**Giveaway closed**Christmas Cheer Blog Hop

Hey Friends,

it's another blog hop. YAY! If you are coming here from Amanda then you are in the right spot! If not, no worries just take a hop back to the start at Paula and I'll have a list at the bottom of this post in case you are lost!

For today's blog hop the theme was "anything goes christmas" So i decided to continue my work with my homemade gifts. The project that I will be doing today is showing you how to make a nice jar of cookie mix to give as a gift.

What you need to complete this project:

2 Clean Emptied Applesauce Glass Jars & Lids
1 pouch of Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix
1/4 Cup Flour
1 Box of Pistachio Instant Pudding Mix
1 Cup of Pistachios--unshelled. You can buy them ink bulk shelled and just unshell them yourself, its much cheaper that way.
1/2 Cup of dried cranberries (crasins)

Take half the amount of Ingredients and Add them in layers to inside the clean glass jars. I started with the cookie mix and flour and ended with the dried cranberries.

tag cut from winter frolic at 3 inches
*** my video for this project is currently loading and I will be back to put it here in a few :)****

As A thank you for coming by for a visit I would like to offer up a 15 Dollar gift certificate to Peachy Keen Stamps all you need to do is be a follower and leave me a comment letting me know what homemade Christmas projects you plan to make/have made this year

Next make sure to hop on over to Erin at Erin Lee Creative

Paula at More Than Favors  
Momo at Made by Momo
Amanda at My Scrappin' Obsession
Cristina at Crafting with Cristina --that's me!!!
Erin at Erin Lee Creative-----she's next!
Gloria at Gloria's Goofy Craft Spot
Jessica at Kinder Stamp O
Kristi at Little Paper Sprinkles
Liz at Liz's Paper Loft
Megan at Mc2 Productions
Meriah at Two Scraptastic Gals
Sarah at Pink Cricut

Episode 73: A very Merry Christmas layout

Hey Friends,


As i promised, i have been busy making some layouts! I forgot how fun it is to make them. This is just another quick layout you can do with 1 solid and 2 sheets of coordinating designer paper. I am making this layout for a gift,so i left photo placement markers using cream colored cardstock.

I really hope you enjoy this project,

Companion Challenge #11: Gift Cocoa

Hey Friends,

Woah it's wednesday already!! Geez! I always say the week goes by fast, but it does for me!!

Welcome back to another companion challenge. This one is a Christmas Challenge , kind of.
So as you know alot of the stores are staring to carry their christmas inventory, And I saw what I can only describe as" Decorated Hot Chocolate Packets" and I decided to make my own version.

So the challenge for this week: Find a creative way to gift some cocoa using your cricut! This can be any sort of decorating for gift giving, as long as it includes some hot cocoa mix!!!


My Guest Designer for this Challenge is Jess from My Scrap Diary. Jess not only created 1 way to gift some hot chocolate but 3!!

Dont you think she did an amazing job. The 3rd cocoa project is on her site!!


And her is my project and video

cup cut from Winter Frolic at 4 inches. I used the shadow feature as well. Sentiment from Scrappy Moms winter wishes reads " Cocoa warms the heart"

This is an easy project to make multiples of very fast. Perfect for co-workers or stocking stuffers, even to have as an"extra gift" for unexpected holiday visitors. I was up pretty late last night working on the extras ( Hey, Dr. Oz said that procrastination is GOOD for you :-P)  I will post the picture of all of them when they are all decorated.

Stickers and Vinyl week Day #5

Hey Friends,

This feels so sad that this amazing week  has come to the end. I really hope you found some ideas how to use your stash of Stickers Vinyl, rub-ons..etc I really did try to come up with some sticker inpiration, or if anything I at lease enabled you to go check out E.A.D Designs and their adorable stickers ;)

Want to win? All you have to do is leave a comment on every post this week. 5 posts equal a max of 5 entries. the winner will be chosen at the end of the day on SUNDAY

Today, I made my own sentiment using two stickers from Family and Friends Sentiments There was a sticker that said "happiness" and one that said "joy" so I put them together, and used my black pen to try a "&" to make my own sentiment :)

Today I also used my very old and never used Prima Recital Clear Stamp to make my own pattern paper as you will see in the video. I hope you enjoy my project

 Card size is 5x7. Used my brand new MS Circle cutter for the first time with this project and it's fun and easy to use

the Inside of the card, i used winter frolic to cut the tree at 3 inches, and stamped my scrappy moms winter wishes stamp "happy holidays"

Enjoy the video

Stickers and Vinyl week Day #3

Hey Friends,

I hope you are having fun! I am really enjoying using stickers in my projects now. I hope I am showing you that it is possible, and not only that, EASY to use your stickers and vinyl rub-ons along with your cricut projects. The Most important thing you need to do is measure whatever sticker, rub-on, etc that you are using .

Want to win? All you have to do is leave a comment on every post this week. 5 posts equal a max of 5 entries. the winner will be chosen at the end of the day on friday.


Ok here is my project, I know i've been making alot of cards. I'm working on something "non-card" for tomorrow  :)

Birds in Bird Cage, Winter Frolic pg 58, 2.5 inches
Label, Just Because Cards pg 45 3.5x3 inches REAL DIAL SIZE
Tag Feature Once Upon A Princess pg 68, 1 inch
Stickers: EAD Designs Friends & Family Sentiments (2.50)

Episode 55: Gingerbread Kisses Christmas Card

Hey There Friends,

I took a little poll over on my facebook page asking what you, my friends, wanted to see me make for a video. And not - so - suprising, everyone said "Christmas" I have been trying to come up with some really good ideas for Christmas time, because of course I will be making all of my cards home made.

I am so happy that I recently recieved my Scrappy Moms Winter Wishes stamp  set because OH MY WORD all the sentiments are just too cute and inspire me soo much.

Here is a cute card that I made yesterday for you all . I hope you enjoy it

For the Card base I used Once upon a princess, and the AC Chestnut Damask Embossed Cardstock.
The Second Layer is also from Once upon a princess and I used the DCWV Christmas Combo Stack
The cutesy Gingerbread people are from Just Because Cards the layer of green is just a scrap of DCWV Textured Cardstock
The ribbon border is cut from Winter Frolic

Enjoy

Make sure to stop by tomorrow for the Dia De Los Muertos Blog hop, it's a big one full of talented designers and some great candy/prizes as well :)