Hopping Through The Holidays Blog Hop

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Welcome to the "Hopping Through The Holidays" Blog Hop. Come hop along with the design team members of Creative Kuts and Scrapping Bug Designs November 19th and 20th. You will see some awesome projects using both Creative Kuts and Scrapping Bug Designs paper piecing patterns. We’re super excited to be doing this hop together! Our design team members will be showcasing their amazing creations they have created especially for this hop. This hop will feature projects for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. Our intentions of doing this hop is to show each and everyone of you all the wonderful projects you can create using Creative Kuts and Scrapping Bug Designs paper piecings. We hope to give you some great ideas and inspiration through out this amazing blog hop.

Creative Kuts and Scrapping Bug Designs are offering an AMAZING couple of grand prizes also. Creative Kuts will be awarding one lucky winner a $100.00 Cash for their grand prize. Scrapping Bug Designs will be offering one lucky winner a $100.00 in free files. How about that?? Isn’t that awesome!!

To be eligible to win these wonderful grand prizes you MUST:

1) Go through the entire blog hop (both days) and leave a comment on EVERYONE'S post.

2) Become a FOLLOWER of everyone's blog (both days).

3) Visit Creative Kuts Store (you will need to do this to meet the last requirement)
(http://www.creativekuts.com/)

4) Visit Scrapping Bug Designs Store (you will need to do this to meet the last requirement)
(http://scrappingbugdesigns.com/)

5.) At the end of each day you will end at Creative Kuts and Scrapping Bug Designs blogs. You will need to leave them a comment stating you have made it through the entire hop and you will also need to leave in your comment what is your favorite pattern set in their store.

Be sure to hop through the entire hop both days to be eligible for the grand prizes, as well as all the other blog candy throughout! We hope you all enjoy this hop and find a lot of great ideas, inspiration, and most of all have loads of fun!!

Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way.

  1. Linn Cloninger ~ http://www.linnsscrapshack.blogspot.com
  2. Jane McKinney~ http://janettarosedesigns.blogspot.com
  3. Cynthia Franco-Guerrero ~ http://luv2scrap-luv2scrap.blogspot.com
  4. Pam Pease ~ http://www.geezypeaseypapercrafting.blogspot.com
  5. Julie Warren ~ http://www.juliescreativepieces.blogspot.com/
  6. Lisa Graves ~ http://www.bljgraves.blogspot.com
  7. Bonnie Guess~http://scrap-n-away.blogspot.com
  8. Paula Wells ~ http://www.owlbescrappin.com
  9. Eva Laney ~ http://evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com   You are here now
10. Linda - http://linda-scrappinwmn.blogspot.com/
11. Gina Long ~ http://c90designs.blogspot.com
12. Denise~ http://wolffdesigns.blogspot.com/
13. Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
14. Scrapping Bug Designs Blog ~ http://scrappingbugdesigns.blogspot.com
15. Creative Kuts Blog ~ http://www.creativekuts.blogspot.com

For my First Project, I will be starting with Fall.  I made a video so that I may show you all of the details of this fun project. 

I used the Creative Kuts File Falling For You.  You can find it in the CK store by clicking  Here.  For the patterned papers I used the Fall Paper Kit from Oriental Trading CO, only the Papers were used from this kit.  The Solid papers are all Bazzill.  The Ribbon to make my bow and inside accents was from Recollections.  The boys face is stamped with a peachy Keen face stamp from the everyday character face assoertment.  The big leaves on the top of the box are embossed with D'Vine Swirls Cuttlebug folder and all of the small leaves are embossed with Stylized Flowers Cuttlebug folder.  I used only the leaf accent spots on the folder so I could only emboss five or six at a time...lol.  This ended up taking awhile!!!  The Fonts I used were from Kates ABC's and the box itself is from svgcuts.

My Second Project today is one of my favorite things to make.  This Bottle light is Beautiful either lit up or not.

Pointsettia Bottle, Daylight - No Lights

Pointsettia Bottle, Daylight - Lights On

Pointsettia Bottle, Lit Up In the Dark

I used the Creative Kuts Pointsettia Etching File  You can find it in the CK store by clicking HERE.
I first used Armor etch over the stencil to etch the bottle.  Now normally you would wash the etching cream off to remove when your etching time is up, but I wanted to try something new and so I carefully wiped off the cream with a wet paper towel until it was all off, so that I didn't raise the edges of the stencil.  I then took my Tim Holtz alcohol inks and a small paint brush and began coloring the etching in.  I used Red Pepper for the Petals, Oregano for the leaves and Mushroom for the center.  I did several coats of each.  After it was completly dry I removed the Pointsettia Etching stencil and then I added gold stickles to the center.   The bottom part is simply a Holiday candle ring I bought at Michaels.  The Bow is made with my Bowdabra mini.  It is a wire edged ribbon by believe also bought from Michaels.  I added in some Holiday red and white cording by Celebrate it and added some cute little jingle bells to the ends.  Normally I make my bottle lights with a plug in style Christmas light strand but this time I used a strand of battery powered lights, which give off a softer glow.  After adding the lights, I dropped in clear glass pebbles and it pushed the lights down and adds the perfect accent lighting and glow to the bottle when lit.

I also have some Blog candy for you today.
Make sure you are a follower here and at Creative Kuts Blog
and leave a comment about my projects and good luck!!!
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Now, Go Check out the Wonderful Projects Linda has in store for you next. 

Don't forget to come back for Tomorrow's Line up too which I will be posting in the morning for you.

Have a Wonderful Day!!!
Eva :0)