Seasons Giving Blog Hop

Happy New Year, and welcome to the 6th Seasons Giving Blog Hop!

I am SO excited to be a part of this special hop!  Latisha Yoast started this hop 5 years ago, to celebrate the spirit of giving, and it's become an annual holiday event. Thank you, Latisha!

Here's how the hop works:  

Each company or designer on the list below has a giveaway!  

This is our way of thanking you for your friendship, for visiting our blogs, supporting our creative endeavors and  being a part of our creative family.  It's an opportunity for us to give back!  

All you need to do is visit each blog and leave a comment.  

Grab a cup of something yummy, and start hopping!

 * * * Giveaways * * *

Here are my two giveaway packages:

Package one:

Package two: 

There are some pretty awesome items here from Crafter's Companion!

You have until 5:00 p.m. CST, Sunday, January 7th, to leave a comment for your chance to win one of these two prize packages.  I will announce the two winners on my blog shortly thereafter.

I would LOVE to have some new on-line friends - please feel free to follow my blog!  If you sign up to follow, please leave a second comment telling me that you are a new follower, and you will have two chances to win!

PLEASE be sure to leave an email address in your comment, so I can contact you if you are the winner!

Wishing each of you a wonderful New Year, filled with happiness, love, and lots of crafty goodness!

Here's one of my favorite cards from 2017...

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Here is the full list of participants:

Lawn Fawn

Technique Tuesday

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Reverse Confetti

MFT Stamps

Neat & Tangled

Winnie & Walter

Hero Arts

CAS-ual Friday Stamps

My Sweet Petunia

Paper House Productions

Verve Stamps

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Catherine Pooler

Indigojade Art

A Jillian Vance Design

Kelly Creates

Latisha Yoast

Kimberly Crawford

Vera Yates

Nichol Spohr

Chari Moss

Audrey Tokach

Zsoka Marko 

Teri Anderson

Wanda Guess

Amy Tsuruta

Lydia Fiedler

Laurie Willison

Jenn Shurkus

Debi Adams

Cindy Lawrence

Lori Craig

Lisa Henke

Dina Kowal

Laura Bassen

Jessica Frost-Ballas 

Kelly Lunceford

Dana Joy

Tracey McNeely

Margie Higuchi

Laurel Beard

Janine Tinklenberg

Sean Fetterman

Christine Meyer

Heidi Blankenship

Debbie Seyer

Libby Hickson

Gracie Chavez

Julee Tilman

Karen Baker

Lee Murphy

Yvonne Van De Grijp

Leigh Penner

Marcie Sharp

Patti Gilliam

Barbara Anders

Bunny Vance

Kyra Sanders

Giovana Smith

Jillian Vance

Ceal Pritchett

Neva Cole

Girl's Day In...

Howdy folks!

Friday was a fun day.  I hosted a crafty day for three of us paper crafters.

We ate.

We created.

We ate.

We created.

We ate.

We.... ahhh you get the picture!!!

Here's what we made.

Shirley Hotop's creations:

Sally McDonald's creations:

My creations:

We had a wonderful day, and I'm looking forward to the next one!

Happy New Year, ya'll - be sure to drop back by here tomorrow for a FANTABULOUS blog hop with a FANTABULOUS prize giveaway!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Pie Slice Box - The Cutting Cafe

Good morning!

Today, I'm sharing a cute project that was made with one of the fun files at The Cutting Cafe.

This little pie slice box can be filled with pie, to other small treats!

Sadly, this is my last post for this wonderful company. I'm trying to empty my overflowing 'plate' a bit, with some spring travels in the future. I'll be traveling to DC to help with a new grandbaby in the spring!  I will miss the team - Regina Easter is a talented, amazing, kind, and wise person, and I'll miss working for her.

On to business at hand...

I'm using the Pie Slice Box. Being the rebel that I am, I used the template in a non-traditional way - rather than having it open flat to hold a slice of pie, I punched some holes, added some pretty lights to the inside, and made a pretty home decor piece.

Once again, I have used the PDF version. All pieces were easily cut out by hand.  No cutting machine? No worries!  Just grab your scissors, print your pieces and have fun cutting!  I do have a Silhouette machine, but for some reason, it's not cutting correctly, so until I get things figured out, I'll be using my little scissors!

The Cutting Cafe has a LOT of fun files and inspiration, and the holidays are just around the corner!  Regina has projects for every holiday, sports, etc., that are sure to bring smiles to recipients!

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Be sure to visit The Cutting Cafe often to see what new and fun items Regina is adding!

And be sure to check out the Cutting Cafe blog - there's always lots of inspiration there.

Happy Monday, ya'll...have a wonderful week!

Patti J.

Scor-Pal Challenge - Anything Goes - Holiday!

Hi there!

Just a reminder, that you still have a couple of weeks to join in on the 'More than one fold' challenge at Scor-Pal!  The theme this month is 'holiday'.

Who knows? You could be our next winner!

Hope to see your beautiful creations!

Patti J.

Sunday School Treats

Hello, friends!

I'm sharing a fun treat that I made for one of the adult Sunday School classes.  I didn't hear anyone say 'ewwww' on Sunday, so I think they must have liked them!

This idea was entirely cased from Melissa Davies, a very talented paper crafter.  You can find her blog HERE.

I had seen this pop up in her blog one day, and the very next day, I saw these cute chocolate penguins at Schnuck's, and thought to myself, "Self...you SO need to make these for your friends at church". Since 'self' is well behaved, and ALWAYS listens, 'self' created ten of these:

Pretty cute, right?

I used up some designer paper scraps that were lying around from other projects, and voila!  

A fun, yummy, easy to make treat!

Thanks for stopping by today,

Hugs and blessings galore - Patti J.

Christmas Tree Treat Box - The Cutting Cafe

Good morning!

Today, I'm sharing a cute gift box made using one of the fun files at The Cutting Cafe.

This box can be filled with all sorts of cute little things, and can be used for young or old, male or female.

I'm using the Christmas Tree Treat Box. Once again, I have used the PDF version. There were only two pieces, and all straight lines - easy peasy!  No cutting machine? No worries!  Just grab your scissors, print your pieces and have fun cutting!  I do have a Silhouette machine, but for some reason, it's not cutting correctly, so until I get some answers, I'll be using my little scissors!

The Cutting Cafe has a LOT of fun files and inspiration, and the holidays are just around the corner!  Regina has projects for Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, New Years, etc., that are sure to bring smiles to recipients!

Here's what I made using the Christmas Tree Treat Box template:

I filled the little box with candy canes - hopefully it will brighten someone's day!

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Be sure to visit The Cutting Cafe often to see what new and fun items Regina is adding!

And be sure to check out the Cutting Cafe blog - there's always lots of inspiration there.

Happy Monday, ya'll...have a wonderful week!

Patti J.

Scor-Pal - Anything Goes, Holiday!

It's time for a new monthly challenge at Scor-Pal!

This month, the challenge was to create something with a holiday theme, and of course, more than one fold!

Christmas is sneaking up on us, so, I thought I'd make a box to hold a pretty scarf I'd purchased for someone special.

Here's what I made, using my Scor-Pal Eighths, 1/2" Scor-Tape, and 1/4" Scor-Tape:

Here is the completed project:

Did you know that you can make your own boxes for nearly any of your small gifts?

Here's how I did this:

I began with a sheet of cardstock that measured 8.5" x 11", and scored it at 2" on all four sides.

Burnish all score lines. On the box bottom, on two opposite sides, snip in to the fold line, creating 4 tabs. Trim the tabs inward a bit, to create a better fit, and add Scor-Tape. 

Begin removing tape liners, and assembling box.

Here is what your box bottom looks like now.

The box dimensions are 4 5/8" x 7 1/8".

Now you need a lid!

You will need to begin with your box dimensions. Your box width is 4 5/8". Since the lid needs to be a bit bigger, you need to add about 1/8" to that measurement.  Next, you will need to add your 'wall' height.  I chose to make my 'walls' 3/4" tall, so I added 3/4" to each side.

4 5/8" + 1/8" + 3/4" + 3/4" = 6 1/4"

7 1/8" + 1/8" + 3/4" + 3/4" = 8 3/4"

My box lid fit just a tad loosely, so if I were to duplicate this lid, I'd cut it just a smidge smaller.

Score at 3/4" on all four sides, burnish fold lines, and assemble lid, just like you did the box.

I cut a piece of white cardstock and glued into the top, for a sturdier box lid.

Here's the finished lid:

Here's the pretty scarf that I found at a Cracker Barrel nearby.

All snugged in tissue paper and boxed up, ready to give away!

Embellish your box top as desired, and you're finished!

Thanks for stopping by today!

I hope that you'll make something fun this month, and enter it in the 'More than one fold' 'Holiday' challenge at Scor-Pal. 

If we have 10 or more entries, a winner is chosen randomly, and that winner gets to shop in the Scor-Pal online store!  It could be YOU!!!

Have a great December!!!

Patti J.