"11 Months 'til Christmas" Blog Hop

Good morning, crafting world.  Do you remember our monthly bog hop from last year?  Well it is BACK and I couldn't be more excited to get a jump on Christmas.  The premise of our hop is this......once a month on the 25th a few of my incredibly talented crafty friends show you TWO projects we have made for Christmas.  Our "rules" have changed up a bit this year ~ last year we did two cards, one using a colouring medium and one using some kind of die cut.  That challenged many of us so we tried to think of something different.  And we came up with a THEME for the month to follow with any TWO Christmas projects.  I most likely will stick to cards for the first few months at least as I only had to make a handful of cards by the beginning of November and had my cards mailed on time with little stress because of this jump start. 

Our theme for January is SNOWBOUND ~ any two projects with a snow theme.  It could not be more appropriate for the weather we are having right now.  Although there is not a lot of snow it for sure is Winter with temperatures of -15C (with a wind chill of -25C).  And we are expecting a little snow on the weekend to top it all off. 

If you have arrived from my BFF, Shari, then you are in the correct spot.  If not, you should go to her blog and start at the beginning of the hop so you don't miss anything along the way. We have a special guest joining us this month and I would like to welcome Nikki, who has a line of fantastic digital stamps which I used on my snowman card.  A link to her company is in the recipe. 

Here are my two cards:

CARD #1 ~ SNOWMAN CUPCAKE

Close up of the snowman:

the inside:

(I left it blank to add some new Christmas sentiments I hope to get before next year.)

RECIPE:

Card Stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ Echo Park 6" x 6" Very Merry Christmas

Image ~ Limited Runs Digital Stamps Cupcake Snowman

Copic Markers

Spellbinders ~ Nestabilites "Lacey Ovals", "Classic Ovals Large"

Sentiment ~ Michaels $1.50 bin

Embossing Powder ~ Stampendous White

Punches ~ Martha Stewart and Marvy Snowflakes

~ EK Success Apron Lace border punch

Colorbox Chalk Ink ~ Lipstick Red

Ranger Glossy Accents

Stampendous Crystal Snow

Ribbon, twine, buttons ~ "Use it Up" Inventory

CARD #2~WINTER WISHES

This card is 6" x 6" and is my first attempt at a shaker card.  It was fun!

close up of the "Shaker":

the inside:

RECIPE:

Card stock ~ Bazzill, Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ DCWV "Tis the Season" stack

Image ~ Your Next Stamp Winter Home

Copic Markers

Spellbinders ~ Nestabilities Labels Eight

Cuttlebug ~ Snowflake embossing folder

Punches ~ Martha Stewart snowflake

~ EK Success Scalloped Scallop

Colorbox Chalk Ink ~ Creamy Brown

Martha Stewart Glass Microbeads ~ Tourmaline

~ Feldspar

Sentiment ~ a mix of 2 clear stamps but I have no idea where

they are from

Stickles ~ Cotton Candy

Stampendous Crystal Snow

Bling and the acetate for the shaker ~ "Use it Up" inventory

Thanks so much for coming by today and reading my rather lengthy post.  Your next stop along the way is my friend, Mary.  Enjoy your Friday and your weekend and remember you have only 11 months to get your crafting and shopping done...hee! hee!

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

BLOG HOP ORDER:  (in case you happen to get lost along the way or miss someone)

1.) Shari: http://sharispinkpalace.blogspot.com/

2.) Heather: http://princesspaperprojects.blogspot.com/

3.) Mary: http://www.maryshappyplace.com/
4.) Sara: http://sarashobbyistapartment.blogspot.com/ 
5.) Kerry: http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.com/
6.) Tara: http://tarashomemadehappiness.blogspot.com/ 
7.) Georgiana: http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/
8.) Sally: http://sallyastill.blogspot.co.uk
9.) Nikki (Guest Designer): http://graphixanddesign.blogspot.ca/