Wow Boy did Christmas take over my life

We had house guests (my mom and dad) for a week and had a lovely time. So my craft life had to be put on hold for a bit. Which was fine!! I needed a break. I did however make a fun gift card holder using TBBM and Jolly Holidays.

In My house this Cartridge is gonna ROCK - AllSports

We are HUGE sports fans. This is a MUST have and is already ordered!! YIPPEE!!!

A Winner and a new Layout

Woo Hoo Sunday evening. I love Sunday evening. Hot Tea and quiet time in my crafty mind. LOL I made a fun layout for the cute pictures of my kids drinking some hot cocoa the other day. This paper is actually the birdhouse paper but I thought the colors would brighten up the chocolate and browns. And since it is almost Christmas red and green were worked into the page. :)

So The winner of the pastels set is............

Linda said...

What a very nice idea. I like having gifts to give to all. Plus the candy looks like the kind you buy for students earning money for activities. Wonderful!
Linda
http://cardsbylinda.blogspot.com

Yes Linda it was chocolates from fundraisers. Everyone loved them!!!

Thanks for playing!! See you soon with the next giveaway.

Michal and a Poem

Every Year my kids school has an Art and Poetry night. This year my oldest son is in 6th grade. He is only 10 but hangs out with the older kiddos. LOL He's a smarty pants. This year I did not get to see his poems until last night. I was moved by one especially. My son inspires me everyday. But there is hurt there. Things that have happened. Things I see in his poem. Hurt. If you knew him you would know just how profound these two poems are.

Some of you may remember last years poem I posted. If not here it is.

Just Michal
By: Michal 2009

I am from nuts and bolts

and ratchets too.

I am from anything

that racers do.

I am from bits and bytes

and computer noise

and organized rooms

with lots of toys.

I am from strong people

with helping hands

making big changes

across the lands.

I am from orange balls

that shoot through hoops

and tennis shoes

where I can't seem to tie loops.

I am from hope and love

that comes straight from above.

I am from dragons and fantasy

Just close your eyes and imagine me.

This one was just as good in a different way.

So here is this years Poem:

Question Me
By: Michal 2010

When the waves are crashing
Ask me which blunders I have made
So far in my life.
Ask me about how people come and go,
As I judge whether they help or hurt.
Ask me how I never gave third chances.
Ask me how the quick judgment was helpful
Or hurtful so far.

I will listen to your statement.
You and me can look and pay attention
To the ocean’s waves crashing along the
Shore and stare. We know that there is
Thick amounts of water there, hiding;
They come and go into the shore to out
In the middle of the ocean that contains
The crashing in front of us. When the
Waves talk I talk as well.

Thank You Gifts Blog Hop

Welcome to The Daily Scrapper and the Thank You Gifts Blog Hop! If you've

come from visiting http://madebymomo.blogspot.com, you're in the right place. If you've just happened across my blog and would

like to play along with our fun hop, you can go to Joys Life and start at the beginning. Go to http://joyslife.com/.

The theme of this blog hop is Thank You Gifts. Each blog has created a project. Be sure to visit each blog for inspiration and fun BOG CANDY.

For this project I made covered chocolate bars. It

was super easy and I made plenty to hand out to those who make an impact on our day even if they don't realize it. I will give these to our mailman, sweet neighbor, and a few other special people.

Here is the line up

Joy	http://joyslife.com/
Ruthie	http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Angela	http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com
Carrie	http://thegreenbeanscrafterole.blogspot.com
Denise	http://cricutmyway.blogspot.com/
Gale	http://www.thehappystamper.com/
Janis	http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com
Jen	http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com
Jenny	http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com
Jin	http://underacherrytree.blogspot.com
Julie	http://cricutchick.blogspot.com
Lori	http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com
Mari (Momo)	http://madebymomo.blogspot.com
Misty	http://abusyplace.blogspot.com
Natalie	http://timelesslegacydesigns.blogspot.com
Raven	http://love4stamps.blogspot.com/
Theresa	http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Tracy	http://www.craftjunkietoo.com/
Yolanda	http://yoliebean.blogspot.com

I used Copic markers to color a super cute Close to My Heart stamp. I used my cricut to cut circles and scallop circles in the size I needed to make sure the stamp fit inside. Then some ribbon and a sheet of paper cut at 5 3/4 X 2 1/2 to cover the bar. This is a super easy project and everyone has LOVED them.

Onto the giveaway!!!! For this hop I am giving away a set of Pebbles Pastels. I love these to edge and ink my paper piecings. Ok now to keep on going head on over to the next blog in the hop.

Natalie

http://timelesslegacydesigns.blogspot.com

Paws - A Doggie Christmas

I love these new cuts. They are super cute. It goes great with the Christmas pack of Paper I got in Utah. I am now in LOVE with Echo Park Paper. They rank right up there with 3 Bugs in a rug on cute factor!!! I used Birthday Bash for the word and Jolly Holidays for the tree.

The signed copy of The Three Kings by Alisa Valdez-Rodriquez goes to................


Angela R

Yay, the first Christmas banner I've seen crafted! Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Such inspiration!
Contact Info: in case I win this amazing blog candy! Happy Holiday's!
arebori0204@gmail.com

Angela send me an email at smmjalittlejohn@gmail DOT com so I can find out what you would like your copy to say. You will LOVE this book. Alisa ROCKS!!!

Our giveaway this week will be listed Saturday during my next Blog Hop. I like these hops. they are fun and really motivate me to get projects done.

Rockin Around the Christmas Tree Blog Hop

Welcome to The Daily Scrapper and the Rockin around the Christmas tree Blog Hop! If you've come from visiting Debbie - http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/, you're in the right place. If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our fun hop, you can go to Totally-Stamps and start at the beginning. Go to http://www.totallystamps.blogspot.com/.

The theme of this blog hop is ROCKIN AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE. Each blog has created a project. Be sure to visit each blog for inspiration and fun BOG CANDY.

Michelle- http://totally-stamps.blogspot.com/
Susan - http://itsmesusanp.blogspot.com/
Carol - http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/
Jenny - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Kathy - http://kathy-thebeautifullife.blogspot.com/
Debbie - http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/
Misty - http://abusyplace.blogspot.com/ - You Are Here
Iva - http://ivarai.com/
Bonnie - http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/
Nana - http://youniquereflections.blogspot.com/
Laura - http://lauraleesdream.blogspot.com/
Marianne- http://paperorfabric.blogspot.com/
Christel- http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
Rebecca - http://rebeccasaylor.com/
Carol N - http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/
Kee Kee - http://life-is-scrap.blogspot.com/
Amy - http://amychomas.blogspot.com/
JD - http://jdscricuteering.blogspot.com/

Here is the project I made for this blog hop. It is a Merry christmas Banner for my dining room. I really love the way it came out. My husband says it is his favorite decoration (other than the tree.) The colors are perfect for my house and it is very festive. I used a Patterned paper pack so it would all match and fun Christmas ribbon from JoAnn's to hold it all together. Love that is was on sale this week!!!

I also made a set of 3 matching decorated frames for my wall. I got the $1 wooden frames from Michaels and painted them with acrylic paint. Then I decorated them with fun paper that matches my wall banner and used fun cricut cuts to fill in the centers. Hope you like them.

Here is my Favorite giveaway yet. My dear friend is an AWESOME writer. Her book is one of the USA Today's heartwarming books for the holidays top books. She has agreed to sign a copy for the lucky winner. Just post a comment on this post for your entry. Good Luck. Whoever wins will LOVE this book.

The Three Kings at Amazon

Ok now to keep on going head on over to the next blog in the hop.

Iva - http://ivarai.com/

My kids and I were crafty today

My kids and I made those ring things for them to pull off each day until Christmas. They had a blast and choose their own colors. I loved the time we sat and giggled as we crafted together. Lexi needed help with gluing.