Alphabet Love

Happy Valentine's Day Eve!  I have always wanted to make one of these Alphabet I Love You projects!  Today I am featured on The Buckle Boutique Blog!

I have the perfect piece of Chalkboard paper from the DCWV Chalkboard Paper Stack.

  I framed the page in a 12 x 12 metal frame from Michaels.  I added some rhinestones from The Buckle Boutique for my I Love You!

I used my Gypsy to cut some letters and the heart. 

In order to get the size right, I first cut the letters out of paper and set them on top of the frame.  The first set was a little big, so I just reduced the size a bit and tried again.

Once I got the size I needed, I reversed the images on my Gypsy and cut them out of a red Rhinestone Sticker Sheet.

The "U" is from Varsity Letter, The heart is from George and the "i" is from CTMH 

I peeled off the back and stuck them down! 

This currently hangs in my daycare and I think I will leave it up year round!!

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Peace Love Mickey Clipboard

Welcome to the Day of Peace Blog Hop with Connie Can Crop and friends

Today we invite you to come check out this great group of crafters who will be showcasing cards, layouts, or projects all about today, the International Day of Peace.

The United Nations' (UN) International Day of Peace is celebrated on September 21 each year to recognize the efforts of those who have worked hard to end conflict and promote peace. The International Day of Peace is also a day of ceasefire – personal or political. . 

Connie Can Crop is the  first stop on this very important Blog Hop.

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment to encourage all my fabulous crafty friends to continue sharing their ideas and creations.  

We have an awesome sponsor and giveaway for this hop!

 

LoveBug Creations is giving away a $10 gift certificate to one lucky winner!! Woo hoo!
You can visit their store here.
Check out what the CT is up to on their blog.
And even like them on facebook for more fun.

  So 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 us a  comment letting us know what you like best about our projects. 

Then come back to Connie Can Crop and post that you followed the rules.

You will have until 9:00 pm Sunday to finish the  hop and leave your comments. Winner will be announced on Wednesday at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment  along the way!

 Are you ready to spread the love?

We are celebrating at Walt Disney World today so it is only fitting that I have a Disney project!

Peace, Love and Mickey!!

I make a Disney Autograph album every time we go - this is the album for this trip:

 This 8x8 album has page protectors in the album, so I have to slide out the pages for autographs.  I am bringing a clipboard along to make it easier for the characters to sign the page.

I originally cut out the Disney 2013 in black vinyl, but thought the white would look better on the album cover.  I used the black vinyl on the back of the mini clipboard.

I used a tiny bit of black vinyl to mark the center of the clipboard. 

I put the vinyl on the back, leaving space in the center.

I put a peace sign from Disney/Pixar Cars, a heart from George, and a Mickey head from Disney/Mickey Font on my Gypsy.

I put some scrap vinyl on my mat and cut them out.

I put Peace, Love and Mickey in the center of the clipboard.

I painted the edges of the clipboard with red paint.  I added some Disney Washi Tape and tied some red and black ribbons to the clip.

I hope you have peace in your life today!

 Up next is ALICIA!

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

1. Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

2. Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/***HERE

3. Alicia - http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com***NEXT

4. An'Jenic - http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/

5. Connie G. - http://desi9nsbyebony.blogspot.com

6.  Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com 

7. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com 

8. Sarah - itswhatkeepsmesane.blogspot.com

USA Decor

Welcome to the "Hurray for the Red White and Blue" Blog Hop!

Today we invite you to come check out this great group of crafters who will be showcasing cards, layouts, or projects featuring America's Patriotic Colors. 

Connie Can Crop is the  first stop on this fun Blog Hop.

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate  your leaving a comment to encourage all my fabulous crafty friends to continue  sharing their ideas and creations.  

We have an awesome sponsor and giveaway for this hop!

Heartstring Designs

Heartstring Designs has given us an awesome monthly kit to raffle off to one lucky person.  

 So 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 us a  comment letting us know what you like best about our projects.  

Then come back to Connie Can Crop and post that you  followed the rules.

You will have until 9:00 pm Sunday to finish the  hop and leave your comments. 

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment  along the way!

 Ready to join in the fun?

Now on to my project:

I started out with my Gypsy.

I cut out three stars from George at 3.50 inches.  I used red glitter paper from Michaels for the stars.  When cutting glitter paper, I put it glitter side down on my mat and it cuts much better.  Then I have to scrub the glitter off my mat!!

For the bigger stars, I cut them at 5 inches.  I cut three out of blue cardstock.

I used Base Camp for my font and sized the letters and shadow layer to 1.62 inches.

I cut them out in blue and white cardstock scraps.

I took my Fiskars 1.5 inch punch and punched out three circles out of white cardstock.  I use music   note washi tape to cover the circle.

I layered the letters and stuck them to the circle.  I pop-dotted the circle to the red glitter star.  I adhered the red star to the blue star.

I used 14" Wilton lollipop sticks and attached them to the back of the stars with tape.  I tied some ribbon on the sticks.

I found a bucket at Target in the dollar section and filled it with rocks.  You could also use marbles or sand - whatever you have on hand.

I had a 2" vinyl star left over from another project that I stuck on the front of the bucket.

This makes a fun centerpiece for our 4th of July picnic!

Your next stop in the hop is AJ.

I included the lineup in case you get lost along the way!!

1.  Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

2.  Lucy - http://love2createitall.com

3. Angela - http://www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com/

5. Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/ 

6. Carla - www.racincrafts.blogspot.com

7. Vicki - http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/

8. Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/****HERE

9. AJ- http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/****NEXT

10. Sandy- http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com

11. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com

Celebrate Freedom Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Celebrate Freedom Blog Hop!!

Today we are celebrating Freedom.  I am grateful for my freedom thanks to the many military personnel who fight tirelessly for it!!!  

In this blog hop today, you will find a variety of projects all about Freedom.  You should have arrived from HERE, but if you found me first - no worries - just hop over to the BEGINNING so you don't miss a thing!!!

Here is a complete list of stops along the way in case you get lost!

1. Lisa Pontious ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

2. Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com

3. Sandy- http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com

4. Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

5. Haidee-http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

6. Melisa ~ http://melisascraftycreations.blogspot.com/

7.  Angela - http://angelascraftyspot.blogspot.com

8. Kathy - http://kathyand3kids.blogpot.com

9. Tabetha - http://tabethascreations.blogspot.com/

10. Sarah - www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com

11. Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/****HERE

12. Carolyn - http://grandmacarol46580.blogspot.com/****NEXT

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I love celebrating the 4th of July and honoring our freedom.  I created a layout that will feature a picture of my son this coming 4th.  I started with my Gypsy:

I used:

 Birthday Bash for the 4 sized to 2.76 inches.

George for the star sized to 9 inches.

Billionaire for the "th" sized to 1.12 inches and welded.

Lyrical Letters for "of" and "July" sized to 1 and 1.47 inches.

I originally cut all of these out of white cardstock, but the letters and number were getting lost on my page, so I re-cut them in blue cardstock.

I did cut the regular layer of the 4 and ended up only using the regular (not the shadow layer) of it.  

I found the Freedom from Independence Day and sized it to 1 and 1.24 inches.  Used the bigger one on the layout.

These cuts were made with blue cardstock.

I needed some smaller stars.  I went back to George and sized them 1 and 1.12 inches.  I cut both sizes out of red and blue cardstock.

I use the negative cuts as my template when placing my letters and titles on a page.

I tied some twine around the 4 and pop-dotted it to the page.

I used a circle punch to hold the "th" and pop-dotted it to the page.

I added Freedom on the bottom with some ribbon and stars.

I will slide in a photo from the 4th of my son in all his firework glory!!!  I tied twine and pop-dotted a star on the photo mat.

We have several sponsors for this hop:

Royal Prize Pack from Theresa TheScrapbooking Queen

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$15.00 Gift Certificate from KaDoodle Bug Designs

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$10.00 Gift Certificate from Treasure Box Designs

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$20.00 Gift Certificate from Little Scraps of Heaven

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$20.00 Gift Certificate from MB's Treasurista

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$10.00 Gift Certificate from Designs on Cloud 9

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Stamp Set of winners choice from Paper Sweeties

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Large custom handmade keychain the winners choice 

of style and color from Chelle's Custom Designs

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$15.00 Gift Certificate from The Paper Parade

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$20.00 Gift Certificate from Scrappy Dew

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$15.00 Gift Certificate from Too Cute by Jessica

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A gift valued at $10.00 from Lettering Delights

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I hope you have a safe and Happy 4th of July!!!

Your next stop in the hop is HERE.

Baby Boy Mini

I hope all of my mom and grandma friends had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday!!!

A friend recently had a baby boy and I made this mini for her.

I started out with a chipboard album from Michaels that was burlap on one side of each page.  I flipped every other page over to have a burlap cover and back, as well as the middle two pages both burlap.

I cut out the boy pieces from my Cricut Imagine Nursery Tails cart at 2-3 inches each.

I painted the edges of the book pages with a bright blue and inked the images with the same color blue ink pad.

I covered these pages with a green leaf paper from my stash.  I cut out a star from George and trimmed off the pieces that hung a little over.  I included a photo mat on the next page for a crib photo right next to the key information (height, weight, length and date).  I included a little twine.

I used a brown patterned paper for photo mats and pop dotted these baby boy images to the edges.

I like to make a pocket in all of my mini albums and add tags and small pieces of matching papers for additional photos and notes.  I used my ATG gun to adhere the sides and bottom of the pocket to the page.

I added another photo mat and image to the last page.

I put some brown paper on the back of the album and tied ribbons to the rings.

This mini album can be used as a brag book for mom or grandma!!

I am sharing this project over at The Bug Bytes today also!!

Travel Mini Album

This week at Frosted Designs, our new 2-week challenge begins.  Our theme is TRAVEL!

I covered the 6x6 chip board pages with paper from Heidi Swap - No Limits paper pack.

I used several cuts from my cricut.  Many were from Going Places.  

Enjoy life is from Graphically Speaking.

I created a pocket by adhering three sides of a 6x2 piece of paper to the bottom of the page.  I used my ATG gun.

I put a 6x6 square on my mat to represent the page.  I overlapped a 6" star from George and GROUPED (not welded) them together.  I wanted the two tips of the star cut off.  

I copied and flipped another set so I could cut out the cardstock and paper for both sides.

I love this star page!!  I used the negative piece around the Road Trip! and backed it with light blue paper and tucked a ticket behind it.

I added a tag and made another pocket.

I added the age old question to the back - Are we there yet??

I finished off the rings with some ribbons.

I loved this paper pack because of the orange and blue and touches of travel.  This will be a fun mini album to add photos to.

Be sure to join us at Frosted Designs for our Travel Challenge!!