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My Craft Goals for 2015

My Goals for 2015:

1. Update my goals for 2016 in January of 2016 :)
2. Maximize my crafting time!
3. Keep plugging away at scrapbooking photos!!
4. Learn how to Heat Press!!
5. Have fun!


Sunday, November 7, 2010

Blog Hop Day 2: Thankful Mini Book



Welcome to Day 2 of the Thankful for Family, Friends, Freedom and Food Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from Josy's BLOG.  If this is your first stop, hop on over to Amy's BLOG to get started.

Here is the order of the blog hop:


I have some blog candy ~ details at the end of my post!!

I created a mini book for my second Thankful project.  I saw something similar at CKC Kansas City and created my own on my Gypsy.

Here is the file I created.  I have 4 Layers, one for each page in the book.  I used Locker Talk for the pages.  I used the Hide Contour feature to hide the hole punches and the window cut.

The last page is 12" long x 7" high, including 1 1/2" fold.  I lined up the rest of the pages staggered starting at the fold line.  The smallest page is 6 inches wide, the next page is 8 inches and the third page is 10 inches.

I used double sided paper all from the same collection.  I love these colors!!  I cut out the same words ("So Grateful", Freedom, Food, Family and Friends) from the tile project in yesterday's post.




I bound it together with a ribbon.  I might sneak this in with the blog candy....what do you think?!?


I am thankful that you stopped by our blog hop!!  I do have some blog candy that I am giving away.  There are just 2 things you need to do to be eligible, be or become a follower and leave me a comment with your favorite Thanksgiving memory.  I will pick one winner from today and yesterdays posts, so you can enter once each day.

Here is the Blog Candy!


My favorite Thanksgiving memory is gathering at our house every year before my mom died.  We always included our neighbors Art and Floris who did not have children and their family lived in another state.  They were a bonus set of grandparents to us kids!  Floris made the best home-made pumpkin pie in the world!!!  I miss her!

One last thing, I am pretty close to 300 (297 very early this morning) followers as I type this.  If I reach 300 by the end of the blog hop, I will be drawing a second winner for some yummy candy!!!

Your next stop is FantabulouslyPink!

28 comments:

Melissa said...

Ohhhh so close to 300 Lori! Good for you!

Your mini album is beautiful and if you do sneak it into the blog candy...the winner will be super lucky!

Melissa
www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com

Darlene said...

well, I just started following so now you are at 298!
I would love to get the mini album. That would help me to "figure it out" so I can make my own. It is so cute.
My favorite memories are when the entire family would get together at my grandmother's farm. I had a ton of cousins, so it was always fun. Now we are so spread out, my kids barely know their cousins.

desaucier at bellsouth dot net
Darlene

jennyplace2 said...

Very Cute Project! Love the Blog Hop! TFS!
jennyplace26@gmail.com

Sorry I can not help you out, I am alreafy a follower! Have a great day!

LesleyfromWI said...

Love the mini album and the papers are perfect. My favorite Thanksgiving memory is when my whole family gets together and spends the day playing games, eating and of course watching the football games!

pattyk said...

My favorite memory is have Thanks giving at my Moms house -she hasen't been well so we all just do our own thing. We always played Win Loose of Draw. She loved that!Your site is great and so are your projects Thanks --millierose651@aol.com

Mandy said...

Great mini! I love your colors!

Bonnie said...

WooHoo!!!! I am your 300th follower.
I love your mini book. I just got my Gypsy and as soon as I learn how to use it I will be making a minibook like yours.

Bonnie said...

Oh, I was so excited to be number 300 that I forgot to leave a favorite Thanksgiving memory. I love memories of Thanksgiving dinners with my parents, siblings, grandparents, great grandparents, assorted aunts, uncles and cousins. Our house was small and we kids would eat wherever we could set our plates, on the coffee table, end tables and even on the floor. It was like a big indoor picnic with all the people I loved best. Now, I look forward to Thanksgiving dinners with my kids and grandkids and hope that we are all making wonderful memories together.

Mrs. Green said...

I love the simplicity of one word per page. Looks wonderful!

michelegreen120 at gmail dot com
greengirlscraps.blogspot.com

Charlotte said...

Love these - great job! It's on my list of things to try.

Christina said...

Love the colors and your mini is beautiful.

The Bug said...

Congrats on getting to 300 followers! I love your mini album today- that is something I always struggle with. My favorite Thanksgiving Memory is helping my mom cook and snacking on the Stuffing Muffins with her while we finish getting the dinner ready!
Thanks for the chance to win. Hugs, Wini
wini@looneybugdesigns.com

ibecircled.blogspot.com said...

TFS and great job oh your project!! My fav thanksgiving memory is Haveing the entire family get together!! it was hard to do sometimes!!
http://ibecircled.blogspot.com
ilovetonkinese2athotmaildotcom
Rexann

Scrappy Jackie said...

The colors are absolutely beautiful... I am getting a gypsy in a couple of days and I cannot wait to try something like this... I think your little book is beautiful...thank you for sharing!

stefeni said...

Cute little book! My fav Thanksgiving memory is going to aunty's house and spending time with the whole family. Especially making holes in the wall from playing darts, haha.

spunkycrayon at yahoo dot com

Kathryn said...

Lori, this is really so cute!!! Love it and it doesn't look that hard to do. I might have to just jump outside my box and make one of these. TFS

Kathryn
wamfamily at surewest dot net

Uzueta said...

I love the mini book and the colors you chose are beautiful. My favorite part of thanksgiving is having my family together and appreciating what each one has done thru the year.

nanapuddin said...

I love your mini book! I love mini's! I see you reached 300+! woohoo! congrats! TFS! and inspiring and the chance to win!

scrappin2babygirls said...

what an amazing mini it looks great and the colors are perfect! tfs!
-jamie
babyblueangel_30@yahoo.com

SherriB said...

I love this mini (and yes I think you should add it to the blog candy--haha). My favorite Thanksgiving memory was going to Grandma & Grandpa's place. They have since passed on and I really miss those times.

sherri_braun@hotmail.com

Marionment said...

Love yo;ur project. My favorite Thanksgiving memory is remembering my Grandmother, who was over 100 years old, reminding us each year why we should be thankful.
marionment@msn.com

Unknown said...

You made it yeah!!

Sue
rolfe974@prodigy.net

Jennie Garcia said...

I love your mini!! Mini + Gypsy = My fave thing!! Your memory is so pretty... I'm looking forward to make my own family memories. My childhood memories are pretty blah specially after my grandmother moved from my house. TFS!! Take Care!!
Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

Laura said...

I really like your project and I like your blog. Great idea to post your goals.

Penny said...

Don't ya just love that hide contour feature. It allows you to do so much. Great blog and fun blog hop. Thank you!

Audrey Frelx said...

Lori, as with everything you do, your mini came out great!

Barb Craft said...

Your album is beautiful!! I love the circle tabs on each page!! And for my favorite thanksgiving memories... every year mom my and my sisters and i attack the newspaper scouting out the ads to figure out where we need to go for the black friday sales!! It's all about the strategy!! LOL!!
barb :)

Cherylann's "Outta-My-Mind " said...

I love the colors you used on this projects
Cherylann (prinkles)