My Create It Green Blog Hop --WINNER

For the past two days Create it Green sponsored a fun blog hop, we enjoyed a dozen blogs that created projects from ATC cards, beautiful flowers from an old hat rim, fantastic scrapbook pages using recycled items and much much more.

I'm so glad many of you could join us. During the hop I offered a giveaway to new followers who commented on my Saturday's post, I had 28 comments... thank you all for your kind words you all made my day!

The winner has been randomly draw today for this prize...


*Huge Vintage Keepsakes -Scrapbooking Kit
*Sticky Strip Adhesive
*Pop-dot Dimensionals
*Mini Glue Dots
*Alphabet Stickers
*Rinestone Brads



and the winner is Mindy
she said... This is so sweet and Awesome!

Congratulations Mindy, please contact me to receive your prize.


Create it Green is a creative blog that believes in reducing, reusing and recycling, posting ideas that will inspire everyone to create with the 3 R's in mind as well!

Blog Hop -Valentine Love Bouquet

I'm so excited you've found your way to my blog. Today we're "Blog Hopin" Sponsored by Create it Green.

Create it Green is a creative blog that believes in reducing, reusing and recycling, posting ideas that will inspire everyone to create with the 3 R's in mind as well!

If you have not arrived by means of the "Blog Hop and would like to begin at the beginning of the hop click here.

The theme is "Re-purpose with Love, Valentin Blog Hop".
Scroll to the bottom for KEY word

PRIZE Giveaway: become a follower and comment on this post to be eligible for my blog hop giveaway (If you're already a follower, then just add a comment).

Valentine Love Bouquet

used recycle fruit can, and a cereal box

To view a photo tutorial about this project, keep reading; or to continue on the blog hop route go to Jennifer's Blog here

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I used a safe edge can opener to open the can, I did not want any sharp edges. Cereal boxes make a nice thickness for fake chipboard.
I used my Cricut expressions machine to cut the letters "love" using the Storybook cartridge. The cricut deep cuting blade was used with pressure at 5 speed at 3 and my blade at 6. I also used multi-cut.
Using cardstock and patterned paper I cut out the letters and the smaller overlays, I cut the letter out using the flip image, these were adhered to the chipboard.

I used my "Swiss Dots" and "Textile Texture" cuttlebug folders on the scalloped hearts, then gently rubbed an ink pad over the embossed image.

Adhered heart layers and letters to the chipboard. Then straightened large paper clips using wire cutters, then hot glued them to my letters and various shaped hearts. The hearts were cut using the Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge page 85.
The heart boarder on the can was the heart border feature (Doodlecharms pg. 85). I used design studio to weld a strip of hearts together.
Then using my cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" embossing folder, embossed the heart border (the photo shows how I was able to emboss a long strip with the narrow folder) I just moved the border about 3 times to get it all embossed.
I then measured around the can and cut a strip of patterned paper and two white strips one narrow and the other wide. I used a scallop cutting blade with my paper trimmer to get the scallop edge on the white cardstock.
Pop-dots were used on the heart border to adhere to the can.

I place the letters and hearts into green floral foam that was placed inside of the can. Then small paper clips were straightened with wire cutters, then folded in half, these were used to place large and small square pieces of white tissue paper into the floral foam.
Close up.

Now continue the hop and.... hop on over to Jennifer's Blog she has two fabulous projects to share to continue the blog hoppin' fun!

key word - the
collect all the key words in the correct order

Remember: become a follower and comment on this post to be eligible my giveaway.
As crafters we all need tons of adhesives, so I'm offering loads here, plus other goodies. The winner will be randomly draw and will be posted on Monday the 8th.


*Huge Vintage Keepsakes -Scrapbooking Kit
*Sticky Strip Adhesive
*Pop-dot Dimensionals
*Mini Glue Dots
*Alphabet Stickers
*Rinestone Brads

Saturday ---Blog Hop with Create it Green

Tomorrow, Create It Green is having a Blog Hop!

Here is a Sneak Peak of some of the items you'll see on the Hop Route for the Valentine Blog Hop featuring recycled items.
Make sure you stop by Create it Green tomorrow, the Hop starts at Noon (EST)! Come join the fun!!!

Just Buggin' Challenge #23 Valentine Love

Time to share the "Love" for our family and friends.
Today is Wednesday and Just Buggin' is starting up another weekly challenge, this weeks title is "Love Ya" and the challenge is to make something for Valentine's Day using your Cricut.

I used the Storybook cricut cartridge for each of my letters, using the shadow feature for the light pink cardstock, the accent/Blackout feature for the dark pink, and the white letters were cut using no features, just the plain letter.

I used a white gel pen to make tiny dots on each of the dark pink layers.
I thought is would be fun to add some extra cardstock to the inside of the card with a sweet little hand cut heart .

Ribbon and a heart charm make the perfect embellishments to my "Love" card.
Just Buggin' has weekly challenges to inspire all of us to use our Cricut machine, come on over and show off your "Love Ya" project at Just Buggin', challenge blog.