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HELLO HOPPERS AND FRIENDS
WELCOME TO THE
"MAKE UP YOUR OWN HOLIDAY"
BLOG HOP
"DINNERS ON YOU"
You should have arrived here from Summer and Jennifer at The Cricut Diaries. Wasn't that an adorable party. If you just stumbled across the hop, and you’d like to start at the beginning, hop over to Karelj’s blog at www.kareljcreations.com to start at the beginning. After my stop, you should head over to Colleen at Col’s Creative Corner to see what she has in store for you!”
So what is "Make Up Your Own Holiday" you ask?? Well, these are the holiday's we celebrate that don't make it onto the "Day Off Work or School" Calendar. Yeah I know, why not, right??
So Karelj over at "One By One The Flamingos Are Stealing My Sanity" asked us to show how we celebrate one of "OUR" holiday's.
We have a tradition in our family, that when someone gets a new job or a promotion they have to take US out to dinner. hehe.. kinda backwards I know but that is the fun of it! Oh and the other fun part is WE, the quests, get to pick where we want to eat. LOL So sometimes it can be a $$$$ dinner and sometimes it is "Take Out" (Depends on the new job or promotion.. hehehe)
Well both of my oldest sons started new jobs recently. So one of them got to take us out for dinner, "Red Lobster" and the other is still waiting for his first paycheck so we will probably have "Take Out" with him next weekend.
Ok.. so on with the projects!!
For my oldest I made a little "Take Out" box for him. Inside are a few little helpful items when starting your 1st REAL 40 hour a week job. (like a small bottle of asprin and hand sanitizer.. hehe)
Very proud of BOTH my guys.
And yes, that does say 'From "Dude"'... I have no idea why but that is a endearing nick name my oldest has given me.
I found a box on "Tags Bags Boxes & More" on my "G" and cut with my cricut using "Cosmo Cricket - Earthday: " paper. The weight of the paper was just right for folding and the pattern was good for a guy.
Then I assembled using my atg.
Then I embellished with the same paper, just reveresed and cut out some of the leaves to add dimension.
And TA DA....
The ribbon also made a great holder for $$ or a gift card.
Cute huh??!!! Hope he likes it. I am sure he will like the $$ inside.. (wink wink)
Come back tomorrow to see what I make for my other WORKING GUY! (Hint: He is a pizza kinda guy)
BLOG CANDY YOU ASK???
Karelj is offering an over-all blog candy for those who are hopping along with us. She thought it would be fun to have some holiday-themed candy for this hop--but, of course, made-up holiday items were hard to come by!
She decided to do a whole bunch of *regular* holiday themed stamps for you to enjoy.
From Fiskars, there is an assorted holiday set; there's an alphabet from All Night Media, a set of 100 plus clear stamps and a storage case from Family Memories, and 5 sets of clear stamps from various dollar bins in big box stores.
How to win them?
Follow along the blog trail, leaving a comment on each and every blog.
And for my personal Blog Candy, I will be selecting 7 winners. As I feel 7 is a lucky number!!
These are the items I will be giving away. (will add pictures of goodies later)
1. 6 x 6 Pad of MME "Hattie"
2. 6 x 6 Pad of Bo Bunny
3. 6 x 6 Pad of MME "Gertie"
4. 6 x 6 Pad of MME "Mabel"
5. 6 x 6 Pad of CratePaper "Portrait"
6. 6 x 6 Pad of Bo Bunny
7. 6 x 6 Pad of MME "Hazel"
Small but it is the fun of getting something in the mail, right?? So please leave a way for me to contact you. I will also be using Randy (random.ord) to select the winners on Monday the 28th.
OH.. how to win my blog candy... simply leave a comment on the "Dinners On You" Posts. You don't have to be a follower, but I would sure love to have you as a Friend.
So onto the next awesome project at Colleen at Col’s Creative Corner . Your going to love what she has in store for you!! Happy Hopping!!!
1. Karelj at One By One The Flamingos Are Stealing My Sanity at http://www.kareljcreations.com/
2. Janice at Cricut Confessions at http://www.cricutconfessions.com/
3. Summer and Jennifer at The Cricut Diaries at http://www.cricutdiaries.com/
4. Denine at Pumpkin Spice at http://pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/ (YOU ARE HERE !!)
5. Colleen at Col’s Creative Corner at http://www.scrappycol.blogspot.com/
6. Mistyrose at Sweet Magnolia Rose at http://sweetmagnoliarose.blogspot.com/
7. Ellen at Card Monkey at http://www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/
8. Rachel at Suburban Crafter http://www.rachelstampshappy.blogspot.com/
9. Monica at Scraps 2 Treasure at http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/
10. Jen at Young’s Scrapping at http://www.youngsscrapping.blogspot.com/
11. Becka at Creations With Becka at http://www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com/
12. Jamie at Glitter, Paper, Stamps, Oh My! at http://www.jamieisacraftymomma.blogspot.com/
13. Michelle at Peanut Butter and jelly Designs at http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com/
14. Celeste at Touched By A Butterfly at http://touchedbyabutterfly.blogspot.com/
15. Leah at Leah’s Card Designs at http://leahscarddesigns.blogspot.com/
16. Calie at Calie’s Creative Corner at http://www.caliescreativecorner.blogspot.com/
17. Audrey at It’s A Beautiful Life at http://www.audreyscardsbydesign.blogspot.com/
18. Bonnie at A Scrap Above at http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/
19. Diane at Crafting This Moment at http://www.craftingthismoment.blogspot.com/
20. Nicolette at Beyond Scrapping at http://www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/
21. Gina at Gina Thornton Stamping at http://ginathorntonstamping.blogspot.com/
22. Kathryn at Creations With Kathryn at http://www.creationswithkathryn.com/
23. Yolie at Just Yolie, Just Create at http://justyolie.com/
24. Patti at Short ‘N Scrappy at http://www.shortnscrappy.com/
25. Krista Orr at Scrapaleupagus at http://www.scrapaleupagus.blogspot.com/
26. Kay Craig at 100 Things at http://kopperhead100.blogspot.com/
27. Jane Hollon at Sneezy’s Ramblings at http://sneezy1956.blogspot.com/
28. Jennifer Anderson at Scrappin’ Lil’ Turtle at http://www.creativearmywife.blogspot.com/
In addition to all this wonderful Blog Candy... Saturday and Sunday ONLY... in honor of "Make Your Own Holiday" Blog Hop... 10% off your total order at www.ShopPumpkinSpice.com. Use the code: MyHoliday.
60 comments:
What a cute box and card.
name at yahoo dot com
Your gift collection is beautiful! TFS!
Very Cute! TYFS...Deanna @ www.deannascreations.blogspot.com
Great project for a guy, which is always hard for me to come up with something; so....take out boxes it is! Thanks for that idea.
kopperhead@cox.net
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It is very creative and cool. My first day of the blog hop. My email is marg0006@verizon.net and my blog is loving scrapper 101
Love your gift box and money holder. Love the idea of the dinner out from the person with the new job or promotion.
Kathy
Katsews at gmail dotcom
That's my kind of holiday! I love the idea that the person who is celebrated is actually the one who does the paying. lol Love your projects too. I had fun trying to come up with a holiday & creating a project too. TFS!
I am anew follower of your blog... Love your holiday and your projects...
Oh what a great holiday! I vote we make this one an official holiday. LOL TFS!
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It can be so hard to make "guy" things...you nailed it! The thing I like the most about blog hops is discovering new awesome blogs to follow and I just did that! I just became your 100th follower!! Wahoo!
Melissa
www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com
I really love your project, It was simple and looks really quick to pull together.
Very nice project! It is exciting when they get those jobs! Helpful too.
Pat P
tpmk222@aol.com
Hey, "Dude"! I love the endearing name almost as much as your project. I am "MomE" since my daughter's name also starts with an E (Emily) and she's "BabE". Now that I'm a grandmother, I'm GramE. That's a nice holiday, and a good idea re: what to stuff into a new job's desk. ♥ it!
Fondly,
Ellen ♥ CardMonkey
www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com
E-mail: cardmonkey@comcast.net
P.S. STOP BY MY BLOG this weekend for opportunity to win three different lots of BLOG CANDY. Top three posts detail it.
This is really a cute idea. I just got a gypsy for Christmas. I have to try this out. I became a follower. gavinsmimi@gmail.com
Love the family tradition and also the box with the gift for your son. I'm sure he will LOVE it!
paperbutterflies AT sbcglobal DOT net
This is such a great family tradition and Congrats to both your sons! The box is great!
Jazzy
www.JazzysCards.Blogspot.com
MsPoet2Be@gmail.com
Great project - I sold my cartridge to someone who will use it more than me - at least i know it is not being wasted TFS
What a delightful idea! LOVE IT!
LOL I love it! Dinner's on you! Wish someone would take me to dinner where you don't order by a #!! LOL. Very creative boxes and cards! Thanks for sharing!
Gina
GRKIDDO
at Verizon
dot net
...an evening of no cooking -- can it get any better ?? your projects were * delicious * WTG.. thanks for the opportunities here
mitz_zee@yahoodotcom
So cute, I love he little box.
I love this idea! I think your holiday is super! Thanks for sharing such a great gift!
Love your gift card holder and box. Very cute. Thanks for a chance to win. It is so much fun being in the hop with you. I'm a new follower.
www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com
beyondscrapin@aol.com
Wow I guess I should of signed in first cause the whole big post I did didn't post....grrr... anywhoo. I wanted to welcome you to the hop and let you know that you've got yourself a new follower and to tell you that your holiday is wonderful.... with my kiddos getting older I think it's a "holiday" that my family may also need to start doing. I can't wait to see your Pizza post tomorrow. And, how nice of you to be bearring all of that candy? Your so right, "DUDE" (I love it!!!) Who doesn't love to recieve goodies through snail mail everything is email.
Thanks for Sharing.
Michelle
mpetrovich23 at yahoo dot com
http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com
how unique to do the opposite of "normal" (whatever normal is)... I love this box. we tend to forget these can be a "manly" thing too. I used it to make a wedding favor for all her guests. I embossed on it as well as put pics... I love this post...
parkernana5@cox.net
What a great idea...we kind of have that same holiday here...when hubby gets a new job he has me take him out to dinner. Only problem there is that I'm a SAHM so I don't have income coming in. You could say the fun is he ends up paying for dinner. Just the fact that we're all out together and celebrating is fun enough.
What a cute tradition! I'm sure your boys will love their gifts and hopefully their new jobs!
What an adorable box set!
That is a fantastic tradition! And your project is SO cute!!! I love it!
Your giveaway is HUGE! How generous. Obviously, don't include me, but that is SO kind of you!
HUGE hugs!
Im always so happy to see great ideas for men...thanks so much for sharing it:)
mitch1066@gmail.com
I love this idea!! it's always so hard to make stuff for the guys....neat idea!!
Very nice, I have always found that the money gifts never are returned...lol. Great project for anyone, especially a man.
Dorene
jayco@pacbell dot net
What a great project! Definitely perfect for a guy! Thanks for the chance to win!
karenskapin at yahoo dot com
LOVE the take out box!! What a great idea!! Congrats on your son's job!!
I am addicted to making boxes and have made this one. Yours is much pretty with your great choice of paper. Thanks for your time and talent.
Great idea for a holiday! I like that the honoree has to take you out! So fun!
Kristin
ksully4597 at gmail dot com
I bet he will love it. It is so cute.
iluvkatie74
at yahoo
dot com
Hey, Dude! What a fun and meaningful way to celebrate the happy moments in life! I'm sure your son is going to love this! Thanks for hopping with me...you're one of the best! karelj
Aww, I know he'll like it! TFS
Love your holiday! Anytime there is a reason to have dinner out, am all for it!
Thank you for the chance to win your blog candy!
Love your project! And what a great idea for a holiday
scrapperbecka at yahoo dot com
Great project. I love boxes. Thanks for sharing. joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com
Your holiday sounds great! Love the take out box - so cute! TFS!
smile4jenn at hotmail dot com
Darling projects, I love your blog!!! THANKS for sharing!! stampinlara at yahoo dot com
TFS your awesome projects!!
sweetheartcopper at msn dot com
Great projects. Love the box. Thanks for sharing.
Babe
youiesmom@att.net
Great project! Especially love the little card, it would be great with any gift.
xxsquigglesxx(at)gmail(dot)com
These are so cute, Denine! I love both of your boxes (I'm starting the hop late so I have already seen your other project). Thanks so much for the inspiration and for offering a chance to win some cool blog candy.
Anne (anniebeescraftroom.blogspot.com)
lucyblueeyz at yahoo dot com
This was really cute, I am a new follower of yours. Thanks for sharing.
Marcy S.
m.serrano@live.com
http://marcyscreativecrafts.blogspot.com/
What a great project! Congrats to your two working boys! :) that paper is really fun and I'm sure he'll love the whole gift, and not just the money. :) Thanks so much for sharing and for the chance to win that awesome blog candy!!
Jamie
www.glitterstampsandpaperohmy.com
glitterstampsandpaperohmy at gmail dot com
So adorable. Great candy.
I'm a follower.
Thanks for the chance to win.
http: // mamawann. blogspot. com/
annadowdy at gmail dot com
LOVE your project! I have been wanting Tags Bags Boxes and More for this reason! TFS
very creative, love how your project matches the cards.
ShersL84bed at aol dot com
This is a great project! Thanks much for the chance to win!
jenyoung AT excel DOT net
This is so cool! I love that you are making things for your boys!
I am already a follower of your blog
TFS and a chance to win
Bonnie
http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com
ascrapabove at aol dot com
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