Saturday, December 4, 2010

SST Christmas and Countdown to the New Year Blog Hop!

Christmas is coming and so is the new year! To get you in the spirit of the season, the divas of Sistas Scrap Too! have come together for a Christmas and Countdown to the New Year blog hop! There are 17 blogs in the hop, so make sure you use the links below this post to hop to all of the participating blogs. No worries if you miss one, you can always go back! These 17 divas have a lot in store for you. From exquisite creations to offers of blog candy, you will enjoy hopping your way to all of the blogs involved! Don't forget to leave some blog love for the creators -- they love getting feedback on their designs!


So without further ado, here are my Christmas projects.

Grand Opening Christmas 2009





This is a simple layout of my DS opening presents at his Grandparents' house on Christmas morning last year.  I've found that when scrapping my DS, I like to use multiple pictures and keep the layout itself relatively simple, letting the pictures speak.  In this one, I really like how his enthusiasm and action are captured by the blurry movements of the ripping paper.  I used paper from the DCWV "The Christmas Combo 180 Stack."  I used the Pooh font Cricut cartridge to cut the "Grand" and "2009" at 1 1/2 inches.  The Gypsy font was used and welded to cut "Opening" and "Christmas" at 1 1/2 also.

Stocking Stuffer



This is DS's stocking stuffer for this year.  I made a large sour cream container to wrap it.  This paper also comes from the DCWV "The Christmas Combo 180 Stack."  I needed to cut the 12x12 sheet down to 8 1/2x11, keeping in mind that I wanted the reindeer pattern to run vertically.  So I proceeded to measure and cut my paper -- in the wrong direction!  Ah, that's okay.  I think it looks better this way anyway!  I crimped the ends and used my Crop-a-dile to punch a hole in one end.  I then used the Very Merry Tags cartridge and made the reindeer tag.  I cut a base tag shape at 3" using brown paper, and then cut the reindeer design out of red paper, although it looks more orange in the picture.  I attached the tag with red "Merry Christmas" ribbon that I found at Michael's.


Blog Candy!!
  

As a small token of my appreciation for everyone that has taken the time to stop by my blog and leave a comment, I have this small package of blog candy that I will give to one of my visitors.  It's a variety of Christmas embellishments that I thought would be fun to use.  In order to be eligible for the blog candy, you must be a follower of my blog, and you must leave a comment under this post before 11:59 pm EST tonight.  I will randomly select a winner and will post the winner on Monday, December 6th. 

I hope you've enjoyed my projects and I hope you've seen enough that will make you want to return to Riley's Custom Creations.  This is a new endeavor for me and a work in progress.  I would love for you to join me on my journey as I learn to further my scrapping, crafting, photography, and blogging skills!  Have a wonderfully Blessed day!



Thank you for participating in the Sistas Scrap Too! first ever blog hop! Remember to visit all of the blogs and leave blog love -- you never know where you'll find candy!! Here is a linked list of all the participating blogs:



1. Treva's Craft Corner

2. Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space

3. Nubian Crafter NC

4. My {Life}, My {Blog}

5. Step Into Nita's World

6. Sweet Lil Scrapper

7. P-Kaysunshine Creations

8. Sharing My Stuff

9. Yaya Philly Craft World

10. Cassie's Crop Corner

11. M. M. DeZigns

12. Made By Dee

13. Riley's Custom Creations

14. It's A Family Affair!

15. Cuttin' Up

16. Stamping On The Road

17. In Shelly's World

40 comments:

  1. Awesome job on the lo and treat holders... these would be perfect for the kiddos at our Christmas party!

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  2. I love the layout. Really cute.

    Thanks,
    ziggyb62

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  3. Nothing more special than watching the little one on Christmas morning.....Nice layout....

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  4. love your son's expression when opening the gift, too precious!!! Love the layout and stockin stuffer

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  5. Loving the title on the layout, I'll be using that. Candy looks pretty sweet too!

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  6. Your projects are adorable!!!! and so is DS...

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  7. I really want to make the little goodie bag/box! TFS and reminding me of that stocking stuffer option!

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  8. Cute LO and sour cream container. Very cute little man!

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  9. Love your layout. I so agree with you on keeping it simple and letting the pictures speak.

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  10. Great layout, I agree the simple layout does allow for your DS excitement to shine through. I also like your treat holder. I almost bought that pack of paper but didn't know what to do with pages like that so I didn't get it. Now I wish that I had. Hopefully your DS will enjoy this Christmas just as much as he did last year.

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  11. I really enjoyed your projects! TFS!

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  12. Great job on LO and treat holders! I love them

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  13. Very nice thanks for sharing

    Ann

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  14. As much as I love crafting in just about any form, it's nice to see someone still doing traditional scrapbooking! Thanks for sharing.

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  15. great projects..funny story of the paper.. would not have know it if you didn't say something...

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  16. Cute layout. Love that Pooh font!!!! I need to make those sour cream containers. Have always seen them and loved them, but never tried. Will have to look for a crimper on sale soon. Thanks for the inspiration and the blog hop!!

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  17. Your DS is a cutie. Cute layout too. I scrap the same way letting the photos tell the story.

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  18. That lo is too cute! And I love those stocking stuffers! I have to try those one day!

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  19. Your layout is fantastic. Handsome subject.

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  20. Great layout. You do such good work. Handsome subject.

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  21. Great work. Nice young man to focus on.

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  22. Handsome young man and great layout.
    Scrapalot66

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  23. Very cute projects! Thank you so much for sharing!

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  24. Great LO and I love the idea about the large sour cream containter!

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  25. I keep meaning to do some of those sour cream containers and still haven't. Thanks for inspiring me to try them.

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  26. The sour cream container is such a creative idea! I think I want to try to make one just to see if I can

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  27. Love your layout and sour cream container. Thanks for sharing and for a great blog hop!

    jenlovcarr at aol dot com

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  28. Love the projects and your DS is a cutie! He will be a heartbreaker for sure! Hope you have a big bat LOL!!! TFS!!

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  29. Great projects!! DS is cutie and looks like he had a blast!!

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  30. Your little man is absolutely adorable. I love your simple layout, because it focuses on your son opening presents.

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  31. Love the LO. your little darling is so cute and I know he will love putting the goodies out in the cute container. TFS

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