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Fair well to 2013 soon it will be 2014. It is that time of year gifts are being purchased and made, and it is always wonderful to receive a handmade gift, there are so many great things to give. Some can be expensive some may not. We all are here to give you ideas for all occasions that you may be giving to another.

I am your host today, Lissa here at

 So Many Crafts, So Little time

I hope you enjoy our hop we will go out with a bang and bring you new things next year.

For today's blog candy I am giving away a $10.00 Gift certificate to anywhere you choose that I can purchase online and send the gift card to you online. Preferably you will choose Close to My Heart for a Studio J layout but this is the time to give and I like to give what you like to receive so good luck to every new and old email follower (required to win the certificate) and commenter who comments on the hop, hoping you make an effort on all the blogs.
This is what I have decided to make for your idea gallery...

My project today is a cute cutting file from Creative Kuts! I'm making these and will put my grandchildren's photo's in and on the pages of our holidays 2013 scrapbook pages. This snowman and his penquin pal will be perfect for the two brothers!

The paper is from Close to My Heart! I will probably make one for their parents with hangers on for their trees next year! (or gift tags) I also made a gift box to put the perfect gift in for someone on my list. All materials, including the box is from CTMH

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I hope you had the best Thanksgiving and here's to a wonderful Christmas season!

 

Here is your line up for your convienience

Your Host..

Lissa ~ So Many Crafts, So Little time

Ciclily ~ Pink Dalmatian Scrapper

Ellen ~ Card Monkey's Paper Jungle

Robin Lane ~ Create~a~Latte

Janet ~ Janet's Creative World

Lori ~ Scrappin' my Stress Away

Christina ~ Crazy about Scrappin'

Paula ~ Precious Pages by Paula

Robin ~ Scrap n' Chat

Family

 

 

#45

Challenge:  Anything Goes with a Family twist

November 12 - 18, 2013

We are celebrating family this week.

I made two projects this week. I used the Family word stamp set. I love how many options there are for any needs a family might need! First my husband's birthday is coming up on the 16th! I used all the male terms as a subway art type piece, because he is all those things to our family. Hubby to me..

Then for some reason as I thought about this set and how I might use it, I dreamed of  a family tree. I thought these might be a perfect way to label family members. So I threw together this idea so you could see what I had in mind, and once I add some photos, will finish embellishments. I blurred out the dates of their births just for some identity protection.

The photo mats are paper from the shop, so when you're shopping, you'll find both the paper and the stamp set. Thanks for stopping by! Hope you'll join the challenge!

Please make sure your creation post has a link back to Cuttin' and Stampin'. 

Thanks for playing along we will be announcing the winners on November 22, 2013.

Please link your projects below.

 

 

#44

Challenge:  Giving Thanks

November 5 - 11, 2013

We want to Give Thanks for all the wonderful things in out lives.

Hello! Thanks for coming over to see my card and hear more about it! It is truly special to me! This Thank You set has so many images, and ways to tell someone you appreciate them that it's awesome! If you're looking for some sentiment stamps, get this one! It'll cover any thank you or note of appreciation you need! All paper is from the store and she puts the featured items on sale,, so I hope you check that out I love the fall colors of this group of paper. I used the patterned paper for my border. It reminds me of a quit. (comfort) I cut the hearts out with a punch I have, and reversed the middle one so it's the honeycomb pattern on the left in the border, but that whole side of honeycomb is so great and honeycomb seems to be the "in" design right now. I stamped Thank you on the same Ivory background. I added bling, because what would hearts mean without some sparkle and shine?

 

 

 

I used the hearts because on the inside of the card, I stamped the expression Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Layered it and used some of the edge discard to make a border on the left.

 

This is going to a very special person who has helped me through the past few months with some health issues. She was able to get me into a high demand surgeon long before I should have been and that surgery is the 12th of November. She'll call and check up on me between visits, and if she sees me out, will stop what she's doing and ask if I need anything. What doctor or nurse practioner does that? She does!! So I thought I send her this little note card to tell her I appreciate her and all her concern during this health issue. Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you'll join in the challenge!

 

Please make sure your creation post has a link back to Cuttin' and Stampin'. 

Thanks for playing along we will be announcing the winners on November 15, 2013.

Please link your projects Here.

 

 

 

Well, it's that time of the year for gift gifting... and for many families that begins with the Thanksgiving holiday if you're trying to fit in all the families on both sides and extended ones.. so we've put together a great hop today with plenty of ideas to make those gift cards look like a million bucks! I personally love gift cards... no hassle in returns, wrong sizes, etc. and with the ability to buy cards for even Visa and/or MasterCard, how could your gift even be considered to be regifted!
They will surely find something they want or need..

For hopping today, we have a gift for some lucky person. A 17.95 value Close To My Heart Merry and Bright Holiday Stamp set. You'll have a great little set to make your Holiday cards, gift tags, or other décor. A winner will be chosen by Nov. 6th so I can get this in the mail and off to the winner in plenty of time!.

 

 

 

 

How to win? Comment on each blog and show our creative team some love please! If you're not a follower, you might want to be... this group does a hop every first Sunday so you won't want to miss what's in store! Be sure to leave a way to contact you as well!

Now let's get hopping! You should have started with: Janet's Creative World which is exactly where you are!

 

I used a Sizzix Card base die to cut out a 12 inch card base. I didn't run it all the way through so it couldn't cut off the last few inches. I then folded the middle up, making score lines at 3 1/2 on each end (valley), and then a middle line at 2 1/2 inches between those, folding the middle sections up (mountain) and then using a Stampin Up Label punch to cut the middle section out so the gift card could slip in. Don't adhere the middle section together except on the very edges so it's open for the card.  In the bottom photo I stamped a sentiment. Made the belly band and used the scalloped punch and a circle punch to cover the joint. All papers and stamps are Stampin Up (I'm in a stamp club.. and yes I know I sell CTMH, but sometimes, it's good to broaden your horizons.. or my OCD that makes me want it all!! :)

The sentiment says; "Hoping your Christmas is trimmed with the love and warmth of family and friends". As is my wish for each of you stopping by today.

 

 

 This was so simple, and since we give out a lot of gift cards, I can whip up my supply in no time!

 

Now you're off to:

Loving Life's Little Blessings

I've posted the line-up in case you get lost... Happy Holidays!

Janet's Creative World
Loving life's little Blessings
Scrapping My Stress Away
Create-A-Latte
Scapple Tree
Precious Pages by Paula
So Many Crafts
Card Monkeys Paper Jungle
Nana's Scrap Spot
 Crazy About Scrappin,paper crafts and cards!

 

Thanks for hopping with us today!

Fall Blog Hop~~~ Sat. Oct 26th

It's that time of year again! The leaves are falling, the weather is turning colder, and I can smell the pumpkin spice cappuccino brewing!  Fall is here!!  I love this time of year!!

Fall is the theme for our blog hop today! Anything goes! What makes fall fun for you and your family?? Is it the cooler days? Is it a trip to the pumpkin patch? Is it going to a Haunted House or on a hayrack ride? Do you love Halloween?

Hop along with us and see the things we like about fall and some of our fall projects.  Hope you get some fun ideas along the way.

Please leave us a little blog love along the way for a chance to win some blog candy.  Here is what you could win:

In my area, Fall is a wonderful time of the year! Leaves change colors, festivals in all the neighboring towns and all sorts of activities to enjoy the last nice weather before winter! For today's hop I made some layouts to document some activities we'll take part in. Take a look!

Festivals always have the last fruits of the season and many make homemade butters, jams and jellies. I eat my way through a lot of the activities... just sayin'

 

Corn fields and soybean fields are carved into mazes and I took my Girl Scout girls to a local corn maze. They had a ball trying to find their way out! All papers are Close To My Heart and all cuts are from Creative Kuts.com. Check out Creative Kuts facebook page for fun and take part in the COL program. COL-Crop on Line! These 3 files are recent ones from that program. Check out my Close to My Heart website for your scrapbooking needs too! http://janetscreativeworld.ctmh.com/ Thanks for stopping by today! Now onto Lisa's bloghttp://desileedesigningdivas.blogspot.com/  to see how she celebrates Fall!

Just in case you missed the start....
Here the complete list of blogs:

1. Christina Bartels Capps: http://cema1cema.blogspot.com/ 
2.  Janet Royer:  http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/
3.  Lisa Chamberlain:  http://desileedesigningdivas.blogspot.com/

 

Color Challenge: Black, Orange, Green and Purple

 

All the colors of Halloween!! I have some special trick or treaters every year! My great nieces and nephew come and I love to see how creative they are. Now that they are a little older, they're designing their own costumes and several of them are involved in local Haunted Houses the raise money for non-pro-fits in our area. This layout will be perfect to add their photos too, with room for journaling or even another photo perhaps if I need it. I used the Paper Smooches stamp set ( ) and die set ( ) which are so fabulous!! The dotted paper is from the store so be sure to check out what's on sale this week there! I added some eye brads which just set off my monsters pretty well!



 

 

 

Falling for You

I fell for those youngsters as soon as they were born, but here's a fall card, that I'm giving my hubby! He's been a tremendous support while I've been dealing with some health issues and an upcoming surgery. So I'll have to remind him how much I appreciate all he's done! The plaid paper is the reverse of the dotted paper above. I love two sided paper!!  The stamps are also part of the same stamp set. Isn't it cool that one set can be used in numerous ways!

 

I hope you'll be taking part in our challenges this week and will look forward to seeing your creative ideas! Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Challenge Week 40 Cancer Awareness

 

Hello! Janet here today! I'm using the Paper Smooches Hope Die and Stamp set! I just love how easily these dies cut and the stamps have such great images as well as sentiments. I made a group of  3x3 note cards to tuck into care packages or for tray favors for Cancer patients. It seems all of us know of someone dealing with Cancer and I know that a care package can brighten someone's day immensely! My Girl Scout troop is always looking for ways to provide service and they help at the local Race for the Cure and other activities so I think this would be a great project for the girls to make up a batch and send to the hospital or lab to cheer up someone. Take a look at the cards:

 

I put the shoe and glove on Close to my Heart action springs. Who isn't smiling when something moves on the card? The glove one has Fight Like A Girl stamped several times with small hope ribbons from the die set. The Shoe has a large ribbon, banner piece with Let's Kick Cancer's butt!
The bottom right one has the banner piece, large ribbon die and I am in your corner stamped.
The upper left one has the Hope die and small ribbon die, with a Thanks and inside says For your support.

 

The shoe is on an action wobble so we really can kick Cancer's butt!

 

A little bling on the Stampin Up word punch

 

inside message. A patient may want to thank someone

 

Another action wobble so you really can punch out Cancer

A simple die background with Hope over it.

Laugh when you can, cry when you must.

everyone needs permission to cry sometimes, you think you have to be strong for your family and/or friends.. but they have no idea what you're going through... go ahead and let it out!

We all know that person who seems to remain strong through everything! The inside of these cards leave plenty of room for a note to let the patient know you're thinking of them... and sometimes when you just don't know what to say.. a simple "I love you"... here if you need me is enough! Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you'll enter the challenge over at Cuttin and Stampin.




I know you'll want to help us support Cancer Awareness and join in our challenge! I'm happy to say that I'm an Ovarian Cancer survivor since 1995 now! And I know that without the support of my family and my church family that I would have not have made it through many days! If you're going through a fight now, know that I'm praying for each of  you!

Welcome to the Krazy Crafting Crew's October blog hop: To "Die" For. Many crafters today have die cutting machines and we thought it would be fun to let them show off some of the work they do with their machines and tell us which machine they own. I can guarantee you will have a fun time looking at all their creations and if you're in the mood for a new die cutting machine, their work might sway you on which one to buy.

Our hostess for this hop is Jearise from Lorby's World and her blog is the place to start. She will have a give away going on so make sure you check out how to get signed up for that while you're visiting her.

Now let the fun begin... I have two fall layouts today! All ready for our trip to the Pumpkin Patch or fall festivals around our area the next few weeks! I love the food, the colors of the leaves, and think these are perfect. They are cutting files from Creative Kuts.com. Their files come in various formats so you can even print them out in color if you want and fussy cut them. I used paper I had on hand. They are ready for my photos and my journaling!

 I used my Sihouette Cameo for this hop. I have 4 Cricuts, but the Cameo just does such detail work, and I love how you can use your own fonts, or clip art or even design your own projects. It's an easy machine to learn to use, and without the cartridges... much cheaper. Many sites have free svg type files, but I love Creative Kuts and how detailed theirs are. Hands have fingers, not rounded looking paws. www.creativekuts.com is where you can shop! On their facebook page, there is always fun, and the Crop on Line project where we all crop together. You buy the file, you get section 1, cut it, post it, then get file 2, cut it and post it, then file 3 and then post your finished project. I love how one file can look so different with the various papers, trims, and creativity everyone adds.

Thank you for stopping by and now on to Lori - http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by and here's the line up if you should need it! Enjoy!
Full Line up:

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

Lissa - http://www.somanycrafts.com/

Janet - http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/

Lori - http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Cicily - http://www.pinkdalmatianscrapper.com/

Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com/

Anita and Bugs - http://anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

Paula - www.preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/

Jessi - www.mylifeinartsncrafts.com/

 

For my projects today.. I made some cards. I love the fall and harvest time.  The top two cards are from the CTMH Stamp of the Month. Subway Art is so in right now. You can get this set of stamps for only $5.00 with a $50.00 order. or 17.95!

 

I'll be all ready for my Trick or Treat guest with these cute items. all products are Close To My Heart

The treat cup makes the perfect O for Boo.. Cut letters from Cricut. All stamps are CTMH

 And these two cards are made from the special Happy Set. A three stamp set that is only $10.00 with a $50.00 purchase. At 17.95 per sheet, that's a great deal to get in on! The card on the left is sunny with that sun and cute sentiment.  And the heart and laughter sentiment is perfect for any occasion. There is also an alphabet sheet included with the images and sentiments.

If you don't have a Close To My Heart representative, head over to my website: http://janetscreativeworld.ctmh.com/   and shop!

 

 

 

 

Hello! I'm guest designing today!! So honored to be able to do so!  

 

 

This is a little space bear I made from the Cricut Create  A Critter 2! He is my mascot, and adorns my desk and I think he's just a perfect fit for my blog name and header! Can't you see him at the controls? Or maybe we'd be off course.. I'll do the driving!

 

This just took scraps from my stash.. so quick and easy! Thanks for stopping by today and I'll have some blog candy too! Be sure to leave a comment and a way to contact you! I'll pick a winner by Sunday, Sept. 15th... It will be a 17.95 value new stamp set from CTMH! Thanks for stopping by!

End of Summer Blog Hop

September 1st and 2nd, 2013

Cuttin' and Stampin' is celebrating

We have five new Design Team Members to introduce to you.  

We also have our Weekly Special starting this weekend.  From this point forward, you will be able to purchase the items the design team is using for the weekly challenge at a discounted rate.  

So you can start the hop at Cuttin' and Stampin' and work you way through our 13 wonderful Design Team members.  Each of us has used the Bazzill Basic Paper collection called Lucy's Crab Shack.

You should have hoped here from Tammy S. blog 

 

 Hello! So glad to have you visit today! For this hop, I've made two cards! The first one is the cutest paper from Lucy's Crab Shack that has bicycles on it! (all the paper is double sided) I just knew I had a bicycle stamp I wanted to use... and I love to ride my bike with my granddaughter while she's visiting over the summer months! Take a look!

 This stamp is from a Stampin' Up set. And she wobbles so she looks like the breeze is blowing!  I layered the paper on the card base, inked the edges. Added a ribbon and a bow with the sentiment and just lightly colored her in as the stamp is very fine... And the sentiment reminded me of summer travels, which my granddaughter thinks she should go along where ever Grandma R. is going!

Then I made a 2nd card with flowers! We plant flowers every Spring and hope for the best.. we planted a garden too this year that did amazing! Anyway back to the card- take another look!

 

Isn't that flowery paper so cute? I love it! I added a band from a solid with polka dotted texture and then put my flowers on. The centers are some bling. I cut the banner from a punch and stamped "hey there friend". (Stampin Up) Now I have a cute little card all ready for a friend on just about any occasion! I love the flowers and all the green in summer time. Thank you for stopping by today! I'm offering some blog candy as well!  Since you're so sweet to leave a comment, and a way to contact you- I will pick one lucky person to win Close To My Heart's Sweet Stamp set! I know, you're asking if she sells Close To My Heart why is she using Stampin' Up? I love all products in the paper craft world! Now continue your summer voyage to Robin and all the stops! Thanks!

 

After me, you need to hop on over to Robin's

Enter to win a great blog candy gift pack on the Cuttin' and Stampin' Challenge blog.

 

Thanks for playing along we will be announcing the winners on September 6, 2013.

If you get lost along the way, here's a complete line up.

Cuttin' and Stampin' - http://Cuttinandstampin.blogspot.com

Tammy S. - http://lifeupdownandsideways.blogspot.com

Janet - http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com

Robin L. - http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com

Pam - http://www.scrappletree.com

Denise - http://www.craftconfectionery.com

Doris -  http://momsbeenscrappin.blogspot.com

Cheryl - http://thearbofamily.blogspot.com/

Vickie - http://stuffbyvickie.blogspot.com

Robin S. - www.scrapandchat.blogspot.com

Teresa K. - www.createenjoyshare.blogspot.com

Kim - http://kimross.blogspot.com

Teresa R. - http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com

Lynda - http://positive-force.blogspot.com

Cuttin' and Stampin' Challenges -
http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/09/labor-day-blog-hop.html