tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72978446581829867812024-02-19T01:20:05.719-08:00Today I created....I love to craft. I try not to spend money or throw away things that don't need to be thrown away. I try to combine these into crafting without a huge bill... join me!Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-7468658850476897072013-11-10T21:49:00.004-08:002013-11-10T21:50:34.612-08:00Love you Mimi - Tsunami Rose Printables and more<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ts<a href="http://tsunamirosedesigns.blogspot.com/2013/11/challenge-35-anything-goes.html">unami Rose Designs</a> is having an "Anything Goes" challenge on her blog. Her printables are great for any project. I especially love the extras that she includes in them. In this project I used a few of the tickets and a sentiment from the <a href="http://www.zibbet.com/tsunamirose/artwork?artworkId=1192198">New Beginnings Journal Kit</a>. I also used a fabric covered button from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PinquePeacock">Pinque Peacock facebook shop</a>. <br />
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This project was made in commemoration of my mother-in-law who was the happiest, most positive, most loving person I have ever met. She lived with breast cancer for many years and just passed away in August of 2012. She is very missed and it took me a long time to get up the courage to make a project like this.</div>
Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-27225688969957608812013-08-14T18:48:00.002-07:002013-08-14T18:51:27.690-07:00All That Stickles Challenge "Anything Goes"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have had a four drawer card around for awhile that wasn't quite finished. I was disappointed in how much glue was showing on it and I knew it needed something more. When I saw the "<a href="http://allthatstickles.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-linky-party-july-winners-new-dt-one.html">Anything Goes Challenge</a>" I knew exactly what I needed to do. I covered up the glue spots with Stickles and added some in other places to "dress it up". So, head on over to http://allthatstickles.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-linky-party-july-winners-new-dt-one.html and play along! I used Waterfall Stickles to cover the glue I used to put on the pearl trim, Turquoise Stickles to accent the flowers and Vintage Photo Distress Stickles to add some bling to the brown part (and cover some glue there as well).</span></div>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-79410745441411538662013-06-07T21:00:00.000-07:002013-06-08T07:00:15.461-07:00Calendar Girls - June 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welcome to our June Calendar Girls' Blog Hop. It’s absolutely amazing
when you do a Google search the interesting facts you may find. Such a
find is special and unique occasions throughout the year!!! These unique
holidays are our inspiration. As Neil Sedaka sang in his song "Calendar
Girls" - "June, they’ll let me take you to the Junior Prom”. Ahhh, yes,
remember those prom days, let alone the prom pictures?? I remember my
Senior Prom – went with one guy and came home with another!!! I<br />
wasn’t a very nice person and some say still not!<br />
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The hop starts with the beautiful and very talented Lisa at <a href="http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/</a><a href="http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>.
The entire line-up is available just in case you get bogged down with
all the holidaze and craziness as you won't want to miss a single
calendar event!!!!<br />
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The line-up for June includes:<br />
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Vicky ~ <a href="http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
Janet ~ <a href="http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Kimberly ~ <a href="http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com</a><br />
Laura - <a href="http://www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com</a><br />
Lynne ~ <a href="http://www.slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Christine~ <a href="http://www.creativelivingwithchristine.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativelivingwithchristine.blogspot.com</a><br />
Sandy~ <a href="http://www.scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com</a><br />
Miriam ~ <a href="http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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<b>Holidays, Special and Wacky Days for June are:</b><br />
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Aquarium Month- Lisa<br />
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<b>1 Flip a Coin Day ~</b><br />
4 Hug Your Cat Day - Vicky<br />
<b>5 World Environment Day ~</b><br />
<b>6 National Yo-Yo Day ~ Sandy</b><br />
7 National Chocolate Ice Cream Day ~ Janet<br />
8 Best Friends Day---Anita, Lisa, Kimberly<br />
9 Donald Duck Day- Lisa<br />
10 Iced Tea Day - Laura<br />
12 Red Rose Day ~ Janet<br />
13 Sewing Machine Day ~ Lynne<br />
14 Flag Day ~ Christine<br />
15 Smile Power Day ~ Sandy<br />
16 Father's Day - Miriam, Kimberly<br />
18 Fishing Day ~ Lynne, Christine<br />
21 First Day of Summer- Laura<br />
23 National Pink Day ~ Sandy<br />
<b>23 Take Your Dog to Work Day ~</b><br />
26 Beautician's Day ~ Anita<br />
27 Sunglasses Day - Miriam<br />
28 Camera Day ~ Jearise Havenga, Lynne Kirsch<br />
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We are offering some fabulous blog candy to 3 lucky winners:<br />
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Miriam's
Crafting Supplies is offering ten (10) sets of pearls to one lucky
winner by becoming a fan on her new blog, Miriams's Crafting Blog, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_255245574">http://</a><wbr></wbr><a href="http://miriamscraftingblog.com/"><span class="word_break"></span>miriamscraftingblog.com/</a> and then commenting below you did that.<br />
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The Stamping Chef, <a href="http://thestampingchef.oo.gd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thestampingchef.oo.gd/</a>, is
our wonderful sponsor for today's blog hop and has designed at least ??
of the images that have been used in today's hop. She is offering 3 of
her wonderful designs, winner's choice to one lucky blog hopper that
responds on each of the Calendar Girls along with her facebook page, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSCRecipes/">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>groups/TSCRecipes/</a>, commenting that you hopped with the Calendar Girls.<br />
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Lynne
will be going through her stash and sending one lucky winner a surprise
package to someone that remarks and gives bloggie love on each of the
participants on your worst prom memory.<br />
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The days I chose to do projects for are Father's Day and Sunglasses Day!<br />
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My husband is a musician, so I decided to use a music theme in making a father's day card for him. I found one<a href="http://www.dailyfreefonts.com/font-downloads/musical+instruments/fonts.html" target="_blank"> font with various instruments</a> and <a href="http://www.fontspace.com/dingfontbats/willies-piano" target="_blank">one that is piano key</a>s (which I didn't end up using). If you'd like to hear his music, check him out on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MrMatt2112" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.<br />
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I found a <a href="http://wecanbeaoriginal.com/blog/2010/11/free-svg-file-sunglasses/">sunglasses svg on the BeaOriginal blog</a> and created a shaped card using MTC. I created a glint with a <a href="http://www.miriamscraftingblog.com/rhinestones.html" target="_blank">5mm crystal AB rhinestone</a>. The sentiment I typed up using Comic Sans and Wingdings fonts.<br />
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You have come to the end of the calendar, we are so glad you could join us. Thanks for stopping by and mark your
calendar again next month to see what Holidays to Celebrate on July 13,
2013, for the next Calendar Girls Blog Hop!</div>
Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-67294308785081021972013-05-22T21:00:00.000-07:002013-05-22T21:04:47.845-07:00White on White Blog Hop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This month Lorby's World of Hops has challenged this talented
crafters by asking them to create something that is white on white with a
touch of color. I know you will be as pleasantly surprised to see what
they have come up with. There is so much talent here that I know they
have risen to the occasion and have some wonderful projects to share.
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So please begin at <a href="http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/">Lorby's World</a> since she is our hostess and has a give away going on with this hop. She has all the details on her blog.<br />
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Our guest hostess is <a href="http://tee-myspot.blogspot.com/2013/05/white-on-white.html">Tee</a> and she is offering a give away from The Cutting Cafe who is our sponsor this month.<br />
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Please visit <a href="http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/">The Cutting Cafe</a> to see all their beautiful printable and cutting files.<br />
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Now let's begin this hop. Here is my project to share.<br />
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I made a 12 by 12 layout as well as a hair clip. Recently I started to make a pile of materials and go for it when I make a project rather than planning ahead exactly what I want to do. I pulled out a bunch of white pretties and this is what happened. I can't wait to take pictures of my daughter to add to it. She recently got a box of clothes from her cousins that had a white tank top and a white skirt. She'll wear those as well as the hair clip I made with the bows that didn't work anywhere on the layout. I hope that my rhinestone sticker works for a touch of color. There are green leaves, but they are hard to see. The stick pin, beads, tulle, burlap square and smaller sunflower pearls are all from <a href="http://www.miriamscraftingblog.com/">Miriam's Crafting Supplies</a>. I added Frosted Lace Stickles to the cut and on the flowers for some added sparkle.<br />
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Thank you for stopping by today and now your next blog to visit is <a href="http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/">Janet's blog</a>.<br />
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-17067745928962270892013-04-24T21:00:00.000-07:002013-04-24T21:00:04.727-07:00Butterfly hop - hosted by Lorby's World<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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butterflies we have in this hop. These crafters have performed butterfly
magic again with their creations and I hope you enjoy looking at the
beauty of these creations.<br />
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Jearise from <a href="http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com</a>
is our hostess today and she has a butterfly filled gift for one lucky
visitor today so please make sure you begin at her blog to find out how
to enter the drawing.<br />
<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Butterflies inspire and delight us, they make us stop in
our tracks and gaze in wonder. This hop is dedicated to them and to the
joy they bring. I decided to make an album. I think it is more and I
haven't decked out the inside... yet. It is a 6 by 6 album reminiscent
of a Smash album, since it's larger than a mini, made from 1/4 of a 12"
frozen pizza box. I<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>covered it with some wallpaper from a sample book
and then cut 12 by 12 double sided sheets from the K&Company Roam
paper pad for the inside pages. The front is decked out with two
handmade fabric flowers (with <a href="http://www.miriamscraftingblog.com/buttons.html" title="">button centers</a>), a handmade stick pin, a butterfly cut from an svg I found at <a href="http://www.birdscards.com/" title="">Bird's Cards</a>
(but I used some yarn and a bead instead of the provided body cut),
and a piece of ribbon. To cover some of the glue that wasn't hidden by
the pages I made a bookmark. I took some ribbon with small eyelets
along the center and threaded twine through it. On the end, I looped
the twine and threaded a <a href="http://www.miriamscraftingblog.com/charms-and-other-metal-embellishments.html" title="">butterfly charm</a>
onto it before gluing it onto the back of the lace. I also glued a
line of twine below the lace since I didn't glue the lace quite far
enough down.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you so much for joining us today and please flutter on to the talented <a href="http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com/">Ash<span style="font-size: small;">ley</span></a>.<br /> </span></span></div>
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It's March and Spring is in the Air when a
young man's fancy turns to fishing and a young girl's fancy turns to a
new wardrobe!!! Ok, maybe not but there are so many things out that
there to symbolize Spring Has Sprung ....<br />
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We have a talented group of crafters participating today to show their interpretation of SPRING . . . .<br />
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<li>Lynne ~ <a href="http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Anita ~ <a href="http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Miriam ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmiriamscreations.blogspot.com&h=qAQEhEQcb&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Janet ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fladyluvbug.blogspot.com%2F&h=GAQFdmpPx&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Vicky ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcrafting-vicky.blogspot.ca%2F&h=rAQG0nl5J&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/</a></li>
<li>Edwina ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinascreations.blogspot.com%2F&h=SAQE_ZSI9&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/</a></li>
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When I think of spring, I think of flowers, so for my project I made a garden. It's nice to have a bit of spring while it continues to snow... </div>
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The background is made on a 8 by 10 canvas with a decorative napkin and tissue paper for the sky. The clouds are made from bunched up ivory tulle (available at Miriam's Crafting Supplies). </div>
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The base is a cigar box which I took the top off of and then covered the sides in paper, filled the inside with floral foam and covered the top in fabric. I then cut out two sections of picket fence found on <a href="http://www.birdscards.com/free-digital-cut-files/the-great-outdoors/">Bird's Cards</a>. I wrapped twine around the them for vines and added some bronze tone leaf charms (available at Miriam's Crafting Supplies [MCS]) and silver leaf charms as well as a few yellow mulberry paper flowers I ordered from my friend Adele Garcia. </div>
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Along the inside of the fence are flowers made with various methods on stick pins and ground cover flowers that are buttons and sunflower pearls (both available at MCS). The light purple flower with the butterfly charm (available at MCS) on the top left is made from ivory tulle and stamped with Colorbox ink. There are also flowers made with ric rac, lace and burlap (all available at MCS). </div>
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Your next stop along the way is the fabulous <a href="http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/">Janet</a> who will be bring more spring fling your
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I am entering this project into the following challenges:<br />
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<a href="http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/2013/03/ptt112-colorphoto-inspriation.html">Party Time Tuesdays #112</a> - Color Inspiration Challenge <br />
<a href="http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/03/weekly-challeneg-11.html">Cuttin and Stampin #11</a> - Color Challenge</div>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-60978558628663846652013-03-15T15:18:00.002-07:002013-03-15T15:18:52.322-07:00Spring Card for Red Carpet Studios Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/">Red Carpet Studios</a> has a weekly challenge, this week it's <a href="http://redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/2013/03/rcs-27-leprechaun.html">"Leprechaun"</a> which entails making a card with at least two shades of green. Here is my card:<br />
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It is made on a green A2 flat, aka a single layer card, with green ric rac, green ribbon, green pearls, and a handmade flower made with green ribbon. In the center of the green flower and green ribbon are buttons available at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">my supply shop</a>. Normally the pearls would be available, but I'm currently sold out of most of my greens. I also made a birds nest with copper wire and beads. The tutorial for making it can be found on the <a href="http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/birds-nest-jewelry-video-tutorial/">The Frugal Crafter's blog</a>. The sentiment was written and printed but me and pop dotted with foam dots that I sell. Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-41078251143562202392013-03-12T21:00:00.000-07:002013-03-12T21:00:07.947-07:00Beautiful Burlap Blog Hop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Welcome to the Burlap Hop, if you have come here from <a href="http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/">Robin's blog</a> you're on the right track, if not head to <a href="http://www.mylifeinartsncrafts.com/">Jessi's blog</a> and start at the beginning. She is offering an amazing giveaway, the details will be on her blog, but here is a list of what you could win!<br />
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">1 yard of red 2" burlap ribbon<br /> 1 yard of white 2" burlap ribbon<br /> 1 yard of mint green 1" <br /> 1 yard of 1.5" jute ribbon in natural <br /><span class="text_exposed_show"> 1 yard of your choice of colored 3/8" jute ribbon (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyLifeInArtsNCrafts">see her etsy store</a>)<br /> And pick 2 colors of jute twine (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyLifeInArtsNCrafts">see her etsy</a>)</span></span></span></h5>
This was my first time working with burlap. Jessi Buehrle was nice enough to send me some. It is such a fun texture to work with. I wish I could have thought of something more creative to do with it, but I ended up making flowers. After making them I couldn't decide what to do with them, so I put magnets on the back (available in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">my supply shop</a>). The buttons in the center are also from my shop. I made two flowers by my tried and true method of making long narrow strips, layering ever smaller strips of different material, sewing loosely in and out of the bottom, then gathering. I also attempted to make a rolled flower. I have never had great success making them look the way I'd like them to... Ah well...<br />
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The line up for our hop today is:<br />
Jessi -<a href="http://www.mylifeinartsncrafts.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.mylifeinartsncrafts.com</a><br />
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Jearise - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Florbysworld.blogspot.com&h=fAQHc0Upy&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>lorbysworld.blogspot.com</a><br />
Robin S. - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fscrapandchat.blogspot.com%2F&h=GAQFnhPK8&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>scrapandchat.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Miriam ~ <a href="http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>miriamscreations.blogspot.com </a><br />
Cicily - <a href="http://www.pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.pinkdalmationscrapper.blogs<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>pot.com</a><br />
Lluvia- <a href="http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com</a><br />
Robin - <a href="http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.c<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>om/</a><br />
Lori - <a href="http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.scrappinmystressaway.blogsp<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>ot.com/</a><br />
Zoe- <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.craftyx.blogspot.com%2F&h=VAQH5GFbC&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.craftyx.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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So, head on over to <a href="http://www.pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/">Cicily's blog</a> to check out another great project! Thanks for stopping by. </div>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-28557779830321697502013-03-08T21:00:00.000-08:002013-03-08T21:00:04.286-08:00March Calendar Girls 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welcome to our March Calendar Girls' Blog Hop. Its absolutely amazing
when you do a google search the interesting facts you may find. Such a
find is special and unique occasions throughout the year!!! These
unique holidays are our inspiration. As Neil Sedaka sang in his song
"Calendar Girls" - "March, gonna march you down the aisle".<br />
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The hop starts with the beautiful and very talented Janet at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fladyluvbug.blogspot.com%2F&h=rAQGyU0LZ&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/</a>. The entire line-up is available just in case you get bogged down with all the holidaze and craziness!!!!<br />
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You won't want to miss a single calendar event!!!!<br />
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<b>The line-up for February includes:</b><br />
Janet ~ <a href="http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Lisa ~ <a href="http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Miriam - <a href="http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com</a><br />
Jearise - <a href="http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com</a><br />
Amanda ~ <a href="http://thescrapoholiccandyshop.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thescrapoholiccandyshop.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Edwina- <a href="http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Lynne - <a href="http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Kimberly ~ <a href="http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com</a><br />
Anita ~ <a href="http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com</a><br />
Vicky ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcrafting-vicky.blogspot.ca%2F&h=aAQGmNEN1&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
Vicky (my 2nd card) ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fsansdesign.blogspot.ca%2F&h=wAQHDCcVh&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sansdesign.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
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<b>March Occasions We Wish to Share:</b><br />
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<li>National Woman's History Month - Janet</li>
<li>Irish American Month - Lisa</li>
<li>National Craft Month - Miriam</li>
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1 National Pig Day<b> - </b>Jearise
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1 Peanut Butter Lovers Day - Amanda<br />
3 National Anthem Day - Edwina<br />
3 Peach Blossom Day -Anita<br />
4 Hug a GI Day - Janet<br />
5 Lily's 2nd Birthday - Lynne<br />
<b>11 Johnny Appleseed Day - Michele </b><br />
12 Girl Scouts Day - Lynne<br />
12 Plant a Flower Day - Kimberly<br />
<b>13 Ear Muff Day - </b><br />
14 Learn About Butterflies Day ~ Amanda<br />
14 Popcorn Lovers Day - Lisa<br />
15 Incredible Kid Day - Lisa<br />
16 National Quilting Day - Lisa<br />
17 St. Patrick's Day - Kimberly<br />
18 Goddess of Fertility Day - Miriam<br />
<b>20 International Earth Day -</b><br />
22 National Goof Off Day - Vicky<br />
<b>23 National Chip and Dip Day -</b><br />
<b>25 Waffle Day -</b><br />
26 Make Up Your Own Holiday Day - Lisa<br />
28 Something on a Stick Day<b> - </b>Jearise<br />
<b>30 National Take a Walk in the Park Day - </b><br />
31 Easter - Jearise, Amanda, Kimberly, Lisa, Vicky<br />
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<b>Lynne will be going through her stash and sending one lucky
winner a surprise package to someone that remarks and gives bloggie love
on each of the participants. </b><br />
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For my first holiday I had National Craft Month, so I decided to make a card to honor all my crafty friends. I wish I could send one to all of you, but I can't... so here it is for all to see:<br />
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I decided to put a little of everything on the card: yarn and some knitted twine (on nails), some lace, a few beads (given to me by my friend Jenny Alessi), both on a string and on a pin. Also on the pin is a charm from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MiriamsCraftingSupplies">my craft shop</a> (it's a key). There are some buttons, a svg of a pinwheel from SVGCuts.com (one layer of the many layered freebie). In the middle of the pinwheel is a flat backed pearl from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MiriamsCraftingSupplies">my shop</a>. Also some paper flowers, lace and buttons. The sentiment I made using a font that I found <a href="http://www.1001freefonts.com/">here</a> and the heart is from <a href="http://www.trulylovable.com/get/valentines-day/valentines-day-tattoos/love-heart-shaped.htm">here</a>.<br />
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The other holiday I chose to make a project for is Goddess of Fertility Day. I made an altered canvas. <br />
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The image of the Goddess's I found <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/art/The-Spiral-Goddess-325700016">here</a>, then I printed them on a thin card stock. The Klimt reproduction and the sunflowers are both napkins. They are adhered to the canvas with Mod Podge. <br />
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I decorated the ladies with various items including some dew drops, rhinestones, and red sunflower pearls from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">my supply shop</a> as well as items that I had in my stash. You can also see a tree charm that came from my shop, as well as a jute cord that I used the put around the edge of the picture. The tree is another symbol that come up when you search for fertility.<br />
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Here is a close up of the left side where you can see the "vine" I made with thin green ribbon and put flowers on. You can also see the bird charm that, along with the bee on the sunflower napkin, makes the birds and the bee(s).<br />
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This flower I received in a swap from Eve Jansen-Brand (<a href="http://lookaroundthecorner.blogspot.com/">blog here</a>). I added the button in the corner.<br />
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Your next stop along the way of the calendar is <a href="http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/">Lorby's World</a>. Thanks for stopping by and mark your calendar
again next month to see what Holidays to Celebrate on <b>April 13, 2013,</b> for the next Calendar Girls Blog Hop!<br />
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-3525466171401368762013-03-02T20:00:00.001-08:002013-03-02T20:00:20.466-08:00Red Carpet Studios "The Wedding Singer" Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Have you checked out the <a href="http://redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/">Red Carpet Studio</a> blog yet? If not, get over there and do it! Lot of great inspiration and fun. This week's challenge was to make a wedding or anniversary card. I decided to make an anniversary card. Now I'll be ready for my anniversary in November, as long as I don't lose it before then.<br />
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The red and yellow balloon is a file from the Summer in Paris Cricut cartridge that a friend of mine made for me. The other balloon, the large watch and the flower are all premade embellishments from a pack I got as a RAK. The watch charm in the top left, hanging from the twine is from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">my supply shop</a>. <br />
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The sentiment that I put on the inside of the card I put together just for this card. I used the Metro Retro NF font found <a href="http://www.1001freefonts.com/mfonts4.php">here</a>. I will be putting this sentiment up at my supply shop later this week, like my page to download that, and others (for free)!</div>
Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-24634884974488509842013-02-21T21:08:00.003-08:002013-02-21T21:08:57.107-08:00Creations using Pinque Peacock items and Cuttin and Stampin challenge!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am totally in love with all the items that <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PinquePeacock">The Pinque Peacock</a> carries! They are amazing for crafting, but I have a hard time using them because I don't want to let them go... So, the first project I made is a bracelet for myself with one of their flowers...<br />
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I used a vintage style lace with wide eyelets that a ribbon could be put through, 5/8" satin ribbon (available at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">my supply shop</a>), and a gorgeous elegant floral from Pinque Peacock (the center of which is a fabric covered button that they also sell and the "petals" are made from 3 Girl Jam crinkle ribbon)!<br />
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Next, I made a single layer Thank You card and used one of their stick pins...<br />
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Embellishing with lace is another obsession of mine lately... I love it! I made this with the <a href="http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.com/">Cuttin and Stampin </a>challenge in mind and so I used green, purple and yellow lace as well as adding a yellow flower and yellow pearls (available at<a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies"> my supply shop</a>). The sentiment I created myself and it is available on the wall at my shop for free!<br />
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If you want to join in on the fun for this color challenge from <a href="http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.com/">Cuttin and Stampin</a> head on over to their blog!<br />
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-68560976921486820052013-02-18T21:41:00.001-08:002013-02-18T21:41:02.487-08:00Fun single layer card<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-89813674297567659272013-02-08T21:00:00.000-08:002013-02-09T07:02:49.252-08:00February Calendar Girls 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welcome to our February Calendar Girls' Blog Hop. Its absolutely
amazing when you do a google search the interesting facts you may find.
Such a find is special and unique occassions throughout the year!!!
These unique holidays are our inspiration. As Neil Sedaka sang in his
song "Calendar Girls" - "February you'll be my valentine".<br />
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The hop starts with Kimberly at <a _mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fscrappingrookie.blogspot.com&h=XAQF6gbKY&s=1" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fscrappingrookie.blogspot.com&h=XAQF6gbKY&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com</a>. You won't want to miss a single calendar event!!!!<br />
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<b>The line-up for February includes:</b><br />
Kimberly - <a _mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=Http%3A%2F%2Fscrappingrookie.blogspot.com&h=bAQEueH82&s=1" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=Http%3A%2F%2Fscrappingrookie.blogspot.com&h=bAQEueH82&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com</a><br />
Edwina - <a _mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinascreations.blogspot.com%2F&h=OAQHgJgTo&s=1" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinascreations.blogspot.com%2F&h=OAQHgJgTo&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Janet - <a _mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com%2F&h=eAQFpz0fl&s=1" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com%2F&h=eAQFpz0fl&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Miriam - <a _mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmiriamscreations.blogspot.com&h=YAQEXnw4s&s=1" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmiriamscreations.blogspot.com&h=YAQEXnw4s&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com</a><br />
Vicky - <a _mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcrafting-vicky.blogspot.ca%2F&h=iAQEwntaN&s=1" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcrafting-vicky.blogspot.ca%2F&h=iAQEwntaN&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
Lynne - <a _mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fslasewcraftiness.blogspot.com%2F&h=TAQEXTGlS&s=1" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fslasewcraftiness.blogspot.com%2F&h=TAQEXTGlS&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Lucy - <a _mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flove2createitall.com&h=-AQEwDhlL&s=1" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flove2createitall.com&h=-AQEwDhlL&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://love2createitall.com</a><br />
Tabetha - <a _mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftabethascreations.blogspot.com%2F&h=eAQFpz0fl&s=1" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftabethascreations.blogspot.com%2F&h=eAQFpz0fl&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tabethascreations.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Jearise - <a _mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Florbysworld.blogspot.com&h=BAQE0w_SL&s=1" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Florbysworld.blogspot.com&h=BAQE0w_SL&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com</a><br />
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<b>February Occasions We Wish to Share:</b><br />
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<li>American Heart Month Kmberly </li>
<li><b>An Affair to Remember Month</b></li>
<li>National Cherry Month - Edwina</li>
<li>National Children's Dental Health Month -Janet</li>
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2 Ground Hog Day- Edwina<br />
4 Thank a Mailman Day - Miriam<br />
<b>5 National Weatherman's Day</b><br />
7 Send a Card to a Friend Day Kmberly <br />
8 Boy Scout Day - Vicky<br />
10 Umbrella Day - Lynne<br />
11 Make a Friend Day - Lucy<br />
14 Ferris Wheel Day - Janet<br />
16 Do A Grouch a Favor Day~<br />
17 Random Acts of Kindness Day - Miriam<br />
20 Love Your Pet Day - Jearise<br />
22 Walking the Dog Day~<br />
26 Carnival Day- Tabetha<br />
<b>26 Tell a Fairy Tale Day</b><br />
28 National Tooth Fairy Day - Lynne<br />
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We have a super sponsor this month - The Stamping Chef, <a _mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fthestampingchef.oo.gd%2Findex.php%3Froute%3Dcommon%2Fhome&h=VAQHi96U6&s=1" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fthestampingchef.oo.gd%2Findex.php%3Froute%3Dcommon%2Fhome&h=VAQHi96U6&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thestampingchef.oo.gd/index.php?route=common/home</a>, who has graciously offered 3 digis of the lucky winners choice who comment on the Design Team Blog at <a _mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fthestampingchef.wordpress.com%2Fand&h=QAQHmSZw-&s=1" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fthestampingchef.wordpress.com%2Fand&h=QAQHmSZw-&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thestampingchef.wordpress.com/and</a> become a follower.<br />
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For Thank a Mailman Day I made a card for my mail lady. I used a digi that I got for free from being a fan of <a href="http://freshbreweddesigns.com/">Fresh Brewed Designs</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fresh-Brewed-Designs/139388879447210?ref=ts&fref=ts">Facebook</a>! I printed the digi directly on the card, colored it in with Crayola markers (cause I still can't find my Prismacolor pencils), poked a few holes to add some flowers, added some 7mm bling to each corner from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">my supply shop</a>, and a Thank You stamp from Stampin' Up.<br />
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My other day was Random Acts of Kindness Day. I am in an amazing group on Facebook called Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) in which we send each other mostly cards, but sometimes other things. I thought I would make a nice card to randomly send someone in the group. Here it is:<br />
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The bracket svg I got<a href="http://freesvgs.blogspot.com/2009/04/bracket-mount-free-svg.html"> here</a>. The sentiment is from the Hot Air Balloon Collage set from TPC Studios. I then added a button (which I colored with ink) and a charm (attached with a brad) both from that I have received from people in the RAK group. The 7mm clear bling and the 5mm light brown bling are from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">my supply shop</a>. <br />
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Your next stop along the way of the calendar is <a href="http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/">Vicky</a>! Thanks for stopping by and mark your calendar
again next month to see what Holidays to Celebrate on <b>March 9, 2013,</b> for the next Calendar Girls Blog Hop!</div>
Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-4659718942165282792013-01-16T19:06:00.001-08:002013-01-16T19:06:17.790-08:00White as Snow Hop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welcome to the <strong>White as Snow Blog Hop</strong> where the idea
was to either create something that has white as a primary color or as
the background. I'm sure some of these crafty bloggers got creative and
combined both but you will only be able to find out by hopping along
with us today...<br />
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Our hostess for this hop is Jearise from <strong>Lorby's World</strong> (link to - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Florbysworld.blogspot.com&h=RAQEoQnbr&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com</a>) and it's a good thing to start at her blog because she has a special give away of her own and all the details are on her blog.<br />
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We also have a guest blogger, Anita from <strong>Anita and Bugs</strong>, who also has an awesome give away on her blog.<br />
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Our wonderful sponsor for today's blog hop is <a href="http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/"><strong>THE CUTTING CAFE</strong></a> so please make sure you visit their online store to see all the wonderful cutting and printable files they have.<br />
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<a href="http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/">The Cutting Cafe</a> is giving away to one lucky winner <em>3 files</em> of their choice. To qualify, you need to visit <a href="http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/">The Cutting Cafe store</a> and then "like" The Cutting Cafe on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cutting-Cafe/162767407068793?ref=ts&fref=ts">FACEBOOK</a>
and let Regina, the owner, know that you came from the White as Snow
Blog hop. I can tell you now that if you like printable sayings and cutting
files, you will love her designs and she has specials going on all the
time on her FACEBOOK page.<br />
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Now on to the hop...<br />
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I used Vanilla Cream Core'dinations card stock for the base of my card, then added some beautiful lace that is 5" high, some 5, 7 and 10mm flat back pearls and some mulberry roses. This card was simple to put together, but I find it to be very elegant. I meant to put the sentiment, "True Love" on it, but I couldn't figure out how to weld in MTC. The lace and pearls came from my supply store, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">Miriam's Crafting Supplies</a>, and the roses came from my friend Adele Garcia who sells them!<br />
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Thank you so much for joining us today and your next stop is<a href="http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/"> Jaime's blog</a>.<br />
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Final Line Up<br />
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<li>Jearise ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Florbysworld.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F01%2Fwhite-as-snow-blog-hop.html&h=IAQGR49QP&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/2013/01/white-as-snow-blog-hop.html</a></li>
<li>Anita ~~~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com&h=lAQEnDltg&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Lucy ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flove2createitall.com&h=cAQGqBuJC&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://love2createitall.com</a></li>
<li>Jessi ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmylifeinartsncrafts.blogspot.com&h=qAQHTrHS1&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mylifeinartsncrafts.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Jenny~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcccjalessi.blogspot.com&h=IAQGR49QP&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cccjalessi.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Tabetha~ <a href="http://tabethascreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tabethascreations.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Penny (Kindred Hearts) ~ <a href="http://itmakestotalcents.blogspot.com/2013/01/whit-as-snow-blog-hop-with-lorbys-world.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://itmakestotalcents.blogspot.com/2013/01/whit-as-snow-blog-hop-with-lorbys-world.html</a></li>
<li>Tee ~ <a href="http://tee-myspot.blogspot.com/2013/01/white-as-snow-blog-hop.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tee-myspot.blogspot.com/2013/01/white-as-snow-blog-hop.html</a></li>
<li>Miriam ~ <a href="http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/2013/01/white-as-snow-hop.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/2013/01/white-as-snow-hop.html</a></li>
<li> Jamie ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcraftygirl21.blogspot.com%2F&h=oAQHaF6x2&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Lynne ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fslasewcraftiness.blogspot.com%2F&h=PAQFG5uZ3&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Amanda ~ <a href="http://cricktncrafts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cricktncrafts.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>CallyAnn-<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcallyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com&h=eAQH1ab1D&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com</a></li>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-29655695429840938042013-01-11T20:54:00.003-08:002013-01-12T08:46:21.604-08:00Calendar Girls January 2013!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Welcome to ourJanuary Calendar Girls'
Blog Hop. Its absolutely amazing when you do a google search the
interesting facts you may find. Such a find is special and unique
occassions throughout the yea!!! These unique holidays are our
inspiration. As Neil Sedaka sang in his song "Calendar Girls" - "January
you start the year out fine".<br />
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The hop starts with Edwina at <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinascreations.blogspot.com%2F&h=LAQGRISZZ&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/</a></b>. You won't want to miss a single calendar event!!!!<br />
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<b>Edwina - <a href="http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/</a></b></div>
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<b><b>Miriam - <a href="http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com</a></b></b></div>
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<b>Lucy - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flove2createitall.com&h=DAQEXOMGx&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://love2createitall.com</a></b></div>
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<b>Janet - <a href="http://www.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/</a></b></div>
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<b>Kimberly - <a href="http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com</a></b></div>
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<b>Lynne - <a href="http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/</a></b></div>
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<b>Anita - <a href="http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com</a></b></div>
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<b>Jearise - <a href="http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/</a></b></div>
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<b>Tabetha - <a href="http://tabethascreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tabethascreations.blogspot.com/</a></b></div>
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<b>Vicky - <a href="http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/</a></b></div>
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<b>January Occassions We Wish to Share:</b></div>
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<li>Hot Tea Month - Edwina</li>
<li>National Oatmeal Month - Miriam</li>
<li><b>National Soup Month</b></li>
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3 Festival of Sleep Day - Vicky</div>
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5 National Bird Day - Lucy</div>
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6 Cuddle Up Day - Janet</div>
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8 Bubble Bath Day - Kimberly</div>
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12 National Pharmacist Day: Lynne</div>
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14 Dress Up Your Pet Day: Anita</div>
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15 National Hat Day: Jearise</div>
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17 Ditch New Years Resolutions Day: Tabetha</div>
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18 Winnie the Pooh Day -The Birthday of Winnie's author A.A. Milne: Lynne</div>
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20 Penguin Awareness Day:Anita</div>
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21 National Hugging Day: Jearise</div>
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21 Squirrel Appreciation Day- Tabetha</div>
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23 National Pie Day - Miriam</div>
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27 Chocolate Cake Day - Lucy</div>
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<b>28 National Kazoo Day</b></div>
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29 National Puzzle Day: Lucy</div>
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29 National Cornchip Day -Janet</div>
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<b>31 Backward Day</b></div>
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We have a super sponsor this month -<a href="http://thestampingchef.oo.gd/index.php?route=common/home"> The Stamping Chef</a>, who has graciously offered 3 digis of the lucky winners choice who comment on the Design Team Blog at <a href="http://thestampingchef.wordpress.com/and" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thestampingchef.wordpress.com/and</a> become a follower.<br />
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For my first holiday I did National Oatmeal Month. I love oatmeal and I eat it every day for breakfast, but I thought I needed to do something a little more fun for this project that a layout of me eating breakfast. So, I made a treat box for my daughter for Valentine's which has oatmeal cookies in it. The backing for the treat box was made out of a 5" by 7" card shipper (available from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">Miriam's Crafting Supplies</a>). I took the side flaps off of it so that the sides would be open, put the whole thing on my Cricut mat and lined it up to cut a heart out of the front of the box using MTC. I cut it higher than I anticipated, so instead of transparency I used card stock to back it. Then, I cut the same heart out of paper and covered the kraft paper mailer with patterned paper (it is from a Recollections collection, I'm not sure which). I had to use a blade to cut the opening out of the back of the shipper to put the tab in to close it. The card stock I used to back it with is part of the scraps from my next project. Inside the box I taped a 5 by 7 cello bag (also available at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">Miriam's Crafting Supplies</a>) that I filled with cookies and closed up.<br />
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The other holiday I made a project for was National Pie Day. I searched for a mini pie box svg and found this one at <a href="http://stayathomemomcrafts.blogspot.com/2010/11/have-your-cake-pie-and-eat-it-cut-file.html">All Things Crafty and Delicious</a>. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to make a mini pie, but those don't stay well, and I think that this will be my son's Valentine's Day gift, so that's ok. There is a piece of transparency over the opening on the top of the box. Instead of a ribbon in the slits meant for that on top I used twine.<br />
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I am entering these is the <a href="http://www.creativecuttingchallenge.blogspot.com/">Creative Cutting Challenge</a> - Valentine's Not A Card </div>
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Your next stop along the way of the calendar is <a href="http://love2createitall.com/">Lucy</a><insert blog="blog" following="following" here="here" you="you">. Thanks for stopping by and mark your calendar
again next month to see what Holidays to Celebrate on <b>February 9, 2013,</b> for the next Calendar Girls Blog Hop!</insert></div>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-35525751257522543352012-12-28T20:43:00.004-08:002012-12-28T22:09:08.795-08:00Walkin' in a Frosted Wonderland Double Dog Dare<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This month's challenge in I Double Dog
Dare You to create is a Frosted Wonderland In the meadow, you can build a
snowman, but the only question is will it be a one-dimension,
two-dimension, or letting you creativity explode to do 3-d Wonderland...
stay warm but we want it frosty . . . do you dare ????<br />
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We have a super sponsor this month - <a href="http://thestampingchef.oo.gd/index.php?route=common/home">The Stamping Chef</a> who has graciously offered 3 digis of the lucky winner's choice.<br />
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We have a wonderfully talented group of ladies that have arisen to the challenge for you this month!!!<br />
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<li>Lynne Kirsch ~ <a href="http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Miriam Meserve ~ <a href="http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Lucy Kelleher ~ <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7297844658182986781" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://love2createitall.com</a></li>
<li>Maria Matter ~ http<a href="http://www.joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/">://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li> Lisa Peters ~ <a href="http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Anita Cannon ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fanitaandbugs.blogspot.com&h=DAQGeMSyD&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://anitaandbugs.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Janet Smith ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fladyluvbug.blogspot.com&h=nAQFfZCMU&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Lisa Woodward~ <a href="http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Crafting Vicky ~ <a href="http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/</a></li>
<li>Edwina Brown ~ <a href="http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/</a></li>
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My project for you is my seasonal clock. I had planned on making a bunch of 3D snowflakes to hang in my living room to turn it into a Frosted Wonderland, but the time slipped away from me. So, I worked on my clock, which needed to be done anyways! I used the Snowflakes 3 file from <a href="http://www.birdscards.com/">Bird's Cards</a>. This site was introduced to me by the lovely Lynne from who's blog you have come here (or should have). I used 10mm clear bling in the center of the blue snowflakes, 7mm in the center of the solid white and blue and 5mm in the center of the ones with the diamonds in the center. All the bling and much more is available at my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">supply shop</a>! I also added some blue Stickles to the outside of the ones with the diamonds.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by on this wintry day and glad you could sit a
spell but I must send you on your way in the frosted wonderland to the<a href="http://love2createitall.com/"> lovely Lucy's blog</a>. We hope you enjoyed our
challenge and perhaps, you too would love to be "double dog dared". Just
leave a comment on Her Craftiness (<a href="http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/</a>)<br />
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Next month, the challenge gauntlet has been thrown with the
challenge, My Life is a Song on January 26, 2013. Hope to see you come
on back!!!</div>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-42414508152741399012012-12-20T21:00:00.000-08:002012-12-20T21:00:10.516-08:00Welcome Winter Blog Hop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welcome to my take on Welcoming Winter! You should have found your way here from <a href="http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/">Janet's blog</a>. If not, head over to the beginning at: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fthebloghopprincess.blogspot.com&h=IAQEdTt8g&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com</a>, you'll definitely want to start there to get details on blog candy!!<br />
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December 21st, the beginning of the beginning. The first day of Winter when the world sleeps for awhile to refresh itself for another cycle. This day means a lot to me. 7 years ago today my daughter was born. I have never been a big fan of the holidays, but now I have one I am truly happy to celebrate. This was the day a couple became a family in my world.<br />
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So, I decided to make a card that honors both Winter and family. It will be my daughter's birthday card.<br />
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The polar bears were created by finding a png file on google images and converting it to svg in Inkscape. On the larger bear I used Stampin' Up pastels to darken the underbelly and back of the legs. The stamp is from Stampin' Up and I used Platinum Planet Brilliance ink to stamp it. The pearls and rhinestones are from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">my own store</a>!<br />
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Now, head on over to <a href="http://www.papercraftsbycandace.com/">Candace's blog</a> to check out her project!<br />
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In case you get lost, here is the full line up:<br />
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Ashley - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fthebloghopprincess.blogspot.com&h=IAQEdTt8g&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com</a><br />
Kim- <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.puppiesandpapercrafts.com&h=-AQHqHVUe&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.puppiesandpapercrafts.com</a><br />
Melissa - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fiamapapermaniac.blogspot.com%2F&h=KAQGEacvN&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://iamapapermaniac.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Michele - <a href="http://michelescraftroom.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://michelescraftroom.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Haidee~<a href="http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Gabrielle - <a href="http://www.gabyspapery.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.gabyspapery.blogspot.com</a><br />
Tabetha - <a href="http://tabethascreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tabethascreations.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Sandy- <a href="http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com</a><br />
Amy E - <a href="http://www.scrapthissavethat.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.scrapthissavethat.blogspot.com</a><br />
Christine - <a href="http://hotberrydesigns.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://hotberrydesigns.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Vanessa <a href="http://wwwpaperkraftsunlimiteddesings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wwwpaperkraftsunlimiteddesings.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Janet <a href="http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Miriam <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmiriamscreations.blogspot.com&h=TAQExSo24&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com</a><br />
Candace <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.papercraftsbycandace.com&h=pAQGNSmJD&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.papercraftsbycandace.com</a><br />
Crystal - <a href="http://crystalscreativecorner.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Http://crystalscreativecorner.blogspot.com/</a></div>
Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-14456776499784801672012-12-12T21:03:00.001-08:002012-12-13T11:07:44.065-08:00Hot Cocoa Blog Hop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hot cocoa on a cold winter's night will warm us through and through
and fill us with delight. That is what we hope this hop will do for you
so grab a cup of cocoa and start hopping along.<br />
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Jearise from <a href="http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com</a>
is our hostess and she has a special give away on her blog so make sure
you start there to see what she has and how to qualify for the drawing.<br />
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Let's get warmed up here...<br />
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I made a snowman out of baby food jars that were left over from my son. I never throw out things like that since I know they will become useful one day, much to the chagrin of my husband. It's not my idea I had seen projects like this done before. I'm sure if you do a google images search you will find quite a few. So, in the top (smallest) jar I placed the hot cocoa mix, in the next one down will be mini marshmallows (as soon as I get some), and in the bottom one Sixlets (cause that's what I had around).<br />
To get the right color for the jars I used Mod Podge to adhere the inner piece of a napkin (just one layer) to the jars. I also used some American Crafts Spark tinsel glitter that I won from Craft Warehouse mixed in with the glue to give it some sparkle! Then, I used 5mm black pearls for the eyes and mouth and a 7mm red rhinestone for the nose (guess it's an apple instead of a carrot)! The pearls are all from my<a href="http://www.facebook.com/MiriamsCraftingSupplies"> Facebook Store</a>. The scarf is a piece of ribbon from my stash, the belt some twine I bought from the truly angelic Jill Angel, and a button that used to be my grandmothers. The hat I made using MTC. I just made a donut shape and a long rectangle....<br />
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Thank you for hopping and please continue on to...<a href="http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com/">Ashley's Blog</a>!</div>
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<li>Jearise - <a href="http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>L. Miriam - <a href="http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Ashley - <a href="http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Lucy - <a href="http://love2createitall.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://love2createitall.com</a></li>
<li>CallyAnn - <a href="http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Robin - <a href="http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Melissa - <a href="http://papershenaniganz.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://papershenaniganz.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Lluvia aka misses crafty- <a href="http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Cicily - <a href="http://pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Amanda - <a href="http://cricktncrafts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cricktncrafts.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Lynne - <a href="http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Sandra- <a href="http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Lisa - <a href="http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Katie ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fktsangels.blogspot.com%2F&h=9AQEGQjoX&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ktsangels.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Anita ~ <a href="http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com</a> </li>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-30295889661309586232012-12-01T06:16:00.001-08:002012-12-01T06:16:49.830-08:00Calendar Girls December 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Welcome to our December Calendar Girls'
Blog Hop. Papercrafts Presents 365 Cards magazine which is our
inspiration for these monthly hops which thus became the Calendar Girls.
The magazine has Creative Ideas for every day of the year: occasions,
holidays, and celebrations including 42 unique holidays!!! These unique
holidays are our inspiration. The December unique holidays are:<br />
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The hop starts with Lucy,<strong> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flove2createitall.com&h=VAQEPEPje&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://love2createitall.com</a></strong>
. You won't want to miss a single calendar event not to mention the
weddings, graduations, birthdays -- ok, you get the idea!!!!<br />
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<strong>The line-up for December includes:</strong><br />
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<strong>Lucy - <a href="http://love2createitall.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://love2createitall.com</a></strong><br />
<strong>Jearise - <a href="http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com</a></strong><br />
<strong>Lynne - <a href="http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/</a></strong><br />
<strong><strong>Anita~ <a href="http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com</a> </strong></strong><br />
<strong>Edwina - <a href="http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/</a></strong><br />
<strong>Miriam - <a href="http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/</a></strong><br />
<strong>Janet - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com%2F&h=VAQEPEPje&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/</a></strong><br />
<strong>Kimberly - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fscrappingrookie.blogspot.com%2F&h=FAQEc_9Qu&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/</a></strong><br />
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<strong>December Holidays</strong><br />
<strong>National Tie Month: Lucy</strong><br />
<strong>Spiritual Literacy Month:</strong><br />
<strong>1 Earmuff Day: Jearise</strong><br />
<em><strong>5 Bathtub Party Day:</strong></em><br />
<strong>6 St. Nicholas Day: Lynne </strong><br />
<strong>7 National Letter Writing Day: Anita</strong><br />
<strong>8 Hanukkah: Lynne </strong><br />
<strong>12 Gingerbread House Day: Edwina </strong><br />
<strong>14 Monkey Day: Miriam </strong><br />
<strong>16 National Chocolate Covered Anything Day: Janet </strong><br />
<strong>18 Bake Cookies Day: Lucy </strong><br />
<strong>21 Winter Begins: Miriam </strong><br />
<strong>21 Humbug Day: Janet </strong><br />
<strong>21 Crossword Puzzle Day: Lynne </strong><br />
<strong>25 Christmas: Kimberly </strong><br />
<em><strong>26 Boxing Day (Canada):</strong></em><br />
<strong>28 Pledge of Allegiance Day: Kimberly <strong> </strong></strong><br />
<strong>29 Tick Tock Day: Jearise </strong><br />
<strong> </strong><strong>30 Bacon Day: Jearise</strong><br />
<strong>31 New Year's Eve: Jearise</strong><br />
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Here is my monkey project. I had the half done project of making something with my 1" by 10" cello bag full of peanut butter M&M's. (Bags available at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/miriamscraftingsupplies">Miriam's Crafting Supplies</a>). I cut the sock monkey out of Stampin' Up paper from the B is for Boy's cart at 3". Then, I added a 10mm pearl to the top of the monkey's hat to try to make her look more Santa like, but I don't think it worked too well. So, I added a hand cut base to make the circle I had cut (at 4") look like a snow globe and added 5mm white rhinestones too simulate snowflakes. My idea for this project is the candy tube can be inside a stocking, and the top can peek out. It's a stocking peeker! If anyone else has come up with this idea before me I'm sorry I didn't give you credit, but I thought of it independently. <br />
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Stop by and check out these holidays as I am sure you are going to
want to remember these holidays and include them in your card making
projects!!!!!Thanks for stopping by and mark your calendar again next month to see what Holidays to Celebrate on <strong>January 12, 2013,</strong> for the next Calendar Girls Blog Hop!</div>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-47676965779990938522012-11-16T21:14:00.001-08:002012-11-17T07:48:47.570-08:00Birthday Blessings to Sally Blog Hop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Welcome
to Birthday Blessings to Sally blog Hop. Today is Kimberly Pate's
mother birthday and it was thought to honor and cherish her mother by
having a blog hop. All cards will be mailed to Sally in care of Kimberly.<br />
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Birthday's are a blessing especially if it is someone special. God
grants blessings by giving us special people to honor. Kimberly Pate is a
wonderful loving caring person which I am sure is due to the<br />
wonderful parenting skills of her mother Sally. So, let's see how our
wonderful group wishes Sally a happy birthday.<br />
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There is a wonderful line-up of birthday wishers:<br />
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<li>Kimberly ~ <a href="http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Lynne ~ <a href="http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Lisa ~ <a href="http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Miriam ~ <a href="http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Tami ~ <a href="http://www.tamboscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tamboscreations.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.tamboscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Anita ~ <a href="http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Rachelle~ <a href="http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/</a><a href="http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> </li>
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We have a special sponsor today to help us celebrate. She asks that
you remark on everyone's site along with wishing Sally a very special
birthday blessing! Then, head on over to visit her Facebook store at: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MiriamsCraftingSupplies">https://www.facebook.com/MiriamsCraftingSupplies</a><br />
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Just like her page, leave a comment that you came from this hop and
you will be entered to win ten sets of half pearls and/or rhinestones of
your choice!<br />
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If you have arrived from <a href="http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/">Lisa's blog</a> then you
are on the right birthday trail. If you just happened to stop and visit
me, I am truly blessed and happy that you have but would love for you to
follow the complete hop by starting with of course with Kimberly at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fscrappingrookie.blogspot.com&h=8AQFfQitk&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com</a><br />
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For my birthday project for Sally I have made her a purse. I tried to make a card, but my son ate the pearls that I had put on it, oh what pretty poop there will be in my future! So, I decided to make her a gift instead. I use the Cricut cart Tags, Bags, Boxes and More purse 2 from pg. 118 of the booklet. I cut it at 7" (tried 8" but it was too big to cut). I then glued super tiny, but super strong magnets onto the inside flap and the front of the purse as a closure. (Magnets will be available for purchase soon at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MiriamsCraftingSupplies">Miriam's Crafting Supplies</a>.) I covered the magnets with circles of paper cut with SCAL from the same paper as the purse itself. Then, I added a 10mm and 2 7mm rhinestones from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MiriamsCraftingSupplies">Miriam's Crafting Supplies</a> to jazz up the front a bit! There is a bit of lace as an accent on the back and as a handle.<br />
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Your next stop along the way on our birthday blessings is <a href="http://www.tamboscreations.blogspot.com/">Tami's blog</a>.</div>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-66438079758085390532012-11-16T21:00:00.000-08:002012-11-16T21:00:05.499-08:00Turkey Trot Hop 11/17<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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wanted to squeeze in a hop dedicated to those fabulous, and delish,
birds and all we all Thankful for! Today we have a talented group of
crafters showcasing their Turkey Day projects! Some might be of Turkeys,
some might be of Thanksgiving Day traditions, some may just be about
family. But they all will be fabulous!<br />
Melissa, from KaDoodle Bug Designs has been kind enough to offer a $15 GC (reg prices, not sale) to <a href="http://www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com</a>.<br />
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To qualify, you must leave a comment on ALL blogs in the hop AND vist
the KBD fan page and leave a comment saying you are hopping by!<br />
You can get to the fan page here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kadoodlebugdesigns?fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/kadoodlebugdesigns?fref=ts</a><br />
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<li>Colleen ~ <a href="http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Jennifer ~ <a href="http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Tahi ~ <a href="http://tahisscrapcorner.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tahisscrapcorner.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Miriam ~ <a href="http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>CallyAnn-<a href="http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Rachelle~<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FcreationsbyRachelle.blogspot.com&h=DAQHb759_&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creationsbyRachelle.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Jenny~ <a href="http://cccjalessi.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cccjalessi.blogspot.com/</a> </li>
<li>Amber <a href="http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Shawnee~<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fquiverofangels.blogspot.com&h=aAQEoYZQ3&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Cely~<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fhawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com&h=YAQFQvk7Z&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Amanda~<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcricktncrafts.blogspot.com&h=CAQGRjiXi&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cricktncrafts.blogspot.com</a></li>
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For my project I decided to work on my seasonal clock. I had previously made <a href="http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/2012/09/hi-welcome-to-welcome-fall-hop-i-love.html#comment-form">jack-o-lanterns</a> to cover the numbers on one of my clocks. I figured it was time to switch it up, so turkeys it is! I used the Create a Critter cart from Cricut. The turkey is on pg. 70 of the Create a Critter booklet, I cut it at 2 1/2". I used two colors of brown from Stampin' Up to make the turkey first two layers and then 4 different patterned papers to make the feathers, and such. I only used the hat on the 12 o'clock bird. (Anyone need 11 hats?) I'm thinking snowflakes next!<br />
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575309815891876311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297844658182986781.post-71437770026024887612012-11-09T20:44:00.002-08:002012-11-09T20:44:39.856-08:00Calendar Girls for November, 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welcome to our <strong><em>November Calendar Girls' Blog Hop</em></strong>.
Papercrafts Presents 365 Cards magazine which is our inspiration for
these monthly hops which thus became the Calendar Girls. The magazine
has Creative Ideas for every day of the year: occasions, holidays, and
celebrations including 42 unique holidays!!! These unique holidays are
our inspiration. The November unique holidays are:<br />
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The hop starts with Kimberly, <strong><strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fscrappingrookie.blogspot.com&h=LAQGRiSOL&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com</a></strong></strong>.
You won't want to miss a single calendar event not to mention the
weddings, graduations, birthdays -- ok, you get the idea!!!!<br />
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Lynne will be digging in her goodies for some blog candy for one
lucky winner who comments on her stop along the way along with
commenting what they are thankful for!!!!!<br />
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<strong>The line-up for November includes:</strong><br />
<strong>Kimberly - <strong> <strong><a href="http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com</a></strong></strong></strong><br />
<strong><strong><strong>Anita - <strong> <a href="http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com</a></strong></strong></strong></strong><br />
<strong><strong><strong><strong>Lynne - <a href="http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/</a></strong></strong></strong></strong><br />
<strong><strong><strong><strong>Lucy - <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flove2createitall.com&h=nAQFD99Ls&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://love2createitall.com</a></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><br />
<strong>Jearise - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Florbysworld.blogspot.com&h=XAQHjEXy8&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com</a></strong><br />
<strong>Janet -</strong> <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com%2F&h=VAQGBSZ80&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/</a></strong><br />
<strong>Miriam - <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmiriamscreations.blogspot.com&h=4AQF-JTSs&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com</a></strong></strong><br />
<strong><strong>Edwina - <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinascreations.blogspot.com%2F&h=yAQHHKz1R&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/</a></strong></strong></strong><br />
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Stop by and check out these holidays as I am sure you are going to
want to remember these holidays and include them in your card making
projects!!!!!<br />
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<strong>November Holidays:</strong><br />
<strong>National Peanut Butter Lovers Month: Kimberly</strong><br />
<strong>National Diabetes Month: Anita</strong><br />
<strong>National Aviation Month: Lynne </strong><br />
<strong>Military Family Appreciation Month: Kimberly</strong><br />
<strong>1 National Men Make Dinner Day:</strong><br />
<strong>2 Cookie Monster Day: Jearise</strong><br />
<strong>10: Marine Corps Birthday: Anita</strong><br />
<strong>10 Sesame Street Birthday: Jearise</strong><br />
<strong>11 Veteran's Day: Janet</strong><br />
<strong>13 World Kindness Day: Miriam</strong><br />
<strong>14 National American Teddy Bear Day: Jearise</strong><br />
<strong>16 Button Day: Lynne </strong><br />
<strong>18 Mickey Mouse Day: Lucy</strong><br />
<strong>19 World Toilet Day: Miriam</strong><br />
<strong>21 World Hello Day: Jearise</strong><br />
<strong>22 Thanksgiving: Edwina</strong><br />
<strong>23 National Native American Heritage Day: Janet</strong><br />
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When I think of kindness, I think of hugs. I searched everywhere, but I couldn't find an svg card of arms hugging which wad my initial idea. Since I am not artistically inclined I couldn't make one, but perhaps one of my bloggie friends may be able to come up with something (wink, wink). So, I searched around and ended up finding a very cute file to color instead. I tried to figure out where exactly it came from, but google images just seemed to have the image. The sentiment, "Kindness: You never miss an opportunity to make others feel good," is from <a href="http://createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.com/">Create with TLC</a>.<br />
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My other day was World Toilet Day, definitely something to be thankful for. I felt this could easily be made into a friendship card. I created the toilet shaped card by resizing an oval and welding them with a small rectangle in the middle in SCAL. Then, I covered the top and made an open oval for the inside to complete the effect. I made my own sentiment, "I would hold your hair." It's pretty basic, but I felt any embellishments would just be gross... I thought about some swirly blue in the bowl, or some yarn as hair, but I couldn't bring myself to do those. <br />
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Thanks for stopping by and mark your calendar again next month to see what Holidays to Celebrate on <strong>December 1, 2012</strong> for the next Calendar Girls Blog Hop!<strong> </strong><br />
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Our hostess is Jearise of Lorby's World (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Florbysworld.blogspot.com&h=yAQHHKz1R&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com</a>) and make sure you start at her blog because she has a special give away going on and all the details are on her blog.<br />
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I am offering candy of my own today! I have just started selling some fun embellishments and a few other supplies through a page on Facebook, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MiriamsCraftingSupplies">Miriam's Crafting Supplies</a>! Head on over, like my page and leave a comment saying you are coming over from the hop and you will be entered to win 6 sets of your choice of color and size of circular (!) pearls.<br />
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A fad went through the stamping world perhaps two or so months ago to make what are referred to as a triple stamp card. I used this idea to inspire my card for the hop today. I cut a circle card, made by welding two 6 1/4" circles with SCAL. I then cut out two more circles from the background color in 4 1/4" and 2 1/4". Then, I took a patterned wallpaper sample and cut out three concentric circles at 6", 4" and 2". In order to add more circles, I used pearls (available in my FB store <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MiriamsCraftingSupplies">Miriam's Crafting Supplies</a>) in the larger 7 and 10mm sizes. In the middle of the is one 9mm sunflower pearl. The sentiment is from TPC Studios Hot Air Balloon Collage set and is curved to fit a banner, so it worked very well for this project. I added some silk flowers and cut some leaves out using an svg (they were the roundest leaves I could find). I found the svg file <a href="http://svgcuts.com/blog/2010/08/07/free-svg-file-sure-cuts-a-lot-08-07-10-ollies-leaf/">SVGCuts.com</a>.<br />
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to our Creepy Crawlers and More Blog Hop!!! This is such a fun time of
year! Our creative juices start flowing and it all begins at Halloween.
This is probably the one time we can get really silly and SPOOKY with
our projects. It’s like we become little kids again. So we gathered up
some very talented Witches who wanted to show off their projects. NOW
DON'T MAKE THEM MAD, BY NOT LEAVING A COMMENT! THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO
PUT SPELLS ON BLOGS.<br />
And of course we have CANDY!! You have to give out CANDY on Halloween. All you have to do, to be entered into the drawing is,<br />
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<li>Go to Jennifer’s Face Book page, Leave a comment and Like her page </li>
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<li>Pamela ~ <a href="http://kraftykatstampstudio.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://kraftykatstampstudio.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Colleen ~ <a href="http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Katie ~ <a href="http://katiesworldofcrafting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://katiesworldofcrafting.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Jennifer ~ <a href="http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Jennifer J ~ <a href="http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Tina ~ <a href="http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Cathie~<a href="http://cathiescafe-scraphappy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cathiescafe-scraphappy.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>CallyAnn-<a href="http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Miriam ~ <a href="http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Rachelle~<a href="http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creationsbyRachelle.blogspot.com/</a> </li>
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<br /> For my project I used two files from the <a href="http://www.birdscards.com/">Bird's Cards</a> blog. I cut out the coffin box and then added the spiderweb background.<br />
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On the black coffin instead of cutting out the background, I turned my blade around in the machine so that it just left an impression of the file and added the stickles in the same place as on the other one. From there, I added some creepy crawlers using a 10mm pearl on each and waxed sting on one and fuzzy wired ribbon on the other! I thought the black one needed some lace, so I added that too. Hope you enjoyed my project. <br />
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Now it's time for you Witches to grab your Ghosts, Wizards, and Bats and jump on your broom to fly to <a href="http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/">Rachelle's blog</a>.<br />
Thanks so much for spending this Halloween Hop with us! Don't eat too much candy!!! And watch out for those black cats!!!</div>
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