Thank you to everyone who visited my blog during the SST Christmas and Countdown to the New Year Blog Hop! I appreciate all of the comments that were left, and I thank you for your support. There were 25 comments left before the blog candy cut-off time, and random.org chose Aman's comment! Aman, please contact me with your mailing information, and I will get your blog candy out to you immediately!
Thank you again for visiting Riley's Custom Creations. I hope you continue to visit. Have a great day!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Sunday Sayings -- Be Proud of Yourself
Yesterday I participated in the SST Christmas and Countdown to the New Year Blog Hop. While I was excited to join in, I was a little intimidated. The ladies that hang out on the Sistas Scrap Too! thread on the Cricut message board are extremely talented, and I was worried about playing with the big dogs. If you haven't already, take a look at my previous post and look at my projects. Take your time, I'll wait. You're back? Okay, now really, how hard is it to cut a title with the Cricut and put some pictures on a page or two? Was that even worth taking everyone's time and having them stop by my blog? I did have an idea for a bigger project, but in the end, I just didn't have the time to do it. (I am hoping to get that idea done before the holiday season is over.) I was a little embarrassed that my simple layout and sour cream container is all that I had to offer. But you know what, I got into scrapping because I wanted to document the life of my child. He has brought so much into my life, and I want to capture it all. I have so many pictures yet to scrap, some of big moments, some of him just being him on an average day. I know that my scrapping style will evolve as I learn more and experiment with more techniques, but the truth is, I am always very proud of my work, regardless of how it measures up to others'. In the end, I've accomplished what I wanted to do. I made a great, though simple, layout that portrays my son's excitement while opening gifts on Christmas morning. I now have that set of pictures in a place where they will be seen, not just shoved in a box, or kept on the computer. I know I will continue to see others' work and make note of the technique to try later, or see a new project I want to try, and that's okay. I want my crafting skills to grow. But I'm also happy with what they are at this time.
So today's Sunday Saying is this: Be proud of Yourself. Don't compare yourself to others. While learning from other is a great thing to do, don't compare your accomplishment to theirs. Take what you've learned from them and make it yours. Be proud of what you've done. It, and you, are worth it!
So today's Sunday Saying is this: Be proud of Yourself. Don't compare yourself to others. While learning from other is a great thing to do, don't compare your accomplishment to theirs. Take what you've learned from them and make it yours. Be proud of what you've done. It, and you, are worth it!
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!!
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
So without further ado, here are my Christmas projects.
Grand Opening Christmas 2009
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
Friday, December 3, 2010
Reminder!! Blog Hop and Blog Candy
I just wanted to give you a quick reminder to stop by tomorrow, Saturday, December 4th, starting at 6:00 am EST for the Christmas and Countdown to the New Year Blog Hop.
I have gathered together a small package of Christmas embellishments to give away to one of you who stops by tomorrow. I found ribbon, brads, decorative tape, and poinsetta embellies that I thought would be fun to use, so I'm giving them away! A picture will be included in tomorrow's posting. In order to be entered into the drawing, you must be a follower of my blog and leave a comment under tomorrow's Blog Hop post. I will randomly select a winner and the winner will be announced on Monday, December 6th.
I'm looking forward to seeing all of the projects my fellow bloggers have made and hope you join us on the Hop!
I have gathered together a small package of Christmas embellishments to give away to one of you who stops by tomorrow. I found ribbon, brads, decorative tape, and poinsetta embellies that I thought would be fun to use, so I'm giving them away! A picture will be included in tomorrow's posting. In order to be entered into the drawing, you must be a follower of my blog and leave a comment under tomorrow's Blog Hop post. I will randomly select a winner and the winner will be announced on Monday, December 6th.
I'm looking forward to seeing all of the projects my fellow bloggers have made and hope you join us on the Hop!
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