6 Months to Christmas Blog Hop winner

Hi Crafters,
What a busy day I had today...okay what a busy life I have right now....
At some point today while I was picking, washing, hauling, bagging and freezing 15 freezer bags of strawberries I remembered that I never picked the winner from the 6 months to Christmas blog hop (funny when things come to you lol).

Sorry it's late but the winner is...
#10 Sandy Smith said...

I love,love,love your Christmas cards. Very sweet! Thanks for the chance to win Christmas candy too! Happy Monday :)
http://shortandcrafty.blogspot.ca/

Thanks for your sweet comment Sandy! Email me if you see this before I contact you!
Happy Crafting!
Tara

Canada Day Blog Hop

Hi Crafters and welcome to the Canada Day blog hop!
It's great to be Canadian Eh? And did you know there are some great crafting companies out there as well has a ton of fabulous Canadian crafters and bloggers! Today is all about supporting those Canadian companies and showcasing some truly talented Canadian ladies!

Well lets get started.... I am your first stop of the day so I better let you in on some very important information. We have some great Canadian and other friendly sponsors lined up for prizes and winning is going to be so much fun! All you need to do is hop along with us leaving all the participants some lovely comments and pick up one "clue word" from each blog along the way. Once you have all the words then you will have a special question to answer. Leave your answer in the comments on Heather's blog (the last stop on the hop) and ta da you are entered to win one of our great prizes! You have until Wed. July 4th to leave your comment and the winners  will be drawn and posted on Thurs. July 5th. Best of all you will have a blast looking at all the fun Canadian crafts along the way!

Here is the list of sponsors and prizes to drool over....
*Your Next Stamp ~ Jenny from Canada rubber stamp
*Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps ~ choice of rubber stamp
*Bugaboo Stamps - $30 Gift Card
*Redonkulous Designs ~ choice of one digi image
*Scrappy Moms Stamps ~ Canada set

*** Note that on Shari's blog she used "Jenny" from your next stamp! So if you want to see what she looks like this is perfect!

I decided to make a scrapbook page for my project today. I figured it was time to finally scrapbook some pictures from the past...these photos were from a Canada Day car show we went to in 2009 (oh the joys of being married to a technician, lol). This page was a fabulous way to use up some of these red scraps. I just filled my Cricut mat full of them and started cutting.

Details:

Cardstock/patterned paper: from my stash and lots of scraps

Cricut cuts: Maple left - Create a Critter - cut @ 2", 1.5", 1.25", 1"

Letters - Plantin Schoolbook - cut @ 1.5"

Gems: Dollarama

Stamps: Pink By Design - Canada Set

Hero Arts - July set
My Mind's Eye- Miss Caroline Dilly Dally "Adventures"
Fiskers - Brackets
SU: Punch

*I am going to link my project today up to Joyful stamper's link up party

Now it is time for you to move on and check out Mary's blog blog next but before you go your first "clue word" is How.

Happy hopping and happy crafting!
Tara
Here is the list of the blog hop order just in case you get sidetracked along the way.... ;)
Tara- - http://tarashomemadehappinessot.ca/
Mary - http://www.maryshappyplace.com/
Kim - http://www.justwordz.ca/
Nicole - http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.ca/
Kerry - http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.ca/
Michelle - http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.ca/
Tracy - http://thecroppingcanuck.blogspot.ca/
Kate - http://smallbitsofpaper.blogspot.ca/
Shari -http://sharispinkpalace.blogspot.ca/
Avril - http://totallyscrapaddicted.blogspot.ca/
Heather: http://princesspaperprojects.blogspot.ca/

Masculine Birthday Card

Hi Crafters,
Today I have a special card to show you.....my husband's birthday card! I used my In Wildness stamp set from Stampin' Up. I was so super sad that Stampin' Up retired this stamp set at the end of May as I had just bought it! Oh well, I will not be able to use it for my classes but I can still have a lot of fun creating with it. I can already feel that it is going to be my go to set for masculine cards!

Details:

Cardstock/Patterned paper: Recollections + scraps

Mini Brads: stash

Stamp Sets: In Wildness + Teenie Tiny Wishes

Punch: SU Modern Label

SU Square Lattice embossing folder + Cuttlebug

Linen thread: SU

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges/linky parties:
Ca Challenge - Scrap Card
Everybody-art-challenge - Monochromatic Brown
Tuesday taggers - Anything goes
Make it Monday - Anything goes - I got the sweetest comments after linking up here last time :)

Thanks for stopping by today and happy crafting!
Tara

6 Months to Christmas Blog Hop

Hi Everyone and welcome to the 6 Months to Christmas Blog Hop,
If you have arrived here from Shari you are in the right spot. If you want to start at the beginning then head to Mary's Blog. How fun is this anyways?! I always had so much fun making Christmas cards in the fall and early winter but who knew it was so much fun to make them all year long?! If you are new you might be wondering how this works.... there is a group of us crafters that have committed to creating two Christmas cards and (one die cut and one stamped image) posting them on the 25th each month. Here are the two cards I created this month...

Card #1 (Stamped)

Details:

Cardstock: scraps

Ribbon: Offray

Stamps: SU Teenie Tiny Wishes
Digital Stamp: this was a freebie I picked up a very long time ago

Gems: Dollarama

Ticket Punch: retired SU
Prisma Coloured pencils

Glossy Accents *Okay and I finally found that you can over use this stuff...my paper is very warped

Card #2 (Die Cut) Like how I used my first card as inspiration for my second? Cricutized!
***This is probably my favourite Christmas card I have made to date this year! The dark picture really doesn't do it justice in 'real life't just sparkles!

Details:

Cardstock: Recollections

Sentiment: SU

Cricut Cut: Jolly Holidays

Punches: Su Modern label punch

Stickles

Pearl Pen
Gems: Offray

Ribbon: Offray

Bakers twine: Twinery

Cuttlebug + Swiss dots embossing folder

Oh and the best news....this month is officially the half way mark to Christmas! In honour of this special occasion a few of us along the way are offering up some Christmas blog candy as an early Christmas present to you! Here is the candy I have for you.....

Please leave me a comment with you contact info. by June 29, 2012 if you are interesting in adding these super cute stickers to your Christmas stash and I will randomly pick someone to win this prize.

Thanks for stopping by today. Georgiana's blog is your next stop.

Happy Crafting!

Tara

Here is the entire blog hop in case you get a little side tracked ;)

1.) Mary: http://www.maryshappyplace.com/
2.) Kerry: http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.ca/
3.) Sally: http://sallyastill.blogspot.com/
4.) Heather: http://princesspaperprojects.blogspot.ca/
5.) Shari: http://sharispinkpalace.blogspot.ca/
6.) Tara: http://tarashomemadehappiness.blogspot.ca/
7.) Georgiana: http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Scraps Card

Hi Bloggers,
I have really been in the mood to use up some scraps lately. Maybe with the idea of moving soon on my mind I am trying to use up things so I don't have to pack/move it lol. I have zillions of strips of paper for some reason and those are the scraps that I have the hardest time using up. I have tried everything from organizing them to leaving them right on my desk but they always seem to multiply faster then I can use them up. It is my mission to get the pile down to a nice size in the near future! The card below is my first step! Don't you just love the bright colours...reminds me that summer is on it's way!
I would like to enter this card in the following challenges/link parties:
Joyful Stamper - Inspire me Fridays
Crafty Catz Weekly challenge - Summer time (I think my bright summer colours work)
Hiding in my craftroom - Super Scraps Saturday
Happy Crafting!
Tara

Details:

Cardstock: Staples brand and scraps

SU Top Note die + Cuttlebug

Baubles: Hand dyed

Sentiment: SU

Punch: SU

Lattice SU embossing folder

Purple Elegance

Hi Crafters,
Just a quick post today to show you a new Stampin' Up card I made. It is so super simple and yet I love it! The best part....I think this is one of the first ever cards that I have made with no ribbon in sight! It is also a nice flat card that would be perfect for mailing! I kept the sentiment general this time so it can be a go to card and pretty much be used for any occasion.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crafty boots challenges - Anything goes
Make it Monday - Anything goes
stamps fun creativity - bling bling
Thanks for stopping by today and happy crafting!
Tara

Details:

All Supplies SU

Stamp sets: Elements of Style + Teeny Tiny Wishes

Bright and fun post-it note holder

Hi Crafters,
I have been super busy in my craft room lately trying to get some stuff done for things I have committed to over the summer. Since my craft room will be packed up for a while starting in about a month I am trying to get myself ahead by a great deal! I am going to have a much larger craft room in our new house but it is in the unfinished section of the house so it might be a while before it is set up and I am able to get crafty in it.

Here is a project I made for my Stampin' Club ladies the other night. They were so excited to make this and I could tell by the time they left there were many more post-it note holders in their futures! It is not until you make one of these you realize how truly addictive they really are LOL!

All the supplies were Stampin' Up expect for the mini gel pen which I got at Staples. If there is something you are wondering about just leave me a comment and I'll fill you in on more details.
Happy Crafting!
Tara