Top Ten of 2012 Blog Hop

Hi everyone! My friend Christine Meyer has organized a Top Ten of 2012 Blog Hop which I'm excited to be a part of!

If you're following along with the blog hop, you should have arrived here from Lynn Shokoples' blog.

If you just happened to stop by here, you may want to start at the beginning of the blog hop and visit everyone along the way... there are many designers with a wide variety of styles sharing inspiration with you, and several of them are having giveaways!

I had a tough time choosing my favorites but here are the 10 that I came up with in random order:

8 layouts:

card:

mini album:

 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I truly appreciate it :)

Your next stop on the blog hop is Julie Tucker Wolek.

If you should get lost along the way, here's the complete lineup:

Liz Chidester http://thescrappiest.blogspot.com
Marcia Dehn Nix http://onescrapatatime-bymumsie.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-of-2012-blog-hop-plus-giveaway.html
Monika Wright http://www.iloveitallwithmonikawright.com/
Ivanka Lentle http://ivankascardstudio.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-10-of-2012.html
Christine Meyer http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-top-ten-of-2012-plus-giveaway-and.html
Jamie Cripps http://jamielanedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-10-of-2012.html
Erin Morehousehttp http://girlpaperscissors.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-of-2012.html
Melissa Elsner http://www.theprofoundbrunette.com/2012/12/top-ten-for-2012.html
Jodi Wilton http://luvalotland.blogspot.ca/
Sarah Hill http://rockoandbella.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-blog-hop-2012.html
Laurel Seabrook http://want2scrap.blogspot.ca/
Carrie Walz http://everydaymoments-carrie.blogspot.com/
Jen Matott http://arttalk-sigmagirl.blogspot.com/
Jan Tatomir http://www.jantatomir.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Haggerty http://livethemoment-jen.blogspot.com/
Kerri Yarus http://kerrikr8tions.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-10-projects-of-2012.html/
Ashley Nguyen Newell http://hearthugsdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-blog-hop.html
Cathy Harper http://alteredplayground.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-of-2012-blog-hop.html
Malika Kelly http://malikakelly.blogspot.com/
Lynn Shokoples http://scrappyhappymom.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-of-2012-blog-hop.html
-----> You are here! Kris Berc http://stashofprettypaper.blogspot.com/
Julie Tucker Wolek http://thetuckerwolekclan.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-top-projects-for-2012.html
Rhonda VanGinkel http://snapwhiz.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-10-of-2012-blog-hop.html
Savannah O'Gwynn http://www.savannahland2.blogspot.com
Audrey Yeager http://audreysreflection.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-twelve-of-2012-blog-hop-and-giveaway.html
Katrina Hunt http://paperscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-top-ten-of-2012-along-with-blog-hop.html

Ruby Rock-It Mini Gift Boxes with Bows + Giveaway Alert

Hello!  I'm up on the Ruby Rock-It Bella! Fundamentals blog today for Day 6 of their Countdown to Christmas! I've created a trio of mini gift boxes topped with coordinating bows for my post today.

If you've been following along on my blog you may know that my family and I have been living in a hotel for the past several weeks while we wait to move into our new home. The housekeeping staff here have gone above and beyond to make our temporary living environment as comfortable as possible for us.

They couldn't help but notice my stash of scrapbooking supplies and tools that I have here in our hotel room, and they've showed a lot of interest in my Ruby Rock-It goodies. So, of course I wanted to create some pretty Ruby Rock-It packaging for the gift cards that we'll be giving them for Christmas.

The Eklectique collection was perfect for creating beautiful gift card boxes and bows. It's such an elegant, versatile collection which worked wonderfully for Christmas gift packaging. The color combinations and designs in this line are so lovely!

These little boxes measure 4 inches by 4 inches by 1 inch and are just the right size to fit a gift card and some chocolates or other small gifts. I LOVE how easily the Eklectique papers and coordinating tags, trimmings, and bling made it to assemble these boxes in very little time. I hope the housekeeping ladies will enjoy them :)

Please visit the Ruby Rock-It blog to get in on the GIVEAWAY and for links to the products used in my project. Have a great day!

My Creative Sketches December Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone! The December sketch challenge at My Creative Sketches went live this week and is open for entries through January 14th.

This is my take on the sketch. We call the sunglasses that Allison's wearing her "diva glasses".  The papers that I used here are from the Cakewalk collection by October Afternoon.  The flowers are all Primas, and the pearl bling crown is Ruby Rock-It Bella! Fundamentals.

Pam puts together the most generous, beautiful prizes and this month's is no exception, as you can see in the photo below :) The prize winner is determined by random draw, so I hope you'll give it a go!

All of the details of this challenge can be found on the My Creative Sketches blog, here.

Paper Wreath Tutorial

Hello and happy Friday!  I'd love to show how I created a holiday wreath using the December Creative Kit from My Creative Scrapbook.

Kit supplies:

Approximately 80 strips of 12-inch x 1/2-inch patterned paper

wide decorative ribbon

large chipboard shape (not shown)

Additional supplies:

10-inch styrofoam wreath

hot glue gun and several glue refills

pencil

Roll a 12-inch x 1/2-inch patterned paper strip tightly around the barrel of a pencil to form a loop shape, then let the paper loop unroll slightly.

Using a hot glue gun, adhere the rolled loop to the styrofoam wreath.

Continue rolling and hot gluing the paper strips one at a time onto the wreath. Be sure to alternate the paper patterns and to glue the loops in a variety of directions so as to cover the white styrofoam base and to add interest to the finished project.

When I had about half of the paper loops glued down, I paused and hot glued the large chipboard snowman onto an empty area of the wreath. That way I could be sure that I had left enough room for him on there. Then, I continued rolling and gluing the paper loops until the entire wreath was covered.

Form a pretty bow with the wide decorative ribbon and hot glue it in place for the finishing touch.

This is such a simple, fun way to dress up any room for the holidays.  I hope you'll try it!

My Creative Scrapbook December Off the Page Project Kit and Mixed Media Kit

Have you seen the add-on kits this month at My Creative Scrapbook?

Here's the December Off the Page Project add-on kit:

My teammate and friend Delaina has created an over the top gorgeous mini album project using this kit, and, I hear she's even put together a step by step video tutorial for it, so do check it out!

Next is the December Mixed Media add-on kit:

I believe there are very limited quantities of these awesome kits available, so if you think you may be interested in getting one for yourself, you might want to hurry on over to the add-on section of the My Creative Scrapbook website to get more info.

Thanks for stopping by!