog, and become a follower of everyone in the hop to be eligible for some fun prizes!!!

Prize 1 – Kristel Andrew’s stamp set!

Prize 2 - $20 GC to Scraptasticalkreations.com

Prize 3 - Paper Piecing set from CBC Scrapbooking

Be sure to comment and follow each blog to be eligible!

Here is the complete line up in case you get lost along the way.

1. Kristy - http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/
2. Colleen - http://cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com/
3. Gina - http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
4. Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
5. Haidee-http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/
6. Blanca - http://creationsbyqueenb.blogspot.com/
7. Pam- http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com/
8. Jamie - http://scrapqueen141.blogspot.com/
9. Tina-http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com/
10. Shawnee - http://www.blessedonthebrightside.com/
11. Liz- http://decadeofscrap.blogspot.com/
12. Jessica - http://scrappyluvs.blogspot.com/

13. PinkBling Crafter - pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com/

My project for today is a Mitten Ornament. Used Santa's glove from the Merry Kissmas file and also used Flower # 4 from the Elegant Florals file. Click on the links to check those out. I love the way this turned out! I hope you do too!

I will also be drawing a winner for some small blog candy from those that comment here. So, please make sure and become a follower and comment below. One lucky winner will receive some glittered chipboard alphabets and accents!

More 12 Days of Christmas projects

Here are a couple more of the 12 Days of Christmas projects over at Scraptastical Kreations. 

For the 5th day of Christmas, I altered a journal.  So easy and so useful!  Used the Christmas tree from the Here Comes Santa Claus file. http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_159/Here-Comes-Santa.htm

For the 6th Day of Christmas I made a very glittery and sweet pocket.  Used the Pocket Full of Love, http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_27/Pocket-Full-of-Love.htm, and the Gingerbread Cheer file, http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_80/Gingerbread-Cheer.htm.

For the 7th Day of Christmas I made a penguin treat box that holds some hot chocolate and marshmallows.  Used the shovel penguin, without the shovel from the Snow Many Memories set (http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_124/Snow-Many-Memories.htm).

For the 8th Day of Christmas, I made a winter wand.  Used the star from the Dear Santa tree (http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_129/Dear-Santa.htm) and the snowman from the Snow Buddies file (http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_155/Snow-Buddies-Like-Us.htm).

I apologize but I was not able to finish out the 12 Days of Christmas.  Make sure you check out the other Design Team Member's projects!  It was so much fun thinking out of the box for this!  I loved doing it.

12 Days of Christmas

We have been creating lots of fun stuff over at Scraptastical Kreations.  All of the Design Team is involved in creating for the Twelve Days of Christmas!  Come check out everyone's work.  Post a project with a Scraptastical Kreations pattern and you could win all of the Design Team's projects!

Here are a couple I have created so far...
Day 1 is a Bingo card I altered...  Made using the December bear from the Calendar Cuties... I love this file! Here's the link... http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_76/Calendar-Cuties.htm

Day 2 is a Christmas tree I made with the Sophisticated Scalloped set. You can find that here... http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_68/Sophisticated-Scallops.htm . I also used the star from the Here Comes Santa set. http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_159/Here-Comes-Santa.htm . 

On the 3rd day of Christmas... I have a tag for you! I used the sohisticated scallop file and the Kiss-Mass file. http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_68/Sophisticated-Scallops.htmhttp://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_157/Merry-Kiss-mas.htm

 

For the 4th day of Christmas... I'm giving to you... a coaster set! Used the coaster file, http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_154/Joy-Coaster-Set.htm . It was so easy to make!

Thankful Banner

Hi.  I have created a really quick banner for you to see.  It will go up at my mom's house tomorrow for Thanksgiving.  Hope you like it.  It didn't take me long to make it.  Used the Banner Blitz file from Scraptastical Kreations.  Have you checked out their patterns?  Very cute!  I also used the Rosette die from Tim Holtz in my Sizzix Big Shot!  I kept it very simple.  I didn't think it needed anything else. 

Here's a close-up of the banner.  Also used the Mickey Font cartridge with my Cricut for the letters.

This Week

Hello friends!  I have a couple of things to show you this week.  I made a layout of someone that I am thankful for on Friday.  It's of my hubby!  Without him, I don't know where I would be. I used files from Scraptastical Designs for these projects.

 I am also sharing a flower jar that I altered on Saturday. I made a scallop tag for the front with a bear on it.  Decorated the top with a large flower resembling a poinsettia.  This was fun to do! 

Alter Challenge

This week our challenge at Scraptastical Kreations was to alter an item laying around the house. I found a plate charger I wanted to play with. It was gold so the first thing I did was spray painted it black. Once that dried, the rest took me all of 30 minutes to create!  It was so simple.  I used the December bear and the title from the Calender Cuties file ( http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_76/Calendar-Cuties.htm ). I also used the Christmas tree from the Dear Santa file ( http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_129/Dear-Santa.htm ). This was so much fun!  I think I'm making a snow man scene next. 

Blog Candy Winner

Thanks for hopping along with me this past weekend.  It was my very first blog hop!  I am loving this!

The winner of my blog hop candy is: (drumroll please)... Lourdes Rodriguez from Puerto Rico! Lourdes said "You are an amazing designer, thanks for sharing" 

SEND ME A MESSAGE ON FACEBOOK WITH YOUR ADDRESS!!!

Welcome to day 2 of the first ever Scraptastical Kreations and Treasure Box Designs Mix it up blog hop! We hope you've enjoyed day 1 and are back for more!  We’re super excited to be doing this hop together! Our intentions for this hop are to show you all just how you can mix it up too. You will see some awesome projects using both Scraptastical Kreations and Treasure Box Designs paper piecing patterns.

We are offering an AMAZING grand prize to one winner. That one winner will win $100 in free paper piecing patterns; $50 from Scraptastical Kreations and $50 from Treasure Box Designs. How about that?? Isn’t that awesome!! All you have to do is leave a comment on every blog in this hop, become a fan of Scraptastical Kreations AND Treasure Box Designs . CLICK HERE to get to Scraptastical Kreations fan page and CLICK HERE to get to Treasure Box Designs fan page. Be sure to hop through the entire hop to be eligible for the grand prize, as well as all the other blog candy throughout!

We hope you all enjoy this hop and find a lot of great ideas, inspiration, and most of all have loads of fun!!

For today's hop... I have a Christmas/Winter 2-page layout. I have used the Dear Santa file from Scraptastical Kreations and the XMas Village - Post Office file from Treasure Box Designs. These files were so easy to work with and they worked so well together.

Page 1

Page 2

Full layout

Here is the complete line-up.

Scraptastical Kreations – www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com

Treasure Box Designs - http://treasureboxdesigns.blogspot.com/

Colleen - www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com

Barbara - http://paperpiecingmemoriesbybabs.blogspot.com/

Diane - http://thescrapinator.blogspot.com/

Sherri - http://crafty1mommy.blogspot.com/

Tammie - http://mysweetpaperdreams.blogspot.com/

Rhonda - http://createdscrapsoflovebyrhonda.blogspot.com/

Mindy - http://papercreationsbymindyblog.blogspot.com/

Karel - http://artandscraps.blogspot.com/

Blanca - http://creationsbyqueenb.blogspot.com/

Jessica - http://www.scrapbookingwhenpossible.blogspot.com/

Teresita - http://scrapbookymas.com/

Please leave a comment and you will be eligible for some blog candy. I will choose one winner from both days. The winner will be posted on my Queen B Creations Facebook page so remember to become a fan!!!

Welcome to the first ever Scraptastical Kreations and Treasure Box Designs Mix it up blog hop! We’re super excited to be doing this hop together! Our intentions for this hop are to show you all just how you can mix it up too. You will see some awesome projects using both Scraptastical Kreations and Treasure Box Designs paper piecing patterns.

We are offering an AMAZING grand prize to one winner. That one winner will win $100 in free paper piecing patterns; $50 from Scraptastical Kreations and $50 from Treasure Box Designs. How about that?? Isn’t that awesome!! All you have to do is leave a comment on every blog in this hop, become a fan of Scraptastical Kreations AND Treasure Box Designs . CLICK HERE to get to Scraptastical Kreations fan page and CLICK HERE to get to Treasure Box Designs fan page. Be sure to hop through the entire hop to be eligible for the grand prize, as well as all the other blog candy throughout!

We hope you all enjoy this hop and find a lot of great ideas, inspiration, and most of all have loads of fun!!

For today's hop... I have a Thanksgiving 2-page layout.  I have used the Happy Thanksgiving file from Scraptastical Kreations, the  Giving Thanks file and Face Stamps from Treasure Box Designs.  These files were so easy to work with and they worked so well together. 

Page 1

Page 2

Full layout

Here is the complete line-up.

Scraptastical Kreations – www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com

Treasure Box Designs - http://treasureboxdesigns.blogspot.com/

Colleen - www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com

Barbara - http://paperpiecingmemoriesbybabs.blogspot.com/

Diane - http://thescrapinator.blogspot.com/

Sherri - http://crafty1mommy.blogspot.com/

Tammie - http://mysweetpaperdreams.blogspot.com/

Rhonda - http://createdscrapsoflovebyrhonda.blogspot.com/

Mindy - http://papercreationsbymindyblog.blogspot.com/

Karel - http://artandscraps.blogspot.com/

Blanca - http://creationsbyqueenb.blogspot.com/

Jessica - http://www.scrapbookingwhenpossible.blogspot.com/

Teresita - http://scrapbookymas.com/

Please leave a comment and you will be eligible for some blog candy. I will choose one winner from both days. The winner will be posted on my Queen B Creations Facebook page so remember to become a fan!

This week for my Saturday Post over at Scraptastical Kreations, I made a 2-page layout. I used the haunted house from A Haunted Halloween ( http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_62/A-Haunted-Halloween.htm ), and the October bear from the Calender Cuties (http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_76/Calendar-Cuties.htm ). This was so much fun to make! The Haunted House was so easy to put together and didn't come with too many parts to cut. I'm lazy sometimes and I don't like cutting out a thousand pieces for one paper piecing! LOL

Friday's Challenge

The DT Challenge for this week is a Countdown Challenge! We all had to use: 5 Flourishes, 4 Flowers, 3 Brads, 2 Patterned Papers & 1 Paper Piecing.  I used the flourishes from the Flower #2 in the Elegant Florals file, http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_36/Elegant-Florals.htm .  The flowers were made with the Flower #7 in the same file.  The paper piecing file was the My Sunshine file, http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_41/My-Sunshine.htm .

Trick or Treat anyone?

Hi.  The weather out here (Texas) has been beautiful lately.  It's still a little warm for fall but I'm putting myself in the Halloween spirit by making the decorations myself. 

This past week, I made some treat bags to go along with the treat boxes I've already created.  Used the same files for these, the Sophisticated Scallops and Too Cute to Spook files from Scraptastical Kreations.  They are so cute!  Wish I had tons of time to make a lot more of these!

Halloween Treat Boxes

Continuing with the Halloween theme... I made some treat boxes for my niece and nephews.  I love how these turned out!  I used the Sizzix French Fry Box die for the box.  http://www.sizzix.com/product/655382/sizzix-bigz-xl-die-box-french-fry It's on sale this week!  The boxes are so easy to put together.  Also used the Ghost in Pumpkin from the Too Cute to Spook file ( http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_108/Too-Cute-to-Spook.htm ) and the Sophisticated Scallops file ( http://www.scraptasticalkreations.com/item_68/Sophisticated-Scallops.htm ) at Scraptastical Kreations.  Hope they like them!!!

Halloween Banner

 Since we are quickly approaching Halloween, I have decided that most of my projects will be Halloween decorations and party ideas. Starting off, I have made a banner. I used the Sophisticated Scallops file at Scraptastical Kreations to create the pennants. The monsters were made with the Monsters R Us file. Banners are so much fun to create! Below I have taken a close-up pic of some of the monsters.

Friday DT Challenge at Scraptastical Kreations

This week our challenge is to use the colors pink, white and chocolate.  These are my 2nd set of colors to play with.  I created a layout using the Baked with Love gingerbread file.  This was so much fun!  These little gingerbreads were so easy to construct.  One of my favorite files thus far.  The paper I used is from My Mind's Eye and is the Love Nest collection.  It is glittered!  I used the polka dot papers in the pack.  Page 1 is below.

This is page 2 (shown below). 

Sorry about the bad pictures. I took these with my cell phone and really bad lighting.

Love layout

Just wanted to share with you quickly a layout I had created a couple of weeks ago.  I love this layout.  It turned out so cute.  I have this up in my living room on a photo easel.  This is a photo of my husband and I in January.  The flowers make it too thick for a scrapbook album or even a shadow frame.  I shouldn't have made them so thick! It looks really pretty on the easel though.  It was so much fun to make.  It came along so easily... don't you love it when that happens?  These papers are my favorite to work with, the worded paper and the polka dot paper.  The berries are from a long stem I bought.  I tore, distressed and curled the papers.  Love doing this!

DT Post

Hi.  I will be posting new projects/layouts/cards on Saturdays over at Scraptastical Kreations.  Today was my first official post as a DT member.  I used the October bear from the Monthly Bears file and the ghost and bat from the Haunted Halloween file. All flowers were made with the Flower #3 from the Elegant Florarl file. 

Hope you guys like it.  I had so much fun making this layout. 

Scraptastical Kreations DT Challenge

Hi!  This is my first official design team post for Scraptastical Kreations.  The challenge this week is to use a song title or song lyrics in your layout.  I chose to use a song title... "Angel Baby" by Rosie and the Originals.  This is one of my favorite songs of all time.  I used the Angelic Bear and the flower # 3 from the Elegant Florals file to create the roses. 

Hope you like it!  I had a lot of fun making this layout. 

Scraptastical Kreations DT

Hi.  Just wanted to share with you all quickly that I am now a member of the Scraptastical Kreations design team!  I will be sharing layouts, cards and/or tags with you that I create with their files.  Scraptastical Kreations files are so easy to use and so extremely cute!  Go check them out at www.scraptasticalkreations.com.  Looking forward to share what I create!

First Blog Post

Hello.  This is my first blog post.  I wanted to share with you a set of flowers I made for the 4th of July.  I have been very busy lately creating.  I made these with cardstock and they have each been inked, rolled and centered with stamen.  They were cut with the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die, which is my favorite die.  I use it for most of my flowers!  I hope you like them. 

Patriotic Flower Set