Day 2: 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome & Thank you so much for stopping by the blog hop today for DAY 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop.  I hope you enjoyed the first Day of the Hop.  If you haven't been through yesterdays post as of yet, not to worry as you still can do that today.  :)    

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If you arrived from Daphne's blog you are in the right place.  If you just started the hop you may want to start at the beginning by clicking here. 

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Every year for Christmas I love to give ornaments to my family as one of their gifts I give.  In the past I have made them or bought them if I seen something that is just too cute to pass up.  This year is no different.  I was actually inspired by a friend who made them for a project at work and decided that these are exactly what I wanted to do this year for my family.

 This year I did a set for each of my gifts.  Each set contained a House and a Church.

The little chipboard Structures were purchased at my local Michael's.  To Decorate them, I used modpodge and various glitters from Tim Holtz, Stampin' Up, and Martha Stewart.  

 I punched out a heart out of Stampin Up Glitter paper and adhered to the right of the door.  The little bell was glued on with a hot glue gun.  I used my printer to print up "Joy to the world" and I glued it around the cording with the hot glue gun.

Just a different look at the Church.  

 For the little house I also used various glitter and modpodge.  Then I punched out the heart out of Stampin' Up Glitter Paper and printed the "Merry Christmas" on my computer and adhered with hot glue to the cording of the ornament.

I signed the bottom of each piece with my initials and the year just as a reference for years to come. 

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Today I am offering Blog Candy to one lucky winner for Today only.  You must leave a Comment on this post in order to be eligible to win the blog candy listed below.   

All Winners will be announced on:  Sunday, December 8, 2013.

Blog Candy Graciously donated by:  EK Success Brands

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Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and your next stop on the hop is:  JESSICA

Just in case you get lost along the way here is a complete list of all the stops on the hop.  Reminder: That there will be a guest post in between 1 & 2 each day and they will be different.

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

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

3. Sheila - http://2pawprints.blogspot.com 

4. Teresa- http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com/

5. Scrappin Madge http://www.thescrappinlounge.com

6. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com

7. Robin Lane - http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/

8. Scrappin Toxic Midge- http://www.toxictreasures.com/

9. Deb Rodgerson  http://debspaperpalooza.blogspot.com/

10.Theresa - http://scrappinginheels.blogspot.com

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

12. Diana - http://daisylovecreations.blogspot.com

13. Alicia http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com

14.  Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com

15.  Lori ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

16. Beth~ http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.com

17. Shawnee~ http://sunshinycards.blogspot.com

18. Thia~http://bluemooncreation.blogspot.com

19. Inga  http://mommahobbit.blogspot.ca/

20. Heather~ http://paper-junkie.blogspot.com

21. Denise www.craftconfectionery.com

22. Kathy - http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com

23. Daphne - http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com/

24. Anna - http://www.stampanna.com You are Here!!

25. Jessica -  www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

These are the Days-Mini Album

Hey Everyone,  

I am so excited to share with you a mini album that I created.  It is so stinking cute.  I wanted to use pictures of my cute little nephew- Javier.  I think this turned out just perfect.  

The box is a Jenni Bowlin Cigar Box.  I didn't want to alter the whole box.  So-I just went ahead and added onto the cover of the box.  

 Inside the Cigar box houses the mini album that I created out of 12 x 12 chipboard that I purchased from Walmart.com.  It has a nice thickness so that all the pages are uniform.

The chipboard piece on top is from a Tim Holtz movers & shapers die that I used in my sizzix machine. 

 Here is a picture of all the pages fanned out.  I used my corner chomper to go around all the edges and then inked all the edges with my Distress Inks in brown color.

The above picture is of the cover of the  book.  All the little embellishments are from the Sticker sheet from Note to Self Echo Park Collection. 

 Look how cute Javier is.  Check out that smile. 

  Javier and his mom.   In the pocket is a Tag that I distressed and added ribbon to tuck into the cute little coin envelope. 

Since this is a mini book and I had some pictures that weren't so mini, I decided to add them anyway by just putting them slanted on the pages and then cut with my scissors. 

I hope you enjoyed my project I am sharing with you today. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

The winner of the "Rainbow Blog Hop" will be announced tomorrow.  So stay Tuned.  :)

Of'Fish'ially the Best

Hi Everyone,

Happy Tuesday! :) I have another project to show you that I made for this past Saturday's Challenge Day over at Pink By Design. Hope you like it. I sure do.

This set is using the "Sweet Grams 2" set. This set is a must have. You can do so much with it. :) Here is what I made:

What do you think? Is this cute or what????

Thanks for stopping by!