Welcome to the Holly Jolly Blog Hop!

 

Hello! and Welcome to the Holly Jolly Blog Hop, being hosted by the inspiring Fantablulouslyping blog and the Kreimers! If you are just beginning the hop you should start here at the Kreimers!! If you have come from Greengirls' blog, you are in the right place!

I had so much fun making the "Sweet Shoppe" box a while back for the Summer blog hop, I thought I'd make one for Santa! You can find that Sweet Shoppe post here!

 The snow on the windows is done with CTMH's liquid applique. Looks like real snow in real life!!

These next 2 are the inside pics. You could see through the windows of the smaller box and see the back wall so I was assuming you could on this box too! and you might have been able to if I hadn't put so much in front of the windows, huh!?? I hate it, cause it came out soooo cute!

I used my poor broken down Imagine, which is printing only, and going back to HSN, luckily I had purchased the extended warranty!! The carts I used were Imagine Santa's Village, Imagine Yummy for the candy dishes, Imagine Best Friends for the children and Imagine Snow Angel for the tree on the outside and Sweet Treats for the box! The inside wreaths are from Joys of the Season. The signpost is from the smaller box!

Now for the reason you are here! I have blog candy! Just leave a comment telling me if you make your own Christmas cards and if they are finished!! I have about 1/3 of them completed! The winner will get the August Stamp of the Month set from CTMH, in case you missed the opportunity to purchase this great set of stamps, here's your chance to win them! I'll draw a winner Monday a.m. using random.org.

Here's a sample of what this stamp set can do!

Next up on the hop is the very talented and inspiring Yolanda's Craftyscentiments!

I hope I have inspired you to create your own little Shoppe for the holidays! I might just make a set! My DGD will love it! If you would like my CCR file for this, leave me a comment and an email address to send it to!

Have a great weekend!

Here's the lineup in case you get lost!

Kreimers http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/
Tiffysmom http://angiespaperpassion.blogspot.com/
BetsyBoo http://www.betsymcreates.blogspot.com/
October Beauty http://www.macybella.blogspot.com/
Marcjo http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com/
Ken’s Kreations www.kreativeken.blogspot.com
DarcyBeeler http://dlmbscrapping-time2create.blogspot.com/
Scrapalette http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/
Momtotwocuties http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/
Greengirl www.michelegreen.com
Scrappin-Nanapuddin http://scrappin-nanapuddin.blogspot.com <=== you are here!
CraftyScentiments http://craftyscentiments.blogspot.com/
CricutAddicted http://scrappingformorefun.blogspot.com/
Sis O’Snap http://papercraftscissors.com/
TerriSki http://scrappinwiththebug.blogspot.com/
Phantom Rink Rat http://addictedtothecricut.blogspot.com
TheCraftyTouch www.thecraftytouch.blogspot.com
HappyScrapper64 http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/
CraftySanSan http://1craftysansan.blogspot.com
GoneScrappin http://scrappycol.blogspot.com/
MamaC http://cccscraproom.blogspot.com/
NadiaH-McConnell http://www.withglitteringeyes.com/

Welcome to the Winter/Christmas Themed Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the Winter/Christmas Themed Blog Hop celebrating our favorite time of the year. This Blog Hop is hosted by Paulette, from Around the Bock with Scrapalette. You can start at the beginning of the hop at  http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/.  These ladies are ALL the epitome of inspiration so be sure and don't miss a single stop! Some prizes are available also!

My project for the hop is a Christmas Tree Mini Album! I really had a hard time deciding what kind of project to do and I wanted to do a Winter card and a Christmas project, and then the Cricut Circle posted their challenge and that made up my mind for me! I can post that there and here! One of my favorite projects is a mini album and my favorite subject is Christmas!! If you are a follower you might remember that I made a stocking mini last year at this time! but it was a lot harder because we couldn't use Santa or Christmas!!! Try doing ANYTHING at Christmas without using one of those words! AND I had to design it first!  Cricut didn't have a stocking shape to use for that until AFTER I did that book. Now they have one and would have saved so much time! But it was fun and I learned a lot! This time I used a white mini book from Michaels that I've had since last Christmas!  I did this one in less than 3 days!! (Last years took me close to a week!) I would have never gotten it completed that fast without the new Imagine "Santa's Village". Most of the cuts are from that cart! My favorite tool for this book (besides the Imagine!!) was the Sakura glitter pen! I glittered up Santas beard and the HO HO HO on the front, as well as the little soldier! I used it everywhere I wanted glitter except the buttons on the gingerbread man and Rudolphs nose. That was just Glossy Accents topped with glitter. This book was a lot of fun! 
I did make a charm that has the Santa bust on 1 side and a gingerbread man on the other, using Tim Holtz fragments and Glossy Accents! In the first pic at the top left of the tree you can see the gingerbread man side. On the last pic you can see the Santa side.

Recipe:

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Cricut Imagine

Imagine Snow Angel

Imagine Santa's Village

Winter Frolic

Calligraphy

All Wrapped Up

Sakura Clear Star Pen

AC Patterned Paper

Colorbok White paper

Glossy Accents

And just what you all came here for!! I have some blog candy for you for hopping! I'm giving away a Cricut Gingerbread cartridge! Chosen by Random.org. (The packaging was cut open by my helpful husband but I have not touched it! Rewards are still there too! )You do not have to be a follower but would love to have a new friend/follower! 

For a chance at the blog candy:
 1.)  Please leave a comment as to whether you make your own Christmas cards and if you've started them!! (I hate to say I have not! I had told myself last year I was going to start them early as well as the Advent trees for grandkids! Then instead of 400 angels on our Lions Club Angel Tree this year there are 800+ and they're already pouring in! Need them done first! Gotta get those angels adoped!) 
2.)  Please leave contact info! 

Thanks for hopping by, your next stop is Cindy at  http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/ 

This is the list of all of the blogs in case you get lost!

1. Paulette at  http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/

2. Debbie at  http://bugginattheseams.blogspot.com/

3. Carolyn at  http://cccscraproom.blogspot.com/

4. Brenda at  http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/

5. Maria at http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com/

6. Chris at http://scrappin-nanapuddin.blogspot.com/

7. Cindy at  http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/ 

8. Michele at  http://www.michelegreen.com/ 

9. Lisa at  http://addictedtothecricut.blogspot.com

10. Dana at http://papermemories4u.blogspot.com/

11. Nancy at  http://lanancyworkshop.blogspot.com/

12. Madylyn at   http://inspiredbycolor.blogspot.com/

13. Wini at  http://www.looneybugdesigns.com/

14. Renee at    http://icameisawicreated.blogspot.com/

15. Tammy at http://www.scrapcavecreations.com/

16. Debbie at  http://debbieduddles.blogspot.com/

17. Kim at  http://blingdazzler.com/

18. Brandi at http://scubascrapperbrandi.blogspot.com/

19. Sharon at  http://designsbysharon.blogspot.com/

20. Liz at  http://liz-lavendarandroses.blogspot.com/