12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop Day 4

 

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop Day 4. 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.

Today my project is hopeful...it has been two weeks since the attacks on Paris, my son says it is too soon to be hopeful.  I already had my "mourning" post.

 This is an 8x10 canvas project.  One of my first attempts at a canvas.

The fleur de lis started as white chip board.  I used distress stains and then shimmery spray ink.  I finally added a medallion in the center.  I also used the same shimmer spray on the clothes pin, flourish, and the entire canvas after I mod podged the paper on the canvas.

Ingredients:
My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Christmas collection
Recollections fleur de lis tape
Sizzix die
Cricut Eiffel Tower & flourish
Little B gold sticker
Tim Holtz tattered garland die
Judikins clear detail embossing powder
Anna Griffin crimson ink
Great Impressions sentiment stamp
Perfect Pearls Heirloom gold
Distress tea dye ink
Distress stains bundled sage and blue lagoon
misc resin rose and clothes pin
red card stock
8x10 canvas
gesso
mod podge matte


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 4:

1. Lisa Pontious - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com
Beth -  http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.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. Barbara- http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/
13. Lisa F - http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/
14. Sharondalyn - Http://www.clippingsbysharondalyn.blogspot.com
15. Jessi - http://www.mylifeinartsncrafts.co 
16. Heather - Http://www.paper-junkie.blogspot.com

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/challenge-87.html until 11/29x

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/challenge-145.html until 11/29

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/11/challenge-174-use-pearls.html  until 12/2x

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2015/11/challenge-303-paris.html until 12/8x

http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/challenge-seventeen.html until 12/14x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Quick Quotes Sympathy for Paris card

Please click HERE for the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

Hello Quick Quotes readers,  Alicia here today with a card I made using 3 different Quick Quotes collections:  49 Shades of Grey, Whistlin Dixie, and Anchors Aweigh.  All of the new collections are so complimentary.  I created this card after the Paris attacks and wanted to express my mourning for the pain and loss.  I cut the Eiffel Tower in the darkest shade of 49 Shades of Grey. I layered it slightly off center from the embossed Eiffel Tower.

I used the Prima button to choose the other colors for the card.  The embossing folder had a harlequin design on the side which I tore off and layered Anchors Aweigh 100 paper stamped with Midnight-Confessions PowderPuff Chalking Ink and a harlequin stamp.  I added a die cut layer behind the button to make it pop and lots of black flowers and bling.  I heavily distressed the embossed layer with Midnight-Confessions PowderPuff Chalking Ink making sure to hit the word Paris to make it stand out.

Creating a card didn't help France but it did help me digest and reflect on the tragedies and express my sympathy to the people of France.  My heart and thoughts are with them during this scary time. 

Quick Quotes products used:

49 Shades of Grey 104 paper

Whistlin Dixie 104 paper

Anchors Aweigh 100 paper

Midnight-Confessions PowderPuff Chalking Ink

other products:

Jenni Bowlin Harlequin stamp

Prima button

Mark Richards silk flowers

Recollections paper flowers and rhinestones

Spellbinders scallop circle die

Tim Holtz/Sizzix Eiffel Tower die

Tim Holtz/Sizzix embossing folder

Creative Memories heart punch and distress tool

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/challenge-87.html until 11/29x

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Alicia

France, my thoughts are with you, card for Lyne

Frankly, I created this lovely card with my Anna Griffin minc machine before the current tragedies in France.  I wanted to send it to a friend but I cannot find her address anywhere!!!  So Lyne this card is for you!!  I made it in pink before I knew, but I KNEW!  LOL!

Ingredients:

The Paper House 6x6 paper Impressions

green vellum

Anna Griffin minc and accessories (Eiffel tower, label and flowers)

Michael's trim and bling

Thanks for stopping by and be watching for another "France" card post tragedy soon.  It has a really different look.


Alicia

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/challenge-144.html until 11/20x

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/challenge-86.html until 11/21x

http://paperminutes.blogspot.com/2015/11/paperminutes-409-paris.html until 11/23?

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com/2015/11/november-challenge.html until 11/30x