Two Days Left to Play

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Have you Joined my Close To My Heart Online Gathering yet?

What are you waiting for?

 

I am hosting my very first online gathering and hope that you will attend. I will be playing a few games and raffling off some great CTMH prizes. No purchase is necessary to come hang out and join in the fun!

Now through December 2nd at 11pm

 New giveaways every day!

Win Free Close to my Heart Products!

See new Close to my Heart Products!!

 

All from the comfort of your home and your computer. Check out the online gathering on my event page here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1537689183144301/

 

To visit my website go to http://www.conniecancrop.ctmh.com

 

Thank you all for supporting me and my business and for being not only great followers but amazing friends! I am so thankful for every single one of you. Happy Thanksgiving friends!! May you be blessed with all the love and laughter you all deserve!

12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

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Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!

This is DAY 5 of this amazing hop and I am a special guest designer for it today.

 Be sure to start at the beginning with  LISA'S BLOG!  

This hop is every day from November 24th through December 5th, 2014. 

AND

There will be a TON of inspiration throughout this hop to help you get your Holiday crafting done!

Here's my project!

Chalkboard Painted Holiday Balls

 

 

These gorgeous ornaments were made using Prima Chalk Board Paints. We painted the outside with 2 coats and let them dry. Then for the glossy effect we sealed them in with Prima Soft Gel Gloss.

After they were completely dry I hot glued the embroidered flowers and rhinestones on. Add some Tulle to hang them from and they are ready to decorate your tree.

 

Next up is Shawnee!

Can't wait to see what she created!

Here is the lineup in case you get lost!!! 

1. Lisa ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

 

Guest Designer Connie-  http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/

Guest Designer Shawnee- http://sunshinycards.blogspot.com/

 

2. Scrappin Madge ~ www.thescrappinlounge.com

3. Beth McGee ~ http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.com

4. Amy E. ~ http://www.scrapthissavethat.com/

5. Denise ~ www.craftconfectionery.com

7. Cely ~ http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com

8. Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

9. Alicia ~ http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/

10. Anna- http://www.stampanna.com

11. An'Jenic- http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/

12. Angela- http://www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com/

13. Heather- www.paper-junkie.blogspot.com

14. Jessica -http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com/

15. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com

16. La-Vie Borde-Perry ~ http://www.cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/

17. Sandy- http://www.scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com

18. Carla ~ http://racincrafts.blogspot.com

19. Lori ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com

20. Ashley W ~ http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com

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

 

 

Don't forget to enter!! Anything that moves or wobbles!!

Connie Can Crop Challenge #28

Gobble Gobble Wobble Wobble

due 11:59 P.M. Sunday, November 30th

Pacific Time

Close to my Heart Online Gathering

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I am hosting my very first online gathering and hope that you will attend. I will be playing a few games and raffling off some great CTMH prizes. No purchase is necessary to come hang out and join in the fun!

 

Now through December 2nd at 11pm

 

New giveaways every day!

 

Win Free Close to my Heart Products!

 

See new Close to my Heart Products!!

 

All from the comfort of your home and your computer. Check out the online gathering on my event page here:

 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1537689183144301/

 

To visit my website go to http://www.conniecancrop.ctmh.com

 

Thank you all for supporting me and my business and for being not only great followers but amazing friends! I am so thankful for every single one of you. Happy Thanksgiving friends!! May you be blessed with all the love and laughter you all deserve!

 

 

Rudolph Reindeer Box

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Hello my crafty friends!

 Here's another cute file from Cheryl at Creative Kutz. This little reindeer box SVG
is going to make someone very happy when stuffed with a gift card and some candy!

 

Are you starting to create you Holiday gifts?

What will you be creating?

I can't wait to see!

I can't thank you enough for checking out my project. It means the world to me and I hope you truly enjoyed it. May it inspire you to create something wonderful!   Scrappy Hugs!

Don't forget to enter my monthly challenge!!!

This is the last week! And you have a great chance of winning!

Connie Can Crop Challenge #28

Gobble Gobble Wobble Wobble

due 11:59 P.M. Sunday, November 30th

Pacific Time

Pumpkin shaker card

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Hello my crafty friends!

Just popping in today to share this adorable SVG file that Miss Cheryl at Creative Kuts was giving away last week. She is so generous. It's a shaker card and was so easy to make.  I just love it!

I can't thank you enough for checking out my project. It means the world to me and I hope you truly enjoyed it. May it inspire you to create something wonderful!   Scrappy Hugs!

Don't forget to enter my monthly challenge!!!

Connie Can Crop Challenge #28

Winner Wednesday

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I hope you all had a wonderful scenic hike with us this past weekend!!

Thank you all so very much for hopping along and leaving us all some love!

 

 

Up first.... drawn by random number generator....

Alicia with Golden Goddess Designs
is giving one lucky winner the
Adventure Templates from Kiwi Lane Designs
http://www.goldengoddessdesigns.com

 

Our winner is

#10 CRAFTER
 

AND

 

Jessica Wilson

is giving away a $10 gift certificate to her shop 

www.craftinandstampin.ctmh.com 

 

Our winner is

#11 SUE K

AND

 

Connie Wallenbrock

is giving away two fall colored ink pads from CTMH. YUMMY!!

http://conniecancrop.ctmh.com

 

Our winner is

#2 JOAN SMITH

 

Ladies be sure to contact me in the next 2 weeks to claim your prizes. And be sure to send me your info.

Congratulations to you all!!

Fall Pumpkin Centerpiece with Kiwi Lane Designs

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Hello my creative friends, Connie here!! It's my favorite time of the year, Fall!  And time for me to share my love of Kiwi Lane products with you all. I hope I can inspire you to create fun projects using the templates we all love so much.

This month Kiwi Lane set us loose and gave us the wide open range to create whatever we wanted with whatever papers we chose. Well I didn't exactly choose paper. I chose a different type of canvas to play with and I am so happy I did. I just love what Kiwi Lane Templates did to my pumpkin that never got carved this past Halloween. I now have a great Fall centerpiece!

First I traced my designs on the top and bottom then I decided what designs to add to the middle of the pumpkin. I used a regular pen to do all my tracing since I knew I would be painting over it all.

I used Kiwi Lane Templates: Holiday 4T and 2T and Autumn 1, 2, and 4.

 

 

After you have your design drawn out the real fun begins, Painting!

Decide what colors you are going to use and away you go. I used lots of bright colors on my pumpkin. Some of the lighter colors require 2 layers. You can use your heat gun to speed up the drying process.

 



After my pumpkin was painted I added outlines to all the shapes and some doodles.

Then I applied a coat of Modge Podge to the pumpkin just to make sure the paint would last longer.

It was really easy to scratch off the pumpkin without it.

And my final step was to add bling.

 

 

Recipe:

Kiwi Lane Templates: scallops 3A, Mini Colter Trails 1B

Holiday 2T, 4T, Autumn 1,2,4

Pumpkin

Acrylic Paint

Paint brushes or foam brushes

Modge Podge

Bling

CTMH Adhesive

Black sharpie for doodles

What will you alter today using Kiwi Lane Templates?

 

I can't thank you enough for checking out my project. It means the world to me and I hope you truly enjoyed it. May it inspire you to create something wonderful!   Scrappy Hugs!

Take A Hike Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Take A Hike Blog Hop
 

 

 

Connie Can Crop and her wonderful crafty friends are so glad you decided to join us on this wonderful Fall Weekend to get out and enjoy the outdoors.
If you were lost out in the woods somewhere and need to start at the beginning, the hike begins with
Connie Can Crop.
 

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these talented hikers who are here sharing their ideas and creations along this beautiful trail.

 

We have three amazing sponsors and giveaways for this hop!

Alicia with Golden Goddess Designs
is giving one lucky winner the
Adventure Templates from Kiwi Lane Designs
http://www.goldengoddessdesigns.com
 

AND

 

Jessica Wilson

is giving away a $10 gift certificate to her shop 

www.craftinandstampin.ctmh.com 

AND

 

Connie Wallenbrock

is giving away two fall colored ink pads from CTMH. YUMMY!!

http://conniecancrop.ctmh.com



What do you need to do to win? Easy... become a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.

You will have until 12:00 am Monday to finish this Hike of a hop and leave your comments.

Winners will be announced on Wednesday at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave your blog love along the way!

 I decided to create a layout for one of our many cub scout hiking trips. I still need to get the photos developed but I can guarantee they are going to look awesome on this layout.

The title was preprinted along with the patterned paper in a kit I bought many years ago on clearance. The funny thing was this kit didn't include any photos or directions so you had no idea of what you were supposed to do with it. I guess that would be why it was on clearance. LOL!

Thank goodness for my Kiwi Lane Templates because you do not need a kit when you have them. I just picked a few of my favorite templates and laid them out. When I got what I liked I went with it and the tracing and cutting began.

 

Recipe:
Patterned Paper and cardstock from stash
twine and brads
ink
pop dots
Kiwi Lane Templates:
Spooky Alley 3A/3B and 1A/1B
Holiday 8T
Adventure  4
Playtime 3

 

 

Up next Angela

Here is our complete line up in case you get lost along the way:

 

1. Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
2. Angela- http://crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com
3. Alicia- http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com
4. Daphne- http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com/

5. Sarah- http://sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com
6. Madge- http://www.thescrappinlounge.com/
7. Haidee- http://created2bunique.blogspot.com
8. Gina- http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
9. Jenny-  http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
10. Lucy- http://www.love2createitall.com/
11. Jessica- http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com
12. Sandy- http://www.scrapbookblessingsclub.com/
13. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com
14. Holli - http://sunflowerholli.blogspot.com
15. Theresa - www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
 

Thanks so much for joining us for such a fun day!

You Tube Tuesday

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Hello My Wild Crafting Friends!!

Connie Can Crop

here with a tip for all of you crafters that use ATG adhesive

and like buying it from discount shops like me.

If you are ever interested in one of my buy in's let me know by leaving a comment below.

 

 

I can't thank you enough for checking out my project. It means the world to me and I hope you truly enjoyed it. May it inspire you to create something wonderful!   Scrappy Hugs!

 

Looking for my new monthly challenge?

Connie Can Crop Challenge #28

Gobble Gobble Wobble Wobble

due 11:59 P.M. Sunday, November 30th

Pacific Time

Golden Wings- Prima Mixed Media

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Happy Saturday!!

Today I want to share another project I made when I attended the most amazing classes at Let's Get Creative taught by Suzy West. They were held at the Prima Outlet in Chino, California. I learned some (new to me) techniques and created some gorgeous layouts. 

 

This layout is a mixed media layout I like to call Golden Wings. I am sure you will understand why.

This was my first time playing with Prima heavy gesso. Just love this stuff!  We smeared it all over the center of our background paper and allowed it to dry. Then we spritzed it with Prima Color Bloom Spray. Part of the fun was allowing the spray to run of the gesso and leave drip marks.

 

I adore the mixture of flowers and embellishments we used on the layout. It's just gorgeous!

I especially love how we fussy cut the border out of the paper and pop dotted it on to a second piece of paper. It really added so much to the design. Who would have ever thought?

 

 This layout includes distressing, both in inking and sanding. I think it needs to be added to a frame or on to a canvas and hung on a wall. 

I can't thank you enough for checking out my project. It means the world to me and I hope you truly enjoyed it. May it inspire you to create something wonderful!   Scrappy Hugs!

 

Don't forget to check out my new challenge!!

Gobble Gobble Wobble Wobble

Winner Wednesday

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Time for our monthly Challenge winner for October

 

Challenge #27 Pumpkin Patch

 

Our winner chosen by random is:

 

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 8

 

Eva Scraps

Her pumpkin is just delightful!! But this owl and spider are just so fun!

Eva you are the winner of a $10 gift certificate to Creative Kuts!! Wohoo!!

 

Be sure to contact me with your info so I can get your prize out to you!!

Thanks to all the gals who played along!! 

And for the rest of you...don't forget this month's fun challenge!!

Connie Can Crop Challenge #28

Gobble Gobble Wobble Wobble

due 11:59 P.M. Sunday, November 30th

Pacific Time

 

Monthly Challenge #28 Gobble Gobble Wobble Wobble

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Hello my crafty friends!

 

Aw November! Almost time for Christmas. Yikes! But don't you just love November?

Thanksgiving Dinner, Time with family, The smells, and the cool weather?

My Challenge this month:

Gobble Gobble Wobble Wobble
 

I want you to create a project that wobbles! You can create anything as long as it has something that moves on it! Use an action wobble, or create a 3D card, anything interactive will do.
Please create one layout, card, or other project. Your layout can be single page or double page. You may use any other products you wish. When you are finished with your project please post it here in this thread.

New Rule!! You must become a follower of my blog to win!!

Please remember I will only count two entries per person. (Just to be fair!)

Entries are due by Sunday, November 30th at 11:59 pm.

Sorry, No back Linking Allowed!!
 



 



I have a fantastic sponsor this month (ME) LOL!!

And I have an awesome CTMH stamp set for some lucky winner!
 

 

 

  AND don't forget the winner gets

a custom blinkie for you to display on your own blog!! YAY!

 

You need to link your project up below using Mr. Linky.

You have until midnight November 30th to link it up.

I will draw one random winner. My winner will not be based on skill or talent, but based on just completing the challenge.

October's Winner will be announced Wed. November 5th. Thanks!

Happy Owl-oween!

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Happy Halloween Everyone!

I know I am posting a little late but we actually went out to a friend's house tonight and did our Halloweening there. It was super fun. I'm getting ready to go to bed and I realize oh no I never shared my post and since Halloween is technically over I want to squeeze this last Halloween goodie in.

 My oldest son (16) has a girlfriend! And I think I am more excited than he is because now I can make her stuff. YAY! So he wanted to give her a little something for Halloween. We picked up some candy and a jack o'lantern balloon but he needed something amazing to put it all in. Oh mom!!! Yes!! That is where I come in!!

 Isn't he the cutest?

The owl is actually from a make and take I purchased at the Scrapbook Expo

in Ontario earlier in October. Cute!!!

 I added an action wobble to my little Dracula owl so he could bounce around.

So fun!

 The SVG for the bag came from http://www.birdscards.com/free-digital-cut-files/boxes-bags/

She has some awesome gift bags and boxes on her site that are FREE.

I simply enlarged mine. Made it as big as I could go.

 My tag was made using Kiwi Lane Tag Template #4 and the

stamps used are all CTMH from the Artfully Sent Cricut Package.

D1629 Just to Say

D1631 Curlicue Frames

D1630 Curlicue Alphabet

Even if you don't think you need this cartridge (which you do) you definitely will want these stamps  that come with it!! They are a must have for any cardmaker!! I will be showing them off some more in the upcoming weeks. So stay tuned.

 

I can't thank you enough for checking out my project. It means the world to me and I hope you truly enjoyed it. May it inspire you to create something wonderful!   Scrappy Hugs!

 Be sure to come on back Sunday when I announce my new challenge for the month of November and then Wednesday I will be announcing the winner for October!! Fun stuff ahead!!