Connie Can Crop

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

You Take the Cake

Hello my crafty friends!!

It's my day to post with Miss Kate Cuttables! Yesterday was my baby's birthday!! Boy I am getting old! LOL!

I used some of Miss Kate Cuttables' darling SVG files to make a digital scrapbook layout for my son for his 15th Birthday!

What a great way to celebrate him!

But first, did you know that Miss Kate Cuttables gives away a free file everyday?

YES, absolutely FREE. So what are you waiting for, head over there and get your free file now!!

Click HERE!!

For my project I used the You Take The Cake file.

I uploaded this fun collage onto Facebook for all his family and friends to see. Thanks Miss Kate for helping me make his birthday special!

Want to create your own digital pages using Miss Kate Cuttables Images? Just be sure to use the png files...they work best for digi projects!!

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!

And don't forget to enter this month's challenge:

Connie Can Crop Challenge #45

Queen Bee

due 11:59 P.M. Saturday, April 30th

Pacific Time

Monday, April 18, 2016

Question of the Week

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Remember.. I want you to answer the question in the comment section too!

AND

if you have a question to ask for an upcoming week add that in the comments too, if you ask a question and I use it you will win a prize!!

This week's question is brought to us by one our own DT members

How do you juggle your job/family/life with crafting. Any time management tips you have to share?

Connie- If you ask my husband I don't juggle it very well. But I think I do! Because I would rather be creating in my space all day everyday than doing anything else! But I don't. I still do the cooking, laundry and cleaning. LOL! My kids are a teens now and really don't hang out with me much so I have alot of time to myself. Plus it helps that crafting is also part of my income so I can use that as my reason to make time to do it. I try to get my craft on at least an hour a day. Most days it is more and some days it is none at all.

Angela- I craft when I can. Usually i'm scrambling at the last minute to get things done. The boys take up the majority of my time and leaves me with very little down time to myself. I would say organization would be key advice, but i'm not sure if I would listen to me...You should see my craft area!

Kim- I don't juggle well at all. I craft when I can, but don't plan. If there's one tip I would share, it would be to stay as organized as you can so you don't spent whatever time you do have in your craft room looking for supplies.

Veronica- I craft, whenever I can. Mostly really late at night (after my kiddos and husband have gone to bed) or if I can during the day when nobody is around. And I agree with you ladies. My worst time-wasted is to search for an specific supply. Just recently I had to go and buy a new modeling paste because I couldn't find after 3 days of searching 2 that I bought before. Really frustrating. Yeah. Top tip, organize your supplies, either by season, Holliday, color, or project type. Doesn't matter your preference, just find an organization way that works for you and stay stick to it.

ok, It's your turn to answer!!

And don't forget to enter this month's challenge:

Connie Can Crop Challenge #45

Queen Bee

due 11:59 P.M. Saturday, April 30th

Pacific Time

Friday, April 15, 2016

Sketchy Saturday

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Hello, this is Veronica from Vicky's Scrapping Passion, and

today I am sharing an Sketch from the latest Eureka Stamps weekly challenge:

This is a very versatile sketch as it could be used for a card, like I did in my blog, or as an scrapbooking layout (you should try and show us your take).

I hope you like this sketch and if you try please leave us a link to your blog for us to see your take.

And don't forget to enter this month's challenge:

Connie Can Crop Challenge #45

Queen Bee

due 11:59 P.M. Saturday, April 30th

Pacific Time

- See more at: http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/p/challenges.html#sthash.5MdYn1T6.dpuf

Have wonderful weekend,

- See more at: http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/2016/04/sketchy-saturday.html#sthash.R3eTIWuw.dpuf

Freebie Friday

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Welcome back, Friday!

Mom Got Framed

(only available until Friday at 11:59pm)

Baseball Mom (studio file)

This file right here sums up my spring to a T! HAHA

Parental Perspective

(click on where it says .studio4 or .studio under supplies list)

Birds Cards Bendy Card

Miss Kate Cuttables

Paper Crafting World

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Guest DT Georgiana

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I am so excited to announce my April Guest Designer here at Connie Can Crop...

Georgiana Carson

from Carson's Creations

She has created a wonderful project for us today featuring the cutest bee to go along with the "Queen Bee" monthly Challenge.

I just love to make treat boxes and My Scrap Chick has a huge selection. This is part of the Bee Box Trio (it is on sale for $1.00).

BE sure to stop by Georgiana's Blog and leave her some love! She was an awesome Guest DT!!

Interested in being a guest DT on my blog? Send me an email or message with a photo of your favorite project and let me know!

And don't forget to enter this month's challenge:

Connie Can Crop Challenge #45

Queen Bee

due 11:59 P.M. Saturday, April 30th

Pacific Time

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Puddles of Fun - Paper Crafting World

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Hello my crafty friends!!

I am super excited to be posting as a designer for Paper Crafting World. I am so excited to be able to share these adorable cut and digital files with you.

My project is a cute card featuring the Puddles of Fun CF.

I made the bears and title a cut and print because I was running low on time this week. That is one of the things that is so awesome about these files!! You can choose to layer them or print them!

My sentiment inside comes from bugbytes stamps and I used some paper scraps to add some color.

I accented my card with a button and some twine. My rain drops have clear dew drops on them to give a wet appearance. And some faux stitching finishes this off.

Check out the store, there's so many amazing files. You can find a file for every need: digital, printable or even cuttables.

Be sure to stop by Paper Crafting World and see all the great files waiting for you!

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!

And don't forget to enter this month's challenge:

Connie Can Crop Challenge #45

Queen Bee

due 11:59 P.M. Saturday, April 30th

Pacific Time

Monday, April 11, 2016

Die Cuttin' Divas Guest DT

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Hello my Crafty Friends!

It is so awesome to be back at Die Cuttin' Divas as a Guest Designer!!

How I miss those awesome gals!!

Can you guess what the new Challenge is?

That's right! Create a project with a Book!

So head on over to Die Cuttin' Divas and enter your creations today!!

For my card I used the die cut of a book cut from my Cricut. I also used my brand Sweet Memories Dies and Stamps from Echo park. Just love them!

Inside of my card... using Echo Park stamp set Sweet Memories and paper scraps.

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

And don't forget to enter this month's challenge:

Connie Can Crop Challenge #45

Queen Bee

due 11:59 P.M. Saturday, April 30th

Pacific Time

- See more at: http://www.conniecancrop.blogspot.com/#sthash.49YAWPtI.dpuf

Miss Kate Cuttables April Challenge

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It's time for a new challenge over on the Miss Kate's Facebook Group.

April's Challenge is "Easter/Spring."

The requirements for the challenge is to follow the theme of the month and use a Miss Kate Cuttables' file in your creation, including any/all freebies you have.

I created this beautiful Butterfly card!
Perfect for Spring, Mother's Day, or just because!

The challenge will run from the second Tuesday through the 4th Tuesday of each month. Winners will be announced, in the group, Friday of challenge end week.

Don't forget to enter this month's challenge:

Connie Can Crop Challenge #45

Queen Bee

Use a crown or a bee on your project!

due 11:59 P.M. Saturday, April 30th

Pacific Time

Friday, April 8, 2016

Bee Happy Blog Hop

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Welcome to the

Bee Happy Blog Hop

We are buzzing with joy!! It's Spring, the birds are singing and the bees are buzzing! So happy you decided to join us in this fun bee themed blog hop today!

The Queen bee is Connie Can Crop (that's me) and I am the first stop in this hop. This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these amazing crafters.

We have an awesome sponsor for this hop!

One lucky winner will win their choice of 3 their awesome files in their shop!

Be sure to check out their shop online HERE

Visit them on facebook HERE

Follow their blog HERE for inspiration!

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 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on Wednesday 4/20/16 at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

For my project I created a Bee Hive Card using our Sponsor The Cutting Cafe's cutting file.

I used the print file for the buss background and printed it on cardstock before I cut it out on my Explore. The bees are also a cut n print. This card was super simple to put together but super cute! I added a flower because I thought it was a nice touch!

Be sure to check out all the cool file at the Cutting Cafe!

I also want to share a few of my past cards I made using bees. You may have seen them before!