Blog Hop Winner!!!

Hi Everyone,
I am so sorry this is so late tonight, but I have had one crazy day!  I would like to thank everyone who followed our blog hop this weekend and everyone who commented on my project, you all are so nice and had wonderful things to say. I also want to thank all of my followers new and old. You all are AWESOME!!!

AND THE WINNER IS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I used Random.org to pic the winner and it chose #89

Melissa said...


a. I am most thankful for my amazing husband and two wonderful sons! I love your mini album, I am always so jealous of you creative people who make these and they turn out so cute!
Today is my birthday and Robyn's stamps are on my birthday wish list so pick me please! :)
Melissa

Melissa, please email with your mailing address so I can get the stamps off to you, and Happy Birthday. You hace until December 3rd to contact me or I will have to draw another winner. email me at scrapperbecka at yahoo dot com

YEAH! It's finally here....Thankful Blog Hop & Giveaway

Welcome to Creations with Becka and the MY THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS Blog Hop! If you've come from visiting Raven's blog, you're in the right place!


If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our fun hop, you can go to INKING IT UP CRAZY and start at the beginning.
The theme of this blog hop is MY THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS. Each blog has created a project centered around the blessings they have had this past year. Be sure to visit each blog for inspiration and fun BLOG CANDY.

I am thankful for my family. It really doesn't matter how much money or stuff you have, or how big your house is or what kind of car you drive. The most important thing to me is my family. My wonderful husband and my 2 healthy beautiful children are my life! I am a better person because of them and I am so blessed that God gave them to me. So that is what I am most thankful for this and every year.

For this blog hop, I made a picture book that can also be made into a hanging star. Check out this video, and be nice, it is the very first video I have made.

Pictures of the inside pages:

Ok, Here are the pictures I did along the way.


Instructions:

1. Cut 2 12x12 cardstock into 4"x11" strips for a total of 6, fold at 5.5"
2. Cut 2 12x12 cardstock into 4"x9" strips for a total of 6, fold at 4.5"
3. Cut 2 12x12 cardstock into 4x8' strips for a total of 6, fold at 4"


4. Cut 1 12x12 patterned paper into 3.75x3.75" for a total of 15
5. Cut solid colored cardstock into 3.5x3.5" squares for a total of 15
6. Cut 2 pattern cardstock paper for front and back cover 5.25x3.5" and strip for cover bind area at 4x2.5"
7. Cut 24" of ribbon, with 6" left at both sided of cover to be able to tie it together.

8. Glue all 3.75x3.75" paper to 3.5x3.5 paper to create a layered square, the glue layered square to 4x8" areas
9. Add all embelishments you want- cricut cuts, brads etc....

10. Take the 4x11" strip and add glue to the far right end in a .5" stripe, I used my ATG gun for this.
then take 4x9" stripe and stick to 4x11" strip end by lining up the ends, then do the same with the 4x8" strip. Repeat on left.
11. Repeat on all.

12. Take all booklets and glue together. Add Ribbon to the center of the cover, glue it down.

13. Add the cover pattern paper and embelishments, the and cover binder and you are done...


On now onto my Giveaway!! YEAH I am so excited are you? I am giving away My Pink Stamper Stamp Set More Punny-licious. My very favorite stamps!!!

 For a chance to win this set of awesome stamps you:
1. Must be a follower
2. Leave a comment about what you are thankful for.
3. Check out all the blogs on this awesome blog hop.

and that is it, how easy is that????? I will draw a winner Monday afternoon by random.org and announce the winner later that night.

YOUR NEXT STOP IS DEBBIE ....
Here is a list of blogs just in case you get lost along the way.
Kassidy- http://www.inkingitupcrazy.blogspot.com/
Theresa- http://www.juicycricutcards.blogspot.com/
Jenny- http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Celeste- http://www.ccscards.blogspot.com/
Raven- http://www.love4stamps.blogspot.com/
Rebecca- http://www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com/        YOU ARE HERE!
Debbie- http://www.craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/           NEXT STOP!
Elisha- http://www.milehighstamping.blogspot.com/
Sherri- http://www.sherrisspace.blogspot.com/
Susan- http://www.itsmesusanp.blogspot.com/
Sandra- http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/
Kathy- http://www.kathyand3kids.blogspot.com/

OLNY 1 DAY LEFT! THANKFUL BLOG HOP!

There is only one day left until the Thankful Blog Hop! It starts Saturday Nov 20th at 8am MST and runs through Sunday Night. I can't wait, I have got a great project for you all and I am putting together a video too. How cool is that. It will be my first so if everything goes right, there will also be a video for the project.
Also, there is a great group of ladies participating in the hop with some great projects and of course giveaways!!! YEAH!! My favorite!
I have some special blog candy you will not want to miss out on.
See you all tomorrow!

Circle Monthly Challenge & Sweet Sassy Diva- DT Challenge- Home Sweet Home

Hi All
This week our challenge over at Sweet Sassy Diva our DT challenge was Home Sweet Home, which was also the monthly Circle Challenge.  Here is what the challenge was:

• Use at least one Cricut Cartridge Cut
• Use the Cuttlebug in some way (embossing folder, Cuttlebug die, Quilling kit, etc.)
• Use Felt in some way
• Use the color GREEN somewhere on your project

For my Home Sweet Home project I altered a candle I had already at the house. Making it into a wonderful gift or centerpiece. I used a leaf punch to cut out all the leaves, and cuttlebuged the brown ones and then inked them. I traced the leaf pattern onto the felt and cut out the leaf. I tried to cuttlebug the felt but it just came out. I glued all leaves to the base of the candle, wrapping them around the candle. Then I cut out the tag from Gyspy Wanderings and the "Thanks" from Gyspy font and tied the tage to the top of the candle.

  

Recipe:

Tag is cut from Gyspy Wandering at 3 inches, orange DCWV cardstock

 Letters are cute from Gyspy Font at 1 inche, brown cardstock

 Leaves are punched from EK Success leaf punch

 Autumn Harvest Ink-CTMH

 Olive Felt- Basic

 Orange twine

 DCWV cardstock, green, orange, and brown

 Cuttlebug A2 Embossing folder- Floral Screen

 DCWV pattern paper- Autmn Harvest

CJ TOO DT Challenge-- THANKFUL

Hi- This week Tracy over at Craft Junkie Too challenged us to make a project showcasing what we are thankful for, it could have been anything from home decor, scrapbook layout or anything you could imagine. I went to the Scrapbook Expo last October in Sacramento and I found this cute little booth called Quick Quotes. They had beautiful kits for every occasion. I foam und this one called "Family", so I finally sat down last weekend and put the kit together. We just had family pictures taken in the park so I thought this would be perfect to finish the kit with. And of course it truely represents what I am thankful most in my life...My family. I am so thankful that God blessed me with a wonderful husband and two healthy beautiful children. I could not be more thankful for anything else in the world except that. My family means everything to me and they are the most important part of my life. So I think this wall hanging truely fits this challenge for me.

Here is a picture of the kit

If you would like to check out their selection of other kits they have their website is: http://www.shopquickquotes.com/
Be sure to check out the rest of the design team great projects at http://www.craftjunkietoo.com/


I hope you enjoy.

Sweet Sassy Diva- DT Challenge- NOV 11th Cricut class

I was one of the lucky ones that was able to attend Provo Crafts 1st on-line Cricut class. It was awesome and can't wait until they have more of them. We were given the cut files for our Gyspies, but I do not own the Sentimentals cartridge so I used Lacey Labels for the centerpieces instead. I really liked the class, it was fun to learn the new techinque with the crepe paper.  It was a little hard to follow along as there were people chatting on the side of the video, so I wish there was a way to hide that, but other then that I really enjoyed it.

Here is my version of the project. And of course what I am truely thankful for my healthy beautiful children.

Check out all the great DT projects at SweetSassyDiva's blog all week.

Recipe

DCWV patterned cardstock from the Autumn Harvest pack

Orange and brown cardstock

Light brown crepe paper

Brown ribbon

Bountiful Harvest glitter from Martha Stewart

Banners & Letters are cut from Country Life

Centerpieces are cut from Lacy Label

Land of the Free Because of the Brave WINNER!!!!!

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our Land of the Free Because of the Brave Blog Hop yesterday. All the ladies on the hop did an excellent job with their projects and about getting great stories about of veterans and the men and women who are serving today.
I really enjoyed being a part of this blog hop, hearing all the great stories and the interviews was awesome!
So without further ado:

I had 48 comments and random.org drew #37.....
The winner of Christmas Village is:

Gina Thorton--
she wrote:
I love your card! Very inspiring! I grew up with a Marine, my mom. She was a single parent, and ran our home like a Mini Bootcamp. At the time it was rough, but I learned a lot from it. I think it kept me on track, and out of trouble, unlike so many of the kids around me. My brother, the only male in the house, went on to join the Marines after High School. Now I am married to a Navy man, and my Brother-in-law is currently serving in Iraq. It is his third tour since 9-11. He, like so many others, has a wife and 2 children here at home. I think growing up with military I learned to appreciate my freedom. I still stand and place my hand over my heart and say the Pledge of Allegience. My daughter knew it by heart before she ever stepped into a school. My son (who is 4 1/2) is still learning it. Hearing the Star Spangled Banner, and God Bless America, still give me chills. And I pray that that will NEVER change. Thanks for hopping along with us! Gina GRKIDDO at Verizon.net

GINA PLEASE EMAIL YOUR ADDRESS AT scrapperbecka at yahoo. com, within 1 week of today to claim your prize. If I do not hear from you by November 19th I will draw another winner.