Disney Blog Hop

Welcome to the Disney Pixar Blog Hop!

Disney and crafting are a magical combination, and we are so happy you joined us to day for this blog hop.  Some of the crafters participating in this event have been doing this together since 2011!  Over the years the hop has grown but one thing has always stayed the same . . . amazing crafting projects that feature your favorite characters from Disney and Pixar movies.

For 2016 we are going to attempt to have a hop every other month for the entire year . . . February, April, June, August, October and December.  If you are on Facebook you can like the group page so that you can be the first to learn about each upcoming event.  Just click HERE to go the the Facebook page.

To make sure you don't miss any of the fun, be sure to start at Shawn's blog to see all of the projects.  Just click HERE to head over to her blog and then follow the hop line up at the bottom of the post to see everyone's projects.

I just returned from a trip to Walt Disney World January 7th and want to go back already!!!  I got to see my friend Melissa Allore who was an original participant in this blog hop!

Before we left for Disney World, I wanted to decorate my Magic Band.  I grabbed the band from the last trip and practiced on that one first.

I took a fine tip paint pen and traced the Mickey head.  It was a little plain but better than blank.  I colored it in white (not pictured) but the paint did not cover well.  I was afraid it would rub off.  So back to Pinterest I went.

I found this Mickey headband image and traced it with my Silhouette Program and cut it out in black 651 vinyl.  I added my initial in a fun font.  Not every L looks good so I had to find one that I liked and fit the space well.

Tanner wanted his done too.

After 11 days at WDW, my Magic Band looked the same.  Tanner's T peeled off around day 9 - it lasted longer than I thought it would!!

My next project was inspired by a shirt that popped up on Shawn's newsfeed.  I traced the hand and used a font from my computer to create this shirt out of HTV (heat transfer vinyl) and my heat press!  My husband can wear it on our next trip!!! 

Here are some of our favorite pictures from this trip.  I kind of miss waiting in line to meet the Characters.  Tanner is 10 now and prefers riding the rides.  The only characters we saw were the Star Wars Characters and the ones at our two character breakfasts.

Before you go, make sure to enter to win our prize for this hop . . . a Disney paper pack from Queen & Co. 

The paper stack will not even be shipping out to stores until late February 2016, so you can have it before the stores are even selling it!  Note: Due to the fact that we received this paper stack so early, it is considered a promotional proof and there could be some slight variations from what will be shipped to stores.

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Good luck, and enjoy the rest of the hop!

The full blog hop line up is below.  

Shawn

Jessica

Melissa

Ellen

Miranda

Lori

Nancy

Tammy

Midge and Madge

Jenny

Mickey Water Bottle

 

Hello and welcome to The Original Disney Pixar Blog Hop!!!  You should have arrived from Nancy's BLOG.  If you found me first, hop on over to Shawn's BLOG so you don't miss a thing!!  This is one of my very favorite blog hops - I hope you enjoy it too!!

 

I am sad to say we are not planning a trip to Disney World this year.  Last year, we went to Disneyland and Disney World - so maybe next year!!!!

 

Personalized water bottles are all the rage right now so I thought I would get mine ready!!

 

I started with a double wall water bottle from Wal-Mart.  You can unscrew the top of the widest part to add ice - love this feature!!

I used some Glitzy Glitter Vinyl from The Buckle Boutique.  This vinyl is super glittery and the glitter is pressed into the vinyl.  It is smooth and sparkly!!! 

When cutting on my Silhouette Cameo, I use the Vinyl Setting but add a double cut. 

You can really see the shine here as it is cutting! 

I use my "dental tool" to pick up a corner and weed the extra pieces away. 

I put an "L" inside a Mickey Head and used a font from my computer for "My Happy Place" for my water bottle. 

I have found the best transfer tape to use is painter's tape.  The only drawback is you can not always see your design. 

Here is the Mickey head after I lifted it off the vinyl backing.  It is silver shiny on the back which is pretty when you have a clear glass container!! 

I burnished it onto my water bottle.  I first wiped it with rubbing alcohol and let it air dry. 

I tied a bow on top for fun - I will take it off when I drink out of the cup! 

And the back!

 

As with any vinyl designed cups and glasses - make sure you hand wash between uses!

 

 

Disney Pixar Blog Hop Line Up

Shawn

Nancy

Lori ***HERE

Ellen ***NEXT

Marisa

Kathy

Jenny

Jessica

Madge

Jenny

Meeting Elsa and Anna

Welcome to the

 FROZEN Blog Hop

We are so happy you decided to join us on this wonderful wintery weekend. We hope to bring you some magical winter projects and inspire you to create some of your own! If you wish to start at the beginning, Connie Can Crop is the first stop on this wintery blog hop.
You should have arrived from (INSERT LINK AND NAME).  

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these talented crafters who are here sharing their ideas and creations.

We have two amazing sponsors and giveaways for this hop!

Craftin Desert Diva's is giving one lucky winner an awesome stamp set!!
http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/

https://www.facebook.com/CraftinDesertDivas

AND

Alicia with Golden Goddess Designs
is giving one lucky winner the
Adventure Templates from Kiwi Lane Designs
http://www.goldengoddessdesigns.com

What do you need to do to win? Easy... become a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.

You will have until 12:00 am Monday to finish this hop and leave your comments.

Winners will be announced on Wednesday at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave your blog love along the way!

Are you ready to build a SNOWMAN? Let it go!!

We went to Disney World in November.  Tanner turned 9 the day we left.  Last year when we went to WDW, he only wanted to see Phineas and Ferb and the characters from our meals.  I was surprised that he wanted to see Elsa and Anna.  Of course, we did not book a fast pass months in advance to see them because he was more into riding rides than waiting for character autographs.

So, we got to the Magic Kingdom right after breakfast with Lilo and Stitch and he wanted to see the wait time.  Mind you this was our first full day at MK and he had a list of rides he was hoping to ride.  Well, the wait was 90 minutes 20 minutes after rope drop!  He insisted on waiting.  Mike and his parents went on a few rides while the boys and I waited.  His brothers are 19 and 24!!!

When we were two families from the front of the line, Tanner asked me what was my favorite part of our vacation so far (on day 3 of our trip) and I said taking Mimi and Papa to eat at Teppan Edo for their first time last night.  He smiled at me and said seeing for Elsa and Anna was his favorite part of the trip - TOTALLY made it worth the 90 minute wait!!!

I spent two days looking for the perfect papers for my post!!!  I did not have the right blue in my 3,000 pieces of paper!!!  This was my third grouping of paper!!  I loved the glittered snowflakes on the paper!!

Because I had such good photos of Elsa and Anna, I did not want to cut them out of paper.  I did add Olaf though!!

Here is my little Olaf!  He was a black and white image that I traced.  I got creative with the details, cutting him out in brown and trimming off the white arms and hair.  I also cut an extra eyes and nose in orange and trimmed his nose.

I used fonts on my computer to cut out my title on my Cameo.  The photo of Elsa and Anna came with my Memory Makers download.

Look at the smile on Tanner's face!!

I added a little Let it Go!  I had to let the 90 minute wait go!!!

It was great to see Elsa and Anna - I am glad we waited!!  Here are a few more pictures:

Look at that grin!

Tyler and Elsa.

Kramer and Elsa.

Anna blushed and told me Tyler was GORGEOUS!!

Up next is the lovely and talented SARAH

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

1. Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
2. Holli- http://www.sunflowerholli.blogspot.com
3. Jenny - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
4. Janet - http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/
5. Alicia - http://www.goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
6. Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/****HERE
7. Sarah - www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com 
8. Audrey -http://kreativekreationsbyaudrey2.blogspot.com/
9. Theresa - www.scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com
10. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com
11. Jessica- www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com
12. Lisa- http://lisakelly110803.blogspot.com
13. Melinda- http://www.mypapercrafting.com
14. Ellen- http://cardmonkeyspaperjungle.com

The cold never bothered us anyway!

We Interrupt Craft Blog Posts for a Little Vacation!!

I have been in Florida for a week enjoying Walt Disney World with my family.  It has been years since all 7 of us went to Disney together - Mike, me, our three boys and Mike's parents.

Here is a few pictures to share!

We had a blast!!!

I have a layout to post on Wednesday and then the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop starts Monday, November 24th!!

Have a great Monday!!

Disney Autograph Album Pages

Happy Saturday
and 
Welcome to this year's Blog Hop for...

Rett Syndrome Awareness

 

In this hop we will be showing you many Disney themed projects while sharing with you about
Rett Syndrome.
If you have just stopped by my blog to visit with me, thank you and welcome, but please start at the beginning of the hop with our
Hostess, Robin from
Create-A-Latte.
We would not want you to miss any of these wonderful projects.

So, grab yourself a Latte', sit back and hop along with us as we share our projects with you.

 October is Rett Syndrome Awareness Month, so I wanted to help get the word out and what better way to do that than with a blog hop.
  
Rett Syndrome strikes without warning. A girl with Rett Syndrome usually starts out as a happy and healthy baby. Then something goes terribly wrong. She loses the ability to speak, she can't use her hands to play with toys, or to even feed herself, and she may lose the ability to walk. 
Despite their physical disabilities, girls with Rett Syndrome are believed to be functioning mentally at a much higher level than previously thought.   
Rett Syndrome is caused by a mutation of the MECP2  gene on the X chromosome.  
Rett Syndrome is found in all racial and ethnic groups throughout the world, and in every socioeconomic class.  
Rett  Syndrome affects 1 in 15,000 female births.  

*Symptoms of Rett Syndrome...

Rett Syndrome is a genetic neurological disorder that affects girls between 6 and 18 months of age. This regressive disease leads to lifelong handicaps, including loss of speech and voluntary muscle control, and is often misdiagnosed as Cerebral Palsy or Autism. Symptoms range from mild to severe, and almost always include...
*Developmental Regression or Plateau
*Near constant hand clasping or wringing
*Severe communication impairment
*Breathing problems
*Digestive issues
*Floppy arms and legs
*If able to walk, then with a shaky, unsteady gait, or toe-walking. But most do end up using a wheelchair for the most part.
*Scoliosis
*Seizures
*Slowing head growth
*Abnormal sleep patterns
*Transient loss of social engagement
*Poor circulation that can lead to cold and bluish arms and legs
*Anxiety
  

Many individuals with Rett Syndrome live well into adulthood, although there are some that do not get that chance and end up losing their battle to Rett Syndrome at a very early age.
Most people including Doctors are not aware of Rett Syndrome, so, please help me get the word out about Rett Syndrome and hopefully the more that know the faster we can help in finding a cure.

For more information you can visit...
http://www.rettsyndrome.org/

Now, are you ready for some blog candy???  We have a several wonderful and generous sponsors today...


1.  Lucy Kelleher
with Close to My Heart
$10 gift certificate for Close to My Heart products with Lucy 

Close To My Heart

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2.  Dee's Delights Store
$20 Gift Certificate for Dee's Store

http://dees-deelights.com/deestore/

3. Heather Stafford with...
Gemini Red Creations
A floating locket and your choice of two floating charms 

 

http://www.geminiredcreations.com/shop/floating-lockets/
 
4.  Diana Larson with
DLART
$10 Gift Certificate for DLART Store

https://www.etsy.com/shop/DLART

5.  Robin Lane with
Create-A-Latte
A Collection of Snap Products by Simple Stories. Everything you need to put together your Disney memories.

The kit comes with an Album, a pack of Insta Pocket Pages, "Say Cheese" Journal Kit, and the "Say Cheese" Snap Pack.

  

Without further ado...Our Disney Projects.

I felt honored to be asked to join this hop and spread awareness about Rett Syndrome!

We are headed to Walt Disney World in a couple of weeks.  This is not our first trip, but it is the first time we will go close to Christmas time!  Every time we go, I pre-make an 8 x 8 scrapbook album for autographs and pictures for my youngest son.  His older brothers are 19 and 24 and no longer want an album!!  Because Tanner is 9, he wants less autographs and more photos in his album.  We are eating some character dining breakfasts and dinners, so I made sure to include those pages.  I also leave some generic pages just in case he wants an autograph or two.

I started with the above images that I found on Pinterest.   With the help of some friends, I traced and cut the images on my Cameo.

I made two 2-page spreads that will hold a 2x3 picture that I can print off with my Zink hAppy printer using photos from my cell phone.

 I matted the photo areas with black cardstock.  I added washi tape on the green pages.

I know he will LOVE the 7 Dwarf Mines ride, so I cut this roller coaster set from the Silhouette Store using my Cameo and added these stickers.

We are spending part of a day in Downtown Disney and will go bowling at Splitsville.  I used this bowling border from the Silhouette store. 

We are also planning a hot air balloon ride.  I cut the clouds and hot air balloon from cuts found in the Silhouette Store.  I used a font from my computer called Walt Disney Script (found on dafont.com) for my words. 

This simple page was cut with my cricut.  I used Mickey Font for the words and added stickers.  I made three sets of pages like this for all the characters we will see at breakfast. 

 These next pages were designed in Silhouette Studio and printed out.  My mother-in-law just loves the Haunted Mansion!!  I could not resist!!  I found the three ghosts on Pinterest.

These images were also found on Pinterest and printed out on red cardstock. 

Another favorite image from Pinterest printed out.  I made a second page just like this one! 

I printed Mickey and Minnie on these pages and cut out the words on my Cricut.  These images were also on Pinterest. 

I printed Donald and the words.  Donald was found on Pinterest and the font was from my computer. 

I printed the pink castle (from the Silhouette Store) and layered the words on top.  I printed out 6 of these.  They won't reveal which princesses will be at the restaurant yet, so I have stickers to add later. 

 The Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater is a fun one.  You sit in a car at the drive in and eat!  I used images from the Silhouette Store and a font on my computer to create and print these pages.

My favorite part of  Disney is feeling like I am 4 years old EVERY time I go there!!!  I hope your Disney Dreams come true!!

Be sure to head on over to....

An Geon


for your next stop and see her wonderful project that she has made to share with you today.

If you get lost along the way here is the entire line up for today's Blog Hop.

1. Robin L. ~  http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/

3.  Lori  ~  http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com

4.  An Geon ~  http://geoleoan.blogspot.gr/

5. Dees-Deelights ~  http://dees-deelights.com

6.  Alicia ~  http://www.goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com

7. Miranda ~  www.nanasscrapspot.com

8. Eva ~  http://evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com/

9.  Annemarie's Art  ~  http://www.pizazzpixels.blogspot.com/

10.  Scrappin Madge ~  http://www.thescrappinlounge.com/

11. Jenny ~  http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

12. DIANA L.~  http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

13.  Ashley W  ~  http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com

14. Jessica  ~  http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com 

15. Connie ~  http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

16. Maureen ~  http://mozziesplace.blogspot.com

17. Judy ~  http://clipartist7.blogspot.com

18. Shawnee ~ http://sunshinycards.blogspot.com

19. Jearise ~ http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

Thank you for hopping along with us today, I hope that you have learned something about Rett Syndrome and that you will help spread the word so that we can make as many people aware of this as possible. I also hope that we have inspired you to get your craft on.