Handmade Holidays Blog Hop

Welcome to the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!

 Calling all crafters! We’ve gathered designers from some of our favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could make for the holidays, all in one place on this Hop!

To sweeten to Hop, we’re offering a gift for you! For every comment you leave on the blogs in the Hop, you’ll be entered to win a prize pack from one of the participating manufacturer sponsors!

Visit the list of blogs below and leave a comment on each by Nov 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST. Each day we will be sharing a brand new list of blogs with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!

I love making handmade gifts for the holidays for family, friends and even teachers and coaches.

This year I wanted to create handmade frames for our close family members with photos of our boys inside. For my project I used the Zutter Bind-It-All Cover-Alls in the 4" x 6" size with the curved spine and covered it with the new Crate Paper Peppermint Collection. 

To make these handmade frames cover the entire Cover-All with patterned paper but before adhering the back page completely down add a piece of twine under the paper for the closure. Embellish the cover and add a button for the twine to wrap around to keep the frame closed.

For the inside of the frame I added a photo on each side of the Cover-All and used the words from a sheet of paper and twine to make the banner at the top.  To attach the banner to each side of the frame I used a small snowflake from the Peppermint chipboard. I also wanted to add the cute chipboard Santa from the collection and made him pop out when you open the frame.

These handmade frames would be great to make for anyone on your Christmas list and what better keepsake than a photo of their favorite people.

Thanks for stopping by on the hop.  Don't forget to leave a comment on the blog to be eligible for the amazing prizes.  Here's a link of all the blog participants for today's hop:

Nov 4th
Clearsnap – http://clearsnap.blogspot.com/
Spellbinders http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog.aspx
Hampton Art - http://blog.hamptonart.com/
Zutter – http://binditall.blogspot.com/
Graphic45 – http://g45papers.typepad.com/
Donna Salazar Designs – http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/
The Twinery - http://www.thetwineryblog.com/
Authentique Paper http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/
Sherry Cheever – Graphic45 http://sherrycheever.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Claire Towle– Hampton Art http://studio1975.co.uk/
Emily Leiphart- The Twinery http://www.leiphartonart.blogspot.com/
Andrea Budjack – Glue Arts http://andreascreativepapertrail.blogspot.com/
Lesley Langdon – Spellbinders http://www.lesleylangdoncreative.blogspot.com/
Daniela Dobson – Clearsnap http://danieladobson.blogspot.com/
Natasha Naranjo Aguirre – Donna Salazar Designs- http://mymomentsoftranquility.blogspot.com/
Lisa Day – Glue Arts - http://www.lisaday.typepad.com/
Lynne Forsythe – Zutter http://lynneforsythe.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Priest- Clearsnap http://hydrangeahippo.blogspot.com/
Tifany DeGough – Authentique Paper http://inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com/
Holly Simoni – Spellbinders http://www.hollysimoni.typepad.com/
Fleur Smith - Zutter http://fleursbydesign.blogspot.com/
Stephanie Johnson- The Twinery http://www.parkersprints.blogspot.com/
Robyn Weatherspoon – Clearsnap http://robynweatherspoon.blogspot.com/

To thank you for stopping by my blog I am also giving away a mini Scor-It-All.  All you have to do is become a follower of my blog and let me know you are following me in the comments by Nov 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST and I will draw a winner to win this fabulous scoring tool.

Cheers to creating gifts from the heart this holiday season!

Happy Hopping!

Fabulous Friends

I am so lucky to have some fabulous friends.  I met these ladies while working at my local scrapbook store many years ago and even though it closed down we continue to get together as often as we can.

I love getting together with them and laughing about old times - what could be better?

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Halloween

Hope you have a fun, scarey and safe halloween!

So excited for this...

Join Clearsnap and 8 of our favorite crafting companies for a Handmade Holiday! Spellbinders, Hampton Art, Donna Salazar Designs, The Twinery, Glue Arts, Authentique Paper, Graphic45, and Zutter will all be showing you innovative ideas for gifts, decor and more to jumpstart this holiday season. Join us beginning November 4th, 2011.

 

I will be one of the guest designers on November 4th - so excited :)

A Haunting We Will Go

We love halloween in our house, getting dressed up, scary movies and pumpkin carving what could be better.  This year I made a quick Halloween mini album to showcase my son's costumes.  Head on over to the Bind-It-All blog for more photos and details.

Happy Crafting :)

Holiday Greeting Class

Lindsey and I are busy preparing for out next class Holiday Greetings.  Come and join us for a night of card making and goodies just in time for the holiday mailing list.

Here's a peek at one of the cards we will be making in class.

For more information on classes you can join our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/SmithPaperDesign

Hope you can join us.

Something Wicked

This way comes...

Join us over at Scrapbook Star for a week of fun Halloween projects and ideas.  I love halloween and decided to make a gift box to fill with treats for a friend who loves halloween too.

I painted the box black, added some fun halloween paper and the a few tags and of course some twine.

Don't forget to check back all week for more spooktacular ideas :)