12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop Day 12

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop Day 12. This hop will take place  November 24th through December 5th and the new postings each day will be posted by 8am eastern standard time. This hop will be full of wonderful ideas and inspiration to get you well on your way  of creating all of those beautiful Christmas project. This is an awesome way to get a lot of your Christmas cards, and scrapbook layouts  finished, home decorations completed and maybe even be inspired to  create something using a new technique that you have never tried.  There will be a new project posted each and every day by all the wonderful  amazing ladies in this hop. Also each day we will have a guest designer  or two for you to visit.

If you just landed here you can start with Lisa at the beginning of the hop!  If you are hopping in line, you should have arrived from Angela's blog.

We have a ton of prizes so be sure to hop and follow everyone along the way!

Honeybearz Designs:  Stamp Sets

Stampin Up:  Punches and Stamp Sets

ScrappyDew: $20.00 gift certificate

Scrappy Moms Stamps Fan Page: Stamp Set

Craftin Desert Diva's:  Stamp Set

Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons:  $15.00 gift certificate

Pretty Cute Stamps:  $15.00 gift certificate

Kathy's Cozies:  $25 gift certificate to her Etsy shop.

TreasureBoxDesigns: Three FREE files of their choice.

My Creative Time!  Stamp Set

SVG Attic:  $15.00 gift certificate

Pink and Main:  Christmas Stamp Set

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs: (Sponsoring 2 Days)  $15.00 gift certificate each day

Jessi Buehrle: Twine bundles, and Three CTMH Stamp Sets

Scrapping Bug Designs: $50.00 gift certificate. The gift certificate excludes sale prices.

Marjorie Ann Designs: $20.00 gift certificate

Paper Nest Dolls:

Cuddly Cute Designs: 3 Free Files

Too Cute By Jessica: $25.00 Gift Certificate

KaDoodle Bug Designs: 12 $5 gift certificates 1 for each of the 12 days of Christmas.

Midge and Madge Mingle:  A fabulous gift box Valued at $50.00 Retail

SVG Cuts:  $35.00 gift certificate

Lettering Delights: 50% coupon code on any purchase of $10.00 to all hoppers and a Christmas themed free printable for anyone that visits.

My project:

I have been working on this project for over a month. I am not sure I can even describe all the things I did for this project.  I started with a Tim Holtz configurations box.  I used a great deal of Tim Holtz product on this project. I tried to dye the tree with TH stains and it was quite messy and I wasn't getting the coverage I wanted.  I ended up spraying with Ditto green spray ink, that gave great coverage.  I sprayed it on a mat then rolled it in the excess left on the mat, still messy but better coverage.



I cut the topper from a piece of TH paper with a Spellbinders label and distressed a doily with Quick Quotes Powder Puff chalking ink in latte and biscotti. The pins are from Little Yellow Bicycle and Jenni Bowlin.

I painted the stripes on the candy cane charms in the jar and tied them with metallic floss.  I also used metallic floss around the wood spool to add some festive spirit.  I used alcohol inks on the metal poinsettias and leaves.

I burned several pieces of acetate making the stained glass looking transparencies.  I love the way the argyle one turned out.

Ingredients:
Tim Holtz Configurations box
Tim Holtz Holidays Past paper stack
My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Christmas paper
Graphic 45 Santa stamp
Tim Holtz distressed poinsettia dies, matchbox die
Spellbinders die 
Tim Holtz trees colored with distress stains
Tim Holtz metal poinsettias colored with
Ranger alcohol inks

Tim Holtz pen nib, tiny knobs, feet, corners, dangles

candy cane charms painted with red stain

red and gold glitter fiber

vintage sequin strand (on tree), vintage glass drop

vintage broken pearl strand, buttons and tulle

The Paper Studio tulle rose 

misc bulbs, beads and tracks

LED tea lights

Anna Griffin crimson ink

Staz On Forest Green ink

Judikins clear embossing powder

acetate, doily, washi tape

Jenni Bowlin pen and Little Yellow Bicycle pin

bottle cap, miniature ornaments, corked bottle, key, glass knob, wood block

asst metal findings and miniature cookie cutters

Quick Quotes chalking ink Bloody Mary and Coal Miner 

I am offering my own blog candy for this hop!

Requirements:
Be a follower, preferably Google,  Networked Blogs or bloglovin
Comment every day of the hop, you have until midnight EST Dec 6, 2015
Winner must be in US, Canada or Mexico (I know I have some Canadian followers so good luck in my first candy offering to you!) 
Winner announced Wed Dec 9
Good luck! 

Next up is Miranda!

In case you get lost here's the entire line up for Day 12:

1. Lisa Pontious - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com
Barbara - http://spotofsanity.blogspot.com (Guest Designer)
Melinda - http://www.mypapercrafting.com (Guest Designer)
2. Madge - http://www.thescrappinlounge.com/blog
3. Ashley W - http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com
4. Sandy Hentzel - http://www.scrapbookblessingsclub.com/
5. Elizabeth Jeanne - http://CraftsByHappyStamper.com
6. Angela - www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com
7. Alicia - www.goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com
8. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com
9. Daphne - http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com
10. Rhonda - craftingwithblue.blogspot.com
11. Charmagne - http://www.sanurascraps.blogspot.com
12. Robin - http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com
13. Barbara- http://barbarab3.blogspot.com
14. Lisa F - http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com
15. Sharondalyn - Http://www.clippingsbysharondalyn.blogspot.com
16. Jessi - http://www.mylifeinartsncrafts.co

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2015/11/153-twas-night-before-christmas.html until 12/12
(stockings hung,  visions of sugar plums i.e. candy and cookie cutters, Santa stamped transparency)



http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/2015/11/challenge-74-anything-but-card.html until 12/13x

http://www.crafting-with-dragonflies.blogspot.com/2015/12/49-let-loose-anything-christmas-card.html until 12/18x

http://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/challenge-9.html until 12/30



http://www.vintagejourney.com/2015/12/vintage-christmas.html until 12/30 Pinworthy!!

http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/december-vintage-christmas.html until 12/30x

http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2015/12/are-you-warm-and-cozy.html until 12/31x

http://alteredeclectics.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/25-days-to-christmas.html until 1/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia