Santa Baby Blog Hop

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 Santa Baby slip a Cricut under the tree, for me!...
I’ve been an awful good girl
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight.
Come and trim my Christmas tree
With some ribbons bought at Hobby Lobby
I really do believe in you
Let’s see if you believe in me
Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing, some bling
Rhinestones, sequins, or stickles will do
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight!

Connie Can Crop (that's me) is the elf in charge of this holiday Blog Hop.

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of Santa's helpers!!

We are so excited to announce our sponsor is going to Betsy Flot. She is giving one lucky hopper her awesome book 

Progressions of Expressions Volume 2.

With over 9,000 titles and quotes for scrapbooking, cards and other crafting!

Please visit her website HERE

you can find her on facebook HERE

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 12/16/15 here at Connie Can Crop.

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

I attended a Holiday crop a few weeks ago and was lucky enough to be able to create this gorgeous hoop layout with Suzy West. I have never made an embroidery hoop project before and I just love it! I see many more in my future!

 I am a collector of Vintage Santa and this Prima paper line was perfect for this project! Santa Claus  is beautiful!

 Prima Poinsettias and holly leaves along with berries adorn this piece. This is proudly on display in my home with my other Christmas Decorations. It is a show stopper for sure. 

Recipe:

Embroidery Hoop

Prima Paper

chipboard letters

Gold ink

Brown ink

Poinsettias

berries and leaves

ribbons

doily 

pop dots

 Up next is Santa's Helper Cindy 

Here's our Jolly line up in case you get lost.

Connie

Cindy 

Pam  

Theresa 

Angela 

Sarah  

Jessica  

Alicia  

Sharon  

Holli  

Shawnee 

Miranda

Kim 

Rhonda 

Veronica 

Charmagne  

Haidee

Ronnel

Don't forget to check out my New Challenge!!

Connie Can Crop Challenge #41

Candy Cane

due 11:59 P.M. Thursday, December 31st

Pacific Time

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!

Freebie Friday!

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It's freebie Friday! Connie has an awesome hope on Saturday called "Santa Baby", so this weeks freebies will be all about Santa! 

Santa Hat by Birds Cards

Santa Stuck by Birds Cards

Santa's Sleigh by Digital Designs by Stephanie

Santa's Sleigh by Bea Original

Don't forget to check by Miss Kate Cuttables for their freebie of the day 

Or Paper Crafting World! 

Please check out this month's challenge and enter! 

Candy Canes! 

Click that above link to bring you right to the page with all details and the submission form! Can't wait to see what you make! 

DT- Inspirational Station Layout

Pin It Welcome to the blog today. This month our sponsor is Betsy Flot and her Inspiration Station book.  Please check out her website to see all of her wonderful products. Her books are packed with wonderful titles and sayings to help inspire you with your projects. 

My topic is family. There were so many wonderful titles to choose from. I made a layout of a picture of my mother and I from the 1970's. 

Don't forget to check out our challenge for December- Candy Cane! You can win a nice prize if you enter. Don't miss out!!

Have a great week and I hope you get in the holiday spirit. 

I hope something inspires you to get out there and get crafty!!

Santa Box- Paper Crafting World

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Hello my Crafty Friends!!

Connie here ready to share this  beautiful Tri Fold Card Cut File I created using a Paper Crafting World file.

This week I  created the cutest Santa ever! He is perfect for adding your favorite Christmas goodie inside and giving away.

I added some pop dots to his button and his mustache so they stand out.

Embossing his beard and mustache gave the paper a curly texture, perfect for Santa!

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

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

Don't forget about Paper Crafting World's month long challenge. Grab the latest freebies and play along!

And

Don't forget to enter my new challenge!!

Connie Can Crop Challenge #41

Candy Cane

due 11:59 P.M. Thursday, December 31st

Pacific Time

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! 

You-Tube Tuesday- Hannukah Crafts

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Welcome to today's You Tube Tuesday. Happy Hannukah to all our Jewish Followers. I thought I would share a fun Hannukah crafting activity you could do with your children during the holiday!




I hope you everyone has a great week. I hope something you see today inspires you to get out there and get crafty!!!

Where Dreams Come True- 3 Girl Jam

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Hello my Crafty Friends!

Today is my  post with 3 Girl Jam and I am so excited to be able to share my project featuring the 3 Girl Jam products I love!

I have another great Disney layout to share with all you Disney nuts!! I really love the way the 3 Girl Jam Crinkle ribbon in Sunshine matches this paper set by Creative Imaginations perfectly.

Be sure to stop by the store HERE and check out all the gorgeous lace and ribbons you can add to your layouts!

Items Used:

Patterned Paper

Cardstock

3GJ Yellow Crinkle Ribbon

White Pen
pop dots
Bling

paper clip

Washi tape

flat back

SPECIAL NOTE:  To get 10% off of your entire order from 3 Girl JAM, use discount code CW10. 

Don't forget to check out my New Challenge!!

Connie Can Crop Challenge #41

Candy Cane

due 11:59 P.M. Thursday, December 31st

Pacific Time

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!

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!!

Here's this week's question...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!! What is your favorite holiday decoration? Why?

Connie- I love putting out my nativity sets. I currently have three plus one ornament. They remind me of the true meaning of Christmas and each one holds a special place in my heart. The largest was given to us by an Aunt. It's really magnificent! My most precious is the one my step mom painted for me. And my other is just gorgeous with the large word NOEL behind it. My ornament is actually made from Jerusalem Wood and hand carved. It is a show catcher hanging on our tree. We gave the same exact ornament to Mimi for Christmas before she passed. Her faith was the strongest and it lives on through all of us.

Angela-  I love Christmas lights! I love the twinkle and sparkle in them. They just make the night look more magical

Veronica- The crafts that my children do during this time. I love to see them doing them and each time I see their decoration pieces I reminisce those moments. So, I get nuts buying craft kits for them for each Holiday.

Kim- My brother-in-law makes wooden Intarsia Santas & Snowmen and each year there's a new one under the tree for me. So much love, time and effort go into these pieces. They are always the first thing to come out at Christmastime. I have quite the little collection now and when I look at them it brings back memories of each Christmas.

ok, It's your turn to answer!!

Our new challenge is up and we have an amazing sponsor!!

Connie Can Crop Challenge #41

Candy Cane

due 11:59 P.M. Thursday, December 31st

Pacific Time

Sketchy Saturday

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

today I am sharing with you this fun sketch I found looking for inspiration for a card:

It is from Retro Sketches Blog, please visit here, and don't forget to mention that we are sending you ;-)
This webpage host a sketch challenge. If you do participate, please let us know in your comment so we can also see your creations.

I hope you enjoy this sketch and would share your creation with us.

Please visit my page http://vickyscrappingpassion.blogspot.com

And Say hi.

And please don't forget the 41st Connie Can Crop Monthly Challenge!!  This month the theme is:

You have until midnight Monday December 31st to link it up.

Thank you for stopping by.

http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/2015/12/monthly-challenge-41-candy-cane.html

Freebie Friday!

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I can't believe we are already in December! Where did this year go!?  Tell me, are you ready for 2016? I'm not! I need another 2 months I think!!! 

I found some great Holiday freebies to share with you today!

Enjoy =) 

Amanda Parker and Family

(See how I used this freebie over at my blog today!)

Menorah

Mustache Title

Mele Kalikimaka

Miss Kate Cuttables

Paper Crafting World

Don't forget to enter Connie's 41st Monthly Challenge! 

Oh Baby!

Pin It Hi, I'm Kim from Katydid Cards and I'm excited to share my first post as the newest member of the Connie Can Crop Design Team.

My projects were inspired by this month's sponsor, Betsy Flot, who has written several books each containing hundreds of pages of inspiration for your card making and scrap booking in the form of titles, quotes, verses and more.  Today I'm working from Progressions of Expressions, Volume 1

My first card is an adorable card-in-a-box to help celebrate the birth of a baby boy and I've paired it with a matching layered frame and a gift tag.  Both the card and frame have quotes found in Betsy's book.  The card-in-a-box was made with a cut file from My Casual Whimsy using Stampin' Up card stock and DSP.  The frame is another cut file from My Scrap Chick.  I made the tag using the rattle from the card and a base I made by welding several shapes together.

We certainly can't leave out little girls, now can we?  So I made a card for the birth of a baby girl as well.  I've been wanting to make this type of card for some time now and, since it reminds me of baby blocks, I thought this was the perfect time to try it!

 

I made this card using a tutorial I found on YouTube.  It doesn't look it, but it was pretty easy to make.  The embellishments are a combination of Stampin Up digital images, Jolees stickers, letter beads, Recollections brad and items cut on my Silhouette.  The sentiment on the reverse is another found in Betsy's book.

And my wonderful family is so accommodating!  Just in time for this post, Justin and Sara  gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.  Meet Olive:

If you'd like to see more photos and details, stop by my blog.  And be sure to say hi!

And please don't forget the 41st Connie Can Crop Monthly Challenge!!  This month the theme is:

You have until midnight Monday December 31st to link it up.

Thank you for stopping by.