New Year's Resolutions Blog Hop

Welcome to the "New Year's Resolutions" Blog Hop!!

We're so happy you could join us for this super-fun hop showcasing cards, layouts and projects that feature our New Year's Hopes, Dreams, and Commitments!!  You'll find an array of ideas throughout the hop -- From decorations to gift ideas and more, we hope you'll enjoy each and every project along the way!!

We can guarantee LOTS of inspiration for this event... So let's get hopping!!  If you've hopped from Jamie, then you are in the right place!!  If you've just popped in to visit my blog or are reading this via email and you'd like to join our FUN, then please CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Lynda's blog...

For the hop today, I've created a picture to post on the wall of my sewing/quilting/crafting/junk room. Someone had posted this the previous day a 12 Step Program for Scrapbookers and thought this would be purrrrfect to get a frame and post on the wall. I found this posted on Claire Chenoy Spielman's FaceBook wall and thought it was WONDERFULLY APPROPRIATE!!! I did post this as challenge to my Guest Designers to create a project or incorporate using this!!!!

The paper is cut at 8.5 x 11-inches with a piece of black paper behind my pretty pretty paper. I found a jpg of a scroll which I typed the 12 Step Program on and placed that on the paper then added a few of my favorite things from buttons - a mannequin, flowers, sewing machine and even a tape measure bow. Also, included is a Cricut critter which was cut at 2.50-inches using the Decals which is built-in my E2.  .......

This is just a fun project to remind me that I'm using my things and not collecting them ---- 

Thank you again for checking out my project which I hate to admit was my last project for 2011!!!

  Now follow the links below and remember to visit all the stops for MAXIMUM ideas and LOTS OF FUN!!

Here's wishing you and your family a Happy 2012 New Year

God Bless you and your family!!!

Hugs and Love,

Lynne


Here's a list of the entire hop, 

in case you get lost along the way or want to revisit anyone

 (please note that the following links 

will take you directly to each participants post 

if you are joining the hop later in the week!!):

1. Lynda

2. Claire

3. Vicki

4. Rhonda Helm

5. Lori Apgar

6. Jamie

7. Lynne

Two for Tuesday Special

Good Morning everyone!!!! I have decided to do 2 challenges for this week, thus its Two for Tuesday.....

My first challenge that I had wanted to enter is Scrapaholic Sketchy Saturday. This is where she has a layout not only for a card but for a page in a scrapbook. Alright, I know this is following a layout again and I don't follow instructions, color in the lines and march to the beat of the tuba player, but I had a blast doing this one and hope you enjoy!!!

This is my interpretation of her sketch with her sketch posted below:

This is the sketch she has posted as the template:


Recipe:

Card was cut, brace yourself, not with A Child's Year but with my papercutter 11 x 5.75 inches and then folded in half with the top left side cut in oval with the polka dot paper

On my E2 is cartridges built in one of which is Cricut Decals where the cute adorable cricut was found and cut at 2.50 inches cut with the lime green

Circles cut from George Cartridge first cut at 2.75 (black) and second cut at 3.00 (pink) inches and embossed using Cuttlebug Swirls on Cuttlebug on the pink

Oval cut from George Cartridge at 3-inches embossed using Sizzix Damask on Cuttlebug in purple

Leaf cut from Accent Essentials cut at 1.75 inches in orange

Paper strips from my scraps

Ribbons from my stash drawer

Floral bling bling Rhinestones on the right side

*** All papers were from my stash bin

Hope you enjoy my card and hop on over to The Scrapholic and check out not only her challenges but she does offer free svg files with another challenge! She is a very talented lady and a must stop on everyone's blog loving!

God Bless you and thanks for stopping on by....

Hugs and Love

Lynne


Post Note:  WOO HOO!!!! I won on Scrapoholic's Sketch Challenge!!
I  just wanted bragging rights!!!!!!!

Summer Fun

Sasha and I had a craft day on Monday! Sasha is 6 years old and wanted to play with the Cricut and this worked out wonderful as we made my project for my blog but just didn't get it listed until today!!! We used my Cricut E2 with Sasha using the stylus and selecting the items we wanted and then she clicked on the knife button to cut!
I feel like I'm Sophia from Golden Girls - now, just visualize this in a frame. I want to go to Michael's or Pat Catan's and purchase one of those wooden frames that you can decorate to place this picture and decorate the frame by painting it brown and using the sun stamp with aqua ink and played with it to see how it looked on my scrap paper as seen below along with some seashells! The stamp is one of those that JoAnn Fabrics sells for a dollar but this was a deal as it was reduced to 50 cents and then 50 percent off the clearance section!!!! A stamp that was only a quarter! The stamp is Studio 112 which is a clear mini stamp.

Now for the recipe for my project which reminds me of a postcard with all that's missing is wish you were here --- I used my very most favorite cartridge - A Child's Year. I love the silhouttes of the children doing different things. From this I used the umbrella and children having fun at the beach and cut using a brown paper by Foundations. The words "fun" and "play" are also on A Child's Year. All were cut at 2 inches. My background paper 8-1/2 x 11-inches is Botanico Dragonflies Designer Paper by chatterbox inc. I found in my scrap box the orange tie dye paper that Sasha and I used the Cuttlebug using the embossing folder Snow Flowers to add dimension to the orange paper. For the word "summer" (Cricut American Alphabet) and the adorable "Cricut holding a cool drink with a straw and those kewl shades" (Cricut Decals) was done with the built-ins on the E2 machine!
This was fun to make and can't wait to finish this project with my visualization and hang on the wall with a summer quilt and wish I were there! Sasha and I had a great time making this and hope you enjoy!

Hugs and Love,

Lynne