5 De Mayo Blog Hop

Bienvenida-Welcome

If you just got here from Patty's fabulous Blog then you are in the right place.  If you just happened upon my blog you may want to start at the beginning over at Abby's!

Today I couldn't be more excited to celebrate Cinco De Mayo with you all. I would post in Spanish but I cant lol so I wont. Thank you so much Abby for asking me to be a part of this wonderful celebration.

And to celebrate this joyous day I have a project to share with you all.

I made a super simple scrapbook page for our adventure tonight but I haven't taken the pictures yet lol. The cut file was made on inkscape.org using a coloring book page. I kept with the flag colors of Mexico Green white and red. LOVE that color combination too btw. Let me know what you all think. I like its simplicity.

Here is some history on Cinco De Mayo.

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday held on May 5 that commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. It is celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla and in the United States. While Cinco de Mayo sees limited significance in Mexico itself, the date is observed nationwide mostly in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. "Cinco de Mayo is not a Mexican holiday—it is an American Civil War holiday, created spontaneously by Mexicans and Latinos living in California who supported the fragile cause of defending freedom and democracy during the first years of that bloody war between the states." Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day, the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.

As a kid Cinco De Mayo was always a big day! We would dress up and make big Mexican flowers and wear them in our hair and on our clothes. We would perform special dances The Hat Dance being my favorite. So Cinco De Mayo holds a special place in my heart!

Here is the line up in case you get lost along the way.

Abby~ http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/

Angelica~ http://www.handmadebyangelica.com/

Erika~ http://www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com/

Gaby~ http://www.gabycreates.com/

Jessica~ http://www.denimglittercreations.com/

Kich~ http://www.scrappykich.blogspot.com/

Linda~ http://www.krazyquilling.com/

Monica~ http://simplycricutting.blogspot.com/

Patty~  http://mynameisscrappy.blogspot.com/

Raven~ http://love4stamps.blogspot.com/

Sandra~ http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

Xochitl~ http://cricutcritter.blogspot.com/

Yolanda~ http://www.justyolie.com/

Also, what would a hop be without some candy....

With Mothers Day just around the corner...
One lucky winner will win...

This perfect stamp set for all of your spring/summer projects.

Life's A Garden

Donated by the ever so talented Sarah!

(and it just so happens to be her b-day today go wish her a happy day if you get the time!!!!!!)

All you have to do to be entered into the drawing is:

1. Become a follower if you aren't already

2. Leave a comment on this post

Thank you all so much for stopping by! Have fun on the hop. :) Next up is Sandra's fabulous blog!

Sweetshop Blog Hop

Welcome to Love4stamps and the CookingWithCricut.com Sweetshop Blog Hop!  If you’ve never enjoyed a blog hop before, it’s where you ‘hop’ between blogs following a chain of links, with each blog in the chain posting something exciting for the event! There will even be some great blog candy (giveaways) to win along the way! More on that in a moment!

If you are visiting from Nicole's  awesome blog then you are 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 CookingWithCricut.com and start at the beginning. Go HERE CookingWithCricut.com.

With Valentine’s Day just a few days away we are sharing some wonderful ideas and inspiration for your viewing and crafting pleasure!  Each Design Team member will be featuring an original project each day (Saturday & Sunday) made especially for this hop. Make sure to check out each DT member's blog and collect the special letter there.   There will be prizes along the way at our DT members' blogs, AND there will be some nice PRIZES with a few different ways to win at CookingWithCricut.com!

OKay so let me share how I made this and what it is. lol. With all the talk of sweets amongst the dt I was hungry. AND that made me think about my girls, they look to cook. So because of this I decided to make them a cookbook. They LOVED it!!!!!! So it was made out of one brown paper bag. I cut it down to 10" and then scored it at 5". I then just decorated it. I left the flaps open and as you can see I put recipe cards in there. :)

I really want to share what I used...

 

Cricut- SCAL2, Sweets title is from http://www.page-kits.com/

Embellishments- embossing powder, corner rounder

Paper- All of the paper is from a paper stack

Stamps-Bubbly from Pink By Design (on the heart and then I embossed it) 

Adhesive- atg

 

Here is the “secret” letter you need to collect to be eligible for a prize package at CookingWithCricut.com.  _D_ 

Now it's your turn! Let’s see your sweet Valentine projects. Be sure to include a Cricut or other die cut machine cut on your project and link it up at CookingWithCricut.com.   The Design Team will pick their three favorites and one lucky sweetheart will be chosen randomly to win one of the six prize packages being offered in this hop.

Next stop... Roberta's awesome blog. Go see what she has in store for you today.

And don’t forget, when you're done, make sure to head back to CookingWithCricut.com and get entered to win one of SIX prize packages!  Here’s how: 

1. Link your sweet Valentine project and be one of the top three chosen by our Chefs.

2. Link your project and be the randomly drawn winner.

3. Collect all the letters and unscramble our “secret” phrase correctly and leave it in the special comment section on CookingWithCricut.com.

4. Or just leave a comment at CookingWithCricut.com and let us know how you liked our Sweetshop Blog Hop.

Here is our Hop line-up:

 1. CWC-Melin   http://www.cookingwithcricut.blogspot.com/

 2. Abby   http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/

 3. Anita   http://www.scrappingwithglitter.blogspot.com

 4. Becky   http://www.bouncyflouncyfunfunfun.blogspot.com/

 5. Cathie   http://www.creativecutter.org/

 6. Christel   http://www.onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/

 7. Dalis   http://www.stampergirl.com/ 

 8. Deb   http://www.bugjuiced.blogspot.com/

 9. Erika   http://www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com

10. Gaby   http://www.gabycreates.com/
11. Jean  http://www.jeanscraftycorner.blogspot.com

12. Jenna   http://www.jennasfavoritethings.blogspot.com/

13. Jennifer   http://www.gator-4-life.blogspot.com/
14. Jenny   http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

15. Karla   http://www.kalittlescrapcorner.blogspot.com/

16. Madison   http://www.funkycards.blogspot.com/

17. Maria Elena   http://www.mariaelenaworld.blogspot.com/

18. Melissa   http://www.melissascrappenplace.blogspot.com/

19. Michelle   http://www.mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/

20. Nicole   http://www.croppinmommadesigns.blogspot.com
21. Raven  http://www.love4stamps.blogspot.com
22. Roberta  http://www.txscrappermom.blogspot.com/

23. Ronnie   http://www.inkyantics.blogspot.com/

Thank you all so much for stopping by! I really and truly appreciate it.

Cooking With Cricut Challenge #11

Hey everyone!!!

Okay I am super excited to announce that I was asked to be on the Design Team over at Cooking with Cricut!

I absolutely LOVE the cut files and the digi stamps that Melin creates and I'm so honored to be a part of the design team. Please go over and see what the other ladies have in store for you!!!

Here is the project that I made for this weeks challenge.

Oh my goodness isn't this cut file the cutest thing EVER!!!

Here's a list of What was used:
Cricut- SCAL2
Ink- Basic Black
Embellishments- glitter from my stash, the snow (which is awesome) is the Snow Writer from Peachy Keen Stamps
Stamps- Peachy Keen Medium Citter faces, Pink By Design Jump & Jive
Tools- 1" square punch
Paper- It was all stash paper
Adhesive- Atg, liquid glue

Thanks for stopping by yall!

Thank You Gifts Blog Hop

HEY HEY HEY IT's Blog hop day!!!!!!

I'm so super excited to be participating in this blog hop this weekend. Thank you ladies so much for including me with such wonders!!!

You all are going to LOVE what all of the fabulous ladies have in store for you. Okay, so if you just got here from Natalie's Blog then you are in the right place. If not you might want to start at the beginning over at Joy's Blog.

Sooooo we all have something quick, easy, and inexpensive that you can give as gifts to neighbors, teachers, friends, etc etc etc. The list is really never ending.

Here is my project:

Aren't these poinsettias BEAUTIFUL?!? LOVE this cut, it can be found on

Penny Duncans site if you are interested! It is a FREE cut file.

Treat bags with CANDY! Yeah everyone LOVES chocolate. Okay maybe not everyone but "those" people are just odddddddd! lol kidding kidding. I still love you but chocolate is the bees knees!!

Okay here is the line up in case you get lost along the way, I'm showing you the path...

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://timelesslegacydesgins.blogspot.com/
Raven http://love4stamps.blogspot.com/ <--You are HERE!!!
Theresa http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Tracy http://www.craftjunkietoo.com/
Yolanda http://yoliebean.blogspot.com/

Alright don't leave me just yet I have something for you...

The FABULOUS

is giving one lucky winner the cling set (value 14.95) of their choice!!! What, how cool is that?!?! They have GREAT stamps and they have really great customer service!!!!!

Okay to win you must do two things.

1.) Become a follower if you aren't already

2.) Leave a comment here telling me the name of your favorite stamp set from Serendipity (you can click on the banner above that says serendipity stamps and it will take you directly to their store online)???

That's it easy peasy!!! I hope you had fun and thank you so much for visiting my bloggie.

Random.org will pick a winner on Tuesday night so you have a while to enter.

Now you can head off to Theresa's blog

For my regulars here are all the deets...

Cricut- SCAL2, Penny Duncan Cut file

Ink- Tim Holtz Tea Dye to ink up the edges of the leaves and the flowers

Embellishments- Imaginisce gems, Tim Holtz Distress Stickles, also I used cello bags (small) from Stampin Up, Top note die from Stampin Up
Stamps- Simpy Everything set From Pink By Design (AWESOME AWESOME SET)
Tools- I-rock, Big Shot

Paper- The flowers and the leaves were cut out of Stampin Up paper, the pattern paper for the back was from My Mind's Eye Christmas stack

Adhesive- ATG baby!!!