Welcome CC&M blog hoppers!

Weren't Joan's projects great? If you didn't arrive here from Joan's blog, you don't want to miss what the designers have in store for you! The CC&M Mega Recipe Blog Hop starts at http://diecutdiva.com

Welcome to the first day of the Creative Cuts & More Mega Recipe Blog Hop, which will feature the 8”x8” Treasured Family Recipes Kit!

There are 24 designers who have created wonderful pages to inspire you. I've been so excited to show you my creations using the Treasured Family Recipes Kit, featuring Cosmo Cricket Early Bird line! First up, the first 3 pages of the mini album:







Here is a two page spread that I did for Megan's recipe album. I gotta tell you, I'm SO not a souffle fan, but Megan made this last time she was home from college and it was YUMMO!

I used the scraplift challenge from Ch{all}enge Masters for this one.

Did you notice how I drew the salt and pepper coming out of the shakers? This is what happens when I scrap at 3 a.m.! :-D

And to show how versatile these papers are, here's a layout I did. All of the papers and the adorable die cut tree are from the kit.

And there's lots left over to make several more layouts! Love, love, love that! So, read on, because you'll want to see the deal that's coming at ya!

As part of the celebration CC&M will be having a great sale! For the next six days, they are offering 20% off the entire store!!! But act quickly, it is only for six days – this sale will end on Nov 14th. Make sure you enter this code recipebloghop2009 during checkout. How awesome is that! :-)

As a continuing part of the celebration CC&M will of course give away great gifts. Each day they will give away one kit. Here's the twist – go through the blog hop, leave wonderful comments for the designers. After you have finished the blog hop, return to www.diecutdiva.com and instead of leaving a comment, share a recipe to have a chance at winning the kit. Share the recipe on your blog and link it back and get another chance to win the kit! Pretty cool, right? Not only a chance to win a kit, but collect some awesome recipes as well!

Make sure you check back at www.diecutdiva.com tomorrow for the Holiday Treats Apron Recipe Kit Blog Hop. They will also have 24 designers who will be showcasing their great creations and sharing holiday treat recipes.

Now it's time to hop along to Angie's blog for some more fabulous creations!

Cya at the end, happy hopping! :-)

I've been a scrapping fool!

Unfortunately, I can't show you most of my creations until Monday. LOL BUT, I can show you a couple.

My friend Stace is such a talented scrapper, WHEN she scraps. :-P So in honor of her first scrapped page in forEVER, I lifted her. LOL The paper is Graphic 45 and the photo is Peyton with her newly highlighted hair, courtesy of big sister Megan. Hard to believe she's only 13. :-O



Here's one I did for the technique challenge on Ch{all}enge Masters. This was oh so messy, but I love the result! Thanks for the challenge Dana!



I hope y'all are having a very scrappy weekend! I will see y'all bright and early Monday for the Creative Cuts and More blog hop, right? Right?? RIGHT!!! :-D

Coming your way!

The Creative Cuts and More design team, the "Die Cut Divas", are gearing up along with a bunch of super talented paper crafters from around the blogosphere, including yours truly, for a Mega Recipe Blog Hop!! Can you say Cosmo Cricket? Well, the kit includes the awesome Early Bird line! Be sure to stop by on Monday and Tuesdsay, November 9th & 10th!

If you'd like a chance at winning a little blog candy, then you can help spread the word about the hop. Copy this blinkie and add it to your blog or your place on the web, come back, leave me a comment showing me where you put it and you are entered! Easy and fun!

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back on Monday with some creations I made using the fabulous kit from Creative Cuts and More. :-)

Whatcha doin' next weekend?

Nothing, right? How about a crop? Scrap for a Cure is hosting Autumn Bliss. It will begin on Friday evening and go through Sunday. There will be challenges and games posted all weekend long!!! Sounds like a fun weekend, right? Plus, they have tons of prizes to give away, so come and join me! :-)

I also thought I'd share a card I did today for Ch{all}enge Masters. The blue ticket was an afterthought, since the challenge called for a round Christmas card with blue on it. Hey! It's round! ED. LOL I'll spare showing you the back. :-D



I hope all my scrappy friends had a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by! :-)

Happy November!

Don't forget to fall back! Daylight Savings ends tomorrow, so that means an extra hour of sleep! It also means it's going to get darker earlier which means tomorrow night, I'll be ready for bed at 5 p.m. LOL

Tomorrow is also the day all of the challenges go up at Ch{all}enge Masters. There will be something for everyone, so come check it out! :-)

There are 9 days left to enter the contest at Creative Cookbooking for a chance to win the fabulous prize from Graphic 45!

Need to make some cards? Cookin' Up Creations is having a "Card a Day in November" challenge, with a chance to win a $20. gift certicate to your fav online store. Pretty cool, right? Just in time to buy yourself a scrappy Christmas gift! Gotta love that! LOL

I'll be back soon with some new creations! Thanks for stopping by! :-)

Ch{all}enge Masters

Woo hoo! The big announcement came today! Congrats to all the ladies who made the first ever Ch{all}enge Masters design team!

I hope all my scrappy friends will join me! Challenges go up Nov. 1st to win this awesome prize from Scrapbook Deals 4 U...



I'm excited to see who the first ever Monthly Master will be! Maybe you?? :-)

Contest layout

Remember yesterday I posted about the contest going on at Creative Cookbooking? I totally forgot to share my lift! Silly me! So, I lifted one of my favorite scrappers, Stacy Cohen. I think she's uber talented and she also just happens to be on the Graphic 45 team. The challenge is to choose a layout to lift, so I lifted this one of Stacy's...



Here's my version...



Okay, can I just say how amused with myself I am? I had Caitlyn bring her sewing machine to my scrap room and I actually machine stitched the paper pleat that's under the lace trim. Can you believe that? Yep, I have to keep it secret that I actually know how to do it, otherwise everyone will want me to make clothing repairs. LOL

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! :-)