Really Reasonable Ribbon September Blog Hop!

Hello there, friends! It's time for the RRR September Blog Hop and if you're already hopping, then you should be arriving to me from KATHY'S amazing blog! If not, head over to the RRR Blog to start the hop!

This month, we are showcasing projects using the fantastic September Ribbon Club Assortment! This is a spooktacular mix of bright colors and festive patterns and it's just perfect for all your upcoming Halloween (and more) creations! Guess what? You could win it! Just comment on each of the blogs along the hop including the RRR blog for your chance to win this super fun ribbon assortment! 

With Halloween right around the corner, I decided to make a super cute pinwheel wreath for my front door! I made one over the summer also and it was a hit, so I took the advice of a good friend and made another with a Halloween theme for our September blog hop! 

I used a small wire wreath frame for this project so I needed approximately 24 4"x4" square pieces of patterned paper (double-sided is best) with a Halloween theme. To form mini pinwheel, fold square in half to make a triangle, unfold, then repeat on opposite side. Cut along folds to 1/2" from center. Fold every other corner to center and adhere with dot of glue. Punch 1/2" circles from scrap paper and adhere to center of pinwheels, then add a sequin to the center of each circle. 

I used all of the ribbons from the September Ribbon Club Assortment on my wreath. I cut 2 strips each of all the wider ribbons, then 4 strips each of all the narrow ribbons. Tie all into bows, then layer narrow ribbons on top of wider ribbons and add festive sticker to center of each double bow. 

Arrange and adhere all bows to wreath. 

So much cuteness and so much fun! 😍

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you like my project and feel inspired to create something pretty with ribbons today! Your next stop on the blog hop is SHEILA! Have a great day--happy hopping and happy crafting!

Really Reasonable Ribbon August Blog Hop!

Hello there and happy Monday! It's time for the RRR August Blog Hop and if you're already hopping, then you should be arriving to me from KATHY'S amazing blog! If not, head over to the RRR Blog to start the hop!

This month, we are showcasing projects using the fantastic August Ribbon Club Assortment! This is a gorgeous mix of fresh fall colors and patterns and it's just perfect for all your Autumn creations! Guess what? You could win it! Just comment on each of the blog's along the hop including the RRR blog for your chance to win this crisp Autumn ribbon assortment. 

I like to try to create a project that features as many of the ribbons from the assortment as possible. This time I designed a pretty crochet doily and ribbon dreamcatcher! 

I've made one of these in the past and this one was just as enjoyable! I really like how it turned out too! I attached one of each of the fresh fall ribbons on the bottom loops of the doily, tightening each gently along the way.

They flow so nicely and I love the soft, pretty feel of it. The center is adorned with a few clear sentiment stickers and a cute fall scene. This will be so cute hanging from a spot on a small wall in a craft room or office cubbie. I hope it makes you feel like fall is in the air! 😊

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you like my project and feel inspired to create something pretty with ribbons today! Your next stop on the hop is SHEILA! Have a great day--happy hopping and happy crafting!

MCT 12 Days of Christmas- Day 10!

Hello and welcome to day 10! If you arrived here from Miss LeAnne's wonderful blog, then you are in the right place! If not, head over to Emma's blog HERE to see the fabulous inspiration she has for all to enjoy and to see today's GIVEAWAY!

The word for today is S I M P L E

 I know, not a common word around this time of year! The days til Christmas are getting shorter and my to-do list is getting longer! This project is a great little gift idea for co-workers, teachers, neighbors, friends or just to decorate your holiday home!

EASY HAND STAMPED CANDLES

A super simple technique that takes less than 5 minutes per candle and I really like the results :)

I used MCT "Merry Christmas" and the little snowman stamps from All Around Christmas set.

To make your own custom candles:

* stamp your image or sentiment in any color onto white tissue paper (if using white candles)

* cut image out carefully as tissue paper is very delicate

* place cut image where you want on the candle and hold down gently with a tool like a popcicle stick. Don't hold it down with your fingers, it burns!

* use a heating tool to go over the image keeping it about 6-8" above the candle--don't heat it too close or your candle will start to melt too fast.

* as it heats up you will see your image start to melt into the candle and when it changes shades underneath the tissue paper, its done! May take a lil practice with a small votive candle first just to get the feel but this is so easy!

* decorate candles as desired!

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

To qualify for ALL the AMAZING giveaways for the next 12 days, you must comment on every blog in this hop! You will have until Tues, Dec 13th @ midnight to have all of your comments in! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE LEAVE A WAY FOR US TO CONTACT YOU IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE WINNER'S!

There are some AMAZING giveaways for this special 12 day event & some SURPRISES to help celebrate "My Creative Time's" One Year Anniversary! Yep, Emma released her 1st set of stamps one year ago! So make sure you are tuned in because this is ONE hop you do NOT want to miss!;)

Here is the full blog hop line up:
Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/
Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/
Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/
Jeanne ~ http://www.thecricutcorner.com/
Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/
Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/
Linsey ~ You Are Here :)
Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/
Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/
Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/
Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/
Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/
Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/
Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Thanks for visiting me today! Your next stop on the MCT blog hop is Miss LIZ

Hip Hop Thursday

Unity Stamps is not slowing down one bit! This week, we have more new releases, sneak peeks of upcoming stamps from a brand new artist, Lisa Hetrick and of course oodles of free stamp giveaways through out the all day Hip Hop party over at SCS! How does ANGELA do it?...she {HEARTS} her customers and DT so much and her generosity knows no bounds!!!

The November Kit Of The Month, Enjoy Your Story...Laugh, is brimming with wonderful images that will delight one and all! It will be available for purchase very soon, so today I'm sharing projects created using only stamps from this kit.

First, a huge Hershey's Kiss is all dressed up in a decorated clear box. I saw the hershey's kiss shaped image with "Kiss" script and immediately thought, chocolate!....that's just me. Anyway, I stamped the kiss and framed it in front of the awesome frame stamp and popped the little deer (all from this KOTM). A pretty bow and handmade delightful tag finish this yummy little treat!

Remember when I mentioned above that Lisa Hetrick is of of Unity's newest illustrators? ....well.....just look at this most fabulous sentiment stamp created by Lisa herself! "Home Is Where Your Story Begins"---isn't that precious?! I absolutely love it and I found an old tin mail holder in my garage--sanded and re-painted it and decorated the front with Lisa's comforting sentiment. I think it turned out really nice and I might even give it away as a gift.....if someone can pry it from my death-grip! hehe :)

Close-Up of Lisa's sentiment

Haven't had your fill of Unity goodness yet? That's great because Miss Wendy Chang is sure to have marvelous inspiration for you, so hop over to her blog to continue on your way to find the Unity blog candy at the end of the hip-hop-blog-hop! And as always, we will love to have you join us in the Unity Forum at SCS to party hardy the day and evening away!

Hop Around The Clock

I decided to post my hoppy clock since I made it for my sweet, angelic nephew, Anthony--he's 6 years old and such a big boy so he needs his own clock for his bedroom. I entered this into Melanie Muenchinger's Just So Hoppy contest...can you believe that someone else made a clock using the frog too?! Yes, we may have been separated a birth, but Terri definitely got more creative with hers! Check it out at her blog, it's absolutely fabulous! There were so many amazing entries, I am in awe of the extraordinary talent you all possess! I was overjoyed when Melanie announced my awesome pal DONNA the first place winner of the Hoppy contest! She created a chronicle of Hoppy cards, every single one of them being tremendous! I love that girl! She's so modest about her talent, yet she is always complimenting others on their work and she's super generous as well! She is most deserving of this honor and I just want to say how proud and happy I am to know Donna--she's the BOMB!

Deets on my clock:

• 10 x 10" wood clock from Oriental Trading Co.
• background is paper adhered to the base with a strong spray adhesive "Duro" is the brand
• 1 piece of 8 1/2x11" green foam; I cut out lilypads after looking online for some images of real ones--before that and the flowers, it totally looked like a bird eye's view of a golf course green!
• layered silk flowers and placed on edges of lilypads and 1 big one floating in the *water*
• placed Gina K. clear rain dots sporadically on the lilypads (added glitter too, but I wouldn't do it again--it took away from the realistic look of dew drops being on them.)
• Stamped my frogs and 1 of them was stamped onto acetate, then transferred to white cardstock to reverse him. It didn't come out clear, so I carefully traced frog's lines with a black Sakura gelly roll pen and that helped a lot! colored and adhered to base with dimensionals.
• Stamped umbrella, water puddle and butterfly, 3 accessories that come with Melanie's Hoppy set, and went over them with silver Sakura gelly roll pen, placing them accordingly
• Numbers are rub-ons as are the 3 black flowers near the bottom left lilypad (I had to cover up a mistake there, hehe!)

I also want to give shout-outs to some of the other honorable hoppy mentions, which were all outstanding! Check out Lee-Jessie-Carolina-just a few of the ladies who made such memorable creations and inspire me everyday! You all ROCK! Thanks for visiting!

Hippy Lamp for Hannah

Hi friends! I created this lamp for Melanie Muenchinger's Just So Hippy contest and for my precious baby niece, Hannah May's nursery. I'm still in a daze over the fact that she actually chose it as the winner! I get her brand new *Just So Hoppy* stamp set for free and she's posted my creation on her blog, which is a true honor in and of itself! I can't wait to get it and start mixing and matching her 2 great sets! Gina K. Designs also has beautiful new sets just released and some really slammin' new embellishments, which I bought all of (the Visa people will love me this month)!

For The Lamp: I purchased the least expensive plain white lampshade I could find at Fred Meyer (or Target, Wal-Mart, etc). I stamped each image from Melanie's Just So Hippy set-a giraffe, a hippo and a monkey-spacing them evenly and stamping the 2 heart balloons from the same set between each animal. I used Versafine Archival in onyx black, however, certainly Pallette ink or Staz-On inks would work famously. I carefully colored everything in with the same color, lavendar VersaMagic multi-surface chalk ink. I attached a lavendar and white dotted ribbon with a brad to each balloon and *curled* them with a kabob stick and a heat gun. I then covered everything with diamond stickles and let the shade dry for 48 hours (even though 24 is probably sufficient). I added white lace trim to the bottom of the shade and sheer white dotted ribbon by May Arts to the top.

I hope you are inspired to create a lamp too! There are so many possibilities for themes and design, especially with Melanie's NEW Just So Hoppy set, which is available now at Gina K.'s online store! I would love to see anyone's creations--if you chose to make one be sure to let me know ;) thanks for visiting my blog today! ~Hugs and Happy Creating~