Anything Goes Blog Hop

Welcome to the Anything Goes Blog Hop in honor of Stephanie's one year blogoversary @ Once Upon a Paper. You should have hopped over from Kristy's at Craftin' on My Door. If you just stopped by for a visit, and would like to hope along, please go to Stephanie's blog to start at the beginning. Our wonderful hostess is celebrating her blogoversary with seven days of giveaways, so be sure to swing by everyday for a chance to win.

I was so excited when I saw "anything goes" because I knew exactly what I was going to do. I've been meaning to alter a notebook to help keep all of my recipes in one place....AND I've been dying to use my Word Collage cartridge that's been sitting on the shelf since it arrived weeks ago (yup! I can't belive it took me this long to use it). Here's how it turned out....

Blog candy, anyonge?! :)

I'm giving away this 7gypsies clear stamp set, and all you have to do is

1. Be a follower

2. Leave a comment

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my creation!
Your next stop is Scrapalette!

In Case you get lost here is the rest of the line-up:

Once upon a Paper
Craftin’ on my Door
Txscrappermom

Around the Block with Scraplette
I Came, I Saw, I CreateGreen Girl Scraps
Scrapping with Alicat
OCD Scrapology
My 3 E Scrapbooking

Scrappin’ Palace

Family Fun

The theme at Cooking with Cricut today is family fun! What does your family like to do for fun?? My first instict was to go DISNEY on my project, but then I thought that wasn't an everyday thing. I wanted something real....food! We seem to get together to eat more than anything, and BBQ's just hit the spot! Here's a little invitation I made out of a tag...

My Favorite Things....

For today's post, Tracy @ Craft Junkie Too asked us to share a few of our favorite things. I had too many, and it was way too hard to narrow it down! So, I decided to go with the things I NEED! Yes, need! The things I use every time I craft, no matter what I'm making...

1. My Gypsy

2. Trimmer

3. ATG Gun

4. Gel pens (because I love, love, love stictching)

5. Ink (edges, stamps, etc.)

Circle Sisters Fall Blog Hop

I am so very sorry I don't have a project for you today, but I was so busy at work this week that it completely slipped my mind (until I saw the post on the Circle board today). Your next stop is MARY

Back to School with My Pink Stamper

The My Pink Stamper "School Days" stamp set was perfect for little treats for the 1st day of school. I so badly wanted to add stitching, glitter, etc, but I work with pre-k, and I could imagine was them tearing my beautiful work apart in less than 2 seconds lol. So I kept it simple!

Picnic Basket

I think I'm officially addicted to 3-D projects, especially goodie bags. As soon as Melin @ Cooking with Cricut told us this week's theme was "picnic", I remembered this adorable project I had seen that just stuck with me. How cute is this for a summer treat?! You can fit quite a few Hershey Kisses in there :). It actually was not as hard to put together as I thought, and oh, the possibilities - colors, patterns, embossing, etc. - though I chose to keep it simple my first time around. The only cricut here was the patterned "picnic-looking" paper inside the basket...



Now to give credit where credit is due - because this brilliant idea was not mine. I found directions for this cute little basket at Creations by Patti. While you're there, be sure to check out her Watermelon Basket as well!!! So darn cute!!

New Feature

I had a few requests, so I just thought I'd swing by and tell you that I've added the "follow by email" option on my blog. New project coming tomorrow :). Happy crafting!!!

My Pink Stamper Blog Hop

Welcome! For those of you who haven't met me, my name is Roberta - on of Robyn's newest design team members! I am so very honored and excited to be participating in my very first My Pink Stamper Blog Hop! The funnest part is that we got to just explore the new stamps, and come up with just about anything our little hearts desired! My favorite crafts are anything 3D and altering items, so today I made a few quick projects that are cute and simple to put together, and make great little gifts!

My first project is a pillow box for peppermints (great for all my wonderful co-workers around the holiday season! Shhhh.....). I had just mentioned to a fellow crafter that I never use my paper crimper for anything but sour cream containers, so I made it a point to use it in this project...

My next project is my newest addiction - Sweet Tooth Boxes! I LOVE this new cartridge and can't get enough! I made the cake slice for the very first time, and it turned out better than I expected...and the sentiment from My Pink Stamper's "Yummy-licious" stamp set is just perfect for the cupcake inside :)

Thanks for stopping by today! Your next stop is Edna @ Create with Expression

And here is the line-up in case you get lost along the way...

Robyn (My Pink Stamper)
Andrea
Carissa (Sprinkled with Glitter)
Agnes (Flowerdisco)
Chelle (Paper Krate)
Alex (You Had Me At Craft)
June
Angela (Simple Creations)
Missy
Courtney (Court's Crafts)
Renee (RockinRenee)
Cristi
Roberta (ME!!)
Edna (Create With Expression)
Sharon
Helen
Julie (readysetstamp)
Kassidy
Michelle (Meesh's Pieces)
Shelley
Tracy (CraftJunkieToo)
Maria

Sweet Goodness

Hi there! This was my last sample from My Pink Stamper's new releases before the Blog Hop tomorrow evening! This one is a quick sour cream container style box using 'Yummy-licious"

Winter Treats

I wanted to take a moment to share some of my winter projects using My Pink Stamper's 'Winter Treats and Sayings' new set. Though I am nowhere near ready for the holidays, Christmas is definitely my favorite time of the year so starting to come up with ideas for little gifts is always fun!

My first project is a tag for a "snowman soup" goodie bag. Who doesn't love getting those?!

My 2nd project is a window, tree box

(I may actually like it better with M & M's)

And my fave is the cocoa sleeve.

These are so fun and easy to make!

Here's the inside...

Want to make one?! They're super simple! Start with a 9 3/4" x 8" sheet of CS. On the 8" side, score at 5" and fold CS to create a 3" flap on the inside. Turn your CS long ways, and score at 4 1/2" and 5 1/4" to create the creases in the middle to allow enought space for the cocoa packets. Adhere the insidee in the middle and the edge and insert your packet. I added a ribbon all the way around on the outside to help hold it closed.

Hope that all made sense :)