The Great Pumpkin Hop Day 1

Hello, and WELCOME to the The GREAT PUMPKIN Blog Hop!! We're so excited that you could join us for this WONDERFUL two-day hop!! Please be sure to visit BOTH days for maximum ideas, maximum FUN, and maximum chances to WIN!! Our hostess, Amy at www.lovetocrop.com has some SUPER prizes for a few hoppers, so be sure to check out all of those details on her blog!!

If you have hopped here from  Lisa at http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com, then you have arrived at the perfect spot in the pumpkin patch!! If you are just popping in to visit, please take a trip back to Amy at www.lovetocrop.com to start at the beginning -- with all the pumpkins in the patch, you'll want to be sure to see them all!!

In our family, we are about fun and happy days, not scary and spooky ones.  My pumpkin creation represents my three happy daughters with a simple reminder for you...

To make this standard card, I used two Cricut cartridges (Paper Doll Dress Up for the pumpkins and Potpourri Basket for the sentiment).  The paper and bronze glitter are from Close to my Heart, as well as the Chocolate and Sunset inks used for distressing the cardstock.

We would love for you to become a follower of our blog and "like" us at www.facebook.com/curlsandgrins!

Thank you again for visiting, for the next stop in the Pumpkin Patch, please hop to Theresa ~ www.thescrapbookingqueen.com!

What I Love About Fall/Halloween Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome to the What I Love About Fall/Halloween  Blog Hop.  This hop is scheduled from Oct. 7 at 8:00 am through Oct.8 at 11:00 pm (central time).

If you just happened to come to this blog, you can start at the beginning withj Lisa Peters- http://handmmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/.  If you just came from (name of person before you in the lineup)   blog, then you are in the right spot.

We're so excited to be doing this hop and we have a fabulous lineup with some very talented ladies.  There will be lots of fun projects, along with some great blog candy, and a great grand prize for this hop.

The hop is a 2 day hop so you will have plenty of time to make it through the whole hop lineup twice.  Check out each blog and see what blog candy you can win at the individual stops.  Please come back both days to see great projects.

Here is the complete lineup:

Lisa-  http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Lisa Pontious ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
Kristy ~ http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com
April http://curlsandgrins.blogspot.com
Jamie - http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com
Anita--  http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
Sher B http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com
Amy http://www.lovetocrop.com
Gina http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
Dena http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
Melinda  http://thepaperthumb.blogspot.com
Shannon http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog
Janet http://createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
Tammy http://tampatha.wordpress.com
Barbara http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/ 
Sherry ~ http://www.upordowntheyrebeautiful.blogspot.com/
Christina http://cema1cema.blogspot.com
Kari http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/
Theresa: http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
Vicki http://mawmawsthoughts.blogspot.com/
Mandie http://mandiesscrappin.blogspot.com/
Suzanne www.cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/
Jearise http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

                                                                                                   
To be eligible for the grand prize, you must visit each blog and leave a comment. You also MUST visit Lisa's blog and leave a comment for the day and also become a follower at "Scrapping With Lisa" and her facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrapping-with-Lisa/130882060268842.  Please let her know if you don't do facebook and she won't count that against you for the blog candy.  Now for the blog candy, I bet you are wondering what it could be.   It will be a grab bag full of goodies!

I created this autumnal page using the Close to my Heart Dreamin' Workshop on the Go Kit.   Aren't those colors gorgeous?!  The papers are all sponge daubed with Goldrush ink and the sentiment is embossed with gold.  I also added a touch of bronze glitter gel to accent some of the flowers.

I have fallen in love with Close to my Heart's Workshop on the Go kits!  Each kit includes a Level 2 Paper Pack, My Acrylix® Workshop Stamp Set (C-size), embellishments and a workshop guide to make 2 full layouts, for a total of 4 pages.  There is also plenty of leftover paper to make a bonus project with only a couple of additional materials.  I then use the rest of my papers and embellishments to make cards.

Thanks for visiting!  Make sure to like our Facebook page where you will find our updates and occasional giveaways! All purchases made from my Close to my Heart page support the adoption of 6-year-old Guan Guan.  You can read more about his story at www.mamacurls.com. 

Your next stop is Jamie at http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com.

What I Love About Fall/Halloween Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to the What I Love About Fall/Halloween  Blog Hop.  This hop is scheduled from Oct. 7 at 8:00 am through Oct.8 at 11:00 pm (central time).

If you just happened to come to this blog, you can start at the beginning withj Lisa Peters- http://handmmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/.  If you just came from (name of person before you in the lineup)   blog, then you are in the right spot.

We're so excited to be doing this hop and we have a fabulous lineup with some very talented ladies.  There will be lots of fun projects, along with some great blog candy, and a great grand prize for this hop.

The hop is a 2 day hop so you will have plenty of time to make it through the whole hop lineup twice.  Check out each blog and see what blog candy you can win at the individual stops.  Please come back both days to see great projects.

Here is the complete lineup:

Lisa-  http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Lisa Pontious ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
Kristy ~ http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com
April http://curlsandgrins.blogspot.com
Jamie - http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com
Anita--  http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
Sher B http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com
Amy http://www.lovetocrop.com
Gina http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
Dena http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
Melinda  http://thepaperthumb.blogspot.com
Shannon http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog
Janet http://createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
Tammy http://tampatha.wordpress.com
Barbara http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/ 
Sherry ~ http://www.upordowntheyrebeautiful.blogspot.com/
Christina http://cema1cema.blogspot.com
Kari http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/
Theresa: http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
Vicki http://mawmawsthoughts.blogspot.com/
Mandie http://mandiesscrappin.blogspot.com/
Suzanne www.cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/
Jearise http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

                                                                                                   
To be eligible for the grand prize, you must visit each blog and leave a comment. You also MUST visit Lisa's blog and leave a comment for the day and also become a follower at "Scrapping With Lisa" and her facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrapping-with-Lisa/130882060268842.  Please let her know if you don't do facebook and she won't count that against you for the blog candy.  Now for the blog candy, I bet you are wondering what it could be.   It will be a grab bag full of goodies!

I would like to share with you our family's tree of thanks.  This has been an annual family tradition for nine years, since our oldest child was two.  We have done three-dimensional trees in the past and placed them on the Thanksgiving table, but this year it is a scrapbook page so we can add it to our family's scrapbook easily.

To create our tree and leaves, I used the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge (my favorite!).  The clouds in the background are made with silver embossing powder and liquid applique to give the dimension.  The year is added with Cork Alphabets.  All products are from Close to my Heart.
This isn't a perfectly executed page, but our kids always look back to our thankful trees and remember what life was like at that moment.

All purchases made from my Close to my Heart page support the adoption of Guan Guan.  You can read more about his story at www.mamacurls.com. 

Your next stop is Jamie at http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com.
Have a great day and please stop back tomorrow for another great project.