#136 Operation Superman Charity Blog Hop

Hi everyone welcome to the "Operation Superman Charity Blog Hop" hosted by ME Sandra I am hosting this hop to gather gifts to donate for a family who lost their father and also to someone who lost her husband. We are all making gifts and or Christmas cards to donate to the family, this is their first Christmas they are spending together without their dad whom everyone called "Superman". Seko "Superman" died tragically of heart failure in front of his wife and 4 young kids. We are hoping to spread some holiday cheer to this family in need.

For my first project I made Superman themed ornaments so the kids can hang on their tree. I got the Superman kids cutting pattern from the KaDoodle Bug Designs "SUPER KIDS" pattern and the Superman logo is from the Silhouette store. I cut them out using my Cameo and also added chipboard to the backs to make them sturdy and added twine to hang them on the tree.

For my 2nd project I made them a family gift to place a photo of them with their dad on his last Christmas which was last year. I made this from a canvas which is 8x10 and I altered it by using all paper products and my ATG gun to adhere. I cut the snowflake and the snowflakes border from the ART PHILOSOPHY Cricut Cartridge  and the large rosette flower along with the circle are from the  Artiste Cricut Cartridge, the "December 25th" stamp is a Cricut companion stamp to Artiste Cricut Cartridge which is called Perfect Fit- Holidays (below).

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Stamp set I used for my canvas CTMH Perfect Fit-Holidays

Click HERE to purchase the "Super Kids" pattern I used for my project! From KaDoodle Bug Designs original artwork by Kristi W. Designs.

Giveaway! KaDoodle Bug Designs is sponsoring the hop with a $20 gift certificate to their store at http://www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com/

To qualify for the blog candy be sure to leave a comment on all the blogs (It's a short but sweet hop) and also comment and LIKE KaDoodle Bug Designs Facebook Fan page....... HERE and let them know "Operation Superman sent you"

A winner will be announced on Wednesday December 12th!

I also have a CLOSE TO MY HEART GIVEAWAY which is 6 4x6 papers from the "Fanfare" paper pack along with 2 feet of CTMH ribbon in Cranberry and Colonial white colors and also 6 clear buttons from the CLEAR BUTTON ASSORTMENT and also 1 pack of 4 5x6 "Superhero" Complements Rub-Ons all from CTMH. These items would be cute to make cards, a mini album or a scrapbook page with a Superhero theme! To qualify just make sure to be a follower and leave me a comment!

1. Sandra http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

2. Lisa http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com NEXT

3. Monica www.monicascreativemadness.com

4. Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com

5. Melissa - http://iamapapermaniac.blogspot.com

6. Zeni - http://www.scrappyzeni.com/

7. Jenny (Crazy About Cricut) - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

If you would like to help out and send this family a Christmas card and or a holiday gift please email ME Sandra at critterbugg365@gmail.com for more information the family is also taking Paypal donations and gift cards.

NEXT STOP is LISA

#135 Rudolph Stocking Stuffer made w/ Artiste

Hi everyone!! I made this cute Rudolph the Reindeer stocking stuffer using 100% Artiste Cricut Cartridge. The "noses" are red gummy candies I got from the Dollar Tree and the poem was a free PRINTABLE that I changed the wording and re-typed it to have a Christmas font.

The cuts I used from Artiste for the reindeer are..... card p. 42, card p. 48 (circle shape), owl p.76, Snowflake p.79. I also stamped the border on the poem using the CTMH Snowflakes stamp set with red CTMH Cranberry ink and added glossy accents to the nose. I snipped the snowflake to make the antlers this was a very easy project  to make!

Close To My Heart Products Used:

Artiste Cricut Cartridge Collection

Snowflakes Stamp Set

Cranberry Stamp Pad

Snowflakes Stamp Set I used the border

Check out my video I made of my project!

#101 Autumn/Halloween CTMH Artiste Blog Hop

Welcome to OUR September Fall/ Halloween Blog Hop!  Each month we will showcasing a Theme of OUR amazing ARTISTE Cricut Cartridge which can be purchased Exclusive through your Close to My Heart Independent Consultant.

We're so excited to be doing this hop and we have a awesome lineup with some amazing talented CTMH Consultants ladies.  There will be lots of fun project along the hop!!

If you came from Michelle's Blog then you are in the right place!

For my project I used the CTMH Spellbound Workshops on the go Kit for the black and white papers and also the spider web stamp that I randomly stamped to create my own patterned paper. The spooky spider is from the Wrap It Up Cricut cartridge and this box is from the CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge.

Purchase the Close To My Heart Spellbound Kit HERE for $32.95

Blog Candy: I am giving away 6 4x6 sheets of this Close To My Heart Clementine Paper. Just leave me a comment and be a follower and I will contact you on Monday if you're the winner!

But Wait There's More Blog Candy For Me............

***CLICK HERE FOR MY CLOSE TO MY HEART GIVEAWAY***

In case you get lost here is the line up,

Vanessa http://wwwpaperkraftsunlimiteddesings.blogspot.com/

Michelle Stewart ~ http://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca

Sandra Rosario http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

Cathy Derouche http://cathyplus5.blogspot.com NEXT STOP!

Candice Fields http://stampinpearls.blogspot.com

Faith Abigail http://www.faithabigaildesigns.com/

Melissa Lind http://www.mywatermelonmoon.com/

Dana Taft http://papermemories4u.blogspot.com/

Next Stop is Cathy

#97 Artiste Mini Album

I made this mini album using ONLY the ARTISTE Cricut Cartridge!

Hi everyone! I made a mini album just using the wonderful Artiste Cricut Cartridge for every single cut here including the actual book shape and pages! I used cereal box chipboard to make the book sturdy. 

Here's a list of Close To My Heart Products Used:

Artiste Cricut Cartridge,  CTMH Stella Paper Pack, Bohemian Assortment, Lagoon Re-Inker, Lagoon Exclusive Ink, Sunset Re-inker, Chocolate Exclusive Ink, Mocha Adhesive Gems, Avonlea Worshops on The Go Kit (stamp Set), Color Ready Seam Binding Ribbon( I used this to make Crinkle Ribbon)

This is my first time posting a Youtube video and it is really blurry and fuzzy I don't know what happened :(

***CLICK HERE FOR MY CLOSE TO MY HEART GIVEAWAY***

#94 Artiste Angry Birds Boxes

Hi everyone! I was pretty busy this weekend making my son's Angry Birds Party Boxes. I made everything using my Artiste Cricut Cartridge including the Angry Birds Face! I used 4 circles, lower case "v" and also a diamond shape to create the beak. I outlined everything using a thick chisel point marker to give it an "Angry" look. I cut everything out on red poster board from the Dollar Tree Store I used a 12x24 Cricut Mat to cut everything out fast. Each poster board was 22x28 inches so I was able to get 4 Angry Birds Treat Boxes from just ONE poster board! I also have some leftover poster board that I will be making my party invites out of.

If you would like to create these Angry Birds Treat Boxes CLICK HERE to Purchase ARTISTE from my Close To My Heart STORE!!

***CLICK HERE FOR MY CLOSE TO MY HEART GIVEAWAY***

Be sure to check back later for my 1st EVER YOUTUBE VIDEO!

#90 CTMH Damask Divas Clementine Blog Hop

Hi everyone welcome to the Close To My Heart Damask Divas Clementine Blog Hop. If you are here from Cydney Fowler Creations then you are in the right spot. If you just arrived here and would like to start at the beginning please start at Mandy Leahy My Passion for Scrapping.

This blog hop is all about using the very beautiful CTMH Clementine Paper Pack which retails for $9.95 in my CTMH Store you get 12 gorgeous papers total so that's about .80 cents per sheet of paper. There's so many gorgeous papers in this set it was hard to narrow down which one's I would use for my project LOL!

For my project I made a Birthday Tag gift set that includes 15 Tags and this 3D box and 3D rose from the Artiste Cricut Cartridge. I stamped the tags using the Glamour Lower Case Alphabets stamp and the Cricut Artiste Birthday Collection Stamp Set, I also used the following CTMH items:

Black Exclusive Ink

Chocolate Exclusive Ink

Baker's Twine Paradise Assortment

Mocha Adhesive Gems

 CTMH Clementine Paper Pack

Artiste Cricut Cartridge

Thanks for hopping along with us NEXT STOP is CAROLYN

#88 3D Pencil Box for Back To School

Hi everyone! Here's a little back to school present I made for my son Aidan to help him learn his ABC's. The pencil shaped box is from the Silhouette Store called "3D pencil Box", I found notebook paper and I love school stamp sets in my stash, I added a paper clip and some old letter stickers of mine. This giant pencil is huge! You could probably fit 10+ regular pencils in here!

If you would like to enter our Came Creations "Back to school" challenge CLICK HERE!!!!

This weeks sponsor is http://www.prettypapergraphics.com/

#87 Angry Birds Party Hats

Hi everyone, I have been pretty busy lately getting ready for my son's 5th birthday party which is not until October 6th I feel like it's right around the corner already. I have tons of project ideas that I will be randomly posting and I also plan on posting pics of the party so you can see everything in action lol!

This year my son is begging me for an Angry Birds Birthday Party that kid is obsessed I still can't believe how popular this cell phone game has gotten Angry Birds are everywhere now!

These hats were pretty easy it only took me about 3 days work on them these were my "side" projects meaning I just work on them whenever I have a little time here and there. Can you believe these hats only costed me about $1 to make woo-hoo score! I love being crafty for my kids parties!

I used my Artiste Cricut Cartridge for the party hats cut at 7 inches along with twine and black feathers pretty simple if you ask me! I was inspired by this PIN.

I am also entering the My Creative Time Pinterest challenge, I was inspired by THIS!

#85 Square Pumpkin Box

Hi everyone I hope you all had a great weekend! Here's a pumpkin treat box I made using the Artiste Cricut cartridge and the Perfect Fit -Halloween stamp set. I used this cartridge for everything here the box, pumpkin face, circle, and scallop circle for the Cricut Companion Stamp set.

Here's a list of Close To My Heart Products used from my STORE:

Cricut Artiste Cartridge

Perfect Fit- Halloween

#76 Rainbow Party Blog Hop Chevron Set

Hi everyone welcome to the Rainbow Party Blog Hop hosted by Candace if you are here from Melissa's Blog then you are in the right spot. This is going to be a fun rainbow party because we are celebrating Candace's daughters birthdays.... happy birthday girls!

For my project I made a rainbow chevron matching gift set. I used my CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge for the treat box and for the banner cut and stamped it using my cricut companion stamp that came with the Artiste cartridge. I stamped the chevrons several times with different inks to make it into a rainbow. I also added some pink twine on the sides of the candy box, I closed the candy box shut using repositional adhesive so it's ready to go when I need a birthday set. I went to so many birthday parties last month that I don't have any more birthday cards on hand can you believe that and here I had so many in my stash lol! I used the chevron stamp from the NEW release It's Your Day stamp set from the CTMH Campaign we have going on right now you can get this stamp set for only $5 when you spend $35 in my Close To My Heart store. This set is awesome because it comes with 2- 6x6 stamp sets that are also Cricut Companion Stamps to the Artiste cartridge.... meaning this stamps will fit along perfectly with the images that are on the Artise cart.

******BLOG Candy:: I am giving away 6 card sized sheets of the CTMH Clementine Paper  great for card making, It's a perfect way to try out CTMH papers I love them! Just be a follower and leave me a comment telling me your favorite thing about Summer, mine is going to the beach!!!

I will choose a random winner on Friday Aug. 17th*******

“We have some great prizes to give away from our generous sponsors!! * Shopaholic stamp set from Pink By Design * $10 gift certificate from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Graphics Store * $25 gift certificate from Pretty Little Studio * $10 gift certificate from the 3 Girl Jam
To be eligible for these prizes, please make sure you leave a comment (with a way to contact you) on each of the blogs in the hop before midnight (MST) on August 17th. Random winners will be chosen and announced early next week on the Scrappin’ 2 Little Princesses blog.”

NEXT STOP is TANYA

#72 CTMH Movie Popcorn Box

Hi everyone! Here's a picture of my son Aidan modeling the popcorn box I made using the CTMH Cricut Artiste Cartridge , the entire set is in the same page.... popcorn box, mustache, title and scallop shape. I had a lot of fun making this and it was quick and easy.  I think these would make awesome Christmas gift especially when filled with the BEST popcorn in the world from http://www.popcornopolis.com/ man that stuff is sooooooo good, did I mention it was the BEST popcorn in the world! lol!

#65 KaDoodleBug Summer Fun Blog Hop Day 2 Puzzle

Thank you for joining us in the KaDoodle Bug Design SUMMER FUN BLOG HOP.  

Designer Melissa Duess creates FUN and easy to use patterns for your crafting needs. The BLOGS in this HOP are the KaDoodle Bug Design Team Members.  We are excited to show you the NEWEST Summer FUN sets Melissa has created and the many ways to use them.

Please click thought the BLOG HOP line up listed below.  Some blogs may offer BLOG CANDY and will list any requirements to WIN any prize they offer.

Please end the HOP on the KaDoodle Bug Design Facebook Fan Page.  Please click LIKE and then click SHARE for a chance to WIN a KaDoodle Bug Design prize!!

If you are here from Jessica's blog you are in the right spot, if you would like to start from the beginning click HERE!!

I made a puzzle for my son to play with using the print and cut feature on my Cameo using the "Bubble Blowing Fun Bear". I found the complete puzzle shape from the Silhouette Store and cut it out on chipboard. This was a very fun and easy project to make!

Blog Candy! I'm giving away some brown twine from my stash just be a follower and leave me a comment. I will announce the winner on Monday July 30th.

Blog Hop Line Up

Melissa~ http://kadoodlebugdesigns.blogspot.com

Corrine ~ http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com

Christine ~ http://hotberrydesigns.blogspot.com

Patricia ~ http://tearbearsbypattyscraftyspot.blogspot.com

Corina ~ http://dailyscreativemadness.blogspot.com

Carrie ~ http://carriespaperscraps.wordpress.com

Elecia ~ http://creationsby-kahaulani.blogspot.com

Jessica ~ http://toocutebyjessica.blogspot.com/

Sandra Rosario ~ http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/ ME!!!

Lisa Peters ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com NEXT!

Collen Hathaway ~ http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com

KaDoodle Bug Design Facebook Fan Page ~ http://www.facebook.com/kadoodlebugdesigns click LIKE and then click SHARE to chat with friends and see examples of Melissa’s files from KaDoodle Bug Design’s very own Design Team.

Join the KaDoodle Bug Design Facebook Group Page~ http://www.facebook.com/groups/246353225477746/ to chat with other kaDoodle Bug Design friends and family.

Visit the KaDoodle Bug Design Web Site ~ http://www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com/ to check out Melissa’s newest files, sales, discounts, and freebies.

NEXT STOP IS LISA

#61 Cameo Creations Cupcake Blog Hop

  Welcome to the Cameo Creations Cupcake Blog Hop. We Hope you gain a lot of Sweet inspiration along the way! At Cameo Creations Challenges we are all about the Silhouette, all the time! If you have any Silhouette machine, whether it be the original Silhouette SD or the new Silhouette Cameo, Join us in on the fun.

     If you have arrived here from  Sandye's blog

you are on the right track! If you would like to start at the beginning, you may do so at www.monicascreativemadness.com.

INSERT YOUR PROJECT HERE

Your next sweet stop is: (Next Blog)

Blog Candy:

Our wonderful Sponsors for this Hop is:

Bugabo Stamps 7 Free digis, a $21 value

Trendy Twine: Go like their FB page https://www.facebook.com/trendy.twine and tell them that your are coming from Monica's Creative Madness Cupcake Blog Hop to be entered to win The Berry Mini Trio.

We also have:

Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Scalloped Octagons S4-187

You have 2 weeks to enter your cupcake project. There will be 2 winners chosen by random.org on August 2nd.

For my gift bag I used all the cuts from the Silhouette Store including the gift bow which was a freebie a few months ago. I used the print and cut feature to  make the tag. The sentiment from the tag is from Bugaboo and it also comes with a cute bird image and the sentiment HERE.

Here is our sweet Line up:

Monica: www.monicascreativemadness.com

Ana: http://www.shortycreations.com/

Ceci: http://www.craftinginthenight.com/

Jessica: http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Kristy: http://www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/

Lisa: http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/

Sandye: http://sandyescreations.blogspot.com/

Sandra: http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

Sylvia: http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/ NEXT STOP!!!

Thanks for hoping along with us!

#44-46 Getting Crafty with the Cameo Blog Hop

Hi everyone welcome to the Getting Crafty with the Cameo Blog Hop hosted by the wonderful talented KRISTY!!! If you are here from CANDACE's blog you are in the right spot! This is going to be a super fun hop all about the most awesome cutting machine EVER.... the Silhouette Cameo!

There is so much blog candy to be won on this hop, all you have to do is leave a comment on all the blogs and stop by each Facebook page of each of our sponsors and let them know we sent you! Here's a list of prizes:

Scraptastical Kreations - $25 GC 

Silhouette America - $10 download card 

Chomas Creations - Adjustable holder for Silhouette

Jaded Blossom Stamps - Sweet Celebrations stamp set 

Expressions Vinyl - $25 GC

Oh! My Crafts (2) $25 GC (Two winners) 

Cut @ Home - Silhouette Heat Transfer Kit 

More Paper Than Shoes - Paper Roots Class Admission

Scrapbook Express - Silhouette Fabric Kit 

Tara's The Twinery Baker Twine - Bundle Pack 

Pink by Design - Stamp set 

Project 1: Halloween Layout

For those of you who read my blog and Facebook know that I have been working very hard to finish my 2010 scrapbook album before my baby arrives here in about 2 weeks! So I decided it would be a great excuse to buy some very cool Halloween files from the Silhouette store to make my layout. The title and the pumpkin/spiderweb border were all from my Cameo. They are very very intricate and super skinny but they cut out so perfect! I also added some Lavendar Stickles to the font, "Raven" colored Glimmer Mist, and some chunky fabric brads, the stamp sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps. The grey crinkle ribbon here was hand dyed by myself!

Project 2: I Love You Anniversary Shaped Card

I made this card pretty large about 5x7 for my hubby for our Anniversary which was on 2.28 well, I haven't given it to him yet since he's been on deployment the last 4 months, luckily I will see him next Friday and I can't wait! I hope he likes his "guy" card! I also embossed everything with my Cuttlebug.

Project 3: Altered Composition Notebook

I made this altered composition notebook for my best friend Melyssa's birthday, she loves yellow, pink and owls! It looks really complicated but it was super EASY!! This gift took me about 30 minutes or less! I also added a rosette, black tulle and buttons. I embossed the letters with my Cuttlebug.

BLOG CANDY!!!!!!! I am giving away 3 yards of the gray crinkle ribbon hand dyed by yours truly! (This is the same color ribbon I used in my Halloween layout above) All you have to do is be a follower and leave me a comment telling me which one is your favorite project here! I will announce a winner on Monday 3/26! Good luck!

Here's a list by name of all the Silhouette files I used in my projects:

-Owl Cutout

-matchbox notebook note overlay

-i love you card 

-halloween border

-happy halloween phrase

NEXT STOP is LISA****