Carson's Creations 3 Year Blogaversary

Welcome to the 3 Year Celebration for Carson's Creations. 

 If you've just come from Cheryl's blog, you are in the right place!  If you just came across the hop, please start at the beginning over at Carson's Creations.

I was thrilled when Georgiana asked me to participate in her hop!  When I first started my blog, G had already been out there sharing her fabulous creations.  She was one of my first followers and was kind enough to visit me regularly.  She's been encouraging and supportive, and has helped me navigate through situations when I've been "stuck."  There are probably many of you out there who have similar stories to share about Georgiana, and I'm sure glad I'm one that can call her my crafty friend.  Thanks, G, for including me in your Hop!

Now to my card.  Georgiana challenged us to think in terms of "3's".  

Recipe
5x7 card
brown and white cardstock
3 patterned papers from Recollections Bold Basics
3 balloons cut from Create a Critter, p30
3 pieces of twine
3 star brads
3 circles punched and inked
3 "party" sentiments stamped
2 sets of 3 golden gems

Since this is 3 Years of blogging and crafting fun, we have LOTS of FABULOUS sponsors...

 ~ Stamping Scrapping ~

mini Magnolia stamp

~ Cardz TV ~

 stamp set

 ~ Lovebug Creations ~

$15 gift certificate

~ Robin's Nest ~

dew drops

To qualify to win, you must:

1. Be a follower of Carson's Creations

2. Leave a comment on every stop of the hop

  Winners will be announced at Carson's Creations on Thursday, June 27th.   Your next stop will be Amy  
Here is the line-up:

Georgiana

Carri

Yvette

Lee-Ann

Cheryl

Pat  (that's me)

Amy

Tracey

Melissa

Thanks for joining us today for this 3 year celebration!

Sure hope you'll visit all the talented ladies in the hop for lots of chances to win some great prizes.  Perhaps you'll even consider following my blog.  Thanks for visiting!

Embossing Blog Hop Winner!

I have a winner to announce from the Carson's Creations Embossing Blog Hop! 

Chosen by Random.org,

the winner is...

Ashley Nicole said...

Awesome card. Rock Princess is one of my fav carts.

Love the embossing you did on the skull.
Ashley

Ashley, you won the Cuttlebug Leafy Branch embossing folder.  I will contact you via email.

I want to thank everyone for hopping by, and thanks to all of you who became new followers.  I appreciate all of you.  Thank you!

Please come back and visit anytime!



Carson's Creations Embossing Blog Hop!

Hello!  You've come to the last stop on the Embossing Blog Hop.  I'm so glad you're here.

If you happened to just stop by, be sure to visit all the crafters for some great inspiration and blog candy!

I needed a card for a teenage boy's birthday.  And that can be really tough. You certainly don't want it to be cutesy.  Last year, I used a guitar on his card so I definitely wanted to go for something different this year.  Here's what I made...

A little crazy? ... maybe.  Different?...definitely!   I know he likes music so I thought this would be appropriate.  At first I was going to cut away the flourishes, but then I thought that maybe the flourishes were representing the music coming from the headphones! 

Well, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

Let me show you what I did.  I first cut the base and skull from the Rock Princess cartridge at 3-1/2".   This is a very wide image--it wound up being 7-3/8" wide!  So that's why I made this a long card.

Gee, it's a bit plain looking, isn't it??

Well, that's where the embossing comes in.  I used Cuttlebug Tiny Mosaic embossing folder. 

Look at the ol' boy now!

Don't you just love what an embossing folder does to a plain piece of cardstock?   I inked the edges and the raised "tiny mosaics" with Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Antique Linen for the final look.

The orange shimmer cardstock is embossed with the Cuttlebug Traffic Jam folder, which is an A2 size.  So because the background cardstock is so long, the embossing has to be done in 2 parts.  Luckily this pattern was easy to piece together. After running it through my Big Kick once, I put the cardstock back in the folder (actually turned sideways) and ran it through again.

 Because the pattern is random,  I was really pleased with how it turned out.

On the inside of the card, I embossed the green border strip with Cuttlebug's Distressed Stripes embossing folder.  I used Kraft cardstock here and for the shadow on the skull.

I have some blog candy to offer for stopping by.  And what could be more appropriate than an Embossing Folder!?

For a chance to win this embossing folder, just leave a comment on this post.  It would be nice if you followed my blog, but it's not a requirement.  I'll pick a winner on Wednesday, April 4.

In addition, if you feel so inspired, be sure to enter our challenge and make a project using some form of embossing, wet or dry.  The winner will be announced on April 7.  Check it out and enter your project at Carson's Creations !

Now, if you haven't made it all around the hop, here's the line-up.  Please be sure to start at the beginning with Georgiana, our hostess for this hop, and visit all our participants:

Georgiana ~ http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com -- your next (first) stop!

Carri ~ http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com

Karen ~ http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com

Jessica ~ http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

Anita ~ http://scrappyhappymommy.blogspot.com

Colin ~ http://crimsoncricut.blogspot.com

Kate ~ http://www.smallbitsofpaper.blogspot.com

Gwen  ~ http://thisandthatbygwen.blogspot.com

Pat ~ http://patsscraps.blogspot.com -- you are here!

Thanks for joining the hop today.  I appreciate you stopping by!



Winner from the Christmas in July Blog Hop!

I really had fun in this weekend's blog hop hosted by Expressions by Elaine.  Great projects and very talented crafters.  Thanks to everyone who came by and commented.  Your comments are SO much appreciated.  I love sharing what I do.  And welcome all new followers.  So happy you decided to follow along. 

OK, so let's get to the good stuff.  I will announce the winner to my giveaway, which is shown below.   It includes a set of Indadinkadoo border stamps and of course, some Christmas bling--penguin stickers, snowflake bling, star and present stickers, dimensional embellishments by Soft Spoken, some Studio G xmas clear stamps, and a Santa Claus set.

I received 37 comments on Day 1; 21 on Day 2 and 19 on Day 3 for a total of 77.  Then I used random.org to pick a number from 1 to 77.  And #59 is the winner.   It is...     
                                      
                             Shen from MyCuriousCrafts said...

                  Pat, what a super cute card...love it. Great work! ~Shen

                7/24/2011 2:56 AM

Congratulations Shen!  Send me your addy so I can mail out your goodies.  And I'll try sending one to you too!

Christmas in July Blog Hop, Day 2

Hi Everyone and Welcome Back!

This is Day 2 of the Christmas in July Blog Hop, hosted by Elaine from Expressions by Elaine.  You should have arrived here from Kimberli @ http://kimberliscreations.blogspot.com/.  I'd like to first thank everyone who visited yesterday and commented on my Christmas card.  I received so many sweet comments, and they are much appreciated.  Thanks so much.  Hope you'll like today's project as well.

It's not a card.  For each season or holiday, I love to display appropriate decorations around my house.  In my kitchen, I have this small plate rack that I change out with different plates.  For summertime, I have these pretty bird plates.  In the fall, I put up my apple plates.

Well, I haven't been able to find any Christmas plates that I've liked.  So I bought these wooden ornaments last winter at Joann's and thought I could decorate them myself with something I like. 

I was really having trouble at first because I planned on using this side which included two raised trim rings on each ornament, and I just couldn't figure out how to cut around all this stuff!  So I turned the ornaments over and worked with one large circle area.  And this is what I came up with!

From my Christmas stash from last year, I found the HoHoHo bling, and knew I had to use that somehow in my project.  So after scoping out some of the Santas I had on various cartridges (using http://www.mycutsearch.com/, of course), I decided on this Santa Face from Doodlecharms.  I used 3 different coordinating papers from my DCWV Christmas Combo stack and cut the face using the blackout feature so I could use some PK stamps for the faces. Santa was cut at 3-1/4".  Using my Lacy Labels cart, I cut the layered circles, red shimmer cardstock at 4" and gold cardstock from my stash at 3-1/2".  Here's a close-up of them all.



I hope that maybe I've provided a little inspiration for you today.  I must say that I am amazed at the talented ladies in this hop.  Each one of them has their own special touch, and I, myself, have been inspired by their creativity.  I'm thrilled to be in their company.

Remember, that I have some candy to give away, and if you comment on my post on each day of the 3-day hop, you'll have more chances to win.  Here's my giveaway.

Your next stop is Shirley @ http://lookatmycutestuff.blogspot.com/.  And don't forget that Elaine has a Cricut cartridge to give away if you visit and follow all the blogs on the hop.  So after you have stopped at all the blogs, go back to Expressions by Elaine and leave your name at Inlinkz for a chance to win!

Here's the full line-up if you need it.  Thanks again for stopping by.  Come back again tomorrow for the 3rd and final day, and more inspiration! -- Pat

Elaine @ http://expressionsbyelaine.blogspot.com/
Jessica @ http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/
Sylvia @ http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/
Lisa @ http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Amber @ http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/
Rochelle @ http://twotearsinmybucket.blogspot.com/
Jen @ http://www.jenscraftcorner.com/
Cely @ http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/
Chris @ http://chatterscene-mom.blogspot.com/
Kimberli @ http://kimberliscreations.blogspot.com/
Pat @ http://patsscraps.blogspot.com/     --- YOU'RE HERE ---

Shirley @ http://lookatmycutestuff.blogspot.com/

Tiffany @ Sparkledmemories.blogspot.com

Georgiana @ Carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com
Candace @  scrappin2littleprincesses

Christmas in July Blog Hop, Day 1

Welcome and thank you for joining us for the Christmas in July Blog Hop.  You should have arrived here from Kimberli's Creations .  If you just happened to stumble upon this hop, and you want to start at the beginning, go back to Expressions by Elaine  so you don't miss any of the wonderful projects we have to share.  Elaine organized this hop and I'm thrilled to participate!  PLUS she has a terrific Grand Prize to give away if you visit and follow all the blogs on the hop.  So after you have stopped at all the blogs, go back to Expressions by Elaine and leave your name at Inlinkz for a chance to win!

Now onto my creation for today.  A few months back, I found the Trim the Tree seasonal cartridge on sale at Joann's, so I took advantage of the low price and bought it.  Just like other seasonal cartridges, this one offers an image and a layered cut for 25 Christmas designs.  It is VERY intricate!  And oh so lovely.  Here's what I made--my first Christmas card for this year!

The card base is 5x7" in slightly off-white card stock.  The plaid pattern is from DCWV Christmas Combo printed matstack and I didn't even trim it.  The 4.5 x 6.5 mat fit perfectly.  Next layer of green is also from the same matstack and the cream color is from my stash.  Both of these were corner punched with a Fiskars punch called Heritage (3-in-1 corner punch).  The cream paper is embossed with Cuttlebug Snowflakes and inked up with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

This picture, taken with a flash, shows off the red shimmer paper I used to cut the top layer of the sleigh (DCWV Shimmer Stack).  I used red and green stickles on the "leaf-like shapes" and some gems that were the "petals" of a gem flower that I took apart.  And little gold stars!  Black cardstock from my stash provides the bottom image.  The sentiment is a Mary Engelbreit stamp, and I used a red gel pen to fill in the star.                                                                          

Then I popped up the sleigh and popped up the white/green mat too.  See the close-up above.  And shown below is the inside of the card.  This sentiment is from Studio G.

And that's my project for Day 1 of our hop!  So how about some candy?!  Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win some delicious Christmas embellies.  And a set of Inkadinkadoo border stamps.  I've bought several different styles of border stamps lately and love them!  For more chances to win, be sure to come back for Day 2 and Day 3 of the hop.

Now, your next stop is Look at My Cute Stuff , so hop on over to her site.  Here's the total lineup in case you missed anyone!        

Elaine @ http://expressionsbyelaine.blogspot.com/
Jessica @ http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/
Sylvia @ http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/
Lisa @ http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Amber @ http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/
Rochelle @ http://twotearsinmybucket.blogspot.com/
Jen @ http://www.jenscraftcorner.com/
Cely @ http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/
Chris @ http://chatterscene-mom.blogspot.com/
Kimberli @ http://kimberliscreations.blogspot.com/
Pat @ http://patsscraps.blogspot.com/     --- YOU'RE HERE ---

Shirley @ http://lookatmycutestuff.blogspot.com/

Tiffany @ Sparkledmemories.blogspot.com

Georgiana @ Carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com
Candace @  scrappin2littleprincesses

Thanks for coming to the hop today.  Be sure to stop back again tomorrow for more creative ideas!  -- Pat

Grillin' and Chillin' Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to your next stop on the Grillin' & Chillin' Bug Hop, hosted by Barb of BugBites.  Kudos to Barb for putting this hop together, and for including me!  Thanks, Barb!

If you've come from visiting Glenda at Glenda's Cards, you're in the right place!  If you've just happened across my blog and would like to hop along from the beginning, click here.

As you've seen, each designer along the bug trail is featuring a project based on the Grillin' & Chillin' theme.  I wanted to make something for both themes, so here are my projects.  First, an invitation to a cookout for the grillin' theme of this hop.

This is a 4.5 x 6.25 card.  I used the From My Kitchen cartridge to cut the grill, the timer, and the salt & pepper shakers.   The hot dog is cut from the same paper I used as the background from DCWV Nana's Kitchen.  Isn't that the cutest?!  I popped the hot dog up over an existing one and changed the "mustard" to "ketchup" with a red gel pen!  And I had some mulberry type paper with that gold fleck running through it in my stash that was just perfect for inside the grill.

"You're Invited" and the words inside the card are all cut from the Wild Card cartridge, along with the frame.  I used some tan colored cardstock and stamped the woodgrain effect on it with brown ink.  BBQ was cut from the Birthday Cakes cartridge with shadow.  I love the font on this cart.  The dotted lines on the inside are made with a border stamp that was part of a set by The Paper Company called "Baby Clear Stamps."  Heidi Grace also has a dotted line border stamp in an 11-piece set.

My second project is a card for the chillin' theme of the hop.  My thoughts of chillin' went to cooling down on a hot summer day by enjoying the cool water at the beach.

This card is an A2 card.  The dog is cut from Paper Pups at 2-3/4."  Umbrella, waves,  and crab were cut from Life is a Beach.  Embossed the blue background with Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls.  Sentiment from my computer.

Now for the good stuff.  I have some blog candy to give away:  a set of Indadinkadoo "travel words" stamps, floral embellishments from Recollections, and some bling.  For a chance to win my blog candy, leave a comment on this post.  You don't have to become a follower, but I sure would appreciate it if you do. 

Next stop on the hop is Sherrie at Sherrie Scraps with Passion   See what she has in store for you today.

Remember, once you have hopped to all the bug stops, it's your turn to show us your Grillin' & Chillin' project.  So hop on back to BugBites and link up your project by midnight on May 30 to be eligible for the grand prize!  Make sure to include a Cricut cut on your project and include one of the hidden critters from the bug stop blogs.

For the complete bug hop lineup, see the list below.

Barb      http://bugbites411.blogspot.com/
Jenny       http://jennyplace26.blogspot.com/
Kerie       http://kerieskafe.blogspot.com/
Larelyn    http://handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com/
Saundra    http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com/
Amber      http://amberscraftsandstuff.blogspot.com/
Shana       http://scrapinshana.blogspot.com/
Sher         http://patternsbysher.blogspot.com/
Deb          http://debspaperpassion.blogspot.com/
Amber     http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/
Jessica    http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/
Dana        http://iwycd.blogspot.com/
Ashley     http://shellyscrafts.blogspot.com/
Debra       http://debican01.blogspot.com/
Lisa          http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Glenda     http://glendascards.blogspot.com/
Pat N.      http://patsscraps.blogspot.com/       ***You're HERE***
Sherrie    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com/
Melissa   http://melspurplegiraffe.blogspot.com/

Thanks for hopping by today!  Hope you had fun and picked up some inspiration.  You have 3 days to complete the hop and leave your comments for the chance at some blog candy.  And for the big prize, revisit Barb's site and play along.  And remember that next weekend, Barb has a whole new lineup for another fun Grillin & Chillin Bug Hop.

I appreciate your visit.  Come back again soon. TFL!

Grillin' and Chillin' Blog Hop

I know the Holiday weekend is coming up, but if you're not going away and you have access to a computer, be sure to stop by May 28 to May 30 for the Grillin' and Chillin' Blog Hop.  You're sure to see some great projects and be inspired, and you can play along for some yummy candy!  Our hostess is Barb at Bug Bites and she's got a great line-up of bloggers that are participating.  I'll have some candy to giveaway, and a new project (or two) to post.  You'll have all weekend to visit the entire line-up.  So after you eat your hamburger and corn on the cob, come back and check us out!  And Thanks!!

And the winner is...

It was a great Bake Sale Blog Hop this weekend, and I want to thank everyone for stopping by and commenting.  And for anyone who became a new follower.  Thank you!  Starting with Friday and counting through Sunday, I received a total of 107 comments!  I used random.org to select the winner, which was #45.

Angela R said...

Beyond adorable, it came out so so cute! Thank you so much for sharing! I am also a new follower and so excited because you seem beyond talented!



Angela, I sent you an email, so please respond to that with your address so I can send out your goodies!

Thanks again, everyone!  Come back real soon!

Bake Sale Blog Hop, Last Day

Well, I have really enjoyed being in this blog hop.  It was my first hop, and I've had a great time.  Thanks to Georgiana of Carson's Creations and Cheryl of Cards by CG for asking me to participate!  And to be included with all the other talented ladies.  I also want to thank everyone that has gone through our hop--I received so many nice comments from current followers and from new followers, too.  Thank you all for joining in the hop!!

For today's project, I used the Sweet Treats cartridge (which was actually loaned to me from a friend).  This cart is really cute:  provides cards, cupcake holders, and party favors to make for each design.  And I had fun using it.  I started out with a cupcake card that could be an invitation.  Then decided to try making the matching party favor.  This is so cute; probably because it's small.  The largest I could cut the favor was 3-3/4" high since that filled the length of the page.  So here's the set.

I've never made a party favor before, and the design included holes on each side of the favor "box", which I assume is for a handle.  There wasn't a handle included as a cut (at least not that I could see), so I put a ribbon in each hole and tied a knot.  There was a small "reinforcement" looking cut for the shift key of the party favor and I'm thinking it's made to go around the hole, so that's where I put it!  Has anyone else wondered about a handle and these little extras?  I'd like to know what you did.

I also tried making a cupcake holder.  Whenever I'm making something 3-D, I usually try "fit to page" because most times they don't cut very large.  But this did!  Actual size put together was 5" cubed.  I wound up cutting the top edge with decorative scissors since it was too tall.   Instead of a cupcake holder, I wound up with a candy or snack dish!  And it holds lots of snacks, too!

 

And since I was having so much fun, I decided to make one more card with a cake on it; the more sweets the merrier for this Bake Sale Blog Hop!  This was also from the Sweet Treats cartridge.

Well, as you know, I'm the last stop, so this ends the hop.  If you think you've missed any stops along the way, here's the full lineup.  

Georgiana, Carson's Creations - http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Cheryl, Cards by CG - http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/

Carri,  Double Click A Busy Bee - http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/

Celeste, C.C.'s Cards and Crafts - http://www.ccscards.blogspot.com/

Tara, Homemade Happiness - http://creativeprincess-homemadehappiness.blogspot.com/

Jenny, Crazy About Cricut - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Pat, Pat's Scraps - http://patsscraps.blogspot.com/  (that's me!)

 Glad you could join us this weekend, and hope you enjoyed seeing all this creative talent! 

Don't forget I have some blog candy to give away, so please leave a comment for a chance to win this.  You don't have to be a follower, but I sure would appreciate it.  Leaving a comment on Friday's and Saturday's posts gives you an extra chance to win as well.  I will draw a name on Monday night, May 16.

Here’s a set of “Party Invite” stamps by Stampendous, some “baking” stamps, Celebrate rub-ons, and of course, gotta have some bling!

THANKS AGAIN FOR HOPPING WITH US!

Bake Sale Blog Hop

Hello All, now that the Blogger issues have passed, I hope you've been able to hop through with ease today.  I'm your last stop, but if you've come here by chance, you may want to start at the beginning with Georgiana at Carson's Creations.  Thanks to all that visited last night and for all your comments!  They're much appreciated.

My project for today is a cake box.  Using My Cut Search, I learned that there are only 3 Cricut cartridges that have a cake box cut:  Tags, Bags, Boxes, and Mores; Tie the Knot; and Wedding Solutions.  I had recently purchased Tie the Knot for $18.99 at a Joann's sale, so I was happy to learn I could make a cake box, so fitting for this Bake Sale Blog Hop!  Here's what I did:

Using paper from DCWV Green Tea Stack (1/2 w/foil), I used "Fit to Page" to cut the base box.  I wanted to see how large a box it would make.  It cut at 9-3/4."

Then I scored it using the tick marks to make the folds.  They're tiny so you have to look closely for them.  Very quickly, your paper starts to take shape.

Next I cut the box lid at 9-3/4".  I love the scalloped edges.

Then I scored, folded, and taped the lid.  I added some green ribbon from my stash around the lid, made a flower using the color scheme of the box, and cut a label from Lacy Labels at 3-1/4".  This cartridge is great for labels like this.  And voila, a cake box!



Oh, and I added a little bling to the label and flower--couldn't forget that!!

I have some blog candy to give away, so leave a comment on this post for a chance to win.  Posting on yesterday's and tomorrow's posts will give you extra chances to win.  You don’t have to be a follower, but I’d appreciate it if you were.  Make sure you leave a way for me to get in touch with you if you are the winner.  I will draw a name using random.org on Monday night, May 16.

My blog candy includes a set of “Party Invite” stamps by Stampendous, some “baking” stamps, Celebrate rub-ons, and of course, some bling!

If you think you missed anyone along the way, here’s the full line-up for the hop:

Georgiana, Carson's Creations - http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Cheryl, Cards by CG - http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/

Carri,  Double Click A Busy Bee - http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/

Celeste, C.C.'s Cards and Crafts - http://www.ccscards.blogspot.com/
Tracy, Craft Junkie Too - http://www.craftjunkietoo.com/

Tara, Homemade Happiness - http://creativeprincess-homemadehappiness.blogspot.com/

Jenny, Crazy About Cricut - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Pat, Pat's Scraps - http://patsscraps.blogspot.com/  (that's me!)

So, I’m the last stop on the hop—hope you had fun and picked up an idea or two!  If you didn’t start at the beginning, be sure to hop back to Carson's Creations.  And make sure you come back tomorrow for more projects and more chances to win some candy! Thank you all for joining us today!

Bake Sale Blog Hop!

Hi Everyone and Welcome to the Bake Sale Blog Hop!

So glad you could join us!!  If you’ve just come from Crazy About Cricut, you’re at the right place.  If you want to start from the beginning, hop back to Carson’s Creations.  Georgiana is one of our co-hosts for the hop today, along with Cheryl from Cards by CG.  When Georgiana asked me to be in the hop, I was so excited!  This is my first hop, and it challenged me to think beyond making cards and layouts.  I didn't bake anything, but rather was thinking more behind the scenes on where the baking takes place, and the tools needed to turn out those delicious baked goods.  So here’s my project for Day 1 – wall art for the home!

Ingredients:

Cartridge:  From My Kitchen

                   Utensils cut at 8.5” and shadowed

                   Words cut at 1.5”, but “whisk” was cut at 1.25”

                   Rolling Pin cut at 11.5” and shadowed

Embossing Folders:

                   Sizzix Wild Dashes (starter kit) for the rolling pin

                   Cuttlebug Herringbone for the center of the spoon

Paper:        DCWV Nana’s Kitchen for the background

                   DCWV Seasons Scrapbook Stack for the solid textured colors

Bronze brads from stash

Record Album Display Frame, 12.5 x 12.5

This project was so much fun to make.  I discovered that I really like making these larger cuts on my Expression.  And the framed art looks great in my kitchen!

So what do you think?  I have some candy to give away.  Just leave a comment on this post.  You don’t have to be a follower, but I’d appreciate it if you were.  Make sure you leave a way for me to get in touch with you if you are the winner.  I will draw a winner using random.org on Monday night, May 16.  Leaving comments on the next two day's posts will give you extra chances to win.

Here’s a set of “Party Invite” stamps by Stampendous, some “baking” stamps, Celebrate rub-ons, and of course, we can't forget the bling!

If you think you missed anyone along the way, here’s the full line-up for the hop:

Georgiana, Carson's Creations - http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Cheryl, Cards by CG - http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/

Carri,  Double Click A Busy Bee - http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/

Celeste, C.C.'s Cards and Crafts - http://www.ccscards.blogspot.com/

Tara, Homemade Happiness - http://creativeprincess-homemadehappiness.blogspot.com/

Jenny, Crazy About Cricut - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Pat, Pat's Scraps - http://patsscraps.blogspot.com/  (that's me!)

As you can see, I’m the last stop on the hop—sure hope you had fun and got an idea or two!  If you didn’t start at the beginning, be sure to hop back to Carson's Creations.  And make sure you come back tomorrow for more projects and more chances to win some candy! Thank you all for joining us today!