Rockin' New Years Blog Hop! ~ Day 2

Good Morning, my scrappy Friends! Welcome to Day 2 of the Rockin' New Years Blog Hop! If you came from the Fabulous Roma's blog then you are in the right place. If you just happened  here and want to start the hop from the beginning then head on over to Carol's Sweet Creations.

I wanted today's card to remind you of the ball dropping in Times Square. I think it looks more like a Christmas ornament but I decided to post it anyway!

Here is what you need to make this card:

Cricut Cartridges ~ Plantin School Book, numbers, ball, rectangle ~ Wild Card, Sentiment

Gypsy ~ I welded the 2011 to a rectangle to create the base

Metallic silver cardstock

Solid Cardstock ~ Recollections

Cuttlebug ~ Tiny Mosiac Embossing Folder

Silver Stickles

Ribbon

Foam Tape

I am giving away an I-Rock!

To win this all you have to do is become a Follower and leave a comment with a way for me to contact you. I will use Random.org to choose a winner on Jan. 3rd. When you post a comment on yesterday's card and today's card you will have 2 chances to win! Just scroll down to leave a comment there if you haven't already.

Your next stop on the hop is the super talented Jeanine! Hop on over and see what she has for you today.

I wish you all a Healthy, Happy New Year! ~Saundra :)

Rockin' New Years Blog Hop!

Welcome to Luv Scrapping Together and to the Rockin' New Years Blog Hop! If you came from the super talented Roma's blog then you are in the right place. If you happened upon my blog you can start the hop from the beginning HERE.

Today I made a card that would fit in a regular business sized envelope. This is my first, actually. I really liked it and will be making more in the future.

Here is what is needed to make this card:

Cricut Cartridge ~ Simply Charmed - Bottle, Wild Card - Sentiment

Peachy Keen Stamps ~ PK-471 Happy New Year! 1 1/8th inch faces

Studio G stamp

DCWV Nana's Kitchen Mat Stack

Recollections ~ Kraft cardstock

Silver Cardstock ~ Target

Fiscars Punch

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ D'Vine Swirls

Clear embossing powder

Ranger Embossing Ink

Ribbon

White and Black Gelly Roll Pens

Foam tape

Now! Who would like some blog candy? Today I am giving away an I-Rock!

All you need to win this is to be a follower and leave me a comment with a way to contact you. I will draw a winner on Monday, Jan 3rd!

Your next stop on the hop is the talented Jeanine! If you get lost you can use the list I have provided to get back on track. I wish you all a very blessed New Year! ~ Saundra :)

Carol Sweet Creations

Celeste

Court

Dorcas

Gloria "Girlia's Cards"

Jen

Karen

Norma

Roma

Saundra <-- That's me! :)

Jeanine

Karey

A Country Birthday

Good Morning Friends!

Hope you all are having a wonderful week! I wanted to share a birthday card I  made for my great aunt.

This is a 5x7 inch card.

Here is what I used:

Cricut Cartridge ~ Country Life

Patterned Paper ~ DCWV

Kraft Cardstock

Matha Stewart deep edge punch ~ I won this from Peachy Keen's Birthday hop :)

Green and White Baker's Twine

Ranger Distress Ink ~ Tea Dye

Bling

White Gelly Roll Pen

Foam Tape

It was pretty simple to put together but I like how it turned out.

I also wanted to remind you all about the Rockin' New Year's Blog Hop. It starts tomorrow and I believe there is some blog cand to be had!

Have a great day, Friends!

Just A Note

Good Morning! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and got all the crafty goodies you wanted. My sons both bought ne cartridges, Cricut Lite B is For Boy and Twinkle Toes. They know what their mom likes! (They actually got help from their sisters :) )

Todays card is for the challenge over at Flaunt It Fridays. It's a fairly new challenge blog that features a certain Cricut cartridge cut. This week's challenge is to use the turtle from Create A Critter, one of my favorite cartridges!

Here's what was used to make this card:

Card size ~ 4.25 x 5.5

Kraft Cardstock for the base

Patterned Cardstock ~ DCWV Baby Boy Mat Stack

Solid Cardstock ~ Scraps form my bin

Cricut Cartridge ~ Create A Critter , turtle cut at 2.5 inches

Peachy Keen Stamps ~ PK-532 Simple Sallies 1 1/8

Sentiment ~ TPI Studios

Crinkle Ribbon ~ My Craft Spot

Cuttlebug Embossing Folders ~ D'Vine Swirls, Tony Mosaic

Decorate Edge Punch ~ Stampin Up!

White and Black Gelly Roll pens

Foam tape

Glue Dot 

Enjoy your day everyone! We are off to do a little after Christmas shopping. Hopefully the roads are not too bad from all the snow we received yesterday. Here's a picture from our back deck:

We rarely get much snow in North Carolina so we always take pictures when it happens! Stay warm everyone!

Wishing you all A Very, Merry Christmas from my family to yours.

Candy Bar Wrappers and A WINNER!

Happy Thursday, Friends!

Today I would like to share with you a simple way to dress up some candy bars. I am putting these in my children's stockings.

Cartridges used: Christmas Cheer and Smiley Cards

Peachy Keen Stamps: PK-547 Cutie Pie Face Assortment and PK-754 Critter Face Faces Set A Medium

Scrappy Moms Stamps: Winter Wishes

White Gelly Roll Pen

Ranger Glossy Accents- I put this on the glasses and now all I can think about is the Beetles!

Red Bling

Ribbon

Cartridge Used: Paper Doll Dress Up

Peachy Keen Stamps: PK-754 Critter Faces Set A Medium and PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment

Scrappy Moms Stamps: Winter Wishes

White Jelly Roll Pen

Stickles: Christmas Red

Red and White Flock: Santa's Suit

All the paper used was from my scrap box. These are super quick and easy.

And now the winner, chosen by Random.org, of the Fantabulous Cricut "Deck The Halls" Crawl is...

Kate said...

What gorgeous, gorgeous projects!! I love the variety of coordinating papers that you've used for the wreath - and the word JOY really does sum up the Christmas season. Great job!

Kate, I will contact you shortly for your address.

Ok, I'm off to make some homemade fudge and Chex mix. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Some Christmas Baking

Hello Friends,

I thought I'd share what I was doing today.

These are just delicious! I probably gained about 5 pounds today!

I found this recipe on Our Best Bites blog.  Yep I admit it. I don't only follow papercrafting blogs! These girls have great holiday recipes as well as other things to make for your family.

Here's the cookie recipe:

Candy Cane Kiss Cookies


Recipe by Our Best Bites

1/2 c. butter-flavored shortening
1/2 c. real butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
optional: 1 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 c. flour, lightly spooned into measuring cups and leveled with a knife
1/4 c. + 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 c. dark chocolate chips
48 Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses, unwrapped
Preheat oven to 350.
Cream together softened butter, shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar for 1-2 minutes on medium-high speed or until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla. Meanwhile, combine the baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour, and cocoa powder. Add to the butter/sugar mixture and mix until combined. Mix in the chocolate chips.
Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the centers are set but still soft. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 1-2 minutes. Top each cookie with an unwrapped Candy Cane Kiss. Allow to cool completely, long enough for the Kiss to harden. If necessary, after the cookies have cooled, they can be placed in the refrigerator or freezer to re-solidify the Kiss.

Enjoy Friends!