Happy New Year and Monthly Challenge #42 Beary Sweet @ Connie Can Crop

New Challenge at Connie Can Crop Blog, check it out:

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Hello my crafty friends!

Happy New Year! I hope that 2016 is an amazing year for us all!

I wanted to start us off with a fun and easy challenge!

My Challenge this month is:

 I want you to create any type of project you'd like and 

all you need to do is include a bear or something sweet. One or the other or both! Easy and fun right?

Here's what my amazing Design Team has created for this month's challenge. 

Be sure to stop by their blogs and leave them some love!!

Kim Venezia

Angela Corcoran

Veronica Tovar

And Connie:

You can create anything you'd like just be sure to mention you are linking to my challenge.

Please create one layout, card, or other project. 

Your layout can be single page or double page. You may use any other products you wish. 

When you are finished with your project please post it here in this thread.

New Rule!! You must become a follower of my blog to win!!

Please remember I will only count two entries per person. (Just to be fair!)

Entries are due by Sunday, January 31st at 11:59 pm.

Sorry, No back Linking Allowed!!

I have a SUPER fantastic sponsor this month, Connie! 

One lucky winner will win a super cute Doodlebug Designs Sweetheart Goodie Box. (photo coming soon!!) And I may throw in some other fun goodies..you never know!!

AND don't forget the winner gets

a custom blinkie for you to display on your own blog!! YAY!

You need to link your project up below using Mr. Linky.

You have until midnight Sunday, January 31st to link it up.

I will draw one random winner. My winner will not be based on skill or talent, 

but based on just completing the challenge.

 Good luck my crafty friends!! Can't wait to see what you create!!

December's Lucky Winner will be announced Wednesday January 6th"""

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More pictures of my project, which was one of the gifts I sent my secret sister, Connie:

The metal sentiment tag from Ide-Ologie (TH) and tons of alcohol ink distressing:

More TH metal tags, with this fun ribbon (leaf):

The Creative Embellishment wooden letters also distressed:

The background was created on upcycled metallic cartoon packing, alcohol ink, and an stencil also from TH:

I also used the Bears, reindeer, and leaves ribbon, Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium papers, Ide-Ology embellishments.

I entered this project to:

Graphic 45 Christmas facebook page for the December Challenge.

http://creativeembellishments.com/blog/?p=7663:

I was inspired by the red hues and the metallic accents, and of course the warm and fussy feeling.

http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/?type=challenge&ch=1215

Well, I hope you enjoyed this project and decide to enter our fun challenge.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year Eve!!! 

It's Veronica from Vicky's Scrapping Passion with a card to hold the handmade gift I made for my daughter.

BTW, We had an amazing sponsor this month for Connie's blog hop last week! Betsy Flot is giving one of  her awesome book's, Progressions of Expressions Volume 2.

I made this charm holder for my daughter's handmade gift inspired by the ones made by Jody from Cre8n' Memories. 

Connie, sorry, I saw this idea too late otherwise I would have sent you one ;-)

 I made some changes to the original idea to adjust it to a regular size card and to hide the chain, I made a pocket. I remembered a chain holder I saw a while ago and made the straight cuts coming out of the punched holes to insert the chain without destroying the card, as you can appreciate bellow:

A closer look to the charm:

 A closer look to the pocket:

 The inside of the card with the sentiment:

 The embellishment:

 I used a 3D zot to hold the pendant:

Both pendants:

 This one I sent to Connie:

I used some old CTMH papers (Believe) and the charm/glass topper are also from CTMH. You can get similar products in Connie's CTMH website.

Happy New Year Eve!!!

Don't forget to check out Connie's monthly Challenge! 

Connie Can Crop Challenge #41

Candy Cane

due 11:59 P.M. Thursday, December 31st Pacific Time

- See more at: http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/#sthash.mjGh2vsB.dpuf

I would like to enter the following challenges:

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/2015/12/snow-and-sparkle.html: 

Lots of sparkles.

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/challenge-178-anything-goes.html

Christmas themed card and pendants.

http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/challenge-344-31st-of-december-anything.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CraftChallenge+%28C.R.A.F.T.+Challenge%29

Anything goes.

Eureka Stamps challenge #173 Snowmen or Snowflakes

Dear scrappers,
At Eureka Stamps Blog  we have a new challenge this week:

Snowmen or Snowflakes

Here is my take to this fun challenge using the 23402 Snowman Circle digital stamp:

 I used the fuse tool my dear friend Gloria for my birthday. I also bought a Christmas card kit from fuse and used the special cardstock, the snowflakes, and the saying from the kit. I included a printed cardstock with the already colored snowman Eureka stamp  in my shaker bag and added some sequin snowflakes also from the kit.
For the back, I added one of the bigger snowflakes to give the card some fun for its inside as well:

The card kit, I used:

Closer look to the shaker insert: 

A closer look to the saying and snowflakes:

I hope you enjoy this fun project and decide to enter the Eureka Stamp challenge for this week.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/2015/12/snow-and-sparkle.html: 

Snowflakes, and lots of sparkles.

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/challenge-178-anything-goes.html

Christmas themed snowman

http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/challenge-343-24th-of-december-new.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CraftChallenge+%28C.R.A.F.T.+Challenge%29

New tool, the fuse, for me as well as new cardkit using the fuse.

Thanks and I'll be back tomorrow with my Connie Can Crop's post of the month.

Eureka Stamps Challenge #172 Santa

Eureka Stamps Blog has a new challenge this week:

Santa

I used the following digital images for my project:
6702 Santa Head
& 30702 Ho Y'all
I made some tags for my son's class for their goody bags. I uploaded the Santa image to my Cricut design studio and used the print and cut function of my Cricut explorer. I also made a larger red mat to go with the tag. I left the tags on purpose without coloring so that the children could color them and use the tags as Christmas tree ornaments.

Here is a picture of al, the goody bags with the tags:



A close look to the tags:


My son's ornament:



My daughter's creation



The picture posted in Eureka Stamp blog:


I would like to enter the following challenges:

Fantabulous cricut challenge: bingo



I made the middle row.


Brown sugar challenge

heart 2 heart challenge: wrap it up
I used white daisy and Ruby card stocks from CTMH.

Thank you for stopping by and Merry Christmas to all my scrappy friends.
Many blessing to all of you.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Vicky Tovar

Eureka Stamps Challenge #171 Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Our Challenge theme this week is 


Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

My project this week:

It includes the following Eureka Stamps:

26001 The Lord Bless You & 35501 The Star Border

A closer look to this beautiful and meaningful blessing.

A closer look to glitter glue altered star. 

I made this bookmark by modifying each image color in PowerPoint and printing it on white cardstock. 

This was a very easy and project to do. I'm loving the versatility of those digital Eureka Stamps images.

I hope you enjoy this project and leave me so love.

Many Blessing during this crazy week before Christmas.

Vicky

I would love to enter the following challenges:

http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/virginias-take-on-glitter.html

http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/challenge-341-10th-of-december-christmas.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CraftChallenge+%28C.R.A.F.T.+Challenge%29

http://decoratetocelebrate.blogspot.com/2015/12/challenge-115-anything-goes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DecorateToCelebrate+%28Decorate+To+Celebrate%21%29

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/2015/12/christmas-challenge.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CraftyBootsChallenges+%28Crafty+Boots+Challenges%29

Santa Baby, Blog Hop

Santa Baby slip a Cricut under the tree, for me!

I’ve been an awful good girl

Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight.

Come and trim my Christmas tree

With some ribbons bought at Hobby Lobby

I really do believe in you

Let’s see if you believe in me

Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing, some bling

Rhinestones, sequins, or stickles will do

Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight!

You should have arrived to the North Pole from Rhonda 

If not,

Connie Can Crop is the elf in charge of this holiday Blog Hop.

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of Santa's helpers!!

We are so excited to announce our sponsor is going to Betsy Flot. She is giving one lucky hopper her awesome book 

Progressions of Expressions Volume 2.

With over 9,000 titles and quotes for scrapbooking, cards and other crafting!

Please visit her website HERE

you can find her on facebook HERe

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

You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on Wednesday 12/16/15 here at Connie Can Crop.

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

Well, here is my project:

 I made this layout using Karen Fosters papers, stickers, and die cuts. This line was perfect for these holiday pictures, which I took in Galveston for Christmas eve (left side) and in Monterrey, Mexico for New Year eve (right side). I used an Sketch from Tami Sanders' PhotoFull class.

Left side inside the lap.

Right side inside the lap.  

 Some closeups of the embellishments, I used.

The letters are from the Echo Park alpha stickers.

The Papa Noel sticker is my favorite, as it reminds me of my childhood.

The same with the Nochebuena one... 

The New Year eve pictures were also special because It was my last holiday spent in Mexico, I was pregnant with my now 8 year old, and it was the first Christmas as a married couple for my sister in law and her husband.


Some more close ups:


And I left tons of space for my journaling, which I will add soon in my "Que te regalaron para Navidad" space:

I hope you enjoyed my layout and leave me and my blog hoping friends some love.

 Up next is Charmagne  

Here's our Jolly line up in case you get lost.

Connie

Cindy 

Pam  

Theresa 

Angela 

Sarah  

Jessica  

Alicia  

Sharon  

Holli  

Shawnee 

Miranda

Kim 

Rhonda 

Veronica 

Charmagne  

Haidee

Ronnel

I would also like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 341 - 10th of December – Christmas.

Christmas Challenge

Challenge #81 - Merry Christmas

CHNC challenge extra for December 2015

Eureka Stamps Challenge #170 Christmas Is Coming

Our Challenge theme this week is 

Christmas is Coming

for more details please visit Eureka Stamps Blog here.

Here is my design for this week's challenge:

Vicky

 16401 O Holy Night

& 17002(274) Bethlehem

For this card, I used a digital stamp, which I had modified in PowerPoint. I used the adding color feature and the oval cropping of the image from PoqerPoint. Then, I printed the image in my inkJet printer and trimmed it around. I framed the image using some silver glitter paper and some foil chips containing white paper from my stash. 

 I added some glitter using a glue pen to highlight the stars and to give it a more defined border.

To the inside of the cards, I added my altered sentiment using glitter again...

I hope you join us at our challenge. 

I wish to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 341 - 10th of December – Christmas. http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/challenge-341-10th-of-december-christmas.html

DL.ART THANKFUL THURSDAY CHALLENGE #170 "BLUE & WHITE OR RED AND GREEN" http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2015/12/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-170.html

Challenge #174 - CAS: http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/challenge-174-cas.html