12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop Day 1. This hop will take place November 24th through December 5th and the new postings each day will be posted by 8am eastern standard time. This hop will be full of wonderful ideas and inspiration to get you well on your way of creating all of those beautiful Christmas project. This is an awesome way to get a lot of your Christmas cards, and scrapbook layouts finished, home decorations completed and maybe even be inspired to create something using a new technique that you have never tried.  There will be a new project posted each and every day by all the wonderful amazing ladies in this hop. Also each day we will have a guest designer or two for you to visit. I will be giving away some wonderful blog candy each day of the hop from our amazing sponsors that we have for this hop. I will be posting all the winners from this hop by December 15th. Every one has a chance to win including the ladies participating in the hop and even the guest designers and the sponsors. At the end of each post I will have a list of all the sponsors who are sponsoring this hop all you need to do is click on their name to go to their sites and check out all the wonderful sites. I want to thank each and everyone of the sponsors for their generosity. It has been greatly appreciated.


Here is a complete line up for the hop in case you get lost along the way. You wont want to miss any of the wonderful projects these talented ladies have made.


1. Lisa ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

2. Lyne http://lynnseverydayideas.blogspot.com 
       (Our Guest Designer for Day 1)

3. Scrappin Madge ~ www.thescrappinlounge.com

4. Beth McGee ~ http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.com

5. Amy E. ~ http://www.scrapthissavethat.com/

6. Denise ~ www.craftconfectionery.com

7. Cely ~ http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com

8. Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

9. Alicia ~ http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/

10. Anna- http://www.stampanna.com

11. An'Jenic- http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/

12. Angela- http://www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com/

13. Heather- www.paper-junkie.blogspot.com

14. Jessica -http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com/

15. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com

16. La-Vie Borde-Perry ~ http://www.cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/

17. Sandy- http://www.scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com

18. Carla ~ http://racincrafts.blogspot.com

19. Lori ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com

20. Ashley W ~ http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com

21. Robin L. ~ http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/

  Now for today's project

(Click on image to enlarge)

 

Directions:
Cut 3 pieces of chipboard 4" x 6". Ink edges all around.
Cut cardstock base for each panel 4" x 6". Ink edges all around. Attach ribbon and borders to cardstock panels. Adhere to chipboard.
Cut out your letters from solid or printed cardstock. Attach ribbon to letters if you want.
Cut squares for matting letters slightly larger than letters. Use corner rounder to round edges of squares. Attach ribbon around squares if you want. Mount letters to squares with pop-dots.  Adhere to cardstock panels using pop-dots for more dimension.
Cut out images from a diecut sheet and adhere to panels.
Punch holes for ribbon to join panels together. Tie panels together.
Add embellishments such as buttons, glitter, stickles.

 Now on to the blog candy for day 1 of this hop. Today we will have 2 winners so I will be giving away 2 different blog candies. To be eligible for the blog candy you must leave a comment on this post and be a follower of my blog. You can earn extra enteries by doing the following and leaving a comment saying you did.

 

*Earn an extra entry by stopping by Little Scraps of Heaven Designs

facebook Page HERE and leave a comment saying you are stopping by from the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop.

Blog Candy #1 is from our wonderful sponsor

Little Scraps Of Heaven Designs.

Little Scraps Of Heaven Designs will be giving one 

lucky winner a $20.00 gift certificate to their store.

 

 

                     Blog Candy #2  is from Honeybearz Designs one

                    lucky winner will receive the following Stampin' Up punch

 

 

 

I want to thank each and every sponsor for all their wonderful generosity. You all are truly amazing. Here is a list of all the sponsors of this hop. Please be sure to check them all out you will be glad you did.

 

Honeybearz Designs

 

ScrappyDew - http://shop.scrappydew.com/

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs - http://www.littlescrapsofheavendesigns.com/

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons - http://prettypapergraphics.com/

Cardz TV Stamps -http://www.cardztvstamps.blogspot.com/

Designs on Cloud 9 - http://designsoncloud9.com/

Pink and Main Stamps - http://www.pinkandmain.com/

Spiced Sunshine Stamps - www.SpicedSunshineStamps.com

Craftin Desert Diva's - http://www.craftindesertdivasshop.com/

Kathy's Cozies - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kathys-Cozies/131156133592420

Scrappy Moms Stamps - http://scrappymoms-stamps.blogspot.com/

SVG Attic -http://www.svgattic.com/

Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps -http://mfpstampshop.com/

Treasure Box Designs -http://www.treasureboxdesigns.com/

The Paper Nest Dolls -http://stamps.the-papernest.com/

KaDoodle Bug Designs - http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/
 

 

 

Now hop on over to  Lyne's blog one of our guest designers to see what she has created.