12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop Day 7

 

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop Day 7. 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.  Mary http://www.cardztv.blogspot.com/
(Our Guest Designer for Day 7)

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.

Some Yummy recipes

 

 

 

North Pole Cupcakes

These clever North Pole cupcakes will be a hit at your next holiday party. The cupcakes are featured on Karaspartyideas.com, see below for instructions on how to make them yourself.

You'll Need:


Vanilla Cupcakes
White frosting
Sugar crystals (or coconut might be a cute alternative) 
Candy canes (break off the curved top)
Red M+Ms
Small Cut outs that say "North Pole" (you can print these of hand write them)


So creative and tastey too...

Easy Marshmallow Snowmen Cupcakes

These remind me of an ornament I have, of a s'more snowman. This adorable cupcake was crafted by Martha Stewart....take a look:

 

You'll Need:

For hat: a chocolate-covered mint "beret" 

For body: two marshmallows -- cut a slice off the top one and squish to make it smaller. Dabs of icing hold parts together

For eyes: chocolate sprinkles (poke holes first with a wet toothpick)

For nose: orange gummy fish (or candy corn piece cut small)

Now on to the blog candy for day 7.
Today we will have 2 winners.

 

Our sponsors for today are:

 

 

 

Blog Candy #1 is from our

wonderful sponsor KaDoodle Bug Designs.

they will be giving one lucky winner a  $15.00

gift certificate to their store which you can visit HERE.

 

*Earn an extra entry by stopping by KaDoodle Bug Designs facebook Page HERE and leave a comment saying you are stopping by from the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop.

 

 

 

 

Blog candy #2 is from Honeybearz Designs.

Honeybearz Designs is giving one lucky winner

this adorable crafting tshirt.

 

This is the front:

 

 

 This is the back:

 

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 Mary's blog one of our guest designers to see what she has created.