SPS September Blog Hop

Hey everyone! Welcome to this month's Pumpkin Spice Blog Hop. If you want to head to the top of our hop, go to Missy's Blog and see what she's created.

This week's theme for the Pumpkin Spice challenge is "work". You really could go so many directions with this topic! I'm an ER nurse at the city hospital so "work" has many meanings to me. I was cruising through my Cricut cartridges and happened upon these cute cuts for "first aid". I added them to the fry box and filled it with candy. Nothing says "first aid" like a box full of candy!

 

Supplies

 Echo Park "Dots and Stripes" collection

found here for $9.79

 

 

 

 solid color cardstock

found here

Here is the blog hop list in case you get lost!

Missy: www.quickchickdesigns.blogspot.com

June: http://www.simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com/
Saundra: http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com/
Carissa: http://happilyeverpapercrafter.blogspot.com/
Heather: www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com
Denine www.pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com

Have a great weekend everyone! Be sure to enter in the "work" challenge to be eligible for some great prizes. 

Simple Bicycle Card

I stumbled upon a new challenge blog that's been blowing my mind. It's the CASology blog where the challenge changes every week, but the point is to keep your project Clean and Simple. Awesome right. And an extra challenge to keep things CAS. Love it. And the DT entries are so inspiring.

The challenge this week is "wheels" and this is my take on it.

 

 I'm loving the color schemes of teal and red. I think it makes a clean and simple card bright! 

January Pumpkin Spice Blog Hop


Welcome hoppers. I'm the first stop for the Shop Pumpkin Spice Blog January blog hop! (Click here to start at the beginning of the hop so you can get all the info). We've started a new term and increased our Design Team members. I can't wait for you to meet them - they make beautiful things.

This month's blog hop theme is "Your Style". While hopping around you'll get to see the designers styles and tastes. It's a great way to see all the different varieties of paper crafting gals we've got.

I would say my style is a simple compilation of the 3 Cs: I have a classic style, I love being creative with my paper crafts, and I almost always use my Cricut!!

For this hop I created a "Stand Alone Photo Frame Book"! I was inspired by my new Cinch (thanks sis!) and the beautiful paper of Jillibean Soup. This book closes up with Velcro so it's easy to transport. Then it folds open to stand up on it's own. Each page is a photo frame with a seasonal theme. I was amazed that the combination of 3 of the Jillibean Soup 6x6 paper pads could create all four seasons. Check it out!

This is the front cover all folded up. The papers across are scraps from all the paper inside.

You open the Velcro flap...

...and flip the front cover around. The short flap becomes the base of the stand.

Ta da! The book stands on it's own.

Spring photo frame.

Summer photo frame.

Fall photo frame.

The frames fit a 4x6 photo. Here are my kiddos Trick or Treating.

Winter photo frame.

I was thinking of giving this as a gift but now that it's done, I need it for myself as a brag book. Hehe.

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup

Watermelon Gazpacho Soup 6x6 paper pad

found here for $4.19

Jillibean Soup

Apple Cheddar Soup 6x6 paper pad

found here for $4.19

Jillibean Soup

Christmas Eve Chowder 6x6 paper pad

found here for $4.19

Echo Park

Holly Jolly Christmas

Alpha Stickers

found here for $2.09

Echo Park

Holly Jolly Christmas

Decorative Brads

found here for $4.19

Prima "Say it in Crystals"

adhesive jewels

found here for $2.10

My Mind's Eye "12 Days of Christmas" trims

Chalk Ink

Black cardstock

Cinch and 1" black binding

Cricut cartridges : Campin' Critters, Graphically Speaking, Mother's Day Bouquet, Life's a Beach

Chipboard (I use cereal boxes)

Your next stop is the very talented Lenae. Have fun at everyone's stop! Be sure to check out the card kit that Shop Pumpkin Spice is featuring this month. It has amazing products all packaged together for a great price. I know I'll be purchasing one for sure.

Here's the hop lineup in case you get lost!

• SPS Blog  - http://www.pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/
• Carissa - http://www.happilyeverpapercrafter.blogspot.com/ <--- You are here
• Lenae - http://www.sugargemscrafts.blogspot.com/ <--- Next stop!
• Diana - http://www.dianamlarson.blogspot.com/
• Saundra - http://www.luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com/
• Ann - http://www.raindropechodesigns.blogspot.com/
• Lezlye - http://www.lezlyes.blogspot.com/
• Dorcas - http://www.dorcasdesigns.blogspot.com/
• Courtney - http://www.courtscrafts.blogspot.com/
• Alyssa - http://www.mythoughtsexactly.co/ (yes .co - not .com)
• June - http://www.simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com/
• SPS Blog - http://www.pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/

We love reading all your comments. Be sure to welcome all the new designers - we are so happy to have them!

"Apple Cheddar" Owl

It is getting colder and colder here in the Midwest. We even had several days of blizzard like snow. The snow didn't stick to the ground thank goodness. My kiddos were totally amazed. My daughter couldn't stop laughing her head off when we walked out in the snow for the first time.

It is Monday and my turn to post on the Pumpkin Spice Blog.

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup "Apple Cheddar Soup" 6x6 paper pad

Found here for $4.19

My Mind's Eye "Lush2" orange trim 

Found here for $2.09

Campin' Critters Cricut cartridge

Papertrey Ink "Little Labels" die and stamps

brown ink

brown pen

Thanks for checking out my crafts. Hope you get inspired! If you want daily inspirations, be sure to stop by at the Pumpkin Spice Blog and see the amazing designers creations.