Welcome to the second stop on the Christmas in July “anything goes” hop. You should have arrived here from the wonderful Scrapalette’s blog. Today’s hop promises to deliver a variety of projects and techniques, so make you stop and visit at each blog.
My project uses a Hobby Lobby clock that I “covered” in October Afternoon paper and embellished with Cricut elves from “A Quilted Christmas” and poinsettia made from leaves on the “Flower Shoppe” cartridge. I simply trimmed away the stem and layered to create the poinsettia. I added a few Pearl Pen dots and some Stickles to finish up the look. I also added some Tim Holtz embellishments.
The elves are at 4″ tall, and I used the Cricut Craft Room. I love the ease of hiding contours so you can cut the pieces you want in the paper you want. It was a big help in cutting the girl elf and all of the little pieces. I cut several layers of Papertrey Ink cardstock for the base layers of each elf. The added dimension and stability are worth the cardstock investment.
I hope you enjoyed your visit today – please leave a comment to be entered for a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamps.
Next up on the blog hop is the fabulous Maria.
And if you are just starting off, here is the lineup. Be sure to head back to Scrapalette’s blog so you don’t miss a thing. Scrapalette is awarding a Cricut Christmas Village cartridge – each blog you comment on will give you an entry in the prize drawings! And, the prize drawing at the end of the month is for a brand new Christmas {Noel} cart!
Here’s the rest of today’s lineup:
1~Paulette at http://scrapalette.blogspot.com – you should have started here
2~Sis at http://papercraftscissors.com – you are here
3~Maria at http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com – up next
4~Laura at http://www.coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com
5~Brenda at http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com
6~ Lisa at http://addictedtothecricut.blogspot.com
7~Donna at http://carolinascreativecropper.blogspot.com
8~ Cindy at http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com
9~Angela at http://angiespaperpassion.blogspot.com
10~Theresa at http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com
11~Beth at http://seaswancreations.blogspot.com
12~Betsy at http://betsymcreates.blogspot.com
13~Loraine at http://www.lorainespaperplayhouse.blogspot.com